Day 215 - A Year of Spiritual Awakening - Many of You Will Get to Travel...

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Lesson 215: Many of You Will Get to Travel...

For those that get to travel in this lifetime, it is a privilege and a gift. Not everyone is fortunate enough to do this. This doesn’t stop us from imagining what it would be like to travel. We can always imagine this in our mind’s eye. For those lucky enough to travel, do you find that you learn whilst on your trips? Do you find your perspective changed towards your own life? Today we are to think about the abundance we have at home through entertainment, food, water, clothing, money etc and drop away from this group mentality of scarcity.

When I travel I love seeing how other people live. In most Western countries, I have found that many people live just like how I do in Australia. I think the most life changing places I’ve seen is when I visited Thailand and Philippines. What was eye opening was that people are more happier even though they don’t necessarily have enough or have what I consider to be perks. I think what I valued most was the true sense of community in these countries and how even though people might not have the best of things (what we consider to be the best in the Western world), they have great support of each other.

Travelling to these countries, I take for granted such things like clean drinking water for instance. I take for granted that I can have a nice warm shower every day and when I visited A Thailand village, the water was cut off and I was told we may have to wait a day before it’s back on. It was being exposed to such circumstances that really open your eyes. It opened my eyes to the stupid shit I worry about, but also how much stupid shit this world can worry about. I think about all those girls missing out on Kylie Jenner’s lipstick and their world crumbling, when there are people out there cut off from a water supply. I needed this reality check to actually see how shit group mentality and group fear of scarcity is. We actually worry about the wrong things but we’re overwhelmingly force fed shit, that we just go along with it because we don’t know any better. It’s back to bringing about awareness in ourselves.

I have never in my life valued all the things I have as much as I do now. I pray for those that need help more than I do pretty much every other day of the week. I am more mindful of my place in the world and that I can make small changes to make a difference.

Day 214 - A Year of Spiritual Awakening - The Scarcity in Many Parts of...

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Lesson 214: The Scarcity in Many Parts of...

… the world is real. We in the western world are plagued by a construct of society that we are without when there is abundance all around us. It really poses the question of – what is enough? We have this misbelief that we don’t have everything we need in a group collective. Today we are to think about how we fit in the world and if it’s possible to detach from the group misconceptions that we are fed.

I used to live completely in a material world. I never used to think about my environmental impact. I never thought about what things I should be grateful for. I used to think that I couldn’t help people in my own way. This all changed one day when I had a spiritual awakening. It was building up to really open my eyes. I am awake and aware.

I think that I have detached from the group collective that we don’t have enough in our lives. I recognise now that I have plenty – I have food, a roof over my head, clothes to wear, running water and a job for financial stability. These are just a few of the things that I recognise not everyone has. I have so many blessings around me and I thank the Divine almost every day for all these things. I know that so many people in the world get caught up in their lives of materialism that they don’t even realise that it all doesn’t really matter. I used to get so caught up in needing to have all the latest trends, that I realised it only brings instant happiness which fades just as fast. It doesn’t really nourish the soul. We do all these things to impress people and what for?

I guess I will show people in time through my own example with the life I lead. I am not the type to force a certain way of living on anyone, so all I can do is detach from the group thought, live my own life and hope others can learn from me. I am still working on my minimalist life, but I have a mission to clear my space to accommodate this lifestyle. I realise I don’t need some of the things I have and I will donate them.

I think we need to stop thinking we don’t have enough when we got a lot more than what some people do. It’s about bringing it back into self to realise we have so much more than we think we do.

Day 214 - A Year to Clear - What You Say to Others

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Lesson 214: What You Say to Others

Today is all about being aware of what we say and do. Do you realise how your actions and words impact those around you? Are you also aware of what you don’t say and do impacts others? The task is to actually give someone a compliment today. The added challenge is to choose someone you don’t know, maybe you don’t even particularly like this person or they make you feel uneasy, but it’s about taking that chance to see how you affect others.

I interacted with a lot of people and I did pay compliments to people I see every day or most days. I did give a compliment to a hairdresser that I went to that I had never been to before. She moved from Japan 2 months ago and now lives in Melbourne. I said that her Ylang Ylang head massage that she gave me was really nice. She was so appreciative. She also placed my hair in the style I wanted and actually told me that it was the first time she has ever cut hair in this style – I said it looked good and she was happy. Not sure if she was polite, but she did say “really?” in which I responded “yes”.

It didn’t take much to be nice to someone and have them brighten up with a smile. I think we take for granted how our energy can impact others. Just small compliments can turn around someone else’s day. If we all took time to do this every day, it can definitely make a world of difference.

Now, all we got to do is spread this notion around so then everyone can be bright in their days. All we need to do is spread a little bit of love.

Day 213 - A Year to Clear - VIDEO - Validation

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Lesson 213: VIDEO - Validation

Today we are to watch this short film and note down how we are feeling. It’s a film about validation and how our words can impact others.

I really enjoyed watching the film because it reminded me how our energy can radiate out. When we say something positive to someone, it brightens up their day. Doesn’t it feel good when we can let someone know that they are great? It’s a good deed that we are doing that makes someone else feel good. If we can show that we are good in ourselves, this can spread our flow of energy out and people can feel off your positive vibes.

I really enjoyed that this man just wanted to see people smile and his day was made when other’s smiled for him. I liked the other side of the spectrum though – when he couldn’t get the lady to smile, it sent him into his own slump. To me, this reinforces the fact how our moods can impact others. Because he started feeling down, people didn’t go to him for validating comments anymore due to him being negative. This is a reflection in our own lives. I know I can feel this at work – when morale is low, we are all unmotivated and less engaged. If we maintain good positive notions, then this starts to reflect in others.

I think one of the key take away messages is that you have the power to influences people’s environments through positive reinforcement. If we can create a positive energy around us, then that spreads throughout your space. The same goes for being negative. We have direct influence to the world around us, so why not make it a positive space? Keep paying people compliments and uplift them with your words – it can make all the difference to someone else’s outlook.

Day 213 - A Year of Spiritual Awakening - You Feel the Energy of...

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Lesson 213: You Feel the Energy of...

“You feel the energy of scarcity even if you are in abundance. You feel this because you feel everything in the Universe, as vibration. What affects the one, affects the One.”

— Sara Wiseman

Today we are to think about how we deal with the truth that there are so many beings on this planet that do not have enough like you and me. Is it something you ignore? Is it something you think about from time to time? Are there ways in which you make a difference?

I try to pray in my own way for always being grateful for my day and all the things I receive. I do think about those people suffering in various ways – whether it’s not having enough money, not having enough food, those that are unloved and abused. I do think from time to time how I can help or just be a better person.

Small things I personally do is not wasting food, take a vegetarian approach, be kind to others, donate money to charities and praying for those who are less fortunate than myself. I do want to volunteer but I have so much going on in my life towards my spiritualism, I feel like this is a future venture for me. I can stretch myself thin because I don’t think that would really help others, if I’m tired. I try to eat all the food I eat, because I shouldn’t waste food. I should only ever buy what I need. I want to eventually go vegan because I think eating meat, not only makes the animals suffer but isn’t a sustainable future. I try to be kind to all people because I shouldn’t judge them as I don’t know their story. I donate money to charities to do the work that I currently can’t volunteer to do myself. I pray because it’s a reminder to be grateful and look at the abundance in my life and take a moment to think about those that do suffer. There isn’t a day that goes by now where I’m not thinking about others in this way. I want my energy and positive thoughts to hopefully help someone else. I’d like to think when I pray for others, it actually feeds to someone in need.

There is that hard truth out there that we choose to ignore. Sometimes we get so caught up in life that we’re just blinded to the truth that other people out there are suffering. I think it comes back to self to be more aware of it and thinking about ways in which we can care.