Day 114 - A Year to Clear - Scents and Sensibility

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Lesson 114: Scents and Sensibility

Today we are to think about all the steps in washing our hands. It definitely sounds random but I think it’s about bringing about awareness and some mindfulness. What do you notice of the water? How many times do you wash your hands a day? Do you use a paper towel to use or a hand dryer? Whatever the steps, the final piece to it is to think if you go away thinking you feel “loved-up and well-tended”.

I like to use warm water to wash my hands. For some reason, I think that’s cleaner. I watched or read an article about the longer you wash your hands, the more of the bacteria goes away. So, if you wash your hands for 30 seconds it’s cleaner than 5 seconds. Since this article, I always count to 10 so I think my hands is rid of more germs. I’m not OCD but this is just something I do now. I lather with a lot of soap also. I prefer to use a hand dryer as it’s not wasting paper towel. I like when the soap has a nice scent to it because in my mind it seems like I’m more fresh. I tend to wash my hands when I’ve touched something that has dirtied my hands or after the bathroom. For some reason though, I don’t wash my hands before I eat, which you’d probably think I would, but I just don’t. I’m not sure how many times a day I wash my hands – I’m thinking maybe 4-5 times a day, but I have never really noticed to be honest.

I’m not sure if I go away thinking I’m “loved-up and well-tended”. I think I feel washing my hands does make me feel cleaner. So, in that regard, maybe I’m well-tended but I don’t feel loved-up. I guess I will think on this more as the week progresses.

Day 114 - A Year of Spiritual Awakening - Always, We Are Presented With

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Lesson 114: Always, We Are Presented With...

Each person has their own path and stage in life. Sometimes we are presented with people that lead us where we need to go, other times you may find people aren’t awake, like you may be. We are presented with signs that we might not recognise and synchronicities and we may not notice. Today’s exercise is about thinking about the passage of pain and compassion, in particular, anyone who may have helped you move through these passages but came at a time of synchronicity.

In my experience, I was so alone in my spiritual path. I didn’t know how to get started. I didn’t really have friends that were into psychics, mediums etc or witchcraft so I had to think outside the box. I went to an app called “meetup” which I used when I first moved to Melbourne to see if witches formed groups in any way. That’s where I found Muses of Mystery (an occult store located in Melbourne) in which I was able to work at and start to connect with people. I still don’t know what I’m doing most of the time but I find that an all knowing force comes into play. I have mentors and speak to customers in which I learn from. I have made friends that are like me so it just all fell into place for me. I was very much in some pain and suffering through this time and needed the guidance and uplift of these people’s energy to give me drive and hope.

Besides this, I wanted to learn how to connect with the spirit world and this is how I came to know my medium teacher. I was on the hunt for crystals one day and there was a store on my list in which I didn’t get to called Qi Crystals (also in Melbourne). I noticed they had workshops on their website and I found this one that involved Angel trance channelling. I didn’t think I had any skills but I met with my teacher and the rest is history. I have opened up in ways that I couldn’t have imagined and get messages from the other side. It amazing how doors open if I just take a chance and walk through them. I have this notion that I should try everything at least once and if I don’t like it, then I just won’t do it again. It’s worked for me so far! I found that I was still in a place of suffering and pain when I met my medium teacher and she got me through some of my toughest shit I’ve ever had to deal with.

And lastly, I had asked from the Divine for some sense of community. I maybe even did a spell asking for it – I don’t remember. There were signs and synchronicities that I didn’t notice and I had to stop and say to myself “maybe this person is whom I’m supposed to connect with and learn from”. So, I just asked for their Facebook details or phone number and went from there. I have made some good friends this way which have taught me so much and I them. I think I am learning from my pain and compassion through meeting these people. Everyone holds pain and that if I hold compassion for them, it gives me a greater understanding of others.

Who have you noticed in your life that you might have recognised as a synchronicity?

Day 113 - A Year of Spiritual Awakening - Do Not Worry About How Long

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Lesson 113: Do Not Worry About How Long...

Everyone has their own path and we all are at different points in our awakening. Some people you can say, never get awakened and remain unconscious. Sometimes we compare one person’s path to our own. We should focus on ourselves and know that we are exactly where we need to be. Sometimes our openings to the heart take some time and that’s okay. This isn’t a race on how open your heart is. We are going at our own pace to experience what we need to.

Today we are to think of a younger soul who is more advanced in their soul growth, then an older soul who is less advanced and then another soul my age. From there, what do you learn from each.

I have a friend named Will who lives his life so open that he has no fear and accepts what his spirit guides give him. I admire him in this way, but also get concerned that he is doing so much, and receiving too much, because he is so open. He was awakened last year when he decided to meditate and that opened him up to a whole new path. He is only 22. His soul growth is happening at such a rapid pace that it’s not something I think I could handle, if I were in the same boat. He deals with past lives, the karma from it and then releases it. He is quite advanced in what he needs to learn and then move forward from it. I learn from him that everyone is truly on a path and that they are where they need to be. We shouldn’t compare each other’s lives.

If I think of an older soul who less advanced, I think of my dad. I don’t have the best relationship with him and he’s very stuck in old ways. He is over 60 by the way and there is an old-fashioned type of mindset. I believe that the one thing I admire in him is his faith in God. He is a Catholic man who never strayed from his belief system. But what I find in this, is that it can limit him also. It doesn’t allow my dad to be open to these passages of the heart we’ve been learning and actually closes him off. I don’t see my dad ever dealing with his pain nor fully having compassion for others or himself. I don’t think this is something I can open him up to either because of his old-fashioned thinking. I feel like this is just one of those situations that you can’t change no matter how hard you try. I can only hope that one day he will understand and be more open. Some may think this as a challenge, though I truly think he’s someone that I can’t change and that’s just the way it is.

I don’t know anyone my age to really comment on what they teach me. The person that did come to mind was my mum at my age. My mum was a single mum at 33 and I would have been 10 years old. I think what she has taught me is that you can really persevere through anything with resilience. No matter what the struggle is, you can overcome it. Sometimes you are forced to overcome the battle because there is no other choice, where as other times, it can take a little while and a mentality to keep being strong that helps you through. I think it’s okay to fall down as long as you know that you are the only person to bring you back up again. I’ve seen my mother at the lowest of lows and even though it broke my heart, I’ve seen her through her faith that it will always be okay because she had God. I don’t believe a one almighty God, but my mum did and I respected her beliefs and her will power to get through. She’s an amazing woman that conquered so much.

Whether it’s friends or family, we all have something to learn from one another. Sometimes you see the things in people that you wish you had so you mimic that quality or sometimes you see a bad characteristic that you hope you don’t have. No matter what path we’re all on, there is always a lesson to be had. We just need to be open for the interpretation.

Day 113 - A Year to Clear - Let the Past Drift Away

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Lesson 113: Let the Past Drift Away

“Let the past drift away in the water.”

— Japanese Saying

New week equals a new theme “Releasing with Water”. I’m looking forward to this one – using water a form of release and how it will assist me. There was nothing more on this lesson apart from this Japanese saying and that it’s okay to let go. I wonder what topics will come up for release and whether or not I’ll have anything to let go as I’ve gone through my hypnotherapy to release a lot from my past. We shall see.

Day 112 - A Year of Spiritual Awakening - Those Who Remain Unconscious

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Lesson 112: Those Who Remain Unconscious...

Today’s lesson is a good balance between pain and compassion. We are to think about all those people that have not even experienced the passage of pain. They are not open and remain stuck, unawakened and numb. Though we need to remember, each person has their own path. They may become aware or they will remain unconscious. Today we are to write about our loved ones or those closest to us who may remain stuck in this lifetime. We are to feel it as pain and then feel it as compassion.

If I’m going to be honest, I think many remain lost in this lifetime. That doesn’t just hold true to people I know, but people in general. I think people need to live with an open heart in order to truly understand themselves but also others. If I am to feel the pain of others remaining stuck in their lifetime, there’s a lot of the unknown – what do I do with my life? I’m not good enough… I’m not achieving anything. People tend to push themselves down because they don’t feel successful, accomplished, unworthy. I think this also comes back to our culture and being pushed with advertising that doesn’t make us feel good about ourselves also.

If I approach this stuck feeling with compassion, all I can say is that it’s going to be okay! We have the potential to be and do whatever we want to do but limit ourselves with our own thoughts sometimes. We have the power within ourselves to make a difference in our own lives. People can guide you and assist, but really, it comes back down to you and the will power you hold to go out and get it. The best person to help you is you! I think if you can stop being hard on yourself, fill yourself with good intention, then your hopes and dreams will manifest in time with hard work. Just believe and keep at it, and you can achieve so much!