Life's Journey

Think before you speak

Guidelines for better living

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas everyone ... While most of the world is celebrating, I would like to take a moment to send a virtual hug to everyone but especially to those for whom today is a day filled with bitter-sweet nostalgia and mixed feelings of happiness and sadness.

Today, of all days, I send my compassion and loving sympathy to those remembering dear, departed, loved ones - because I understand that this time of the year is the hardest. I understand how all the beautiful memories both comfort and upset at the same time. 

My heart goes out to all of you who wish you could be closer to someone who is at a distance ... whether that distance be emotional, mental or physical ... but ... distance is only the time it takes to pick up the phone, send a message or write.

... and, finally, I especially send love to all of those who have nowhere to celebrate, nothing to eat, no family and no roof over their heads ... Much love to everyone ...

To all those celebrating something ... I wish you a beautiful holiday season ... to those not celebrating anything ... there is always something to celebrate ... so, celebrate life!!!

Life is such a precious and, yet, volatile gift to have. None of us know how long it will last and that's why we should make every moment count ... and remember, the biggest gift you can give anyone is your love and your time. Neither cost anything but can mean so much to someone else.
Time, by its very nature, is so fleeting and precious, we should choose wisely who to spend it with, because it's the one thing we can never get back.

I wish you all Love ❤, happiness ❤, peace ❤, health, ❤ prosperity ❤ and everything you wish for yourselves and more. ❤ May this be the end of all our karmic cycles and the beginning of new ones! One global love <3 span="">

A few choice thoughts for living a happier life.

Good morning beautiful peeps around the globe ...This morning's reflection: - a few choice thoughts for living a happier life perhaps?

1) Never walk too far away from someone you love;
2) Never leave loose ends. Always start with a clean slate.
3) Never slam a door so hard that you can't ever open it again.
4) Always kiss or hug someone goodbye. You never know if you'll ever see them again.
5) Learn to listen more and if you can't hear anything, read the signs. There are many ways of listening and "subtle listening" is, in itself, an art form.
6) Never lose sight of the light that guides you home; wherever that home may be. If you don't know where home is, for you, follow your heart. Home is where your heart is.
7) Never lose sight of friends - as someone once wrote, they're like stars, we may not always be able to see them but they are there shining brightly in the night sky.
8) Be true to you
9) Always make time to give a little time to others. It may just be time for you but to them it could mean the world.
10) Never expect from others what you're not willing to give. 

Have a beautiful day and may you be happy, feel happy and be surrounded by happiness ... Life is too short for anything less

One moment of Heaven is worth walking through hell for.

Good morning beautiful peeps <3 span=""> ... and so the journey continues ... Morning reflection with another musical creation of mine ... After years of nothing, it would seem the flood gates of creativity have finally opened up again ... 

In life, each and every one of us has a path to follow. Some of us have a clear idea of what we want and where we're headed. Some may methodically map their journey out. The rest of us may just be winging it; allowing the Universe to play its part ... But, even when, or if, we think we have an idea of the destination, we never fully know where life will lead us because things happen and everything, in life, is subject to change ... and so the journey continues ... 

Sometimes, we may deviate from our path. We may even get lost or fall into a well so deep that getting out is one of the hardest, and most painful, inner struggles we may have ever had to face. But, from experience, I know that sooner, or later, life has a way of shining a light so bright, to guide us back to the path, that we will be faced with two choices; to stay in the well and give up. Or, to start to painstakingly climb our way out - no matter what.

On our way back onto our path, we may be faced with challenges beyond anything we could ever imagine. People and events will be sent to try and block our way or, worse still, try and push us back down into the well. It almost feels like the Universe is putting our courage to face life, our inner strength, resolution and determination to the test.

It's only when we finally stand, once again, on "terra ferma" (steady ground,) face the beautiful rays of the sun and allow it's warmth to peacefully embrace us that we realise, it was worth enduring every piercing sword. In order to fully appreciate beauty, sometimes we have to go through hell and back.
Trust me .... One moment of heaven is well worth walking through hell for ...

Have a very blessed day ... and remember, nothing in life is permanent and we all have the same inner strength to overcome any, and all challenges. What matters is our attitude towards the challenges.

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The Hawk Spirit

Good morning beautiful peeps around the globe .... The daily reflection ...

So few times, in life, time actually stands so completely still that nothing else exists outside that moment. Even though it may be one fleeting moment in time, by the standards of conventional time, there is, actually, no feeling of any time or space at all. Everything just “is.” Everything is in perfect balance, at one and completely at peace. Although it may only last one brief temporal moment, it is etched for eternity in the mind's eye. Appreciate such moments because they are so very precious and rare. Have a great day everyone

On another note, I love all kinds of birds but my favourite is definitely the "Hawk." The sheer exquisiteness and beauty of this creature is in its ability to see everything; and I mean everything. Even when it's looking away from you, it sees everything, every moving object, every detail around it. The field of vision of this magnificent creature is outstanding. It's almost like it has eyes in the back of its head because even with its back to you ... it sees ... But, its most incredible feature is that "especially" when you think it's not looking ... is precisely when it's observing the most.

The native Americans consider it a very powerful shamanic animal spirit to have precisely for its capacity of depth and span of vision plus detailed observance. It's considered the all powerful "seeing eye" of everything. Hunters, Medicine Peoples and Spiritual guides were thought to have this animal spirit, which gave them great insight that would benefit their quests. It can only be compared to the all-seeing eye of Ra.

In the true teachings of the Tantra ... it is believed that ... when you know someone's animal spirit, you truly know them ... on levels that go far beyond anything obvious ...