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How do we find peace in a world of opposing opinions? Where we feel oppressed and unheard, while others dominate the narrative. Where we believe we are following a higher path, and where we feel frustrated that others appear to be blindly led.
So, how do we take action in a world of opposing opinions? How do we know we are taking the right action when we do, and can we trust that we are being led in that action by our highest inner wisdom? Can we also trust that there is a higher purpose to what we are going through? And what are we seeking? To influence and change others? To prove we are right, and they are wrong? Are we actually seeking external validation? Forgetting that the most important validation is that within our own soul. Can we trust that our soul can lead us to peace and joy? But do we even know our soul? And how can we know our soul when we live in a face-paced world where opinions and rhetoric are shouted and fed through all mediums at us. Where we saturate our lives with the Olympic motto of faster, higher, stronger. Where we push ourselves to outrun, outlive, and outdo all around us. And where has all this outrunning, outliving, and outdoing led us? To happiness? To Joy? To inner peace? We know it hasn't. Because something calls deep within us. Something yearns to be heard. Something we can't name is pulling us towards a higher path. It is our soul, calling us home. Calling us to connect with our true self. Connect with that inner peace and inner wisdom that lies with us. Calling us to move forward with grace and ease and choose our course of action from that grace. Our soul calls us to connect in with our purpose. It directs us with grace and ease towards that purpose with laser-like precision whilst infusing our lives with joy, wisdom and that inner peace that we have long yearned for. Our soul is our healing light through this inner crisis, guiding us, restoring our peace and connecting us with our higher purpose. Your Soul connection meditation: Get comfortable in a chair. Take some deep breaths and relax down into the chair. Notice your feet on the floor, and the earth beneath your feet. Imagine your feet are drawing up the wisdom and healing energy of the earth. Up through your feet, up through your legs, your torso, up to the top of your head. Then notice golden chords reaching up above your head, and these connect in with the energy of your soul about a metre, (3 feet) above your head. Now from within this space, ask yourself, what would my soul do, say, think, feel in this moment? Wait, notice, feel the energy around you. Then ask again, what would my soul do, say, think, feel in this moment? Sit with this energy. Don't try to force an answer, just enjoy the space and the energy that is building and repeat the question. What does my soul, do, say, think, feel in this moment? Enjoy the energy. Then when you are ready, slowly come back to the room. Feel your feet on the floor. Wriggle your toes, move your hands. Stretch. Then open your eyes, have a drink of water and have a great day. Then, periodically throughout the day, stop and ask the question. What would my soul do, say, think, feel in this moment? If you like this meditation, then join: Weekly: Tuesdays Monthly: The last Friday in each month Half hour meditation via zoom, to refresh and revitalize your week. See the meditation tab for details.
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The ripple begins:
The fueled by joy movement is here, where we take back the moments in our life to manifest a new beginning, the joyful and loving life we all deserve. #theripplebegins #fueledbyjoy We have all fallen prey to the addictive nature of negative news. Unnamed sources, negative opinions, arguments with people you don't know on the internet, and inflammatory headlines flood social media. And each time we read one of these stories our click makes sure another one gets written. What we do matters and what we say matters, and behind our keyboard it matters more. We also set the tone for kids logging onto social media for the first time. What if the negative, or the angry were in the minority? What if they just have the loudest voice? What can we do? Read the headline and ask yourself:
Marianne Williamson said, “The purpose of our lives is to give birth to the best which is in us.” Every moment of your life is precious, and when you spend it in negativity, or reading negative posts on the internet, you are not driving your greatness, you are instead blocking your ability to manifest your dreams. So the challenge is:
So take back the moments in your life, take back your power and created a fulfilled, purpose filled life. Our mission here on this earth is to uplift ourselves to love, and as each one of us uplifts our energy it creates a ripple which enables others to uplift, and thus stand in their power, one with each other, one with love. Blessings & Love, Tam xx NB: written in US English: fueled -US English, fuelled -Australia & rest of the world PS: Some background: I too found myself caught in the negative narrative of sometimes commenting and defending others, which is an Aussie trait. But in defending others, I sometimes made others seem wrong. As Byron Katie says, defense is the first line of attack. When you defend someone, you end up attacking another. So I want to make a difference and not be part of the problem. I hope you will join me too. #fuelledbyjoy or #fueledbyjoy #theripplebegins It is easy to get caught up in life. Our world runs at such a fast pace. We can forget the simple things, like stopping to smell a flower and enjoying that simple moment.
Meditation and self care are also often left behind in our fast pasted world, as well as remembering, that we are not alone, and often help is just a question away. Amber Amber hated visiting her in-laws. They would criticise her her clothing choices, her cooking ability and her house’s cleanliness; giving her those looks, or just a quiet word here and there never loud enough for her husband to hear, but always letting her know she was not good enough for their son. Amber and her husband argued constantly over visiting his parents. He saw only their good, and she their bad. Amber said she had an event to go to with her husband’s family and the thought of going filled her with dread. I said to Amber, you cannot resolve this situation; your husband does not want to believe you. His family does not treat him that way. He doesn’t see that they are treating you different to him. I told her, her bitterness and anger were preventing a solution appearing. We said a prayer: Please lift this from Amber; she cannot resolve it. Please send down your light and resolve this situation for everyone’s highest outcome. I said to Amber, now go to this function filled with love for everyone in the room, and go there to be with your husband. The next day she phoned me: “You would not believe what happened last night. My mother-in-law attacked and criticised me in front of my husband. He would never have believed it unless he saw it himself. After five years of marriage, feeling defeated by my in-laws, here it was resolved in less than 20 seconds. My husband told me he was sorry he had not believed me.” The power of prayer, the calling in of the light to resolve your life and world situations has more power to change your life and the world around us than you realise. I call on the light to lift this situation from me and resolve for everyone’s highest and best. Are you sick of the online dating merry go round?
Does the universe appear to be putting road blocks in your way? Then perhaps you need a break? Britney Britney met a guy online. He was wearing a cap with blond, curly hair wisping out from under the cap. A few days later, she looked through her dating list. There was a guy on it she didn't remember clicking like to... She opened the chat history and clicked on the picture to enlarge it. "OMG" she thought, it was the guy in the hat! He added new photos revealing he now had a shaved head. He looked almost identical to her previous boyfriend. She showed his picture to her girlfriend and she said, “He looks just like Rodger" Yes! She wasn’t imagining it! This was the third guy on this site who looked similar to one of her past boyfriends. She decided the universe was giving her a sign. It was time to get off that dating site. She deleted her account and did not look back. Please send me my ideal partner, in alignment with my divine timing and for my highest path forward. We divide ourselves for profit. We divide ourselves for political gain. We divide ourselves to be special.
But, We are one species - human. We have one home - earth. We have one heart - love. We carry a thin outer layer, which creates an illusion of difference. Be deceived no longer, only love is real. Be the love you want to see in others. Much love, Tam. The Bachelor was never going to produce a winner in 2016. Fake controversy and a single perspective. The show has a goal. Get the audience hooked! It’s time to realize what reality television mostly is. It’s a platform to become famous. For those who do find true love, and the bachelor is running at 50% which is quite an amazing stat when you compare to the other reality dating shows.... What should we learn from this? Nobody is perfect. We are all trying to find our happiness, our bliss. We are all navigating this thing called life. Mistakes made on TV, bring out the keyboard warriors. Hate is unleashed and what for, you won't even remember who you were hating on in 6 months or 6 years time. What is the bottom line? Read a book if you want romance. Find a good movie if you want drama. As girls we are taught:
Do you believe that you are not a nice person? What do you feel about yourself? Even if you know that you do nice things, and you know yourself to be nice, you can still believe "I am not a nice person". Every time we want to say no, our mind runs the filter "what if they think I'm not nice?" We then say yes when we want to say no. As a consequence we spend our lives "trying to be nice" never saying what we want. We become compliant going along with what others want. We may believe that we are nice and we do nice things, but with the conflicting belief in our psyche "I am not a Nice person" we fall victim to the inability to say no. ‘Ticking boxes’ is when you focus on the things you have always wanted in a partner. Your ‘ticked boxes’ list might contain; that the person comes from a loving family, that they are financially secure, they exercise, eat healthy and so on. When you meet someone who matches with your list, it puts you on a high and you start focusing on the future.
When we start ticking boxes on the first and second date - he has the right income, the right hobbies, the right friends, the right social standing, and all this “rightness” leads to dating "blindness" – repeating the past! When your attention is focused on ticking boxes, you stop hearing his/her faults. Save yourself time and pain by getting rid of the habit of ticking boxes. Those early dates are like a job interview – you are interviewing him to see whether he is worthy of being part of your life. You want to hear the deal breakers, and not miss them because you were too busy thinking “OMG I've always wanted someone who…(fill in the blank)…! #breakingthehabitofdatingyourpast #dating #relationships I'm sure everyone will agree who has ever suffered from insomnia, how much they hate those emails and web pages telling you, to just do this to get to sleep... hot milk, warm bath.... if this worked we wouldn't have insomnia as a chronic problem.
Every person is different. And this is just my story, I'm not a doctor. What worked for me may not work for you, but I do present something different here to the stuff we've all heard before. In 2012 I developed symptoms similar to MS. It's hard to describe, but it felt like the nerves in my body were vibrating. I was found to be high in Vitamin B6 which can cause permanent nerve damage. Within 3 months my B6 levels had returned to normal, but as my symptoms were not completely gone my Dr prescribed Evening Primrose oil. That's when I discovered my insomnia solution. My Insomnia Solution: The combination of oils: Flax Seed, Evening Primrose and Fish Oil, broke the pattern of insomnia. It is now many years since my discovery and the only time when poor sleep does return is when i forget to take my oil combination. Some things that I've found that cause me sleep problems: Vitamin D and some Vitamin B's after 6pm in the evening will cause me not to sleep till 2-3am. I only take these vitamins in the morning or before 1pm. Eating foods high in sugar, in the evening will also aggravate my sleeping pattern. Alcohol does too. Just a a note: Before discovering the Oils combination I had switched to a gluten-free diet, and exchanged milk for coconut milk or organic milk. I have since then changed to a grain-free diet. Evidence I went searching for evidence on the three oils but I could not find any studies. Finally I decided to search through the comments section of blogs mentioning the benefits of these oils and eventually found a theme on the evening primrose blogs. I found every fourth or fifth person commenting say that evening primrose oil also helped them to sleep. As a side note myself and my friend have both found that Flax seed oil stops aching knees from running and bizarrely snoring (not me!! :-)) IMPORTANT: Always consult a Qualified Medical Doctor before making changes to your diet, before using any dietary supplement, natural product or before making lifestyle changes. The information here is not intended to replace or give any medical advice or diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any health condition or disease. The author provides life experience for informational purposes only. The author makes no representations or warranties of any kind, expressed or implied as to the information, materials or products mentioned. We live in a world of constant change. Our response to that change determines the quality of our lives.
Since change is a constant we must look for the triggers that guide us to take action. Resistance to change is one of the greatest causes of pain in our lives. Last year one of those triggers for change was deciding "Enough is enough", once we determined that we were no longer going to stand for situations that we had been tolerating within our lives and released them, 2013 was a great year. In choosing the path of our lives this year, and deciding on the action we will take, we are given the wisdom of "Clarity". Clarity can come forth when the mind is removed from it's daily chatter whether by taking a shower, doing the gardening, going for a walk and observing nature, creating a piece of art, movement - dancing, through the practice of taking 3 deep breaths each time we walk into a room... we allow the space within our minds for clarity to enter. As clarity - the trigger for change occurs this year, send love, forgiveness-for yourself and others, and send light to the situation, then decide on the course of action based on that clarity and 2014 will unfold to be your greatest year yet. Daily - Make the decision that today is going to be filled with joy. This sets in motion the necessary events to create this outcome. Ask the question of the Universe: How can I serve? Who would benefit from seeing me today? How can I use my skills and empathy to create a better day for someone else? Are you great at telling your partner and work colleges what to do, but when it comes to your children you are letting them walk all over you?
Are you rewarding them for bad behavior? Do you bribe them to do the things they should be doing such as cleaning their room? Do you do everything for them and then expect them to do things for them-self? Teenagers and children learn by your actions not your words. Are you repeating what you say multiple times before they will take notice? How many times do you have to repeat yourself to get them to do something? Take action and say things only once. These days there are several items which will immediately put your child in best behavior mode, oh they will whine!! Your will hear "my phone is my life", "you've ruined my life" .... but you will find an amazing turn around in their behaviour. - The mobile phone - disable outbound calls, or take the phone away altogether. - Take away their favorite game - take it to work with you, or hide it - my children would call me and I'd tell them where I'd hidden it each day, and sometimes I just took it to work with me. Good luck! How does a boy of no more than two go from sweet and loving one minute to a raging bull the next. His call to action, the word “no” . With this one word his countenance would be broken. The word "No" was the fuel for his anger.
A 2yr olds Anger: One day we were sitting on the floor playing. I said no to a question he asked and l like a switch had flicked, my son was gone and a pit bull was in his place. His hands locked onto me grabbing my cheek and opposite ear. I peeled him off me. I knew something was wrong, but I didn't know what. Developmental: He also wasn’t developing as fast as his sister sister had at the same age. He still needed to be pushed on the swing, he couldn’t propel himself. We are told not to compare siblings but I knew something wasn't right and a mothers knowing sometimes needs to drive you actions more than what the general community says about what is normal and what is not. Cranial Osteopath: Around this time I started to visit a cranial osteopath as I had had rounded shoulders and chicken wings for shoulder blades. Within 3 sessions my decades old posture had changed! I inquired as whether my son could also benefit from this treatment. I saw an immediate change after 1 visit. My calm sweet boy returned. We went regularly for the next year until funds ran low. He seemed better so we stopped going. It was near the end of kindergarten when I felt the impact of his short fuse returning. We were in the kitchen one day when I said No to him, and he told me “I’ll stab you with this knife” as he gestured towards the kitchen drawer. Alarms bells went off in my head that we had never finished his treatment. I rang the Osteopath and told her "I’m bringing him to you until you tell me that this pattern is completely gone!" We went once a month for the next 12 months. By now he was in prep and I asked his Primary School Teacher whether she noticed a difference, she said she could see an improvement in him after each treatment. My son finished his treatment at the end of Grade Prep. His anger never returned. I am grateful for the care and attention of the two highly skilled Cranial Osteopaths who treated my son, without them I don't know how my life or his would have turned out. NB: I never had soft drink, lollies or junk food in the house. These treats were reserved for special occasions only. If you are not having the success that I did look to removing refined white sugar and refined white flour from your child's diet. We have an abundance of different types of flours and grains now common place in our supermarkets. IMPORTANT: Always consult a Qualified Medical Doctor before making changes to your diet, before using any dietary supplement, natural product or before making lifestyle changes. The information here is not intended to replace or give any medical advice or diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any health condition or disease. The author provides life experience for informational purposes only. The author makes no representations or warranties of any kind, expressed or implied as to the information, materials or products mentioned. Many people are going through what I term "enough is enough" this year - after years and even decades of the same patterns playing out in their life, they are finally put up their hands and saying, Enough! I'm not taking this anymore.
This has been a strong theme for 2013. This year I've been called upon to stand up for issues and for the people around me as well as for myself. The situations that have presented this year, for which I've decided to step and make a stand, each situation has been resolved in a positive way, though at the time, whether the outcome was going to be positive was unknown. Faith in the truth, and that standing up for that truth was what was needed and kept me positive about the outcome. It was taking a leap of faith that this was the right thing to do, regardless of the outcome personally for myself. |
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