"Sickness and health are not simply physical states that the methods of science will eventually analyse completely and make understandable. They are rooted in the deepest and most mysterious strata of Being." Andrew Weil
It's really quite amusing that in our society we are so interested, and identified with illness. We have millions of names for all kinds of symptoms and conditions, organisations spanning the globe set up to study, support and report on disease, and we're quick to compare wounds and draw comparisons on our experiences. (swine flue)
However imagine for just a minute, the impact of a global society entirely focused on well-being. WOW! Can you imagine such a world? What would happen if we shifted all the energy, attention and focus that is currently trained to the study of disease...to the study of well-being...how different would our societies be?
1. Empowered?
2. Healthy?
3. Wealthy?
4. Unified?
"Taoists do not study disease; they study life and health and how to maintain them." Stephen J Chang
Ancient cultures have always practiced in the holistic well-being model - treating the person, not the illness, considering emotional and mental factors as well as the physical.
Having recovered from cancer six years ago, (and many other 'ailments' since), using this model - without pharmaceauticals and other mainstream medical technologies - I totally 'get' this approach, as I have discovered in life that whatever you focus on you get more of. (that's everything!) Look around, those who focus most on illness - have illness, those who focus on loving life and all the good stuff - have that. When the later do get ill, they seem to bounce back in record time, whilst others encounter multiple factors and long recovery periods.
Well-being comes from a sense of internal peace. You cannot have well-being and be identified with illness. The two are at opposite ends. Well-being exists when we rise to life's challenges and surrender the stress - finding ways to surrender to 'what is', losing resistance. Illness exists where there is resistance and 'fear', for whatever reason - to what is - reality.
Four years ago I decided, when a friend introduced me as a 'breast cancer survivor', to let go of that identity, and become wholly 'me' again; resplendant in vibrantly good health. Illness is a tough one to keep up with ;-) As I made that commitment I felt instantly as though a physical burden had been removed from my shoulders, a sense of relief. After a while, my persistent ailments vanished, without effort, simply by shifting focus to what 'is' rather than what 'should' be.
Whenever I observe illness in my body now, I know that I need to surrender the belief - the 'story' and find a way to feel better, to be 'at ease', and let life flow. I LOVE Abraham's analagy for disease; 'dis-ease; 'dis' (upstream) 'ease' (downstream). SIMPLE!
Well-being is downstream. Feel the difference? The way forward?
1. Stop thinking about poor health
2. Stop talking about poor health
3. Stop expecting poor health
4. Stop accepting poor health as your natural state
A B C...IT'S EASY AS... (forgive my cheesy-ness, ehehehe)
ACCEPT well-being as your natural state
BEGIN to live FULLY today - do not delay!
COMMIT to finding thoughts that feel better
DWELL in the possibilities of OUTRAGEOUSLY GOOD HEALTH!
If you're having trouble accepting how psychology effects physiology, and visa-versa, explore 'placebo'. It is proven time and again with drug trials, so why not consider the possibility that you have a choice in positively effecting your well-being - from the inside out, next time you're ill? BE the change...
We know that certain mental/emotional factors effect our bodies via the deliciousness of such sensations as 'goosebumps/gooseflesh' and butterflies - oh and that certain male response (ahem), so quit pretending that we have no control over our bodies. ;-)
Joseph Campbell said "You've got to find the force inside you."
That force is THE 'FEEL-GOOD FACTOR'! It's yours now and forever, FREE, 100% accessible 24/7, limitless, symptom-free, available anywhere/anytime, for everyone who chooses. It's also extremely contagious and can be FUN! The only health proponent on the market that is all this and more.
Try it! Channel your emotions, use you intellect and will-power to guide your thoughts to better places. Think thoughts that FEEL better. Choose well-being by making it your prime focus - expect it! It's only natural :-)
Here's a bit of fun for the old ravers out there - turn it up LOUD!!! (stripping down to your bra, is optional)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pn__E-I62VY&NR=1
BONUS LINK :-) L O V E what these guys are doing!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lXh2n0aPyw
Thanks again for reading my rant :-)
Enjoy the weeeeek!
Jodie xx
MWAH, SHARE THE LOVE :-) Please share this message if you feel that anyone else will enjoy it. Also available on Facebook groups “WOW factor” - twitter @_jodie_barrett – and www.day-one.com.au http://secretsnippet.blogspot.com/ Contact me if this style of coaching appeals. Thanks for your support! xxx
Monday, 19 October 2009
Thursday, 15 October 2009
Are you ready for the adventure of a lifetime?
"Life shrinks and expands in proportion to one's courage."
Anais Nin
What skill, talent, or great secret are you keeping from the world, that if you had no fear...you would share and become the person you came here to be?
What have you long aspired to be, do or have, and how much longer are you prepared to wait for it? Your whole life? Is the fear really that powerful or indeed worth it? Or could you simply recognise it for what it truly is 'FEAR; Fake Expectation Appearing Real'.
"Do the thing you are afraid to do and the death of fear is certain."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
When you really think about it, it's obvious, you have two choices:
Option 1.) Feel the fear and let it perpetuate further inaction.
Option 2.) Feel the fear and do it anyway.
To put it more simply you might ask yourself this question:
Do I want to feel better, or do I want to feel worse?
Better would be loosing the white knuckles and getting on with the ride. Worse would be resisting growth or denying your needs. As Abraham (Hicks) so aptly puts it, ask yourself,
"Is that an upstream thought or a downstream thought?"
TIP #1: Upstream; problem-focused :-( Paddling hard against the current, getting wet, getting nowhere fast, lots of dangerous rocks with lots of bruises and bumps along the way. Could be fun, but...
TIP #2: Downstream; solution-focused :-) With the current...ahhh...feel the difference? Pop the cork, pass the canapes...mmm, lovely tune you're playing on that guitar...wow...is that a flock of Flamingo's over there? ehehehe...got it?
No prizes for guessing which one I'm choosing! (that's not to say that I haven't already earned my stripes as a heavy-weight professional upstream-as-fast-as-I-can-go kinda gal...ohhhh noooo...scars as well. I've been sooooo bloody good at this stuff!).
Now for those of you who love to go into battle with bulging muscles and scintillating intellect - it needs to be said that downstream is not necessarily a 'cop-out'. When something is easier it is no less 'right'. Struggle and strive are soooo last year darling! Come on! Get with the prograam dude.
More hurdles and scars at the end of the ride, doesn't make the ride any better. The path of least resistance bears dividends that you can't even begin to comprehend right now. More energy for one, less pain another, plus you get to wear that smug look on your face for at least a day! :-P
Seriously, there are really only two choices in life; one that feels better, and one that feels worse - and only you will know the answer. Does it really feel better to resist your magnificence?
So why not harness the fear in preparation for the ride of your life! A ride that sustains and supports you, now there's a novel concept! What can you jettison to lighten the load first? Any limiting beliefs per chance?
Oooookaaay, ARE YOU READY? GREAT! Now, let go of the reins and hold on to your hat...it starts when you say so, and goes wherever you want it to go...just let go and enjoy the ride...who knows where it may take you...woo-hooooooo!!!!
Here's a wee taste of what's to come...metaphorically for some of you ;-) quite literally for at least a few of you!! :-S ehehehe...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2D6MJzva7E
"You must do the thing you think you cannot do."
Eleanor Roosevelt
Have a GREAT week everyone! Thanks again for taking to time to humour me and my musings :-
Jodie xx
PS - DOH! APOLOGIES for all the typo's in my last posting! Can you tell that I was rushing my creative process... (sigh), so disappointing to learn that one is not perfect yet ;-)
MWAH, SHARE THE LOVE :-) Please share this message if you feel that anyone else will enjoy it. Also available on Facebook groups “WOW factor” - twitter @_jodie_barrett – and www.day-one.com.au http://secretsnippet.blogspot.com/ Thanks for your support! xxx
Anais Nin
What skill, talent, or great secret are you keeping from the world, that if you had no fear...you would share and become the person you came here to be?
What have you long aspired to be, do or have, and how much longer are you prepared to wait for it? Your whole life? Is the fear really that powerful or indeed worth it? Or could you simply recognise it for what it truly is 'FEAR; Fake Expectation Appearing Real'.
"Do the thing you are afraid to do and the death of fear is certain."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
When you really think about it, it's obvious, you have two choices:
Option 1.) Feel the fear and let it perpetuate further inaction.
Option 2.) Feel the fear and do it anyway.
To put it more simply you might ask yourself this question:
Do I want to feel better, or do I want to feel worse?
Better would be loosing the white knuckles and getting on with the ride. Worse would be resisting growth or denying your needs. As Abraham (Hicks) so aptly puts it, ask yourself,
"Is that an upstream thought or a downstream thought?"
TIP #1: Upstream; problem-focused :-( Paddling hard against the current, getting wet, getting nowhere fast, lots of dangerous rocks with lots of bruises and bumps along the way. Could be fun, but...
TIP #2: Downstream; solution-focused :-) With the current...ahhh...feel the difference? Pop the cork, pass the canapes...mmm, lovely tune you're playing on that guitar...wow...is that a flock of Flamingo's over there? ehehehe...got it?
No prizes for guessing which one I'm choosing! (that's not to say that I haven't already earned my stripes as a heavy-weight professional upstream-as-fast-as-I-can-go kinda gal...ohhhh noooo...scars as well. I've been sooooo bloody good at this stuff!).
Now for those of you who love to go into battle with bulging muscles and scintillating intellect - it needs to be said that downstream is not necessarily a 'cop-out'. When something is easier it is no less 'right'. Struggle and strive are soooo last year darling! Come on! Get with the prograam dude.
More hurdles and scars at the end of the ride, doesn't make the ride any better. The path of least resistance bears dividends that you can't even begin to comprehend right now. More energy for one, less pain another, plus you get to wear that smug look on your face for at least a day! :-P
Seriously, there are really only two choices in life; one that feels better, and one that feels worse - and only you will know the answer. Does it really feel better to resist your magnificence?
So why not harness the fear in preparation for the ride of your life! A ride that sustains and supports you, now there's a novel concept! What can you jettison to lighten the load first? Any limiting beliefs per chance?
Oooookaaay, ARE YOU READY? GREAT! Now, let go of the reins and hold on to your hat...it starts when you say so, and goes wherever you want it to go...just let go and enjoy the ride...who knows where it may take you...woo-hooooooo!!!!
Here's a wee taste of what's to come...metaphorically for some of you ;-) quite literally for at least a few of you!! :-S ehehehe...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2D6MJzva7E
"You must do the thing you think you cannot do."
Eleanor Roosevelt
Have a GREAT week everyone! Thanks again for taking to time to humour me and my musings :-
Jodie xx
PS - DOH! APOLOGIES for all the typo's in my last posting! Can you tell that I was rushing my creative process... (sigh), so disappointing to learn that one is not perfect yet ;-)
MWAH, SHARE THE LOVE :-) Please share this message if you feel that anyone else will enjoy it. Also available on Facebook groups “WOW factor” - twitter @_jodie_barrett – and www.day-one.com.au http://secretsnippet.blogspot.com/ Thanks for your support! xxx
Monday, 5 October 2009
You gotta go there, to come back
Vacations are not about 'getting away' - but about getting in 'touch'. Chinese Proverb
Holidays are a great opportunity to regain focus, balance and get back to basics about what life is really about. Having had the very great gift bestowed upon me last week by a client of a week in italy (!!), I feel very grateful to be able to share with you, what I consider to be the greatest treasures of Italian culture.
1.) Food - obviously!!
2.) Family
3.) Beauty
FOOD; Apart from the fact that Italians take coffee very seriously (ahhh...), the next most obvious thing is that you never - EVER - see an Italian eating on the run. This, is akin to sacreligious behaviour. You must eat, enjoy and allow time for the body to digest, and the energies to restore before undertaking other activities. Each component of the meal is complementary and significant in the order of proceedings; Antipasti, pasta, meats, vegatables, dolci/sweets, digestiv liquor. Elegantly presented and incredibly simplistic, our cilinary experiences brought to mind Leonardo Da Vinci's words, "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."
FAMILY; Italian families commune together regulary, both at home or in the public domain, in leisure or activity. They openly show their love and appreciation of each other, and share quality time. We saw whole families out on bikes together (as Lucca is well known for its cycling poulation), all ages cycling along; sometimes three generations - and all incredibly fit! On Sunday, the smartly dressed townsfolk flock to the churches for worship, then populate the towns many restaurants with their vibrant, melodic chatter to share the blessing of food together.
BEAUTY; The Italian love of beauty is evident in mounmental proportions - everywhere you look; Fashion - most Italians are effortlessly stylish at any age, and the men are noticable bold in their use of colour and pattern (metro-mania...LOVE it!). Food is always beautifully presented and artistically displayed so as to draw the eye and send you salivating through the doors.
The architecture is sublime! (obvs) Richly detailed, beautifully crafted, thoughtfully presented, balanced magnificently between form and function - ultimately triumphant!
Extreme physical beauty alert! Why are Italians so INSANELY gorgeous?! Walking past living statues of great beauty, it is a constant assault on the senses as you pass through the packed piazza's of perfection. It takes a while to get used to the open and often ardent attention of the male poulation (ohhh...well at least a day!), and quite frankly - one could grow to really LOVE that part of Italian culture :-) It's not only the men either - the women also stare openly and seem to assess you from top to toe as you pass. We took this as admiration ;-)
They are passionate people, it is in everything they do, evidence of love and lust and romance and also of duty and ceremony and ritual. They do not drink or eat too much like too many of us in the western world; Everything in moderation - even moderation (except for love!)
Italy is intensely romantic, it is the fabric of society, they love to love and aren't afraid to show it. How could one not fall in love, in Italy, whilst one still has a pulse?
Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things. Denis Diderot
For me, this holiday was like stepping into a beautiful painted canvas, and becomming part of the scene. Incredible colours, rich reds, golds, greens against a perfect backdrop of ancient stone, clear, blue skies and sublime light. Perfectly temperate at between 26 -28 degrees, we enjoyed the 'siesta' opportunities and late night happenings.
Getting 'back to normality' after a holiday is a habit I have chosen to drop. In its place are integrated aspects of my Italian connection, to balance and continue the celebration of life, love and all the richness there.
Enjoy some amore on me this week! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS6-b7CONDI
Thanks for tuning in...
Ciao ciao!
Jodia xxx
Gratzia grande to Becca, for this wonderful gift. Keep on shining.
Please share this message, if you enjoyed reading. Also available on blogger.com/secretsnippet - Facebook groups “WOW factor” - twitter @_jodie_barrett – and www.day-one.com.au Thanks for your support! xxx
Holidays are a great opportunity to regain focus, balance and get back to basics about what life is really about. Having had the very great gift bestowed upon me last week by a client of a week in italy (!!), I feel very grateful to be able to share with you, what I consider to be the greatest treasures of Italian culture.
1.) Food - obviously!!
2.) Family
3.) Beauty
FOOD; Apart from the fact that Italians take coffee very seriously (ahhh...), the next most obvious thing is that you never - EVER - see an Italian eating on the run. This, is akin to sacreligious behaviour. You must eat, enjoy and allow time for the body to digest, and the energies to restore before undertaking other activities. Each component of the meal is complementary and significant in the order of proceedings; Antipasti, pasta, meats, vegatables, dolci/sweets, digestiv liquor. Elegantly presented and incredibly simplistic, our cilinary experiences brought to mind Leonardo Da Vinci's words, "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."
FAMILY; Italian families commune together regulary, both at home or in the public domain, in leisure or activity. They openly show their love and appreciation of each other, and share quality time. We saw whole families out on bikes together (as Lucca is well known for its cycling poulation), all ages cycling along; sometimes three generations - and all incredibly fit! On Sunday, the smartly dressed townsfolk flock to the churches for worship, then populate the towns many restaurants with their vibrant, melodic chatter to share the blessing of food together.
BEAUTY; The Italian love of beauty is evident in mounmental proportions - everywhere you look; Fashion - most Italians are effortlessly stylish at any age, and the men are noticable bold in their use of colour and pattern (metro-mania...LOVE it!). Food is always beautifully presented and artistically displayed so as to draw the eye and send you salivating through the doors.
The architecture is sublime! (obvs) Richly detailed, beautifully crafted, thoughtfully presented, balanced magnificently between form and function - ultimately triumphant!
Extreme physical beauty alert! Why are Italians so INSANELY gorgeous?! Walking past living statues of great beauty, it is a constant assault on the senses as you pass through the packed piazza's of perfection. It takes a while to get used to the open and often ardent attention of the male poulation (ohhh...well at least a day!), and quite frankly - one could grow to really LOVE that part of Italian culture :-) It's not only the men either - the women also stare openly and seem to assess you from top to toe as you pass. We took this as admiration ;-)
They are passionate people, it is in everything they do, evidence of love and lust and romance and also of duty and ceremony and ritual. They do not drink or eat too much like too many of us in the western world; Everything in moderation - even moderation (except for love!)
Italy is intensely romantic, it is the fabric of society, they love to love and aren't afraid to show it. How could one not fall in love, in Italy, whilst one still has a pulse?
Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things. Denis Diderot
For me, this holiday was like stepping into a beautiful painted canvas, and becomming part of the scene. Incredible colours, rich reds, golds, greens against a perfect backdrop of ancient stone, clear, blue skies and sublime light. Perfectly temperate at between 26 -28 degrees, we enjoyed the 'siesta' opportunities and late night happenings.
Getting 'back to normality' after a holiday is a habit I have chosen to drop. In its place are integrated aspects of my Italian connection, to balance and continue the celebration of life, love and all the richness there.
Enjoy some amore on me this week! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS6-b7CONDI
Thanks for tuning in...
Ciao ciao!
Jodia xxx
Gratzia grande to Becca, for this wonderful gift. Keep on shining.
Please share this message, if you enjoyed reading. Also available on blogger.com/secretsnippet - Facebook groups “WOW factor” - twitter @_jodie_barrett – and www.day-one.com.au Thanks for your support! xxx
Friday, 18 September 2009
One for the kids!
"It is never too late to have a happy childhood." Tom Robbins
This week I had the very great honor of spending an afternoon with a class of 10 and 11 yr olds. How refreshing!! In their world; 'NOW' is where all the best stuff happens, new challenges are very exciting, and everthing is possible.
Volunteering to participate in a safety education program for schools was, for me, particularly challenging on many levels:
1.) I'm not sure that creating fear in small minds doesn't also create reality in later lives. (within reason)
2.) Am I able to responsibly influence these young souls to follow rules and regulations? (never been my strength!!)
3. Would I not rather be with the kids - in their world - exploring their wisdom??
So I decided to tackle my fears head-on, and explore what was there for me. Not surprisingly, I discovered what an incredible gift it is to see the world again through 10 year old eyes. How it changes so many things.
Everything is ripe with potential, the insurmountable seems trivial, there are no previous expectations, hence each event is pure and positively experienced. Being so 'present', response time is incredible. Conversely ability to 'bounce-back' and refocus after potential scare situation, is acute and impressive.
"When you finally go back to your old hometown, you find it wasn't the old home you missed but your childhood." Sam Ewing
My challenge to you this week is to be the 10 year old. Join my gang - as I challenged earlier this week on FB.
What can you do differently?
How do you respond to challenges?
How do you engage in your environment?
How is communication effected?
Could you see through fresh eyes? See 'what is' really there, rather than what previous experiences tell you is there. Could you start each day afresh, fully surrendering to each experience as though it was the first time for everything?
Yes? COME ON!!!
Join my gang!!
Repeat after me...
"I am 10 again from this day forth" :-)
or at least for the next day - week...millenia??
So I'll see you in the kid-zone...I'll be the one with the polka dot bikini, pink afro wig, bells on my ankles and bells on my wrists, squealing with glee as I catwheel across the room into a huge pile of pink fluffy cushions! (insert own scenario here)
Have a great week everyone!! I'm off to ITALY!!!!! Yippeeeeee!!! With my 10 year old soul!! Woo-hooooo!!!!
Grandè amorè (hand-stands and backflips)
Jxxx
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Monday, 7 September 2009
All you need is LOVE...ba, ba da da daaa
"The love you take is equal to the love you make." Paul McCartney
We've talked about this - how like attracts like; what you put out is what you get back - and guess what? There are nooooo exclusions ;-) uh-uh - none. That means WHATEVER you put out there - comes back - like a boomerang. (guddoyngg!)
LOVE as well at HATE as well as FEAR as well as JOY as well as IMPATIENCE as well as COMPASSION etc., etc. All of it - is yours - if you want it...or you have the choice - to 'cherry pick' ;-) I know what I'm choosing!
Here's the deal - whatever you put out is also what you wear out - like a shining sequined coat (LOVE), or the grim reapers habit ;-[ (fear etc). (Boys - if sequins aren't your thing > insert suitable replacement!) As humans we have an incredible ability to sense unspoken feelings - we are sense animals after all!
Notice what goes on around you. How do others respond to you? Which coat are you wearing? The fastest turnaround from any negative situation, is through learning to open your heart to 'see' the truth of what is really happening. Learn to love yourself through understanding why you are attracting that kind of situation. When you give love - you attract love - when you give anger - you attract anger. Be honest about how you're feeling and why it is coming to you.
When you live in love, you are equal to your environment. Stuff still happens to bring challenge into the equation - that's just life - but you deal with it in a whole new way - from a place of trust - not fear. You learn to attract more of the good stuff! Bring it ON!!!
You cannot embrace love whilst holding on to fear...it's impossible! They live in separate parts of the body; the head and heart respectively. My great teacher and friend - Sky - coined the phrase, 'Stop and drop' - stop identifying with the mind, and drop into the silence of the heart.' This is a great technique for letting go of negative emotion, letting the 'story' of what you think is happening slip, and starting to live from heart intelligence - with integrity. Try it and see for yourself...STOP (mind) and DROP (heart)...ahhhh...feel better? ;-)
I'm pitching back to the Beatles this week for some love, love, love...
"There's nothing you can do that can't be done,
Nothing you can sing that can't be sung,
Nothing you can say but you can learn how to play the game,
It's EASY!
Nothing you can make that can't be made,
No-one you can save that can't be saved,
Nothing you can do but you can learn how to be you in time,
It's EASY!
All you need is LOVE...ba, ba da da daaa
All you need is LOVE...ba, ba da da daaa
All you need is LOVE...love...love is all you need" The Beatles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzJ2NKp23WU
Live from your heart - open up to the full expression of who you are! Let the world experience YOU and all your unique talents, and surrender to the beauty of life.
Don't wait - start NOW!
The world is waiting...
LOVE, love and MORE love for you this week - I'm giving away 4 full coaching sessions to the first 4 replies to this email from facebook group 'WOW factor'. This is my gift for you :-) to help you get LOVING more of your life! Just email that you would like the giveaway session - and we can arrange to hook up by phone/skype webcam for non UK residents - and/or face to face for local UK residents :-) The choice is yours!
Thanks again for dropping by...have a splendid week my lovelies!!!
Jodie xx
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Wednesday, 26 August 2009
Roll up for the mystery tour! :-)
"The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious - the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science." Albert Einstein
Some things in life are not easily understood. In school we are taught to find the intellectual answer for all things - the science behind life - yet in real life, as many ancient scriptures tell us, not everything can be understood within the limited capacity of the mind.
Life is really about experience - understanding follows experience. You can read all the books in the world, do all the courses that interest you, but until you apply it, you will not totally understand it. Start living each learning, and approach life with a 'suck it and see' philosophy - it's a winning recipe for HAPPINESS.
"If you recognise everything as devine design, the design unfolds devinely." Sky
We so often resist trying new stuff for fear of failure, wanting perfection on the first try. Life isn't like that. We learn more by our mistakes than by our triumphs. If we never had the troughs - how would be recognise the peaks?
We all have UP days, and down days, difficult days and easy days - it's all part of the design; contrast that enables the essential clarity. The trick is to recognise that it is just a day - and this too shall pass. Everything passes and if you can just keep the faith and be patient as it all unfolds for you - mysteriously ;-) you will be amazed by how easy it can be.
In the meantime, grow your good by talking about all the little and BIG things that are good and happening in your life. This is the fastest, safest and most gratifying way to attract more into your life. It's too easy - and almost hypnotic at times - to get stuck focusing on everything that's 'wrong', 'frustrating', 'upsetting', 'difficult' etc., and none of that makes us feel any good at all!
It takes effort to shift perspective, persistent, focused intention and applied effort. Baby steps - one - two - freeeee! :-) Set achievable goals - set yourself up for success each day - not a fall; you don't have to climb the whole mountain in a day! BE nice to yourself...
See it all as a game. Lighten up - look for the gift - life is supposed to be enjoyable - fun even!! Stop taking yourself so seriously and get involved with the BIG F-F-F-FUN stuff. (pwetty pwease?)
"You will have wonderful surges forward. Then there must be a time of consolidating before the next forward surge. Accept this as part of the process and never become downhearted." Eileen Caddy
As a foot note - three of my clients phoned today, to celebrate GREAT triumphs that only months ago seemed daunting, fantastical, impossible even. How quickly you each proved yourselves wrong!! See how easy it is when you let go...and trust?
So CONGRATULATIONS to each of you, and let it inspire the rest of us to begin living a life that we ABSOLUTELY LOVE. It's all so possible...
PS - Congrats and gratitude also to the four coaching session winners from last week. Based on the response, I've decided to offer one free session each week now... soooo first in; BEST DRESSED!!
Have an AMAZING week everyone!
Thanks again for your time and feedback.
Jodie xx
Some things in life are not easily understood. In school we are taught to find the intellectual answer for all things - the science behind life - yet in real life, as many ancient scriptures tell us, not everything can be understood within the limited capacity of the mind.
Life is really about experience - understanding follows experience. You can read all the books in the world, do all the courses that interest you, but until you apply it, you will not totally understand it. Start living each learning, and approach life with a 'suck it and see' philosophy - it's a winning recipe for HAPPINESS.
"If you recognise everything as devine design, the design unfolds devinely." Sky
We so often resist trying new stuff for fear of failure, wanting perfection on the first try. Life isn't like that. We learn more by our mistakes than by our triumphs. If we never had the troughs - how would be recognise the peaks?
We all have UP days, and down days, difficult days and easy days - it's all part of the design; contrast that enables the essential clarity. The trick is to recognise that it is just a day - and this too shall pass. Everything passes and if you can just keep the faith and be patient as it all unfolds for you - mysteriously ;-) you will be amazed by how easy it can be.
In the meantime, grow your good by talking about all the little and BIG things that are good and happening in your life. This is the fastest, safest and most gratifying way to attract more into your life. It's too easy - and almost hypnotic at times - to get stuck focusing on everything that's 'wrong', 'frustrating', 'upsetting', 'difficult' etc., and none of that makes us feel any good at all!
It takes effort to shift perspective, persistent, focused intention and applied effort. Baby steps - one - two - freeeee! :-) Set achievable goals - set yourself up for success each day - not a fall; you don't have to climb the whole mountain in a day! BE nice to yourself...
See it all as a game. Lighten up - look for the gift - life is supposed to be enjoyable - fun even!! Stop taking yourself so seriously and get involved with the BIG F-F-F-FUN stuff. (pwetty pwease?)
"You will have wonderful surges forward. Then there must be a time of consolidating before the next forward surge. Accept this as part of the process and never become downhearted." Eileen Caddy
As a foot note - three of my clients phoned today, to celebrate GREAT triumphs that only months ago seemed daunting, fantastical, impossible even. How quickly you each proved yourselves wrong!! See how easy it is when you let go...and trust?
So CONGRATULATIONS to each of you, and let it inspire the rest of us to begin living a life that we ABSOLUTELY LOVE. It's all so possible...
PS - Congrats and gratitude also to the four coaching session winners from last week. Based on the response, I've decided to offer one free session each week now... soooo first in; BEST DRESSED!!
Have an AMAZING week everyone!
Thanks again for your time and feedback.
Jodie xx
Tuesday, 25 August 2009
Imagination..inspiration...across the nation...
"Without inspiration the best powers of the mind remain dormant, there is a fuel in us which needs to be ignited with sparks." Johann Gottfried Von Herder
Sometimes things just don't seem to flow...the plan isn't coming together, creative juices aren't flowing, inspiration and attention, are waning. You're paddling fast upstream and it all feels like such hard work...STOP!
As I often say, 'If it doesn't flow then it doesn't go.' Why do we try sooo hard to push things uphill? We convince ourselves that reward only comes after serious effort, 'no gain without pain', but seriously - is this what life is really all about? Slogging it out till we're too beat to enjoy it?
Often the best thing you can do - is literally walk away. Change task - have a break - do something completely different.
Whenever there are creative or intuitive issues in my day, I know that I need to reconnect with myself and my own internal space.
"Solitude is as needful to the imagination as society is wholesome for the character." James Russel Lowell
The best places for me are open green-space, places where I can walk or sit, people-watch or chat to random strangers :-) It’s a great way to get out of your head, and into your heart – where inspiration lives.
Places of inspiration do wonders for the soul - gardens in spring, museums, art gallery's, exhibitions, fashion or even sometimes just home in bed for a ‘duvet day’!
Whatever you need to feel better, more inspired, positive, free-flowing, unstuck - do it. Treat yourself - make it a habit.
Recently I found vital inspiration in so many things:
Browsing books in the big bookshops
Admiring and learning about art in several locations
Stepping into my own catwalk moment at high-end fashion stores - soooo much fun!
Cooking amazing, experimental meals
Learning new stuff in my weekly webinars
Watching uplifting TV (It does exist!) Tonight I watched an awesome documentary about the Oxhey Choir and the inspiring work of Gareth Malone. Check it out:
http://www.southoxheychoirs.org/
I love that he says, "Clearly you've got to sing the tune correctly but it's equally as important to find the right spirit, passion and drive with which to sing the notes. "
Perfect. That's what it's all about - how you feel. If you feel great - you produce great work - if you feel lousy - guess what?"
I'll leave you with my...ummm...guilty pleasure and inspiration of the week - X Factor!! OK so it’s out there now... I LOVE the ultimately uplifting vibe of this show - that feeling that 'anything is possible'. I also love the opportunity of flushing out the tear ducts once in a while ;-) Always good to let go a little!
Here's a parting shot to inspire you this week - a little 'fearlessness' from Jamie Afro ;-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvBHzaZZO5o&feature=PlayList&p=iPSWjN5P6Vs
Have a GREAT week - and seek the inspiration you need, to be enjoying your life - rather than enduring it ;-)
Thanks again for tuning in...
Jodie xx
Share the love :-) Much gratitude for those who choose to share this message - available on blogger.com/secretsnippet - Facebook groups “WOW factor” - twitter @_jodie_barrett – and www.day-one.com.au Thanks for your support! xx
Monday, 17 August 2009
The 'BIG C'....'Commitment'!
This week I’m starting with something a little different…
PLEASE WATCH THE FILM FIRST :-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdUUx5FdySs&feature=related
It’s 3 years since I first stumbled upon this film - on our beloved 'YouTube'. At the time, it rocked my world. For me, the idea and visual of the Kiwi – a famous flightless bird – going to such lengths to experience what other birds surely must take for granted, (if you allow me to equate that kind of human consciousness to bird-world…hehehee…), was so powerful. The dedication, commitment and passion…almost too much! (Really!)
Around that time, I had this vision of great endeavours in my life. I’d achieved success with my cancer recovery, changing lifestyles whilst exploring so many aspects; diets, fitness, meditation, sooo many books, courses, seminars - influences came and I soaked them up. I subscribed to blogs, did e-courses, quizzes, studied Life Coaching – so that I could begin to understand, and nurture in others, the machinations of life.
Whilst this film, ‘Kiwi’, on the outset appears to be quite sad and almost melancholic, I found it inspiring in so many ways! Tears rolled down my cheeks as I shared Kiwi’s joy, for the experience of flight - unbounded freedom - a dream realised! So powerful was his ‘do or die’ attitude, and the level of dedication required to experience flight - even if only momentarily with the risk of almost certain death, despite it all – he flew! He achieved his longed for dream!
Now THAT’S dedication to life!
As I began to share ‘Kiwi’ with friends, and witnessed similar reactions, I realised we each experienced the same visual – in different framework of our personal perceptions, and for me the strongest was one of commitment – the BIG C!! (As I had long called it).
Since my teenage years, my mantra had been, “Better to die on your feet, than to live on your knees.”, words famously spoken by Emiliano Zapata Salazar (For the Aussies out there – extra points for spotting these words as lyrics from a famous Sydney band of the 80’s!)
‘Kiwi’ gave me a great gift; I realised that I had been living on my knees; not allowing myself to fully experience life. Not committing to life – or indeed myself. Not trusting that if I took the leap – the net would appear. If I wanted to experience life as my dream,I first had to commit to experiencing myself! Fully, wholly, truly, madly and deeply.
My head was full to bursting with intellectual knowledge, but I needed to get ‘out there’, into the world and experience what I came here to live, and learn and become. Exactly how that would play out; the journey - was not my concern, but the feeling of what; the vision – the dream, I knew, was crucial. Martin Luther King’s words rang in my ears, “Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase. Just take the first step.”
I stepped out. I leaped!! Many nets appeared…a whole series of nets…one, after the other. Year after year, camouflaged and dressed up in all manner of guises.
Realise, that life is the continuous unfolding of oneself. Like a flower, we open each day, petal by petal, to release our nectar - the juice of life - for the nourishment of all in our world.
"Everyone dies, but not everyone fully lives. Too many people are having a "near-life experience." Author Unknown
Whose life are you living now? How committed are you to living your life fully? To feeling good everyday? To fulfilling your promise – your purpose? To doing whatever is required to shift your life - your dreams, into gear?
How can you commit truly, madly and deeply - to your life this week, to your vision and dreams of the life you came here to live? Are you prepared to take the leap?
One of my clients - Holly Budge –takes an enormous leap on August 22nd, in participating in the famous ‘Mongol Derby’; the longest horse race in the world!
http://mongolderby.theadventurists.com/index.php
Whether she wins, or loses, it matters little (Holly might debate that as I know she plans to win!) – for life is a journey – not a destination – and guess what? The journey IS the destination!!
Personally, I’m kicking the ‘BIG C’ into first position next week, when I begin practicing full-time as a Life Coach – leaving the cosy nest of my part-time job. (yikes!) It’s very exciting – exhilarating even! Fears have come and gone, and what remains is a sense of knowing – a deep resonance of rightness. Find your resonance this week – and begin to trust it. Get out of that comfy nest and fly!
And for those who prefer a more ‘Hollywood’ happy ending (ooh-err missus!!) watch this update of ‘Kiwi’!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORDhCi6JQaY&feature=related
And have a FABULOUS week!
Thanks for listening… :-)
Jodie xx
Share the love :-) Much gratitude for those who choose to share this message - available on blogger.com/secretsnippet - Facebook groups “WOW factor” - twitter @_jodie_barrett – and www.day-one.com.au Thanks for your support! xx
PLEASE WATCH THE FILM FIRST :-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdUUx5FdySs&feature=related
It’s 3 years since I first stumbled upon this film - on our beloved 'YouTube'. At the time, it rocked my world. For me, the idea and visual of the Kiwi – a famous flightless bird – going to such lengths to experience what other birds surely must take for granted, (if you allow me to equate that kind of human consciousness to bird-world…hehehee…), was so powerful. The dedication, commitment and passion…almost too much! (Really!)
Around that time, I had this vision of great endeavours in my life. I’d achieved success with my cancer recovery, changing lifestyles whilst exploring so many aspects; diets, fitness, meditation, sooo many books, courses, seminars - influences came and I soaked them up. I subscribed to blogs, did e-courses, quizzes, studied Life Coaching – so that I could begin to understand, and nurture in others, the machinations of life.
Whilst this film, ‘Kiwi’, on the outset appears to be quite sad and almost melancholic, I found it inspiring in so many ways! Tears rolled down my cheeks as I shared Kiwi’s joy, for the experience of flight - unbounded freedom - a dream realised! So powerful was his ‘do or die’ attitude, and the level of dedication required to experience flight - even if only momentarily with the risk of almost certain death, despite it all – he flew! He achieved his longed for dream!
Now THAT’S dedication to life!
As I began to share ‘Kiwi’ with friends, and witnessed similar reactions, I realised we each experienced the same visual – in different framework of our personal perceptions, and for me the strongest was one of commitment – the BIG C!! (As I had long called it).
Since my teenage years, my mantra had been, “Better to die on your feet, than to live on your knees.”, words famously spoken by Emiliano Zapata Salazar (For the Aussies out there – extra points for spotting these words as lyrics from a famous Sydney band of the 80’s!)
‘Kiwi’ gave me a great gift; I realised that I had been living on my knees; not allowing myself to fully experience life. Not committing to life – or indeed myself. Not trusting that if I took the leap – the net would appear. If I wanted to experience life as my dream,I first had to commit to experiencing myself! Fully, wholly, truly, madly and deeply.
My head was full to bursting with intellectual knowledge, but I needed to get ‘out there’, into the world and experience what I came here to live, and learn and become. Exactly how that would play out; the journey - was not my concern, but the feeling of what; the vision – the dream, I knew, was crucial. Martin Luther King’s words rang in my ears, “Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase. Just take the first step.”
I stepped out. I leaped!! Many nets appeared…a whole series of nets…one, after the other. Year after year, camouflaged and dressed up in all manner of guises.
Realise, that life is the continuous unfolding of oneself. Like a flower, we open each day, petal by petal, to release our nectar - the juice of life - for the nourishment of all in our world.
"Everyone dies, but not everyone fully lives. Too many people are having a "near-life experience." Author Unknown
Whose life are you living now? How committed are you to living your life fully? To feeling good everyday? To fulfilling your promise – your purpose? To doing whatever is required to shift your life - your dreams, into gear?
How can you commit truly, madly and deeply - to your life this week, to your vision and dreams of the life you came here to live? Are you prepared to take the leap?
One of my clients - Holly Budge –takes an enormous leap on August 22nd, in participating in the famous ‘Mongol Derby’; the longest horse race in the world!
http://mongolderby.theadventurists.com/index.php
Whether she wins, or loses, it matters little (Holly might debate that as I know she plans to win!) – for life is a journey – not a destination – and guess what? The journey IS the destination!!
Personally, I’m kicking the ‘BIG C’ into first position next week, when I begin practicing full-time as a Life Coach – leaving the cosy nest of my part-time job. (yikes!) It’s very exciting – exhilarating even! Fears have come and gone, and what remains is a sense of knowing – a deep resonance of rightness. Find your resonance this week – and begin to trust it. Get out of that comfy nest and fly!
And for those who prefer a more ‘Hollywood’ happy ending (ooh-err missus!!) watch this update of ‘Kiwi’!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORDhCi6JQaY&feature=related
And have a FABULOUS week!
Thanks for listening… :-)
Jodie xx
Share the love :-) Much gratitude for those who choose to share this message - available on blogger.com/secretsnippet - Facebook groups “WOW factor” - twitter @_jodie_barrett – and www.day-one.com.au Thanks for your support! xx
Wednesday, 12 August 2009
Sugar and spice and all things nice :-)
Today I bent the truth to be kind, and I have no regret, for I am far surer of what is kind than I am of what is true. Robert Brault
It's easy to react when someone is rude or angry towards us, however if we can refrain from taking it personally, and focus instead on maintaining our own balance and integrity, we might see the 'badly wrapped gift'! The gift, may come wrapped as anger, rudeness, whatever, but it is always a gift. You are looking at your mirror :-), the mirror of your 'inside' world reflected in your 'outside' world - consciousness.
This is easier to take when we are encountering 'likeable' and 'pleasant' behaviour, when we notice character traits that we admire, however tip the other end of the scale and rejection, resentment - are an instantaneous response. We take it personally from the ego's perspective 'How could they do this to me?', 'how rude' 'arrogant' or whatever judgement seems to fit. The point of power for you in this situation - and the greatest challenge for most people - is to simply let it go, and find a way to 'love' that part in you. Anger/fear/anxiety/frustration - whatever you see when you acknowledge the mirror. At this point - make a commitment to shift YOUR consciousness - by choosing to feel better. You only ever have the choice to feel better - or feel worse, so why would you choose to feel worse?
Treat people with kindness, even - and ALWAYS those who are rude to you, not because they are nice, but because you are. ;-) You get what you give, and I always say that those who are hardest to love, need it the most. Is someone being 'rude', annoying or whatever, really worth ruining your day for? No-one 'acts out' for no reason, other than for pain, disillusionment, disconnection. When you love another; you love yourself - it's that simple! You open the valve, so to speak ;-) for receiving love.
If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. Dalai Lama
According to the Buddhist faith, 'Compassion is that which makes the heart of the good move at the pain of others. It crushes and destroys the pain of others; thus, it is called compassion. It is called compassion because it shelters and embraces the distressed.
Kindness, like a boomerang, comes back. We also say 'What goes around; comes around, 'You get what you give', 'As you sow, so shall you reap', and this relates not only to giving to others, but also in giving to ourselves. We literally lay the mantel for how we are to be treated by others. When we treat ourselves with love and respect, we attract and allow it from others, visa-versa. Watch for the mirrors...and take ownership ;-)
When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people. Abraham Joshua Heschel
When we give (and I'm not just talking about the 3D variety), it is a gift that gives twice; we feel great, we feel validated, we feel the sense of contribution, the all important 'being of service' which grows your good - your happiness. The combination of these things contributes greatly toward well-being and vitality. Stress is significantly reduced by the effect of kindness.
A compelling study of altruism was performed by Allan Luks and documented in his book; The Healing Power of Doing Good: The Health and Spiritual Benefits of Helping Others. Luks is the former executive director of the Institute for the Advancement of Health and executive director of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of New York City.
Luks' study involved surveying 3,000 plus volunteers of all ages, from 20 or so organizations across the states. A 17-question survey asked these volunteers how they felt when they did a kind act. A total of 3,296 surveys were returned to Luks, and after a computerized analysis, he saw a clear cause-and-effect relationship between helping and good health. Luks' survey concluded, "Helping contributes to the maintenance of good health, and it can diminish the effect of diseases and disorders both serious and minor, psychological and physical."
Here's a closing note from Bill Gates:
"Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one."
Go forth - be nice - sugar and spice - and all THAT! Pwetty-pweeeease...?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRBSHSAKdAc&feature=fvst
Have a great week!
Mucho amore...
Jodie xx
Share the love :-) Much gratitude for those who choose to share this message. My blog is available on blogger.com/secretsnippet Facebook groups “WOW factor” - twitter @_jodie_barrett – and www.day-one.com.au Thanks for your support! :-)
It's easy to react when someone is rude or angry towards us, however if we can refrain from taking it personally, and focus instead on maintaining our own balance and integrity, we might see the 'badly wrapped gift'! The gift, may come wrapped as anger, rudeness, whatever, but it is always a gift. You are looking at your mirror :-), the mirror of your 'inside' world reflected in your 'outside' world - consciousness.
This is easier to take when we are encountering 'likeable' and 'pleasant' behaviour, when we notice character traits that we admire, however tip the other end of the scale and rejection, resentment - are an instantaneous response. We take it personally from the ego's perspective 'How could they do this to me?', 'how rude' 'arrogant' or whatever judgement seems to fit. The point of power for you in this situation - and the greatest challenge for most people - is to simply let it go, and find a way to 'love' that part in you. Anger/fear/anxiety/frustration - whatever you see when you acknowledge the mirror. At this point - make a commitment to shift YOUR consciousness - by choosing to feel better. You only ever have the choice to feel better - or feel worse, so why would you choose to feel worse?
Treat people with kindness, even - and ALWAYS those who are rude to you, not because they are nice, but because you are. ;-) You get what you give, and I always say that those who are hardest to love, need it the most. Is someone being 'rude', annoying or whatever, really worth ruining your day for? No-one 'acts out' for no reason, other than for pain, disillusionment, disconnection. When you love another; you love yourself - it's that simple! You open the valve, so to speak ;-) for receiving love.
If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. Dalai Lama
According to the Buddhist faith, 'Compassion is that which makes the heart of the good move at the pain of others. It crushes and destroys the pain of others; thus, it is called compassion. It is called compassion because it shelters and embraces the distressed.
Kindness, like a boomerang, comes back. We also say 'What goes around; comes around, 'You get what you give', 'As you sow, so shall you reap', and this relates not only to giving to others, but also in giving to ourselves. We literally lay the mantel for how we are to be treated by others. When we treat ourselves with love and respect, we attract and allow it from others, visa-versa. Watch for the mirrors...and take ownership ;-)
When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people. Abraham Joshua Heschel
When we give (and I'm not just talking about the 3D variety), it is a gift that gives twice; we feel great, we feel validated, we feel the sense of contribution, the all important 'being of service' which grows your good - your happiness. The combination of these things contributes greatly toward well-being and vitality. Stress is significantly reduced by the effect of kindness.
A compelling study of altruism was performed by Allan Luks and documented in his book; The Healing Power of Doing Good: The Health and Spiritual Benefits of Helping Others. Luks is the former executive director of the Institute for the Advancement of Health and executive director of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of New York City.
Luks' study involved surveying 3,000 plus volunteers of all ages, from 20 or so organizations across the states. A 17-question survey asked these volunteers how they felt when they did a kind act. A total of 3,296 surveys were returned to Luks, and after a computerized analysis, he saw a clear cause-and-effect relationship between helping and good health. Luks' survey concluded, "Helping contributes to the maintenance of good health, and it can diminish the effect of diseases and disorders both serious and minor, psychological and physical."
Here's a closing note from Bill Gates:
"Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one."
Go forth - be nice - sugar and spice - and all THAT! Pwetty-pweeeease...?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRBSHSAKdAc&feature=fvst
Have a great week!
Mucho amore...
Jodie xx
Share the love :-) Much gratitude for those who choose to share this message. My blog is available on blogger.com/secretsnippet Facebook groups “WOW factor” - twitter @_jodie_barrett – and www.day-one.com.au Thanks for your support! :-)
Thursday, 30 July 2009
Love potion number one :-)
"You must love yourself before you love another. By accepting yourself and joyfully being what you are, you fulfill your own abilities, and your simple presence can make others happy." Jane Roberts
Happiness is an inside job - and guess what - so is Love! Ahhh...love and romance - the most written about subject - that intoxicating combination of inner and outer experiences. We want to be loved, we want to be adored, we want to be romanced, we want to be cherished, we want it all! And why not? Life is for living!
Love is the powerful inspiration and creator of so much, and there is an endless supply of it for you, when you can look inside and build resources from within first. When you cease expecting someone else to be your answer - and you meet your own needs. YOU are the answer to your prayers! YOU become the lover/partner/wife/husband/soul mate that you've been searching for ;-)
The great Ghandi said "You must be the change you wish to see in the world."
Translated; if you want peace; be peaceful, if you want love - BE loving, if you want romance - BE romantic, if you want adoration - BE adoring!
This excerpt from 'Abraham', Esther and Jerry Hicks says it all; "Do you know the relationship that you are all looking for? Do you know what it really is? You want the relationship between you and you. And when you meet a person who looks fondly at you, or who is appreciative of you, or someone you look fondly upon, or someone you appreciate, it just hooks you up to your Inner Being, which is what you want all along. So the relationship you are all looking for is the relationship between you and you. And everything else is just helpful in that, really."
"The greatest gift you can give anyone is to be happy. And we will take that further. The greatest gift you can give to any partner, past, present or future is to be so connected with who you truly are that they are irrelevant to your connection. And when they are irrelevant to your connection, then you are going to have a really good time together." Sound good? Uh-huh....?
In this life, you get what you focus on, if you focus on the fact that 'I don't have THAT', then of course it won't come to you; you aren't equal to it. If you can BE THAT and therefore aren't dwelling on the LACK of THAT, and instead are dwelling in peace, contentment, a feeling of having it - then you are equal to it - and you will attract it - and see it all around you. (cue rose-tinted glasses)
Recently I enjoyed reading an article in Grazia (UK) featuring a cute London couple - Joe and Katie. Three years into their relationship Katie told Joe he was about as romantic as a Spiderman duvet! Joe rose to that challenge by setting up a style blog devoted to Katie, featuring a daily photograph and anecdotes of her wardrobe arrangements for a year! (woah! what a come-back!)
www.whatkatiewore.com is a delicious morsel of what girls dream of, and many men fear;romantic devotion...ahhhh....(back of wrist draped melodramatically over forehead).
The blog features Katie in the most amazing collection of new, vintage and charity shop specials, taking the current trend of recycle, make do and mend and turning it into an e extravaganza (go Katie!!). The only caveat from Joe; no repeats! (I did however spy one repeat; shoes - although I believe Katie boasts more than 200 pairs of shoes!!! Where does she store all of this stuff?) Joe clearly loves his Katie, and his devotion is played out in the words of his blog. Katie clearly loves fashion and in her devotion has found one fabulous mode of self-expression!
It feels fitting to be writing this today, after attending a wedding this weekend; the greatest celebration of love and devotion! Included in the proceedings was a gospel choir, nice touch!
So who are you when you feel fully loved and supported - romantically and in every other way? What can you do to give that to yourself this week? How can you celebrate love and devotion? Leave any old guilt of the evils of selfishness out! It serves no-one...if you don't look after yourself, then you're in no fit state to help anyone else! When you are supported from within, you lead the way and the world benefits greatly.
Some ways that I express devotion to myself;
1) Practicing the art of saying 'no' - if it doesn't suit me.
2) Meeting my own needs first (within reason).
3) Taking good personal care; presentation-preservation-prevention.
4) Honoring self-promises (commitment).
5) Setting boundaries.
6) Using positive self-dialogue.
7) Making *me* time a priority (agreed; challenging for mums!! But not impossible!). Communicating your needs & desires (allowing others to support you).
These are just a few to get you started, and break down to a million and one elements. See if you can begin to implement a few into your weekly habits. Be the change!
Have a gorgeously, loving and romantic week! And don't be shy to share comments and stories please :-) - or send me roses ;-) eehehhehehheeee or chocolate!!!!
Soooo much lurve...
Jodie xxx
Happiness is an inside job - and guess what - so is Love! Ahhh...love and romance - the most written about subject - that intoxicating combination of inner and outer experiences. We want to be loved, we want to be adored, we want to be romanced, we want to be cherished, we want it all! And why not? Life is for living!
Love is the powerful inspiration and creator of so much, and there is an endless supply of it for you, when you can look inside and build resources from within first. When you cease expecting someone else to be your answer - and you meet your own needs. YOU are the answer to your prayers! YOU become the lover/partner/wife/husband/soul mate that you've been searching for ;-)
The great Ghandi said "You must be the change you wish to see in the world."
Translated; if you want peace; be peaceful, if you want love - BE loving, if you want romance - BE romantic, if you want adoration - BE adoring!
This excerpt from 'Abraham', Esther and Jerry Hicks says it all; "Do you know the relationship that you are all looking for? Do you know what it really is? You want the relationship between you and you. And when you meet a person who looks fondly at you, or who is appreciative of you, or someone you look fondly upon, or someone you appreciate, it just hooks you up to your Inner Being, which is what you want all along. So the relationship you are all looking for is the relationship between you and you. And everything else is just helpful in that, really."
"The greatest gift you can give anyone is to be happy. And we will take that further. The greatest gift you can give to any partner, past, present or future is to be so connected with who you truly are that they are irrelevant to your connection. And when they are irrelevant to your connection, then you are going to have a really good time together." Sound good? Uh-huh....?
In this life, you get what you focus on, if you focus on the fact that 'I don't have THAT', then of course it won't come to you; you aren't equal to it. If you can BE THAT and therefore aren't dwelling on the LACK of THAT, and instead are dwelling in peace, contentment, a feeling of having it - then you are equal to it - and you will attract it - and see it all around you. (cue rose-tinted glasses)
Recently I enjoyed reading an article in Grazia (UK) featuring a cute London couple - Joe and Katie. Three years into their relationship Katie told Joe he was about as romantic as a Spiderman duvet! Joe rose to that challenge by setting up a style blog devoted to Katie, featuring a daily photograph and anecdotes of her wardrobe arrangements for a year! (woah! what a come-back!)
www.whatkatiewore.com is a delicious morsel of what girls dream of, and many men fear;romantic devotion...ahhhh....(back of wrist draped melodramatically over forehead).
The blog features Katie in the most amazing collection of new, vintage and charity shop specials, taking the current trend of recycle, make do and mend and turning it into an e extravaganza (go Katie!!). The only caveat from Joe; no repeats! (I did however spy one repeat; shoes - although I believe Katie boasts more than 200 pairs of shoes!!! Where does she store all of this stuff?) Joe clearly loves his Katie, and his devotion is played out in the words of his blog. Katie clearly loves fashion and in her devotion has found one fabulous mode of self-expression!
It feels fitting to be writing this today, after attending a wedding this weekend; the greatest celebration of love and devotion! Included in the proceedings was a gospel choir, nice touch!
So who are you when you feel fully loved and supported - romantically and in every other way? What can you do to give that to yourself this week? How can you celebrate love and devotion? Leave any old guilt of the evils of selfishness out! It serves no-one...if you don't look after yourself, then you're in no fit state to help anyone else! When you are supported from within, you lead the way and the world benefits greatly.
Some ways that I express devotion to myself;
1) Practicing the art of saying 'no' - if it doesn't suit me.
2) Meeting my own needs first (within reason).
3) Taking good personal care; presentation-preservation-prevention.
4) Honoring self-promises (commitment).
5) Setting boundaries.
6) Using positive self-dialogue.
7) Making *me* time a priority (agreed; challenging for mums!! But not impossible!). Communicating your needs & desires (allowing others to support you).
These are just a few to get you started, and break down to a million and one elements. See if you can begin to implement a few into your weekly habits. Be the change!
Have a gorgeously, loving and romantic week! And don't be shy to share comments and stories please :-) - or send me roses ;-) eehehhehehheeee or chocolate!!!!
Soooo much lurve...
Jodie xxx
Wednesday, 29 July 2009
Unbearable Lightness of BEing
"It is important from time to time, to slow down, to go away by yourself, and simply Be." Eileen Caddy
Apologies for my very late posting this week folks! It seems I created my very own real life experiment of how not to live;'doing' versus 'being'. (Well...ya gotta fall off the wagon sometimes so ya remember how to get back on!)
Have you ever considered why we make ourselves so busy being busy all the time? For surely we are human beings - not human doings - right?
What does it mean, this 'being'? Have you experienced it in your life recently? True, aware, presence and Being? Most sports people know this feeling well - it's that powerfully addictive feeling of energy - supreme connectedness - that we feel 'in the moment'. When the mind is deliciously suspended from the past and the present, anchored in 'the now', it opens a door of great potential.
Possibility is ripe as you surrender to 'what is'. You experience that feeling of absolute rightness that is sometimes fleeting, sometimes flirting. As we line up properly with ourselves and our intention, all doubt, all fear, all negative emotion disipates. You are in your heart, and in the words of Abraham, it's that 'tuned in, tapped in, turned on' kinda feeling - you know the one! YES - that one ;-)
For my clients I often describe it as I have experienced it myself - as though the volume, colour and contrast controls on your TV have been turned up. Everything is brighter, more defined and seems to slow down a little. As kids we used to fiddle with the control panel of the TV and turn everyone orange :-) like Oompah-loompah's ;-D let's hope you don't experience that as 'BEing'!! And if you do - CALL ME!
My friend and coach Sky McInnes says in her book 'Loves Alchemy', "Mind dominant as doer involves effort, struggle, a sense of responsibility, unease, attachment to outcomes, resistance and fear. Mind surrendered (in being) is effortless, peaceful, and still. It is as though you get out of your own way."
This isn't to say that we don't get 'stuff' done - on the contrary - this is a platform for working smarter, not harder :-) It's a case of getting in 'flow' and moving away from the ritual western habit of 'driving, forcing, striving (upstream), stepping back to look from within, learning to accept what is, allowing what is and seeing the gift (however badly wrapped!). Such power exists when creating your work from a place of 'presence'.
It's immensely challenging at first - and of course it would be - it represents a paradigm shift in how we are taught to live our lives. Start by feeling your way and attain a deeper sense of balance and presence from within, that supports all that you experience in your outer world. Surrender the past, trust in the future, know that you are supported and allow the expansion. When we fear, we contract - when we surrender and trust, we expand. Allow life to flow through you - let the veil slip, and see it as it is, without the judgement, in incredulous and beautiful detail.
The film 'Peaceful Warrior' has an excellent visual of this, of tuning in to what's really happening around us, of really seeing things for the first time. You'll know what I mean if you've seen it, and if you haven't - then check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsS3cXGs2GQ
"I don't believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive." Joseph Campbell
In closing, here's something I've shared with many over recent years. I hope you find it as provocative as I did when I first saw it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTMx3LFCuPE
Have a wonderful week - and give yourself the greatest gift - of 'presence', and learn how to let go and to 'be' this week.
Thanks again for your time!
Jodie xx
Share this message? My weekly blog is posted on blogger.com/secretsnippet Facebook groups “WOW factor” - twitter @_jodie_barrett – and www.day-one.com.au Thanks for your support! :-)
Apologies for my very late posting this week folks! It seems I created my very own real life experiment of how not to live;'doing' versus 'being'. (Well...ya gotta fall off the wagon sometimes so ya remember how to get back on!)
Have you ever considered why we make ourselves so busy being busy all the time? For surely we are human beings - not human doings - right?
What does it mean, this 'being'? Have you experienced it in your life recently? True, aware, presence and Being? Most sports people know this feeling well - it's that powerfully addictive feeling of energy - supreme connectedness - that we feel 'in the moment'. When the mind is deliciously suspended from the past and the present, anchored in 'the now', it opens a door of great potential.
Possibility is ripe as you surrender to 'what is'. You experience that feeling of absolute rightness that is sometimes fleeting, sometimes flirting. As we line up properly with ourselves and our intention, all doubt, all fear, all negative emotion disipates. You are in your heart, and in the words of Abraham, it's that 'tuned in, tapped in, turned on' kinda feeling - you know the one! YES - that one ;-)
For my clients I often describe it as I have experienced it myself - as though the volume, colour and contrast controls on your TV have been turned up. Everything is brighter, more defined and seems to slow down a little. As kids we used to fiddle with the control panel of the TV and turn everyone orange :-) like Oompah-loompah's ;-D let's hope you don't experience that as 'BEing'!! And if you do - CALL ME!
My friend and coach Sky McInnes says in her book 'Loves Alchemy', "Mind dominant as doer involves effort, struggle, a sense of responsibility, unease, attachment to outcomes, resistance and fear. Mind surrendered (in being) is effortless, peaceful, and still. It is as though you get out of your own way."
This isn't to say that we don't get 'stuff' done - on the contrary - this is a platform for working smarter, not harder :-) It's a case of getting in 'flow' and moving away from the ritual western habit of 'driving, forcing, striving (upstream), stepping back to look from within, learning to accept what is, allowing what is and seeing the gift (however badly wrapped!). Such power exists when creating your work from a place of 'presence'.
It's immensely challenging at first - and of course it would be - it represents a paradigm shift in how we are taught to live our lives. Start by feeling your way and attain a deeper sense of balance and presence from within, that supports all that you experience in your outer world. Surrender the past, trust in the future, know that you are supported and allow the expansion. When we fear, we contract - when we surrender and trust, we expand. Allow life to flow through you - let the veil slip, and see it as it is, without the judgement, in incredulous and beautiful detail.
The film 'Peaceful Warrior' has an excellent visual of this, of tuning in to what's really happening around us, of really seeing things for the first time. You'll know what I mean if you've seen it, and if you haven't - then check it out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsS3cXGs2GQ
"I don't believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive." Joseph Campbell
In closing, here's something I've shared with many over recent years. I hope you find it as provocative as I did when I first saw it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTMx3LFCuPE
Have a wonderful week - and give yourself the greatest gift - of 'presence', and learn how to let go and to 'be' this week.
Thanks again for your time!
Jodie xx
Share this message? My weekly blog is posted on blogger.com/secretsnippet Facebook groups “WOW factor” - twitter @_jodie_barrett – and www.day-one.com.au Thanks for your support! :-)
Tuesday, 21 July 2009
So I say ‘Thank you for the music…’
If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, "thank you," that would suffice. Meister Eckhart
In the immortal words of ABBA (!!), I found myself one day last week singing ‘thank you for the music, for giving it to meeeeee…..’, after a rather fun, slightly wine-fuelled evening with an old friend, where we found ourselves dancing round my tiny kitchen – to old school rave tunes on youtube (bless youtube!!), whilst her baby boy slept soundly in the next room.
Wrapped in a fluffy blanket of hangover and sleep deprivation, I sat singing those lines to an internal juke box – in gratitude for the previous evening’s antics and all the memories that had come tumbling back in an instant, the flush of rich emotion intoxicating all on its own! There we were, pitched back into early nineties dance euphoria, complete with visuals, we dimmed the lights in honour of the sweaty, dark and dingy dance-floor of our minds.
But where does one start and where does one stop, in expressing gratitude for such experiences?!
Well, I thanked for the music and I thanked for the company and I thanked for the food, and I thanked for the wine, and I thanked for the laptop that delivered our drug of choice; music, for the friends who introduced this music so many years ago, and I thanked for my ears, and the fact that I don’t have neighbours close enough to upset, and I thanked for my brain that remembered each tune, and I thanked for the choice I made to travel to England, and I thanked for my family who provided my grounding, and I thanked for the memories that flooded my heart, my head – making it spin and whir with excitement – and last but not least – I thanked for life and the ability to feeeeeel and experience all of this and MORE!!
Let it be said - The role of gratitude cannot be underestimated. It is module No. 1 of all my coaching lessons for one prime reason – it grow’s your good quicker than anything I know, simply by shifting your focus daily, to what IS working – and away from what ISN”T. This makes us feel better, brings peace and happiness, which opens the heart for love and so much more.
In Sonja Lyubomirsky’s book ‘The How of Happiness’, she lists eight ways that gratitude boosts happiness:
1. Grateful thinking promotes the savouring of positive life experiences.
2. Expressing gratitude bolsters self-worth and self-esteem.
3. Gratitude helps people cope with stress and trauma.
4. The expression of gratitude encourages moral behaviour.
5. Gratitude can help build social bonds, strengthening existing relationships and nurturing new ones.
6. Expressing gratitude tends to inhibit invidious comparisons with others.
7. The practice of gratitude is incompatible with negative emotions and may actually diminish or deter such feelings as anger, bitterness and greed.
8. Gratitude helps us to thwart hedonic adaptation. (The manner in which we adapt quickly to a certain level of happiness and lose sight of the good – when daily gratitude is expressed it can actually counteract the effects of hedonic adaptation.
Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity.... It turns problems into gifts, failures into success, the unexpected into perfect timing, and mistakes into important events. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow. Melodie Beattie
How could you not want all of that?! Make mine a double please!
Sitting here now, I’m remembering the first time the idea of a ‘gratitude journal’ was mentioned to me, by a very dear friend who’s mother had passed away from cancer. Her mother had long held this tradition, and having recently been diagnosed with cancer myself, my friend recommended it as a healthy and positive strategy. I thought – ‘but I am positive!! I’m gonna get through this! I’m not worried!’
However as I learned over time, there is a distinct difference between feeling positive, and expressing gratitude; one is a feeling, the other is an act. Action creates outcomes! It comes from a commitment to the act or idea. When we follow through with a commitment to living in peace and happiness, and set time aside for this practice, it becomes an act of devotion. Devotion to a life less ordinary! Beware – this simple act is powerful, and WILL change your life as you know it – for the better. Use with care ;-)
In closing, here’s something from Buddha:
Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful.
Have a FABULOUS week everyone – and at the risk of sounding horrendously cheesy thank you for supporting my action of creating this group by reading my weekly blog, and committing to your own personal growth!
Enjoy thanking for all the good in your life, and make room in that BIG beating heart for so much more. You know you want it!!!
Jxx
PS – For Bristol residents, a reminder that WOW Factor commences tomorrow night -July 22nd - in the form of a ‘taster’ evening, followed by another ‘taster’ evening July 29th, for those who can’t make the 22nd, and the eight week course commences after that.
In the immortal words of ABBA (!!), I found myself one day last week singing ‘thank you for the music, for giving it to meeeeee…..’, after a rather fun, slightly wine-fuelled evening with an old friend, where we found ourselves dancing round my tiny kitchen – to old school rave tunes on youtube (bless youtube!!), whilst her baby boy slept soundly in the next room.
Wrapped in a fluffy blanket of hangover and sleep deprivation, I sat singing those lines to an internal juke box – in gratitude for the previous evening’s antics and all the memories that had come tumbling back in an instant, the flush of rich emotion intoxicating all on its own! There we were, pitched back into early nineties dance euphoria, complete with visuals, we dimmed the lights in honour of the sweaty, dark and dingy dance-floor of our minds.
But where does one start and where does one stop, in expressing gratitude for such experiences?!
Well, I thanked for the music and I thanked for the company and I thanked for the food, and I thanked for the wine, and I thanked for the laptop that delivered our drug of choice; music, for the friends who introduced this music so many years ago, and I thanked for my ears, and the fact that I don’t have neighbours close enough to upset, and I thanked for my brain that remembered each tune, and I thanked for the choice I made to travel to England, and I thanked for my family who provided my grounding, and I thanked for the memories that flooded my heart, my head – making it spin and whir with excitement – and last but not least – I thanked for life and the ability to feeeeeel and experience all of this and MORE!!
Let it be said - The role of gratitude cannot be underestimated. It is module No. 1 of all my coaching lessons for one prime reason – it grow’s your good quicker than anything I know, simply by shifting your focus daily, to what IS working – and away from what ISN”T. This makes us feel better, brings peace and happiness, which opens the heart for love and so much more.
In Sonja Lyubomirsky’s book ‘The How of Happiness’, she lists eight ways that gratitude boosts happiness:
1. Grateful thinking promotes the savouring of positive life experiences.
2. Expressing gratitude bolsters self-worth and self-esteem.
3. Gratitude helps people cope with stress and trauma.
4. The expression of gratitude encourages moral behaviour.
5. Gratitude can help build social bonds, strengthening existing relationships and nurturing new ones.
6. Expressing gratitude tends to inhibit invidious comparisons with others.
7. The practice of gratitude is incompatible with negative emotions and may actually diminish or deter such feelings as anger, bitterness and greed.
8. Gratitude helps us to thwart hedonic adaptation. (The manner in which we adapt quickly to a certain level of happiness and lose sight of the good – when daily gratitude is expressed it can actually counteract the effects of hedonic adaptation.
Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity.... It turns problems into gifts, failures into success, the unexpected into perfect timing, and mistakes into important events. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow. Melodie Beattie
How could you not want all of that?! Make mine a double please!
Sitting here now, I’m remembering the first time the idea of a ‘gratitude journal’ was mentioned to me, by a very dear friend who’s mother had passed away from cancer. Her mother had long held this tradition, and having recently been diagnosed with cancer myself, my friend recommended it as a healthy and positive strategy. I thought – ‘but I am positive!! I’m gonna get through this! I’m not worried!’
However as I learned over time, there is a distinct difference between feeling positive, and expressing gratitude; one is a feeling, the other is an act. Action creates outcomes! It comes from a commitment to the act or idea. When we follow through with a commitment to living in peace and happiness, and set time aside for this practice, it becomes an act of devotion. Devotion to a life less ordinary! Beware – this simple act is powerful, and WILL change your life as you know it – for the better. Use with care ;-)
In closing, here’s something from Buddha:
Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful.
Have a FABULOUS week everyone – and at the risk of sounding horrendously cheesy thank you for supporting my action of creating this group by reading my weekly blog, and committing to your own personal growth!
Enjoy thanking for all the good in your life, and make room in that BIG beating heart for so much more. You know you want it!!!
Jxx
PS – For Bristol residents, a reminder that WOW Factor commences tomorrow night -July 22nd - in the form of a ‘taster’ evening, followed by another ‘taster’ evening July 29th, for those who can’t make the 22nd, and the eight week course commences after that.
Friday, 17 July 2009
WOW Factor Workshop Series
Welcome to Recession-Priced Life Coaching!
A weekly workshop designed to help you navigate through everyday challenges and get on with the important stuff in life – FUN, freedom and creativity! Whilst you’re busy having fun and learning to be who you truly are, you will find that success is a natural by-product.
What’s in it for me?
1. Clarity on life-purpose
2. Deep and lasting self-confidence
3. Greater perspective on the ‘big picture’
4. Increased and sustainable energy levels
5. More fulfilling relationships in all areas of life
6. Easier and more effective communications
7. Improved physical, emotional and mental well being
8. Better judgment and more comfort in decision-making
9. Ability to set boundaries and communicate your needs
10. Enhanced enjoyment and ability to create more of life’s fun stuff!
Interested? Call Jodie at Day One Life Consultancy to book or for more information; 07598 901801, email jodie@day-one.com.au www.day-one.com.au, facebook groups ‘WOW factor’
When? Weds July 22nd 2009 @ 6.30 for 7pm start, till 9pm
Where? Boston Tea Party, Whiteladies Road, Clifton
Cost? Single £15, Concession £10, Friends (2+) £10 each
Make it easy! A selection of savoury delights, tea, coffee and cakes will be available should you wish to give yourself one less challenge on the night ;-)
WOW - Words of wisdom and inspiration from famous, and everyday people – explored through open discussion and application – with easy weekly tasks and fun group projects to further develop your learning.
A weekly workshop designed to help you navigate through everyday challenges and get on with the important stuff in life – FUN, freedom and creativity! Whilst you’re busy having fun and learning to be who you truly are, you will find that success is a natural by-product.
What’s in it for me?
1. Clarity on life-purpose
2. Deep and lasting self-confidence
3. Greater perspective on the ‘big picture’
4. Increased and sustainable energy levels
5. More fulfilling relationships in all areas of life
6. Easier and more effective communications
7. Improved physical, emotional and mental well being
8. Better judgment and more comfort in decision-making
9. Ability to set boundaries and communicate your needs
10. Enhanced enjoyment and ability to create more of life’s fun stuff!
Interested? Call Jodie at Day One Life Consultancy to book or for more information; 07598 901801, email jodie@day-one.com.au www.day-one.com.au, facebook groups ‘WOW factor’
When? Weds July 22nd 2009 @ 6.30 for 7pm start, till 9pm
Where? Boston Tea Party, Whiteladies Road, Clifton
Cost? Single £15, Concession £10, Friends (2+) £10 each
Make it easy! A selection of savoury delights, tea, coffee and cakes will be available should you wish to give yourself one less challenge on the night ;-)
WOW - Words of wisdom and inspiration from famous, and everyday people – explored through open discussion and application – with easy weekly tasks and fun group projects to further develop your learning.
Monday, 13 July 2009
Great spirits and soaring high!
"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." Albert Einstein
Recently I read an interview with Ricky Gervais (The Office, Extra's) in The Big Issue (UK mag), in which he is quoted as saying; "In Britain, it's like you shouldn't put your head too high above the other poppies. Americans are told they can become the next president. English people are told, 'It won't happen to you.'
I have to agree that in my experience we are less willing to support the big ideas or less usual choices of another when it challenges our personal sense of reality. As an Australian born of two very positive individuals who saw the world in terms of 'what's possible', I was raised with the idea that I could have what I wanted - within reason ;-).
My mother enthusiastically supported of my ideals of becoming a world famous super model :-) and inspired and supported every aspect of that path. Years later her children returned her faith in kind, when after a horrific car crash resulting in 3 months in intensive care, doctors informed her that nothing more could be done to improve her health, she would basically be an invalid. We watched as she 'cut her own path', via natural and complimentary approaches to well being, and recovered in the most miraculous way!
"For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof is possible." John and Lyn St Clair Thomas
Now, as I coach people through challenges - financial, health, relationship - anything, the message is clear; "You can be, do, and have what you want." It's all about choice - YOUR choice. Cut your own path, you're driving this vehicle, you're writing the script." Why would we accept anyone else's reality of how our life should begin - play out - or end?
The story of my own experience, recovering from breast cancer without chemo, radiotherapy or pharmaceuticals, via detox and lifestyle changes, often results in exclamations of 'That's AMAZING!' 'WOW!' etc etc... When I personally think it's completely realistic that my approach would work and AMAZING that we consider it 'realistic' to 'attack' cancer with chemicals, when the body is already in a state of 'dis-ease', requiring support.
Aside from that and after working with many who did experience 'chemo', I acknowledge that there are many paths to well-being, and whatever the approach - if you believe it is right - it will work for you. Faith is the BIGGEST healer. We also know this as ‘placebo’.
SO 'Reality' it seems - is subjective - based on a personal viewpoint of what is 'true' for you. My great friend and teacher, Sky McInnes says, 'Perception belongs to the perceiver.' This in mind, I find it both hilarious and somewhat frightening, that we accept the viewpoint of another so readily - denying what is 'true' for us - to create our world. Why is it that so many of us are more willing to accept another's reality? 'The odds'. Does it really make more ‘sense’ to accept another’s story?
With regard to healing, career/business/relationship success, we readily accept the odds - statistics - which are all based on the experiences of others. Reading papers, watching TV, trawling the web - it is impossible to deny how much we rely on 'statistics' and literally chart our journey through life via these often grim markers. Someone told me the other day that there was a 60% chance of torrential downpour that day. WOW - didn't that make us jump for joy!!! Did umbrella sales soar that day? Do we actually even need to know this?
A story comes to mind, Zen warriors in training are taken deep into the rainforest under cover of darkness, and left to make it back to civilization without assistance. Through this experience, they learn to cut their own path - and not to follow that of another, the true mark of a warrior. It reminds me of this Zen wisdom;
"Anything is one of a million paths. Therefore, a warrior must always keep in mind that a path is only a path. If he feels he should not follow it, he must not stay with it under any conditions. His decision to keep on that path or to leave it must be free of fear or ambition. He must look at every path closely and deliberately. There is a question that a warrior must ask mandatorily; 'Does this path have a heart?'" Unknown
My question to you is, does your path have a heart? What is possible if your path were to have a heart? What could be true for you - in your very own 'reality' - were you to cut your own path? What have you accepted as 'reality' which stops you from fulfilling your unique prophecy in this world? Who would you ‘be’ if it were truly your life you were living? What steps could you take towards that, today, this week?
Anything is possible - if you choose to believe it is so :-)
That's all folks!
Have an AMAAAAAAAZING week y'all...
Jodie xx
Share this message? My weekly blog is posted on blogger.com/secretsnippet Facebook groups “WOW factor” - twitter @_jodie_barrett – and my website www.day-one.com.au Thanks for your support! :-)
Recently I read an interview with Ricky Gervais (The Office, Extra's) in The Big Issue (UK mag), in which he is quoted as saying; "In Britain, it's like you shouldn't put your head too high above the other poppies. Americans are told they can become the next president. English people are told, 'It won't happen to you.'
I have to agree that in my experience we are less willing to support the big ideas or less usual choices of another when it challenges our personal sense of reality. As an Australian born of two very positive individuals who saw the world in terms of 'what's possible', I was raised with the idea that I could have what I wanted - within reason ;-).
My mother enthusiastically supported of my ideals of becoming a world famous super model :-) and inspired and supported every aspect of that path. Years later her children returned her faith in kind, when after a horrific car crash resulting in 3 months in intensive care, doctors informed her that nothing more could be done to improve her health, she would basically be an invalid. We watched as she 'cut her own path', via natural and complimentary approaches to well being, and recovered in the most miraculous way!
"For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof is possible." John and Lyn St Clair Thomas
Now, as I coach people through challenges - financial, health, relationship - anything, the message is clear; "You can be, do, and have what you want." It's all about choice - YOUR choice. Cut your own path, you're driving this vehicle, you're writing the script." Why would we accept anyone else's reality of how our life should begin - play out - or end?
The story of my own experience, recovering from breast cancer without chemo, radiotherapy or pharmaceuticals, via detox and lifestyle changes, often results in exclamations of 'That's AMAZING!' 'WOW!' etc etc... When I personally think it's completely realistic that my approach would work and AMAZING that we consider it 'realistic' to 'attack' cancer with chemicals, when the body is already in a state of 'dis-ease', requiring support.
Aside from that and after working with many who did experience 'chemo', I acknowledge that there are many paths to well-being, and whatever the approach - if you believe it is right - it will work for you. Faith is the BIGGEST healer. We also know this as ‘placebo’.
SO 'Reality' it seems - is subjective - based on a personal viewpoint of what is 'true' for you. My great friend and teacher, Sky McInnes says, 'Perception belongs to the perceiver.' This in mind, I find it both hilarious and somewhat frightening, that we accept the viewpoint of another so readily - denying what is 'true' for us - to create our world. Why is it that so many of us are more willing to accept another's reality? 'The odds'. Does it really make more ‘sense’ to accept another’s story?
With regard to healing, career/business/relationship success, we readily accept the odds - statistics - which are all based on the experiences of others. Reading papers, watching TV, trawling the web - it is impossible to deny how much we rely on 'statistics' and literally chart our journey through life via these often grim markers. Someone told me the other day that there was a 60% chance of torrential downpour that day. WOW - didn't that make us jump for joy!!! Did umbrella sales soar that day? Do we actually even need to know this?
A story comes to mind, Zen warriors in training are taken deep into the rainforest under cover of darkness, and left to make it back to civilization without assistance. Through this experience, they learn to cut their own path - and not to follow that of another, the true mark of a warrior. It reminds me of this Zen wisdom;
"Anything is one of a million paths. Therefore, a warrior must always keep in mind that a path is only a path. If he feels he should not follow it, he must not stay with it under any conditions. His decision to keep on that path or to leave it must be free of fear or ambition. He must look at every path closely and deliberately. There is a question that a warrior must ask mandatorily; 'Does this path have a heart?'" Unknown
My question to you is, does your path have a heart? What is possible if your path were to have a heart? What could be true for you - in your very own 'reality' - were you to cut your own path? What have you accepted as 'reality' which stops you from fulfilling your unique prophecy in this world? Who would you ‘be’ if it were truly your life you were living? What steps could you take towards that, today, this week?
Anything is possible - if you choose to believe it is so :-)
That's all folks!
Have an AMAAAAAAAZING week y'all...
Jodie xx
Share this message? My weekly blog is posted on blogger.com/secretsnippet Facebook groups “WOW factor” - twitter @_jodie_barrett – and my website www.day-one.com.au Thanks for your support! :-)
Monday, 6 July 2009
Simple pleasures...mmm-mmm :-)
“Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. And today? Today is a gift. That’s why we call it the present.” Babatunde Olatunji
Are you living in the present, the past or the future? Many of us let life pass by whilst waiting for things to be 'perfect'. Your life only ever happens 'NOW' - in every moment - not next week, month or in 5 years time. We live and create our lives in this moment and yet why is it that so many of us postpone today's pleasures for tomorrows dreams? The 'I'll be happy when' approach to life seems crazy really - when you consider that all you ever really have - is now.
Indulging in simple pleasures is a great way to celebrate our 'present' and indeed - life. The little things we do each day to experience life through our senses make each moment count.
Scooping froth off your cappuccino and savouring it spoon by spoon
Eating your croissant by peeling it, layer by layer
Licking melted ice-cream as it runs down your wrist
Stroking silky or velvety fabric (ok - slighty pervy but ohhhh so nice!)
Making a wish as you blow a fairy (the plant variety!!)
Taking the long way home to enjoy the scenery or break routine
Watching water wash around your feet at the beach
Squishing sand or mud (!!) through your toes
Sinking into a silky hot bath and watching the steam rise in mysterious shapes
Gazing at the moon or counting shooting stars whilst laid in the grass
Smelling and admiring flowers that you pass each day
Watching a bug navigate your arm, through a jungle of giant hairs
Luxuriating in bed just that little bit longer, and feeeeling how good it is!
Once I passed a small city park in Sydney early on a summers day, and watched in amusement as an elderly man, perched on a children's swing, enthusiastically soared higher and higher through the air whilst his aged dog sat watching - looking extremely bored. The man beamed from ear to ear as age slipped away.
This week as I coaching a client by phone in the park (that's my simple pleasure - working outdoors in the sun!!) a prim looking Clifton lady removed her shoes at the edge of the grass and walked barefoot through the soft clover to the other side, barely masking her pleasure!
It's so important to 'grow your good' by finding ways to feel better everyday. Find the extraordinary in the ordinary. Discover the wonder of everyday things that you don't normally take the time to notice or experience. Enjoy this film - it epitomises exactly that. A musician friend introduced it to me a while ago and I found it sooo inspiring!;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2bcPIXl8kc
Enjoy the week and get celebrating with simple pleasures!
I'm off to enjoy the rest of mine - mmmmm....coffee and cake - and sunshine!!
Jxx
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Are you living in the present, the past or the future? Many of us let life pass by whilst waiting for things to be 'perfect'. Your life only ever happens 'NOW' - in every moment - not next week, month or in 5 years time. We live and create our lives in this moment and yet why is it that so many of us postpone today's pleasures for tomorrows dreams? The 'I'll be happy when' approach to life seems crazy really - when you consider that all you ever really have - is now.
Indulging in simple pleasures is a great way to celebrate our 'present' and indeed - life. The little things we do each day to experience life through our senses make each moment count.
Scooping froth off your cappuccino and savouring it spoon by spoon
Eating your croissant by peeling it, layer by layer
Licking melted ice-cream as it runs down your wrist
Stroking silky or velvety fabric (ok - slighty pervy but ohhhh so nice!)
Making a wish as you blow a fairy (the plant variety!!)
Taking the long way home to enjoy the scenery or break routine
Watching water wash around your feet at the beach
Squishing sand or mud (!!) through your toes
Sinking into a silky hot bath and watching the steam rise in mysterious shapes
Gazing at the moon or counting shooting stars whilst laid in the grass
Smelling and admiring flowers that you pass each day
Watching a bug navigate your arm, through a jungle of giant hairs
Luxuriating in bed just that little bit longer, and feeeeling how good it is!
Once I passed a small city park in Sydney early on a summers day, and watched in amusement as an elderly man, perched on a children's swing, enthusiastically soared higher and higher through the air whilst his aged dog sat watching - looking extremely bored. The man beamed from ear to ear as age slipped away.
This week as I coaching a client by phone in the park (that's my simple pleasure - working outdoors in the sun!!) a prim looking Clifton lady removed her shoes at the edge of the grass and walked barefoot through the soft clover to the other side, barely masking her pleasure!
It's so important to 'grow your good' by finding ways to feel better everyday. Find the extraordinary in the ordinary. Discover the wonder of everyday things that you don't normally take the time to notice or experience. Enjoy this film - it epitomises exactly that. A musician friend introduced it to me a while ago and I found it sooo inspiring!;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2bcPIXl8kc
Enjoy the week and get celebrating with simple pleasures!
I'm off to enjoy the rest of mine - mmmmm....coffee and cake - and sunshine!!
Jxx
Share this message? My weekly blog is posted on blogger.com/secretsnippet Facebook groups “WOW factor” - twitter @_jodie_barrett – and my website www.day-one.com.au Thanks for your support! :-)
Monday, 29 June 2009
Dance me to the end of love
"And we should consider everyday lost on which we have not danced at least once." Friedrich Neitzsche
Recently I posted Neitzsche's quote on my facebook, and had an instant positive response. For me - there is an almost tribal need for dance in our society - for rhythmic movement and deeper forms of self-expression. Thinking about my first experience many years ago at Glastonbury Festival (which was on this weekend in the UK), I remembered witnessing en masse - the power of music evoking the birth of this need. Like the call of the wild, it intoxicates and liberates, pulsing through crowds and uniting as one. Sadly this year, I watched performances from the comfort of my own lounge - but I DID dance!! AND - I wasn't in 'wellies' knee-deep in mud ;-) eehehhehee...
Passing through the park this week I laughed as an almost ecstatic 3 year old danced to his own crazy rhythm, happily in his own internal world where the music became who he was. It looked like such fun! I wanted to be there too, and Mum was obviously as bemused and envious as I was! It reminded me of the film circulated on facebook a few weeks ago; a guy dancing at Sasquatch Festival in Canada - and unwittingly starting a huge dance party! All power to you mate! How could you resist joining that kind of celebration? Here's the link for those who haven't viewed it - it's hillarious and totally inspiring!:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GA8z7f7a2Pk
With the sad passing of Michael Jackson this week, dance has again come to the forefront of my mind. This man - who bravely chose to be every bit of who he was - indelibly changed the way we dance and in the process earned the title 'KING of POP', through sharing his unique talent with the world. He has influenced generations of performers, and as it appears, he did achieve his wish:
"And my goal in life is to give to the world what I was lucky to receive: the ecstasy of divine union through my music and my dance." Michael Jackson
That feeling we get when we are dancing, cannot be anything but union! It feels so good doesn't it? Like everything just lines up, a great letting go of all things negative, moving fluid around the body, massaging organs, freeing the mind, pumping the heart, flushing the cheeks and twinkling the eyes! What could be better? Can YOU feel it? CAN YOU feel it? CAN YOU FEEEEL IT?!!! ;-)
So my challenge to you all this week - is to DANCE - to ENJOY it and to ENCOURAGE others to join you! I know some of you are already brilliant at this , whilst others are only just beginning to emerge as dance stars in their own bedroom :-) - but let's face it, we each have our own unique style, and when we can leave judgment (especially the self variety) at home, we have the chance to truly ENJOY ourselves.
So dance on your own, dance en masse, start a dance party or tango the night away - whatever floats your boat. Share your stories, post comments and let's all benefit from 'dance therapy'! Hoorahhh!!
Have a great week everyone!
Thanks for your time...
Jodie xx
Recently I posted Neitzsche's quote on my facebook, and had an instant positive response. For me - there is an almost tribal need for dance in our society - for rhythmic movement and deeper forms of self-expression. Thinking about my first experience many years ago at Glastonbury Festival (which was on this weekend in the UK), I remembered witnessing en masse - the power of music evoking the birth of this need. Like the call of the wild, it intoxicates and liberates, pulsing through crowds and uniting as one. Sadly this year, I watched performances from the comfort of my own lounge - but I DID dance!! AND - I wasn't in 'wellies' knee-deep in mud ;-) eehehhehee...
Passing through the park this week I laughed as an almost ecstatic 3 year old danced to his own crazy rhythm, happily in his own internal world where the music became who he was. It looked like such fun! I wanted to be there too, and Mum was obviously as bemused and envious as I was! It reminded me of the film circulated on facebook a few weeks ago; a guy dancing at Sasquatch Festival in Canada - and unwittingly starting a huge dance party! All power to you mate! How could you resist joining that kind of celebration? Here's the link for those who haven't viewed it - it's hillarious and totally inspiring!:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GA8z7f7a2Pk
With the sad passing of Michael Jackson this week, dance has again come to the forefront of my mind. This man - who bravely chose to be every bit of who he was - indelibly changed the way we dance and in the process earned the title 'KING of POP', through sharing his unique talent with the world. He has influenced generations of performers, and as it appears, he did achieve his wish:
"And my goal in life is to give to the world what I was lucky to receive: the ecstasy of divine union through my music and my dance." Michael Jackson
That feeling we get when we are dancing, cannot be anything but union! It feels so good doesn't it? Like everything just lines up, a great letting go of all things negative, moving fluid around the body, massaging organs, freeing the mind, pumping the heart, flushing the cheeks and twinkling the eyes! What could be better? Can YOU feel it? CAN YOU feel it? CAN YOU FEEEEL IT?!!! ;-)
So my challenge to you all this week - is to DANCE - to ENJOY it and to ENCOURAGE others to join you! I know some of you are already brilliant at this , whilst others are only just beginning to emerge as dance stars in their own bedroom :-) - but let's face it, we each have our own unique style, and when we can leave judgment (especially the self variety) at home, we have the chance to truly ENJOY ourselves.
So dance on your own, dance en masse, start a dance party or tango the night away - whatever floats your boat. Share your stories, post comments and let's all benefit from 'dance therapy'! Hoorahhh!!
Have a great week everyone!
Thanks for your time...
Jodie xx
Monday, 22 June 2009
Leaps of faith...and lucky escapes!
Following on from last week's theme - laughter therapy and leaps of faith - I discovered that several people have (in the past) - found these types of strategies to be of benefit when dealing with issues:
HOW TO JUMP FROM A BUILDING INTO A DUMPSTER
from The Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook
There are of course - much simpler...err...less dangerous and FUN methods ;-) to sorting out the BIG and small stuff in life! Notice how you manage your 'stuff' over the coming week. Is it working for you? What could you do differently - less dramatically/drastically - to greater effect?
In the meantime - enjoy this link! :-) see below...
Jodie xx
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8VAJSXsIFo&feature=related
HOW TO JUMP FROM A BUILDING INTO A DUMPSTER
from The Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook
- Jump straight down; If you leap off and away from the building at an angle, your trajectory will make you miss the dumpster. Resist your natural rendency to push off.
- Tuck you head and bring your legs around; To do this during the fall, execute a three-quarter revolution - basically, a not-quite-full somersault. This is the only method that will allow a proper landing, with your back facing down.
- Aim for the centre of the dumpster or large box of debris.
- Land flat on your back so that when your body folds, your feet and hands meet; When your body hits any significant surface from height, the body folds into a V. This means landing on your stomach can result in a broken back.
- If the building has fire escapes or other protrutions, your leap will have to be far enough out so you miss them on your way down. The landing target needs to be far enough from the building for you to hit it.
- The dumpster may be filled with bricks or other unfriendly materials. It is entirely possible to survive a high fall (five stories or more) into a dumpster, provided it is filled with right type of trash (cardboard boxes are best) and you land correctly.
There are of course - much simpler...err...less dangerous and FUN methods ;-) to sorting out the BIG and small stuff in life! Notice how you manage your 'stuff' over the coming week. Is it working for you? What could you do differently - less dramatically/drastically - to greater effect?
In the meantime - enjoy this link! :-) see below...
Jodie xx
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8VAJSXsIFo&feature=related
Monday, 15 June 2009
Harness the potential of laughter therapy!
'Fear is the lock - laughter is the key' Crosby, Stills and Nash
Ever noticed how letting go, lightening up and having a good old belly laugh can often help turn things around? Sometimes you reach a point of no return with a situation, you've been pushing and manipulating and struggling and striving...nothing seems to be working...you're feeling frustrated, angry, confused - at a complete loss as to what to try next. Perhaps the only logical solution now, is to remove logic - to 'surrender'...and laugh...and get those endorphins flowing!
Margaret Sheppard said 'Sometimes your only available transportation is a leap of faith.'
I call laughter - that kind of leap - into faith. It even feels like a leap; internally! Your physiology completely transforms - posture straightens, lungs open, breath escapes, facial muscles expand, eyes contract. You cannot - and I'm willing to take on challenges in this area - change your physiology without changing your psychology; be happy and physically upright and mimic a sad/fearful body state or visa-versa. Try it now - it's impossible!
So the moral of the tale is...sometimes all you need to do - to find the solution - is to find a way to laugh and let go. Find a way of BE-ing which supports you.
Creativity and joy go hand in hand. When we are in fear, or any of the negative emotional states; sorrow, anger, grief, envy etc, we have virtually locked down all creativity. Lighten up - laugh - and in comes a creative force larger than life - for it truly is the force of life.
Whilst recovering from cancer I experienced first-hand the healing force of laughter. When you laugh you let love in - which is the most powerful healing force :-)
So let laughter take a front row seat in your life this week (and ever after for that matter).
Live, laugh; BE happy!
Enjoy the week!
Jodie xx
Share this message? My weekly blog is posted on blogger.com/secretsnippet Facebook groups “WOW factor” - twitter @_jodie_barrett – and my website www.day-one.com.au Thanks for your support! :-)
Thursday, 11 June 2009
Life is full, and overflowing with the new. But it is necessary to empty out the old to make room for the new to enter. Eileen Caddy
Spring is a GREAT time to clear out the old and make room for the new; sweep the decks! Ship-shape – and Bristol fashion ;-) Think of it as weeding. (And let me tell you, if you’ve ever gardened, this can be a relentless – yet infinitely satisfying task! Scary but true!) Make room for the goodness in the soil to nourish the fruits of your harvest. Mmmmm….imagine those strawberries…mmm…mmm! And the champagne…!
For those of you in the southern hemisphere – you’re not off the hook! For you, it becomes a time of ‘drawing in’, a time to look within and prepare for a slower pace of life, and more time spent ‘in-doors’ - in the physical, mental and emotional sense. ;-) So what can you do, to make that space more accommodating for the cooler months where you will be require a little extra room for comfort (and not just the chocolate variety!).
How often, do you review your wardrobe situation and realise you don’t ‘have a thing to wear’; in the desired shape/colour/style. The wardrobe is full and bursting at the seams, yet we’re still style challenged! Why is it then, that we hold on to clothes that no longer suit us, even those we bought and NEVER wore – with the labels still on? I’m not alone here – right?
Think of the times you’ve looked at that same bottle/jar/packet of something in the kitchen or bathroom, knowing that you would probably never use it – keeping it all the same. The old ‘fav’ shoes/jacket/jeans we never wear…those ‘bits and bobs’ that fill our drawers & cupboards - don't get put to task – and yet we hold on to ‘just in case’. The CD’s, the books, the papers, the bathroom products etc etc. The sentiment is lovely – but really - what we are doing here is holding on to old energy – which all takes – you guessed it – energy!
When we hold on to things in our ‘external’ world – you can guarantee that we’re holding on to things in our ‘internal’ world. (Old beliefs, fears, limitations etc.) That is why we feel so GREAT and energised when we do actually have a throw out. It’s kinda like getting that radical haircut – remember that feeling? It often takes some building up to – but is every bit worth the effort.
Imagine for a minute, how you might begin. Is it possible to free some energy and space in your life, in preparation for the new?! I’m not talking about the shopping spree kinda ‘new’ ;-) I’m talking about new perspectives/patterns/behaviours/horizons – got it? New is good yeah? Agreed? GREAT! Come on then – this can be FUN! What's the first step?
Spring is a GREAT time to clear out the old and make room for the new; sweep the decks! Ship-shape – and Bristol fashion ;-) Think of it as weeding. (And let me tell you, if you’ve ever gardened, this can be a relentless – yet infinitely satisfying task! Scary but true!) Make room for the goodness in the soil to nourish the fruits of your harvest. Mmmmm….imagine those strawberries…mmm…mmm! And the champagne…!
For those of you in the southern hemisphere – you’re not off the hook! For you, it becomes a time of ‘drawing in’, a time to look within and prepare for a slower pace of life, and more time spent ‘in-doors’ - in the physical, mental and emotional sense. ;-) So what can you do, to make that space more accommodating for the cooler months where you will be require a little extra room for comfort (and not just the chocolate variety!).
How often, do you review your wardrobe situation and realise you don’t ‘have a thing to wear’; in the desired shape/colour/style. The wardrobe is full and bursting at the seams, yet we’re still style challenged! Why is it then, that we hold on to clothes that no longer suit us, even those we bought and NEVER wore – with the labels still on? I’m not alone here – right?
Think of the times you’ve looked at that same bottle/jar/packet of something in the kitchen or bathroom, knowing that you would probably never use it – keeping it all the same. The old ‘fav’ shoes/jacket/jeans we never wear…those ‘bits and bobs’ that fill our drawers & cupboards - don't get put to task – and yet we hold on to ‘just in case’. The CD’s, the books, the papers, the bathroom products etc etc. The sentiment is lovely – but really - what we are doing here is holding on to old energy – which all takes – you guessed it – energy!
When we hold on to things in our ‘external’ world – you can guarantee that we’re holding on to things in our ‘internal’ world. (Old beliefs, fears, limitations etc.) That is why we feel so GREAT and energised when we do actually have a throw out. It’s kinda like getting that radical haircut – remember that feeling? It often takes some building up to – but is every bit worth the effort.
Imagine for a minute, how you might begin. Is it possible to free some energy and space in your life, in preparation for the new?! I’m not talking about the shopping spree kinda ‘new’ ;-) I’m talking about new perspectives/patterns/behaviours/horizons – got it? New is good yeah? Agreed? GREAT! Come on then – this can be FUN! What's the first step?
Friday, 29 May 2009
What's right?
The most effective way to achieve right relations with any living thing is to look for the best in it, and then help that best into the fullest expression.
J Allen Boone
I've always found that when I focus on 'bad' behaviour or situations - they grow (and let me stress here, that there's no 'right' or 'wrong'/'good' or 'bad' - until we 'label' them so - formed of our our beliefs - there just 'is'). As I continue to focus energy and thought on the problem and what's not 'right' - it escalates. However when I shift my focus to the possibility of what is right - the solution - everything opens up and feels...possible! And grows....ahhhh....
We act - in accordance with our self image, and sadly - the vast majority of us base the larger percentage of that (still with me?), on our perception of how we are perceived by others. This forms a belief; which is really only a thought we keep thinking.
If we can 'suspend' our beliefs - and surrender to the possibilities of positive change (in all situations), then you will be surprised to notice how easily things can shift. Adverse conditions often just slip away, dissipate and die without the energy to feed them.
Try it - and notice what you believe about people - and situations (and ultimately - yourself!). It's interesting to ask yourself 'why' questions at these times; 'Why do I believe that?' You'll soon realise that there's a lot that you aren't allowing to prosper in your life, and maybe you could just let those things go...those beliefs which no longer work for you.
Anyway - food for thought huh?
Enjoy this FANTASTIC weather (we're experiencing both heat and sun in the UK!)
And have a *sparkling* weekend. (with strawberries and a great view!)
Jxxx
J Allen Boone
I've always found that when I focus on 'bad' behaviour or situations - they grow (and let me stress here, that there's no 'right' or 'wrong'/'good' or 'bad' - until we 'label' them so - formed of our our beliefs - there just 'is'). As I continue to focus energy and thought on the problem and what's not 'right' - it escalates. However when I shift my focus to the possibility of what is right - the solution - everything opens up and feels...possible! And grows....ahhhh....
We act - in accordance with our self image, and sadly - the vast majority of us base the larger percentage of that (still with me?), on our perception of how we are perceived by others. This forms a belief; which is really only a thought we keep thinking.
If we can 'suspend' our beliefs - and surrender to the possibilities of positive change (in all situations), then you will be surprised to notice how easily things can shift. Adverse conditions often just slip away, dissipate and die without the energy to feed them.
Try it - and notice what you believe about people - and situations (and ultimately - yourself!). It's interesting to ask yourself 'why' questions at these times; 'Why do I believe that?' You'll soon realise that there's a lot that you aren't allowing to prosper in your life, and maybe you could just let those things go...those beliefs which no longer work for you.
Anyway - food for thought huh?
Enjoy this FANTASTIC weather (we're experiencing both heat and sun in the UK!)
And have a *sparkling* weekend. (with strawberries and a great view!)
Jxxx
Dream lofty dreams...
Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become. Your vision is the promise of what you one day shall be; your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil. James Allen
It is true, that without a vision we are like ships without rudders...drifting...afloat in a huge sea of possibilities, not committing to or attracting our ideals, hence not in control of our destiny. We are more in touch with, and seem to spend more time noticing what's not working, and what we do not want in our lives.
It is true, that without a vision we are like ships without rudders...drifting...afloat in a huge sea of possibilities, not committing to or attracting our ideals, hence not in control of our destiny. We are more in touch with, and seem to spend more time noticing what's not working, and what we do not want in our lives.
It aint what ya do...
“If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.”
Napoleon Hill
Bananarama had it right when they sang ‘It aint what ya do it’s the way that ya do it…’ ;-)
It’s often not what happens in our lives which creates negative emotion – it’s what we think about what happens. We filter our view of reality through a framework of beliefs – beliefs which are really only thoughts that we continue to think. ;-)
If you don't like something, consider changing it; if you can't change it, change the way you think about it; lighten up – choose a thought that feels better ‘it’s not forever’ - ‘I’m on the way to getting… (what I want.. etc)’ – and start enjoying yourself now – sound good? Yeah?! Grrrrrr - go get em…
J:-)
Napoleon Hill
Bananarama had it right when they sang ‘It aint what ya do it’s the way that ya do it…’ ;-)
It’s often not what happens in our lives which creates negative emotion – it’s what we think about what happens. We filter our view of reality through a framework of beliefs – beliefs which are really only thoughts that we continue to think. ;-)
If you don't like something, consider changing it; if you can't change it, change the way you think about it; lighten up – choose a thought that feels better ‘it’s not forever’ - ‘I’m on the way to getting… (what I want.. etc)’ – and start enjoying yourself now – sound good? Yeah?! Grrrrrr - go get em…
J:-)
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