Everything Starts With This
In order to control myself, I must first accept myself by going with and not against my nature.
Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee
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The Ultimate Exercise in Self Study – You master this, you have all the tools you will ever need
You have done the foundation work, my friend. You have brought into your awareness the fact that each and every new day we get to see is a true gift, and if that doesn’t humble us with gratitude and fills our heart with pure joy, then there is room still to find time for daily practices that set the intention for positive outcomes and accept responsibility for the way we feel – always. Claim all your power, as all your emotions and all your thoughts are absolutely within your control, and solely upon their quality rests the quality of your days.
If you are clear on the above, then we can go forward. If there is work remaining, then stick with showing up each day and I invite you to start reading these posts at the level where it feels comfortable, and then move forward as we go along. It really doesn’t make any difference where we are individually, but what makes all the difference for you, my friend, is to stay in your own truth and build every vision of yourself that you wish to become. We are always going to be together in these words, you and I. And your own inner being is there, holding your hand if you need it forevermore. Just remember if anything is worth doing, it’s this. You are your own first priority, and only when you know how to look after yourself, all aspects of you – then you can be the beacon of light, the lighthouse and the safety of love for someone else.
Looking Within
I cannot stress enough how important this step is. At the beginning of any new project, of any new consciousness, of any new level of awareness – we need to check in with our mindset, for this is true: nothing will shift – no matter how hard the effort, if our mindset doesn’t constantly grow with us. And here is the fine-tuning - the mindset has to be raised to the new level first - in order for us to lift our entire game there.
There is no reason to think this is beyond our reach, because, you do know this my friend – nothing is beyond your reach. The source of power is available inside you, and everything you set your awareness to, you can indeed achieve. I didn’t say you ‘set your mind to” – because, let’s just take this with us forever: mind, body and soul are at their optimum when we keep them in balance, without neglecting any one of them, as we need unique power each one of them holds, for the entire journey. In this life experience where our spirit is occupying the physical form that we identify as our own unique self – all three aspects of us have to grow and remain on the same level and in harmony with each other. Any discord between them is observable and its rift will cause stalling, and grinding to a halt.
Self study and soul work keep our entire being in great shape, and you can see how dreams are possible to realise from that state. So, let the first step on the journey between the dream and its realisation, for each one of us be to look within, to check in (and stay inward looking, asking and listening) until we know that we have done the work on mindset upgrade. Trust me, we can’t wing it, but I promise you from there on every step will be pure joy – even the challenging ones, because you know all that experience will help you to make the dream even bigger and better than your vision. On a side note, I believe universe wants the best version of us, and it will have our back if we are brave enough to step into and embrace the fullness of who we are. Even if some of us not brave, it will nudge us for as long as we have the spark of light and love inside us.
The time you spend fine tuning your alignment will serve you so well when the challenge gets tougher. It will make you invincible and unstoppable – and giving up will never be the card you will play. Never! You absolutely know this is true, so promise yourself that you will find the time just for you, and in the silence of your breath, and your pulse, dive deep inside you and look at that dream in every detail you can possibly see. Study it and bring to the surface everything about how it made you feel to live it. Write it down if you wish, but I recommend going back to see it each morning – reminding yourself that this is in your power to achieve, because you will not stop, or give up. You will find the answers, you will make it take shape with your own hands, and you will remain present in each moment and every step of the way.
* * * * The Update – 364 Days to Dream * * * *
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If you have read the above, there may be the clue there as to how this challenge began for me. Being an artist, I will let you in on a process that takes place inside me far before I start painting. I use the same thing when designing a space, so that came naturally to me this morning. I literally visualise the outcome first, being aware of all the steps between that vision and where I am now, in reverse order, as it is sort of logical for me to imagine it that way. That is how I find my starting point in any painting.
Interesting fact: Just at the end of the process described above and after the visualisation, an idea just showed up, I became fully conscious of it – in detail. The idea was not directly connected with my imagining the glass walls and the possibility of converting a walk in cupboard (or two – because there are no fewer than four of those in this one bedroom apartment), but the idea was so right – I instinctively knew it. I want to tell you about it in this week’s podcast episode, so stay tuned for that to find out more….
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Feeling of day 1 is still one of uplifted calm, but I can feel the excitement in my blood waking up and stirring. I am so grateful to feel this sense of occasion and I do hope this feeling will stay with me, as it makes me always bring out the best inside me.
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Hoping to spend more time on visualisation, and sketching perhaps, certainly in the next few days, if not tomorrow. Also, already started to separate some of the things I don’t need to keep, but more on that later. That’s it. Day one was easy, but that was to be expected. Ask me on day 100 how confident do I feel about pulling it all off in one year. I know it’s huge, but I completely trust that universe is behind me. Until tomorrow, my friend. Please share with me how your day went.
Remember – You Are Safe Here
This is the sacred place between our souls. Thank you for sharing your visions, dreams and ideas. Your courage to be vulnerably seen will always be respected, and you will be treated with nothing but kindness and compassion. ♡
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