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

T here are three serious poisons in the soup of life - Anger, Greed and Ignorance  - Angel Kyodo Williams Angel Kyodo Williams' work is an eye opener! She introduces what some may call some radical concepts in her work as the founder of the Transformative Institute. I have been inspired by her philosophy and teachings and have been keeping an open mind to them over the past couple of months. Her work to me resonated because she talks about transformation being an inside job! It starts with me. Living from a heart centered place rather than an ego centered one. Today I worked with the awesome rural community group in Brasso Seco, The drive from town is roughly two hours to the first point and today a driver was appointed to take me as there was more driving to do once we got there. The driver asked me a few questions about what we were doing in the rural communities and the impact and results. Seemed a pretty simple set of questions. Then he proceeded to preach to me about the...

  A come back is not a go back - Tim Storey News flash! You cannot go back and fix things! You just can't! Life is always in session. Many times situations come to you as feedback, as communication as guidance as to what you might need to do, change or move. I will admit, I am a recovering "fixer"Boy oh boy, I wanted to fix things, as soon as something came up my mind would be racing how can I fix this? Many times it would involve going back! But I have learnt that I cannot go back! Forward, onward and upward. When you feel the need to fix ask yourself is this fear based? Am I ignoring the signs? What exactly do I want to fix? Any and every successful person knows that challenges and failures come as part of the package and the decision is really how do I learn from this to take me forward One of my best best lessons is that learning only takes place when my behavior changes! If I am still doing the same ole shit honey I haven't learnt a thing and class remains ...

Don’t get stuck in an “almost” life Tim Storey This morning after running I thought about heading to the beach as it was early I thought it would be a good time to sit by the water and chat with Mother Nature a bit and then the little voice in my head started chattering, you're tired, stay home and eat, or even better go back to sleep! Then another voice,very quietly reminded me of what Tim Storey talked about living an "almost" life and it starts with the little things and the little things turn in to big things, so I jumped in the car and headed down to the beach, what a great decision it was, I felt relaxed and had a very lovely chat with Mother Nature. As I heading back to the car, I saw one of my favorite elder teachers, I call her Mumzy! Haven't seen her in a hot minute and we sat and chatted, which is always lovely because she downloads a lot of wisdom! What did I learn today? Almost doesn't count, do it or shut it! How lame is it to say I almost...

"Many times we insist on having all the best things because that's the only way we can ensure "quality of life" for ourselves. I can neglect myself in every other way, but if I have the best watch or the best pocketbook or car or square footage, I get to tell myself I'm the best and how much I deserve to have even more of the best.  What I know for sure: Having the best THINGS is no substitute for having the best LIFE. When you can let go of the desire to aquire, you know you are really on your way" Oprah Winfrey Having had a lot of "things" and having lost them, having lived in countries where quite a number of  those same "things" do not matter one little bit now plays a tremendous part in the choices that I make and many times these are unconscious choices. I have lost my desire to buy and get things, I sometimes do not even think about it, the downside of that is there are times I make decisions that seem crazy and maybe they are...

If its Spiritual, factual, beautiful, political, something to roll to, let it be, whatever it is let it be, let it be, let it! Maybe I’ve been trying to be what they need of me, Be. When I should’ve just been me. Why? Whatever it is let it be, let it be, let it!  Jill Scott I wanted to know more about what an intention is. Mainly because a number of the teachers I met on the way spoke to me about setting intentions and I was a little unclear, then I was talking to my cousin, who is really more like my sister as we grew up together in the same house and she said to me " You know Kos, my word for 2015 is intention" so  I decided to do some research and came up with this definition from Malika Chopra who is doing some excellent work on spreading the word adn meaning of intentions, she says,  " Intents come from your soul – they are who and what we aspire for in our life. Intentions reflect ones purpose, what gives us meaning or significance. Intentions come fr...

If you pay more attention to what's wrong than what's good, you will lose out on a lot of goodness. Terry McMillan What you focus on grows, that is  a Universal Law. Choose to focus on the good! That is not to say to ignore danger and be a walkover doormat! That is to say look for the good and focus on it, there is good everywhere I strongly believe that. People do their best with what they have, information, knowledge and upbringing. The thing is when you know better you do better!  Have you ever noticed how you feel when you are around people who moan all the time? It's like they stick a pin in your balloon and drain out the air! It is a call from them unconsciously for love and light! (You can send love and light from afar!)  I have been absolutely privileged to meet and work with women who despite the odds chose to see the good and guess what it even feels good to see the good. Yesterday I had the opportunity to give an...

Never be afraid to "try your hand" because you don't want to might make a mistake or not do something "right." Success in life comes from being willing to move into Uncharted Territory. Neale Donald Walsh What do you want to do right now in your life that you have been avoiding because of fear?, you have been making excuses and excuses and excuses, which is only a form of fear and denial. What have you been avoiding in the name of fear or maybe you convinced yourself that you are avoiding it to keep the peace? What have you been procrastinating about? What are some of the unfinished businesses you have "somewhere out there?" Everyone has something they started but did not finish. This does not refer to those things you are in the process of completing. It refers to those things you have shoved to the side and keep telling yourself you will get back to it someday but that day never seems to come. This is what I have learnt in ord...