What did I learn today? Lessons on the Journey to Unconditional Self Love

I believe that in some way we breathe together; that is, that at any given moment, the people we are surrounded by are all sharing some mutual experience in some way. Nothing in our lives stands still. Nothing remains the same. Our lives change in the blink of an eye. Miracles also happen in the blink of an eye – just like that. Carolynn Myss What did I learn today? Kitikodogo (A new word!!) So I made it to the border, three police stops, kitikodogo, baboons and all!! I watched on as women with babies strapped on to their backs with anything on their heads even a wooden bench walk miles and miles to get to their destination or pumping water at a well (so much for daycare!) Tomorrow I start the training, I am supposed to at the end of this formulate a gender policy which is a challenge I am up for! Funniest joke though, at the police stop the officer asked about the white madam in the car. I said where? Meaning  me!!! Too funny! Who knew!!? Here’s to the journey!! Peace...

Walk humbly on the Earth. Do not burden yourself with the attitude that you must be superior to the other people you see, that you must somehow let them know you are better than them. For all you know, you are walking past a great healer or a patient and loving mother caring for a handicapped child, or a father who just found out he got the job he so desperately needed. Carolyn Myss (author) Today I set off to Gulu from Kampala, this is approximately an eight hour journey by car. This is a town close to the Sudanese border and was the location of  much of the fighting between the Ugandan army and the Lord Resistance Army. Over 90% of the population has returned to their villages after more than two decades of living in concentration camps. Some of these camps are now “little towns”. This is my second visit there however this time I will be conducting a workshop for around 20 to 25 people. The last time I went there was stray baboons coming around the vehicle, nuff police sto...

"You Are In the Right Place, At the Right Time, Doing the Right Thing, With the Right People, For the Right Reason, Everything is Perfect. You Can Have the Right Results! All you need is a Right Heart & Mind... an Open Heart & Mind. & remember to keep your Eyes Open too!" - Anon Got back to the flat yesterday and there was no electricity, there is no generator on our compound, my immediate response was oh drats! not again! Its quite a regular occurrence around these parts, but then I thought practice what you have learnt. These lessons come so that you can use them in the most appropriate time, acceptance first then chose the response after. Makes no sense to moan about it as it will not help in getting the power back faster or make me feel any better. I pulled out the lamps and decided OK I will have a cup of tea on the porch, chill and wait for the power to be restored in a calm and measured manner.  And...

Relax, and let the fears dissolve. Be at peace, and allow the abundance to flow through you . Ralph Marston   I did a ten K race yesterday to raise funds for the Budunda region, the aim is to raise enough funds to assist the people of that region to have a clean and decent water supply. When they asked me to do it all the reasons why I shouldn’t do it came up,   Never ran a 10k race before, the sun will be too hot, why me, I have to wake up at 4am how will I? blah blah blah! Then I sat and thought hmm why are you here? You made a commitment to yourself to keep an open mind and a willing spirit and if this is part of what it takes to do your part then suck it up and give it a go! So I did the race, I’m right proud of me! I finished it and had a load of fun and raised some cash for the cause! So what did I learn today?   I’ve learnt that there is always something that I can do right where I am with what I have. I have learnt that taking action is always a great...

Your attitude about who you are and what you have is a very little thing that makes a very big difference – Theodore Roosevelt Did you eat today? Yesterday? Sometime last week? Can you turn on a light? Stick a key in a door and have a place to sleep? Do you have electricity? Is there someone who will help you when you need help? Give thanks for every yes you can give and know this – you are truly blessed! Everything you take for granted is truly a blessing. Every breath is blessed responsibility! Peace!!!

I must create a system or be enslaved by another man’s; I will not reason and compare: my business is to create."   - William Blake Yesterday I was in the Nakawa area, this is a town in Kampala not very far from the City Center.   Being there opened my eyes further on the circumstances that exist for quite a lot of citizens here. I was particularly concerned by the conditions in which they live. I couldn’t help but think what can I do to contribute to the improvement of something, anything. I also felt a strong sense of gratitude for my path including the people who paved the way to make my path easier. I was very curious about the conditions and started asking questions trying to understand the background and history of how a country with rich natural resources, rich history and strong people are in such a situation. Truth be told I was struggling with the scenes. Time to ask the question what is the lesson here? A Course in Miracles says “your problem is that you ...

“ Cause we have no doubts where we belong. I’d still say YES to you again! My darling for you I’ll do it over and over again. Say Yes!”   Klymaxx (All Female R&B Band from Los Angelos) Begin with YES! Have you ever heard that whisper? The type that you cannot escape? It whispers to you at every moment even at night! You try to drown it out by rationalising it, by looking at the facts, looking at what’s “realistic”.   Another stumbling block is you want to know what will happen if you do listen and follow those whispers, it’s like someone comes up to you and says I want you to promise me something and you respond, well tell me what it is first. Those whispers, are your highest self talking to you, your gut, your intuition, call it God/Spirit even, it never leads you astray. In my humanness I wanted a sign that if I say YES and obey the whispers that I can see what’s coming (wanting to be in control and lack of faith) I have learnt that by ignoring it you create the ...