Monday, 21 March 2016
The secret to your well being
“Nature loves courage. You make the
commitment and nature will respond to that commitment by removing impossible
obstacles. Dream the impossible dream and the world will not grind you under,
it will lift you up. This is the trick. This is what all these teachers and
philosophers who really counted, who really touched the alchemical gold, this
is what they understood. This is the shamanic dance in the waterfall. This is
how magic is done. By hurling yourself into the abyss and discovering its a
feather bed.” — Terence McKenna
Wednesday, 24 February 2016
“Aint nobody got time for that…..”
“Aint nobody got time for that…..”
Each one of us goes through life by ever constantly
following our mundane and routine ‘survive-life’ guide. Day in and day out,
hour by hour and minute by minute we pass our time by either working ourselves
to a complete halt or occupying ourselves with what we feel is important to the
here and now of our own little bubble of a universe, often forgetting that with
each passing moment we are growing older as our youthful glow gradually fades
away over time. It was as I was
thinking along these lines that I Realized (in horror) that old (er) age is
coming at a really bad time for me. I
say this as I feel as if I should only be starting my life as a young adult now
(With all the knowledge I have managed to acquire during my life’s school of
hard knocks attendance, obviously).
I have quite an extensive ‘bucket-list’ of
things to accomplish before I end up pushing up daisies. Therefore I have decided that the only way to
live out the rest of my busy and adventurous life, having enough time to
accomplish everything on ‘the list’ along with the required energetic vitality
needed is to retire now. I'm going to retire
and live off of my savings and not waste one more single moment. I am not sure what I'll do the second week
though! Kidding! I have decided to rather follow the advice from writer, ― Kristin Armstrong, who wrote, “Do the things you
used to talk about doing but never did. Know when to let go and when to hold on
tight. Stop rushing. Don't be intimidated to say it like it is. Stop apologizing all the time. Learn to say no, so your yes has some oomph. Spend time with the friends who lift you up,
and cut loose the ones who bring you down. Stop giving your power away. Be more concerned with being interested than
being interesting. Be old enough to
appreciate your freedom, and young enough to enjoy it. Finally know who you are.”
I think we can all agree, that regardless of which religion
we choose to believe, there are many universal lessons that are important for us
to learn and understand ( which should have happened at a young age.) Lessons like: - We are all connected, and harming others is
not optional. - There is value in developing intuition and practicing
"feeling from the heart." -
And that you should always be growing and learning. As says,
We all know
that growing old is mandatory but growing up is
optional. Maybe we should make it a priority to grow up gracefully, deliberately,
with a touch of class and a whole lot of maturity!
Glitter greetings (and all things
shiny)
Tuesday, 23 February 2016
No Detox - No Happy!!
10 Toxic Thoughts That Are Quietly
Destroying Your Happiness
1. Not accepting the truth.
This is the first step to putting your
life back on track. Accepting the truth
is important because it enables you to look at and think critically about the
issues that impact you the most.
2. Feeling entitled.
Entitlement is out of control these
days. It really is becoming a case of
giving a mouse a cookie and him expecting a glass of milk. If you’ve been given
something, that’s wonderful! Don’t take advantage and certainly don’t rely on
them forever. Maybe pay it forward.
3. I’m not lucky.
Luck is such a funny concept. It’s one
of the most bought into fictitious phenomena out there. There is no such thing as luck as some kind of
pervasive force that determines what happened to you. You’ll experience strokes of good luck and
strokes of bad. In either case, get back
on the horse.
4. What do other people think?
Who cares what other people think? Consider for a moment what you think of
yourself. Yours is the most important
opinion.
5. I’m just waiting for the right time.
Now is the right time. Go for it!
6. I wish I had…
It’s important to dream about the kind
of life you want, but be careful that you’re not becoming too materialistic.
Take some time to take stock of the things you do have, how awesome that is,
and how you might be able to benefit your community instead of focusing on your
own material desires.
7. This isn’t my fault.
Sometimes things aren’t your fault, but
we shirk responsibility for things thinking we’ll end up in the right. If you
messed something up, accept the blame and move on. It’s not a big deal. I’m sure people will
still like you.
8. My life sucks.
Yeah maybe a little bit right now, but
if you’re reading this, you probably live in a developed country. That by itself is awesome. We have things now that our grandparents never
dreamed of. Things truly are alright. One of the best things about life today is
that if we need help, we can get it from one another.
9. I’m not good enough.
This stems from being concerned with
what other people think. “I’m not good enough.” The only person you need to be
good enough for is yourself, and if you’re fine with the way things are going,
moreover if you’re still alive, you must be good enough.
10. But what if I fail?
So what if you fail? Failing is fine. The fear of failure is not. If you fail at something, get back on the
horse and try harder. Try it a new way. Think outside the box. But don’t give
up.
Thursday, 18 February 2016
Resigning from the ‘Love Sucks Club’
Your belated Valentines day greeting/gift
So here we are again, another ‘big’ day
which is highly anticipated by most and sore dreaded by others. Yes, you guessed it, Valentine’s Day. Just to set matters straight, I am a typical
woman in my own right, who loves receiving flowers, chocolates or a specially
thought out gift, on Valentine’s Day, but more so on any other day of the year
as well. My argument, for many years
now, is why do we pull out all the stops on V-day to ‘prove’ our love? Wouldn’t it be better to rather SHOW our love
daily by being appreciative, respectful, considerate, loyal and caring? These but a few ways of demonstrating our
affection (however, being woman we will never turn our nose up at the
occasional bunch of flowers, chocolates, specially thought out gifts etc)
During the week I heard an interesting
advert over the radio advertising an even to be held on Valentine’s day, called
the ‘Love sucks club’ I gave a little chuckle, highly amused at the name for
this particular V-day event. Let’s face
the facts here, there are a lot of single individuals, not to mention
un-appreciated attached individuals, and my guess would be that many of them
fall into the category of dread as the countdown to ‘the day of love’ begins. However, after entertaining this thought for
a while, I snapped out of my, ‘yes love does suck – when you don’t have it’ - trance
when I heard my own words echoing from
dark and tucked away corners of my mind.
“Love cannot suck if you love yourself”.
I gulped down the bitter taste of shame and reminded myself of exactly
which journey it was that I was on a while ago where I learnt this truth first
hand. I know better than to indulge in contradictory
thoughts. You see I know my truth. I know my worth, I know who I am and I embrace
that. I love me and more than that, I even like
me. ok, sometimes not so much and then I
have to remind myself again that I am colourfully unique and I have self worth,
self respect and dignity, but even that part
of me, the part that can easily slide down doubt mountain, I have also embraced
because (thankfully) I am only human.
So, to all the singles out there, happy (belated) Valentine’s Day! Why don’t you go out and buy yourself
something special as a token of your acknowledgment to your own self love – bearing
in mind that you are allowed to celebrate your own awesomeness ANY day of the
year. If you don’t already, this could
just be your big start to your very own journey of self discovery. After all, if you don’t love and respect
yourself, how is your partner (or future partner) supposed to? If you don’t recognise your own self worth,
how can anyone else?
I will leave you to fathom out the
answers to those questions by yourself, or you can just turn the tide, open
yourself critical eyes and take a look at the amazing person that you really
are. Start falling in love with
you. Now off you go to spoil yourself a
bit this post-V-day, just a little token of appreciation ......for YOU, from
YOU.
Glitter greetings (and all things shiny)
Bohemian B
Monday, 15 February 2016
Turn it around!!
It is expected to make mistakes, but not acceptable to stay there! Get up, dust yourself off, put on your big girl/boy pants and see the bigger picture. the bigger the mistake, the bigger the opportunity!!
Believe and Be Brave......!!
Bohemian B discovered that......Sometimes all we need is to believe enough in ourselves and to be brave enough to take a leap of faith.....!!
Do You Really Want To Be Successful?
Bohemian B’s Beat
Do You Really Want To Be Successful?
“Alas by some degree of woe, we every bliss must gain, the heart can
ne’er a transport know, that never feels a pain”
I always ask myself at the end of the
day, did I help anyone today? Did I
contribute anything of consequence or did I give in because it was hard… did I
surrender to the pain of discipline?
Always bear in mind that discipline is the key to riches and the more
painful the discipline you can endure, the greater the riches you can enjoy. So go
through this week with courage and don’t let the harsh requirements and demands
stop you, exercise discipline… don’t be afraid to be hard on yourself….
Even if you have to bite your lip and
carry a heavy load for a while, persists.
When disappointments come, see them as blessings; and when obstacles
arise, see them as instructions….and when criticisms come use them as inspiration
to forge ahead. The discomfort you
encounter as you persevere on your journey cannot compare to the glorious
results that you will enjoy.
Knowing the path you should take is not
enough. You have to walk the path. This
takes discipline. To know and not to do is not to know at all. Discipline is the hallmark of a truly happy
life.
Glitter greetings (and all things shiny)
Bohemian B
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