When I am able to strip away all the false notions of self, I gain access to an underlying space of awareness. It is the silent witness, the observer to all there-is, that I find myself tuning into. Indeed, nature invited me to learn from observing the terrapin (see picture below) at the start of my blogging break last month.

“Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with her smallest leaf, and take an insect view of its plain.” — Henry David Thoreau

Awareness Looking At Itself

It was day three of my coming to the park. There was silence in the background. I was alone in a quiet part of the Botanic Gardens, far away from the crowd. As I looked out into the calm waters of the lake before me, I became aware of a terrapin standing in an island of leaves.

The terrapin was still. It appeared transfixed, looking up.

Perhaps the terrapin is observing something, I thought.

But at what, I wondered. At the sky? At the leaves? What?

I continued to wait, my eyes on the terrapin.

It did not move.

For a long time.

Then, a thought flashed in my mind: the observer (the terrapin) has become the observed (through me).

From that single thought, the next few questions arose naturally: If I am observing the terrapin observing something else, can there be another entity that is observing me observing the terrapin observing something else? Who, then, is observing me? Is it an entity to begin with?

Can that which is observing me be the same as that which is observing the terrapin? Is this awareness the silent witness to all that is going on?

Awareness in Awareness

The presence that lies in each flower, animal or person is the same awareness. We are all part of a unified consciousness that created all there-is. The same intelligent field witnesses all that is going on. It orchestrates the interweaving of all events, people and things. We are individuals integrated to the fabric of the cosmic whole.

Awareness is looking at itself in each moment of awareness. When I look at my daughter, I see the miracle of her presence right before my eyes. At the same time, I see myself through the reflection in her eyes. She is in me, in my awareness. I am in her, in her awareness. Awareness is aware that it is aware.

What is great is that there is no need to seek or go looking for awareness or enlightenment. We are who we seek. We are awareness itself. The mind is the canvas from which thoughts arise. With conscious awareness, thoughts take physical shape in our external reality.

“The ‘I am’ contains all that is needed for making the world, even though by itself it consists of nothing but a silent witness.”
— Deepak Chopra

Nature Tapestry Notes

Notes for the Day: We are the observer and the observed. We are the awareness that we seek. However, we cannot actually seek because awareness can only be experienced in the now. What we observe in our reality is an expression of the same awareness that is weaved into our very fabric of existence. We are the miracle in the miracle of life itself.

Sidenote: If the above seemingly circular discussion on awareness is putting you in mental agony, may I suggest that you don’t even try to understand a word of it. Awareness can only be known from its own experiencing. There are no labels or words that can fully describe what it is or means. Neither will I claim to live in continuous full awakeness at this point.

“My sense of identity broke down and was replaced by something that is very hard to put into words. Awareness, Consciousness.”
— Echkart Tolle

Nature Tapestry Notes in November is a series of articles put together from my walks and sittings at the Singapore Botanic Gardens. Nature helps us interweave in awareness to the innate quality of our divine self nature, that of abundance.

Your Thoughts Please

Do share your thoughts or experiences about awakening into awareness.

Abundance Always,

Time has been my enemy for as long as I can remember. I was always in a rush for time. More so after my kids came. There were never-ending chores to do and tasks to run. On top of that, I was at odds with myself often for hoping to work in-between and choosing an arrangement that puts my kids’ needs high in priority.

(No time to sit still?)

Time was a precious commodity that I longed for but never quite got a fix on. I tried to accomplish as much as I could within my waking hours. Over four months, prior to my blogging break, I became a slave to time with increasing demands from work. Amazingly, my first lesson was about time when I started my blogging break.

A Canvas Of Crawling Ants, Greedy Mosquitoes and Slithering Lizards

It was my first day of going to the park. I spotted a part of the ground that would like perfect for meditating. I had brought a mat with me and sat down to meditate. However, the more I tried to be still, the harder it was for me.

My imagination went on an overdrive even as I closed my eyes. My toes, arms and legs itched repeatedly at the thought of crawling ants, mosquitoes taking lusty bites off me and approaching slithering monitor lizards from the nearby tree. I opened my eyes constantly to check that I was not under some kind of attack.

(Can you spot the lizard at the side of the tree?)

Satisfied that not one of my imagined thoughts was real, I closed my eyes again. Even then, my mind refused to be still. It was in a state of flux. All too soon, I sensed a rush. I was feeling impatient. I was caught in a stream of thoughts. Was I too hasty in deciding to take a blogging break? What if I did not manage to gain any form of clarity or insight? Would I be wasting my time? My thoughts went on and on for a good length of time.

After a while, I found myself tuning into another perspective. I became aware that I would be doing myself in if I continued letting these thoughts rule. It was an “aha” moment. I saw the trappings of my ego. I had attached myself to the belief that I need to derive some benefit from taking a long break. Was it so important to score, I wondered. What race was I hoping to win? Who was I trying to beat?

My thoughts had me worrying. I was worrying about some future event that might or might not happen. I considered probable possibilities; recalling that once upon a time, I aced in further math. Surely chances of a favorable outcome happening was just as many as that of an unfavorable outcome? I concluded that worrying would not do no more than add stress to my situation.

I laughed aloud at myself with the realization! How ridiculous my thoughts had become when left unchecked! I was never ever going to be able to keep still until I have made peace with spending the time in the now.

In an instant, everything fell silence. My mind became quiet. Peace.

Nature Tapestry Notes

Only with the existence of time can we experience an unfolding. It is how we evolve moment-to-moment. We cannot expect to experience a renewal when our fears about time keep us stuck. Very importantly, we cannot hope to have happy relationships with time if we make it our enemy. On the contrary, we can only make friends by giving it attention. It is the quality of the attention that is important.

At peace with time, we open ourselves to the fullness of our being. We experience our wholeness. We are in eternity in the moment of now. In the gap, we tune into abundance.

Abundance is to be found in the present. Our thoughts of lack often center on worries about the future. We feel stuck because our thought patterns are about “I can only be happy when _______”. We hinge our happiness only upon the successful outcome of a future event. We find it so difficult to stay in the present because our minds are so conditioned to think this way. Our mind seldom keeps us contented with our current situation. Meditation provides the doorway for a consistent practice of keeping our mind centered in the now.

Quiet time spent in the surroundings of nature can be helpful in the understanding of self and universal consciousness. I would like to think that enlightenment is not necessarily acquired through long stays at ashrams in India nor by joining expensive sweat lodge retreats. Simply by expanding my awareness – right here, right now – there can be much that my surrounding environment can teach me.

(Orchids – Our National Flower)

Tip of the Day: Be at peace with the now. Let nature be your guide. Allow miracles to unfold by bring presence into each moment spent in the embrace of nature.

As I left the park that day, I experienced a lightness of being at the sense of renewal. I felt excited about the prospect of making my trips regular. What a wild adventure, with no idea what the end was going to be like! May the fun begin!

Important Annoucements

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Your Comments Please

Are you a friend or an enemy of with time? Have you been paying attention to time lately?

In Abundance Always,

I am back to blogging with the launch of my new site at Abundance Tapestry. Abundance Tapestry came into being as a result of intuitive flashes that I had while meditating.

The flashes appeared like a mosaic of pictures but the pictures were hardly separate. I sensed that each related to one another in a complex web of relationships orchestrated by a higher order of intelligence.

The images that made up the tapestry were largely drawn from the scenery that had been around me ever since I started my blogging break. Oh yes, for the last six weeks or so, I have been going to the Singapore Botanic Gardens, our national park, almost everyday. Amidst nature, I started to gain a wealth of insights simply by being in the silence and observing.

Solitude in Confusion

The solitude was comforting, in the face of the confusion I was experiencing at the start of my break. I was being swept away by a momentum of events that occurred. How coincidental, pointed out by my astrologer friend, that they should happen around 9.9.09.

In case you suspected otherwise, the events that took place were largely personal. Nothing newsworthy was happening on the family front. No one I knew had found another lover, eloped or collapsed in a heart attack. In normal circumstances, it would take a dramatic turn of events to cause us to stop and reflect about our lives. It was hardly that way in the run-up of things. On the work front, I had been extremely blessed with the increase in my client list that stretched to weeks.

The events led me to one outcome: self-inquiry. I could not stop questioning who “I” really was. I was forced to confront old fears. I tried to practice letting go but could not quite get a fix on becoming non-attached to some of the beliefs, ideas or things I have identified myself with. I went through intense energy clearing sessions with effects that took at least two weeks to settle.

At one stage, I felt like I was in darkness. Luckily, I knew enough self help techniques to pull myself up from the abyss I was in. While I had no enlightening answers, I managed to neutralize my emotions with EFT. My husband was extremely supportive during this period. He provided valuable pointers that assisted me in navigating through my confusion.

The Healing Power of Nature

Keeping up with going to Singapore Botanic Gardens was initially tiresome but the benefits were illuminating. Nature began to heal me through the silent communication of its wisdom. There were never two days of the same inspired message whispered to me in the winds. Books that I happened to pick for reading in the park coincidentally offered deeper meaning and insight.

Life slowed down to a relaxing pace while I was in the park. I broke my steps. As I stopped to really look, I experienced eternity in the flowers, leaves and twigs. I saw myself in the reflections of nature. With increased understanding, I gradually gained my strength back.

“People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth. Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don’t even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black, curious eyes of a child — our own two eyes. All is a miracle.” — Thich Nhat Hanh

About Abundance Tapestry

Abundance Tapestry is a celebration of the already rich life that we are having. It also represents a renewal of life. It is the breath of new life into the old and the old into the new. There is no beginning nor is there an end. The moment always renews itself. To rejuvenate is to start right from the beginning: the gift of the breath.

Abundance Tapestry represents the inter-weaving of my inner and outer life, the inter-relationship of my various roles and inter-dependence between myself as an individual and as part of the collective. The last I have discovered: inner abundance drives outer abundance. In the spectrum of options offered in the playground of the universe, I choose to consciously create a life in abundance from the inside-out. A life in abundance means true well-being, living in freedom from fear.

With Abundance Tapestry, therefore, I hope to share about the beauty in life relationships. It highlights the importance of building greater congruency with all-there-is. We cannot do without each other. Neither can we do without the trees, flowers, birds and the bees. Nor without things for modern day living. Events happen in a synchronistic fashion to let us realize our oneness, when we make the intent to find out the truth of our being. We are in the Universe as much as the Universe is in us. To be in harmony is to honor all our relationships.

Notes On My Action Pad

May I take the opportunity to thank friends who have commented in my last post and those who have personally written to me. Each has played a part to my decision to return to blogging in preference over a few other work offers.

If you encounter any difficulties with accessing my site in the meantime, please bear with me. I will be continuing to make technical adjustments for my new site. However, I look forward to making the transition as smooth as possible.

I am not sure whether what I have learned will be of helpful to you (my reader) but I intend to share some little nuggets in the next couple of posts, just in case.

Your Actions Please

1. Please re-subscribe to my new feed address only in the next post if you have opted to receive updates via rss feeds. If you have opted to receive updates via emails, then there is nothing you need to do in terms of staying subscribed.

2. If you can be so kind, please help me bookmark posts on my new site with stumble upon, digg or twitter. I do not ask for donations to keep this site running, so any assistance-in-support is appreciated. My intent is to share an authentic voice in the fast-paced modern world. My wish is to reach out to a community of like-minded folks. Do continue to join me in the path ahead!

I will be taking a break from blogging. The break is to allow for more time in meditation, without the distraction of the internet. It will be a period of consolidation and contemplation. The thing is that I have no idea when I will be back.

(Picture taken yesterday at a park yesterday. The roots represent groundedness, reminding us the importance of building a strong foundation in everything that we do. It is only in stillness that provides the most solid grounding of all – hence my inspired words “Movement gives Life but Stillness is my Grounding”.)

“I trust so much in the power of the heart and the soul; I know that the answer to what we need to do next is in our own hearts. All we have to do is listen, then take that one step further and trust what we hear. We will be taught what we need to learn.”
– Melody Beattie

To all who have been visiting this blog, I wish to take the chance to thank you for your support.

Take care, everyone!

Namaste.

Do you use divination cards to receive guided messages sometimes? I have been enjoying the use of my Goddess Guidance Oracle Cards.

The cards are from Doreen Virtue and feature beautiful artwork of cross-cultural goddesses from Celtic, Mayan, Egyptian, Greek, Tibetan, Buddhist and others. Some examples include Isis, Athena, Kuan Yin, Green Tara and Mother Mary. I don’t use to take card readings seriously for years but it has been amazing what has come up recently.

I usually invite clients for a card reading at the end of their sessions with me. I asked that they approach the reading with openness, curiosity and playfulness. Even with bearing a healthy skepticism in mind, the cards they picked would invariably present some helpful meaning to them. I have no intention of claiming credit for the divination, because I merely facilitate the process (which is really simple). The messages are from their own guides and angels.

Self Divination

I do not usually use the cards on myself but was prompted to do so over the weekend. My friend, a life coach himself, reminded me during a telephone chat that I could give myself a card reading. You would think I’d have thought about it myself! The truth was I did not! I was trying to analyze a project offer that came up and pondering on which work direction I would like to go.

So right after my meditation two nights ago, I laid out the cards in front of me and asked for some spiritual guidance. While each card should be interpreted in the context of the question being asked, I felt that what was written in the guidebook provided (that came with the stack of oracle cards) was directly relevant. The cards that came up for me (see picture above) were:

Dana (High Priestess)

“You have Divine knowledge that can help others through your spiritual teachings.”

The Dana card is the same one featured on the cover of the pack. Dana is a one of the most ancient Celtic goddess, extending to the pre-Gaelic times of Ireland. She is extremely powerful and magical. She helps in manifestations, alchemy and divine magic.

Dana highly recommends not to delay in expressing ancient wisdom. Dana also promises to assist in the manifesting of platforms for teaching. The Dana card also says “all forms of teaching are equally valuable, no matter how many lives you touch.”

Aine (Leap of Faith)

“Take a risk and put your heart’s true desire into action!”

Aine is a powerful Celtic goddess, who has been highly revered in Ireland. She helps in providing courage in the realization of dreams.

The Aine card says “Procrastinating about your dreams won’t make things go away. Neither will it make them happen. Indecision is the death of the soul’s burning passion to improve, grow and learn. Don’t worry about making the wrong decision. Instead, worry about making no decision at all! Then take time to pray, meditate, investigate, research, go on nature walks….and make your decision.” Hmmmmm….what wonderful advice!!

Freyja (Be Bold)

“Unleash your adventurous side. Take risks and be daring!”

Freyja is a Nordic earth goddess of fertility, celebration and passion. She rides in a chariot pulled by mighty cats across the rainbow bridge connecting Heaven and Earth. Unafraid of her sexual power, she teaches us to appreciate our attractiveness and to enjoy ourselves. Friday was, in fact, named in her honor!

Freyja advices “success comes not from timidity but from committing yourself fully to realizing your dream. Hold the clear intention of success, and it shall come about.” Bingo to the holding of the intent!

Reflections

All in all, being bold and playful appears to be the message for me in taking future steps! Out of three cards, two of them provided the exact same advice. I was “told” to celebrate my success with a party or splurging on a wonderful indulgence! I certainly will follow up on that one

One final note. I thought that it was also pretty amazing that two of the cards featured the country “Ireland”. The word stood out for me because I have been getting a flood of clients from Ireland in the last two months. I decided to check my akashic records if I had past lives in Ireland. And….the answer was yes!

Magical Unicorns Oracle Card Reading

Pay my daughters a visit and get them to do a card reading for you!! They operate a stall that says “Angelic Card Reading Stall” for make-believe. Then again, they won’t mind getting paid for real either! Are the readings facilitated by them any accurate? You bet! Some were remarkably insightful!

I bought the Magical Unicorn Oracle Cards for my two girls a few months back and taught them how to use it. This stack is especially good for the young because most children can relate to unicorns and the enclosed guidebook is fairly simple to use. A six year-old can easily read it!

Many of the 44 cards have words and paintings suggested by Indigo and Crystal Children, making their positive messages even more magical. Both my daughters love reading the cards for each other and for friends who come over.

Share About Your Card Readings

Do you go for card readings? Do you have a preference: tarot or oracle? Has any reading turned out to be particularly useful and accurate for you?

The room was getting pretty crowded. We could sense that we were not alone. However, all of us were quietly going about we were supposed to be doing. We each had a role to play – whether we were the one performing the healing or the one volunteering to be healed upon.

(photo by alicepopkorn)

Finally, the healing session came to an end. It was time for a discussion and review. Lights flooded the room next. They were brought down to a dim before.

This was how I had spent last weekend. I went through a series of practice sessions at an Angelic Reiki workshop. Modules we covered included healing as a channel, with intention, past life/multidimensional, self/distance healing.

During the discussions, we shared about our experiences both as a healer and as a “client”. Each of us managed to sense the presence of non-physical beings. The spiritual entities of 100% pure light had come upon our asking to perform healing. We were able to invite them after going through some attunements to the Angelic Kingdom of Light. At one stage, we had archangels Raphael, Michael, Metatron, ascended masters (Lord Lanto, KuanYin, Green Tara, Buddha, Djwhal Khaul) and the Galactic Council; all in the same room.

I was lucky to be in a class with participants having innately beautiful gifts. They were all highly intuitive. Each of them gave vivid descriptions of seeing colors, crystals forming, and strange faraway places whether in a past life or in another dimension. (And none of us have ever tried any hands-on healing modalities before! Most of the participants are holding corporate day jobs. Even then, each carried that special spark of divinity within them. I thought that it was amazing that each had embarked on a spiritual journey after going through a series of trials and tribulations.)

Having invoked a spiritual team to come forward, we acted as channels to help identify the problems for those we were working on. An issue of letting go of past hurts? A possible health condition in the head? Stepping up to power? Self-love and care? We asked for messages from the angels or ascended masters to be passed to our friends (the participants we were working on).

Receiving Angelic Reiki Healing

As a receiver to the healing sessions, I got my body cleansed, attuned, and massaged by the gentle and loving hands of angels. I even had my “third eye” polished!!

I experienced gentle waves of energy pulsating through my body, sparkly electric currents on my hands and energy shifts that threatened to give me a pounding headache a couple of times. Luckily, the sensations of a heavy head did not last. A constant supply of drinking water helped!

The messages that were channeled for me included:

- Let go of the burdens that I am carrying.
- Go forth! My spiritual team are always in full support of my work.
- Be bold and step up!
- Trust in my own intuition.
- Develop clarity with compassion.

Review of My Angelic Reiki Workshop Experience

What I found pretty phenomenal was that some of us could tune into the same memory of a specific past life or dimension. For one of the participants, I managed to tune into her past life in India. The scene was a busy street when I “transported” all of us (including the archangel) there. I “saw” that she was at a corner on her own begging. She sat hurdled, in tattered clothes.

During the review session thereafter, the participant shared that she could also “see” herself on a street, observing passers going by. It was a busy street, she said. Her account was indeed validating for me! If I had any skepticism or thoughts that I was hallucinating all these woo-woo stuff before, her sharing certainly quelled the voices of doubt within me. (*Smile* Thanks, Illa!)

I could not have asked for a better way to spend my weekend. On reflection, it was not so much what I have learned. Rather, it was the participants and the teacher, Oribel Osman, that made the difference.

As I stepped into the room on the first day and greeted each participant with a smile, I could not help but think to myself “they are old friends I have not met in this current physical incarnation”. I had vague memories of having done healing or spiritual work with them in a previous life/lives. The final attunement had us “flying” together across dimensions. While I was focusing on myself and could almost see the robes of my white gown fluttering as I took off to the clouds, I was very much well aware that I had friends with me on the same flight.

Oribel was particularly patient with me on my questions. (I always have many!!) She was also very kind to guide us through each healing session with the same instructions but mindful that she had to gradually let go of our hands. As you know, I have always espoused about repetition being the key to learning. I certainly got what I needed during the workshop!! Going forward, it will be much easier for each of us to adapt our healing sessions later on by bringing in our own unique style of invocation and visualizations.

All in all, I had a truly wonderful experience. The workshop ended with a celebration of dark chocolates, warm hugs and lovely thank-yous. Each of us received a professional certificate to practice Angelic Reiki. I am now blessed with the skills of being a perfect channel for angels, archangels, ascended masters and galactic councils for hands-on or distant healing.

Angels On Earth

(My Angels with their Very Angelic Smiles)

When I came home after the workshop last evening, my little girl asked me curiously “did you really get to see any angels?” I stopped what I was doing. Looking straight into her eyes, I replied in all seriousness “I am looking at one right now”.

Now, here are my thoughts. Not all angels must come with wings. They need not just be non-physical entities. They can very well be human. They are the ones who bring light to others. They share their blessings of hope, joy and peace, just by being the person that they are.

They are the ones who comfort us, whilst we trudge through the drenches in our darkest hour. They give us their shoulders to cry on. They may be neurotic at times themselves but never once fail to give us their unconditional love and support.

Lastly, they can be highly “dangerous”! They have largely contagious smiles. Their smiles light up your face every single time!

Know any angels like that?

Angelic Links

Like the idea of working with angels? Check out the following resources:

1. Official worldwide Angelic Reiki Website.

2. Angelic Reiki Singapore Website.

3. Star Recommendation: Contact Oribel Osman at oribel@ymail.com.

Let’s Talk About Angels

- Have you tried Angelic Reiki before? How was it like for you?

- Do you find yourself particularly connected with any angel, archangel or ascended master? Who is this? Anything to share about how his/her/their energies are like?

- Lastly, do share if you have identified an “Angel on Earth”!

“I am an artist. I love creating masterpieces, valued works of art. I draw love, inspiration, peace and harmony into my life. My purpose is to express my gift beautifully, completely and divinely; so that I can share my light with the world.”

(An acrylic painting of dolphins in underwater I did in 1999; my hobbies included scuba diving and painting.)

I wrote the above lines and shared them from my facebook account recently. I thought I would like to describe a little more of what I mean with an article on creating powerfully in pictures. There is a lot of truth to the saying “a picture is worth a thousand words”. The language of your subconscious mind is not by words but symbols and visuals. Any image in your mind held constant with every belief and trust materializes.

A simple illustration is the building of a house. Before the completed house actually stands on an empty plot of land, the architect has to come up with a design. He or she needs to create in a visual representation. The building materials can then be put together. The final house can only look like what had initially existed in thought forms.

Inspired Visions

The same holds true in everything you desire. It can be a relationship, work, vacations, or even a spiritual connection with angels, guides or the Divine. If you do not have a consistent idea of the end result in your mind, you will have a hard time manifesting it. Having a clear and accurate vision keeps you from being distracted from your dreams by life’s drama, despair and disappointments. You remind yourself of the picture in your mind, to stay on track in pursuing your dreams.

You need to impress on your subconscious so that you can start to draw experiences to bring it forward. You get better results in your visualizations if you employ mental pictures. An inspired vision keeps you focused on where you wish to head. A mental picture keeps you connected with feel-good emotions, as if you are already in possession of your ultimate desire. If you have a vision with a clear mental picture, with strong belief, you move beyond just wishing.

“Vision / It reaches beyond the thing that is, into the conception of what can be. Imagination gives you the picture. Vision gives you the impulse to make the picture your own.”
— Robert Collier (American motivational author, 1885-1950)

The Problem of Inaccurate Picture

Indeed, mostly, many of us find ourselves manifesting the opposite of what we really desire. Our imagining runs contrary to our intents. We give up, saying that the Law of Attraction does not work!

On the contrary, what is really working behind the scene is a poor image that we hold in our subconscious mind. While we hope to create more positive life situations, it will be hard to create a more empowering picture than the one we are already holding in our minds.

Hence, the solution lies in replacing the current mental picture to match our desires. We shift the old picture aside and replace it with a sharper, focused and clearer picture of what we wish to intend for. In case you are interested, the Silva Life program teaches powerful creative visualization techniques to create powerful mental pictures.

The Problem of Vague Picture

If the mental picture is vague and unclear, we are not going to manifest anything. There will simply be no creation. Full stop.

Just like the architect. If he or she does not have a picture to begin with, the house can never take form. The building process cannot begin without a blueprint. The workers cannot lay the bricks, the electrician cannot do the wiring, the carpenter cannot do the woodwork and the painter cannot do the painting. As the architect, you need to have the complete picture of the different elements put together.

(Like how my table came together? My dolphin painting was actually for a table top!)

In fact, the more clearly you are able to see your picture and are definite in your receipt of it, the more quickly it is going to manifest. If you keep changing your plans because you are not clear, then it is only obvious that your manifestation is going to take a longer time.

Paint Pretty Pictures of Happiness, Love and Sunshine

“Dreams are like the paints of a great artist. Your dreams are your paints, the world is your canvas. Believing, is the brush that converts your dreams into a masterpiece of reality.”
— anonymous

You have got an open canvas. It is up to you what you wish to create. If you are hoping for more positive outcomes, it is obvious that you will need to hold uplifting pictures in your mind. Hence, paint pictures of happiness, love, inspiration, peace, joy, sunshine and harmony that draw experiences of the same resonance to you.

Have some fun! Play around with colors, brushes, type of paint or paper. Here is a tip: make your picture colorful, brighter, three-dimensional, and lively! (Each visual attribute is also known as a submodality in NLP (Neuro-linguistic Programming). The study of submodalities is about how your brain processes information. By making your picture clearer, colorful, more intense, nearer, etc, you can create personal transformations! )

There is really no limit to what you can create. The problem is not so much whether the possibilities are endless but the boundaries you have placed on yourself. You create obstacles when you start to worry over how the picture is going to take form and fret that what you ask for does not seem coming!

“Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.”
— Oliver Wendell Holmes (American Physician, Poet, Writer, Humorist and Professor at Harvard, 1809-1894)

Worrying does not solve your issues. Instead, always remind yourself that the Universe is abundant. It brings you the required resources for the manifestation to take place. At the same time, recognize that life does present challenges. Be mindful of negative intrusions. For instance, your ego can get in the way! It introduces fear and interferes with your visioning. However, you need to remember it is not your ego that creates but the divinity within you that does.

Take Action

Here is a summary of what is discussed in this article and previous posts:

1.Replace inaccurate mental picture with the one that match your desires.
2.Sharpen your picture if it is vague, blurred or out-of-focus with clarity, color and brightness.
3.Picture positive outcomes with added details to your picture.
4. Make your picture three dimensional and panoramic.
5. Connect your feelings with the picture.
6.Turn your picture into an inspired vision.
7.Hold the same mental image for at least 68 seconds.

On a practical level, support yourself with exercises, techniques and affirmations. You can do these with the aid of vision boards, mind movies, Silva Life and/or dream manifestation kits.

Have a Make-Over

How have you been picturing yourself? A vision of success, hope and inspiration? Or a picture of dullness, disillusion and despair? You can create a new and more empowering picture of yourself, if you have not already done so. Do share your before and after make-over plans!

Abundance Always,

Nature provides us with several wise insights about creation, if we only bother to stop and contemplate. The problem is that we have become so busy in our individual lives that we have failed to interact with nature.

(Water Lily Lake)

We overlook or disregard how connected we are as One not just amongst the human species but including all of nature (the realm of various types of living plants and animals). We take little care about our environment even while it provides resources that sustain us.

First of all, let us recognize that there is an Intelligence that creates and governs all of nature. Intelligence is a creative and abundant force. Think of the reproductive process of all living species. There is an Intelligence that brought about the changing of seasons, the migration of birds, the pollination of flowers, singing of the birds, the morphing of a butterfly from a caterpillar, the miraculous birth of a child; to name a few.

All of nature comes together in a synchronistic dance. There is constant renewal and rejuvenation. Every piece is perfect in its creation. Every piece has its place. Each piece fits into a complex yet connected tapestry of life.

Therefore, the process of creation is not random as it may first appear to be. In fact, creation is really a product initiated by the mind. Quantum physics has already proven that everything in the Universe is energy. We are all made of consciousness or thought. All of existence come about as a result of a belief, thought or an idea.

Intention

(Wild flowers on the sidewalk)

There can be a zillion thoughts that run through our minds every day but what we give energy to, we manifest. We create consciously through the power of our intent. Intention dictates how our creative thoughts unfold. The Universe simply complies with our requests – without exception – every single time! Our beliefs are bound to manifest in something.

Hence, the less conflicting signals you send out, the more singular your intents will be. The more focused your intents are, the stronger is the creative force. There is really no need or cause for worry if you have already sent out your intents. Patience is needed on your part, as energies are denser in the physical world and require time to take shape.

Then again, the process does not mean that you sit on your butt either. You back your intents up with affirming actions. Mere wishing is not the same as intents. With wishing, you do not have belief that it can come true. With intents, you have every belief and trust that you are already in possession of what is coming!

Consciousness

(Photo taken in Indonesia in June this year)

We can choose to create our reality consciously or we can go about life unaware about how our choices are affecting our reality. When we are ruled by the ego, we allow our life to be run by external forces. We manifest the exact life situation that our thoughts are about – chaos, conflict, negativity, trauma or sickness.

Our emotions are indicators of the thoughts behind them. They form our guiding system. With conscious awareness of how we are feeling, we recognize if we are in alignment or out of alignment in our thoughts, ideas and beliefs to our true essence. Hence, when we move in alignment with our feelings, we bring about congruence in terms of our thoughts. We recognize that we really wish to move away from feeling fear to peace, sadness to joy, envy to hope, etc.

Awakened consciousness is when we are in continuous awareness of who we really are. We are Source. Since Source is expansive, abundant and infinite, it simply means that our intents can bring the expressions of these qualities into physical forms. It happens when our intents are clear, sharp and focused. Energy takes shape in the physical realm to match our desires. Including all of nature.

Your Comments Please

(Photo taken at Singapore Botanic Gardens)

Do share your poetry about the beauty in nature and what insights we can gather from them about creation.

Abundance always,

P.S. Photos published on this post are all my own. They were taken while I stood awestruck by the beauty in front of me. Be it a scene on the vastness of the sea or a singular flower from the earthy ground. Every now and then, I’d review my photos with fond memories of how each captured moment has felt complete for me.

We are all Energy. We come from the same Source. Our physical BEing is an expression of Source Energy wishing to know itself. Source Energy can only know itself experentially. It cannot know its essential nature without the benefit of experience. For instance, it cannot truly know that it is Divine Love without an experience of love or its polar-opposite, fear.

(photo by B~)

The essential nature of Source/God/Universe is love, peace, compassion. It is of pure intelligence and infinite abundance. It is ever-present, eternal, expansive and never-changing. Since we are Source expressed in a physical form, our basic nature is one and the same.

However, in the third dimensional world, many of us are not remembering that we are all part of the same life force – the same Oneness. We experience separation and as such, hatred, anger, fear and sorrow towards self and others. Instead of love, we experience fear. Lack is an energy very much based on fear. In short, we are very much out of alignment to who we really are.

We have been conditioned and ingrained by habit that we may find ourselves in resistance to the Truth. What is not helping are the myths that reside in collective consciousness that we buy into. Without self inquiry and a process of investigation, we have long accepted these beliefs as truth. Yet, many of these beliefs run contrary to our true nature. Beliefs like “we must struggle hard to make a living”, “money is the root of all evils” or “we cannot be rich and spiritual” can create a lot of havoc in our lives.

Neither have we been taking negative events that happened in our lives in the right spirit. We view them as failures rather than as feedback. We are largely unaware that every negative event highlights a potential life lesson for us to correct the misalignment. Our perspectives on life are limited and distorted.

Our reality is very much created and directed by our vibrational state of Being. With focused thoughts, we bring Source Energy from the unmanifested to the manifested. It is possible, therefore, to bring forward much abundance into our lives. When we work with Divine Laws of Source/The Universe, there is no need for unnecessary struggle.

Put in another way, how abundant we are is a good indicator of the thoughts, beliefs and emotions that we have. All these impact our vibrational state. About 90% of mindpower lie in our subconscious mind, out of our conscious awareness. So if we are experiencing more negative outcomes or situations of lack, we can have a good idea of what our subconscious mind is saying.

In short, situations of lack reflect our misalignment to our true divine nature. We are a naturally expansive Source and hence we are abundance. Our resistances in the form of negative emotions, beliefs and thoughts – are contractions to a naturally expanding force. Our awakened consciousness allows us to realize that they are really illusions. With awareness, they dissolve miraculously!

At the same time, we are likely to have accumulated lifetimes of conditioning and programming that we need to shed. We have existed in a paradigm of false beliefs. As we make that shift, we make the choice to transit from the old paradigm of false beliefs to one of Unified Consciousness. In the process, we lose our false self. We shift steadily towards full assuming. The sense of knowing is deep: We are co-Creators. We are Light. We are Source. Through our experiential knowing, we come into Alignment with Abundance.

Note: During my retreat, in addition to meditation sessions, we did activities and exercises to connect in Oneness. The content in this article are gathered from insights shared from the retreat I have just attended with a dose of my own personal experiences. I just love the constant reminders to shift into a paradigm that reflects our true being. With the constant reminders, I hope to be in continuous awareness of who I really am. I am glad to be home!

Share Your Thoughts

What does abundance mean to you? Share your tips, suggestions and ideas of how we can better be aligned with abundance.

(photo by generated / CC BY 2.0)

To meditate does not mean to fight with a problem.
To meditate means to observe.
Your smile proves it.
It proves that you are being gentle with yourself,
that the sun of awareness is shining in you,
that you have control of your situation.
You are yourself,
and you have acquired some peace.

- Thich Nhat Hahn

I am flying off on a retreat in two days’ time. Since I will be away from family, I expect to be able to focus on my practice.

It is going to take me almost 24 hours of traveling time but the journey to learn under a great spiritual teacher will be worth it. To minimize as much discomfort as possible from the long flight, I am booked on a business class seat with my favorite airline – Singapore Air.

I won’t be publishing any articles while away on my break, nor take any client bookings until I return.

It will be great to come home with a bigger smile

Take care in the meantime!

Namaste.