Akosua Dardaine Edwards's Blog, page 163
September 26, 2016
The Law of Process
If we hold on to the mistake, we can’t see our own glory in the mirror because we have the mistake between our faces and the mirror; we can’t see what we’re capable of being
Maya AngelouYour process in your life's journey is step by step.
STEP - "Success Treasures Enthusiastic Persistence"Step by step, inch by inch, moment by moment ants build an anthill. Come rain, come shine, step by step, inch by inch, moment by moment - and after a while the anthill is complete.The first step in the process of your life is creating a goal for you. What inspires you, what are you passionate about, what excites you, what touches your heart?The Next Step - is to ask yourself: Are you prepared to put in the effort and the sacrifices that require commitment to your goal?The Next Step - is to make sure you are committed to risk your all, to persist through fear, doubt, discouragement, discomfort, routine, boredom and frustration.The Next Step - is to discover if you have got what it takes to draw upon your inner strength when the going gets tough to find out what you are really made of.The Next Step - are you prepared to find out Who You Really Are - to find out how strong and magnificent you really are, how powerful beyond any self imposed limits you really are.The Next Step - is to acknowledge that people rarely ever fail; they only stop trying.The Next Step - Are you now ready to take your first physical step with enthusiasm knowing what your goal is but focusing only on your next step, then the next step, and so on.The Next Step - You will need discipline and patience as you persist step by step. Your enthusiasm grows into persistence and dogged determination - step by step.The Next Step - Step by step you need the process, the patience, the persistence to reach any goal.The Next Step - Before you even reach your goal, which is only a momentary satisfaction of accomplishment, you begin to realize, step by step, that the victory is in the process. The reward is also the journey not only the goal.The Next Step - When you reach your goal, you realize how you limited yourself and you create another goal, the journey never ends.The Next Step - You become aware that the reward is not WHAT you do - it's HOW you do it - step by step.For every step - Trust the Process - Step by StepPeace
STEP - "Success Treasures Enthusiastic Persistence"Step by step, inch by inch, moment by moment ants build an anthill. Come rain, come shine, step by step, inch by inch, moment by moment - and after a while the anthill is complete.The first step in the process of your life is creating a goal for you. What inspires you, what are you passionate about, what excites you, what touches your heart?The Next Step - is to ask yourself: Are you prepared to put in the effort and the sacrifices that require commitment to your goal?The Next Step - is to make sure you are committed to risk your all, to persist through fear, doubt, discouragement, discomfort, routine, boredom and frustration.The Next Step - is to discover if you have got what it takes to draw upon your inner strength when the going gets tough to find out what you are really made of.The Next Step - are you prepared to find out Who You Really Are - to find out how strong and magnificent you really are, how powerful beyond any self imposed limits you really are.The Next Step - is to acknowledge that people rarely ever fail; they only stop trying.The Next Step - Are you now ready to take your first physical step with enthusiasm knowing what your goal is but focusing only on your next step, then the next step, and so on.The Next Step - You will need discipline and patience as you persist step by step. Your enthusiasm grows into persistence and dogged determination - step by step.The Next Step - Step by step you need the process, the patience, the persistence to reach any goal.The Next Step - Before you even reach your goal, which is only a momentary satisfaction of accomplishment, you begin to realize, step by step, that the victory is in the process. The reward is also the journey not only the goal.The Next Step - When you reach your goal, you realize how you limited yourself and you create another goal, the journey never ends.The Next Step - You become aware that the reward is not WHAT you do - it's HOW you do it - step by step.For every step - Trust the Process - Step by StepPeace
September 24, 2016
Build from contentment
you must build from a place of contentment rather than from need. from a place of desire rather than obligation or duty or fear.
Iyanla
It's easy to be fine and content when things are going well and swimming along nicely. It is easy to spend money and make investments when you have money and safe access to money. The challenges come when you don't have or cannot see - as they say where I am from "when you cyan't see yuh way" This is where faith and belief comes in. This is where the rubber hots the road. The ability to see a way out of no way.
The Law of Polarity states that everything that exists has an equal and exact opposite. To put it even stronger: for anything to exist, there has to be an equal and exact opposite.For example: you cannot experience sadness without having an idea about happiness. Light cannot be experienced as such if you don’t know what darkness is. To feel successful, you must have a sense of what failure is.Having become aware of this Universal Law, I know for sure that everything has it's season, my responsibility - my ability to respond" is to remember that this too shall pass while I pull out the tools of action, consistency, faith and self-belief during that time, maybe I need to learn patience or be reminded of patience, maybe I need to be still. Whatever it isI know now in the so called down times that there is a lesson and many times it has little to do with my "failure" or incompetenceLook at what is happening in your life at the moment, look at it closely, every event has some sort of benefit if looked at from the perspective of the lawIn my case, the loss of my job, and financial security allowed me to1. Find something that I love to do- writing books, sharing lessons on the journey with women throughout the world, developing the NiNa Programme2. Learn to ask for helpSo……how bad was the bankruptcy really? Well, not nice, for sure, but with many seeds of an equivalent or greater benefit!Try it in your own life, whether personally or professionally. Keep in mind that for everything “bad” there must be something “good”, and find it!Peace
It's easy to be fine and content when things are going well and swimming along nicely. It is easy to spend money and make investments when you have money and safe access to money. The challenges come when you don't have or cannot see - as they say where I am from "when you cyan't see yuh way" This is where faith and belief comes in. This is where the rubber hots the road. The ability to see a way out of no way.
The Law of Polarity states that everything that exists has an equal and exact opposite. To put it even stronger: for anything to exist, there has to be an equal and exact opposite.For example: you cannot experience sadness without having an idea about happiness. Light cannot be experienced as such if you don’t know what darkness is. To feel successful, you must have a sense of what failure is.Having become aware of this Universal Law, I know for sure that everything has it's season, my responsibility - my ability to respond" is to remember that this too shall pass while I pull out the tools of action, consistency, faith and self-belief during that time, maybe I need to learn patience or be reminded of patience, maybe I need to be still. Whatever it isI know now in the so called down times that there is a lesson and many times it has little to do with my "failure" or incompetenceLook at what is happening in your life at the moment, look at it closely, every event has some sort of benefit if looked at from the perspective of the lawIn my case, the loss of my job, and financial security allowed me to1. Find something that I love to do- writing books, sharing lessons on the journey with women throughout the world, developing the NiNa Programme2. Learn to ask for helpSo……how bad was the bankruptcy really? Well, not nice, for sure, but with many seeds of an equivalent or greater benefit!Try it in your own life, whether personally or professionally. Keep in mind that for everything “bad” there must be something “good”, and find it!Peace
September 23, 2016
Decide to Grow
Commit to small, daily actions. They build into big ones. Everyday actions lead to the large leaps. And they help build our foundation for confidence - Maxi McCoy
Today launched the NiNa Programme 6th Cycle - the programme is in it's 6th year. When I started it my intention was to use my time to give back something instead of feeling sorry for myself. Today they reminded me it was 6 years, I did not even realize that so much time had passed. We started going down memory lane and having fun with it, all the lessons we had learnt from Day one.
I am pretty grateful and humbled by it all
I was also asked today about growing the programme.
It reminded me of a conversation I had with a business woman when I first got into the game back in London in the early 2000's - she told me as I grow, my business will grow, when I decide that growth is essential then it will happen, when the Universe wants to push me to grow there will be growth, either way it will happen.
Inside the mix for me is some fear, I want to have it all figured out, I think about the funding - or the lack thereof. My own schedule of travelling and what happens when I do leave.
All that to say that " when I grow, the programme will grow" It seems that I may have some growing to do.
Grateful to Ms Toby, Ms Clarke, and the staff of the Bishop's and Trinity East for all their support in making this happen
Peace
Akosua
Today launched the NiNa Programme 6th Cycle - the programme is in it's 6th year. When I started it my intention was to use my time to give back something instead of feeling sorry for myself. Today they reminded me it was 6 years, I did not even realize that so much time had passed. We started going down memory lane and having fun with it, all the lessons we had learnt from Day one.
I am pretty grateful and humbled by it all
I was also asked today about growing the programme.
It reminded me of a conversation I had with a business woman when I first got into the game back in London in the early 2000's - she told me as I grow, my business will grow, when I decide that growth is essential then it will happen, when the Universe wants to push me to grow there will be growth, either way it will happen.
Inside the mix for me is some fear, I want to have it all figured out, I think about the funding - or the lack thereof. My own schedule of travelling and what happens when I do leave.
All that to say that " when I grow, the programme will grow" It seems that I may have some growing to do.
Grateful to Ms Toby, Ms Clarke, and the staff of the Bishop's and Trinity East for all their support in making this happen
Peace
Akosua
September 22, 2016
It starts inside
It is pointless to try to shift and change external circumstances in our physical worlds without first addressing what is going on in our internal worlds. The outer is always a reflection of the inner. So get to know yourself.....what is going on within you that is creating your current reality?
-Sabrina
Yesterday I had the opportunity to be among a community group, I have been working with this group for a little while. They have a huge vision and intention to empower their community for future generations. A lofty goal but hey, start at the top and dream big I say. To see the evolution of this is phenomenal, the major difference in the time that I have been there is, as I was talking about yesterday, a combination of consistency and discipline and a change of mind set
The mind set of responsibility - we are responsible for ourselves
The mind set of partnership - let's partner with people, let us corporate, it is not about competition but corporation
The mind set of the village raises the children - we are all responsible for the children
The mind set of we cannot "save" everybody- who wants to come along will come, those who don't bless them and move on
I am always inspired when I spend time there, the lessons that I learn are profound, it reminds me that simplicity is force. We complicate the thing for no good reason other than fear.
The change starts within, the inside reflects the outside and most importantly no thought is neutral. It becomes form on some level, watch the thoughts, watch the inside. Brutally honest, what is reflected on the outside is an effect of what is on the inside. It is a tough one to swallow
but yet beautiful because a change of mind is the start of a change of circumstances and life
Peace
-Sabrina
Yesterday I had the opportunity to be among a community group, I have been working with this group for a little while. They have a huge vision and intention to empower their community for future generations. A lofty goal but hey, start at the top and dream big I say. To see the evolution of this is phenomenal, the major difference in the time that I have been there is, as I was talking about yesterday, a combination of consistency and discipline and a change of mind set
The mind set of responsibility - we are responsible for ourselves
The mind set of partnership - let's partner with people, let us corporate, it is not about competition but corporation
The mind set of the village raises the children - we are all responsible for the children
The mind set of we cannot "save" everybody- who wants to come along will come, those who don't bless them and move on
I am always inspired when I spend time there, the lessons that I learn are profound, it reminds me that simplicity is force. We complicate the thing for no good reason other than fear.
The change starts within, the inside reflects the outside and most importantly no thought is neutral. It becomes form on some level, watch the thoughts, watch the inside. Brutally honest, what is reflected on the outside is an effect of what is on the inside. It is a tough one to swallow
but yet beautiful because a change of mind is the start of a change of circumstances and life
Peace
September 21, 2016
Honesty=Consistency
Honesty does not apply only to what you say. The term actually means consistency. There is nothing you say that contradicts what you think or do; no thought opposes any other thought; no act belies your word; and no word lacks agreement with another. Such are the truly honest. At no level are they in conflict with themselves. Therefore it is impossible for them to be in conflict with anyone or anything.
ACIM
Consistency and discipline - two qualities I aspire to daily. I believe that these two qualities are the best way to achieve our fullest potential. Consistency- in every part of your lives. In what you say, in what you do, in how you live. Consistency and discipline can be applied to any area of your life- studying, exercising, work., relationships.
If you are consistent and disciplined, it becomes a habit, and will inevitably contribute to a lifestyle. Even small drops over time full a bucket.
What happens many times is that we start something all hot and sweaty, then we fall off, ask yourself why?
Ask yourself why is it so challenging for me be consistent and to be disciplined? And answer honestly
How many times do we say one thing, think another and then do something completely opposite? No consistency and therefore the end result is inconsistent.
Do you associate consistency and discipline with hard work and suffering?If so do you believe that these feelings or periods of hard work and suffering are permanent or worth more than what is on the other side of these feelings?
Find something in there to be happy, grateful, joyous aboutFind something in there that demonstrates that on the other side of these feelings is your highest life and potentialFind it, want what you want more than you want the disappointment
Tapping into those powerful feelings of good—the ones that expand your heart and your soul—they'll help you expand into your greatest good, your most powerful self, and move into the space of your limitless potential.
Everything takes time and practice
Peace
Consistency and discipline - two qualities I aspire to daily. I believe that these two qualities are the best way to achieve our fullest potential. Consistency- in every part of your lives. In what you say, in what you do, in how you live. Consistency and discipline can be applied to any area of your life- studying, exercising, work., relationships.
If you are consistent and disciplined, it becomes a habit, and will inevitably contribute to a lifestyle. Even small drops over time full a bucket.
What happens many times is that we start something all hot and sweaty, then we fall off, ask yourself why?
Ask yourself why is it so challenging for me be consistent and to be disciplined? And answer honestly
How many times do we say one thing, think another and then do something completely opposite? No consistency and therefore the end result is inconsistent.
Do you associate consistency and discipline with hard work and suffering?If so do you believe that these feelings or periods of hard work and suffering are permanent or worth more than what is on the other side of these feelings?
Find something in there to be happy, grateful, joyous aboutFind something in there that demonstrates that on the other side of these feelings is your highest life and potentialFind it, want what you want more than you want the disappointment
Tapping into those powerful feelings of good—the ones that expand your heart and your soul—they'll help you expand into your greatest good, your most powerful self, and move into the space of your limitless potential.
Everything takes time and practice
Peace
September 20, 2016
Balance it
Deceive yourself no longer that you are helpless in the face of what is done to you.
ACIM
Last night I had no plans of going to the Restorative Yoga Class, I wanted to get home have my Skype meeting, read up on the weekend's football then hit my bed early.
As I was walking home I saw a really good friend , she asked me to go to Yoga with her, well she pleaded. Okay then, I will go, I've relented, since you asked so nicely.
As I sat waiting on the class to start a very well known lady walked in, she could barely walk, she had a walking stick as her aid. My mouth fell open. I would see her around town, on the newspapers, the television, well everyone would see her, she was a hard worker, successful, at the gym, doing her thing. After the class I asked the teacher what happened to herShe said "Stress"
I had to ask again just to confirm what I heard
"Did you say stress?"
"Yes - it's all stress related, and not taking time to rest and take care of her body in a proper way"
What a wake up call! I am officially woke
Balance is essential. Do I want to "have it all" and not enjoy it? Hell naw!
All work and all stress is a recipe for disaster, clearly....
What have we placed as priorities in our lives?Are we working so hard that even our health is at risk?What for?Who does that serve?Find a way to balance it, some thing's gotta giveMy grandma says, everything in moderation, even moderation in moderationPeace
Last night I had no plans of going to the Restorative Yoga Class, I wanted to get home have my Skype meeting, read up on the weekend's football then hit my bed early.
As I was walking home I saw a really good friend , she asked me to go to Yoga with her, well she pleaded. Okay then, I will go, I've relented, since you asked so nicely.
As I sat waiting on the class to start a very well known lady walked in, she could barely walk, she had a walking stick as her aid. My mouth fell open. I would see her around town, on the newspapers, the television, well everyone would see her, she was a hard worker, successful, at the gym, doing her thing. After the class I asked the teacher what happened to herShe said "Stress"
I had to ask again just to confirm what I heard
"Did you say stress?"
"Yes - it's all stress related, and not taking time to rest and take care of her body in a proper way"
What a wake up call! I am officially woke
Balance is essential. Do I want to "have it all" and not enjoy it? Hell naw!
All work and all stress is a recipe for disaster, clearly....
What have we placed as priorities in our lives?Are we working so hard that even our health is at risk?What for?Who does that serve?Find a way to balance it, some thing's gotta giveMy grandma says, everything in moderation, even moderation in moderationPeace
September 19, 2016
Will we be who we really are?
Just sit for a minute - Inner Light
I wanted to share some points that I got from a lecture by Deborah L Johnson which came, as usual, right on time, for me.
This week upon reflection, I have learnt that life is whole - the departmentalization of life is a set up for sufferation. There is you that shows up for all of life, there is not a different you that show up for different occasions - how confusing is that to wear so many different masks? not just for you but for everyone else around you
There is not YOU and LIFE
There is not YOU trying to do life
You are activity in motion
We are life itself - it is not happening to us
Turn to your own self as evidence of life
When you are coming up with the who you are just don't come up with the things you have, the things you own, the outer things
What is the activity of your life?
What is the vibration of your life?
What are you resonating with?
The test is to demonstrate what you have to demonstrate success. Life is not a pop quiz.
Bring everything , bring all of you, bring it all together
It is time to stand on what we know, not on what we have
We waste time in judgement about how wrong a situation is, how wrong the situation we are in is - when we don't have a particular thing or a particular job or a particular partner, we even go down as far as a particular handbag, or shoe or designer clothes -Let that go
We don't need the energy of what is wrong.
It's called healing, it's called growth, it's called transformation
You cannot heal what you don't feel
You have to be willing to stand in this moment called NOW
Or sometimes we pretend what we are going through or dealing with is irrelevant because we don't want to deal with it
Look at it
The question is will be who we really are?
Peace
I wanted to share some points that I got from a lecture by Deborah L Johnson which came, as usual, right on time, for me.
This week upon reflection, I have learnt that life is whole - the departmentalization of life is a set up for sufferation. There is you that shows up for all of life, there is not a different you that show up for different occasions - how confusing is that to wear so many different masks? not just for you but for everyone else around you
There is not YOU and LIFE
There is not YOU trying to do life
You are activity in motion
We are life itself - it is not happening to us
Turn to your own self as evidence of life
When you are coming up with the who you are just don't come up with the things you have, the things you own, the outer things
What is the activity of your life?
What is the vibration of your life?
What are you resonating with?
The test is to demonstrate what you have to demonstrate success. Life is not a pop quiz.
Bring everything , bring all of you, bring it all together
It is time to stand on what we know, not on what we have
We waste time in judgement about how wrong a situation is, how wrong the situation we are in is - when we don't have a particular thing or a particular job or a particular partner, we even go down as far as a particular handbag, or shoe or designer clothes -Let that go
We don't need the energy of what is wrong.
It's called healing, it's called growth, it's called transformation
You cannot heal what you don't feel
You have to be willing to stand in this moment called NOW
Or sometimes we pretend what we are going through or dealing with is irrelevant because we don't want to deal with it
Look at it
The question is will be who we really are?
Peace
September 17, 2016
The word is a force
Get to know yourself - we spend time looking outside of ourselves for something or someone to tell us who we are - Take the time to know who you are
- Marianne Williamson
Do you label yourself?
What do you express yourself as?
What comes after your "I AM?"
How did you get to that space?
I have been paying attention to how I label myself, because I truly believe that I have the power to manifest my reality through my words and my thoughts.
Noticing this I caught myself saying "OMG I am so weak" - No you're not, you aren't weak
Continually labelling yourself weak will not turn out well for you
I also started noticing what other people were telling me about themselves
I am so stupid
I only eat fruits before 9am
I am full of shit
OMG, the self abuse is too much
Watch the way you describe yourself, talk to yourself, express yourself
What's even more startling is when we affirm the positive, we express ourselves in a positive way people get uncomfortable and say we are being cocky and arrogant. It is not humbling to affirm the negative- trust me!
Affirm the positive
Speak it into being
Love yourself
and remember the word is a force
Peace
Do you label yourself?
What do you express yourself as?
What comes after your "I AM?"
How did you get to that space?
I have been paying attention to how I label myself, because I truly believe that I have the power to manifest my reality through my words and my thoughts.
Noticing this I caught myself saying "OMG I am so weak" - No you're not, you aren't weak
Continually labelling yourself weak will not turn out well for you
I also started noticing what other people were telling me about themselves
I am so stupid
I only eat fruits before 9am
I am full of shit
OMG, the self abuse is too much
Watch the way you describe yourself, talk to yourself, express yourself
What's even more startling is when we affirm the positive, we express ourselves in a positive way people get uncomfortable and say we are being cocky and arrogant. It is not humbling to affirm the negative- trust me!
Affirm the positive
Speak it into being
Love yourself
and remember the word is a force
Peace
September 16, 2016
Feel it
Your value and worth is not something you attain, it is something you express
- Marianne Williamson
The most powerful thing you can ask me is " How do you feel?"
Feelings are guides, they provide guidance in everything, every single thing!
Feelings buried alive don't die, they fester
All feelings are valid, all of them
You may not agree with the people around you however that is never a reason to dismiss your feelings
The challenge comes when feelings are not expressed or not expressed in a healthy way.
Respect people's feelings, they are valid
Respect yours, it is your GPS
Dismissing them dishonours you and your journey
Peace
The most powerful thing you can ask me is " How do you feel?"
Feelings are guides, they provide guidance in everything, every single thing!
Feelings buried alive don't die, they fester
All feelings are valid, all of them
You may not agree with the people around you however that is never a reason to dismiss your feelings
The challenge comes when feelings are not expressed or not expressed in a healthy way.
Respect people's feelings, they are valid
Respect yours, it is your GPS
Dismissing them dishonours you and your journey
Peace
September 15, 2016
We create all the time
The only way you can make something different is to do something different
- Marianne Williamson
We create all the time. Creativity is not confined to the artists, we are born to create. That is why we are here. Creativity is our gift. We are always creating- consciously or subconsciously. Our creation begins with our thoughts- what are you thinking? Do you really want to know? Watch your life. It really is that simpleThe thought process is the genesis. What are you thinking?What are you thinking?What are you thinking?
We have been given the power- the power to name things great, this is part of our manifestation tools which all start with thoughts
Do an experiment, when you think about something on a consistent basis see what happensChanging your thoughts is the first step in changing your lifeHow awesome is it that we can change our mind anytime we want, that we can make new choices at any time we desireThis is the basis of living our highest lives
Peace
We create all the time. Creativity is not confined to the artists, we are born to create. That is why we are here. Creativity is our gift. We are always creating- consciously or subconsciously. Our creation begins with our thoughts- what are you thinking? Do you really want to know? Watch your life. It really is that simpleThe thought process is the genesis. What are you thinking?What are you thinking?What are you thinking?
We have been given the power- the power to name things great, this is part of our manifestation tools which all start with thoughts
Do an experiment, when you think about something on a consistent basis see what happensChanging your thoughts is the first step in changing your lifeHow awesome is it that we can change our mind anytime we want, that we can make new choices at any time we desireThis is the basis of living our highest lives
Peace
