Day 259 - A Year of Spiritual Awakening - In the Heart of Connection...

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Lesson 259: In the Heart of Connection...

….we begin to awake. Our minds expand, our hearts expand, our transformation begins and our consciousness changes. We work in between planes from the physical to the spiritual. Today we are to ask ourselves if we can be spiritual whilst living a life on earth. Do you need to go to nature, a mountain top or go to a small village to find your spiritual self? Or can you be a spiritual being exactly where you are?

I think a spiritual life can be practised anywhere and anytime. I don’t think you need to be awakened by travelling to a particular place such as a remote tribal village, a Stonehenge tour, see the pyramids. I believe when you’re ready, you will see your spirituality when you need it. Some people don’t find it in this lifetime and that’s okay. There is no point trying to convince them because it’s not necessary. It may come in a lifetime years from now.

Being spiritual is about self and understanding your connection in everything. It’s about faith in the unknown, as well as faith in truth… your truth! I feel that spiritual awakenings are about uncovering your new life – what you will transform into. It is your path alone to discover. You don’t need someone to tell you what you should believe. It’s a discovery of self. When your consciousness changes, it definitely paints a new view on the world. I believe what’s important is that you don’t need to do something special like a spiritual retreat, or climb the highest cliff face to find it - it’s within you and it will come when you’re ready to receive. When you want to make connection, see the synchronicity grow. Allow your consciousness to take your heart and mind to the next level of connection.

Day 250 - A Year of Spiritual Awakening - If You Crack Your Heart Open...

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Lesson 250: If You Crack Your Heart Open...

As we crack our hearts open, our outlook and life changes. You may start to make a new path for yourself and this path may not involve those around you. We grow into Oneness and others may not have their awakening until much later. You will start to let go of the old but realise you are ready to at the same time. Today we are to think about the things we are ready to leave behind… people, beliefs, values, thoughts…. Can you really shed it all off?

I have let go of so much and am still learning to fully let go. I have mentioned what I have let go of in previous posts and I’m not sure I want to entirely repeat it. What I will say is that being brought up in Western society is different if I was to be brought up in my family’s culture in Eastern society. I think I had a mix of the both which didn’t really sit well with me at the same time. I think what Western society did offer me was the freedom to truly think for myself. I know with my Asian family, there are limiting beliefs because they don’t choose to expose themselves to the wider world. I am in no way dissing their way of life, it’s more that their way of life does not resonate with me. It’s fine for them because they live it and are happy in it.

I am thankful that my parents decided to move us to Australia. Sure, it wasn’t always great being Asian in a predominant white community, and those times were tough, but I have seen the world evolve to be more inclusive and that’s amazing! I have actually done away with most of what I was taught as a child, just because I feel like it’s what my parents had offered in some form of guidance. As I’ve grown, I have learned and established my own rules in how I live my life. I feel lucky that I have this privilege. Not everyone has the freedom to speak their minds or mentioning a better way. It’s one of those things I wish for – that through our Oneness, we can all be at peace and no one has to suffer. If we can bring that energy about, it would be mind blowing! Maybe, one day!

Day 221 - A Year of Spiritual Awakening - You Have Transitioned From...

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Lesson 221: You Have Transitioned From...

Today’s lesson might be far stretched for some based on your own beliefs about your soul and consciousness. It revolves around the fact that our bodies are just containers and we are continually dying, being reborn and then living another new life. Though our consciousness remains and it is a continuous stream from one life to the next, we may not remember our past lives unless we tap into that consciousness to remember and realise we are the same soul. Today we are to remember a past life by going into a meditative state and ask to be shown this. Allow whatever to come and learn from what had happened.

I have journeyed to past lives before. I will share with you my most recent past life. I was shown that I was a boy growing up on a farm. I had a best friend who was my dog who was a small terrier. I remember wheat fields and a house that had a porch. I believe this to be my life before this life. I really adored my mum and I feel like this relationship has transcended into this life. my mother in my previous life has nice rich, red hair and was loving throughout everything. We were both abused by my father though she kept a brave face. I was beaten up by a man who didn’t know any better. I did see myself grow into a successful business man. I moved away from the farm because that life was not for me. I felt like I regretted leaving my mum behind on the farm after my father died but I needed to live my own life and find myself.

What I learned from this past life is that the karma carried over into this life. my father in this life was mentally abusive rather than physically abusive and I did cut him out of my life because I felt his toxicity was just such a cloud over my life, I needed it to stop. I am currently trying to repair that relationship because I realised that he has no power over me anymore. I live my life so separately from his that his words and actions towards me don’t hold a load like it used to. If he makes off cut comments, I realise that it’s due to how he grew up, his environment and sometimes, his close mindedness to his world. I can forgive that and move forward. It was actually such a weight lifted off my shoulders when I could learn this for myself and through past life karma. It’s letting go so that I can grow. I realised that only I can make the change in my life and not allow others to hold me back. I know I did not learn this in my past life and that’s okay! I’m doing the work now to realise the power of self.

I hope that people have the benefit of learning from their past lives. I feel it’s more informative than people like to give credit to. Try it and see what you learn.

Day 220 - A Year of Spiritual Awakening - Nature is Neutral...

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Lesson 220: Nature is Neutral...

To me nature is calm, governing, a protector, creator, destructor, renewal and transformation. Nature goes through cycles just like how we do. The only thing is that we might not realise it’s a cycle in our life where something dies only to renew itself into something else. Today we are to notice cycles of death and rebirth in our lives.

I think my most stand out cycle of death and renewal is practising meditation. I never used to do it but I do it every week now. Whether it’s just to calm down from the days I’ve had, or to go on a journey, I always feel like I’m a different person after I meditate. I always feel a sense of hitting the refresh button and there are moments where I get clarity on what I need to work on. I actually feel like it’s the death of my old self to make way for my new self. That is the only way I can explain it. Meditation is a constant renewal for me and allows me to transform into the better person I want to be.

The other most noticeable destruction in my life is how I view the world. I think the destruction of my materialistic needs and taking the blinders off to how we slowly destroy nature, has really allowed me to gain new perspective. I think it’s a rebirth of my truest self, by letting go the materialistic side of me, for someone that actually cares about my impact on the environment. I feel like that was such a major shift in my life that was needed. It was an awakening for sure. No longer do I feed into the mass consciousness that there is a certain beauty standard or trend I need to follow. I only gain the answers I need from within or educating myself to build my own perspective.

One more noticeable shift I have in my life is the decluttering. It feeds into the non-materialistic I have now and also wanting to be more minimal. I haven’t really bought new clothes in a year and trying to give away or wear down what I currently have. I feel by decluttering, I am making way for a space that’s truly mine and then I can feel safe too. It’s all small pieces of progress for my own rebirth. Steps towards the right direction.

What’s going on in your life that are cycles of change?

Day 63 - A Year of Spiritual Awakening - The Awakening Into the Awareness of Pain

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Lesson 63: The awakening into the awareness of pain...

“Lesson 63: The awakening into the awareness of pain is like a numb person becoming conscious. This opening is similar to a sliver of light finding its way through the many wrappings of the heart: the outer cocoon of the body, the emotional armor we all put up, the actual physical heart, and finally into the inner heart: the heart of hearts.”

— Sara Wiseman

Today’s lesson is all about taking some time to open our hearts. We are to work through these layers and all the armour. We are to hold the pain, feel it and release it. This is the start of our transformation.

I very much undertook this exercise via meditation. I called in spirit to guide me to peel through the four layers and get to my heart’s heart. I was envisioning white cleansing light showering over me whilst also filling up my heart. I decided to work on the emotions tied to my ex. There is very much frustration developed from the hurt he caused me. I held onto this feeling and imagined it exiting my body as a black smoke into the sun. I released it out for the sun to absorb because I feel the sun can absorb anything and still burn on. During this meditation, I saw a butterfly, which to me signifies new beginnings, and then me riding a white horse after all this release. It looked like me being ready to be in charge. I liked the way I looked upon that horse – freer, stronger, a leader.

This exercise can be done with anything that is needed for release. We know what’s causing our pain and all we need to do is recognise it, take a moment (or several moments) with it, and release with compassion. Everything to me is a lesson and we can only grow further than we have imagined.