As the wind buffets my home this evening, I am reminded that the breath of God is our divine connexion. For some it may not be apparent, but I promise it is true. It is down to each one of us to notice the caressing breeze as we work through our own prospects and perspectives, encouraging warmth and love along the way. But for those who are unable to instantly feel that connexion, do not despair, the hand of God, no matter your age, nationality or creed is always welcoming.
Today has been a mixture of emotions for me ranging from hope and love to exhaustion and despair. I can’t remember a day such as this when all that I thought I believed in and the depth of the work I have done on myself seems to have gone out of the window. My faith had been shaken and it has been disconcertingly unsettling. The pointers have been there but my self indulgence to grief temporarily blinkered me. I feel very strongly that I have been going through a test and I am now at the starting point of a new way of life. I can’t quite determine how that will be but my confidence in God and all He stands for is, thankfully, very much part of me again. I learn from all the errors in the past with trust that whoever may judge me here on earth, God above is judgeless.
The eyes, being the window to the soul, is a beautiful analogy of how we are. To throw away our resolve, to throw caution to the wind, is a foolish and somewhat careless activity, that once done, leaves us exposed, vulnerable and blind to reality. The emptiness and sadness of loosing this link to God is beyond comprehending and I am so pleased that the storm, banging against my window, has finally woken me up.
Make a determined effort to strengthen your link so that God, in all his many guises, doesn’t have to wake you up with a storm battering on your window! God bless.
Not many of us could have failed to notice the sub zero temperatures over these last few days. It has been a firm reminder that, contrary to common opinion, we are still able to have one or two cold snaps through our winters.
This leads me on to a far more tragic circumstance where grief, in its varied contradictions, can result in our heart and emotions being frozen for a spell or, in extreme circumstances, the rest of our lives. This is when the knowledge of our loved ones new location in a spiritual realm can be a little too hard for us to handle.
I would like to take you on a journey of self discovery where once you experience the exhilarating effect you will be much more ready to let your loved ones move on with their journey. We were all once of the spiritual realm where to experiment and develop was our soul purpose. Once we returned back to earth we temporarily forgot this aim, content to play with the new life we had got. But in the big scheme of things, to assimilate and reflect on the lessons taught is a great ability, and one which we all must achieve if we are to make the most of our time on earth.
In my family our lives have been fragmented and decimated by the hand of grief. We have been traumatically expended by its power and yet in some corner of it all, I can still see the glow of hope as it reaches out to us. We have not been able to acclimatise quickly to this new depth of understanding death has requested of us, but we will, with courage and confidence - and a little time- manage to resurrect our path and continue along it with greater compassion and wisdom for others.
This untimely end to a young and dear friend has opened up a whole host of queries and arguments that have been with us all since time in memorial. It is just that when we are content with our own journey we are forgetful of the grand scheme of things. We are happy to burble along like a babbling brook until the log jam in the river redirects or stagnates our route, and this is something we need to be wary about. To be repositioned or stilted is a curse at times and extremely painful in the process. Let us all take a long hard look at who we believe is responsible for this, for in time, when we have exposed the common errors to living, we will all have a brighter, more optimistic attitude to life.
In the coming months I plan to bring you many of the lessons that I have learnt to help you in your own suffering and frustration. I don’t pretend to understand it all or to have all the answers, but I do believe that with an open heart and mind we will all benefit greatly by the honest and courageous investment self development brings. God Bless.
It is with great excitement and with some trepidation that I propose that the first blog on the website for 2009 is a prediction, as it is an auspicious year that we enter upon. And yet how can we know it from where we are, standing at the starting line? I ask for your resilience in seeing through a testing time with the utmost resolve to be different, changed from the masses, determined to follow your own self development.
Should you see red, think of roses and love. Should the blue hue of depression and coldness hover above, rebound with the pure intention to develop intuitiveness. If all around you is a swirling mass of the yellow coward, make the decision to be more loyal to yourself, and hence God, by not getting sucked into the array by simply remaining in control of your love and emotions.
The world as a whole is suffering immensely and you can do your bit by not being overly dramatic or by counting the loss. It will get you nowhere and others will perceive you as no different. What we want is to start a swell of positive emotions, where what one person says or does has a direct influence on those around them. It may seem an insignificantly small gesture to make when the world, and this country in particular, is plunged into disparaging worries and debt, but take it as a positive adjustment for us to get back on track to a more harmonious future.
We all have our role to play in the year ahead, where our test is to cope through these difficult months. How we show our resolve to let go of pettiness, abandon greed and sway more to generosity will reflect directly on us. For those who care about the losses, the debt will be the greatest. But for those who determine to be prosperous amidst financial restraints, welcoming grace, loyalty and compassion as the rewards rather than monetary remuneration, then the recompense will be abundance.
Give of yourself to others in all situations. Don’t stipulate a price for self development, there is no gain that way, but be sure of honesty in your intentions, for what lies in your heart is what is heard by God.
God Bless and I hope this year brings you great wonders.
