Everyone has some good traits in them. Speak of these good elements and it will amplify them. When praised for their good traits, individuals will be encouraged to focus on them. The not so nice elements will then be diminished and will fall away. In this way you help the individual, yourself and the community you live in.
Dedicated to my mother and the wonderful two little boys in our family who represent the next generation arriving.
Sometimes life’s challenges feel overwhelming. Challenges are opportunities to learn life lessons. They are not meant to be so hard that they break you, but they are meant to be ‘challenging’. This is sometimes needed to get you to listen.
When you feel overwhelmed; step back, take a few deep breadths and re-assess the situation you find yourself in. Listening to the calm, rationale voice within you. It can be enlightening. You will be surprised at how objective and fair that voice is. However it can take some diligence to hear the voice over your anger, frustration or fear.
It is said that when an angel visits you they leave a feather behind so you know they have been. I have not experienced this, that is until last week.
I keep a Post It pad near me at home to capture thoughts that come to me for this blog. Recently the ideas have been slow in coming and my post its were sadly empty. I sent out a little request for ideas but none seemed to be forth coming. I came home from work and there was a beautifully formed feather sitting on the top of my pad. Lets see what arrives in the coming weeks.
Happiness, joy and bliss are different states of being. Happiness is often fleeting. Moments of it come and go with no control from us but brought on by an exceptionally beautiful view, a good meal, great company etc. All are external factors. Joy comes from within ourselves and can be sustained. Bliss is the next step which is available to us all but few attain.
Joy, the happiness that comes from within by Osho. He talks with humour about attaining joy and bliss. It is a thought provoking read. I found I read a few chapters, then stopped to consider the ideas. Then I read some more chapters. Text inserts of key ideas were good for reminding me of the concepts I had already read about.
Double rainbow in Liverpool, UK Experienced a beautiful rainbow one evening to cheer my journey from the office. I was totally surprised to suddenly notice the colours of the rainbow match the chakra energy points we experience in our bodies. We are much more connected to mother nature than many of us realise, including me.
Double rainbow in Liverpool, UK. Experienced a beautiful rainbow one evening to cheer my journey from the office. I was totally surprised to suddenly notice the colours of the rainbow match the chakra energy points we experience in our bodies. We are much more connected to mother nature than many of us realise, including me.
Gyhldeptis – Native American Goddess of the forest. Honoured by the Haida and Tlingit tribes in Alaska and Canada. Known as the coastal forest Goddess with long hair. Her name means “Lady Hanging Hair” representing the long moss hanging from the cedar trees. Protector of the forest and also seen as the spirit of the trees.
Gyhldeptis helps in times of stress and chaos. She assists in calming us and brings us back to our centre. Gyhldeptis reminds us of the calm flowing river. She teaches us to stay calm and focused, to step back and re-evaluate our situation. Call on Gyhldeptis when you feel overwhelmed and stressed. Walking in the woods or near to nature helps with re-connecting to nature spirits.
