One of the most important things I have got from this weeks events is to always speak from the heart, in everything that we do. It shouldn't take a major event to do that, but so often it's easier not to have those conversations, or to continue in the traditional "English" way of doing things. This week, I'd love you to focus on sharing your emotions with those who are important to you, the more we all do this, the less likely it is that those who want to spread terror will win. From my heart, and thoughts on the event, to yours - I hope you find these tips useful....
·take the time to tell those who are important to you that you love them. Remember that saying, don't let the sun go down on an argument? I heard a great continuation of this earlier in the week, that when people die we grieve the most when we have not told them everything we wanted to say. Who do you need to have conversations with to release that pain?
·Open yourself to the positive - spend your time with people who are important to you & who focus on the great things that life has to offer
·Notice the abundance around you. I regularly share with a friend the top 5 things each day that make my day great. What would this mean to you? It can be as simple as a cup of tea, a walk in the park or time with family & friends.
·Let the past go. So often we hold onto the negative baggage from the past, and this stops us having spare hands to grab the opportunities that come up for us
Tell the people that you loveI'd love to share with you a meditation practice that I use (through the buddhist centre) that really spoke to me this week. Using your own meditation practice, or whenever you have a quiet time... ...focus your thoughts on yourself and send out loving thoughts to yourself. Why do we keep all that negativity around ourselves? I love the quote from Marianne Williamson that some of you may be familiar with, that speaks about us all being children of God. As children, we loved ourselves and those around us unconditionally. Remind yourself how great you are, how safe, how loved, well and healthy.
...choose to send out loving thoughts to someone who is important to you - you'll already know who this is. Maybe it's someone who has been having a tough time, maybe just someone you want to send some positive energy to. ...send out your loving kindness to someone you meet, but don't know that well. Maybe it's your milkman, or the postman, or the chap who drives the bus who gets you to work. Just send out that positivity...
...use your loving kindness to heal the conflict inside of you that you may have with someone else. I've been learning this week that perception is projection - that we see in others something of ourselves. Isn't it nicer to think that we see just great people, as that tells a lovely story about ourselves? Choose to change your perception this week, and maybe those negative projections will change too....
Finally, send out loving kindness into the universe. Expand your thoughts from you and yours, to the room, your house, family, village, town, England, Europe.....as far out as you can, all the way through the galaxy. Think if there was all that positive emotion going around, if everyone was doing this. Would that have an effect on the world?