It's Time

How are you feeling now?  How were you feeling two hours ago?  And how were you feeling when you woke up this morning?  Would you say that your feelings have been consistent during the day?  If your feelings are fleeting, if they chop and change throughout the day with every passing incident, then how can you be in control of yourself and the situation?  How can you be at peace?

When someone praises me, I may feel happy, confident, worthy and possibly even smug, but when tomorrow the same person puts me down I may feel insulted, disheartened, and even depressed.  I can even become a slave to a situation – I expect the sun to shine today and it rains instead, so I am miserable.  Yet, I am the same person today as I was yesterday!

If we allow other people to dictate our mood, it means we are dependent upon them for our happiness and our self-worth.  If we are allowing our state of mind to change minute by minute, how can we be as stable and serene as we might like to be?

We sometimes make references to our gut feeling or gut reaction implying that we are correct in responding to that feeling.  It doesn’t necessarily mean that if it comes from our gut, that it is true.  Often the gut feeling is a reflection of our subconscious and not our rational mind.  And if we have not taken time to clean out our subconscious through the practice of meditation then we will be overwhelmed by the uprising of negative thoughts and feelings.

Every feeling begins with a thought.  The mind, the originator of the thoughts, is like a chameleon, changing colours at every beat.  It is hard to distinguish its true colour in amongst the myriad of thoughts, questions, opinions and judgements that are passing through moment by moment.  The problem is that our thought reactions are so habitual, we hardly even notice them.  But monitor your mind for a day and you will notice that an unhappy state of mind is preceded by a negative thought and a happy state is the result of positive uplifting thoughts.

It serves us to create good and positive thoughts rather than negative ones, because for example, if we dislike someone, it will immediately manifest in our face and behaviour towards them.  They will catch our mood if we are in front of them or if they are thousands of miles away they will catch our vibration.

If we create good feelings, we raise not only our own spirits, but the spirits of those around us; we can affect the atmosphere in any given situation which most often leads to a better outcome for all.

With one thought we can change the state of our feeling.  And with consistent powerful thoughts we can maintain a happy and contented state of mind.

It’s time…to get in touch with our original, true nature, that purest part of us.  As we regain our inner strength, we become the masters of our own thoughts and feelings.  We are no longer at the mercy of things around us, and we can choose our desired state of mind.  Ultimately, as we work towards mastery over our feelings, we can reach a state of inner peace and happiness in both rain and shine!

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There are two types of people in the world: the pessimists and the optimists.  The optimist sees every challenging situation as an opportunity to grow while the pessimist views the same situation as doom and disaster.  Life presents us with a variety of knocks and bangs in the form of situations and experiences and it’s totally up to us how we deal with them.  Those who grab the opportunity to change, move forward, grow and excel whilst those who fear and become intimidated, lose out, stay stuck and miss the valuables lessons that life brings! Which personality are you?

It would do us well to view life as a perpetual school, in which every soul and situation is enabling us to attain our ‘Masters Degree’ in life!  Everyone and everything are our teachers and we are being refined by every challenge and opportunity.

It’s as though we are pieces of rock and life is sculpting and shaping us.  We are being chipped at and chiselled to perfection.  Life will continue to attempt to knock us over, unbalance us and make us loose our footing.  We may lose our job, a close friend or partner, or have an accident.  But those who accept the lessons, pick themselves up and become wiser for it, can make their lives a masterpiece.

For every piece of art to be created, the artist needs silence and concentration.  A painter, a sculptor, an architect, each need solitude and quiet to get their work done.  If we take time to stand back, observe, reflect, and use our inner wisdom, we will learn that everything that is happening to us is exactly as it should be.  We will be totally grateful for the tests that life is presenting to us and thankful for the art we are becoming!

You will have noticed that you do not respond to the same situation now as you would have done in your teens or twenties – the reason being that life has shaped you and you will be more experienced, wiser and more mature.  With time, introverts become extroverts, extroverts become introverts, those seeking the limelight will look out for the ‘dimlight’, those who exercised anger and ego will be humbled with patience… but this depth of transformation will only apply to those who actually take the time to use the lessons of life to their advantage.  For those who resist, for them the artist – the hard knocks– will persist.

Choose to always keep a positive frame of mind no matter what.  Things may look pretty bad, but in hindsight we often realise how perfect they were for our growth.  The art and the power is to be able to remember all this when we are passing through the situation and not after it.

It’s time… to see everything that happens to you in life as an opportunity for your growth and learning.  Don’t resist it accept it. Realise that every lesson is tailor-made for your greater good.  Be grateful that the lesson has come, it has come to you and it has come now and not in your old age.  Don’t wait until it’s too late!

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I am a diamond, precious, priceless and pure
I know my worth and value for sure

I may be covered in mud and all
But beneath it all, I know I stand tall

They measure my worth by my external beauty
But I gauge myself by my rendered duty

Powers and virtues are my inner strength
My internal fire can never be quenched

The diamond is formed under powerful pressures
Which is why every challenge increases my treasures

Every encounter enhances my shine
I become smooth, polished and refined

Becoming transparent and clear is the key
Radiating my brilliance is the only way to be

I am a diamond, precious, priceless and pure
I know my worth and value for sure

With the Diamond Light of God by my side
I can’t be defeated by ego or pride

My inner light spreads out wide and far
I sparkle, I shimmer, a spiritual star

Others are empowered by the love and the might
That removes the darkness and gives the blind sight

As each diamond soul lights the soul of another
Together they spread peace and love even further

The world is illumined it radiates light
Dawn is arriving, it’s goodbye to the night

Love and peace call an end to all games
Just be who you are and seek no fames

I am a diamond, precious, priceless and pure
I know my worth and value for sure

It’s time… to shine your light!  You are a diamond, precious, priceless and pure, know your value and self-adore.  Radiate your beauty and brilliance to all around, together with this inner beauty newly found. The world will be illumined by your light and you will be rewarded for sharing your might.  With the Diamond Light of God by your side, you simply need to vow to abide.

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