Day 222 - A Year of Spiritual Awakening - Your Soul Wants This Lifetime...

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Lesson 222: Your Soul Wants This Lifetime...

Our soul is here on earth to experience. No matter where we are in life, the soul is expanding to feel every moment. We are exactly where we need to be. Today we are to take a deep breath in and breathe out of the mouth to understand that where we are today is perfect.

I definitely think it’s difficult to see we are exactly where we need to be in life if we’ve experienced so many challenges. Sometimes we’re hit some hard curve balls in one year and then the next year is quiet and calm. I know what it’s like to be depressed. I know what it’s like to feel overwhelmingly joy also. I can say that I am living my best life. I think it’s the best point in my life so far. Even though I have my ups and downs in the past year, I know it will work out if I work hard towards my goals. I think I need to focus on that as most of my problems are just normal human problems that will easily solve themselves or work themselves out.

I feel that my spiritual journey came into my life when it was the right time. There were previous opportunities for it to arise, though I felt like if I had discovered what I know now earlier in my life, I don’t think I would have had the life experience to take it on. I think as my mind expands, I’m better equipped to bring about more knowledge from my inner self and that I learn from others. I feel that I just got to keep continuing on my path and I’ll always be exactly where I need to be. It’s really an acceptance of whatever comes is meant for me.

Can you accept that where you are right now, is perfect just the way it is?

Day 222 - A Year to Clear - Ways to Opt Out Gracefully

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Lesson 222: Ways to Opt Out Gracefully

In the spirit of self-care, there is an element of letting go. Letting go obligation to others, detaching yourself from being in control and not worrying about the world around you as you focus on self. It can really take effort on your part to switch off when you’re so used to being on the go.

So, what are some methods to opt out? As previously mentioned on posts, you can say no to people in a nice way. Just politely declining invitations out to advise you have plans is a good way to go. No explanation needed. Self-care is something you need and don’t have to apologise for.

Another method is to switch your phone off and allow it to go to voicemail. You can even mention to people who contact you daily that you are having a technology free day, so that no one worries where you are. You’ll be perfectly safe doing whatever activity nourishes you and stepping away from technology is a good way. This also allows you to stay away from social media and get sucked into things that don’t serve you well. Post on your wall as well that you are stepping away from social media.

Like the above, you can place an away message on your emails. All emails have that functionality so just advise people that you’re unavailable is another method.

Keep a weekend free for yourself. Don’t make any concrete plans for your self-care but blocking out your calendar that may be visible to others is a way of letting others know that you are busy.

If you’re house sharing, just place a do not disturb or quiet time sign on your door. This allows people to know that you’re occupied and that they won’t disturb you. This may help also in your family home, for example if you decide to take a cleansing bath and want to relax, having a quiet sign will allow you to just slip away to reset.

Book a getaway. If you’re travelling away from where you live, then usually you’d notify people and this will have less likelihood of people interrupting your time away. Travelling also allows you to be in a different space than your own and you can move freely in whatever activity you need for self-care.

Make the time for self-care and if you’re worried you won’t be able to tell people you’re busy, then try a few of these methods out. The most important thing is to not feel bad for doing something for your self.

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 221 - A Year to Clear - Say Yes To Self-Care

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Lesson 221: Say Yes To Self-Care

Today is all about saying yes to your self-care. Do not feel guilty or bad if you’re not able to help a friend or family member today. Do not feel bad if your household is not in order for today, it’s all about focusing on self right now. If you want to binge TV, do it! if you want to take a nap, do it! If you want to go read in the park, do it! Do something that serves you well and do not focus on others for a day. Is this something you can do?

My Thursday consisted of being taken out by a friend. We went to a lavender farm, a winery and then a chocolate factory. It was a really fun, relaxing day. I did not worry and just enjoyed the Victorian countryside (in Australia) and it was just a lovely day. I didn’t think about what was waiting for me at home. I didn’t worry about anything really and that was a really nice feeling. There wasn’t too much going on in the day but it was nice to get outside, the sun shining and seeing green rolling hills. I felt better that I finally got to see some parts of Victoria that I had never seen before. I don’t have a car, so to have a friend take me out as a birthday gift felt good. If I wasn’t doing that, I actually was just going to binge watch tv or take some extra sleep. I took time away from work just to relax and not have to think about what was going on at work. I am not going away for a holiday or anything like that, but I felt I needed to take this time out as part of my self-care also. I felt like I was getting angry over stupid shitty office politics, that it wasn’t worth being there right now. I don’t even care that I’m using up my annual leave for it as I just needed some time away.

So, I ask you – what are you doing to support yourself in your own self-care?

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?