The Universe has Taken Your Darkness

I found the following letter immeasurably inspiring.  Isn't it truly amazing that it is when we lose ourselves only to rediscover ourselves once more, that we are presented with the challenge of accepting ourselves in order to become who we would like to be.

The Universe has Taken Your Darkness ... Frolic in The New Colors of YOU!!!!

When you fully surrender to your new life and the direction your life is taking, as you hand your soul to the universe, the moment you are in will become serene. ~~ Stress, suffering, anger, mourning, and loss will melt under the candle light of the supreme energy.


Your future starts when you look into the mirror and see your own light eminating from you, because you have become the you that YOU wish to be. You have decided to become one with your true, honest, loving self. Now make the decision to use this new truth-knowledge to become a better you who knows not only who you are and what you are, but how to begin your new journey's ambitions.


The Universe has taken your darkness, created a fiery storm and from that storm a double rainbow shined a colorful light where the rain & clouds once were. This is the Mother Earth telling you to clear all darkness from your spirit and soul and not create rain clouds of doom. Wrap yourself in the aura of the double rainbow, frolic in the new colors of you, prominade your kind humanness and relationships that follow will evolve with ease.


KaRon Westmoreland

Moonbeam Daisy/Peace Anatrix

8/15/10

The Mayonnaise Jar

This inspirational story was sent to me by a dear friend, and I felt motivated by it to more intensively explore how I prioritize my life's purposes.  It is with this in mind that I am sharing this tale with all my friends.

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, 
When 24 hours in a day is not enough;
remember the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of coffee.

A professor stood before his philosophy class
and had some items in front of him. 

When the class began, wordlessly, 
he  picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar
and start to fill it with golf balls.

He then asked the students if the jar was full.
They agreed that it was. 

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and  poured
it into the jar. He shook the jar lightly.
The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. 
He then asked the students again 
if the jar was full. They agreed it was. 

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else 
He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."

The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand.
The students laughed. 

"Now," said the  professor, as the laughter subsided,
"I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. 

The golf balls are the important things - God,  family,
children, health, friends, and favourite passions - Things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full."

The pebbles are the things that matter like your job, house, and car."

The sand is everything else -- The small stuff."

"If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued,
"there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls.
The same goes for life."

If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff,
You will never have room for the things that are
important to you."

So... 

Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.
Play with your children. 
Take time to get medical check-ups. 
Take your partner out to dinner. 

There will always be time to clean the house and fix the dripping tap."

"Take care of the golf balls first -- 
The things that really matter. 
Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented. 

The  professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked."

"It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.."

Having an Attitude of Gratitude

Ever wondered what it means to "Keep up with the Jones"? Many times we sit and watch as our neighbors bring home new boats and new cars. We are so quick to say "if only" to ourselves. As we watch our neighbor pull into his driveway with his brand new luxury automobile, jealously rears its ugly head deep within our spirit. "What makes him think he is better than me? If he can have a car like that, I can too." The next thing you know you are off to the nearest car dealership and spend entirely too much money on an item that depreciates the instant it leaves the lot.

Society teaches us through the multitude of advertisements what it thinks we should wear, drive, eat and drink. The average person is bombarded with literally thousands of commercials each week. Roadside billboards, placards on the side of city buses, radio, television, internet and many other avenues are used to guide our subconscious mind toward a particular brand of product. We as a society are being "branded" to think and act a certain way.

Now that I've told you everything you already know, take a journey with me. If you will utilize the tools provided in this chapter, I guarantee it will forever change your life. Utilizing these simple techniques you will change the way you look at ALL situations. You will become thankful for what you have instead of focusing on what you DON'T have.


Technique 1: Compared To Whom?

Instead of comparing yourself to the rich families, look at the families who are living in the poverty stricken area of your city. I'm not implying that we are to look down our noses at them, not at all. What I am implying is compared to their situations, I'm sure your situation is looking pretty darn good. It allows you to see the extreme other end of the spectrum. I often see families that are poverty stricken and my heart goes out to them. I never let an opportunity to share my blessings with them pass by. I'm not ashamed to give my last dollar to that homeless man standing on the corner holding a cardboard sign.

I distinctively remember a time when my wife and I were coming back from the grocery store. We were almost home and we were the third car in line at the stoplight. I noticed what appeared to be an elderly man holding a sign that read "homeless and hungry". I watched as the first car (Mercedes) and the second car (Lexus) passed the man and never looked over. I do not drive an expensive automobile and I don't have an excessive amount of money, but deep within my spirit I felt the need to give. I had $6.00 in my pocket and I was honored to give it to that man.

I often hear people say that all I'm doing is giving that man money to buy more alcohol. That may be absolutely true; however, after I give him the money, it is his money to do what he wished with it. If we all thought that way, we would never help others in need. I give because I would want someone to do the same for me if I were in that situation. My blessing from God is still the same no matter what that man does with the money. Do not worry so much about what others think of you. You are in control of your life and what you manifest into your life by the blessings you bestow upon others. Let other people maintain a negative attitude and outlook on life and they will get their just reward in the end. Follow your heart and your spirit and you can't go wrong.


Technique 2: Thankfulness and Positive Thinking

Stop reading for a moment and take a look at your surroundings. Maybe there is a television or radio playing in the back ground. Maybe the scent of dinner is drifting throughout the house. You can hear your children laughing and playing just outside your window. You have many things to be thankful for. If your eyes open in the morning and you inhale your first breath for the day, be thankful! If you have a roof over your head, food in your stomach, clothes on your back, a car parked in your garage, a loving wife/husband and children, be thankful! So what you don't like your job! Be thankful you have a job.

A well known speaker told a story of a lady who was expressing her dissatisfaction with her job, he told her to stop for one minute and think of one positive thing about her job. She could not think of one thing positive. It was only after some coaching that she was able to think of positive thoughts about her job. Every work place has difficult people. Are you going to let the attitude and personality of one person dictate how your day is going to turn out? Understand that by letting the negative actions of another person change your thoughts from positive to negative; you are allowing them to have control of you. They are ruling over you.

Take a look at the following situation. You are driving to work one morning, the sun is shining, and it has turned out to be a beautiful day. You are noticing the newly bloomed flowers along the shoulder of the road when suddenly another car comes out of nowhere and cuts you off causing you to slam on your brakes to keep from hitting the car. You offer some choice words to the driver and take great pride in telling them they are number one using a "certain" finger. The further you drive the more upset and angry you become. While you are sitting in your car fuming over the situation, they haven't given you another thought. Continuing to let anger build will have a negative impact on your entire day. It will determine the way you treat others, the way you perform your daily duties and the way you will treat your family when you get home because of your bad day.

You are completely capable of controlling your thoughts. Just as easily as you got upset, you could've shoved off the negative feelings. How you wonder? Instead of looking at the stupidity of the other driver, be thankful that you were able to stop thus preventing an accident and possibly injuring you or God forbid ending your time here on Earth. I'm sure you have heard the saying "Every cloud has a silver lining". That is completely true. Every negative has a positive side. It is up to you to search for that positive side. Unfortunately not many people are willing to take the time to do such, but I promise you, if you take the time to look for that "silver lining" it will greatly improve not only your day, but your life as well. Finding the positive in any negative situation will greatly improve your quality of life as well. It is no secret that stress is the number one cause of cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, and many other medical problems. Finding the positive will instantly decrease the stress level in your body, thus greatly improving your quality of life.

by Bobby C.
(Savannah, Georgia, USA)

5 Part Mini Course on Visualization

5 Part Mini Course on Visualization - Lesson #1

The biggest blocker to achieve your goals and earn more money has to do with unconscious programming. It's because your consciousmind is saying one thing (words or a written goal) and your unconscious mind (emotions) are doing another.

Thoughts are the starting point of all your results. One of the most powerful ways that I have found to rewire unconscious programming is by visualization, if it's done effectively.

The problem is that many people don't know how to visualize effectively. They make these minor mistakes that have a big impact on their results.

I know this 5 part series will help clear all of this up for you.

In this lesson I'll cover the 1st of five pillars to help you become a more powerful thought creator with visualization.

 

5 Pillars to Visualization

These five pillars to visualization are like the legs of a
table. In order to set a solid foundation for the table
you need to have all legs working together. If any one
of these legs is missing, the table looses it's stability.

Therefore, decide now that you will commit to apply
and practice all five pillars to eliminate unconscious
programming and create new results.

... and most importantly, have some fun too!

Here is pillar #1.

Pillar #1: Consistency

Get into the habit of visualizing daily. This practice will
help you plant seeds of thought. These seeds will grow
into massive trees and bare the fruits of opportunity.

Consider this analogy. Let's say your deep within the
Amazon, in dense jungle. As you make your way
through the jungle for the first time, there is a lot of
resistance from vines and plants. It can be very
difficult in the beginning.

The next time you walk through the same path, it gets
easier to walk. With each pass through the jungle there
is less resistance than the time before. It gets easier
and the path through the jungle begins to widen.

How to Create Neural Highways of Thought

The same holds true with your mind. Each time you
visualize you're creating new neural pathways of
thought. At first you may only create very thin neural
strands, but with time and consistency these strands
will grow into pathways and then highways of thought.

It's these highways of thought that become your
new unconscious ways of thinking. When you're
effectively visualizing, you're giving your unconscious
mind instructions and new ways of thinking that align
with your goals.

It's these neural highways that channel your most
dominant thought patterns. The more energy and
consistency you give to these new ways of thinking,
the stronger the neural strand becomes.

Repetition is the game. If you repeat a phrase,
picture or feeling to yourself enough times, you'll
start to believe it - regardless if you do now or not.

The more times you bring up these new images on the
screen of your mind, the easier it gets. Be consistent and
visualize for at least five minutes every day.

Does it have to be everyday? 

Well, think of the jungle analogy again. If you stop
walking that path in the jungle for even one day, what
happens?

The vines, plants and trees start to grow back and
narrow the pathway, which draws back on your
previous efforts.

Even with visualization, it's important to be consistent
and visualize everyday to firmly plant new instructions
into your unconscious mind.

Watch this space, Pillar #2 is coming up soon

This lesson was taken from Freedom Coaching by Stephen Martile.

For more information visit:

http://www.freedomeducation.ca/coaching/

"When you visualize then you materialize." - Dr. Denis Waitley

Carrots, Eggs and Coffee Beans

This is tale I read at Binki's Blog.  Its such a magical tale, that I decided to repost it here.  For the original post, click here.
Thank you Binki.  This story warmed my heart, and highlighted core values we need to treasure.

The Tale of the Carrots, Eggs and Coffee Beans

A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed that as one problem was solved a new one arose.

Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water. In the first, she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs and the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil without saying a word. In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl.



Turning to her daughter, she asked, "Tell me what do you see?"
"Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied. She brought her closer and
asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they got soft. She then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, she asked her to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled, as she tasted its rich aroma.

The daughter then asked. "What's the point, mother?" Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity--boiling water--but each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard and unrelenting. However after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior. But, after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water they had changed the water.

"Which are you?" she asked her daughter. "When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?"

Think of this: Which am I? Am I the carrot that seems strong, but
with pain and adversity, do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?

Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with
the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a break-up, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and a hardened heart?

Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it
releases the fragrance and flavour. If you are like the bean, when things
are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you. When the hours are the darkest and trials are their greatest do you elevate to
another level?

How do you handle Adversity? ARE YOU A CARROT, AN EGG, OR A COFFEE BEAN?

Don't tell GOD how big your storm is. Tell the storm how big your GOD is!

i love this! i want to be seen as the coffee bean (smiling)

Blessings and love always binki x

Inspiration from the Heart

You have it easily in your power to increase the sum total of this world's happiness now. How? By giving a few words of sincere appreciation to someone who is lonely or discouraged -  Dale Carnegie

Quotes to Inspire

He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that. - John Stuart Mill

The secret of success is constancy of purpose. - Benjamin Disraeli