Akosua Dardaine Edwards's Blog, page 192

Ego Lessons

When you become present your life acknowledges your presence. Being present is key to letting the universe know you mean business, ready for abundance and purpose. Living a life of false layers will cover your direct connection to the universe. You might as well wear an invisibility cloak, well if they had such a thing. Unleash your ghost and dance with them darlings. Speak with them truth. Show up. Entirely. Unapologetically. The good and the ugly. The moment you step into your true self is the moment you become Limitless... Author Love Juliet



The ego teaches us that things like credentials,prestige,money and worldly power are more important than love. It counsels that we are separate from others, that we have to compete to get ahead, and that we're not quite good enough the way we are. And by our thinking such things, we perpetuate a world in which they seem true.
Such things such as credentials, prestige,money and worldly power refer to our external selves, and our external selves are not who we are. Once we know this, we escape that world and begin to realize that we are here to love, forgive,serve and heal. "all those fancy titles and things you own says something about you, but they can never be who you are, once you know who you are,you will always always be very fine" Peace

Follow the path in your heart

Talk the way you talk. Think the way you think. Wear your scars. Do what you were called to do, not what you want to do. Follow the path in your heart, not the path that you see many others travel. Tony Gaskins
Today I told someone I have a fake person shield and blocker, the fake ones just approach and bound off the shield, they just cannot come around me and penetrate the shield. She laughed, but I truly believe that I do, I see them coming and I know the shield will come up and either block them or block me. I may not even know what happened, I may have genuinely like the person but the shield doesn't care, it just works and the person cannot penetrate it no matter what I may try all I might but the person cannot penetrate! The lesson is though is compassion, and to show love to them - from afar.......Why do we put such unrealistic expectations on ourselves? there is a different in being yourself and being perfect. Who's perfect any ole how? Newsflash! No one!!!
So show up, as you are, open mind, willing spirit, ego in check and see what magic happensThere is nothing to proveThere is nothing to loseThere is no one to impressThere is just you, showing up in all your magnificence that you were born with, all of us, that we have forgotten or never told or just don't knowPeace

Discipline - be a disciple for it

It's a matter of discipline - It's all about intent - Neale Donald Walsh


Discipline your mind - think the thoughts that provide you with the life you desire, read the books that provide the information, inspiration, and knowledge, watch the TV with intention rather than to numb yourself from your own real life. Discipline your mouth - say what you need to say, the truth, and say it with love. Discipline your actions - it may be hard, it's worth it because hard now means getting what you desire laterDiscipline your body - what's going in. Eat well- eat for nourishment, feed your body well. Who are you letting in that space? Discipline your environment - order - order is the law! order in your mind translates to order in your environment and order in your life. The Universe is orderly, night will not fall during the day and the moon will not shine in the day, the seasons follow each otherDiscipline is a word associated with pain and punishment and for that gets a bad wrap. Discipline is such a key quality required for success and without it the journey becomes tougher.Discipline is the quality that allows you to get up early when you are tired to complete a task, to say no and set boundaries, to focus on your vision and shape your own mind!Discipline - be a disciple for itPeace

Expect the Unexpected and Handle It

Nothing in our lives can happen to us unless our soul is in agreement to experience it. There are no victims, each of us are responsible for our own creations Sabrina Reur


I was thinking today that my life will be so boring if I knew everything that was going to happen and when! I love surprises, it is confirmed! I love it when unexpected things pop up daily and I get to experience all the feelings that come with them, and not all of the experiences are the happy smiley type, however, I get to see my response, which many times show me where I am and what I am attracting into my space. My response to people and situations is up to me, that much I know, people do what they do based on who they are and their experiences and lessons and so do I and my vibrations attact like people and situations so when I am on a low vibe- continuously, I get a wake up call
So I hit another car,not paying attention because of what? I accepted to to a job that my intuition told me not to do, I was bitching to high heaven and making up excuses to do it goingagainst my gut- for days. I then decided that ok I am not doing it and picked up the phone to call and make apologies for it, as I picked up the phone they called at the same time I thought hmm they must be reading my mind, low and behold they were calling to "make sure that I come today" and blah blah blah I meekly said yes, jumped in the car and bam, destroyed the bumper!
And the best part is the car I was driving is not mine! So pissed I was
Then I said hmmm according to Ms Lauren Hill - consequence is no coincidence
So,here's the lesson - listen to your gut, say no and mean it, say it nicely if you can, raise the vibe and know that you can handle the unexpected!
Peace!

Measure your life with love. Of others. Of you.

Measure your life with love. Of others. Of you.  Measure with joy, from deep and lasting support. Measure it in what you give. Measure in what you feel. Measure only from your heart to your soul. Maxie Mc Coy


There's things. So many things. Things and things and things and things. We collect things. We store things. We pay serious cash for THINGS. The things that hang on our walls. The things that decorate our things. People to clean our things. Move our things. Fix our things. We wear our things. Shine our things. And go broke over things.We give a lot of power over for more things. Better things. Nicer things.We think these things say something about us. They show our personality. Our status. Our coolness. Our fitness.The things add up. They pile up. They stop being things that we enjoy, love, and give, but things that take and take and take. They take up space. They take up energy. And they're just things.T H I N G S.
Purge your things to purge the heavy energy of your soul.Keep what brings you lightness. Keep what brings you joy. And let go of your obsession with things. You don't need them. Trust me... You do not need them.thank you for the reminder Maxie
Peace

Your sacred word is your promise

Your sacred word(s) is your promise. It’s a vow, an oath a commitment to yourself. An agreement you go into with your own self that you will do what you say you will do. Not religious, but taken as a divine and cherished words. Maxie McCoy


What are your sacred words? What's your personal vows to yourself? Do you have any?
Pay attention to the words you speak, how you describe yourself, how you carry on  your inner talk.
The key is paying attention
And when you do you can see what you tell yourself on a regular basis
How can you ever ever call yourself "stoopid" Oh I am so "stoopid" you may do stoopid things and there is a difference of doing a thing and being a thing

What words do you use to describe yourself regularly? Pay attention and then decide how you want to describe yourself.

What promises do you make to yourself?
What commitments do you make to yourself?
How do you want to be? Decide then do that
Living on autopilot is giving away your power
Claim it, do it, live it and remember how you describe yourself is sacred.
Peace

Get mad then get happy

You cannot be healthy; you cannot be happy; you cannot be prosperous; if you have a bad disposition. If you are sulky, or surly, or cynical, or depressed, or superior, or frightened half out of your wits, your life cannot possibly be worth living. Unless you are determined to cultivate a good disposition, you may as well give up all hope of getting anything worthwhile out of life, and it is kinder to tell you very plainly that this is the case . Emmet Fox

It takes me so much more effort to be grumpy and sour! Yes I get upset, and mad and want to explode but staying in that space, my word, it takes effort of my part, for me it is definitely so much easier to be chilled out and I was reminded of that today. Have you ever been in a situation where you just got mad and wanted to just stay there and cuss out everyone or tell everyone leave you alone? I was that girl today and then I realized this is taking way way too much effort and it feels so much better in my tummy to be pleasant- I went back to one of the lessons - do I want to be right or do I want to be happy, I said my piece, I expressed that I was annoyed and then
I chose happy!
So that's where I headed with a lovely bar of chocolate too..
And it felt super nice and good! Get mad then get happy
Peace

What story do you give your attention to?

We miss a great deal when we only pay attention to the story that’s been handed to us and we’re not intimately connected to the deeper story of who we really are Angel Kyodo Williams

Auto pilot, unconscious living! This is a side effect of  following the crowd, of not shaping your own mind, of not setting your own boundaries and rules, of playing the victim blame game. What is the story that you have accepted without questioning particularly the ones which have you stressed, unhappy, anxious , unhealthy, broke and  fed up?
Ask yourself, is it worth it? Are those feelings worth it? There is an alternative - changing the story and changing the feeling, and do you know what you want to feel? Have you ever explored that? 
As Chaka Khan nicely puts it- Do you love what you feel?

I know I know you want to be happyNews flash, happiness is never circumstance dependent.You may still complain about fear, but you nevertheless persist in making yourself fearful. Take responsibility - your  life and the feelings around it is not something that you ought to outsource. Fear will always rear its head, what will you do in response?We have a tendency to even outsource blame. If something happens in our lives which we judge as bad or unsuccessful for many of us it is always someone else's fault, or someone else should really be doing something to help you achieve your goal or your dream. Really?? And what's left for you to do and own? What about the lesson it holds? Consider that for a moment. 
It is much easier to change what YOU are doing rather than to change what another is doing. Seek then to create change because the thing  you are doing is no longer makes an accurate statement of Who You Are rather than focusing on what you think people ought to be doing and what I ought to be doing.Use your life to create Yourself! Your statement.Your reflection. And this can start when you pay attention to the story that you either were given or the one you createdPeace!

See you soon SVG

Don't be so caught up in your plan that you miss God's will - Jonathon Sprinkles

St Vincent was lovely, absolutely lovely, the people, the fruits. I absolutely love it, today is my last day and I am so grateful to be a part of something that is so inspiring in such a beautiful setting
I went into the forest yesterday, the terrain was tough and unexpected but oh boy the beauty was spectacular. Such simplicity but extraordinary! Every time I do something like this is reaffirms how much I love simplicity.

So what did I learn in SVG this week
1. There is extraordinary in the ordinary
2. Start with what you have
3. Water - powerful and peaceful - water is life
4. Communities and villages have a key role to play in the growth and development of any country
5. Allow people to be- we are all different, co-existence is a great thing
6. The fruits in SVG wow! abundant and overflowing and awesome!
7. We are all one, all of us are interconnected
8. Nature is the best teacher
9. Be present and enjoy the moment

Peace

I want to Love hard and in plain site

  When you fall in love, let it be with a person who asks nothing of you. Your existence should be enough. If they do not kiss you urgently and often, find someone who understands that lips in the presence of love should ignite passion . Natalie Patterson



I have come to know myself as brave in places. In my writing, on stage, when planning my career. But when it comes to matters of the heart... my bravery is often delayed. I sit on my truth waiting for the perfect moment and even when it comes, sometimes I still wait. That is what fear feels like to me. Mouth shut with a million words swirling in my head, skin bubbling with emotion and no one knows but me. 

My prayer is to love hard and in plain sight. To say the things that scare the shit out of me because the joy on the other side of truth is gorgeous.
Peace!