Contentment

 

Tonight we were talking about how much simpler our lives have become since we downsized our living space. Now I have more time to explore my local environment on the weekends and to create new desires and watch them become. Right now I am in the phase of contentment with where I am now and I feel truly happy in this state. 

Being human, let's see how long it lasts before I get bored.

Why follow my bliss?

 

It really means more than being happy and excited and passionate about each moment. There is a reason for feeling these high vibrational feelings and that would be to raise my frequency to match the things or state of being I want.

So each and every time I choose to be excited and eager and passionate about some action I am doing - whether it is a thought I am thinking or creating something - each time I choose to act with joy - I am raising my frequencies to match the things I truly desire. 

Like wise, when I think the limiting, fear based thoughts I am lowering my frequencies and moving away from the vicinity of what I truly want.

Now, I promise to spend 2013 putting this into practice on a full time, round the clock, 24/7 basis. I think it would be easier to do because I can now literally feel the changes in my body as my frequencies increase or decrease. 

The birth of Oneness

I'd like to think that today marks the birthing of the cycle of Oneness.
There is only ever wellbeing in the universe and nothing else.
I look forward to letting more of it in, more than ever.
Life is really, really good.

Soul music

 

For a while now, I have been enjoying the meditative music
of Tom Kenyon. His music resonates really well with me and the meditation instructions are clearly written and profoundly experienced.

Feeling Joyous!

 

You know what? I feel so much joy today! It is so wonderful to be alive and present in this time/space reality I am choosing to focus in. I love every minute of it. Truly. This realization occurred to me today as I was walking in the rain.
I felt so present and at one with the moment.  I can't really describe it with words, but I just want to acknowledge how happy I am to be here now.

Cleaning house

Good time now to clean house, if you haven't done so already.

It is time to let go of every thought which no longer serves you.

The lighter your thoughts, the easier it is for you to experience the joyful, magnificent, being you are while you are still physical.

If you don't clean your house, you will have to wait until you return to non-physical to experience who you truly are. 

Why wait when you can do it now.

Astounding realization... it's all me!

 

I have noticed that anytime something in my external world shatters or disintegrates it jolts me into focusing in my inner world. 

This is a huge revelation to me this week.

Okay so here is what I want from now on:

I want to command my inner world without having to be jolted into it. 

Then again, would the experience be as focused? Because it is the contrast that is driving me to seek what is real and I am seeking and enjoying the process much more than if there was no contrast...

The Other thing I realised is that I set up those things to disintegrate so that I could remind myself of what is real. 

This is so astounding to me that I will stop here for now.

Every day...

Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words. 

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Living in joy

 

In between my joyous life I invest a few minutes to post here.
Lately, I've been having tons of fun with creating jewelry, meeting new friends,
sewing tote bags for friends and of course cooking and reading. It is exhilarating to breathe in the crisp, cool air as I walk for an hour each morning,  What could be more joyful than feeling the warm sun and cool air?
I am currently reading It's too late now, the autobiography of a writer by A.A. Milne.

Heart Pillow

I  made this piece of cross stitch into a pillow.
I do enjoy surrounding myself with handmade things.

Hydrangea

 

I cross stitched this piece a while back and only just got inspired to finish it as a pillow. Isn't it stunning?
I feel great joy and appreciation when I see it, as it reminds me of when I use to grow the most abundant hydrangeas in magnificent colours, much like these.
Life is good!

My first tote bag!

 

I am so excited about this bag which I sewed this past week.
I love the fabric pattern, the button, the shape of the bag and the feel of it.
I enjoy the weightlessness and softness of carrying it most of all.
I mean, what's not to love about a bag I so obviously adore?

Bucket List revision

My Bucket List has evolved from whatever it was I previously posted here.

It is not about having, being and doing a bunch of stuff. Being there done that.

Rather it is about living in the moment.

It’a about being aware that I am sitting on the rug with my back against the sofa, in the soft light of my reading lamp, with the MacBookPro on my thighs as I type my current thoughts to this popular overrated list (bucket list).

Who the hell cares anyway what the contents of the list looks like? What does it matter if it has one thing or a thousand things? The only thing that really matters is are you enjoying your moments?

That’s it period.

A notebook of mine fell to the floor the other day, as I was unpacking them and it fell open to a page where I had written “Will I be moving to California this year? (2010)

I smiled as I read that. It is now 2012 and I am here.

Everything is perfectly orchestrated by the Universe, no matter what it may look and feel like. 

I only ever want to say and mean: I enjoyed every moment of the ride.

An excellent discourse on meditation

 

I had my pupils dilated today, so I'm listening to videos for a few hours.

I really like this one about the benefits of meditation. I am once again, inspired to practice

meditation on a daily basis.

Question your beliefs

 

I watched part one of Guide to Happiness  this afternoon and I'm looking forward to watching the other five parts.  Personally I'm always making a list of reasons as to why I have this or that belief. 

Finding Relief

 

When Relief has gone missing, I usually have to stop everything and give my undivided attention to finding it again. Changing these gears is the most difficult part of this whole process: Stop whatever it is I'm doing. Be still. Ask myself what will feel better now?

And then do that. It really is that simple.

Some of my relief actions include but is not limited to:

Practicing the corpse yoga pose, drinking hot tea, breathing deeply, going for a long solitary walk, playing uplifting music, cross-stitching, phoning a loved one, journaling, creating something delicious in the kitchen, eating a good piece of chocolate, perusing my cross-stitch stash, writing lists of appreciation or just being.

It is good to feel good!

My ABC's...

 

Ah
Bliss
California...
It's how I've been investing my time since my last post here.

My expectations

1.Listen to my own voice.
2. Honour my own feelings.
3. Respect my own self, first and foremost.
4. Give love and kindness to self.
5. Nurture self.
6. Compliment self.
7. Treat self with reverence.
8. Give up humility.
9. Know my own power.
10. Be present always.

Celebration

Celebration is possible if each moment brings you something new.
~Osho~

Refocusing

 

When my life gets too hectic, I refocus by spending time alone:
Nothing to do.
Doing nothing.
No conversations either; not email or spoken.
I find that cutting off all external chatter is the most effective tool for me to employ.
This is followed by practicing some deliberate deep breathing, taking a long solitary walk, meditating for fifteen minutes or just being in stillness.