Roxanne Roberts's Blog, page 6
October 19, 2012
Let some opportunities pass you by
There are some opportunities I am grateful for the insight to allow me to pass them by. There are some opportunities that I am thankful are not presented more than once every now and again.
It seems a little odd doesn't it, to be asking for opportunities to go without ever taking them up? But...
I like every opportunity to be mean to pass me by, every opportunity to judge, to denigrate, to be thoughtless or disrespectful in any way...I celebrate the fact that I have watched those opportunities come and go without the slightest temptation to take them up.
Some times, surrendering these opportunities is a test in patience and gives me a true insight into my own perceptions and judgements. Sometimes I am not always successful in letting them go.
Let's face it, it is really easy to offer a judgement, it is easy to find humour in picking on others or making sport of them...however, it is JUST as easy to smile, offer love, offer forgiveness and walk away celebrating the success in passing up the opportunity to be mean.
With love and light
xoxoxoxo
It seems a little odd doesn't it, to be asking for opportunities to go without ever taking them up? But...
I like every opportunity to be mean to pass me by, every opportunity to judge, to denigrate, to be thoughtless or disrespectful in any way...I celebrate the fact that I have watched those opportunities come and go without the slightest temptation to take them up.
Some times, surrendering these opportunities is a test in patience and gives me a true insight into my own perceptions and judgements. Sometimes I am not always successful in letting them go.
Let's face it, it is really easy to offer a judgement, it is easy to find humour in picking on others or making sport of them...however, it is JUST as easy to smile, offer love, offer forgiveness and walk away celebrating the success in passing up the opportunity to be mean.
With love and light
xoxoxoxo
October 18, 2012
Impossibilities and blocks
I was really surprised one day recently when someone said to me, "How do you do everything you do and do it well? I mean, where do you find the time?" I was surprised because I didn't really understand the question.
When I thought about it later, I think I understood what they were trying to get at. It seems, I suppose, that at times I work miracles because people don't always see the work that goes into something. I guess as well, that because I seem to do a "lot" of things all at once (author, illustrator, mother, full time teacher, faery lady at the markets...all of that) that I wouldn't have time for myself or time off etc. I am just guessing here, but I think that was the reason for the questions this person was asking me.
My answer? Well, either I don't listen to, or no one told me that, doing all of these things at once was/is impossible.
I decided to do these things, and just set about making them happen because I was unaware, that to most people, this seemed like an impossible task.
All of the limitations and boundaries that people have (myself included) come from a belief that something is not possible. They are human constructs, brain and ego acting in concert to keep us in our comfort zone because it's "safe" there.
The truth is, that once you have set your intentions on a goal, a particular destination or a set of circumstances, the entire universe will align in order to help you reach it. No blockages, no boundaries...nothing is impossible...unless of course you believe it is.
I can do what I do because I don't think about the fact that most people think it is impossible!
With love and light
xoxoxoxoxoxoxo
When I thought about it later, I think I understood what they were trying to get at. It seems, I suppose, that at times I work miracles because people don't always see the work that goes into something. I guess as well, that because I seem to do a "lot" of things all at once (author, illustrator, mother, full time teacher, faery lady at the markets...all of that) that I wouldn't have time for myself or time off etc. I am just guessing here, but I think that was the reason for the questions this person was asking me.
My answer? Well, either I don't listen to, or no one told me that, doing all of these things at once was/is impossible.
I decided to do these things, and just set about making them happen because I was unaware, that to most people, this seemed like an impossible task.
All of the limitations and boundaries that people have (myself included) come from a belief that something is not possible. They are human constructs, brain and ego acting in concert to keep us in our comfort zone because it's "safe" there.
The truth is, that once you have set your intentions on a goal, a particular destination or a set of circumstances, the entire universe will align in order to help you reach it. No blockages, no boundaries...nothing is impossible...unless of course you believe it is.
I can do what I do because I don't think about the fact that most people think it is impossible!
With love and light
xoxoxoxoxoxoxo
October 17, 2012
I am experiencing a rather interesting headache...
I am experiencing a rather interesting headache this evening and am choosing to let pictures speak for me today *smile*Know you are loved and that you ARE all powerful.
With love and light
xoxoxoxoxo
October 15, 2012
The little voice inside of you
You know that little voice inside of you that whispers guidance or sometimes even tells you what is about to happen....and then it DOES happen? You know the voice I mean? The one that says turn left here, even though you had no intention of turning that way, and then you do and everything is perfect because it was the exact short cut you needed to be on time.
You know that voice?
That voice is your soul, your team, the divine that is within you...you can trust it.
Call it intuition, call it signs and messages from your divine team, call it universal energy, call it whatever you will, the fact of the matter is all of us have this voice inside of us, guiding, directing, supporting and assisting.
There is another voice too though...the one that says, "That'll never work," and "tell her she's dreaming," and other things like that. Do you know that voice? That is our brain and ego trying to impose itself upon our conscious mind in order to keep us in a safe place comfort zone, to prevent us taking risks, increasing fear, and basically being negative.
Out of the two, I know which voice I'm choosing to listen to...
With love and light
xoxoxoxoxox
You know that voice?
That voice is your soul, your team, the divine that is within you...you can trust it.
Call it intuition, call it signs and messages from your divine team, call it universal energy, call it whatever you will, the fact of the matter is all of us have this voice inside of us, guiding, directing, supporting and assisting.
There is another voice too though...the one that says, "That'll never work," and "tell her she's dreaming," and other things like that. Do you know that voice? That is our brain and ego trying to impose itself upon our conscious mind in order to keep us in a safe place comfort zone, to prevent us taking risks, increasing fear, and basically being negative.
Out of the two, I know which voice I'm choosing to listen to...
With love and light
xoxoxoxoxox
October 14, 2012
Next steps
One of the gifts given to me on my journey so far is the ability to focus my intention on letting go. Earlier, I found it really difficult to forgive and to look past the actions of someone else when they were being hurtful, most particularly if that hurt was inflicted willingly, or to my perception, maliciously. I would refuse to work with people I knew were doing these things, and I found I couldn't even look at them without the contempt for their actions shining through my eyes. I found myself being a very harsh judge of my fellow humans and actively disliking people because of their choice of actions.
It was given to me to understand that in doing as I was doing, I was actually displaying the worst part of my humanness *sad face and hurting heart*
This came about because I was in the middle of judging, in quite a harsh way, the actions of someone I felt was being deliberately malicious and cruel. In the middle of this rant, the friend I was talking to said something like, "Well aren't we being a cat?" I stopped dead, truly affronted that my friend had accused me of being catty and awful when I was just telling her about the actions of another!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I know...the irony! *sigh*
I was mad at my friend for quite some time and then I actually sat down and thought about what she had said, realising of course, that she was right.
From that moment forward, I have focused all on my intention and will when interacting with others, to seeing the true person, not the human form; the divine that lies within us all. In this way I can step back from judgement and from actions that are harmful to me and others, whether they are hearing it or are the recipient.
It is easy for us to fall into the pattern of condemning and judging others, however, it is magnificent when we choose to SEE the pure being that is each of us.
Be slow to judge and quick to see the divine light that makes up us all. In focusing our intention on love and forgiveness instead of condemnation and judgement, we are saving ourselves.
With love and light
xoxoxoxxooxoxox
It was given to me to understand that in doing as I was doing, I was actually displaying the worst part of my humanness *sad face and hurting heart*
This came about because I was in the middle of judging, in quite a harsh way, the actions of someone I felt was being deliberately malicious and cruel. In the middle of this rant, the friend I was talking to said something like, "Well aren't we being a cat?" I stopped dead, truly affronted that my friend had accused me of being catty and awful when I was just telling her about the actions of another!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I know...the irony! *sigh*
I was mad at my friend for quite some time and then I actually sat down and thought about what she had said, realising of course, that she was right.
From that moment forward, I have focused all on my intention and will when interacting with others, to seeing the true person, not the human form; the divine that lies within us all. In this way I can step back from judgement and from actions that are harmful to me and others, whether they are hearing it or are the recipient.
It is easy for us to fall into the pattern of condemning and judging others, however, it is magnificent when we choose to SEE the pure being that is each of us.
Be slow to judge and quick to see the divine light that makes up us all. In focusing our intention on love and forgiveness instead of condemnation and judgement, we are saving ourselves.
With love and light
xoxoxoxxooxoxox
October 13, 2012
When "why?" and "how?" don't matter
I know that a few days ago (maybe a week) I wrote a post about having a "why" to what you do being really important. I'm not going back on that now don't worry...*smile* There ARE times though, when why and how have no relevance to you at all.
I am often confronted by what I see in the world around me. My heart is hurt often by the actions of others, even when I am not directly involved or the recipient. The question I sometimes torture myself with is "Why? Why would someone behave in that way? Why would you deliberately act to hurt someone else, to sabotage them, to judge them?" (what ever the story might be.) The other question is "How? How did this happen? How CAN this happen? How did I allow this situation to develop?" and other how questions like that.
These How and Why questions are actually completely irrelevant when it comes right down to it, and in fact, in a way, they are a form of judgement.
So now, I am really stern with myself about these things. I remind myself that the why and the how are totally irrelevant and that what I need to focus my intention on is not trying to figure out what, to me, is totally unfathomable, but what my desired outcome is and what I intend to do with the information I have now that I may not have had before.
For instance, someone I trusted completely betrayed that trust in telling a third (and unfortunately a fourth and fifth as well) party some information I had confided to them. For me, this is a big deal, it crosses one of those major personal integrity lines, and as we know, those are the hardest things to forgive. I know that the person who did this, also knew that I felt very strongly about my perception of betrayal in this situation. So, when I found out, my first response was to ask, "Why would you do that to me when you knew it would hurt me?" It seemed a deliberate act of harm *heart hurt* Setting the "why" aside, because there is no way I can decipher someones motive for their actions with 100% accuracy I then asked myself a FAR more important and TOTALLY relevant question, "What are you going to do with this information now that you have it?"
The point of all this is that the only person's actions I can control are my own, the only responses I can govern are my own and therefore, that is where I choose to focus my energy. I know me REALLY well, I know what I choose to accept, my belief system and my responses in most situations, and so, this is where I choose to concentrate my energy.
In this situation, the answer to the question was simple, "Well, with this information, now that I have it, I choose to forgive that moment of human/ego based "stuff" and to see the real light within that person, and to forgive myself and not punish myself for trusting someone that chose to betray that trust. I ALSO choose not to ever take that person into my confidence again so that there are no more opportunities for them to hurt me. I choose not to judge, and to accept that that was the other person's choice and therefore nothing to do with me. I choose to move on, and I say thank you to my divine team that I could be given a situation to see that this was not a person I could confide in any longer. I choose not to be angry, because that will only hurt me."
By choosing to focus on "what happens next" rather than, "why and how did that happen" we can manifest an outcome rather than sitting with the problem and letting it hurt us further.
With love and light
xoxoxoxoxoxoxo
I am often confronted by what I see in the world around me. My heart is hurt often by the actions of others, even when I am not directly involved or the recipient. The question I sometimes torture myself with is "Why? Why would someone behave in that way? Why would you deliberately act to hurt someone else, to sabotage them, to judge them?" (what ever the story might be.) The other question is "How? How did this happen? How CAN this happen? How did I allow this situation to develop?" and other how questions like that.
These How and Why questions are actually completely irrelevant when it comes right down to it, and in fact, in a way, they are a form of judgement.
So now, I am really stern with myself about these things. I remind myself that the why and the how are totally irrelevant and that what I need to focus my intention on is not trying to figure out what, to me, is totally unfathomable, but what my desired outcome is and what I intend to do with the information I have now that I may not have had before.
For instance, someone I trusted completely betrayed that trust in telling a third (and unfortunately a fourth and fifth as well) party some information I had confided to them. For me, this is a big deal, it crosses one of those major personal integrity lines, and as we know, those are the hardest things to forgive. I know that the person who did this, also knew that I felt very strongly about my perception of betrayal in this situation. So, when I found out, my first response was to ask, "Why would you do that to me when you knew it would hurt me?" It seemed a deliberate act of harm *heart hurt* Setting the "why" aside, because there is no way I can decipher someones motive for their actions with 100% accuracy I then asked myself a FAR more important and TOTALLY relevant question, "What are you going to do with this information now that you have it?"
The point of all this is that the only person's actions I can control are my own, the only responses I can govern are my own and therefore, that is where I choose to focus my energy. I know me REALLY well, I know what I choose to accept, my belief system and my responses in most situations, and so, this is where I choose to concentrate my energy.
In this situation, the answer to the question was simple, "Well, with this information, now that I have it, I choose to forgive that moment of human/ego based "stuff" and to see the real light within that person, and to forgive myself and not punish myself for trusting someone that chose to betray that trust. I ALSO choose not to ever take that person into my confidence again so that there are no more opportunities for them to hurt me. I choose not to judge, and to accept that that was the other person's choice and therefore nothing to do with me. I choose to move on, and I say thank you to my divine team that I could be given a situation to see that this was not a person I could confide in any longer. I choose not to be angry, because that will only hurt me."
By choosing to focus on "what happens next" rather than, "why and how did that happen" we can manifest an outcome rather than sitting with the problem and letting it hurt us further.
With love and light
xoxoxoxoxoxoxo
October 12, 2012
When it's all too much
Have you had one of those days when it all just seems to be too much? The littlest thing becomes a major crisis, the smallest change in routine becomes a titanic annoyance and really, you just want to say some rude words and hide under your bed cover until everyone goes away?
Well you are certainly not alone in that!
I periodically go through times when I refuse to answer the phone, talk to other humans or do anything because everything seems like it is far to much for me to cope with.
I have learnt to recognise these symptoms as moments in time to STOP, recharge the batteries, honour my boundaries and rest with myself.
Our bodies are really fine tuned into what we need for our higher good. So, I honour the moments when my body tells me...ENOUGH ALREADY!
I just wanted to tell this story to point out that there is absolutely nothing wrong with you if these moments come over you too. It just means you are getting the message to stop and take care of you. Sometimes, because I'm a human, I work a job, I am a mother and all those other things, I cannot just stop dead right then and there and curl up into foetal position for a nice Nana nap, however, I make sure that until I can do this, I am gentle with myself, avoid harsh or confronting situations, drink heaps of water and do a whole lot of remembering to breather.
The house work will wait, the marking of exam papers will wait, everything will wait until I have had time to look after me.
This weekend I have decided to go on a date with me *grinning* I am going to pack myself a picnic, get in the car, find a beautiful spot to sit for the afternoon, and just forget about everything else.
I ask myself these questions when it comes to taking time out for myself:
If I go on a picnic and take time for me will...
1. The Earth stop spinning?
2. The sun decide to rise in the west instead of the east?
3. Anyone die as a result?
If the answer is "no" to all of those questions...well I go ahead and take time out.
With love and light
xoxoxoxoxoxo
Well you are certainly not alone in that!
I periodically go through times when I refuse to answer the phone, talk to other humans or do anything because everything seems like it is far to much for me to cope with.
I have learnt to recognise these symptoms as moments in time to STOP, recharge the batteries, honour my boundaries and rest with myself.
Our bodies are really fine tuned into what we need for our higher good. So, I honour the moments when my body tells me...ENOUGH ALREADY!
I just wanted to tell this story to point out that there is absolutely nothing wrong with you if these moments come over you too. It just means you are getting the message to stop and take care of you. Sometimes, because I'm a human, I work a job, I am a mother and all those other things, I cannot just stop dead right then and there and curl up into foetal position for a nice Nana nap, however, I make sure that until I can do this, I am gentle with myself, avoid harsh or confronting situations, drink heaps of water and do a whole lot of remembering to breather.
The house work will wait, the marking of exam papers will wait, everything will wait until I have had time to look after me.
This weekend I have decided to go on a date with me *grinning* I am going to pack myself a picnic, get in the car, find a beautiful spot to sit for the afternoon, and just forget about everything else.
I ask myself these questions when it comes to taking time out for myself:
If I go on a picnic and take time for me will...
1. The Earth stop spinning?
2. The sun decide to rise in the west instead of the east?
3. Anyone die as a result?
If the answer is "no" to all of those questions...well I go ahead and take time out.
With love and light
xoxoxoxoxoxo
October 11, 2012
Being a committed sardine...
Someone in my life stepped in front of my path today to tell me a story...I LOVE it when that happens...and it gave me hope and strength and courage. As he was telling me this story, I felt really strongly that I wanted to pass this on, and all day I have eagerly awaited the moment where I could sit down and write today's post.
In acknowledgement, today's post is really bought to us by the Earth angel who told me this story *smile*
So the story goes, that sardines are really quite social beings and are really more like a herd. They all follow each other and go in the same direction. This behaviour has been scientifically studied extensively and it was found, that it only takes two sardines, committed to changing direction and swimming against the current of the rest of the school, to change the direction that everyone is swimming!
HOW AWESOME IS THAT?
What is so fantastic about that is that I know, that there are not only two sardines in this human school we have, who are choosing to swim in a completely different direction....there are heaps of us. I know there's me (definitely choosing to choose my own reality), there are all of you (reading this post now makes you one of those amazing, unique and beautiful souls open to the idea of changing directions...more than likely, already swimming another way) and then there are the hundreds and thousands more who are swimming against the stream in all parts of the globe...so yeah...I'm excited.
The personal message I took from this story is that I cannot change the way people think, feel and view the world. I cannot make them see what I see (nor is that my right or my job either) However, what I can do, is live the change I would wish to see in the world and be the person I would see; commit myself to that reality knowing that my commitment will shine a light for others.
With love and light (and massive amounts of commitment.)
xoxoxoxoxoxoxo
In acknowledgement, today's post is really bought to us by the Earth angel who told me this story *smile*
So the story goes, that sardines are really quite social beings and are really more like a herd. They all follow each other and go in the same direction. This behaviour has been scientifically studied extensively and it was found, that it only takes two sardines, committed to changing direction and swimming against the current of the rest of the school, to change the direction that everyone is swimming!
HOW AWESOME IS THAT?
What is so fantastic about that is that I know, that there are not only two sardines in this human school we have, who are choosing to swim in a completely different direction....there are heaps of us. I know there's me (definitely choosing to choose my own reality), there are all of you (reading this post now makes you one of those amazing, unique and beautiful souls open to the idea of changing directions...more than likely, already swimming another way) and then there are the hundreds and thousands more who are swimming against the stream in all parts of the globe...so yeah...I'm excited.
The personal message I took from this story is that I cannot change the way people think, feel and view the world. I cannot make them see what I see (nor is that my right or my job either) However, what I can do, is live the change I would wish to see in the world and be the person I would see; commit myself to that reality knowing that my commitment will shine a light for others.
With love and light (and massive amounts of commitment.)
xoxoxoxoxoxoxo
October 10, 2012
The energy of the universe
In order to tap into the universal source of energy, it's really important (I think) to understand what it is and how it works.
Understand, that this is PURELY my opinion, others may have amazingly unique and varied opinions on what they think this is about, and I am more than happy to hear them...any and all information adds to the total sum, so bring it on if you have something to add. *big smile*
My theory is this, the universe operates completely on one thing...one type of energy...LOVE!
Yep.....LOVE.
So, in order to maximise your impact, to most effectively use universal energy to manifest the reality and life you desire, all you have to do is LOVE!
The only thing that can fix heart break is love.
The only thing that can soothe the wounded soul is love.
The thing that attracts positive experiences is love.
The thing that gives us joy and makes the world shine in bright colours is love.
The thing that is contagious, infectious and easily passed on and shared is love.
Creativity comes from love.
Forgiveness comes from love.
I think of it this way...my body, my heart, my soul are all perfect conductors for this energy. Love can pass into me and revitalise me, and it can flow out of me to heal, comfort and protect. Love can fill me up continuously and is REALLY easy to obtain (through gratitude, hugging, smiling, sharing, laughing, singing, playing, imagining drawing, reading, seeing, sitting, running, skipping, to name a few). Love recharges my batteries and helps me in the work I do. Love creates a dynamic field of positivity that projects out from me wherever I go making the journey smoother and the impact I have on others magical. I don't have to think about love, I don't have to be without love, I will never run out of love nor can anyone take it away from me. It is plentiful, wonderful and powerful.
Sit for a minute, close your eyes and mentally open the doors to your heart. Feel the love pouring in, surrounding you, permeating every part of your being. Let that love shine out of your eyes and surround you in a magical and colourful swirling vortex. Give it away freely to all of those around you...no one has to be "deserving" of love, just give it away with all of you and feel it bounce back, recycle around and fill you back up. Love is exponential, it doesn't just come back in the same quantity you gave it out, love expands and multiplies and virtually explodes through the world once you let it loose.
When people ask me what my secret is when it comes to managing "difficult" students, I tell them, "I love them, unconditionally, in the way their Mummies do." Love is THAT powerful in bringing about change.
The only thing that is real, and has the power to create powerful change, is love.
With love and light (spreading the good stuff around *smile*)
xoxoxoxoxoxo
Understand, that this is PURELY my opinion, others may have amazingly unique and varied opinions on what they think this is about, and I am more than happy to hear them...any and all information adds to the total sum, so bring it on if you have something to add. *big smile*
My theory is this, the universe operates completely on one thing...one type of energy...LOVE!
Yep.....LOVE.
So, in order to maximise your impact, to most effectively use universal energy to manifest the reality and life you desire, all you have to do is LOVE!
The only thing that can fix heart break is love.
The only thing that can soothe the wounded soul is love.
The thing that attracts positive experiences is love.
The thing that gives us joy and makes the world shine in bright colours is love.
The thing that is contagious, infectious and easily passed on and shared is love.
Creativity comes from love.
Forgiveness comes from love.
I think of it this way...my body, my heart, my soul are all perfect conductors for this energy. Love can pass into me and revitalise me, and it can flow out of me to heal, comfort and protect. Love can fill me up continuously and is REALLY easy to obtain (through gratitude, hugging, smiling, sharing, laughing, singing, playing, imagining drawing, reading, seeing, sitting, running, skipping, to name a few). Love recharges my batteries and helps me in the work I do. Love creates a dynamic field of positivity that projects out from me wherever I go making the journey smoother and the impact I have on others magical. I don't have to think about love, I don't have to be without love, I will never run out of love nor can anyone take it away from me. It is plentiful, wonderful and powerful.
Sit for a minute, close your eyes and mentally open the doors to your heart. Feel the love pouring in, surrounding you, permeating every part of your being. Let that love shine out of your eyes and surround you in a magical and colourful swirling vortex. Give it away freely to all of those around you...no one has to be "deserving" of love, just give it away with all of you and feel it bounce back, recycle around and fill you back up. Love is exponential, it doesn't just come back in the same quantity you gave it out, love expands and multiplies and virtually explodes through the world once you let it loose.
When people ask me what my secret is when it comes to managing "difficult" students, I tell them, "I love them, unconditionally, in the way their Mummies do." Love is THAT powerful in bringing about change.
The only thing that is real, and has the power to create powerful change, is love.
With love and light (spreading the good stuff around *smile*)
xoxoxoxoxoxo
October 9, 2012
Love in to the world
Today has been a REALLY huge day both energetically and physically...phew....so all I feel to pass on today is the thought that I am sending love into the world.
I do this each night as I go to sleep, send my love energy from me into the world to comfort, embrace, heal and help anyone who may be in need.
I invite you to join me... believe me, it will/DOES make a difference.
With love and light
xoxoxoxoxoxo
I do this each night as I go to sleep, send my love energy from me into the world to comfort, embrace, heal and help anyone who may be in need.
I invite you to join me... believe me, it will/DOES make a difference.
With love and light
xoxoxoxoxoxo
