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Ask and You shall Receive
Last week I attracted a new spiritual teacher into my life. How did I do that? My previous spiritual teacher passed away just four weeks ago……She was a deeply loving person to all who came around her….I called her my spiritual mother…..she filled me with motherly love and deep acceptance for 8 years. When she passed away she was so peaceful and I felt so blessed to have her share part of my journey here.
So when someone of importance in your life moves on in any way, another or several come to bring you the same qualities you admired and loved in that one person.
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO YOU
The Power of Intention
I put an intention out to the Universe to have a worldly, older, spiritual woman come into my life 10 years ago….I ASKED! It took two years before she came to me….and I had to LISTEN and TRUST……thank goodness I did as she enriched my life so much and through her I met some other beautiful people!
When my spiritual mother passed on….I ASKED AGAIN ….to become MORE LOVING.…I put my intention on the one thing I really wanted: to the universe again.This time a new spiritual teacher; a woman again, has entered my life within 2 WEEKS!
Knowing Your Value : ABSOLUTELY
I LISTENED to her and felt a strong connection to the truth of what she was saying to me……and as she says….many people do not trust a higher level of wisdom…instead they fear it!
I want to share something with you that she has said to me already that REALLY made an impact.
She told me that “SHE KNOWS HER VALUE!“. I don’t recall ANYONE ever saying that to me!
She knows that her spiritual presence or love is incredibly valuable and powerful for those in her sphere.
It has had a huge impact on me! What I learnt in that moment is that we MUST ABSOLUTELY value the love that we give:
to our families our workplace our clients our home our finances
our intimate relationship our knowledge our bodies etc
…..That JUST.….that’s right JUST …your presence of love transforms you and those around you. It can transform financial situations, workplaces, family relationships, your health, beauty etc.
An Example of Transformation
A great example of this is my daughter. In December last year she came down with pneumonia. She was bed-ridden for 2 months and still had to rest for 4 months. She used to be a “worry-wart”…hope you understand that…it means she worried a lot.
Whilst she was quiet in bed (this is how spirit works to correct our path) she realised that it was silly to worry like she used to and decided to stop…she HAD to….she couldn’t control what was happening….as she was in bed and her mind had quietened.
During the time that she was quiet and recuperating…her partner looked after her lovingly and she began to appreciate him more and see him through new eyes. Her love deepened and widened. She spent more time with her daughter and helped her partner with his business (a little) which has begun to flourish more and looked after her health better than before. Can you see how this works.
She was just there; but began to expand, to be more grateful and shine her love more and things transformed for her and others. She is more beautiful than ever before….stunning and more contented than I have ever seen her.
I hope you receive the power of this message today as I have.
Love and wisdom
Jane
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May 12
15
Let’s Get Dirty!
I came across this movie trailer and I’d love you take a look at it and really think about what’s happening in the world and the future…and what you can do.
What’s this about Dirt?
Well have a little look….and you’ll see. I grew up on a fertile farm in the Clare Valley in South Australia; Australia and so I’ve always had a close relationship to the earth, to the seasons, to watching a seed develop into a mature plant, to the cycles of farming and looking after the soil in order to grow our food.
I loved learning about why paddocks (fields) had to lay dormant for a while to rest and restore themselves instead of being ploughed and seeded continuously. My dad would rotate the paddocks to have a rest, year after year, and I remember respecting that even as a child thinking, ” that’s nice…that my dad wants to look after the land like that instead of making the earth work so hard for everyone and wearing itself out!” so some level of awareness was within me even as a child about “looking after the soil”…..I belief that it is intrinsically in all of us….
In Australia our Indigenous people; as in all countries; have always revered the land, respected it, looked after it and understood it. When Australia was settled we began to tear down the trees, bank up the rivers, put concrete everywhere, and take and own the land…..we call this progress. And it is….however…..
When something goes too far….it destroys itself!
My thoughts are that we need to return to the understanding and knowledge that our spiritual Indigenous peoples have and listen to them and the people who study the land; about how to take care of river systems, the land and food production practices….or I feel that we are on our way to destroy much of what we have been given to survive as a species if we don’t change how we go about some of those current outdated practices. We have enough…but if we don’t care for it properly it gets destroyed…just like any area of life.
“We ALL love nature….it feeds our souls…and that very same nature feeds our bodies. Let’s love it back more than we have; instead of taking it for granted.” Jane Andersson
We can ALL do SOMETHING…..even if its to:
- start a conversation at the dinner table about this
- watch the movie
- think about it
- take off your shoes and walk in the dirt and grass to feel the energy
- introduce it to colleagues
- send the link to others
- buy more organic food
- get involved with picking up rubbish and looking at how much you consume that comes with packaging and where that goes
- planting your own garden and taking care of your patch consciously with organic products
- learning from indigenous wisdom
- teach your children
Why is this important for Professionals?
It’s simple…. as professionals…..people look up to you……you have influence and therefore you are leaders. So become consciously aware of what’s happening in the world….and be an aware person of influence!
Love to hear your comments……we are powerful enough to change course….but we must listen to the right people then take some action.
Love and Wisdom…..Jane
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May 12
13
“They are only 5years old!” she said
Little Angels!
The other day I decided to go to the library to work quietly for a while on my computer.
Just after I sat down and was enjoying my lovely quiet surroundings of books…you know that special atmosphere that libraries have…..BAM ……a SWARM of five year olds raced into the library in school uniforms and overtook the aisles every where running, darting and talking on top their voices. This went on and on until I had had enough!
Being of the understanding that a library was a place that was quiet I decided to take action and find the school teacher in charge to remind her where they were! I felt like one of those old biddies who complain at every little thing….but I was in the library and I wasn’t the only one!
When I finally found the teacher and reminded her they were in a public library she said ” they are only five!”….I said ” it doesn’t matter; they could injure someone”…..I was given those looks that say “OMG who is this woman and I wish she’d go away now as she is embarrassing me” by three 30-40 something year old teachers who had appeared.
Next second I heard the ssh”s get louder and more frequent and the children settled for a short while UNTIL…….they started ……wait for it….SINGING!!….led by the teacher!!!!!
Well I knew there was no point in going back to them if they were doing that….but what a message!
I moved further away and put on my headphones to muffle out the noise BUT my point today is when do we learn about RESPECT for others, for places, for things?
Yes that’s right…I’m sure you all said….”as a child”….and yet these teachers are not teaching the children this……they are teaching them that it’s ok to run, play, shout and sing in a library and we’ll join in with you and to BOOT they are also teaching these five year old’s that if someone comes to say something about it they are wrong and bad…….
Kids can’t have their OWN WAY all the time. This is a valuable LIFE LESSON for all of us so that as adults we understand that we can’t have our own way all the time and don’t act like children again.
This is what I see as a coach in work places and its what managers have to deal with when younger ones who have been brought up like this join the work force.
Children NEED guidelines and discipline to become respectful.…I have raised my own children and have a 6 year old grand daughter and children of that age and younger respond to being told that this is a quiet place… to walk not to run …to speak very quietly…..and to be mindful of other people working quietly.
I look forward to your comments on this as I think too many parents and teachers don’t realise that they are leaders of their children. They are letting children run rampant like this and when they get to the workforce and to their bigger life they have done a disservice to them because they behave arrogantly without care for other people, things or spaces which makes it very challenging for them and also their work colleagues.
If you are a parent or teacher you may feel that I am NOT being understanding….but that is not true. Look again at what I’ve written if you feel like that and see it from other people’s perspectives. As a parent or a teacher it is your duty to be a leader to your children.
Ciao for now……Jane
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To have more Time you have to slow down your Mind so that you become Laser Focussed
Managing tasks is about what we call managing time. We can’t actually manage time! Time is Infinitum….so what can you manage?
That’s right…..your Mind again! You can manage your mind when it comes to the things you want to do and have to do on a daily basis to create forward motion and harmony in your every day life.
If you don’t use a conscious strategy you will feel as if you’ve never caught up and probably be operating in overwhelm because you are giving and giving but very unconscious and very unproductive….know the feeling? You also become resentful and angry and very tired if this goes on….and yet…you are doing it YOURSELF!!!!
I Nearly Died because I was SO scattered and running on EMPTY!
I almost died in my 30′s because my mind was SO scattered and I was trying to give too much in all directions to prove myself; so I was running my internal system on chaos! My nervous system jammed up and backed into my digestive system which stopped assimilating nutrients and I almost died as a consequence! I was burnt out! Pretty drastic hey….but this could be you. And I’d like to help you prevent going down this path.
So here are just 4 strategies to help you.
4 Conscious Strategies for ManagingTasks….to give you more time
- CHOOSE how much time to give to each task eg 15mins then stop, CHOOSE again
- PAUSE between tasks
- ACKNOWLEDGE what you’ve just done
- Be PRESENT to that one task for the time you’ve designated
There are more strategies but this will get you started. It may feel stupid to start with but you’ll also see how much difference these make. And remember what happened to me !
NOTE: Tasks are everything! Getting dressed, eating, cooking, showering, writing a report, watching TV, playing with children, cleaning, shopping, going to the gym, writing a blog, talking to a friend or colleague etc
I see people all the time who are OUT OF CONTROL in this area and their lives are messy. Time to take control!
With Love and Wisdom…………Jane
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May 12
9
Are You Bossy & Demanding?
Resistance begets Resistance
When you resist other people and become Demanding, Bossy, Pushy, Superior etc you tend to set up resistance towards you. Have you noticed that?
The conscious action to take is to develop the ability to ALLOW things to be as they are. You really don’t have to be so afraid of how to respond when someone says or does something you are not expecting .
Yes that’s YOUR FEAR! So face the fear….breathe….and then respond.
And just trying to get your way all the time….well…think about that!
We can change some things but not ALL things.
The trick is to communicate better; speak up and say what you’d like or what you think would work etc but then to let go to ALLOW things to be as they are; NOT to be DEMANDING and Controlling of other people’s responses.
When you are firm but respectful to people you’ll get a lot further instead of accruing a reputation as “DIFFICULT”.
DEMANDING behaviour is INFANTILE behaviour and its time to grow out of it.
(sorry to be so blunt….but someone has to just tell you!!!….there… the bandaid is pulled off…..the pain is subsiding….) Its the childhood tantrum and becomes ugly in an adult. It sets you up as a difficult person to be with , to work with and to live with.
Feel better now?
Eckhart Tolle; one of my favourite spiritual teachers says:
“When things become intolerable, you have 3 choices
1. You can try to change the situation
2. You can remove yourself from the situation
OR
3. You can ACCEPT it exactly as it is
Hope this was helpful…its always difficult to see what we are really doing….but as you get better at JUST OWNING it and moving on it’s very liberating and you get easier to be with. Most adults still do some infantile behaviour but if you do quite a bit …my job is to help you grow out of it so you can be in your real power! Don’t worry…I still have little pouts now and then too…but it’s realising it quickly that counts.
With Love and Wisdom…….
Ciao…….Jane
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