Learning the hard way

Looking back at my younger self, I wish I knew what I know now. It would have been so liberating to be able to give myself a few words of support and guidance on the biggest journey of my life. At that time, I had no idea what was ahead (although I had outrageous expectations and projections, the kind that only come from the fearlessness of a young person). And, like most people, I stumbled through life, falling down, getting up again and learning about life the “hard way”.

The reason I’m writing this is to share some my own experiences of over 13 years of spiritual development and teaching, in the hope that your journey can be as EASY, enjoyable and smooth as possible. It would have been wonderful to go back and meet myself during those years and give myself this article… I wonder how I would have responded – or even if I would have understood or listened?

Of course none of us can go back to guide our younger selves, and I was destined to learn the way I did so I know what I do now. It is my heart-felt intention that you may learn from my ‘mis-takes’ and experiences to enjoy each moment along your unique journey as you open new doors to a more magical existence. I honor and respect you deeply – whoever you are and wherever you are.

What I am about to share with you is a massively condensed version of an epic experience of spiritual evolution (one that I am still in the process of, by the way), and I have done my best to highlight some of the main points. This is by no means a comprehensive account of the journey – I hope you enjoy it and take away some of the lessons that have been priceless to me.

All paths lead to the same place…

Having dealt with large numbers of people and seen them struggle with some of the same problems in their lives that I have, I have come to appreciate that in many, many ways we are all alike. We will experience many of the same things along our journies, no matter where we begin.

This is good news! It means we are NOT alone and we can learn from each others’ experiences. If we can accept a few simple truths about ourselves, life, and the limitations of the ‘ego’, we can make significant spiritual progress in a short amount of time.

On the other hand, I have seen so many people (including myself) make the journey infinitely more challenging than is necessary because of not knowing the process they are likely to go through. Let’s face it, walking blind hurts. Why make things harder than we need to? Once we know the process, we can relax and enjoy the ride. How does that feel?

The simple steps to spiritual growth

Despite our similarities, each of us is guaranteed to have our own unique experience and journey because we are unique beings. But within this variety, I have found there are 5 main steps or chapters we are all very likely to encounter somewhere along the way. By knowing these five steps we will save ourselves a lot of unnecessary struggle — and furthermore, if we can approach these steps in the order mentioned here, we are likely to progress rapidly and with more ease.

Step 0 – The Magic MOMENT!

Before we even begin on our spiritual path (or whatever you want to call it) there is usually a moment where we know deep within ‘something needs to change’. This is the magic moment where a calling deep within inspires us to step away from our lives as they are today and discover something deeper, something grander, richer and more magical. At this point, we often do not know where to look or what to do – but the Intention to change drives us forward and away from the old into an unknown adventure.

The Wake-Up Call: Some people have an accident or near-death experience where they are very suddenly confronted with a new reality. Others have a deep knowing since childhood that something is wrong with the world and want to experience what ‘once was’ or what ‘life is meant to be like’ – but are not sure how until something happens that turns a feeling into a new way of living. This silent knowing of a different way of being, long forgotten, becomes activated. Others have a break up, death or illness that inspires them to search for a new direction; and others still are introduced to new awareness by a friend or family member at the ‘right time’ – and choose to begin the path themselves.

The magical moment signifies the end of the old and the beginning of the new. The door is just opening and the choice has been made to go through and discover what is held on the other side. It is exciting and scary. Do you remember your magic moment? Are you ready to go deeper?

STEP 1 – Understanding a New Reality

After making the decision to find out what is on the other side of the door, the first step towards spiritual growth often involves a thirst for understanding. This often involves a mental understanding of a new paradigm. Here we have the ‘theory’ step.

I remember when I had my magical moment after retuning from Africa. I felt depressed and disillusioned with life and was ready for something new. I wanted to know what was behind the door and became interested in discovering what was going on. It was at this point that I was first introduced to spiritual concepts and the door was opened. Imbued with a new thirst for truth and delighted with the possibility and hope that this knowledge contained, I felt enlightened. As I learned of the Soul, The Divine, Karma etc. it felt as if I had discovered a whole new world in my backyard. I was excited with a new kind of excitement – a soul excitement I have never experienced before. It was yummy! Simply becoming aware that there was a different way of seeing, a new way of being, and advanced states of consciousness I had something to aspire to. It was a wonderful high…and kept me hungry for more and more understanding.

However, along with the mental exhilaration, one of the biggest pitfalls I personally experienced was wrongly assuming that knowing was the same as being. Knowledge was only the first step on my journey. Unbeknownst to my naive awareness, having knowledge didn’t mean I had imbibed or embodied any of the concepts I had become aware of intellectually at all! In fact, looking back knowledge at best serves as a map.

Caution: the map is NOT the territory!

One of my biggest and most severe pitfalls on the journey was assuming the map is the territory. Just looking at a map, I had no real idea what I was going to experience until I got there in person – but unconsciously, I had some strange idea that I was there just because I had seen where I wanted to go! It’s amazing how easy it is to be in this trap.

In my case it wasn’t until about two years into my spiritual practice that I realized at last that everything I thought I had attained (intellectually) was all in my head and had neither deeply reached my heart nor my life. Seeing this clearly hurt my ‘spiritual ego’ but this wisdom and newly gained humility combined, allowed me to progress to the second step.

STEP 2 – Acceptance

Once I recognized that the map is NOT the territory, I moved slowly to acceptance of where I actually was, right there and then.

Stop for a moment: Do you know where you are on your path right now? How do you know?

In my case, during the first step of comprehending high ideals and principles, I was led to appreciate the possibilities life held. The second step in many ways is equivalent to the first physical step forward. Acceptance means to truly acknowledge in a deeply grounded way where I am right now. If I’m on the very first step, I need to accept I am on the first step. If I’m on the 10th step I need to accept I’m on the 10th step. If I’m nowhere near the staircase and I don’t even know where I am at all –  I need to accept I have no idea where I am at all! It’s OK.

This again is a humbling process that enables us to make realistic shifts in our practical, grounded in day-to-day life in order to move forward rather than being deluded and hallucinating we are somewhere else. Sadly, just like me, it seems a lot of spiritual aspirants have common blindness and lack of acceptance of where they are at right now. Why?

I feel the reason for this spiritual blindness is because when we aspire to being on the hundredth step and we have read all about the final step, it is hard for us to accept that we are maybe on the first or second step! It seems so far away and we don’t like it. We want it to be easy – like fast food or turning on a light.

We are impatient beings. Our ego is lazy; our spiritual ego is inflated with ‘higher than thou’ notions. It’s hard to accept our weaknesses and see things as they are – rather than as WE are – or we would like them to be.

Even if we don’t admit it to ourselves, deep down we have a knowing about where we are. Because of this subtle knowing, the vast gap between the second step and hundredth step often creates psychic, emotional wounds in our hearts leaving so many of us in a state of depression, unworthiness, anxiety and hopelessness. It hurts to be so far away from the goal – and this spiritual despair is the result of a lack of acceptance of ourselves and the depth of the spiritual journey.

The Power of Acceptance: After much denial and fantasy about where I was on my journey, at last (after a good beating and humbling process) I deeply accepted that in fact I do have all kinds of strange, negative, dysfunctional, needy, arrogant, selfish, ‘human’ parts of myself and I am NOT anywhere near the 100^th step. Acknowledging this was a HUGE relief. I could stop pretending to be perfect and really relax and be me – as I am now.

A beautiful expression that affected my life was ‘Whatever you are, however you are, you belong to Me’. It almost brings me to tears each time I think about it.

It was in this gentle, accepting place, that I began to really move forward on my spiritual journey. Before that realization I had what is often termed ‘spiritual ego’. I was under the impression that because I was aware of these wonderful higher states of consciousness, and other people were not aware of them, that I was actually at a higher state of consciousness than other people.

Hmmm… Have you ever seen ‘spiritual people’ doing things so far removed from what they know and teach it’s shocking? Have you ever noticed those wonderful ‘ordinary’ happy and amazing beings that don’t engage in formal spiritual practice and yet are so lovable and beautiful?

I have come to appreciate that many people who have ‘no idea about spiritual things’ at all, can actually have far higher states of consciousness, spiritual life and values than many staunch spiritual aspirants. They just live it – rather than talk about it. The spiritual ego is based on form being ‘right’ or ‘better’ – not on the soul, the heart, the intention and motivation.

Yet again, this humbling realization of where we are NOW allows us to move on to the third step. We all have this ‘spiritual ego’ to some degree… let us be aware and release it.

STEP 3 – Self Love and Healing

I have found the third step is deeply connected to the second step. Step 3 is all about self-love and healing. It surprises me how many people on a spiritual path hate themselves and seem to dedicate very little time to their own healing.

In many ways, all spiritual work is healing work: Think about it. We are healing the soul, the spirit. In order to heal the soul we need to understand what the soul is (the first step), then accept where we are right now (step 2). Finally we can have a good look at how wounded we are. Then by developing compassion for ourselves we can begin the healing process. Gentle, gentle, gentle.

Sadly, the vast majority of spiritual paths involve so much discipline and such high standards that the healing work doesn’t really get much attention. Attention often goes to what is wrong, what is not good enough, what needs to be changed. Discipline, Discipline, Discipline and all along the wounded soul just needs gentle, healing compassion. When we are wounded, we need the stick to help us move, not to bash us around the head when we fall down!

For me, simply accepting that I am on the first step and that in order to go to the second step I need to choose to allow the process to be as gentle and calm as possible, has enabled a tremendous amount of healing to occur. Gentle, gentle, gentle. Sleep well. Relax. My aim was to take things easy, relax, move slowly and calmly, understand and learn, take things at my own pace and be happy with myself as I am. The process of doing less, feeling into things, being subtle and gentle in all ways… baths, extra rest, walks in nature, comfort, taking time to read, speaking kindly to myself… Ahhh…. Mmm…

Doesn’t that sound lovely?

When I have accepted deeply that I am not the 100^th step, I am at the first step — then I can appreciate and love myself for being at the first step and move to the next steps. Little by little, appreciating each small change, giving credit and appreciation for each new progression. Not expecting anything, just calmly moving ahead.

This gentleness takes so much pressure and pain out of the journey, because it is genuine, it is real and it is sustainable. Starting from an intense 100m sprint, we move away from the race mindset and choose to go on a beautiful, soft journey into the misty mountains… enjoying the scenes and smelling the flowers along the way. This sustainable attitude allows the path to unfold in a graceful and beautiful way rather than in a forced and unnatural way. I know so many people who came to a spiritual path, gave up all their hobbies, music collection, clothes… only to freak out years later and get it all back again – and feel guilty about it.

Once we have accepted and learned to love ourselves as we are, what we are and where we are, then we can move on to the fourth step.

STEP 4 – Doing what is Good for the Soul: Gaining Power

In the fourth step we bring our awareness back to the enticing first step where we learned about higher states of consciousness and the new ways of being.

Having a foundation of gentle growth and progression, we can calmly and realistically absorb more of the spiritual practices and begin to apply and experience the meditations, the contemplations and other practices in a real, integrated and meaningful way. If we try to bypass the previous steps, while we may be sitting for meditation, in reality we are just fighting with our minds and trying to look good most the time. The meditation is not enjoyable or satisfying and empowering.

In the fourth step, meditation is a JOY and brings tremendous nourishment and power. We do it all the time, especially in our private moments – we have no need for show or force.

Having done the previous three steps we are now in a position to start moving up the staircase with focus, dedication, and self-love. At this point we have gathered our energy, have taken stock of where things are and what is really going on. This is the place where things can start setting in very deeply and significant progress can be made over weeks, months and years.

I’ve personally tried to do this step without doing the other two steps and wasted years in denial and spiritual ego land.

This part of our journey is where most of our time is spent and, unlike the other steps, I have found in step four meaningful discipline, concentration, and determination. These things have been totally critical and have kept me going. If I am feeling tired, I may still take a rest rather than forcing myself to stay up all night for meditation – however, at this stage, regular, consistent and sustainable practice is essential.

In the previous steps, I have learned that force and doing things for the wrong reasons does not lead to successful results. I have also learned that understanding life holistically, taking care of my body, businesses, relationships and interests allows the whole system of life to function smoothly.

To be sustainably moving forward we have to account for all aspects of life, not ONLY the spiritual aspect.

Sadly, again, a lot of people somehow ignore every other aspect of their life except the spiritual part, and therefore those other aspects end up sabotaging their ability to do their spiritual practice. How many spiritual people do you know who are broke, ill, or totally out of balance in one or another area of their lives?

Like many things in life, the spiritual path is often counter-intuitive. Therefore, approaching the path from the point of view of a gentle gradual upgrade tends to inspire rapid progress. On the other hand, the forced 100m-sprint mentality tends to lead to burn-out, punctured progress and hopelessness.

Once we are steady in our progress, once we deeply feel we are ascending in our level consciousness, once things have become stable and meaningful, then we are ready for the final step.

STEP 5 – Coming home

The final step is to abandon the idea that there are any steps at all. To recognize that the person we consider to be on a spiritual journey is not real and giving up the quest for enlightenment altogether knowing who you are and where you come from.

This step is by far the most beautiful. I have found that as I let go, and find myself in this beautiful place of constant and endless profound peace, everything makes total sense and I realize there is no person, no theories and no spiritual path, there is just I, the soul, a beautiful being of the light witnessing the wonder of life unfolding in its magnificence.

At this point in the journey we see the perfection of each moment and the beauty that was there all along. At this point we realize that all identification with the body, with the person in the mirror and with all the stories was just part of a wonderful game: it was all good and we can see life from a place of sweet amusement. Wonderful, sweet and benevolent life – I am amazed!

Having moved through the steps gracefully, this final step is only seconds away and even if we continue to chop wood and carry water, we do so with joy and we are at peace with ourselves and our world.

At last we have come home…

Each of us will have our own unique experience of life. I wish you well on your personal wonderful journey and hope these simple words may inspire you on a graceful, loving adventure into new levels of wonder.

Please don’t try too hard. Learn to love yourself as you are, knowing that you are always a wonderful, beautiful being no matter what’s going on and your home is always a thought away.

What do you think? Do these steps resonate with you? Have you experienced “skipping” steps – what did you learn? Which step feels the most difficult and why? How do you honor your spiritual practice in balance with other elements of your life? I’d love to hear any thoughts or feelings you have about your own spiritual path. You are invited to share a comment below.

And as a final note, here is the most powerful piece I was ever given:

“Try to enjoy every part of your journey, no matter if its pain or pleasure, enjoy it ALL.”

Much love,

Brother Michael

I’d LOVE to hear your thoughts and feelings on this topic. Please leave a comment!

If you are wanting to achieve your ultimate goal, I highly recommend you do the Inner Self Image program and get really clear on what your life is all about and what the final result looks like. Without a clear aim and vision it is extremely hard to move forward.

You can also join the freedom sessions here and receive recordings of the spiritual gatherings on Kauai.

If you would love to learn more about your Inner Self Image and make those shifts check this out… http://innerselfimage.com/

p.s. Please leave a comment! Thanks.

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Have you ever felt things in your life were not quite right?  Have you ever wanted to change something but did not know how?  Have you ever decided ‘enough is enough’ and willed the power to make the changes you need to make, but it just didn’t work out?

There is a shift happening right now and you are not alone.
Now is the time to claim back your power and change your life where it counts.  The question is: Are you ready to accept responsibility for your own life?

I imagine you are ready, and this is why you have manifested this article today. So, what is the most effective way to change your destiny and the details of your life? Personal transformation is a deep and profound science of consciousness that has captivated the minds of great philosophers and sages throughout time, but it is not reserved only for them. The secrets of conscious reality creation can be learned and mastered by anyone who is willing to realize their own power, change things where they matter most and stop wasting their time on distractions.

The truth is this: you are already a creator. You already have manifested the world you perceive around you now. As consciousness, you are a creator of vibrations, thoughts, feelings, images, attitudes, beliefs, ideas and perceptions. Look around you…that is YOUR creation – that is your personal world and no one else will ever experience your world.

Your world is NOT a coincidence or an accidental happening that you are victim of!

It is your own personal creation based upon your level of consciousness and, more specifically, the prevailing thoughts, feelings, attitudes you hold within you throughout the day.

The manifested world, your life, is a perfect reflection of your values, whether conditioned or innate. What are your values? Your values are simply what you value – what you consider important, precious and hold dear to your heart. Some value money, some value time, some value being in charge, some value being free of responsibility. What are your values?

Looking around my own life right now, I see direct evidence of how what I value within me has manifested in the ‘outside world’. Firstly, my eyes are drawn to a brand new top-of-the-line macbook pro laptop which arrived yesterday and I am using it to write this now. This computer signifies my love of quality technology and not settling for less than the best when it comes to the tools I use. Next, I notice the time. It’s dark, it’s early in the morning and I have spent the early hours when most people are asleep mediating and writing – a reflection of my sincere love of silence, contemplation, the experience of Divine peace and Grace. For me, waking early is a sign that I value the linage of yogis who would always awaken for this special time to meditate and enjoy ‘amrit vela’ – the early morning hours of nectar. I deeply value this time and, therefore, adjust my life so I am able to waken at this hour fresh and alert.

And where am I physically? The world I see is like a fairy garden, a beautiful flower-filled place with views of mountains and the ocean. I am living in Kauai, considered the Garden Island of the Hawaiian islands and known as the most spiritual island in Hawaii, the crown chakra of Hawaii. So, what does it mean that I live on this island, in the most beautiful and lush part of the island? It is a sign of my love of nature, of purity and beauty. For someone else it signify that they have made enough money to retire in Hawaii as each one’s reality is their own and for others here, they may have been born here and yet do not actually ‘see’ the beauty, being to preoccupied with other interests and desires for travel.

Remember, the world is only based on perception, so no two people can ‘see’ the same thing. Even in adverse poverty, a sage may perceive beauty and wonder from an inner state of freedom and peace, where as someone who was born and raised in Hawaii may experience a life of depression and complaints, despite being confronted with beauty every day.

Look around you and see your own creations. Your own list of manifestations could go on and on to include all details of life, food, relationships, cash flow, clothes, health etc.

All of these are direct mirrors of the beliefs and attitudes based upon our prevailing level of consciousness. Nothing is random or just lingering unawares. Every aspect is significant and considered.

So, what does this mean for you as a creator of your own life?

It means it’s time to FULLY accept your own power! Claim back your life and don’t play a victim any more! You are the only one to blame for everything that is happening and has happened. Release complaints and victim consciousness and become fully present with your own creations.

If you are ready to make real shifts in your life then focus upon examining your beliefs and attitudes. What do you believe about yourself and your life? Study your creation and see what you can learn about yourself and where you need to change. Realize your own power, and from that state of strength you will begin to see the changes occur as a result.

We have to realize deeply that everything manifested today was first created with the stuff that dreams are made of, subtle energy in the form of ideas, feelings, visions, attitudes. All of this is as real if not more real than the shadow it casts.

Practical things to do now if you are ready to change:
Focus upon the reality, not it’s shadow. Change the form of that invisible world and you will see magic. Your life is in your hands alone, so know who you are and what you need to do. Release the idea that anyone except you is in control of our life and enjoy yourself as the artist and creator of your destiny.

Spend the last 5 minutes of the day and the first 10 minutes of the day visualizing and experiencing what you actually want. Do this for FUN. Do it for the joy of it without expectation and make sure you FEEL fulfilled and happy. Experience details, colors, scents, textures and sounds. Make it as real as you can and enjoy yourself.

Do this every day and you will see wonders happen – but remember to continue to do it, and do it for fun. The reason it does not work is because people have high expectations of the outcome and then give up before it manifests.

Don’t give up and lose hope. Do it for fun, for the sheer joy of it, as you have fond memories and daydreams, and you will witness transformations. You are the world you see, so choose to see the world in a way that brings you joy.

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It’s not surprising how confused people have become when all these things are happening at once. However, when we come to identify with who we really are and be freed from what we are, not everything is simple and wonderful.

The tools below are mainly focusing on what you have to ‘deal with’. If you understand the natural tendencies of your personality and how you function as a human being, then your experience of life will become much more balanced and pleasant. These tools may not lead you to enlightenment (non-linear, pure consciousness outside of all forms and limitations), but they WILL help you to have compassion for yourself, your tendencies and how best to navigate life with whatever karma you have accumulated.

I have found this extremely useful, and it has allowed me to settle back into my dharmic path much quicker and easier than if I had not studied this.

You will learn that it’s OK to be different and to be in alignment with YOUR energies and not feel the need to conform to others. The more you understand how YOU work best in the world, the easier it will be to make use of your specialties, rather than hiding them.

Be free, be who you were born to be and love every moment of it!

Personal DNA

Useful tool to learn about your ‘personality’ – how you operate, what you need to function well.

http://www.personaldna.com/

Kolbe

Well-known system to discover how you operate well in relation to your productivity. You can learn what your strengths and weaknesses are, to your advantage and do more of what you love and succeed.

http://www.kolbe.com/

Human Design

A very in-depth system that can tell you how to find your perfect balance. Covers pretty much all aspects of your life. Without going into much detail, you can discover your basic ‘type’ which, in itself, is extremely useful to know how to utilize your time and skills best. I have found this especially helpful.

http://www.jovianarchive.com/Newcomers/Pages/CreateChart.aspx

YE JINN (“I Ching”) the ancient Imperial Oracle of China

Click on your next birthday and see what is in store for you. I have found this fascinating.

http://www.spirit-alembic.com/divination.html

Take the time you need to discover what it is that you have to do – that only you can do. This may be as simple as stopping to smell the flowers as you walk or breathing in the breath of God as you work – whatever it is it has to be done NOW! For only then will the true nourishment you seek be delivered into your life.

No matter what you did ‘wrong’ in the past, no matter how far from truth you were, be open and honest from now on and the slate will be made clear for you today. Nothing need stop you from opening to the divinity and the truth that is available outside of time in the stillness of now.

Take your chance as if this very moment here was your last and nothing more existed. Look at it deeply and you will see your whole life reflected in this rainbow of moments and chances. Who watches time has no time. That timeless one is the only ‘I’ that is possible for you to be.

Beyond all riddles and words is just a star of peace resting in the Lord. Lift the suppression of constant distraction and see the truth of this for yourself. Move your awareness sideways to another point where the ‘I’ that is ‘me’ is unknowing of details – is free of all worry, responsibilities and of name.

Where ‘I’ = Peace. Where ‘me’ is the light who never did wrong and all that has come is perfect and pure. From here, do one thing that makes grace emerge and love all of life to be and just be.

When we think about the past – we are not living in the fullness of NOW, which is the only chance and only place we have to experience the fullness of life. After all, past IS past, and it is fixed like a record.  No matter how much we talk about it, it will not change the actual events.

So many people waste their precious lives focusing upon what they DON’T want and what went wrong, rather than making use of the energy they do have to invest into what they DO want and how to get there and experience it.

Looking, speaking and thinking of others or the past is a classic way to distract ourselves from the power we have available to us now – the power to manifest a new reality around us. Even if a situation is bleak, there is still more benefit on focusing on the grace of life, the eternal spiritual light that we are, here and now, than it is to spend our time and thoughts in complaining about others or the world around us.

Most of the time, we actually have a choice of what we say, where we go and what we do… but our own limited thinking and old patterns of behavior trap us in dysfunctional, pointless cycles of regurgitating past events, blaming others, playing victim, etc.   rather than being 100% clear on: 1. Who am I? and 2. What do I have to do?

Total focus on the real answers to these two powerful questions can cut through years of distorted behavioral patterns and allow us to move into new experiences of grace. By being true to ourselves, and doing what we really need to do – we will bring maximum benefit not only to ourselves, but to all those around us. See the truth of this in your own life.

Lack of honesty with ourselves and poor communication with others cause so much wasted time and energy which is a drain on everyone. Knowing our own truth, our life’s mission and being able to clearly communicate that with others is both empowering and effective. If others know what we are about and where we stand in relation to them and their life, they will act accordingly and not waste their or our time in assumptions and projections. Clarity is a real power.

The human condition, among other things, is one of confusion, ignorance and lack of truth. Is it at all surprising that we are in such a mess, plagued with dept, conflict and unrest?

No matter what our situation, it will always come back to the same fundamental things:

Who am I? What am I doing NOW? What is my purpose? Where is my energy going? What is true for me now? Scarcely a handful of people can answer these basic questions with a clean and clear heart. But if we fail to ask them again and again, our time will be squandered in wasteful nonsense that leads everyone involved down into more and more confusion and further away from the source of true pleasure.

Past is past. Even if we can learn from the past, it is maybe better to forget the past all together and focus on the highest path of action. Action that is inspired from a state of grace. Actions that fall from us in the silent stillness of peace.

The time for spinning in what is fixed and done is now over. The time is no longer able to tolerate this kind of wasteful investment. We need to stop more, be more present, more clear and focused. Not allow ourselves to move away from our center point where we are at peace.

Stay in that divine flow. Stop and check that the flow is smooth and disrupted by useless distractions. What can be more precious than the wonder of life itself and following our true destiny?

In the end, we are left with only one choice. Am I being true to myself  or not?

Looking back on our life, this will be the only thing of any significance while the rest will be dismissed as empty shells of wasteful sorrow and nothing more. What is pettiness in the face of eternity?

What are we going to do from today onward that will leave us with the fragrance of true satisfaction we so deeply desire?