Universal life purpose

While we all have a goal we set, a life purpose which we are urged to fulfil and makes our heart leap with joy, I also believe there is a universal life purpose, one that we all share so to speak.

Our common life purpose then is to bring out the best in others. Let me take a moment to note though, that this cannot be achieved through criticism, nor through judgement.

Simply, we are all charged with inspiring each other.

We can do this in oh so many (non intrusive) ways.

• Use positive and loving words when speaking to, about, or thinking of others.
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• See the light being and the love in all people regardless of their actions.
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• Forgive easily.
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• Love unconditionally.
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• Inspire others to be happy by perusing your own divine happiness, this sends out amazing rays of healing energy.

We are all of one spirit in the end, and we're all in this together. There are so many ways in which we can bring about joy, gratefulness, happiness and to generally lift up the energy levels of others, that once you get started, you can never think of stopping.

It's a pay it forward kind of thing, living your own blessings, respecting yourself and your boundaries, committing to happiness, forgiveness and a life that comes from a place of love means we shine our light on the world and inspire others to do the same with their choices...the results are magnificent.


With love and light
xoxoxoxoxoxoxo

Just let them be

Lately, I have been put in the same place as some people who really impact upon me. Their actions, to my perception, are illogical, thoughtless and in some cases harmful to others. We are all exposed to this kind of behaviour from time to time. This week, it seems I have seen quite a lot of this behaviour from others.

So I asked myself, what is it I am supposed to know, or to take away from this situation? I dislike being in a position where I make judgements about others, and yet my perceptions of their actions are just that...my opinion and my judgement. *frustrated sigh*

I went to bed asking that my divine team get together and give me the learning and instruction I needed. I asked that I wake up with the "memories" I required to deal with these situations with my divine self, and not the judgemental, brain driven human self who was starting to do some of the talking. *wry grin*

I woke with the thought, "Just let them be." Not all that helpful in the moment, but the understanding of what that means in terms of me and the actions I take has become clearer.

What I understood and have put into place for myself is that we all have the freedom of choice in our actions. There is no one compelling us to be or do anything, it is totally and solely our choice. While I perceived the actions of the other people around me as negative and impacting (which is my right and my choice) they chose these actions for themselves (which is their right and their choice). 

I cannot MAKE  anyone see my point of view, I cannot TELL them their actions are negative and hurtful and spiteful and ENSURE they listen, I cannot make them choose something different. All I can do is choose my response.

This is where the really earth shattering understanding came about for me...

I work and live and chose to be here, on this earth, in this moment, with all of these people. I choose still to be where I am and to associate with the people I associate with. I have work to do...being the best me I can be...in order to continue that work, I have to protect myself from the impulse to judge others, but far more importantly than that, from "buying into" their choices by adding energy and emotion to the situation.

Since "remembering" this, I have instantly become calm and relaxed about these situations and am able to see where the really important moments are for me.

In detaching from the emotion and the angst and hurt, I am able to clearly, firmly and lovingly define my boundaries and then stick to them.

With love and light
xoxoxxooxoxoxooxox

Being a committed sardine...

Someone in my life stepped in front of my path today to tell me a story...I LOVE it when that happens...and it gave me hope and strength and courage. As he was telling me this story, I felt really strongly that I wanted to pass this on, and all day I have eagerly awaited the moment where I could sit down and write today's post.

In acknowledgement, today's post is really bought to us by the Earth angel who told me this story *smile*

So the story goes, that sardines are really quite social beings and are really more like a herd. They all follow each other and go in the same direction. This behaviour has been scientifically studied extensively and it was found, that it only takes two sardines, committed to changing direction and swimming against the current of the rest of the school, to change the direction that everyone is swimming!

HOW AWESOME IS THAT? 

What is so fantastic about that is that I know, that there are not only two sardines in this human school we have, who are choosing to swim in a completely different direction....there are heaps of us. I know there's me (definitely choosing to choose my own reality), there are all of you (reading this post now makes you one of those amazing, unique and beautiful souls open to the idea of changing directions...more than likely, already swimming another way) and then there are the hundreds and thousands more who are swimming against the stream in all parts of the globe...so yeah...I'm excited.

The personal message I took from this story is that I cannot change the way people think, feel and view the world. I cannot make them see what I see (nor is that my right or my job either) However, what I can do, is live the change I would wish to see in the world and be the person I would see; commit myself to that reality knowing that my commitment will  shine a light for others.

With love and light (and massive amounts of commitment.)
xoxoxoxoxoxoxo

True divinity

Each of us is divine, each of us connected to the exact same source, and yet, we are all so very different in human terms.


There will be times when another person disagrees with you, takes exception to the choices you've made or the actions you take. I know myself this happens often *smile* I find myself feeling angry, betrayed and wondering why it seems so hard for other people to see my point of view *wry grin* after all, I just want to be, think, feel and act love....not hard. (You can see the judgement in this can't you?)


Disagreeing with someone is not a sign that they or you are wrong, it is a sign of the right to choose that we are all born with. Each of us has the right to choose our own path, to connect with the divine in our own way (or to not connect as the case may be). We are all given the gift of free will, and exercising it makes us human and unique.


True divinity within us then, comes NOT from looking at the differences and making comparisons, it comes from learning to see the light within others no matter what.


With love and light
xoxoxoxoxo

It's all about the little things...

You know, I have heard of the saying, "Don't sweat the small stuff" (I think there is even a book about this too??) and while I agree with the sentiment that worrying, stressing or feeling anxious about the "small stuff" is totally destructive and distracting, I do want to point out, that it is the small stuff, moment by moment, minute by minute, that all adds up like drops of water forming a puddle.


The way I get through those difficult moments, whether it is an awkward five minute conversation I wish I wasn't involved in, or a few years where nothing seems to be going anywhere or doing anything, is to focus on each little bit and get through that. Add up all those small things, and all of a sudden you are miles down the road just by putting one foot in front of the other...


Have I used enough clichés yet *smile*


So, "Don't sweat the small stuff" focus on it instead and pour loving energy into the small stuff, because that's how BIG stuff happens...a moment at a time.


During that awkward conversation, smile, focus on getting your breathing right (deep down to the bottom of your lungs...try picturing this as you breathe) and before you know it, the conversation is finished. When those more prolonged moments come along, I have "gotten through" them by focusing on a minute at a time on some days. Make a list of things to do, do one thing off the list, do the next thing, and the next, and the next...don't think about the other things on the list and how soon you may have to do them, just pour all your energy into the one thing you can do in that moment, love the moment, embrace the second where you feel light and happy, and then the next moment comes along and love that one too. As each moment is loved and passed, the next one seems to come even more quickly and pass even more quickly...love and enjoyment have the ability to change the passage of time you know...then all of a sudden ALL of the moments seem light and love-filled..woohooooo!


Focus your energy on being courteous, kind, loving, non-judgemental, the best you, happy, compassionate, empathetic, all of those things and watch your journey accelerate faster than you EVER thought possible. After all, this is our communal life purpose; kindness, love and joy. Feel it, be it, spread it around...and it all happens through the small stuff.


With love and light
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

Light worker moments

There is one really strong indicator that you might be a light worker, a healer, a wise one. I call them light worker or wise one moments... I am sure it may have happened to you, and I find that the stronger I am in following my path, the more often these moments occur. So, what is a wise one moment? Well, have you ever been somewhere, doing something, and then someone comes up to talk to you and all of a sudden, they start telling you their life's story and parts of their journey in intimate detail even though you may never have spoken more than two words to them before? This is a wise one moment *smile*


I have learnt to be a bit more resilient about these moments over time as I have grown *laugh* I have come to realise that these moments are an opportunity. An opportunity for the other person to release some of the things, circumstances and people that may be hurting them or holding them back. Also though, an opportunity to learn (for me) that sometimes, the best help that you can give someone who is in pain or hurting, especially if they are unaware of how much they are hurting, is to just listen...no action required.


This is a most powerful healing tool; just being silent and letting someone tell their story, in their own way, and then wishing them well afterwards having made no judgements about what they have told you or about them, just lovingly and silently listening to them as they tell you their tale.


Often I can get a little caught up in "saving the world" *smile* and forget that often, the only thing that is required of me in a moment, is to be still and to listen without judgement or comment.


With love and light
xoxoxoxoxoxo

Consequence for action

*Takes a great big, deep, healing and cleansing breath*


That feels better!


I was confronted today by a concept I take for granted, however, was stunned to find I may be in the minority.
One of the key principles I vowed I would teach my own children is the fact that EVERY action has a consequence. It is a cause and affect type of thing...in this, intentions are irrelevant...

• Those harsh words that were intended as a joke....actually hurtful, mean and made someone feel bad even though it may not have been intended.

• Running through a crowded area because you were in a hurry...bowled over another person and they received a physical injury which of course was never intended.

• Speak rashly and harshly to another person because you have had a bad day...hurt, betrayal and possibly loss of that person's trust, definitely not what was intended.

These are quite obvious examples.


What I was confronted with today, were people choosing to make or accept excuses for the unintentional outcomes or the consequences of someone's actions and therefore, not actually participate in ensuring this message sunk in.


My heart hurts for these people. A basic principle I use to guide my life direction and my actions is forethought to the consequences in terms of the affect on others. I'm not perfect at it obviously, however, along with love and forgiveness, this is the third most important driving principle. In enabling others to make excuses for their behaviour rather than accepting that they made a mistake and therefore accept the consequences, they are teaching these people that it is OK to be totally self serving, that your own needs and rights are actually MORE important than the needs and rights of anyone else rather than equal, that no matter the action, if you can come up with a good enough excuse, then there are (or shouldn't be) any consequences because you, "Didn't mean it" or "Couldn't help it." Why teach anyone this kind of victim mentality when you could empower them by teaching them to own their choices, take consequences when they arise with love and forgiveness, to take control of their actions and reap the rewards of being able to choose your own direction????


I would love to hear your thoughts on this one, perhaps I am a little black and white on this issue?


The way I see it, live it and experience it is to KNOW that every action I take creates an affect and causes a consequence; both good and less than positive. In knowing this, I CHOOSE my actions and take control of my destiny.


With love and light
xoxoxoxo

The world through tinted glasses

You know (and I don't know why) I have often been accused of viewing the world through "Rose coloured glasses" and "sticking my head in the sand" when it comes to the "realities" of the world! *Laugh* My answer to these would be accusers is..."So?"


If I have the choice, and I most certainly do, then I choose to view the world tinted and shaded with joy, love and beauty. I choose not to dwell on negative experiences for longer than the moment it takes me to get away from them. I choose to see the beauty and potential each person and every transaction holds for me; to see the learning and the gifts rather than the pain or embarrassment. I choose to see the world through glasses tinted with feelings of love and forgiveness, to revel in the joyous moments and have faith and trust that the not so pleasant moments will soon pass. I choose to be me, to love me and to move forward fearlessly to achieve the goals, dreams and follow the path I have chosen for me.


I refuse to let the opinion of others colour the way I see and experience this glorious life. I refuse to acknowledge those who dwell in their ego and act from thoughts of revenge or hate. I refuse to allow people to drag me into their judgements and I refuse the opportunity to judge them in turn for their actions.


In short...."I reject your reality and substitute my own" (I love the Myth Busters *grin*)


Do you know what happens to me because I make these choices?


I live a life that is filled with the joy and happiness I choose to see. I get more of what I focus on the most. I spend my time feeling loved, protected and safe. I know that I am a special and unique soul and I am filled with my sense of purpose, rejecting hopelessness, despair, guilt and aimlessness.


It's a joy to be me.


What do you choose?


It is not a rejection of "the real world", "naive" or "sticking your head in the sand" to choose joy and positivity over nastiness and negativity...it is a conscious act of will that makes "reality" the way you choose it to be.


With love and light
xoxoxoxo

Helplessness

Helplessness is not a nice feeling; whether it is feeling helpless at being able to do something for your own situation, or worse (for me anyway) feeling helpless to give assistance to someone you love.


Firstly, my divine team wants me to tell everyone that we are never alone, and no matter how helpless we are led to feel, or how hopeless a situation seems, there is always hope and help at hand. Even if the only help available is the strength to pass through the moment or moments leading you to the feeling.


When I feel helpless, I fall immediately back on a conversation with my divine team. I ask their help, I ask for strength and understanding and I ask if there is in fact anything that I can do. I always get an answer when I ask for one and if I sit still for a moment, putting aside fear and anxiety to hear the answer...ALWAYS!
Never once, when I have actually asked for help, has my question and request gone unanswered.


It is easy to underestimate the comfort that can be gained by having someone/something listen to our request without judgement and with immediate consolation and answers; yet it is this very thing that often gives me the strength and courage to pass through particularly anxious, fearful or helpless moments.


With love and light
xoxoxoxoxoxo

When we dream together

I am reminded today by a lot of current events throughout the world of the power of dreaming together. While I don't believe this is a place for politics necessarily; I do think that the lessons learned by those events are really important.


When, as a people, we stand together and dream our dreams of peace and love together, we DO make a difference. Just by saying something when we see something that is not right, we make some difference.


It is through saying what we believe that we begin to make a difference. It is in day dreaming together that we consolidate what we desire as a global community.


It is the law of attraction principle magnified a billion fold! 


In focusing our intentions on the outcome we desire, we announce to the world and to the universe and to the divine that this is what we desire and therefore, we focus the will of the divine and the universe into bringing this about.


We are a global community, and through expressing our desire for global peace and for conflict to end for all people, we are indeed making some difference.


This principle can start at home, with yourself.


Find people who think and feel the same way you do, band together, share your thoughts and ideas without judgement and with love from your heart, and there will be change.


Remember that all change, and all ideas begin with one person having an idea, and influencing others around them to "see" the idea and join in in making it a reality.


With love and light
xoxoxoxooxoxox

What did you expect?

Have you ever noticed that what you expect, is usually exactly what you will get?

This is born out in front of me every single day at school. You know there are some of our cherubs who choose behaviour that is less than exemplary? They do so with reason usually. However, putting this aside, teenagers as a rule, are incredibly intuitive as well. By instinct, the act almost completely from intuition. Our children KNOW what we think of them and what we expect from them, and they generally act accordingly. I have seen this happen too many times to doubt the truth of it.

As a fantastic example, there is this one particular student I worked with a few years ago. I had been warned before starting that there was nothing anyone could "do" with this student, that his prospects were dismal and that the chances of "getting anything out of him" were minimal. Therefore, I was instructed, "Don't waste your time."

HOLY COW! I thought to myself, "Is this a child we are talking about or what?"

To me, this situation presents a wonderful challenge, one I am more than happy to take up.

I watched this student for a couple of lessons, making no comment to him and no attempt to correct his behaviours or redirect him in any way. Basically, I watched and worked out his patterns and the way he operated. I know he was doing the same to me especially because I was not acting in the way he expected a teacher to act. I decided (with a little divine assistance...gee it's great having these guys on my side) that I would have to "play" this situation very carefully or risk loosing his attention completely. So for a little while, I did nothing except come to class, teach those willing to learn and discretely watch those who were not. At a certain point not too far into the term, I asked those who were not engaged (in particular this student) to stay behind after class. I spoke to them for the first time then about their choices of language, behaviour and work ethic. I lied to them! Sounds bad huh?

This is what I told them:
I informed them that I was a little disappointed that other teachers in the school had been less than forthcoming about the students at the school. That I had been told by other teachers that the class I had received was one of the best in the school, that the students were dedicated and that they really were willing to give it their best, even though sometimes it was hard. I told them that I was a little saddened to find out that maybe this was not true, and that I hoped and expected that this was just a couple of bad days rather than a habit. I expressed my wish that they were all the young men (they were all boys obviously) I had been told I was teaching, and that we would forget the last week and start fresh next lesson. With that, I dismissed them.

As you can imagine, this was so totally NOT what they expected from me. However, I did not walk into that class with any expectations for their behaviour, I just watched and waited for the right opportunity. I DID let them in on my expectations and what I "KNEW" to be true about them. They instinctively knew I was sincere and that I did not expect them to be "bad boys"...phew, the pressure was off them to perform to the standards expected of them by others, and now they could begin to meet mine. This was not an overnight success, each day I met them with the expectation that they would be delightful and fully engaged students, and after a few months...I got exactly what I expected every time.

Expect the worst and you will get it eventually, expect the best...and yep...you'll get that too.

With love and light
xoxoxoxoxoxo

The times...they are a changing!

I have the most amazingly joyous feeling in my soul as I sit down tonight to write this post. A small glimpse of our collective future, a moment in time where I can very clearly see, feel and just know that the times we live in are changing.

I notice the small things a lot, not to stress over, not to obsess over, but to revel and delight in. I noticed today that there was far less negative "stuff" happening in my work place. I noticed that my students have only taken a few weeks to embrace my philosophy of practise in the classroom (100% focus on doing the best you can do, on respect for self and others and on preparing for a wonderful future) and are responding delightfully. I notice today the way that less of my vegetable plants are under attack from the various veggie eating bugs that inhabit far north Queensland. I notice the way my house has stayed tidy for a week now, and my four year old (he had a birthday yesterday) seems to be fighting me less and acknowledging me more. I notice today how pretty the afternoon light is and how much fun it is to draw pictures in the garden.

Today my heart sings and is full of hope because I KNOW that things are happening.

I know the world where commercialism before humanitarianism, where self interest eclipses love of others and where 'win at any cost' became a motto to live by IS on it's way out.

Close your eyes for a moment and let your senses range out around you. "Feel" the energy of hope permeating the trees, rocks, and animals as well as humans. I feel a little silly saying this, however, I just feel it is so true.

Such a clear message today from one of my favourites in my divine team...Jophiel reminds us about the hope we feel in the morning and at the dawning of something new. She reminds us to feel afresh the love of the first moments and hold on to the feeling.  To choose love above all else and dismiss from our reality anything that does not fit into a harmonious view of each other and the world.

I truly feel like singing today, nothing in particular has happened, nothing 'seems' to have changed and yet, my heart is filled to bursting and I know that a change is upon us. *Big deep breath* Hope, such a powerful tool for the most amazing changes; a unifier!

With love and light
xoxoxoxoxoxo

A moment on hope

There is one thing that can cure many ills be they worry, abandonment, grief, tragedy, turmoil, uncertainty any of these things and more. That cure is hope!

With something to hope for or have hope in and with, the impact of all of the above becomes so much less.

To have hope that the next moment will be better and that this moment will pass, to have hope that there will be fun, delight and joy in your heart sometime in the future. To hope that angels walk beside you sharing your grief and offering comfort, to have hope that you are not alone.

Hope alone has the power to bring healing to billions and through this feeling, bring healing and a reason to hope.

Hope and love combined are unstoppable forces once they get rolling and they quickly surpass and totally eclipse the strangle hold of fear and guilt.

Take a moment to remember the pure and as yet untarnished hope of your childhood. Try to remember the first moment you were disappointed, when something taught you that hope was childish and futile and that it was time to grow up and "live in the real world". Then, with all the power of love and the divine on your side, cut the ties holding you to that situation!

There is every reason in the world to have hope.

We live in a time when more and more people begin to understand the plight of their neighbours and have empathy, where more and more people choose to speak out against those things that endanger others and lend a hand. Even though we have only begun this journey as a global community, even though there are MANY more miles to go before all people truly are equal and the rights of all are recognised with love and forgiveness rather than grudging resentment...we have tread the first few important steps....this is a fantastic reason to hope.

In this hope comes the key to accelerating the journey exponentially so that a time of harmony can be attained all the faster, maybe not in our life times or those of our children, but hope shines brightly that the time will come.

Deep in the core of my being, alongside love and my connection to the divine, lies the driving force behind all of my actions...that is the power of hope.

With love and light
xoxoxoxoxoxo

Story Telling

The thing we all share and have as a part of our ancestry and our history is not only that we are all a combination of elements released at the dying of a star (although that is really cool!), we all tell stories. Stories that help us grow, teach us, say things with meaning, emphasis and feeling, help us feel comfort and relay empathy, so MANY things.

Story telling is one of the things we can use to help us heal and to heal others. Telling your story, the one unique to you, even if you don't share it with many people (or any people), helps to release the things of the past we don't need anymore or have to keep tied to us. Telling your story may help others to feel they are not alone. Telling a story can bring laughter and joy.

We are all story tellers!

What an amazing thing. This is a skill that requires nothing other than you, and yet, it brings joy, health, healing and comfort in so many different ways.

As you may be able to tell...I LOVE telling a story! *smile* Some of them a bit sad, some of them in order to teach, some of them to share the knowledge's and experiences that have helped me through and helped me grow so that maybe others can benefit. and some of them just to get a laugh.

Everyone has a story worth telling.

Tell your story with love, compassion and joy. Share your experiences whether you think they are good or 'bad' because everything you say has value. There is no need to embellish, you as you are, is enough. Through the sharing of stories, we become closer.

With love and light
xoxoxoxoxoxo

Lessons from a three year old

We can learn so much from spending time with and listening to our young ones. Today I was playing in a bucket of slime with my three year old (hey, don't knock it till you've tried it) and he was making a cake. He piled some jelly like slime onto the plate, used a palate knife to smooth the edges and top. He took infinite care to make sure it was perfect, then, as he was just about to finish it....plop....he dropped the whole lot onto the ground. I watched and waited for the tantrum...how I underestimated him. He said, "oh..damn it." Then reached back behind him and took another handful of slime out of the bucket and started again.

How wonderful he is, how inspiring! Imagine if we, as adults, dealt with the world in the same way he does, or other children? Imagine if, as they were learning to walk, a child just went..."nope...too hard to change what I'm doing, I'm fine with crawling, I'll stick to that." Ever wonder why this doesn't happen?

We are born knowing the skills that we need to be the best us we can be and to fulfill all our dreams; living a life of beauty and successes. Try telling a child who is learning to walk that it is too hard and that they cannot possibly learn such a new skill...they'll ignore you and learn anyway because babies have no concept of the word failure...amazing!

Babies don't know what fear is until we teach it to them, they don't understand embarrassment, failure, giving up, too hard or anything like this! They don't use words to communicate their feelings, needs and wants and yet they are all met, so what do babies know that we don't?

The answer is that we know everything they know, we just choose not to use it, we "learn" certain "stuff" through further life experiences that tend to undermine the "stuff" we are born knowing...what a shame. Take the time to watch and interact with the young ones...they will teach us how to get back to the real us, the one's that do not understand the meaning of the word fear or failure!

With love and light
xoxoxoxoxo

Letter to Santa

Dear Santa; the embodiment of the Christmas spirit,

I know that you and the elves are extremely busy at this time of year, and that perhaps my request comes too late. Maybe though, you could keep my ideas in mind for next year; it's going to take some planning and a lot of energy work from everyone.

For Christmas, in fact forever, I would like the following:

Please let each person know that they are loved and protected always, that their lives have meaning and purpose. Let them understand that all they have to do to know and understand what they signed up for is to reconnect with their divine team and to listen.

Please let each person know that we are all the same, originating from the same divine source and that we can celebrate this sameness rather than look for differences and reasons to hate. Please let everyone come to the understanding that the only things that are real and have meaning come from a place of love.

Please let each person know that their thoughts, words and actions create a powerful influence over their surroundings, their experiences and their well-being; that by choosing positivity over any other state, they make a change instantly. Let everyone understand that the way they view the world, the experiences they have and the life they lead can be, and are created by them.

Please let everyone know that they have the power to change things for us all and that if we all choose love over hate, forgiveness over revenge and bearing grudges, that we can help ourselves to make this beautiful ideal everyone's reality.

Over all, please let everyone know that their own divine team of guardians is constantly walking beside them, protecting, guiding and loving them, so that when things seem to be horrible and that nothing is working out the way they planned, there is someone who cares. Let them believe in the comfort, magic and miracles that surround them always.

Thanks Santa, I know I am not the only one wishing this gift for Christmas, and forever.

With love and joy and most of all HOPE in my heart

Your friend
Roxanne
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

It's not my place to judge.....but...

Judgement is a really destructive force, it is one that can start wars and disputes and cause massive amounts of emotional harm. Yet, we are constantly making judgements about people and situations even though most of it is not a conscious process.

This is one of the hardest things I have learnt (or am still learning) to let go of and mainly because it becomes such a part of me that I am largely unconscious of the process that occurs before and as a judgement is made.

For me, when I am judging others, it usually comes from a place where I have made the determination that someone is doing something "wrong". The easy form of judgement to let go of was/is judging someone on their appearance, mannerisms or something like that. it is really easy to stop making these kinds of judgements.

Each of us has instilled a moral compass if you like; a set of ideals by which we make all of our decisions on what to do and what not to do and the way we determine what is right and what is wrong. It is when someone does, or say something, or acts in some way contrary to this internal guidance system that we make the kind of judgements that it is difficult at times to let go of.

I am a vegetarian; this is my choice mainly because my body tends to get rather irate with me when I consume meat, but I also have a strong feeling against something having to die to feed me. This was not instilled in me as a part of my upbringing, it is a more recent addition to my compass. However, I do not judge anyone who decides to eat meat. This is one of those things that, while a part of my moral compass, does not affect my view of anyone else.

I cannot stand cruelty or bullying. This code is a deeply embedded part of my moral compass, it is so entrenched that every part of my being protests at the thought of people being cruel let alone actually witnessing it. When I do witness bullying, I immediately jump to judgement, I immediately want to defend the person being bullied (without stopping to think that there are two sides to every story and that bullying cannot be solved by more bullying) and I harshly judge the person I perceive as the bully. This reaction is so instinctive that i have no control over this initial response. However, over time, as I started to recognise these responses for what they really are (that is a judgement of others) I have begun to develop strategies to stop myself acting impulsively on these feelings.

I will NOT stand by and watch cruelty so that i can be non-judgemental about the situation. I don't feel this is right either. However, I will act with compassion for both parties involved and seek to find understanding as well as encouraging forgiveness, for myself as well as the persons involved.

This one is a tough one! Each of us has to work at our own methods of dealing with these types of judgements; that is the ones that are so ingrained, or that we feel are because of what is right and what is wrong.

I thought it was important though to point out that these things are still judgements. (Sucks a bit doesn't it?)

With love and light
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So you made a mistake????

Hands up, high in the air please, if you have EVER made a mistake????? Welcome to being human *smile* We all make them, some of them are huge, some not so much, but all in all we make mistakes!

What are you going to do with that information now?

Well, for me, I choose to learn from my mistakes whenever I can, then I choose to let go of them, cut all ties to guilt, and other such wasted forms of energy, forgive myself for the mistake, then...move on!

There is no mistake that goes beyond forgiveness. That's such an important statement I think it needs highlighting.....

There is no mistake that goes beyond forgiveness.

It really is true you know, there is nothing you can say or do that cannot be forgiven in time. While some things may take longer than others to really let go and be free from guilt, the best act of service you can do for yourself and others is to forgive.

There was a time when I believed that there were some things that could never be forgiven, but since learning of the freedom and the energy and the immense strength that comes through forgiveness, I have changed my mind. I no longer punish myself or others for actions they or I take. I remember the actions, I learn from them where I can, then I choose forgiveness because otherwise I hurt myself more than any one else can.

Holding onto negativity, to grudges, to hatred only turns in on itself and creates havock within our selves.

I choose to understand, to forgive and to let go of negative experiences.

With love and light
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For our youth

As a school teacher, I often mark the passage of time with events to do with the school calender such as holiday times (*cheeky smile*), major events and the like. Today marks one of the most important times in the lives of our youth (well here in Australia anyway) and it is the day our year 12's complete the final day of their studies in the school system. Some of them will no doubt, head on to other institutions of learning, while others will enter the work force, become apprentices and other pathways. Their learning is by no means complete, after all, we are constantly learning, however, this marks a major change in their lives, and in their learning experiences.

This day, of all days, brings to mind the amazing hope I hold for our future. For 11 years I have watched this day come and go, watched students drift into the world as life long learners, some of them well prepared, others who will undoubtedly have some hard lessons coming for them, but all leaving none-the-less, regardless of their level of preparedness, and I have hope!

If you believe the popular culture and media sources of information, you could be forgiven for thinking that our society is in decline, that our youth are without hope and have no sense of responsibility or work ethic. You would perhaps be thinking that as a global community, we are in trouble as we begin to hand over the reins to our young adults. You would of course be forgiven for thinking this is the state of affairs, you would also be wrong.

For those of you who feel ALL of our teenagers are without hope, irresponsible, troubled, rebellious and not able to take up the mantle, I say, take the time to know them, take a while to have conversations with them, to work alongside them, to help them learn and grow and watch the enthusiasm with which they take the information given to them and process it to come up with unique and individual understandings. Watch, have patience, love them unconditionally and you will soon come to realise that they have incredible hopes, amazing aspirations, wonderful ideas, enthusiasm and work ethic. Yes, their 'real' learning is just beginning, and yes, there is still a lot more for them to learn; yet the same could be said of a lot of adults I know too *smile*

This day brings great hope to me for our future, because our youth are amazing individuals, they make me proud and extremely safe with placing the world in their hands in the future. Don't underestimate them, have patience with them and watch in wonder as they take the reins.

With love and light
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Operate from love

A request today from me to you. This is kind of a favour I am asking, and although it is a favour to me, I know it will also benefit you.

This is what I would like to ask of you...

Please sit quietly for a few moments in a cool and uninterrupted space. Close your eyes and take deep cleansing breaths, concentrating on inhaling and exhaling to the exclusion of everything else. When your mind feels free of clutter, have a "look" around inside of you and find the place (it won't take you long) where only pure love exists. Embrace that place, enter into the light of this place and let it fill you up to the top. Feel the warmth on your skin, the radiance you feel as it fills you up. Hold that energy within you until you feel it want to burst free, then hold on to it a little longer. When you feel the calm, love and beauty of the energy you hold within you, release it into the world. Push it from you and have it fill the whole area in which you sit. Send it past walls and fences into your neighbourhood, let it wash over everything and everyone that crosses the path of this wave. Keep sending this energy forth from you.

The favour then?

Remember this feeling and this place and every time you choose a path, choose it from this place. Every time you speak to others and most especially yourself, speak from this place. When you act, act from here.

We are human, but within us lies the same source as the divine. The joy, wonder, warmth and delight in connecting with the source of our own divinity leads us to the heights from which we have a fantastic vantage point to see, understand and view the beauty of creation, including the majesty that is us. When we act only from the place where pure love exists, and we share that energy without reserve and with full commitment with the world; well then, we feel the presence of our angels more clearly.

Thank you in advance for all of your help

With love and light

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