Do miracles really happen ?

What are miracles ? Do they really happen ? Why don't miracles happen in my life ?

Beware the backsliding

Photograph by Liz George

I made the life changing decision to move on
And it was a liberating feeling,
I felt so much lighter, relieved that I don't have to live the pain anymore.
Life was going to be so much better.
The euphoria of the decision stayed with me for days.

Faith and trust that things will get better

It has been such a long time since I've blogged.  A time filled with some life changing events which have had me questioning every belief and thought on what and how life should be.  What is the truth about life ?

I am writing from my experience and these are my views and perceptions.  If you do not share it, that is perfectly fine, we each have our path to follow.

Love, gratitude and positive thinking

Most of us look at things that we long for, wait for events to happen to make us happy.  We are always waiting for something to happen or to get something which we feel will make us happy and bring meaning to our life.  How much further from the truth could we be.

As we wait for things to get better, that is the intention we set - waiting for things to get better - and that is the only reality we will experience.  We will only experience what we choose to and if we choose to wait for things to happen then that is the only experience we will have.

Life as we know it

It's been a while since I sat down and blogged.  I can think of a lot of different reasons as to why I didn't sit down and pen a few lines, the list goes on.  Looking within, I realise the reason I could not write was because there was so much turmoil within myself that it it was too emotional to actually write coherently.

The Path

The path is long and winding,
Stretching ahead of you with no end in sight.

You sometimes walk, sometimes run, and maybe even skip at times
Depending on what you experience on the path.

Face the truth, face yourself

Be true to yourself - something we hear of from motivational and inspirational talks.  But do we really understand what this means or do we just accept it at face value?

I have been saying that I must be true to myself, do what is best for me while keeping everyone happy as well.  Sometimes it's all easier said than done, we can't please everyone all of the time!  It's only when we have an experience that puts us face to face with the issue that we understand its true meaning.  We cannot live by others experience of life, we must have our own experiences as we walk our path.

This is my understanding of being true to yourself:

Today is a good day

Good days, bad days, in between days,
Each day bring with it all kinds of experiences and emotions.

The journey is just as important

I am born,
Without knowledge, without limitations,
Innocent to the ways of the world.

Being happy is not a sin

To be happy is in your nature
It is a state of being and not doing.

We get falsely led to believe that we do not deserve to be happy,
Or maybe that it is not for us,
And when we do feel happy we start feeling guilty because of it.

Do away with and banish such thoughts for they are not true,
You are a being meant to be in a state of happiness, joy, contentment.

The temporary situations that lead us to experience the opposite of these emotions
Are only temporary as they should be
Helping us to realise what it is to be in a state of happiness.

Be in a state of happiness in whatever you experience
Even in pain and disruption be happy that you have the chance to understand, appreciate and know what the state of being happy is.

Have a blessed day
In Love and Light

Because we are worthy

Who decides who is worthy and who is not?
Are some of us better or worse than another being?

Defeat - failure or temporary set back

How do you look at defeat?

Do you take it as a failure and give up or a temporary set back where you take time to recuperate and come back fighting?

We cannot succeed in everything we do, there will be times in our lives when we face defeat in something.  It is part of our life, it is how we react and come out of it that matters more than the actual event that defeated us.

If we say that we are giving up, that it is too difficult for us to try again, then we are accepting failure which is an end in itself.  We are accepting that we are not capable of something and this may be even before we have started on something.  It may be that when we hit the first stumbling block, we think that it's too much for us to handle.  The other extreme is that we keep trying again and again and still find that we do not succeed.  In this case are we being too stubborn and are not allowing ourselves to see that this may not be the path for us?

If we can keep ourselves open to looking at things in a different light, from a different perspective, we can then find a way out of the defeat by shifting our thought process to see things differently and we will be able to come back fighting to make a success or change direction so that we can go on the right path to success.

I believe the key is in being open to accepting that what we see as the right path may not necessarily be true.  The destination may be the same, but we may have to change directions to get there.  And by doing this we are not accepting defeat as a failure, but as a temporary set back from where we can keep going till we reach our final destination.

For if we never try, we will never know where we can reach.

Have a blessed day
In Love and Light

We are all equally worthy

When we think of Masters or Teachers or Gurus, they always seem to be someone who has already passed on, or in some rare cases they are here today and held in reverence by all those around.

Life is what you make of it

Life is what you make of it
It can be anything you choose it to be

You can have fun in everything you do
Experiencing life as it should be
For life is a joyful experience and will always be whatever the situation

How we decide to react to Life determines how we experience it.

My personal preference is to sing, play, dance, love through life because that feels much better than being unhappy, miserable and complaining about life all the time.

And having a positive outlook on life is much healthier as well!

Enjoy life for that is what it's meant to be.

Have a blessed day
In Love and Light

Each step takes you to the next

One step is all that it takes.

The final goal, the dream, the place you want to get to is there in the distance and you know you have chosen to reach it.

Happiness is in the present

Happiness is a state of being
It's how we feel that puts us in this state of being.

We find so many reasons why we can't be happy in the present
Always telling ourselves that we will be happy when a particular thing happens
And when it does happen we are happy for a while
And then think of the next thing to happen that will make us happy.

Light and Dark

Light and Dark
One cannot exist without the other
One must experience both to know the other
Without one the other does not have any meaning.

When in the Dark, acknowledge it, accept it and know it for what it is
Remember when you are in Darkness that there is the opposite which is Light
And know that what you are experiencing in the present moment is as it should be
That only by experiencing the Darkness can you know the Light
Most of all know that the Darkness is temporary.

When in the Light, embrace it, accept it and soak in all that the Light has to offer
For when you come into the Light from the Darkness you can appreciate it and know it for what it is
A joyful coming home of all that is and everything being as it should be
You can stay in the Light and rejoice for as long as you choose
Filled with Love for that is what Light is
The experience strong because you have already experienced the opposite
For after the Darkness the Light is much brighter and you are able to appreciate if for all it is.

Till you choose to experience Darkness again so that you don't forget
Till the time you choose to come back to experience the Light again.

And so on it goes - Light and Darkness - both existing together.

Have a blessed day
In love and Light

The Power Within

Be aware
Live conciously
Know your power
Know yourself, who you really are.

Others can walk over you, hurt you or drain you of your positive energies
Only if you let them.

By living unconsciously we are allowing others to do all these things to us
And we wonder why we feel unhappy and sad.

Acknowledge yourself first
As a being of Love created from Love
You are a special being and you have as much right as the next person to experience Love
No one can take that away from you.

Stand up for yourself
Step into yourself
You are perfect just the way you are
Let no one say anything contradictory to that

You control how others treat you
You can only be ill treated if you allow it to happen.
You are in charge of your life, take the reigns and accept your power.

Have a blessed day
In Love and Light

Let go, release and allow the new to come in

Let go, release and make space for better and brighter to come to you.

What does this really mean? How easy is it to let go of something that you hold on to dearly with the faith and hope that things will get better, everything is going to get sorted out, I just need to hold on for a little while longer?

Laughter is really the best medicine

We have all experienced laughing till our sides hurt that we had to stop or literally laughing till we slipped off the chair.  If you haven't experienced this, then you have missed out on one of the biggest joys in life.

Laughter and crying are opposite sides of the same coin. We need both in our lives, there is a time for crying and there is a time for joy and laughter.  One cannot live without the other.

But laughter is definitely the much better side, the energy and the feeling of it brings you to a natural high on positive energy and love.  There is a funny side to everything in life and if you can see that, life is always going to be a much better experience.

You will find laughter around you all the time, just waiting for you to see it, acknowledge it and share in it.  Even your thoughts can bring you smiles and laughter, there is just a thin line changing a smile into laughter.

And the best part is that laughter is contagious, it can spread joy and love around you very quickly.

Always find time to laugh, do something spontaneous and funny today to make you laugh like you haven't in a long time and feel the difference in yourself.

Laugh today and everyday and you will begin to see the difference in your life.

Have a blessed day
In Love and Light