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Do you spend your health trying to achieve wealth?

By Viola | May 15, 2008

Do you spend your health trying to achieve wealth?

“Most people work hard and spend their health trying to achieve wealth.

Then they retire and spend their wealth trying to get back their health.”

~ Unknown

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The Human Mind - SIMPLE, BUT AMAZING!

By Viola | May 11, 2008

The Human Mind - SIMPLE, BUT AMAZING!

Can You Read This?

I CAN READ IT! Question is - CAN YOU ????

This shows once again how GREAT the human mind is. VERY simple really, BUT AMAZING!

fi yuo cna raed tihs, yuo hvae a sgtrane mnid too.
Cna yuo raed tihs? Olny 55 plepoe can.

i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno’t mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt! if you can raed tihs forwrad it.

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5 Simple Things That You Are Grateful For

By Viola | May 2, 2008

5 Simple Things That You Are Grateful For

I am just wondering, have you ever created a gratitude journal? Every morning before I get out of bed I write down 5 simple things that I am grateful for in my life. They are ‘little’ things and they are real.

Moving into my day AND with every passing day I have noticed a change. Something extraordinary happens. Life somehow gets and feels ‘lighter’. I tell you, most of us who have done it know that this is not some kind of hype or something. To me personally it means “pervasive happiness“. The final outcome of the impact of gratitude journaling.

If you haven’t tried it yet, (which I think a lot of us have), try it. It is REAL. It has been tested. It is FREE, there is no charge. AND, it will take you less than 5 minutes. Try it, you have nothing to lose.

And of course, as always I like to hear from you. Feel free to share your thoughts. Your ideas. Your questions and of course your own experiences.

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Albert Hofmann, Father of LSD Dies in Switzerland

By Viola | April 30, 2008

Albert Hofmann, Father of LSD Dies in Switzerland

Albert Hofmann, 11 January 1006 – 29 April 2008

Dr. Albert Hofmann’s discovery of LSD has made an impact upon thousands and thousands of lives. In the late 1960s LSD was banned for decades, as people abused the substance instead as using it for medical purposes.

He is reputed to be one of the most important chemists of our times. He is the discoverer of LSD, which he considers, up to date, as both a “wonder drug” and a “problem child”. In addition he did pioneering work as a researcher of other psychoactive substances as well as active agents of important medicinal plants and mushrooms. Under the spell of the consciousness-expanding potential of LSD the scientist turned increasingly into a philosopher of nature and a visionary critical of contemporary culture… click here to read the whole article: www.Gaia media.org - Albert Hofmann, 11 January 1006 – 29 April 2008

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HELP, HELP - I Need Your Help!

By Viola | April 23, 2008

HELP, HELP - I Need Your Help!

Do you have an issue with asking “I need your help”? Do you consider it to be something that shouldn’t be asked? Why we refrain from asking, where we need it is a mystery to me.

Not asking for help when you need it makes your life more difficult. I guess that most of us believe that asking is a sign of weakness, a sign of dependence, embarrassment for needing assistance, and some may even feel that they can do it all alone and succeed without the ’bother’ to involve anyone else and of course they feel that they should really be self-sufficient. This belief gives enough reason to not reach out when we need help, or even when it is in our best interest.

It is obvious that we all need help at times and that there is nothing wrong with asking for it. Asking could save you time as well as headaches, a whole lot of emotional stress, and have you ever thought that it may help others too?

= release the need to be in Control - don’t we all quite often resist asking for help as we don’t like the feeling of not being in charge? If you think about it properly, all you need to do is release your need to be in control and I am sure that you realise that you can reach out for help when it is needed.

= Have you thought about letting go of your negative feelings about needing help. It is perfectly OK to ask for help and it is OK to not ask for help. By feeling that you have a choice it makes it easier to do what is right and best for you.

= There is no reason why you have to apologise or even make excuses. Simply talk about your issues directly. Explain how you feel, explain the situation and also the help that is needed. At times to simply allow someone else to listen to you, or just be there for you is exactly what you require at the time to break through emotionally or to deal and solve a problem that has been bothering you for some time. And maybe your issues seem different when they are shared and it may even help you to interpret it all differently. That’s worth considering, don’t you think?

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What The Bleep Do We Know?!

By Viola | April 22, 2008

What The Bleep Do We Know?!

I am sure that most of us have watched ‘What The Bleep’ at least once, if not even more than once. Personally I enjoyed it and it reminded me again what ‘it’ is all about.

Is ‘Mind’ the place where science and spirituality meet?

Is our innate power already so much a part of us; so close that we look straight passed it without a second thought.

Is anyone’s ‘reality’ simply dependent on what they THINK is real? - Get some wisdom on this topic. It all starts and ends with YOU.

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Gratitude Opens Up Your Heart

By Viola | April 20, 2008

Gratitude Opens Up Your Heart

I have talked about this on quite a number of occasions, but I feel it is an important issue and it is good to be reminded.

It is vital to raise your vibration to enhance your manifesting success and connect more to the radiant being that you are by taking responsibility… have gratitude… Trust… stop judging yourself and others… honour your emotions… meditate… by forgiving yourself and others… knowing that you are loved… have fun and love in your life.

Circumstances just don’t make a man, it reveals him to himself. We all must take responsibility for our own life and the more we do that, the more we are able to change it. To me personally, being responsible means Freedom and Empowerment. Be aware and become conscious of your thoughts, how they make you feel. All of your beliefs and attitudes are what creates your world around you.

Gratitude opens up your heart. It connects and aligns your vibration to whatever it is you are feeling grateful for and that is what you will attract more of the same of into your life. It’s a way of giving and receiving. Value and appreciate something and the more will come your way to value and appreciate.

Always trust yourself and your power as a creator. Trust takes you towards your desired outcomes in an easy and effortless way. Trust the Universe, trust the doors that are opening and that are closing. Trust and the gift it wishes to bestow open you. Let go of control. Allow yourself to be carried along the path of trust with grace and ease. Believe me. It is so simple. And it works!

Don’t judge others or yourself. All it does is lowering and constricting your energy and separates you from love, truth and joy. Judging is a way of trying to make yourself superior and trying to make others ‘less’ or ‘wrong’. And if you really think about it, it could even be a way you are denying your very own self-judgments as you may be projecting (mirror effect) your guilt onto another. Really, it is a matter of loving yourself more and accepting yourself as you are. That way you are also judging others less.

But hey, we all make mistakes. Forgive, love and understand and be aware of both, the one you are very tempted to judge and also any potential shadows within you that they are reflecting, as I said above, it’s like a mirror effect of yourself.

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Karma - BEWARE, Debt Collectors Always Find You!

By Viola | April 18, 2008

Karma - BEWARE, Debt Collectors Always Find You!

I cannot stress enough that Karma is more than important. And that isn’t ONLY if you are a spiritual person… even if you happen not to be a spiritual person, that makes it is even more important as I bet you are most probably doing things - very bad things.

We all know about Karma and it isn’t at all complicated to understand. In fact, it is quite simple. Lets say we see Karma like some kind of bank account. Kind of “do something good” and your Karma account goes into credit. “Do something bad” and your Karma account goes into debit. By making more karmic withdrawals such as pinching things from the cupboard at work, or (I hope not!) finding enjoyment in watching someone in pain and suffer, than karmic deposits such as helping the old, fragile lady across the road or feeding the hungry man on the street, you’ll be going into karmic debt. Of course, just like with every bank account, interest will be added on this debt. In this case, karmic interest. The interest is high. And there you are again, back in the karmic black. That means that you find yourself having to do even better and even more difficult, harder things next time, such as setting up a monthly payment to a charity or maybe saying sorry to someone you really can’t stand, and saying sorry is the worst thing you can imagine at the time.

Things can get even worse and you could be using an unauthorised karmic overdraft, lets say for example smacking a child and quite enjoying it. That could put you well beyond the limits of your karmic ‘spending’ limits. Surely you already worked out that your interest rate would increase as well as grow even quicker. And when you think that you got away with it, things can even get worse - how about shoplifting over and over again - and that in the same corner shop? That of course would create what I call ’karmic standing order’. Are you getting it? DON’T do it!

Certain levels of ‘reasonable, modest’ karmic debt is perfectly acceptable. But be aware, as you could get into very serious trouble if your karmic spending gets out of control by making regular karmic withdrawals.

And how about chronic karmic debt? The one where any repayments don’t even cover and pay off the interest? And imagine the karmic capital owed stays untouched?

What a bloody nightmare!

It gets worse - and dare you if you don’t do something about it. Be aware that you’ll automatically be subject to penalty payments and that is when ‘unwanted’ things happen in your life to sort and rebalance the debts on your account. Even worse, they relate in nature to what you were doing in the first place to get into this debt. And be aware that the re-payment is even worse. Have you ever chocked on one of the sweets you stole earlier on in the corner shop? Remember, the one you secretly took and hid in your pocket?

It’s a ‘game’, quite a dangerous game to play, but don’t worry, no matter how ‘painful’, these ‘large’ re-payments can wipe out ‘large’ chunks of your accumulated debts immediately.

You have nothing to worry about the ‘little’ sins here and there. Go on, you can admit it, the little once are fun. The very low rates of interest is very cheap and of course, you wouldn’t want to miss out on them as they are too good to miss.

I am sure we all know of people who try paying off their karmic debt every months. I call them the dull people. I’m convinced you know the once I mean. The once that make sure that their karmic debt is always in credit. The goody-two-shoes. The holier-than-holy. These are all a real pain in the spiritual butt. Don’t you agree?

And of course, there is also the other extreme. The OVERSPENDER, the one where the ‘overspending’ gets really out of hand. Where they find themselves paying the ultimate penalty. The one where their whole entire karmic overdraft is called in - and that IN ONE FULL FINAL PAYMENT. Are you getting it? Do you know what I am talking about? I call it terminal karmic bankruptcy! Not that I want to worry you, but it could NOT be worse than that. If one full final payment isn’t enough to discharge your debt, what’s left over will stay as a debt, it will be carried over and you will have to start your ‘next time’ round in the red.

And here is my final thought and something for you to remember:

Not only have karmic ‘bank managers’ long, LONG memories, but karmic debt collectors ALWAYS find you and they ALWAYS get you, no matter if you are a man, a woman, a child or an animal. And I have no doubt, neither do I want to scare you, but the last thing you and I really want is a shitty eternal karmic credit rating.

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Magic Pills - Who Needs Them?

By Viola | April 17, 2008

Magic Pills - Who Needs Them?

Usually I do not watch TV, but I was watching a TV show last night and practically during the hour-long program, almost every commercial was about some type of pharmaceutical product.

I bet you know which once I mean. The once about magic pills that are supposed to end your depression or improve your sex life. Or how about the ‘sleep through the night’ pill? The magic pill to stop acid indigestion or the even help those “restless legs” pills.

YES, OK - Granted! - there are people out there who right now have symptoms and who right now want relief. Immediately! - and they want it without doing one thing that might even be good for them. They are after relief. The sooner, the better. But have you ever considered how many pills the average 50 year-old takes? I know, that makes one wonder if it is possible that people are just sicker these days, or what?

The reality is… NO, people aren’t any sicker than they were maybe 25 years ago. But the truth is, that people ARE a lot more stressed out these days and to me that is obvious.

My research shows that damaging self-talk, negative thinking, self-defeating beliefs and attitudes place enormous physical stress on the physical body, which results in the likelihood of the body breaking down and developing serious physical problems from headaches to diarrhea, infections to hair loss to IBS, heart problems, high blood pressure, immune problems … To name but a few. The stress-list from poor diet to poor coping skills is endless. Would you believe that it has been proven that more than 90% of all sickness and dis-ease is stress related?

Simply, if you haven’t felt as healthy and energetic as you would like to, if you can’t understand why it is that you are frequently sick, tired, feel run down and fed up, it could be quite possible that you are a victim of your own damaging, destructive thinking. Your negative belief system and of course, your attitudes.

I am sure that most know that negative thoughts hold us back. You need the ability to eliminate unsupportive thinking. An unsupportive thought process will continue to hold you back, no matter how many pills you take.

Just my opinion:

Next time you are close to taking some kind of medication, be it prescribed or over the counter, think and consider a different kind of approach and find a way to replace all the negative with the thoughts, beliefs and attitudes of people who already do what it is you want to do and who already feel how it is you want to feel. That is the only way how to create circumstances in your life YOU choose, you want. Naturally and effortlessly!

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Osho - Let the Burden of Your Heart Disappear

By Viola | April 16, 2008

Osho - Let the Burden of Your Heart Disappear

The last few days have been quite “stressy” for me with packing and moving again. It’s the third time in the last 6 months (LONG story!). I guess that is why my friend Jack e-mailed me this morning and attached another “wisdom of Osho”. Even if Jack and I very rarely see each other, he does know when to say the ‘right’ thing at the ‘right’ time. He is a very wise man. Thanks Jack

Wouldn’t it be nice if we would all adapt Osho’s quote?

“The moment you start seeing life as non-serious, a playfulness, all the burden on your heart disappears. All the fear of death, of life, of love - everything disappears. One starts living with a very light weight or almost no weight. So weightless one becomes, one can fly in the open sky. Life is rarely as serious as we believe it to be, and when we recognize this fact, it responds by giving us more and more opportunities to play.” ~Osho

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