This is extremely powerful. I held onto grudges for a long time but it was only upon releasing them that I realized just how poisonous they were. There is no point to clutch this garbage as though it had worth. It does not! Letting it go released a tidal wave of relief, washing over and cleansing everything in its path. Why do we fear loss when we desire the clearing of the old negative energy patterns from our psyche? Are we afraid of losing part of what we believe ourselves to be? Perhaps. Us humans are strange animals, but luckily we can be trained

The Universe. God. Universal Energy. The Creator. Whatever you call IT (if you call it anything), do you have faith and trust that IT knows best for your highest good? I do now, despite my serious questions.

At the onset of a couple of health (and other) challenges, I was a mixed bag. I wanted so desperately to believe in SOMETHING but I also questioned the existence of ANYTHING that could DO THIS to me. Now, I look at things in an entirely different light.

I don’t believe that anything DID THIS to me per se, but I do believe that the course of events that have transpired in my life HAVE been for my highest good. I am a much better and happier person now. My happiness is not dependent on STUFF as it was not-so long ago. I appreciate things – both large and small – in an entirely new way. My beauty is more than skin deep; I have a sense of kindness and compassion to match. I love truly and deeply – the best relationship of my life is with my husband to whom I am eternally committed. Life is amazing!

Know Thyself. It sounds simple enough. Often, though, the process of getting there unearths more questions that answers. It is only through truly knowing and understanding the self that it can be honoured. People suffer from a lack of knowledge but I believe that people suffer more from a lack of understanding. Knowledge is the stuff of the foundation, but understanding builds the structure. I know myself deeply and intimately. The more I know about the “ME”, the more I am able to reach out and be of service to others. In many ways, I have gone about this arse-backwards. Many would suggest that knowing God is the foudational step. In my life, coming to terms with myself has opened me up to the possibility of God. Either way, it got me here ♥

I know what I invest in.
What do you choose?

It seems like a non-brainer, but most people don’t want to / are not willing to change.

I would rather support organic farmers than big-pharma – I have no interest in drugging myself and helping an executive buy another suit!

I try to.

Heaven on earth is sitting by the side of a lake, washing the sun shimmer on the rippling water.

It is the mighty snow-capped mountains, fearlessly protecting the native lands.

It is the animals, following their instincts to survive.

Human beings, too need to survive and thrive, but it can be done in a way that doesn’t disrupt the sacred balance. It can be done by working in harmony.

It is sometimes a fine line.

Being continually agreeable to others may sometimes be damaging to the self. Wisdom and discernment must be used at times in the decision making process. I have sometimes agreed to conditions that suited other people but were not in my highest good.

This is certainly not ideal.

It is a careful and mindful balance to find the place where everyone is given respect and honour. Yes, this is perhaps a pipe dream, but I strongly believe that common ground exists between all people.

It just may take more time to unearth this ground in certain situations!

The past only exists in the mind. I can relive it until the cows come home, and it will never do me any good. I can’t erase all of the years of unhealthy eating and excessive drinking. The future doesn’t exist either – it’s not something tangible that can be touched; it is only hypothetical. Why, then, am I causing myself undue suffering? The only way I can change my life is by CHANGING MY THOUGHTS! NOW is ALL that there is. One might think that years of reading Louise Hay or Eckarte Tolle would have hammered this point home, but apparently not. What finally smacked me in the noggin was following my husband’s recommendation on a Sonia Ricotti webinar. Every moment I have has the potential to be perfect, yet so often I sabotage these moments because I am worried… about my health, finances, career. Yadda. Yadda. Yadda. I didn’t take care of my physical body for years and now I have a chronic health challenge. I didn’t cause this condition, but it is now an opportunity to ensure that I fully nurture and support my health. Every moment is as wonderful as I allow it to be. Rather that obsessing that the future might be X or Y, it is within my control and power to constantly make the best choices in the present, thus serving the future when the NOW is today’s future!

Dyers Bay

Life is too short to lose the self in the materialism of the modern world. It is SO grounding to remove oneself from the STUFF of the world and to go back to another time and place where everything just slows down. When the pace is languid, the breath comes much easier – the cool, crisp, clean air invigorates and renews. Being ensconced in it is something of a time warp. With only the water and the trees, it could be 100 years in the past. I love the fact that the natural world is timeless. More people need to escape from cities, rub their feet on rocks, and bury their toes in the sand! Feel the stress dissipate.

I always live for today. This is one true blessing I have found in having a chronic health challenge – living completely and absolutely in the NOW. It’s a truly beautiful place. It’s not that I don’t think about the future – I do certainly have hope in it, but unlike my yester-years, I no longer obsess about it. I don’t worry about my investments (as much *smile*) and I have confidence that my career is taking the exact turn that it’s meant to. I am no longer sitting in cubicles; I am interacting. There is nothing to worry about. I have faith and I trust. Issues with “the body” have brought such peace to my spirit. I embrace it!