Transformation to expansion

2010 is coming to an end and 2011 is almost ready to begin.

  

As I look back over the last year I can now see how I was preparing myself for 2011.  This last year has been one of transformation and preparing myself for the year to come.  I had not actually realized that until I sat and started tapping on the keyboard and recalled what I have done in the last year. I have actually been preparing myself for the coming year.

Inspiring Minds Together was created and a Power Circle of seven women came together every fortnight.  From forming this group I came to see a different direction for Inspiring Minds Together than I had originally envisaged.  2011 will be the beginning of an expansion of this group and is going to assist many people to become self empowered and live from their own truth and values.  

I was talking to a friend about my deep passions and what I was wanting to do.  She suggested Bizness Babes to me as had done the course herself.  I applied and was accepted into their September intake.  This course has been wonderful for me as it has got me focused and also I have become inspired by the other women in the group who all have completely different business ideas.  After beginning this course new ideas began flowing to me again and my new business name is now - 

 from head to heart - listen to the whisperings of your heart.

I am now feeling so inspired about going out and speaking to people about living our truth and allowing others to live their own and especially our beautiful children.

The universe is paving the way for me as I have been advised that I will cease working on New Years Eve at the place where I have been for nearly two years.  I am very grateful for the opportunity that I have had being at this place and also know that I was moving on and I was just pushed a little quicker.

The law of attraction at work - what we put out will always come back to us.  We have to be careful how we ask for something.  

I have become acutely aware of when someone is in a lower vibration and how I am immediately affected if I take it on personally.  I took myself to Bamboo Buddha cafe today to raise myself out of some negative energy that I had taken on.  Being there I soon became inspired and was reading and writing and back to feeling good and inspired again.  It is so important to surround ourselves with inspirational and positive people who have a similar philosophy as ourselves, not taking on other peoples problems and I am still working on that one.  Sometimes I just can not help myself.  But why am I on Planet Earth.  Yes to grow and evolve and I guess when I have it all together I will no longer need to be here and I do know that I have some way to go before I have perfected it all.

Yes and another pat on the back for myself as I actually started writing my blog this year.  Take a look at your achievements and it can be amazing to see how far forward you have moved.  I have to admit I have not written as often as I had proposed but that is ok too.

Wise Owl signs off now with the message:  take the time to acknowledge yourself for who you are and that everything is perfect as it is.

Wise Owls post - to be inspired and motivated

To be inspired and motivated I need to

• smile
• think positively
• live with an attitude in gratitude
• listen to the whispering of my heart
• exercise daily
• walk daily
• eat healthy - eat the right foods for me
• drink 1 1/2 to 2 litres water daily
• take necessary supplements
• meditate
• see the beauty in myself
• see the beauty in every other soul
• sleep 6-8 hours every night
• keep focusing on what I want
• live from a space of love
• take responsibility for my own life
• never blame another
• listen to uplifting music 
• when I feel low remember "that too shall pass"
• reach out and help others
• know that I too can make a difference
• act on my intentions
• spend time with positive inspiring people
• do not take on others negative thoughts
• know that my negative thoughts are reminding me I am not in alignment with my truth

Wise Owl signs off now with the message - to remind myself that anything is possible when I live my life in a balanced way.
                                               

Wise Owls post - the mind boggles with ideas

A few months have passed and here I am back again.  I guess I have been going through a growth period and now I feel I am ready to move forward again.  It is those times of confusion, of not knowing what to do, which way to turn that can actually be a part of our own growth.  It is now time for me to get back to writing my blog - a place where I enter into my own world and allow Wise Owl to communicate.

I was driving home this morning from work and stopped for a coffee.  I had time to just sit and was thinking about what I wanted to achieve today.  With my mind boggling with ideas knowing that I wanted to organise myself and clean and vacuum my flat and get going on my Bizness Babes plan, then there was an email which had to be sent as soon as I got home, my exercise, meditation, a recording that I wanted to listen to on the internet  and the boggling in my mind went on with all the business ideas I have.  I was then  reminded.

I was to be still and write my To Do List.  We think that we have so much to do and then we can find that we end up doing nothing.  It is taking the time to sit still - take all those ideas that are in the head and write them down. What is the most important on your list. Mark that as Number 1. Now if you are not sure about what order the rest of your list should be - does it really matter. Take Number 1 on your list and focus on completing the task.  In the process you maybe surprised what happens. A fleeting thought may pass through your mind which is an answer to something you wanted to know or another idea for your business.

Once we have written our thoughts down it allows our mind to declutter.  Just imagine all those little people in your head shouting at each other and all wanting to take control.  It is like a crowded room and you want to speak but the noise is too loud for you to be heard.

So by sitting down and writing out all that is going on in your head begins to bring balance.  The mind then relaxes and you begin to see everything in a different way.

We organise our home, we declutter and let go of things we no longer need, but so often we forget to do this with our mind.

Remember we are here to live, love and enjoy life. 

Wise Owl signs off now with the message - take time to declutter the mind by writing a To Do List to bring balance back into your life.

 

Wise Owls post - Be Grateful

Life brings us challenges and sends us on a spiral that can take us down into the lower vibrations and then all that self talk in your head seems to take over.  I have experienced these ups and downs over the last few months and I am actually really grateful for them.  It has allowed me to take another look at myself and see where I am going and what is really causing my feelings and self chatter.  We are amazing unique beings with our own journey  and I see these periods as a time of growth, of evolving to another stage, of expansion and transformation.

I began this post and then decided I needed to take a walk.  As it was coming to the end of the day and I knew that it was too easy to continue writing and then once again I would have missed  my walk.  As I was out walking I could feel the spring in my feet and I felt good as I walked down near the water enjoying the crispness of the evening air.  The sky was amazing.  Pinks, blues and the inbetween colours mottled the sky and looked like it was out of a picture.  Yes!  my answer came to me.  Winter has almost come to an end and it was the perfect Spring day.  New life and that is what I am feeling in myself again. 

We all go through times in our life when we can be like the ocean.  Sometimes the sea can be calm and then we can go down into the trough and remain stuck there if we do not look at our fears, anxieties and  whether we are living our purpose on Planet Earth.  Our feelings are our signpost to letting us know if we are not connected to our true being.  I always know when I am not feeling my true self that it is time to getting myself back into alignment.  This is when I need assistance from others and I choose energy healing.  When we clear our energy fields through acupuncture, reflexology, reiki and there are many other forms of energy healing today, it is amazing how we can begin to feel good, happier and in tune with our true being.  We raise our vibration and the heart begins to sing again and life seems so much more enjoyable.  I also remind myself to be grateful for my life and everything I have and I am.

    Be Grateful

Be forever grateful for this life you have,

It may not be what you think it should be,

But that is why you are here,

To grow and evolve in your own uniqueness.

There will be times when you go through deep pain,

And there will be times you go through great joy.

Life is full of experiences,

Which are given to us to grow,

They may appear as obstacles or challenges,

But give thanks in whichever way they flow.

It is from our experiences that we learn,

To grow and become who we truly are,

Not one moment is ever the same,

As we let go of one breath and take the next,

So be grateful for the rest.

When you are faced with a challenge,

Whatever that may be,

Just know that you will be guided if you listen to the voice within,

And be grateful for the opportunity it is giving you,

To become who you truly are.

Every new experience that comes to you,

No matter how big or small,

Is all part of your journey,

So be grateful for it all.

by Heather Helmy

    

Wise Owl signs off now with the message - be constantly grateful for all experiences in your life and know that there is growth in every experience no matter how challenging it may be.

Wise Owls post - changing my habits

The weeks have gone by and I have not sat and tapped onto the screen but here I am back again.  It is a nice feeling being back and tapping.

 

Lastnight my conscience was cleared as I sat down and did my tax and oh what a feeling of relief.  I don't know what it is but I have a tendency to procrastinate and wait till the last minute to do it.  Now this is a habit and it is about time I changed my programming in my mind.  Really it is not a difficult task but there is a mental block and I play the same game with myself every three months.  How much better I would feel if I prepared and completed the task a week or a month before it is due.  There is really no reason why I can not but as I think about this pattern that I create it is definitely time to change my behaviour and my attitude about it.   The result would be no guilty conscience and a feeling of relief.  I will focus on completing my tax within a week of its due date in three months time.  Instead of playing the game in my head I am to just take action and complete what has to be done.  I will visualise it all completed and so it will be.  Oh what a feeling of peace I will have within myself.

I am going to listen to my body now and take myself to bed to have a good nights sleep.

Wise Owl signs off now with the message - letting go of behaviour patterns that do not benefit us gives a feeling of relief

Wise Owls post - beauty shines from within

It has been a couple of weeks since I put my fingers to the keys and tapped.  Well here I am back again and doing what I love.  I am yet to carry my laptop around with me and tap in my thoughts and feelings.  I go and sit in a coffee shop and still get out my pen and paper and write. 

Tonight I was watching the TV which I do not do very often.  The topic that caught my attention was about baby boomers wanting to be young and youthful.  Now I am one of these baby boomers and so listened with interest.  Yes I do take supplements and have done for many years.  I have always believed that I am responsible for my own being and that means  physically, mentally and spiritually.   Keeping physically active, whether it be walking, swimming, going to the gym or any other form of physical exercise is important for our wellbeing.  I know that I can become a little lazy at times and think it is too cold, too wet, too hot, or I am not in the mood to do some form of physical exercise.  It is so easy to stay in my little comfort zone and then I wonder why I am not feeling very enthusiastic about life.  Giving myself a reminder that I have not been walking and enjoying nature or jumping on my trampoline is part of my reason for not feeling balanced.  The food that we put into our bodies is important also.  If I eat foods that do not nourish my body then I feel lethargic and have no energy.  Sometimes it is easy to have a pizza but the next day I suffer the consequences.  We know what is right for us.  Each one of us is different and  we need to tune into what is perfect for us.  There is so much written about what we should and should not do, but remember that you know what is right for you.  Listen to your own body.   

It is also important to keep our minds stimulated and to let go of our rigid beliefs and rules that are well past their expiry date.  Times change and we need to change how we view life.  I feel blessed for being on Planet Earth and living through this era of great change.  What is new today is obsolete tomorrow.  I am still ten years behind with the computers, televisions, mobiles but they are part of my life.  If something goes wrong when I am typing a post, as it did on a previous post and I lost it only to discover it a few weeks later in the edit post.  Well I did not know how to move it but somehow it ended out on the blog not completely finished.  Does it really matter because it is not about being perfect in everything we do.  What is more important is to enjoy the journey and have fun.  Life really is too short to take it too seriously.  We are here to grow and evolve and that does not mean that we need to lose interest in life as we age.  Actually we can continue to be mentally alert even if it may take some of us longer to understand all these gadgets today.  I am actually referring to myself as I know there are many baby boomers who are very clued up about all this modern technology.  I am one of those more right brained people who find it a challenge to learn these things.   

Each one of us has our own spiritual belief and it is important for us to follow what is right for us.  To live our own truth and allowing others to live theirs.  To set time aside daily for meditation, prayer, contemplation or whatever resonates with your own being allows one to be more at peace within.  

Today there is not the gap between generations as there was a few generations ago.  For me I am just as comfortable spending time with people in their twenties as I am spending time with people in their eighties and nineties.  Age is irrelevant but that does not mean I have to look like I am in my twenties, thirties or forties.  I am to love myself for who I am and accept the changes to my body as I age. 

Baby boomers is only a word and really why should I think of myself as a baby boomer.  I am part of this magnificent universe and what is important is that I live my life with love and allow myself to shine from within.  There is still much I have to learn and I still have much to give.  I am to accept that I will age and that my wrinkles are lines of wisdom. What I have learnt over the years in time becomes wisdom for me to impart to others. 

Wise Owl signs off now with the message - we are to accept aging gracefully and know that true beauty shines from within.

Wise Owls post - today is going to be full of wonderful surprises

Today is going to be full of wonderful surprises.  The mind has been playing a few games with me and focusing on what I do not want.  Sometimes it is so easy to focus on the negative and even though I am aware I create my own reality I still get caught in the vortex which I feel myself being pulled down into.  

I was very cosy in my bed this morning but knew that it was not possible to stay in the comfort and warmth as I had to get up and prepare myself for work.  Well I decided to raise my vibration by singing - creating the words as I sang and focusing on all those positive high vibration words that can only lift your spirits.  Now I am not exactly a singer and have never been known to have the perfect singing voice - but you know what I felt good as I sang my own song with words that soon made me feel good.  It is amazing how singing can raise your spirits very quickly. 

I have also told myself that today is going to be full of wonderful surprises as I am determined that any chatter that goes on in my mind is going to make me feel good.   Sitting here and tapping on to the screen has also lifted me higher and as I know when you start your day feeling good then you radiate your happiness to others.   

Wise Owl signs off now with the message - we create our own reality so begin your day with kind, positive thoughts and know that you are wonderful as you are

Wise Owls post - accepting whatever comes your way

Well, let me complete this post today and not let it disappear.  On Wednesday I had completed a post and just popped out of the screen to look at my last post and on my return to this page there was no longer a post.  My brother has just told me that it probably was somewhere but as I am not exactly a whiz owl on the computer I accepted that it was not meant to go out to the universe.  It always dissolves all my anxieties when I think that that was what was meant to be.

My week has taken its own meandering pathway.  As I was driving to work on Thursday I got a message to take the longer route and I listened.  As I was happily sitting in my car flowing with the peak hour traffic and listening to the radio, I thought I heard a noise and so turned off the radio to find that the noise was my car. Thinking that it would go away as I took off from the lights I was fooled.  I slowly took myself to the next side street and stopped.  A call to the NRMA Road Service was responded to immediately and I was attended to within fifteen minutes.  The result was that I had to have my car towed and fortunately I had full cover and was able to have it taken to Richmond which was about 38 kilometres away.  I consequently had to cancel my work for that day. 

On Friday morning when I arrived home I phoned my friend to wish her a Happy Birthday.  She advised me that she had to go to an unexpected medical appointment and was concerned about taking her daughter with her.  I arranged to meet her and was able to care for her daughter while she attended the appointment.  On the way to meeting her a stone hit my windscreen and the result was a crack.  Once again I am grateful as I am fully insured to cover the cost.  I will now be having a new windscreen and my rear vision mirror can be put back.  About a year ago it fell off and I have had a temporary one in its place since.

This week was not as I had planned but everything worked out perfectly.  I spent time with my ten month old grandson Brock on Thursday and on Friday was able to see my friend and spend time with her.  I have so much to be grateful for and am to remind myself that when my plans for the day change then the meandering road  can be full of surprises.

Wise Owl signs off now with the message - when your plans change just go with the flow and enjoy - dissolve your anxieties by thinking that that was what was meant to be. 

Wise Owls post - we are all OK

As I sit down to tap on the keyboard I want to say you are OK as you are and I am OK as I am.  Our uniqueness is what is so special about each of us.  

We are constantly bombarded by the television, internet, street advertising and phone calls about how we can be happy, make millions, look better and the list goes on.  Each one of us came here for our own journey on Planet Earth and to have experiences and challenges to assist us in our own growth.  This is not always easy for us to grasp as we are constantly being advised by family, friends, work colleagues etc. as to what we should do, be or have.

We can be too ready to give our advice and demand that our way is the right way.  Now there is nothing wrong with advice but remember it is only advice and others have a choice to take it on board or leave it.  It really is none of our business as to what they do and it is no one elses business how we choose to live our life.  If we live outside the law then we have to accept the consequences that come with our actions.  As whatever is happening in their life may be an important part of their growth.  Just as in our life whatever is happening for us is part of our growth.

I am always reminded what Eckhart Tolle said in "The Power of Now" that if we do not like a situation we are in we have the choice to change it, leave it or accept it. 

Wise Owls first post - a new experience

Now to the world of blogging.  Here I go, I am ready to begin this new experience and am feeling so excited about beginning.

First of all I am so grateful to Danielle who has created this blogspot for me.  I felt so inspired when I opened it to find what Danielle had created. I have so much to be grateful for in my life.  I am sitting here at my laptop looking out to the water and trees and the sky is cloudless. I am being inspired by Ghandi as he looks at me from a painting that I bought on Friday.  As I was leaving Sydney on Friday morning to come home to the Central Coast I kept getting a message to go to Newcastle.  I thought no I should go home.  I became aware that there must be a purpose in this message.  I listened to the inner voice and said if I am meant to go to Newcastle then just let the car take me there.  I happily sailed past my turnoff and head up the Freeway and arrived in Newcastle and the car took me directly to the Book Hog spiritual bookshop.  Greeting me at the entrance into the shop was Mahatma Ghandi, a man I very much admire and an inspiration.  Well guess what he came home with me and is happily hanging on my wall. 

 Now as you may guess I am completely new to this blog and now I can begin to put my fingers to the keys and send it out to the universe.  I always carry pen and paper with me and write and have so many journals or shall I say A4 and A5 notebooks with all my thoughts, ideas and creative writing and now I will sit and tap onto the screen and send it out to the universe with love. 

A little bit about me.  I am blessed to be a mother, grandmother, step mother spiritual mother and a friend.  My love is assisting others to live their truth as I live mine.  I have always been drawn to natural medicine and energy healing and have qualifications in herbalism, reflexology and energy healing.  It really does not matter what qualifications I have as I have learnt over the years that the best qualifications are the universal degrees that we gain from our experiences in life.   Whatever is written on this blog is my perception and there is no right or wrong.  It just is how I perceive.  My purpose at this time is to teach, mentor, love and I am forever open to learning.

Wise Owl signs off now with the message - Life is too short not to live your truth.  Follow your heart and let others follow there own.