Live life fully balanced with your HEAD, HEART and HAND.  Live life for your good self and for others.  CARE, SHARE and INSPIRE.
– Dadi Jankiji

What’s the meaning of life?  What stops us from expressing our love and kindness in a pure way?  Really, how many of us have stopped asking this question?  Why are we here on planet Earth at all?

And what is this EGO we have developed along the way?  The ego does not serve us in our soul’s purpose but creates obstacles on our path.  The ego sets us up for a lot of lessons in life, and these are often painful ones.  The ego does not allow us to develop our capacity to love, indeed the opposite is true as fear fuels the ego and the web of self-deception grows in which we become entrapped.  The ego does not like humility and harmony but seeks to keep us self-centered and drowning in a sea of uncertainty and confusion … which we generously share with others! We have become so far removed from our ‘soul’ purpose.

We have become so far removed from our ‘soul’ purpose for being here that we really have lost the plot!  We choose violence over peace; segregation over community; hate over love; selfishness over generosity and much more.  Why have we become so mean and selfish and trapped in the small world of “me, myself and I”?

Well, when we find other people difficult, the cause of difficulty is often not them, it is our inability to create harmony and synergy. What is in the way is our EGO, GREED, ATTACHMENT, LUST and ANGER.  It is our own vices that are the culprits in our relationships, not the other people but WE ALL HAVE THESE VICES INSIDE OF US.  If we ALL took responsibility and acknowledged that, we would learn and grow out of them.  We either have a weakness, a lack of tolerance or no adaptation skills.  Or, we don’t have the power to give extra because there are no reserves there when ‘push comes to shove’.  So, we are either weak, powerless or both.  It takes courage and honesty to look at this inner me.

“Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.” – Dalai Lama

One way to improve the quality of our relationships is to avoid victim consciousness.  A physical assault is one thing, but where nothing is being done to me, then maybe that’s all in my head.  Therefore, I am the one doing something to myself, through the thoughts I create.

We walk around with narratives in our mind of what was; what could be; what might be etc., and it does not help create security and peace of mind.  We live under constant threat and fear, which creates more stress and insecurity… and the cycle repeats… Look for those things that bring us into co-operation and community where we are the same.

After a while such repeated narratives embed themselves in our sub-consciousness as beliefs, they create blocks in our minds and hearts which lead to separation in our relationships.  As we repeat these narratives, we find it hard to bridge the divide.  Over time our helplessness increases as we create excuses for why we are different, and the gap gets wider and wider.  We do not look for those things that bring us into co-operation and community where we are the same.  These beliefs do not need to be true to upset us, but because we believe them, we upset ourselves with our thoughts.

As we take ownership for ‘our stuff’ we begin to heal, and we become whole. As we take ownership of our stuff’ we begin to heal, and we become whole.  And we need a strong reason to heal.  And that would be PEACE ON EARTH.  If not the whole Earth, let us begin with our home, our neighborhood and town.  Isn’t that how ripples spread … from one drop to the ocean.

“The meaning of life is to find your gift.  The purpose of life is to give it away.” – Pablo Picasso

Returning to the essence of what we are, love and kindness, this is the way to move forward.  We are souls in these bodies.  We all have the same needs of love, compassion and kindness. Gratitude is a powerful transformer.  The more gratitude we have, the more things we have reason to be grateful for.

We want to live in harmony and peace.  Then why is this so hard to achieve?  If the majority of people want a safe and secure place to live, with enough food, water, energy, shelter and protection, these basics we all want.  To be left alone to just get on with our lives, to be with our families and not have a daily struggle for existence.  Why can’t the politicians of the world see what we want and get us there?  Is it a lack of will, commitment or because the financial cost is too high?  Let’s face it if there was money to be made in peace, everyone would want to be a part of that game. It’s Time… to FACE life with gratitude from the heart. 

Back to my topic: wellness and gratitude cannot be rushed. I say this because this is our REAL and ‘REEL’ work and it takes time and patience, and a lot of self-love. You cannot just think you are doing the yoga; doing the exercise; eating well and having good thoughts.  It is not about ticking all the boxes; it is about mastering the self quietly from the inside. This is what gives one a sense of self-respect and self-confidence. And this is what creates our stage of mind.  A stage is something I stand upon, with faith and confidence. It’s a stage of mind from where I act, just like an actor on a stage in their role.  So, what is your stage of mind? What is the basis and foundation of your stage? Is it your values, your virtues, or is it something else.

Let us take time to be with the self, to be in solitude to reflect on what is really going on in the soul.  Let’s appreciate the real effort of returning the soul back to its original, diamond-like pure and powerful stage. It’s Time… to be content … from the inside!

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