None of us are getting out alive, so please stop treating yourself like an afterthought. Eat the delicious food. Walk in the sunshine. Jump in the ocean. Say the truth that you’re carrying in your heart like hidden treasure. Be silly. Be kind. Be weird. There’s no time for anything else. – Keanu Reeves
Awareness
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Healing
Whether you are religious, aware, or do not believe in anything, this is an integral part of our make-up; a non-belief is also a belief. For thousands of years, religion has held communities together. The power of prayer and strength of belief has carried many, many people through times of pure hardship. So it can never be dismissed. Every culture has their gods and deities, their beliefs and rituals. And never under any circumstances should a person be persecuted or belittled for their belief. Faith has carried us all at some stage in our life. It is easy in today’s world to ‘have a go’ at religious people. But that does not make it right. Tolerance and acceptance are more important now than ever. In a world that has become so polarised and filled with hate, loving yourself and your neighbour is something we all need to practice. Every great teacher—Jesus, Buddha, Mohammed, Krishna, whoever—all spoke of the same thing, and that’s love!!!!!
In our expanding consciousness, it is easy to have a go at religion. We hear quotes like:
“Religion is for sheep.”
“Religion is following other people’s ideals and beliefs whether they are morally right or wrong and doing what you’re told and simply following it, whereas awareness is thinking for yourself and doing what is morally right all the time.”
I find this insulting to both. Religious people have undeniable faith, and just because their leaders in their churches have let them down does not mean their faith is wrong or has holes in it. For awareness, what is morally right for you may not be morally right for everyone. One shoe does not fit all. Live, love, tolerate—we are all on this tiny planet flying through space together. Let’s enjoy each other. Let each other live. Love each other!
For the continued purpose of being here, I will refer to all practices or beliefs as awareness. Awareness is not new age, or buying crystals, or meditating—it’s simply living to your higher power. It’s connecting with yourself. It’s being conscious, it’s growth, it’s about being the truest version of you. Being in alignment with your true self!
So, moving forward, it’s just time to be happy—everything else is just not worth it. It is your choice. Let go of anger, fear, bitterness, resentment, or anything that brings down your vibration. IT’S TIME TO BE HAPPY. TO BE POSITIVE. In 5 or 10 or 15 years from now, it’s of utmost importance that you can look back and say that you stood up one day and chose happiness, and that settling for anything less was not an option. Let that day be today! Don’t waste any more time making choices that don’t serve you. Decide what you want, and let everything else go. Do not upset yourself or give power to the years of poor choices or things you deem could bring you down. See them as lessons; see them as the stepping stones that brought you to this place—where you are now in a much more informed place, a much more aware place to grow and take control of your life. Every decision has made you who you are today. Embrace them and thank them!
No amount of money, security, or promises is worth sacrificing your dreams. An average life is NOT an option! Maybe consider that part of your journey is to unlearn and un-become everything you had become up to now. Let go! Trust! Maybe let you find you, and stop resisting everything else. What is, is! This is your birthright.
One of life’s great lessons is moving on. Move on with happiness in your soul. What is done is done, what is gone is gone. Look back every now and then if you must, look back with fond memories, understand they were part of your journey, they brought you to this point, but they do not need to define you. Unless you let them. Look forward and keep moving forward. Find peace in your heart, and your soul. It is said that paradise is not a place but a state of consciousness. This implies that it’s available to all of us, if we seek it! Why carry your past like a heavy bag? Moving forward into a new life will be so much easier and lighter if we are not carrying the past.
So, moving forward may not be that easy. But if we face our challenges like they are lessons, guidelines for a brighter future and understand that they are not sent to destroy us but to teach us, then we learn, then we grow, then we move forward. If something in your past brought you crumbling down and destroyed you, understand that it was sent for a reason, that in the process of breaking you down, it gave you the opportunity to rebuild a bigger, better, stronger version of you. Remember, just because you were broken in the past does not mean you cannot be put back together more beautifully than ever before. As said earlier, you are never the same person coming out of a storm as you were going into it. There you have the chance to really find yourself, to define yourself, and to know the “perfect” person that you are that the universe knows you are. Embrace you, embrace the perfection. Your past version does not have to be your present version, even if people no longer recognise you. Grow for you! It is a truly beautiful place to know yourself, to accept yourself, to be yourself. You have no flaws. And you certainly do not need anyone else’s approval to be you. When you are yourself, and accept yourself, others who are meant to be in your life will flock to you and celebrate you and their life together. Your vibration will be matched by your tribe.
If you accept that your life is the way it is because of the choices you have made, and you do not like your life, then isn’t it time you started making different choices? Do anything you want, but remember there are consequences to every choice, so you have to accept them. So perhaps it’s time you started making choices that are, in fact, beneficial to your life and the life you desire. Take responsibility, take control, and take your power back. It’s your choice! You have everything you need within you—your power lies there. YOUR POWER IS IN YOU. The kingdom of God is within!
The time is now. Turn the page and start a new chapter. Let the pain of the past go and thank it—for without it, you would never have known you had to grow. Progress comes at a price, but it’s one you only have to pay once, if you want. This paper is one to help us celebrate our lives, our bodies, our choices, and to celebrate us. It is to celebrate our health, which does not always come from doctors or medicine—it can come from finding peace in our souls, which will lead to peace in our hearts, in our minds, and in our lives! Our health is in our hands, so make it your destiny to be happy and to find peace in YOU! Your body, your cells, will vibrate to your thoughts, so think good thoughts and raise the vibration of your soul. Be the right person for you, and everything will follow. Stop worrying about what others think or what others say—even if they say bad things about you. It’s more of a reflection on them than you. Live in such gratitude and happiness that if someone hears badly of you, they will think twice about believing it. If you live with honesty to your soul, you won’t actually care what story is being told about you. By living in this vibration—your vibration—you will, in fact, naturally lift others to theirs. What more wonderful a gift could you give anyone? But also remember that you can’t fix everyone, as some people just do not want to be fixed. Some people just love the attention of being broken. They refuse to see the joys of life when living in pure light and love. DON’T BE ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE! Don’t bother yourself with people who have a lot to say about your life when they have never lived it. The beauty that we can see in somebody else is a reflection of the beauty we hold within us. Look for the beauty in everything. This will lead you on the path to happiness.
The rules of awareness
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How to help yourself become more aware
Understand that we all struggle. Offer kindness and help, even if that help is just an ear to listen.
Always look for the positive, live in hope and live in love. Be careful what your mind wants to tell you, understand that sometimes it doesn’t want to change its perception as change can be scary and daunting. Do it anyway. Live your truth!
Your thoughts creates your consciousness, your vibration, so watch your thoughts as these also feed your emotions. Vibrate to the highest frequency possible. This of course takes practice, practice appreciation in everything, practice happiness in everything.
Meditation; quite the mind and the soul will speak.
Believe in yourself, in your future, in your dreams, in your life. Have faith that everything is coming together for your higher good. Have patience. Never give up, and always believe that the best is still to come.
Remember that if your path to awareness is hampered by negative beliefs, and you believe only in the bad, in people or situations, then and unhealthy mind will follow, which will lead to negative emotions, so no matter how healthy you are physically it won’t matter, you will ultimately be unhealthy.
On your journey, you will have moments of doubt, of confusion and of fear. Realise that sometimes only when you completely lose yourself, it is in fact the only time that your will actually only really find yourself. Simple! It is said that stars cannot shine without darkness. This is true for every one of us.
Allow healing. Don’t stop it takes time, continue moving forward and show gratitude for the lessons, always believe you’ve got this and always believe in yourself, even when few others do. Look for those who support you. It is said that people who love you hear you even when you’re quiet, surround yourself with those people as they are your tribe. When you no longer carry a negative emotion surrounding a past event, it is then you have truly healed.
Show gratitude in everything. Thank the universe for all that you have and for the path it has shown you.
Cheer for everyone, give encourage to everyone, wish everyone well on their journey. There is enough sunshine for everyone.
Visualise your dream life, one you don’t need a break from and focus only on that. Dismiss all other options. And believe its waiting for you. Act like life is a blessing and soon it will be.
Remember that your journey is exactly that, your journey. Don’t try to force it on anyone else or don’t be swayed by others beliefs or suggestions, their journey is exactly that, their journey. Find your path and find your truth and stick to it. Your greatest success will be finding you! Be yourself even if it falls outside the norm.
Don’t be scared of take the first step as this will no doubt be the hardest.
Be who ‘you’ are and not what the world tells you to be. It’s funny when you think that we are always told to be ourselves, only to be criticized for being exactly that. STOP LISTENING TO THE OUTSIDE CHATTER!
Don’t let anyone leave you feeling worse than when they meet you. Share the love.
Remember everything lies within us, what is around us, above us, below us, behind us or in front of us is nothing compared to what lies within us.
Open your heart to love, in everything around you.
Try always to be happy where you are and in what you have as this opens doors and paths to so much more.
Laugh at every opportunity and every time you can.
You are good enough, even if people in your past lead you to believe you weren’t. That’s their story not yours. You are good enough, always believe that!
If a problem arises look for a solution, and don’t keep starring at the problem, look at it like a challenge, a lesson to help you grow. Change your mind set, look within for the answer.
Make your growth a priority, spend time on this every day, don’t get distracted or disheartened, you will have ups and downs, good and bad days, stick with your plan.
Set goals, achievable goals, write them down if you must and constantly check in to see where you are, always remind yourself of where you have come from, how far you have progressed.
Turn off the TV, Social Media and starting reading, educate yourself, learn new things, and unlearn old things. The old you is dying off so don’t bring your old habits.
Find a mentor, someone you respect and that can help you find your highest greatest self.
Steps to look after yourself:
If it feels wrong, it probably is
Speak your truth
Stop people pleasing
Go with your gut
Speak positively about yourself, always
Say No
Say Yes
Be kind
Don’t give up
Love, unconditionally