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LIFE lesson

A friend of mine asked me what I have learned this far in life? I learned that it’s ALL about LOVE. I learned that I use to be self-conscious about being open and honest about that personal value, and that it was kind of ‘corny’ to speak about the virtues of LOVE. I realised that it’s because I did not have all that much love for myself and as a result I was holding myself back at expressing my true nature. We are ALL LOVE, we all want to be LOVED and we all LOVE someone…LOVE is everywhere and it is everything. I have learned to accept and be true to myself and to be love.

The process of emergence into ME, which I call LOVE, has been quite a treacherous journey, and by all means I am not done this journey, although the continuation on this path is wide open and boundless. Folks it does not mean that all of my problems are solved and it does not guarantee happiness for the remainder of my life… Although it make’s EVERYTHING lighter, softer, illuminated and simpler. YES the dark side of light is always present, that is the paradox of life, although your reality is depicted by the state in which you choose to dwell. Easier said than done you say….I say yes ABSOLUTELY, it is hard….only at first though….The more you understand that ONLY YOU CAN CHOOSE HOW YOU FEEL, the easier it becomes to not let the other side of LOVE hold you hostage.

How is this done? By continuously reminding yourself that LOVE is all there is . When you are not feeling LOVE, explore what you are feeling? And see how much you can go back towards love. It’s the small steps that you take every moment that eventually bring you closer to yourself…

I wish I could share deep insight about how to get there, although I don’t have any answer other than CHOOSE which state you want to live in…Light or Dark?

Practice makes perfect….fake it t’ill you make it…it’s WHAT you choose to focus upon that creates your life….so why not focus on that thing called LOVE?

LoveNLight, with deep and profound LOVE to my friends and family, I am grateful for those warriors of LOVE that share my path.  Life is what we make of it, even though I have written a variety of cliché’s, it is my BELIEF in LOVE that permits me to emerge and simply be. May you all learn the lessons you need to make your life meaningful.

Namaste  

I often hear people say ‘YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW YOUR HEART AND DO WHAT MAKE’S YOU HAPPY’. I wholeheartedly agree with this statement and I absolutely always encourage people to do exactly that. On the flip side of this I often hear people say ‘I CANT DO WHAT MY HEART DESIRES because it’s not the right time’. I use to think that these people were making up excuses, and or were not brave enough to follow their hearts. At some level, that is true, and on another level, there is wisdom in waiting for the right time. Sometimes WHERE we are in life, and the commitments and responsibilities that are present at that time on our path, don’t leave much room to be doing exactly what our heart wants. That’s OK also. It got me thinking, and I have had moments when I just could not create the space to immediately follow my heart. Nonetheless, for all the would be writers, rock starts, athlete’s, business owners, students…you get my drift (insert here your heart’s desire), perhaps turning your delayed heart’s desire into applying your heart to what you do, could be the answer to fulfilling your life with the essence of leading a meaningful life? What I mean is that when you apply your heart to what you do, you are setting your intention to offer the best that you can at that moment, which creates instant fulfillment for you. However, for all the reasons that you cannot follow your heart at this very moment (waiting until the kids have grown up, finishing paying your debts, and or your mortgage, or until you are healthier (insert here what is causing you to delay following your heart’s desire)), it does not exclude you from putting your heart into what you do? Not being able to do what one wants to be doing at this very moment provides space to practice, to develop the skill, to make mistakes, to learn and to grow your commitment. The in between space is a time to grow and to gain all that you need to reach that desired dream. Again, practice make’s perfect, so go ahead and apply your heart to what you do. The obstacles that you perceive to be blocking you from reaching your goals are actually only stepping stones to get you to safe harbor in a safe and stronger manner. So use these stepping stones to fulfil yourself and gain all that you need in order to have access to that project of “I’m following my heart by doing….” What I’m saying is don’t waste away the time that is given to you every moment, by waiting for the BIG event to happen. Be present every move and action that you make, for all the steps that you are taking to reach that desired (dream…) are gifts given to you for your own enrichment. It’s not just about waiting to finally be doing what your heart desires; it’s also about applying love to everything that you do. This action my dear friend’s will lead you to be exactly where you want and are meant to be. Perhaps your desire will change, and that’s OK also. In the end, what really matters is to remember that YOU CAN ALWAYS APPLY YOUR HEART TO WHAT YOU ARE DOING, don’t suspend leading a life filled with meaning and heart, while waiting for the “PERFECT TIME”. Every moment that we are granted is perfection in itself. Go ahead and continue to dream for that dream to happen. Love and Light Faye

I often hear people say ‘YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW YOUR HEART AND DO WHAT MAKE’S YOU HAPPY’. I wholeheartedly agree with this statement and I absolutely always encourage people to do exactly that. On the flip side of this I often hear people say ‘I CANT DO WHAT MY HEART DESIRES because it’s not the right time’. I use to think that these people were making up excuses, and or were not brave enough to follow their hearts. At some level, that is true, and on another level, there is wisdom in waiting for the right time.

Sometimes WHERE we are in life, and the commitments and responsibilities that are present at that time on our path, don’t leave much room to be doing exactly what our heart wants. That’s OK also.

It got me thinking, and I have had moments when I just could not create the space to immediately follow my heart. Nonetheless, for all the would be writers, rock starts, athlete’s, business owners, students…you get my drift (insert here your heart’s desire), perhaps turning your delayed heart’s desire into applying your heart to what you do, could be the answer to fulfilling your life with the essence of leading a meaningful life?

What I mean is that when you apply your heart to what you do, you are setting your intention to offer the best that you can at that moment, which creates instant fulfillment for you. However, for all the reasons that you cannot follow your heart at this very moment (waiting until the kids have grown up, finishing paying your debts, and or your mortgage, or until you are healthier (insert here what is causing you to delay following your heart’s desire)), it does not exclude you from putting your heart into what you do?

Not being able to do what one wants to be doing at this very moment provides space to practice, to develop the skill, to make mistakes, to learn and to grow your commitment. The in between space is a time to grow and to gain all that you need to reach that desired dream. Again, practice make’s perfect, so go ahead and apply your heart to what you do. The obstacles that you perceive to be blocking you from reaching your goals are actually only stepping stones to get you to safe harbor in a safe and stronger manner. So use these stepping stones to fulfil yourself and gain all that you need in order to have access to that project of “I’m following my heart by doing….”

What I’m saying is don’t waste away the time that is given to you every moment, by waiting for the BIG event to happen. Be present every move and action that you make, for all the steps that you are taking to reach that desired (dream…) are gifts given to you for your own enrichment.

It’s not just about waiting to finally be doing what your heart desires; it’s also about applying love to everything that you do. This action my dear friend’s will lead you to be exactly where you want and are meant to be. Perhaps your desire will change, and that’s OK also. In the end, what really matters is to remember that YOU CAN ALWAYS APPLY YOUR HEART TO WHAT YOU ARE DOING, don’t suspend leading a life filled with meaning and heart, while waiting for the “PERFECT TIME”. Every moment that we are granted is perfection in itself. Go ahead and continue to dream for that dream to happen.

Love and Light

Faye

TOP 10 2012 NEW YEAR RESOLOUTIONS

In order to meet the New Year many of us come up with a variety of various resolutions we set out to accomplish in the year to come. I find this to be quite a magical moment, that during this period of the year many of us take the time to ponder upon what we want in our life. It is energising to know that as a collective

many of us are hopeful and aspire for …better. I found the top 10 New Year’s resolution on line, and I tweaked it…just a bit.

Happy New Year Resolution Planning !!!! 

1.Lose weight

Lose the weight of the past that keeps holding you back and lose the weight of the world that you tend to carry on your shoulders

2.Getting organised

Learning that the best organisation in life is that we can classify our thoughts in that we know what to CTRL-ALT-DLT and SAVE

3.Spend Less Save More

Spend less of our time suffering from past grievances and save the valuable life lessons

4.Enjoy life to the fullest

When we know what makes us HAPPY, life is a JOY. Find what makes you HAPPY

5.Staying fit and Healthy

Exercising your heart in order to create more openness and flexibility to receive and give LOVE freely

6.Learn something exciting

Learn that YOU ARE WONDERFUL and UNIQUE

7.Quit Smoking

Quit letting smoke screens affect your perceptions about the beauty of LIFE

8.Helping others

Start by helping yourself and in return the more you become who you are meant to be, the more other’s will be inspired to emerge into their TRUE selves.

9.Fall in LOVE

By NOW you KNOW that I will write about falling IN LOVE WITH YOURSELF

10.Spend more time with loved ones

It’s not about the time that you spend with loved ones, but how you spend your time with them. Are you present, non-judgemental, loving and authentic when you are in their presence?

May all of you find Light, Love and Peace upon your 2012 path. With LOVE, Faye xxx

What’s on your XMASS wish list?

Dear Universe

I have been very good this year,

I have learned many of the lessons that you’ve so generously bestowed upon me. I am grateful for the gift of growth, and I remain indebted to you for the courage that you helped me find within myself. Even when I have tried to re-gift, exchange, and return some of your offerings, because I did not want them, they continued to be provided to me again. I finally understood that all along you were providing me with what I needed instead of what I thought I wanted. Like all of the practical gifts I received, in hindsight, I was always very grateful to receive a gift that serves a purpose.

 In return for your continued generosity, I wish to offer you my word that I will continue to foster, peace, love, and compassion. Most importantly I will continue being ME. Thank you dear Universe… PS: Seeing that schools out for the holidays…

I won’t be available for any make-up lessons for a while…

Oh yeah Santa, on my wish list, I was wondering if it’s possible to ask that instead of what people want you replace it with what they need, that you exchange love for hate, that you return judgement for compassion and you can definitely re-gift love. That’s it… I’m being frugal this year

Letting GO

Often we are told that Letting GO is a healthy action.

I agree wholeheartedly, and for having personally experienced this process, I absolutely endorse all of the benefits. It took me a long time to really understand what this means though…and I have often felt frustrated and annoyed at this statement. I have thought, easier said than done, and I have even thought that holding on meant that I w…as making the perceived person of my pain PAY for the wrong doing. All of these thoughts are 100% legitimate. If you are like me, and many others, you might even be asking yourself the same question I did.

 HOW DOES ONE LET GO?

I believe that letting go is a personal experience, and it is conducted at your pace. No one can tell us how to let go really. However, what works for me are the following steps, which I hope will inspire you to practice the process of simply, bravely, courageously, patiently, kindly and lovingly letting go:

1.Identify one thing that you are still holding onto, which causes you pain

2.ACCEPTt that you CANNOT change the original event, it has passed

3.LEARN that you CAN CHANGE how you have perceived this event (unfair, cruel, terrifying and so on)

4.FORGIVE yourself for having wished (pain and or vengeance) towards the person

5.RECOGNISE that the person who you believe caused you pain, was in as much pain as you were at that time (we don’t seek to harm others, when we are feeling LOVE). Remember that once you felt the pain of that person’s action, you also wished them to feel your pain

6.Develop COMPASSION for yourself and for the other person for having acted and reacted from pain

7.LET GO! Once you have completed this journey, at your own pace, or however it works for you, let go of the suffering that this has caused you by knowing that when they were acting hurtful, that they were also in pain and that it was not about you, but their inability at that time to show you love.

8.REPEAT AS OFTEN AS NECESSARY I myself make no promises that this process will work for you, although I wish you to be inspired by this offering, and to find your own way through the action of letting go.

Namaste, Love and Light

You are BE – YOU – tiful. Your true beauty lies in becoming yourself.

—Faye A.
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