A few years
ago I had no idea that my life would change
so very much. Since I made the decision to
step from a conditioned, stressed, and
stubborn life (can you ever believe it!?)
and open my mind to ALL the new and wonder
life can gift with it's many experiences, I
have learned to live without judgement and
attachment, and simply BE in the moment with
LOVE. Fortunately for me because of this I
have experienced a massive influx of wisdom
and learning and been hugely blessed with a
much easier life. I now realise and
understand how much my outlook on LOVE has
been the biggest key in changing my life.
Perhaps this should be termed an "in-look"
instead?
With retrospect
and the all mirrors in life that we
constantly see around us, perhaps the first
question we should ALL ask ourselves is "Am
I loving myself enough?" Perhaps most of us
can initially honestly say "no" in response
to this question, and certainly I did in
yesteryear. Fortunately for me my answer
would be a BIG YES these days. Over time as
we learn to work with truly forgiving
ourselves and then others, we can begin to
walk our path of freedom from the past and
build a new foundation for the future. Time
is a great healer. Although we may not
forget past events from our memories, we can
learn to release the less savoury moments
and use the experience as a gift to add to
our tool box of life, LOVE and
understanding. As we embrace our individual
future and travel towards our unique and
unlimited potential, we can realise this is
actually our Souls' purpose and yearning.
The more we realise this and combine our
physical action and choices with the
guidance of our Soul, our human path becomes
so much easier. Everything in life just
seems to slot into place and become easy and
effortless. "Things happen when we're
happy!".
Once we learn
to truly begin to LOVE ourselves, we can
share generously this self generated LOVE to
others in our circles of family and
friendships and sprinkle it like a confetti
of LOVE in our homes and workplaces. As we
all spread LOVE with every footstep, action
and word and live every moment in LOVE and
JOY, we raise our level of vibration as the
whole. It is my belief that no one person
will change the world, but more a pebble in
the pond effect as everyone changes and
affects everyone else in their individual
world. Each person being a microcosm within
the
macrocosm.
I first
realised the importance for me to speak
about LOVE in my work when I was doing an
introductory talk on Feng Shui in 2000. As I
was talking about the "Relationships" sector
and working with LOVE in all areas of your
life to bring more harmony into your every
day, it was as if I stood under a shower of
energy to confirm I was on the right track.
I often find myself simply thinking the
words "absolute LOVE, pure unconditional
LOVE", where ever I am and whatever I'm
doing. LOVE brings huge acceptance and
understanding of everyone and events, and
helps us to tolerate some happenings that we
sometimes find hard to accept.
One of my
skills has become to use my Heart as a
barometer and fortunately for me these days
I am in a position of choice to do whatever
makes me happy. Realising I have the
strength and empowerment to choose my action
in any situation, instead of doing what I
thought other people wanted me to do, has
helped me change from a "Yes to everything
and a people pleaser person" to the new ME
who makes empowered positive choices and
finds solutions to whichever scenario
presents itself.
I am often
blessed in meeting new and inspirational
people who then become a catalyst for a new
level of energy and insight. A couple of
years ago I was fortunate to meet a lovely
person and between us popped up a phrase we
created which we playfully call the "Love
and Happiness" vibe. This phrase has since
been shared liberally, and seems to go down
very well through all generations when given
with a smile and an imaginary sprinkling of
LOVE confetti! In the summer when I'm
volunteering there is a "Daily news" sheet
to ensure the whole TEAM (Together Everyone
Achieves Miracles) knows exactly the events
of the day, and the words are often used
within the final sentence of the news. A lot
of the young people and volunteers on the
project playfully LOVE to spread the vibe
too, which of course helps everyone to share
the energy of caring, and amounts to extra
levels of fun and laughter.
As a world
population perhaps we can seed the idea that
fighting and wars are out of date, old
fashioned and what happened in previous
centuries. It is my view that every living
person deserves a roof over their head, food
on the table and a comfortable bed. We are
generally SO lucky to have all of these
things. The least we can do is hold our
positive thoughts for those who are less
fortunate, and keep the faith that world
peace is now and all suffering alleviated,
which will help to support our New World and
Age of the 21st Century to embrace this aim
through the power of the mind and positive
thoughts.
So are you
loving yourself enough? What is enough? Are
you recognising the power of your beauty
within? LOVE is the answer, what is the
question! LOVE is the gentlest energy, and
yet the MOST powerful energy. Allow yourself
to work with the fullness of this energy in
your every day and be constantly surrounded
by miracles and LOVING experiences. Practice
LOVE in every thought, LOVE in every word,
and LOVE in every action. Understand the
power of manifestation and be willingly
responsible for our world.
The Beatles
song "All we need is LOVE" carries a great
message for our time. As we live every
moment in LOVE as our gift of the present,
memories of LOVE will become our past, and
we can walk into LOVE as our future. So find
bliss in every moment of every day and be
blessed with an abundance of fun as you LIVE
IN LOVE, and remember one LOVE is all LOVE
and LOVE conquers all.
Vandaeh Works