Sunday 27 November 2016

The 23rd Chapter - Lean From Your Past But Not Too Long

Oct 8/16

My thoughts turn to self-reflection and self-analyzing.  In my past I have sometimes spent too much energy doing too much reflection of myself.  It is healthy to do this process with balance and this can be a tool that helps promote your emotional growth.  Basically you can learn from your past experiences - whether these experiences were good or bad.

To help determine what you want to learn from or grow from is remember your experiences and the end result of how they made you feel.  In the current state or in the now your choices will create that emotions again.  Be mindful of your choices and how they will impact your emotions as these emotions are a driver of your choices you make.

So some positive advice I have received is to be able to interlock both my analytic mind and my emotional self.  Sometimes our emotional self will make decisions for us that are completely opposite of what our analytical mind would chose.  Feelings can be so powerful that you will ignore your mind or what your gut feeling of the now.  This result may propel you to enter a place of irrational behavior with the hope that the outcome will be different then the last time.  However the reality is usually the exact same outcome will repeat.  The classic detention of insanity.

Thus my past reflection - my past state will sometimes seem to operate to much on emotions and has caused internal emotional pain.  Once again I am reminded of the importance to have balance in life. It is still very important to experience emotions however when you are making decisions that continually cause you emotional paint - to then be aware of this process.  Look back to why and what is causing you to make these decisions.  Quiet your mind - look inward and ask yourself why - you might have to ask yourself more than once why to get to the root of the issue.  Usually if you are lacking clarity of what your emotions are telling you, you might need to has yourself why again several times as you might not be fully understanding of what the issue is.  Remember there is not a time limit on how long this could take but to have confidence that you can believe yourself with the key to balance.  There is a possibility that you will never fully be able to get clarity and when that happens to be able to let it go and move on is also very important.  Even though we usually all want to be successful in our journey of life there will be times you will not be able to get the resutls that you feel that you need.  That is ok - with time you will understand what the experience was and remember the universe provides you what you need and when you need it,

To often it is thought this process can be handled in a easy manner - using the traditional manner of using anti-depressants or  use some other type of self-abusive behavior to suppress the feeling of uncomfortable emotional pain.  However like everything in life - you may have to fully experience the pain of these past experiences.  Of course use healthy means to deal with your current journey and like the person training for the marathon, use the tools to help you train to reach your goal, but it is up to you to actually cross the finish line.

As the universe always is in perfect harmony  and  to realize that the effort you have put into your current emotional state will need the equal and opposite effort to change that emotional state.  Perhaps not a easy process to accomplish however at least a road map has now been provided to you to complete this next quest in your life's journey.

Saturday 26 November 2016

The 22nd Chapter - Finding Your Balance and Taking Your Control Back

Oct 2/16

As I stated in the beginning in chapter 1, that this writing is also a way for me to heal.  I was reflecting on  a past relationship and the negative energy that was generated from that past experience.  Even though time had past being together physically (emotionally even longer) there was still lingering effects of not being able to find my center of balance for a while.  This would not happen often but I did notice a pattern of when I was tired it sometimes would surface.

The thought of control comes to mind and how I allowed another person to shift my energy balance and became someone I was not.  A example of this (although at the time I did not realize the significance of it) I ran into a co-worker and the next time I saw the co-worker they had commented that they did not even recognize me, as the person I was.  " you were not the same person I know" and at the time I did not think about that statement - however with time I realized the universe was again providing me with another key to help find my center of balance.

Once I realize this it caused me to pause and wonder what else am I missing out in life.  This moment in my life has resulted in me becoming stronger and more confident that I can make choices that would prove valuable for me in the moment as well as the future.  From there it has helped me to heal and to propel myself further in creating my own happiness.   As I wrote about before that is all part of the strong foundation we need in our life to be able to provide our own purpose....We all are truly created with greatness in us and it is up to us to use the keys from the universe to unlock the greatness.

The signs of support and to be able to live a life where you gain strength are all around you.  Life is truly a gift and this is an example of how, by your internal choices, you can create whatever outcome you think.  What is also amazing, that even when you are making incorrect decision for you, the universe will come over to you and gently remind you that you are on the wrong path for you.  Based on your current choices  are you losing yourself or your energy?  So conversely the opposite is also true when you are making correct and positive choices for you, Life will show you, what may appear to be random events, but they are not, they are also placed there for you to grow your energy and allow you to feel more confident.

The grace of the universe is endless and the only secret is for you to pay attention to whatever comes your way and based on your choices you will be stronger or not - it truly is that simple.

In closing look in the mirror and say "you are worth it" and allow yourself to feel life and the energies that surround you.  When something appears to be random - how did that random event effect your energy?  Use that knowledge of that experience to allow you to make decisions to help you get to where you need to go.

When you have completed your day and your laying doing to rest - allow yourself to reset and tomorrow is truly all you need for the moment.

Life is truly a learning experience and leveling up to a higher lever of living.

Sunday 20 November 2016

The 21st Chapter - The Power of Your Thoughts

Oct 2/16

I am thinking about what to create today and my mind is wondering all over - it seems like today's energy is flowing and there is a abundance of ideas coming to me.  I would first like to share about my friend John - also a person with great strength and in-sight to whom I am very grateful that he has influenced me in a positive way.

Yesterday morning was my first day of posting my writings out in public via this blog and sharing my thoughts out to the universe to see what happens.  This experience has been very emotionally for me - fearful ones and thoughts of what happens if people will laugh at this experience.  However quickly they become emotions of happiness that has lead to shedding of many tears as I have been reflecting and sharing these words.  From this experience I have slowly started to feel stronger and the fearfulness that I experienced at the beginning does not even come to my mind now.   I still care and hope that these writings provide value to all - however now I feel I share at a level I have never experienced before.

A moment of reflection - it is incredible what the power of a thought starts with and then the first step and how amazing it feels to walk away from fear and not let it hold you back.  It truly doesn't matter of what you chose to share  has any positive impact on others of whatever creative avenue you find an outlet to heal - as long as your intent is always based on kindness.  Never let your thoughts and actions become negative - but true health is truly about you and the strength you will feel has no replacement.  The highs and lows, happiness and sadness is really all inside of you.  You have a nuclear furnace of energy inside of you and whatever you want to do you can do it.  It is truly that simple - you don't need anything at all from an outside source in regards to drugs or other professional help.  Don't get me wrong - there is always a time for professional consular type of help and it takes a strong person to go for that help.  I have gone and will continue to go for help and look for tools for my continued growth.  Once you get to a point of growth there comes a time when you have to go forward by yourself and no one or drugs can do that for you but you.

Picture a little bird in a nest born completely helpless, with no feathers or skills to successfully survive in the world.  This bird is completely dependent on its parents for its survival and as time passes this little bird is provided with everything it needs in life. This bird slowly grows stronger, develops a culture and masters the language of song and then finally the day comes - this new bird has no choice but to leave the next and to fly away to survive.  The tools that it had relied on at the beginning of life are now no longer present.  This process is comparable to our emotional growth or whatever goal, task or great thing we want to do.  As like the bird - no one but that bird can fly for him.  Imagine the power in that little bird now has as it can fly away and over power the force of gravity.  This is the same pattern we experience of whatever quest we chose to go on....Using the tools around us are paramount at the beginning however a time comes when it is truly up to us to complete the quest and finish the journey.

So as I started my day yesterday I had a thought/hope that it would be nice so nice to meet up with John, but didn't reach out to him as he lives approximately two hours away.  No longer then two hours later I received a text from John asking to meet up for coffee in my town.  The reinforcement of the power of thought and also the reinforcement that the universe is becoming more of a balance place for me.  I have learned when I am making choices that are healthy for me - it will almost seem like a reward that my thoughts and hope will be rewarded.  The bigger overall picture is that energy is balanced and amazing things will start to happen to you.  It is important to watch for what appears to be random events but if you are noticing them - they might not be random.  I feel that this is the universe's way to provide you the fuel you need to live a full and incredible life.

Like the bird that was born to grow and fly away - so the pattern is in you as you grow and it's up to you to take what the universe provides and make something greater based on what comes into your life and replicate positive energy to even further contribute to the universe and being a part of something that is in perfect harmony.  This all starts with you and your strong foundation.

What is the legacy you will create?  Will you make choices that add in a positive way to your life and to the people around you?

Sunday 13 November 2016

The 20th Chapter - Personal Story of Reflection of My Past Relationships

Oct 1/16

Normally I hope I can provide a specific point in each of these chapters that will provide clarity and understanding that can be used in some form by others in their life.  However today I feel the need to share some personal experiences and a moment of reflection.  So this will be more about feelings and not about some possible solutions.

I find my thoughts drifting to my past relationships and then to my current emotional state of being alone on a weekend.  The weather is cold with light rain and I am sitting at a local coffee shop, having my favorite drink - a medium white hot chocolate with whip cream.  My thoughts turn to my kids who are rapidly becoming more independent with each passing moment.  I am finding this allows me to have more spare time.  Which is something I was looking forward to this when my kids were younger, now though I feel strangely guilty of the passing of time and wishing for my increased free time.  I am struck now with the importance of being in the moment and valuing each second - I have heard that thought before from other older folks - but now it seems to be so real to me and I can relate to the importance of the moment at a higher level than before.

Interesting reflection as now I have the time to devote to a relationship I do not have one - I feel when I did I was not able to balance kids (as I am a single father) work and a romantic relationship.  In truth I found I was so emotionally wore out and low on energy that I could provide for others - I was unable to make anyone happy.

Then my thoughts go to faded romantic relationships and why I would pick the wrong person for me and all the wasted time and pain that I have caused my kids, ex-partners and myself.  My hope is that at the moment my kids and my ex-partners are free of any emotional un-comfort and mostly now any thoughts of the past would only be fleeting memories of moments past.

As time moves on the comfort from knowing that our past moments of our life are truly meant to be and they have built to who we are right now.  Knowing the comfort of I did try my best at the time and take the experiences and make them into learning objectives of the quest for me to becoming a better human being.  Enjoying spending time with myself and feeling myself grow and become stronger.  I have notice my smile has returned and my shoulders and pulled back.  Quiet confidence is within  in me and enjoying each person that I interact with.

I would have normally been on a quest to find someone to fill the past void in me, now I am feeling the opposite and I am not willing to settle and be un-happy any longer.  The constant ignoring of my gut feeling - I shall never do again.  The reference of a death by a thousand cuts comes to mind.  Ignoring the feeling that something is off and not sure what it is - I shall never do that again either.

My thoughts now drift to the moment and I also spend a little time thinking about the future.....Perhaps now is the time to travel and doing some wondering??  To see what positive experiences that are waiting and to explore.  The movie of Hector and the search of happiness comes to mind.

As I started this chapter as pen went to paper, I felt some sadness and as I finish I feel thoughts of hope, excitement and happiness.

Thank you.

Saturday 12 November 2016

The 19th Chapter - Empath Support - You Are Not Alone

Sept 18/16

This chapter is based on to provide support to those of us folks that are a empath  and can feel or pick up other people's energy they are giving off to their environment.  I have struggled in the past with feelings of un-comfortableness and confidence on whether or now what I was feeling from another person was accurate or not.  As what would happen was once I picked up that emotion from someone else, (good or bad) I would ask the person if what they were putting out was in alignment to what I felt. In my case when this would happen, it would be with someone that is very close to me hence the power of their words would affect me dramatically more than general life interactions.  Usually they would deny what I was feeling from them.

To those of you reading this that have this gift, you will immediately identify to these words, and you just know.  To answer the how this happens, that I do not know, as my goal is to support you when this does happen.

So I thought of a tangible tool or a way to try to help vet out this feeling.  This seems to have helped me and my intent is to share with others that might feel the same complexity and use this tool to present as sense of relief.  Once again I am drawn to a form of a pattern of starting with steps one, two and three.

Step 1 - Once the feeling has come to you and you "just know" listen to the communication coming to you when you ask this person about this feeling - in regards to the verbal communication.  Actively listen and hear to understand what the person is communicating with the intent to understand and be mindful to not formulate a response at that time.

Step 2 - as they are verbally communicating with you and you are actively listening, start to observe the non-verbally communication that is getting provided to you.  Are the words and non-verbal actions in alignment at that moment in time?  A simple example of this is if they are saying they are happy and they appreciate you in their life - does their non-verbal communication have alignment to these words that are getting expressed?  eyes are happy and glowing?  Smile on their face?  Looking at you with kindness on their face?

Step 3 - so based on what you experienced on the steps and two and if you can feel feel's energy.  You add into what you felt during this conversation, Does it all have aliment?  Does it feel right?  If it does not then perhaps ask some more questions to them to try to understand what is really going on.  It is possible there are several different scenarios going on with that person and you could be feeling something from them that is painful to them, yet not directly related to the current experience you are having with them.

With practice this gift can help provide you with a great amount of comfort however with not learning how to read and understand the information coming to you - it can become very painful.  When that happens it may actually feel like your gift is actually a burden vs. a gift.  Also remember when you know your gift the intent is to never change people if you find that you are not having alignment with them.  One of the key ingredients of this communication to work between two people is that both people are completely honest with their communication on all forms.  If one of these two people for whatever reason are not able to be honest - you will never receive the feeling of relief.  Be mindful when this starts to happen, it will slowly drain you of your energy and will cause you to become very unsettled.  When those times happen - start asking yourself what does the core of you direct you to do?  Picture that core as a light house on a cliffs edge - like the light house to the ship providing warning to the ship passing by - so does your internal light house.  What will happen if you chose to ignore your internal life house warnings long enough - you will end up experiencing some kind of emotional damage.

When you finally reach the point that you are unable to provide any more energy to this person and they are unable to communicate in a way that does align up to your feelings.  No further amount of communication with them can change the outcome of non-alignment.  Then you have to let them go at this point in time.  If you do not let them go at that time the result will be a slow downward spiral of energy drain which will ultimately you could end up losing yourself.  The confidence in you could be so damaged to the point you start to think you maybe starting to lose your sense of reality.

Never give up, do not be afraid to be strong.  Your thoughts and feelings are yours alone and no one else owns them except for you.  So as long as you know the foundation of you is based on kindness to yourself and others around you - take comfort in being you and chose to have people in your life that bring you alignment.

Sunday 6 November 2016

The 18th Chapter - Create The Change You Want in Your Life

Sept 17/16

I was talking to an old dear friend today and they expressed that finally after several years of living a good life, being a good person and trying very hard on self growth he is finally feeling that life is giving him good fortune.  As we talked, he reflected and wondered why it took so long for a positive change to actually start to happen in his life.

After the conversation was over, I reflected on his question - my thoughts drifted to patterns that I enjoy so much in life.  These same type of patterns exist all around us and repeat over and over, whether it is in our physical environment or in our emotional inside being.   From that starting point my thoughts then went to the theory of every action has an opposite and equal reaction and I thought how that would apply to my life and my friends.

The theory extents to energy that is inside us and we can not physically see and can be represented by a+b=c.  What I mean by that is so whatever you are currently thinking of or your current mind state is  (a) then added to a multiplier (b) whether positive or negative will give you an outcome of c.  Therefore if you spend a great deal of your life in negative and self sabotage behaviors - that amount of time (could be years) of negative energy will lead you to a very deep level of negative results.

So in my friends case, when he was finally able to recognize  his choices were not aligning up to what he wanted.  He was at the point that he was finally ready and able to truly start wanting to live a positive life.  As above this theory may apply to him, as he spent years of effort and created a low energy level in himself will not take the same amount of time and the same amount of energy to come back to center of his being.  I believe the multiplier of time can enable you to change your current state in life quicker once you realize your goal and have alignment.  However the overall energy remains exactly the same that has to be produced by you to get back from your net negative to a net zero balance.  So now you can rest and it is clear sailing?  No - this is just the resetting phase of your net energy is open and it is possible for you to navigate to whatever direction you chose

Other examples of the variable b, when your not in your alignment, could be drugs or negative behaviors that can have an effect to speed up your negative affect and create more energy at a faster pace.  Picture a large ocean going vessel that starts to sink in the water, at first this process seems to be quite slow, but once the vessel is fully submerged the speed of the descent increases.  If it is in a deep part of the ocean - the speed will continue to build on the descent as well the energy created and once it lands at the bottom there are times when the vessel will bury part of itself deep in the ocean floor.  An famous tragic example of that is the Titanic as it hit the ocean bottom with so much force part of the bow is buried in mud.

Where (a) (you and your choices) sometimes might seem hard as you are the one that has to produce all the energy to reverse your life's negative spiral.  As there are factors or substances that help you produce the energy to go down faster, there is not a miracle cure or pill to help you build the positive energy.  That all has to come from you - if you spent years not running and time is not on your side, there is not a long term easy thing to do or take other than your inner desire to accomplish your goals.

Be patient and once you feel yourself on a net zero balance sheet, enjoy your accomplishment of what you pulled yourself out of, yet be mindful the work is not done.  In my friends case it took several years to erase all the negative energy  to a point what he was truly wanting was starting to manifest in his life.  This journey of your life is truly one step and one thought at a time to reach whatever end goal you are creating in the present.  It is possible to reach a state of mind of peacefulness and full joy with your life one present moment at a time as you are creating your beautiful house.

Remember when you fall down for a moment and your not feeling like your making enough progress to what you feel your life should look like.....Never Never Never give up or lose focus on your goal of what you are tying to accomplish.

Think your are amazing, because you are, which will lead to you becoming great.

Saturday 5 November 2016

The 17th Chapter - Communicating Your Internal Growth

Aug 20/16

I was reflecting on how to illustrate a way to communicate my own internal growth that would be meaningful and provide a key to someone that would it find valuable.  So I thought again of the start of building a beautiful large house that would represent your emotional and intellectual evolution.  This process would start basically as a new born - you are imprinted with insight tools to start this process.  When you start to grow older, your self awareness makes this process go faster.   However the lack of self awareness will possibly cause your growth to stop.

So one process at a time is started with the beginnings of a foundation, as you age your environment will also start to impact the architecture of you - with different levels of influence - usually at this time parents will play a high level of influence.  Also external experiences that you go through and the choices you make, what you bring into your life,  will also have an impact of this.

There will be periods of you feel that you know the outcome and desired state that your internal house should look like, when you will learn something new that will required some renovations.  It can be normal to become frustrated when this happens and want to lower your self awareness, which will slowly stop your growth.  Take comfort in knowing this is a pattern that does replicate around us in the physical world that happens all the time - like the marathon running training for the first marathon.  There will be periods this runner will not want to finish - draw strength from your set goals and push forward and growth.

Take your new knowledge and use it as a tool to become better and be mindful to not resist what the universe is providing to you.  As this information will allow you to continue to build a beautiful large house that you are the only one that can build it and also the end state of whatever it becomes is truly up to you.