Death

The D word is dreaded and feared by most! What comes after death? The unknown.....is that what most of us are frightened about.... or do we cling on to relationships and possessions in fear of giving up and being separated from the familiar!

The body dies.....the limitless spirit lives on!

In life, none of us know what tomorrow or the next moment will bring.......do our relationships and possessions ...allay this fear of the unknown? Do we fear or love life?

What happens after death is a mystery ......just as life is...

Its our call how we choose to hold it in our consciousness.

On a separate note... someone very dear to me passed away recently and... Death of a loved one was such a stark reminder to live life, imbibe its fragrance and share it with others rather than get caught up and lost in our illusionary self drama's. 

Love & Attachment

When we love we generally get attached. Love in its purest form has no attachments. Here the struggle begins....

Attachment comes from the presence of "I". As long as the "I" exists .....attachment persists. Attachment itself is an illusion. We believe we are attached .....so we create that as reality!

Why do we like to weigh ourselves down with attachment? Does being attached give us a sense of security, a sense of belonging and ownership ... does it make us possessive and controlling?

We create the attachment in our minds....

Follow nature and the rhythm of the universe....love freely and be free!

Love

 To love freely is a gift we have all been blessed with ..... and there is an infinite source of love. 

Loving someone is one of the greatest feelings of all.....it cannot truly be expressed in words. It makes us feel vulnerable, spontaneous, free, courageous and totally alive!  That's what we are here for.... to love and experience love!

Some are too scared to express their love, some have been hurt before and may be fearful to love again or some are afraid of being rebuffed!

No matter how joyful or painful love and its effects are..... it is the elixir of life!

Lets never deny ourselves of it...open your heart .... and tell the people that matter that you love them!!

Am I worthy?

This is one of our biggest questions  ....We spend most of our lives trying to get external confirmation to increase our self worth.

The external is required, to prove to ourselves that we are worthy, as we are not fully in touch with our true self. There are various layers and memories that have accumulated and need to be cleared.

The external ... be it money, power, recognition ( while useful) are temporary fixes as we know.

The "I am worthy" tune only plays uninterrupted when its switched on from within.

Whats stops us from playing this permanently? Our mind and our ego......

Tune in....brave one...and surrender. You truly are the best!!

Emptiness

We are constantly trying to fill or overfill our bucket. Why are we scared of empty spaces or emptiness?

Its from this emptiness that we get clarity and our true self is revealed. Are we scared and fearful of discovering our own truth?

The void is all powerful, its the space where we get inspiration from the divine and where we rejuvenate and blossom. As a daily practice we should clear all that is outstanding in our minds.

We feel uncomfortable with the emptiness ...its all about worthiness.....if I am occupied I feel worthy and if I am empty ...there is a fear of losing my self worth...or do I feel worthless? As a nervous reaction we fill ourselves up with unnecessary thoughts.

Go through this discomfort and allow yourself to step into the unknown and experience your real power!

Moving on...

Nothing is permanent ....everything changes every moment.

Why do we find it difficult to move on from situations, places, people?

Its attachment....even in situations where the experience is not pleasant. There's also a stuckness that comes from not accepting what we are meant to experience from a particular situation. We try to recreate the past and try to fool ourselves that it'll come back.

Moving on is the nature of the universe. When the vibrations change.....you feel it ( accepting it and acting upon it is a different matter...the struggle begins).... its time to make the shift.

Moving on is not giving up or abandoning ...its clearing...to enable and welcome the new!

Nurturing

All beings thrive when nurtured.  From toddlers to the elderly - we never grow out of the need of being nurtured.... enveloped in warmth, love and reassured.

Relationships that aren't nurtured ...start fraying... nurturing is food to the soul!

We musn't forget that the strong and the independent also need nurturing ....probably more than the others.

Reach out with a hug ... and remember nurture yourself too!

Measuring...

We are much more comfortable when we can measure or count and put a tag on it..... starting with money ....to friendship, truth, love, honesty etc

Whatever we can measure we are miserly about and in our mind it remains in short supply. The immeasurable is what there is an abundance of and there are no limits to how much....

We are so caught up with measuring, that we even try to measure the immeasurable! Love....how much... will you sacrifice for me, unconditional, convenient.....

Our true gift is unlimited access to the immeasurable! So go on stop keeping count....flow into the ocean and experience its depth and power!

Pain

We don't  like to experience pain or see our loved ones in pain. Physical pain is easier to deal with as the body heals remarkably fast.

Its the mental or emotional pain which can linger and get deeper if we don't open our eyes to it, accept it and experience what we are meant to. As a natural instinct we push it away....... making it go deeper.

Why don't we treat the mental pain the same as the physical one.....look at the injury and the cause, tend to it, soothe it and let nature and time take its course.

Its simple..... don't get stuck in mind games!

Relationships

Relationships are like trees, going through stages of growth.

At the outset, there is excitement, there is discovery, there is fragility and playfulness.

The Awkward phase- accepting and adjusting to the environment and each others uniqueness. The roots start to take shape.

The Mature phase... there's comfort and understanding. There's acceptance not boredom and each season there's a newness. There is an awareness as its easy to take or be taken for granted. When the foundation is strong it blossoms and reaches great heights.....not familiarity or fettered branches but freedom to explore, spreading its shade and colour..... reaching for the sky yet firmly rooted!

Surrender

In surrender....we start to really experience the magic of life. We break with our conditioning of putting a label on every feeling and action.

Have you observed little children...they only know love and are in surrender to the moment.

What does it take to surrender? It takes everything ....yet nothing at all! In surrender, we yield to the universe and are empowered... in that moment we experience what it feels like to be loved. It removes all our masks that we had adorned ....and we are out there vulnerable!

Surrender...by no means is giving up! its giving up the old ways and experiencing love and life as never before!

Doubt

Why does our mind and thought start doubting.... our feelings, our instincts, others. The mind goes on creating "what if" situations or scenarios that creates doubt and discomfort.

We should accept that the mind will go on thinking....analysing...creating doubt etc - that's what it is good at.

The rub for us is to stop identifying with these thoughts and experience the difference between the mind/body and our true self.

If there is ....let there be doubt at the surface, don't fight it. Deep within there is an ocean of calm ....keep peeling the layers and each glimpse we get.... is a step closer to bliss!

Speaking from the Heart .....

Why do feel uneasy when we speak from the heart? Our thoughts quickly take us into our mind and we start analysing what we are going to say,  pre-judging its impact and how others will react.

Lets stop playing silly games with ourselves. When we speak from the heart.....the message is conveyed by more than just our words- its like an angel carries our message and delivers it to the person who its meant for. We feel complete and at peace.

Try it and feel the angels awaken and sing in your heart!

Life

I feel physically tired yet there is a spring in my step, the spirit is flying and everything looks beautiful...the blueness of the sky, the playfulness of the clouds, the crescent shaped moon.

What is going on?  There's an alertness in my being and a feeling of being totally alive. Is this called being in love with life?

Was there even a momentary glimpse of being one with existence(or an experience at a higher vibration).... the beauty of simplicity unfolds....the soul awakens to the vibrations of the universe.

The tune playing is inviting me to dance, to chance and live on!

Giving & Receiving

What is our relationship with giving and receiving? Some our more comfortable giving and some in receiving.

How do we feel when we give? Become aware. Do we give with grace, with power, with arrogance, with humility or..... Do we receive with grace, with humility, or do we feel embarrassed, or lesser or more?

Giving and receiving is like the divine dance of masculine and feminine. There is balance, grace, harmony and it just flows......

Vibrations

In life we are drawn to people or situations which have a particular energy vibration. When we walk in to a room we gravitate towards people we know or people with similar vibrations.

Our vibrations are ever changing and sometimes we find ourselves resonating with someone we have just met rather than someone we have known for years. Interestingly, our minds tend to resist change, but the energy flow is pure and comes from the Source!

When we are conscious... we're more attuned to our energy flow which guides us to situations and people.

Life is a mystery, allow it to flow......and let the vibrations guide us to the what....the who.... and the where!

Misunderstanding

Ask the people in your sphere of influence what they require from you. Amongst family or friends misunderstandings often arise when there are expectations and/or standards not being met.

To resolve....get to the root cause of the issue not the surface content. The context is where the message lies and where issues will get cleared. We get so riled up and react to the content or its delivery, which only spirals into more unpleasantness.

Life is simple....learn to listen and absorb the context.... and the ship continues to sail smoothly!

Believe

Believe in yourself.....thats where the buck stops. We identify ourselves with our achievements, we are not that.

We are in the pursuit of happiness and peace, whereas all along it has always been within us. Remove the layers and access it.

We don't need sacrifice, abstinence or penance, we just need to be present.

Believe in the divine and yourself as a creation (and part) of the divine, all other beliefs are irrelevant!!

Friendship

Friendship is to love and accept the friend for who he/she is and NOT about what or how we want them to be.

It is about... being an invisible wall to support yet giving them the freedom and space to fly and be free.

It is about.... not constantly judging and labeling their actions as good or bad but connecting with their being and their essence!

It is about... laughing and crying when no one else will laugh and cry. It is about being frank and honest without fear of the consequences of your openness. It is about ...sharing your innermost feelings and thoughts without fear of being exposed or judged.

Most of all it is freedom enveloped in an embrace of love. It is loving without expecting anything in return.

It is magic! It is a blessing!! Come on... go out there and shower the blessings!!

Patterns

Our patterns are set at a very early age, sometimes we carry them from previous life times. Patterns repeat over and over again.

Being conscious makes us aware off our patterns. The awareness alerts us, if we are succumbing to the pattern again. Patterns get well entrenched in our behaviour and feel hard to break.

Breaking a pattern (with awareness) is liberating....try it and indulge yourself!

Indecision... where , what?

Should I turn left or right in the journey of life? Should I do this or that?

There are no shoulds anymore, with should comes NO action!! To remove any stuckness stand at the cross-road, tune in and listen to your inner voice and guidance. There is no right or wrong.

To create the possibility you must know where you want to get to. Don't be scared, surrender and watch the magic of the universe unfold!

Triggers

We get triggered by what we are most sensitive about or what we haven't accepted.

The person or circumstance that triggers us is not to blame, don't shoot the messenger. Triggers exist to help us expand our awareness. The first step is to get aware of the trigger, followed by accessing and integrating the feelings that it brings up for us.

Don't blame it on someone or something. YOU are responsible for it. Understand and embrace it, and hear the divine symphony play on!

Words...... Part 2

Our mind likes to rationalise and understand. We interpret everything eventually through words.

How do we describe the meaning of life, its mystery, truth, love ...words don't do justice here.

Life is like wisdom it cannot be learned or described by words ...it has to be absorbed and experienced.

Lets get out of our comfort zone by not using 'words' at all times....... and experience life differently.

Integration

A new day - new experiences. We tend to evaluate each one based on our past ....and colour the experience.

We learn and experience alot daily, do we integrate this into our being? What, if we were to integrate our experiences, complete that which is outstanding and clear the debris (whats not needed!!) each day.

The integration allows acceptance, from which comes the shift within, expanding our awareness and raising our consciousness!

Expressing

Does it pay to tell someone exactly how you feel? Words are not always necessary, people communicate with their being!

Even though we may be hiding our real feelings.... the other person gets the true message...the more they are aware the clearer it is. When you love someone they know it....

Suppressing a feeling doesn't work as the truth always unfolds. Be yourself and do whatever works best for you!!

Fixing

Some of us are masters at fixing or love to fix others.....

Rather than trying to fix something or a relationship that has served its purpose, how about if we accept that all situations, things and people have an expiry date!

Rather than clinging on to what we are familiar with, if we change our approach from fixing to accepting..we are letting existence flow and make space for the new!!

Harmony

When we look at a garden or a forest everything exists in harmony. Why is it so..... and our worlds keep getting off balance?

We strive for harmony in our day to day lives. Sometimes we express, suppress or mask our true feelings to keep harmony.

Harmony happens when we don't interfere..... we let things be and accept what comes. In harmony we are one  with the universe.

Faith.... surrender

Life at times throws us curved balls. We ask why me?

When we accept what existence brings to us, we need to have faith that it will provide for and look after us. Life is not meant for suffering, by this it doesn't mean that only good will happen. The good and the difficult need to be accepted rather than resisted.

In our acceptance - this too shall pass..... We need to have unwaivered faith in existence. The divine has led us here and will lead us out..... the journey is enjoyed only when in surrender.

Expectations

One of the qualities that comes with our humaneness...is expectation.....yet the real truth of being human is to be without expectation!!

We probably feel how can we not have even the slightest expectation from the people we love. How is it possible to be alive and have no expectation?

We are surrounded by nature, often take it for granted..... we don't have expectations from it... it just exists. The root of expectation is desire. Where there is desire there is expectation. As we start dropping our desires our expectations fall away and we step closer to bliss!

Flow

Flow is being attuned to existence and allowing what it brings to you.

When it comes to nature- be it the sunrise, the sunset, the moon, the rain, the storms.. we go with the flow... we readily accept it as we know we can't control it. However, when it comes to ourselves, or our sphere of influence we love to directly or indirectly exert control. Doing so disrupts our flow and only reinforces our ego.

Give up the insecurity, doubt and fear which causes us to want to control.

Embrace the moment and allow existence to flow through you!

Laughter

It truly is the best medicine. The older we get the less we laugh...... is it because we become too wise, too busy or take ourselves too seriously?

With children and the young, laughter is so natural. Why do we as grown 'responsible" people forget this? Do we just bury ourselves in our issues and pursuing desires?

Lets remember the times when we laughed heartily, daily and often.

Lets reconnect with our innocence and rekindle the laughter within!

Rejoice

We spend so much time thinking about what we don't have or trying to fix what is not working. We forget about all that we are blessed with.  Rejoicing is our true nature. It sounds easy to rejoice but our mind is like a trained monkey always hankering after something more.

If we consciously bring to our attention all that we have to be grateful for.... from our gratitude will blossom rejoicing. Life, each day, is a celebration....don't forget to rejoice!!

Free will or Destiny?

Is our life pre-destined or can we determine our path with our gift of free will?

We are constantly presented with choices and different paths. We step on one based on our consciousness (or lack of it) at the time. There is no right or wrong, each experience is there for a reason. Once we learn the lesson, the next one comes and so on.

Don't seek an answer, live the mystery!

Money

Money makes the world goes around! Today more so than ever, money can buy a seat at any table!

When we have money we seek power and vice versa. Money is one of the greatest inventions - an irreplaceable transaction currency. Its extremely useful and helps us indulge and pursue our passions.

The obsession and greed to keep accumulating more is astounding. How much is enough? or is it ever enough? Money is divisive!

....its all our meaning and importance that we give to MONEY!

At the cost of amassing wealth do we forget the richness we experience from living life totally. Money is necessary and helpful but doesn't buy us bliss........ which comes from being connected and aware.

Can money and awareness co-exist in us?

Personality & Essence

We love to give labels. The more successful a person the more dynamic our perception of his personality.

Personality is what we portray to the outside world, its a mask. Interestingly the word originates from "persona"  which means "mask or the appearance one presents."

Are we what our personality exudes? We typically adapt our persona to the social fabric that we live in and aspire towards.

Essence, on the other hand, is what we are born with and reflects our uniqueness. Our being is filled with our essence and our ego relates to our personality.

Tune in to your essence and experience your true self!

Feeling

Advice from the wise ones- we should be in touch with what we feel. Our feelings reveal our true experience while our mind analyses and provides an explanation.

Once we access our feelings what do we do? Are we ready to accept and act on them? More often than not we try and hide our true feelings from ourselves and particularly from our loved ones for fear of hurting their sentiments.

Are we great martyrs denying ourselves for others happiness or are we just cowards fearful of the consequences of expressing our truth.

Denying yourself eventually denies the other. Be true and the universe aligns itself with you!

Action

We fill our lives with action and doing. We set goals and the committed amongst us pursue them diligently. Our day is action packed with one activity after another - even meditation may get a doing slot.

Whilst there is nothing wrong in being active or doing, we leave little room for just being and allowing existence to present us with what it thinks best.

To allow is a new way for most of us action junkies....it requires us to be receptive, to trust and surrender to existence. When we have the courage to do that we are attuned to the divine!

Freedom...... part II

One of the main differences between us and other species is Freedom. We have the freedom to decide what, how and where we want to live this life.

We are born free yet most of us choose or accept to live in bondage and become like machines. Action, reaction, developing patterns that keep repeating. We get caught in a web and get comfortable or fearful of breaking out.

How many of us give ourselves the freedom to live in the moment or ask ourselves what is it that I really want to be doing?

Lets free ourselves and those we love! 

Listening

Some of us love to talk and love the sound of our own voice, some of us are shy. But are we good listeners?

Do we listen to ourselves- to our body, our instinct and inner voice? Do we listen to others?

Next time observe when you're in a conversation. When we listen, it is more than just the words, sometimes it is being able to listen to what is unsaid but felt through actions and emotions.

Listening tunes us in to ourselves and intensifies our connection with others!

Answers

We all want or demand answers to our questions. Some say questions are asked when you know the answer or if you want to test the knowledge of a person.

When we face a problem we naturally look for a solution.

What is the meaning of life? Life is a mystery!! there is no right or wrong answer - we just have to live it. We are all connected yet we are unique. Our most profound questions may not have answers, they just have to be experienced.

Quit looking for answers. Live the possibility!

Extremes

Love-hatred, Anger-compassion, Day-night. If we are capable of loving someone we have the capacity for hatred. It is the flip side of the same coin which makes us whole.

Yet, we typically deny or want to change our dark side. By doing so we give it more emphasis and the cycle keeps repeating.

When we embrace our "total" self, we come into wholeness. We are complete and in balance!

Effort

No pain - no gain! Right from childhood we are conditioned to believe that if we want something we need to work hard towards it.

Have you come across situations which despite all your efforts the results don't manifest. Conversely, at times with little effort we get what we want. Is it destiny, luck or both?

Life is not meant to be an effort! When we are present and one with what we are doing ...it doesn't seem an effort at all. Lets become conscious!

Stillness

Meditation is stillness. We find stillness a challenge, physically, mentally and emotionally.

When we are still we are centred and connected. From that stillness can come action. Have you observed young children? Still from the inside although physically active- their being radiates their magnificence!

Once you connect even momentarily to your stillness, you can get the knack of going back to that point and start living in bliss!

Letting go....

Hollow and empty is the guidance we receive from spiritual masters.

What about all the knowledge, experiences, feelings et al that we have accumulated and stored? What happens if we let go off these experiences that clog our connection to our inner self?

Letting go sounds very easy but in practice..... one by one if we access each experience/feeling and complete anything that may be outstanding in that, without dwelling or avoiding it, we acknowledge its existence and move on.

Hollow and empty, let the breeze of life flow through us and play its divine music!

Instinct and Intuition

We often come across or use the phrase "animal instincts" What about our instincts and intuition? Our minds are so active that with all the chatter inside we cannot hear ourselves or our being speak.

Our intuition is a gift and to connect with it, all we need is to quieten the chatter. Don't you wish you can say sssshhhhh...... I want to hear myself reveal the answers to what I am asking.

Nothingness!!

We come from nothingness and go back to the same. At our very core there is nothingness.

We spend all our lives trying to define ourselves by something. Meaningless labels or are we on the wrong path?

What is nothingness? It is a space that has no expectation, no desire...

Goodness- no expectation, no desire, nothing....are we still alive? The truth is that when we experience nothingness we are most alive!

MYOB.......mind your own business

Its so easy for us to interfere and tell someone what or how they should be doing things ( better!). Conversely, when someone tell us what to do we don't like it.

Unless we are asked, what right do we have to advise or take any moral high ground. Rather than advise others on what to do, lets take a look at ourselves.... focus on what is within our own grasp and what we can change.

Next time, spare your partner, child, family or friend. Let them figure out life in their own way. We are all free souls, lets give each other the space and respect to blossom independently!!

Spontaneity

Planning is a part of our professional and personal lives. Our plans for the future are based on a combination of data gathered from the past and our expectations. Do the plans or our living in the past or future influence our behaviour and actions?

The only moment which is real is the present. Acting or reacting in the moment is spontaneous. When we are spontaneous we feel alive and are connected to our inner intelligence. Why would we want to dull ourselves by being otherwise?

Plans are very much needed  in some circumstances. Don't take the fun out of life by just measured or planned actions. Give your spontaneity the opportunity to show its magic....

Trust

We all have at least one person or if we're lucky a few people that we trust fully.

First, let me ask, do we trust ourselves? I am referring to our gut and our instinct. Second, do we trust existence? We are here because it supports and nurtures us.

If the answer to the above two questions is in the affirmative, why are we struggling and rushing all stressed from pillar to post? Why don't we just give up the resistance?

Lets remove our doubt. When we trust, we surrender. In surrender we are in tune with the universe.

Lets Celebrate

Each day is a new beginning and gives us reason to celebrate. However, we are used to celebrating only special occasions and the newly commercially exploited occassions ( Valentines, Mothers etc).

Lets not just get bogged down by our daily duties and routine and remember that everyday unfurls a reminder that we are here and now. Lets rejoice in this reality and be grateful for its gift rather than take it for granted.

When we awaken to this and rejoice.... listen to the song in your heart and observe the spring in your step.

Nature

Nature is existence. The trees, plants and animals exist in harmony. There is no competition or comparison.

For us.... competition and comparison is the basis of our existence. Life is a blessing not a struggle. When we find things difficult we are going against nature's flow. When we are tuned in to our true self we are one with nature. The struggle is within not outside!

Let go the angst and lets mirror the peace and beauty of a sunrise, the power and action of rain and
the serenity and grace of trees standing tall and majestic with their leaves dancing in the wind. 

Balance

Everything in life must be in balance - work, self, family, friends etc. Balance is the law of the universe. Observe the next time you are out in nature - the trees, the birds,  flora and fauna are peaceful in their own rhythm which leads to the balance of the whole.

With us humans given all our labelling of good and bad, we find it hard to balance the good. We want it in excess, which creates an imbalance. We should of course enjoy the good but also learn to let go of  it thus helping us back to balance.

Balance is where we are meant to be. Lets consciously balance our lives and regain our true power!

Hurt

We find it much easier to talk about others' feelings. When it comes to ourselves, we are more at ease discussing our  positive emotions. Why are we hesitant to speak about our true feelings? Are we being considerate, as our words may hurt someone or are we protecting ourselves for fear of being vulnerable and getting hurt?

Hurt can be physical and/or emotional. Our physical hurt is visible, we are comfortable to discuss it and at times we even brandish it as a badge of honour. The emotional hurt often gets buried, not dealing with it doesn't make us forget it or make it disappear, it makes us defensive and hurt keeps accumulating.

Feeling hurt is very natural, it serves as a indicator, alerting us to look further into our feelings,  understand the cause and then nurture ourselves back to our natural balance.

Can we start accessing our hurt that we have covered up one by one. The time has come to heal, be in balance and dance to life's music. 

Needs & Desires

We have needs and desires. Our needs must be satisfied for us to live and grow. Do we need our desires to be fulfilled for us to blossom?

It certainly seems so, as we feel small or unsuccessful if we haven't achieved our desire. Have you noticed as soon as a desire is met another one comes up and so on.

Why do we desire? Is it because we have a hunger for life and keep wanting OR are we falling victim to our ego. There is nothing wrong in wanting provided that you understand that one want typically leads to another and fulfillment is always "around the corner"

Lets be aware of our needs and desires and observe when we feel connected to our true self.  

Limited or Limitless

Have you seen an eagle soaring in the sky ...... the  vast sky seems limitless.

Why do we spend so much time imposing limitations on ourselves? The more we study and learn, and as we get older the boundaries keep being drawn. A time will come where we may feel claustrophobic or boxed in.

We are responsible for all this. How would you feel if you started removing these limitations one by one?

We can do anything if our heart is set on it. We need to believe and feel that and reconnect with our authentic self that knows we are limitless. Lets tune in and live the unlimited possibilities of life!

Perfection

How many times have you heard yourself or someone say "I'm a perfectionist." What is this need to be perfect?

Once we reach perfection......what next? How do we grow from there or is it the end of our growth? Everyday will be the same, it sounds quite dull. Imperfection is where life's energies are at. There is an aliveness, a sense of freedom and excitement

For all those of us that may be trying to be perfect, don't you want to just free yourself from that bondage and be perfectly imperfect!!.... allow your perfection to emerge from your imperfections.

Humility

We strive to create wealth and be successful. Power, money, success feeds our ego which can get larger as we progress and achieve more.

Being humble, whatever our situation, connects us to our true self. The moment we feel that we are extra special or more important than others we lose our connection and operate from the EGO.

What does it cost us to be humble in our interactions and treat people with respect no matter what their/our position?

Humility is much more endearing and magnetic than our wealth can ever be.

Lets try it today......... not only at the place of worship but also in our daily interactions.

Gratitude

We all have alot to be grateful for. Each of us experience and interpret our blessings differently.

Lets remind ourselves to be thankful everyday and enjoy the journey, the NOW, who knows what the destination will be like!!

Expressing gratitude is one of the strongest messages we send to the Universe. It may sound cliched, however, it is the one of the most meaningful acts when we show and share our joy with others.

Do not take anybody for granted, be present to their support and be grateful!  Express gratitude to the Divine and all the other beings that support our lives.

Aggression

In today's world aggression is deemed a necessity.

If you are not aggressive at work the inference drawn is that you lack ambition and the fire to succeed. However, in the personal and family context being aggressive is viewed negatively and instills fear.

A paradox?

Expressing our opinions passionately is a gift. However, when we express ourselves to intimidate we are using aggression to manipulate. When we manipulate we are coming from weakness rather than the strength we try to project. Assertiveness has no fear attached and doesn't intimidate, in all other respects when we are aggressive we lose our true power when ironically we are trying to show it!!

Opportunity ....part 2

Does opportunity come knocking on our door or do we have to go out in search for opportunities? The universe has its rhythm and if we are in tune opportunities present themselves when they are meant to. We need to be ready to accept and not question.

At times if you are feeling a lack of opportunities, ask yourself what is it that you are holding on to that may be blocking the flow? When we are ready to shift the universe will present what we need. We just need to trust and surrender!

Appreciation

Do you recall that expansive feeling inside when you have just been appreciated. We are social beings who blossom when we are nurtured and appreciated.

Being appreciated is a priceless feeling and ironically costs us nothing when we appreciate someone. Lets be conscious now and aware of how little we may appreciate the people and things that become part of our daily existence. We start taking them for granted and it feels like a jolt out of the blue if they are suddenly taken away.

Besides providing great positive reinforcement, appreciation also expands the boundaries of relationships. Lets start expressing our appreciation more - at home, at work, with friends and feel how expansive it makes you feel!

Kindness

Kindness is the one of the most gentle qualities we are gifted... its an aspect of love that has softness, generosity, a humaneness.

We are kind to the beings we love but now we have to step up and be kind to beings we don't know or those that we may not necessarily like.

Our kindness cannot be fake, it has to come from within to let the magic unfold inside you. Kindness is our very nature, we had just forgotten it in the busyness of our daily lives.

Impermanence

No moment is the same, we may have the same routine but each day is different. We must accept that constant change is part of life.

Similarly in our relationships, people come into our life for a reason and season. The season can be very brief or many years. What is clear is that no one is permanent. We struggle with this as we get emotionally attached. Can love and freedom from attachment coexist?

Impermanence is part of the rhythm of life. We get tested and our true growth comes when learn to accept this. The show must go on and so must we.

Hope & Intent

We are incredibly powerful beings, our pure intent sends out vibrations into the universe which in time manifest into reality. When we connect with our true self and intend for what we really want, if it is meant to be - it will.

Hope is a feeling which we experience when we want a particular outcome. It is filled with love and compassion. If we power our hope with pure intent it sends a formidable signal out to the universe.

Pure intent is an intention that comes from a clear space and without detriment to any.

Go ahead turbo charge your hope with pure intent and see the magic unfold.

Truth

Truth and love have the highest vibration and resonance. It is the energy that we are born from and the essence from which we blossom.

From a young age we get conditioned and groomed in a particular way which doesn't always resonate with Truth. For instance, have you  notice how young children always speak the truth and we are drawn to this pure energy. As children grow they start to mask their true feelings.. The older we get the layers of masks keep increasing. All grown up ...when we look at ourselves in the mirror, is it the masks that we see?

Later in life, in our quest for connecting with the real me and pondering over the meaning of life we start delayering the masks. Have you noticed when you are speaking or being Truth there is an instant connection with people. Truth is simple even if it hurts sometimes. Lets all start peeling the masks!

Possession

When it comes to buying  property the mantra is Location Location Location! When it comes to life its Possession Possession Possession! There is an obsession with possessing- from the people in our lives to material things. The more we have the more we want. Are we defined by what we possess?

What does possessing all this lead to? Its like a beast carrying a heavy burden, doesn't it just slow us down? There is nothing wrong in wanting, indulging and all that but the constant need to possess dilutes the connection to our true self. The more we have, the more we stand to lose at our end.

Life is simple and for loving. Abundance is a blessing.... if you are one of the lucky ones, share rather than be possessed by your luck and keep seeing more and more blessings flow to you.

Respect

Respect is a value engrained in all of us right from our early childhood. Respect for people, elders, money, things, time, environment etc. Most important of all and what wasn't that obvious is to learn to respect one self. This is not a creation coming from the ego but a respect that comes from love- it is strong yet compassionate, demanding yet accepting. This respect goes to the core of our being and of feeling worthy.

Take a moment to recollect all the situations where you felt that you respected yourself, also please consider all the situations where you disrespected yourself. How did these situations make you feel?

Respect for ourselves tunes us in to the divine rhythm and from it comes the respect for all .

Proving

We come from the Divine and are born in the purest energy. As we grow up we absorb the human trait of constantly needing to prove.... that we are worthy, special and can achieve.

Where does this need to prove come from? if we know we are created by the Divine and have a part of the Divine in us...isn't that more than sufficient.

So can we drop the need to prove...to ourselves and others. Proving appeals to the ego and the quest to radiate superiority. If we look better, earn more than most.....what does that really prove..... Nothing!

Don't confuse drive, diligence and effort with proving.

Drop the proving and show yourself that you're worth it!

Success

Are we born great or is it our aptitude, diligence, commitment, luck and perseverance that gets us there. Most successful leaders tell us that success comes with sacrifice.

Sacrifice is typically on the personal/family side. Is sacrifice really necessary? If we have willfully foregone,neglected or denied an important aspect of ourselves or our lives... are we truly successful?
Yes, the ego feels it has achieved a great deal and plaudits come from all. As time goes by do we still feel as successful as we did at our perceived Zenith?

Can success be more inclusive where we don't deny ourselves or our life any aspect? Yes, it can, if we define success in a new way and live life on terms which are attuned with our true self . Rather than just pursue success, when we are connected to our inner rhythm we feel fulfilled which includes success and much more!

Love

Unconditional love- the holy grail (we seek) in loving relationships! Do we need to give love a label? Is there good love, average love, bad love? Or do we as humans love people with conditions attached. I love you more if you look like..., behave like..., do...., achieve.... Does it sound like love or a series of transactions? So what is it that makes us put on the restrictors and dilute the purest feeling/experience of Love.

It varies for us all but one thing for sure is that we all have experienced love in its purest form. We need to shed the baggage we attach to love, tune in to the purest form and radiate its essence in all our interactions..... and let it be unconditionally felt.

Patience

We are living in a world where instant gratification is the default expectation. We want results at say the click of the mouse.When we apply the same to our journey of life/ awareness/transformation, we suddenly feel we're at an impasse. Things don't happen in an instant. The time it may take to access and accept our various experiences in this (or earlier) lifetimes may seem rather long but in our soul's journey its a different perspective. Be patient with yourself, the family and the change( the result) that you seek. It'll come to you when you're ready and the time is right.

Knowledge & Wisdom

When we learn something new, some of us want to shout it from the rooftops. Acquiring knowledge is very gratifying on its own but what we do with the knowledge can lead to some of the most satisfying experiences which help us grasp/develop the wisdom from the learning.

Knowledge is what we acquire when we learn and wisdom is what we absorb when we actually experience the learning fully. Some of the most knowledgeable are not always wise and vice versa. Let experience prevail and draw your lesson.

When we want something we become extremely focused, attentive etc- some of us overtly and some not. We all want peace and fulfillment. We get so busy taking care of our needs/ambition in the material world that when we step aside to connect with our true self we are in unchartered waters not knowing what to expect and what may unfold. The natural and programmed reaction is to run and go back to familiar territory.

To make a shift, getting out of one's comfort zone is necessary and with each step in to the unknown the connection with the self gets stronger. Its not that questions don't come up - they do and should. Resolve and courage to continue the journey is required to see the divine plan unfold. Stay on the path or if you're about to step on it ---don't lose your resolve.

Clearing.....

Do we hold onto our disappointments and failures because we are programmed to feel hurt or is it by habit and  what stays in our conscious minds gets bigger as time goes by. Why don't we do the same to our successes? We do but greater attention is placed on the failure (habit!). Rather than drawing from it the lesson and moving on we try and fix it and run what if scenarios. It can be very simple - the experience/event can pass by as an ordinary one - its the extra attention that we place on it that gives it significance. If we start letting go of this clutter, space for something new is created. Lets laugh about our foolishness and let the laughter energize us to clear our past.

Mind vs heart

Should we shift our thinking from the mind to the heart? Operating from the heart tunes us to the vibration of the universe. The mind operates from what it has learnt in this lifetime and loves to support the ego- the heart has universal wisdom. So do we need to use the mind at all? YES of course to work out the logical/rational issues and help us chart out the course of action once we know in which direction we're headed. Both are gifts let them work to the divine rhythm.

Plan

Some of us like to plan every detail or part of the day and others react to what comes in front of them. There is a certain willingness required to accept and act on what is required at the moment. The beauty of life is reflected in spontaneity, openness and surprise. Plan only what really needs to be planned. Allow the day to unfold whatever is meant to come by you and enjoy the mystery.

Opportunity ......destiny

Should we all believe in destiny and wait for things/events that are destined - to happen. Or do we need to seek out and pursue the opportunities? Timing we often hear is very important. What is this timing? Is it luck or is it destiny. In the West people are more attuned to calling it luck( hard work?) while in the East it can be destiny. We need to make the effort to progress from one point to another. If its in your destiny it'll come to you, sometimes very easily, and if its not, the greatest effort will not yield the results that we wish. Attune to the inner voice it'll lead you to the opportunity that is destined for U.

Ownership

When do we need to stand up and take responsibility for our actions?  Who else is responsible for our daily thoughts and actions( or inaction). We need to accept that the decision is ours and cannot get in to a blame game. As soon as we blame we lose our own power. Be conscious and own your thought/action and don't dilute the power by taking responsibility for another person's action/thought. Own what is yours and discard what is not!!

Freedom

We come in to this world alone and leave in the same way. In this century most if not all of us enjoy freedom. Freedom of speech, will and being. When we are most natural in this state - why do we start placing restrictions and limiting ourselves by our beliefs and actions. If we are free and allow all around to be free to do what they wish - that is divine will. No amount of money paid/earned can compensate for feeling and being completely free. Remove the shackles- mental, emotional and/or physical

Forgiveness

Its one of the greatest gifts that truly liberates the heart when you forgive someone. What is forgiveness? Is it releasing the feeling/emotion that you hold toward the person that your forgiving? It is first acknowledging your own feelings of hurt/anger etc and then releasing the hurt/emotion held towards the other. Forgiveness is like a balm that soothes the soul. Forgive all the people in you life that have caused you hurt. Forgive yourself for any of your own feelings of disappointment( in your eyes). Clear the cluttered emotion and let the music(love) flow in the space created.

Words

There is an obsession to understand everything  - why can't we be content with just the experience? There is a constant need to interpret/put the experience in words. The mind is ruling. When we experience, it is more than just the mind, our being does so. Next time you listen to music, experience it - feel it, your being connects with it- there is no need for words you radiate/reflect the experience. Similarly no words can describe Love fully. Do we need words at all? Yes we do, but our being says it all.

Allow

We make images or have thoughts of how we expect people or situations to be. Why do we do that? Is that using our higher intelligence and intuition or are we creating the images from our mental construct. A combination of both at times but more often it is from our mind. We should allow things to be as they are meant to. There is no gain from controlling a person/situation except pleasing the ego. When we allow there is a space created for each to find one's own rhythm and the music unfolds as it is meant to.

Family

Blood is thicker than water?we grew up in the embrace and warmth of a broad family hug. As we got older family values got engrained. In our quest for forming are own individual identity - we soon experience that a family member is no different from any other individual. We start to form our own chords & dis-chords. Yes there is a bond that provides a glue. It however becomes clear that the family becomes like any relationship. It is living, needs to be nurtured, cared for and at times more delicately and intensely than outside relationships - as there is so much history- so many truths, habits, hurt(s) that have been part of growing up- rivalries, celebrations, laughs and disappointments. It is like being naked... the feelings are more sensitive with a greater propensity of getting hurt. Rather than have a list of not discussed complaints.. either lay them aside to rest or address them. Life is for loving and it starts at home- forgive, address any pain and create a shining emptiness within to enable new memories.

Choice

We are constantly exposed to situations or circumstances where in some way or another we need to make a choice(a decision). However in choosing we are limiting ourselves by taking a particular path. Is choosing really necessary? what happens if you don't choose and just accept the situation? We typically have been programmed to keep actively making choices. Choosing is not bad at all but it is limiting. How can we exist without choosing? It is the way that is meant to be. It means not limiting yourself. Let all exist, when a decision needs to be made it will.