Filed under: spirituality | Tags: Babaji, divine, love, Spirit, spirituality, Yoga
Love and serve humanity.
Assist everyone.
Be happy, be courteous.
Be a dynamo of irrepressible joy.
Recognise God and goodness in every face.
There is no saint without a past and no sinner without a future.
Praise everyone. If you cannot praise someone, let them out of your life.
Be original, be inventive.
Be courageous.
Take courage again and again.
Do not imitate, be strong, be upright.
Do not lean on the crutches of others.
Think with your own head. Be yourself.
All perfection and every divine virtue are hidden within you.
Reveal them to the world.
Wisdom, too, is already within you.
Let it shine forth.
Let the lord’s grace set you free.
Let your life be that of the rose,
In silence, it speaks the language of fragrance.
Om namaha shivaya.
Babaji, 1984
Filed under: Food, General, Health, spirituality | Tags: change, living in the now, nutrition, nutritional healing
I am studying nutritional healing with the Nutritional Healing Foundation, which is helping us to stay focused on our new healthy lifestyle. It feels like it is part of the preparation work for Hector’s Farm, which part it will play is yet to be revealed. For the time being it is reminding us of the bodies innate ability to heal itself and how some foods help and others hinder that process.
Some days we continue to eat foods that are toxic to the body, introducing the emotional element of food and showing the triggers. Tiredness can make coffee harder to resist, despite knowing that it will increase the feeling of tiredness in the end. When we try to do too much or have too many obligations snipping at our heels, the best of our intentions can implode into stress and irritation, because we cannot catch our breath.
This is where acceptance comes in and the reminder for balance. Eventually our tastes are changing to the healthier food options the more we consume them. Indulgences in a moment of weakness are to be met with kindness and acknowledgement that we are tired, stressed or whatever, simply recognising the triggers rather than meeting it with self flagellation.
We are learning, and remembering to practice what is already known; Acceptance of where we are in the here and now.
Filed under: General, Personal, spirituality | Tags: Career change, change, corporate, edinburgh, freedom, lifestyle, New Horizons
There comes a point where we have to say enough is enough. Some changes have to be made for life to start flowing in the right direction. The scales keep tipping one way or the other, but never balancing. The corporate world is taking the weight at the moment, which means the planning for Hector’s Farm has slowed down. At what point do changes have to be made?
It seems the two worlds are not to coexist. The stress that comes with the 9-5 commitment is zapping the energy for the farm. As the business is starting to take shape, the demands of the day job seem to be fighting against it. The time to take a leap of faith is on the horizon. It is a scary prospect, but also very exciting. Not what we anticipated, keeping the two worlds running side by side was the plan, but that is not working out. So here it goes, standing at a cliff edge waiting to step off and trust that all will be well, grow wings and fly.
The decision has been made and now I am counting down the months, planning my exit and the first few months of my new found freedom. Planning how I will spend my days is important for me. Else, the shock of empty days with no agenda I fear could have a detrimental affect on my productivity. I think it will take time to adapt, but I feel it will have a positive impact on my happiness and energy levels in general. I will let you know!
