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.