Akosua Dardaine Edwards's Blog, page 161
October 19, 2016
Handle Your stories
Lessons.
Tests.
New lessons.
That’s divine order
- Iyanla
The new lessons when they come, and trust me they will come- after all, Iyanla says that this is Divine order, you can welcome them differently. You don't have to always run from them, curse them out, ignore them or respond to them from a place of fear (hate, judgement etcc) You also don't have to live in the fantasy that there is no ebb and flow of life. You can now appreciate the Law of Polarity.
Going through the tests with an open mind and willing spirit allows for the response of new lessons to be an empowering one. And mind you, all lessons are not "bad"
I remind myself all the time of the divine order when I am getting frustrated and decide - let me just "handle my stories" rather than postpone or pause or run or hide. According to Danielle La Porte You will not only have more character to pull out at parties and wisdom to offer the world, but you will feel more joy than you think is possible right now.
Peace
The new lessons when they come, and trust me they will come- after all, Iyanla says that this is Divine order, you can welcome them differently. You don't have to always run from them, curse them out, ignore them or respond to them from a place of fear (hate, judgement etcc) You also don't have to live in the fantasy that there is no ebb and flow of life. You can now appreciate the Law of Polarity.
Going through the tests with an open mind and willing spirit allows for the response of new lessons to be an empowering one. And mind you, all lessons are not "bad"
I remind myself all the time of the divine order when I am getting frustrated and decide - let me just "handle my stories" rather than postpone or pause or run or hide. According to Danielle La Porte You will not only have more character to pull out at parties and wisdom to offer the world, but you will feel more joy than you think is possible right now.
Peace
October 18, 2016
Morning Rituals
Let me wake up today and do something of value and do it well
Marianne Willamson
Do you have any rituals when you rise each day? Coming out of University and in my "previous life" working in the corporate world in London, I would wake up just in time to take a shower and catch the train. I had it down to a science. I didn't realize it at the time - started my day rushed, it continued that way and I subconsciously felt that I was playing catch up all day.
I changed my morning rituals a few years ago, if I am not taking a morning run , I wake up, spend some quiet time, maybe like ten minutes meditating or reflecting and then I read something positive and write in my journal anything that I am grateful for then say a prayer, a very simple one by Marianne Williamson - Dear God- I give this day to you, use me to do your work Amen I do this daily wherever I am in the world. It is a non negotiable.
On days that I run on mornings I do the ritual when I return from the run. I wake up at 5am daily, where ever I am and what ever I do. Sometimes I go back to bed depepnding on how tired I am but the internal alarm is at 5am despite the place I am in.
Have you seen a sunrise? Nothing much compares. I look for the sunrise almost daily, it is quite a humbling experience and never the same from day to day.
How do you start your day?
Share some of your rituals with me, curious minds wanna know
Peace
Do you have any rituals when you rise each day? Coming out of University and in my "previous life" working in the corporate world in London, I would wake up just in time to take a shower and catch the train. I had it down to a science. I didn't realize it at the time - started my day rushed, it continued that way and I subconsciously felt that I was playing catch up all day.
I changed my morning rituals a few years ago, if I am not taking a morning run , I wake up, spend some quiet time, maybe like ten minutes meditating or reflecting and then I read something positive and write in my journal anything that I am grateful for then say a prayer, a very simple one by Marianne Williamson - Dear God- I give this day to you, use me to do your work Amen I do this daily wherever I am in the world. It is a non negotiable.
On days that I run on mornings I do the ritual when I return from the run. I wake up at 5am daily, where ever I am and what ever I do. Sometimes I go back to bed depepnding on how tired I am but the internal alarm is at 5am despite the place I am in.
Have you seen a sunrise? Nothing much compares. I look for the sunrise almost daily, it is quite a humbling experience and never the same from day to day.
How do you start your day?
Share some of your rituals with me, curious minds wanna know
Peace
October 17, 2016
Tobago Calling
The world will perform its magic when you step into yours. That is the promise of God, and it will be kept.
Neale Donald Walsh
I have had a fascination with the island of Tobago for as long as I remember. I think it may be because it was one of the first places that I went as a child on a plane and with my father alone. We went together, that is much as I remember about the trip, that we went without my mother and I had to step on a plane. Heaven!
I at one time wanted to buy a property out there but it did not work out. My idea was to retire there and spend time watching the tide roll in
And here I am, heading to the magical isle again to read from my book! Who knew?! I am looking forward to sharing lessons on the journey in beautiful Tobago and maybe fit in eating the food, seeing the beach and liming with the peopleThank you to all who made it happen - my mighty crewPeace
I have had a fascination with the island of Tobago for as long as I remember. I think it may be because it was one of the first places that I went as a child on a plane and with my father alone. We went together, that is much as I remember about the trip, that we went without my mother and I had to step on a plane. Heaven!
I at one time wanted to buy a property out there but it did not work out. My idea was to retire there and spend time watching the tide roll in
And here I am, heading to the magical isle again to read from my book! Who knew?! I am looking forward to sharing lessons on the journey in beautiful Tobago and maybe fit in eating the food, seeing the beach and liming with the peopleThank you to all who made it happen - my mighty crewPeace
October 15, 2016
Give it time.
It can happen that sometimes we dislike a situation and we’re so quick to claw our way out that we inadvertently end up not ever dealing with our discomfort. No job, no relationship, no city, etc., is perfect. As Geneen Roth says, “Never underestimate your inclination to bolt.” The things you’re trying to change up and run from, particularly if you’re always changing up relationships, jobs, living situations, and more, indicates something you’re uncomfortable just being with, give it six months, then walk if nothing has truly changed.
Marianne Selenee
I convinced myself that it was time to leave here, this island. That I gave myself enough time to "get it together" but it still seems as though things are moving along like molasses. I thought, hmm how much time does one need to get it together. And I remembered a lesson - When we know the outcome is sure, we are happy to wait. I will wait- waiting means trusting the process and being present when things appear to be off, looking at all alternatives before boltingI will wait - waiting means taking off the super hero cape and asking for supportI will wait - waiting means praying and giving thanksI will wait - waiting means paying attention to the signsI will wait - because the outcome is surePeace
I convinced myself that it was time to leave here, this island. That I gave myself enough time to "get it together" but it still seems as though things are moving along like molasses. I thought, hmm how much time does one need to get it together. And I remembered a lesson - When we know the outcome is sure, we are happy to wait. I will wait- waiting means trusting the process and being present when things appear to be off, looking at all alternatives before boltingI will wait - waiting means taking off the super hero cape and asking for supportI will wait - waiting means praying and giving thanksI will wait - waiting means paying attention to the signsI will wait - because the outcome is surePeace
October 14, 2016
Leaving the fixings to later
We have already said that wishful thinking is how the ego deals with what it wants, to make it so.
ACIM
I applied for a loan for a car which I was given a few exemptions on. I have been waiting for the response since April about the car. Today the bank called me and said they are unable to provide me with a loan for the car, my credit report is screwed since I defaulted on my mortgage during my divorce. I feel rejected and sad. I was 100% certain that I would have been driving my car next week out of the parking lot. I called the car dealer to explain the situation. He was very supportive.So automatically I ask myself, what is the lesson? I haven't figured it out yet but what I do know for sure is that my trust is being put in the forefront. My faith in a positive outcome as well! Usually I would go into "fix it" mode already, looking at how to fix it today I will feel the feelings and leave the fixings to laterPeace
I applied for a loan for a car which I was given a few exemptions on. I have been waiting for the response since April about the car. Today the bank called me and said they are unable to provide me with a loan for the car, my credit report is screwed since I defaulted on my mortgage during my divorce. I feel rejected and sad. I was 100% certain that I would have been driving my car next week out of the parking lot. I called the car dealer to explain the situation. He was very supportive.So automatically I ask myself, what is the lesson? I haven't figured it out yet but what I do know for sure is that my trust is being put in the forefront. My faith in a positive outcome as well! Usually I would go into "fix it" mode already, looking at how to fix it today I will feel the feelings and leave the fixings to laterPeace
October 13, 2016
Full Commitment Only .
The chances are that it’s not the guru, the program, or the message that’s amiss. It’s your commitment to it. If you’re fully committed, you’ll get something out of it, no matter what. Buck the trend of bailing on something, and instead see it all the way through with a fervor. Tell everyone what you’re up to; ask them to join in. When you’re done, ask yourself if this time, something’s different.
Kate Courageous
I want to finish everything that I start, sometimes to my detriment because I can take the thing a little bit too far. I learnt very early that sticking to the end was the best way to reap the best rewards and also to earn self trust and self belief. In learning this, I also know it is easy to create reasons, rationales, justification and excuses as to why there is no commitment to finish something. Most times it is fear. What would happen if. What if? The curse of asking the dis-empowering what if questions There are also empowering what if questions as well. Why not ask themUnfinished business build up a layer of mistrust and resentment in us, we train ourselves in believing that we cannot be trusted to finish anything then turn it into an indictment against ourselves or make loads of excuses about why something is not working.
Get to the point, the intention, the real reason why you have unfinished business. Apart from fear, it could be the reason why you started the thing in the first place. If it was to people please, chances are resentment will build up, if it is to maintain the status quo, same effect and the most destroying one of all is when you deny your unique gifts and talents
Sort out the unfinished business in your lifeclean the slatestart againbalancePeace
I want to finish everything that I start, sometimes to my detriment because I can take the thing a little bit too far. I learnt very early that sticking to the end was the best way to reap the best rewards and also to earn self trust and self belief. In learning this, I also know it is easy to create reasons, rationales, justification and excuses as to why there is no commitment to finish something. Most times it is fear. What would happen if. What if? The curse of asking the dis-empowering what if questions There are also empowering what if questions as well. Why not ask themUnfinished business build up a layer of mistrust and resentment in us, we train ourselves in believing that we cannot be trusted to finish anything then turn it into an indictment against ourselves or make loads of excuses about why something is not working.
Get to the point, the intention, the real reason why you have unfinished business. Apart from fear, it could be the reason why you started the thing in the first place. If it was to people please, chances are resentment will build up, if it is to maintain the status quo, same effect and the most destroying one of all is when you deny your unique gifts and talents
Sort out the unfinished business in your lifeclean the slatestart againbalancePeace
October 12, 2016
Learn from them do not deny them
Negative emotions are a necessary part of life and they should be managed and learned from, not avoided or denied
. Mark HansonI run from feeling sad, I do, I run from it like Usain Bolt on a running track. Any feeling that lowers my vibration I don't want to be around it, I avoid it, hoping that it will pass and I will just go back to my normal old happy self. What used to happen is, I would skip over it, bottle it and ignore it. It would come back again like a Mac Truck and hit me - HARD. I would start the run again as soon as it returned and so the cycle went. Never stopping once to deal with it. The challenge with that is when shit hits fan, it splatters!!What I have learnt is to Feel. Deal.Heal is the formulaFeel the feelings, feel it all - they are guides, they point you in a direction that will lead you to a healingLife is about balance and seasons, it's not personal, it's just lifeEvery experience is a guide to your highest selfI thought that being sad or mad or tired or sick or just in a funk meant that something was wrong with me, that I had to fix it it. Nope - I had to learn from it, feel it, sometimes embrace it. It is just part of the equation called life. Every time I followed the feeling I came out on the other side lighter, with a sense of confidence that helped me for another time and another season.I have learnt that I can take some time and feel it- that is perfectly okay to feel the feelings.Not dwell or live in it but feel it, deal with it and heal itFeelings buried alive don't die, they festerFeel itFeel it allyou come out on the other side fresh - so fresh and so cleanPeace
October 11, 2016
Become it
Every victim has a victim story
- Micheal Beckwith
Over the past few weeks I have been asking the Universe some questions. I was pissed off, why is it not happening sooner, why? How is it that I am in this position? What is it that is happening here
And what I have learnt has been startling, not too mention empowering
Ask the Universe dis empowering questions and guess what happens? it answers you accordingly
The worse ever question you can ask the Universe is "Why Me?"
Dis empowering questions include: "What went wrong?"; "What did I do wrong?" " Why is this problem beating me?"
The challenge remains - asking empowering questions and most importantly, being willing to hear the answer, surrender and be open.
Empowering questions include What is trying to unfold? What is trying to emerge? How can I be my highest self?
It is an ongoing process, it is a discipline, an act of faith. It is not a quick fix
Vibrating on a higher level takes time and discipline
Become it, radiate it because you cannot have what you are unwilling to become
Peace
Over the past few weeks I have been asking the Universe some questions. I was pissed off, why is it not happening sooner, why? How is it that I am in this position? What is it that is happening here
And what I have learnt has been startling, not too mention empowering
Ask the Universe dis empowering questions and guess what happens? it answers you accordingly
The worse ever question you can ask the Universe is "Why Me?"
Dis empowering questions include: "What went wrong?"; "What did I do wrong?" " Why is this problem beating me?"
The challenge remains - asking empowering questions and most importantly, being willing to hear the answer, surrender and be open.
Empowering questions include What is trying to unfold? What is trying to emerge? How can I be my highest self?
It is an ongoing process, it is a discipline, an act of faith. It is not a quick fix
Vibrating on a higher level takes time and discipline
Become it, radiate it because you cannot have what you are unwilling to become
Peace
October 10, 2016
After the Talk
Patience is not waiting, patience is knowing . . . knowing this future view of the ultimate outcome [will] come . . . and spending the time for it to arrive.
Guru Singh
The TED talk is over!
I walked on that stage as nervous as hell but as soon as I opened my mouth I knew that this is exactly where I was supposed to be, it was what I wanted to do, what I had to do!
The preparation took a village and I will forever be grateful to the village who raised this child.
The speakers were all awesome, so much passion and amazing ideas were shared, so many new friendships were made.
I learnt about listening, not taking things personally, that there is power in my story and we all want to feel like we are making a valid and important contribution to this thing called life
I am dripping with gratitude for the lessons
Look out for the TedX Port of Spain Reality Revisited Contribution on the website coming soon
Check out the pics
on the TedX Port of Spain Face Book Page
www.tedxportofspain.com
Peace
The TED talk is over!
I walked on that stage as nervous as hell but as soon as I opened my mouth I knew that this is exactly where I was supposed to be, it was what I wanted to do, what I had to do!
The preparation took a village and I will forever be grateful to the village who raised this child.
The speakers were all awesome, so much passion and amazing ideas were shared, so many new friendships were made.
I learnt about listening, not taking things personally, that there is power in my story and we all want to feel like we are making a valid and important contribution to this thing called life
I am dripping with gratitude for the lessons
Look out for the TedX Port of Spain Reality Revisited Contribution on the website coming soon
Check out the pics
on the TedX Port of Spain Face Book Page
www.tedxportofspain.com
Peace
October 8, 2016
Love this thing called life
Human life is an experience in magnificence when done with the courage to make mistakes. You are the only creature to consistently learn and grow from mistakes . . . other species often perish from them Sabrina Reber
Love, in every sense of the word, this thing called life Love life Don't just go through the motions Don't live your life "in the meantime" perched between where you are and where you want to get Don't cuss life because it is moving beyond anything that you feel capable of keeping up with Or because uncertainties are too complex for you to understand at the moment you find yourself in. Love life when the way doesn't seem clear,fair or perhaps safe In your love you will get clarity. In your love you will get a sense of safety. Your love will free you from the trepidation that grips your joy.
Peace
Love, in every sense of the word, this thing called life Love life Don't just go through the motions Don't live your life "in the meantime" perched between where you are and where you want to get Don't cuss life because it is moving beyond anything that you feel capable of keeping up with Or because uncertainties are too complex for you to understand at the moment you find yourself in. Love life when the way doesn't seem clear,fair or perhaps safe In your love you will get clarity. In your love you will get a sense of safety. Your love will free you from the trepidation that grips your joy.
Peace
