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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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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