A friend sent me an e-mail today with a photo of a baby dolphin being fed from a bottle whilst cradled in the arms of a diver. It made me cry.
Only yesterday I was reading about how the dolphins are leaving the earth. Their sufferance caused by the brutality of man to their species has resulted in them giving up their struggle. They are exhausted and are electing to go home. Their mass beachings and self inflicted diseases are their way of refusing to continue their suffering. They have lost their hope of fulfilling their life purpose which is to bring joy, love and creativity to the oceans.
The dolphins' purpose is also to build a bridge of love and wisdom and intelligence between the aquatic world and the human race.
It is so saddening that a species, so benevolent and kind, has been so brutally abused and mistreated.
It has come to my attention that we fellow humans who have compassion, need to gather together and grieve with the dolphin soul. We need to offer our compassion and ask for forgiveness from them for what our species has done and continues to do to these beautiful creatures. We need to express to the Soul of the Dolphin that we are deeply sorry for our part we played in our ignorance of their abuse. We need to forgive ourselves and those who continue to sacrifice these gorgeous creatures, because they just do not know what they are doing. They are living unconsciously.
We need to offer them our prayers and visualise sending them rays of love that emanate from our hearts and penetrate the waters of the oceans and bathe them with our love. We need to tell them: "I am one who understands", so that their suffering has not been in vain. We need to tell them that their sufferance has caused some of us to gain consciousness and evolve spiritually.
With each newly awakened human soul, the collective consciousness of humanity is raised ever so slowly until hopefully a critical mass is reached, whereby all of humanity will access this knowledge without having to be taught it.
So my prayer is not only for the dolphin, but for humankind.
Spirit, may you open the eyes of every person in our realm.
Show each and every one compassion for self
Show mankind the results of their unconscious actions to others
Allow us to grieve for our unconscious ways in the past
and help us to find it in our hearts to forgive ourselves and those who remain unconscious.
Help us to raise the awareness on our planet by initiating change within ourselves first.
Thank you.
love
Nicolette
Monday, 26 March 2012
Monday, 19 March 2012
What's in a Name?
What's the difference between a plant and a weed? Just a name...
Actually did you know that many of what the majority of people label as useless weeds have immense healing and health properties? For instance one of our common garden weeds, Purslane, is a divinely nutritious addition to any salad and is packed full of vitamin B12 which is a bonus for our nervous systems. Dandelion,besides increasing the honey flow in our garden bees, is also good for our gal bladder and liver. Stinging Nettle is good as an expectorant and in healing skin ailments and Milk Thistle has healing properties for liver and abdominal ailments.
Oh I could go on and on, but I think you get my point. So maybe the next time you're about to pull out and discard that common garden weed, investigate via the nursery or the Internet before you ignorantly discard and overlook one of nature's healers. Don't overlook the amazing properties of what we class as weeds just because of a name.
I'm currently reading Gary Zukav's, 'The Seat of the Soul' and it is here that I have had my eyes opened to another of life's cliches.
Gary suggests that when we mention the word, 'marriage', a certain consciousness is invoked, or a certain energy around the name. When two people marry, they become a husband and a wife. A husband is the head of the home, the verb according to the Oxford Dictionary means to manage economically and try to save, which probably explains why my husband, every time he looks at me, complains about the household expenditure. Ha, ha...A wife on the other hand is the hostess of a household or a woman of humble rank, one who plays the support role. So as we see the relationship between a husband and a wife is not an equal one.
When we marry under the old archetype, we automatically fall under the historic patterns of marriage, despite our intentions to do otherwise.
Now Gary suggests that we as a human species have evolved to a new consciousness and that where we once sought marriage as a means of safety and survival (two are stronger than one), we are now choosing to have spiritual partnerships where each of the two partners is equal. Couples are preferring
to enter into a sacred agreement between themselves to assist in each others spiritual growth. Spiritual partners know that there is a deeper reason why they are together which has to do with the evolution of their souls, as opposed to the traditional marriage partners who are often together to quell each others financial fears.
Spiritual partners only stay together as long as they continue to grow spiritually. They know that no amount of vows taken can hold them together if they have fulfilled their need in assisting each others growth.
Couples who have evolved to this level of spiritual partnering, may still choose to enter into marriage, as it is an expression of their physical bond, however they will do so consciously with the intention of learning from and assisting their partners in their individual spiritual paths.
So, the archetypal marriage, need not be like the common garden weed. Fuelled with a bit of consciousness, the two parties may choose to awaken to a new found relationship of equality where both partners choose to work together to advance their souls.
All it takes is a shift in paradigm (thought), a renaming (the spoken word) and the course of events that result (action).
Isn't that fantastic! I love life and all it's lessons
May you my reader, have an intoxicating week of shifting paradigms and renaming weeds as useful and meaningful.
with all my love
Nicolette
Actually did you know that many of what the majority of people label as useless weeds have immense healing and health properties? For instance one of our common garden weeds, Purslane, is a divinely nutritious addition to any salad and is packed full of vitamin B12 which is a bonus for our nervous systems. Dandelion,besides increasing the honey flow in our garden bees, is also good for our gal bladder and liver. Stinging Nettle is good as an expectorant and in healing skin ailments and Milk Thistle has healing properties for liver and abdominal ailments.
Oh I could go on and on, but I think you get my point. So maybe the next time you're about to pull out and discard that common garden weed, investigate via the nursery or the Internet before you ignorantly discard and overlook one of nature's healers. Don't overlook the amazing properties of what we class as weeds just because of a name.
I'm currently reading Gary Zukav's, 'The Seat of the Soul' and it is here that I have had my eyes opened to another of life's cliches.
Gary suggests that when we mention the word, 'marriage', a certain consciousness is invoked, or a certain energy around the name. When two people marry, they become a husband and a wife. A husband is the head of the home, the verb according to the Oxford Dictionary means to manage economically and try to save, which probably explains why my husband, every time he looks at me, complains about the household expenditure. Ha, ha...A wife on the other hand is the hostess of a household or a woman of humble rank, one who plays the support role. So as we see the relationship between a husband and a wife is not an equal one.
When we marry under the old archetype, we automatically fall under the historic patterns of marriage, despite our intentions to do otherwise.
Now Gary suggests that we as a human species have evolved to a new consciousness and that where we once sought marriage as a means of safety and survival (two are stronger than one), we are now choosing to have spiritual partnerships where each of the two partners is equal. Couples are preferring
to enter into a sacred agreement between themselves to assist in each others spiritual growth. Spiritual partners know that there is a deeper reason why they are together which has to do with the evolution of their souls, as opposed to the traditional marriage partners who are often together to quell each others financial fears.
Spiritual partners only stay together as long as they continue to grow spiritually. They know that no amount of vows taken can hold them together if they have fulfilled their need in assisting each others growth.
Couples who have evolved to this level of spiritual partnering, may still choose to enter into marriage, as it is an expression of their physical bond, however they will do so consciously with the intention of learning from and assisting their partners in their individual spiritual paths.
So, the archetypal marriage, need not be like the common garden weed. Fuelled with a bit of consciousness, the two parties may choose to awaken to a new found relationship of equality where both partners choose to work together to advance their souls.
All it takes is a shift in paradigm (thought), a renaming (the spoken word) and the course of events that result (action).
Isn't that fantastic! I love life and all it's lessons
May you my reader, have an intoxicating week of shifting paradigms and renaming weeds as useful and meaningful.
with all my love
Nicolette
Monday, 12 March 2012
Every Opportunity has a Shelf Life
This is my favourite line from the musical, 'Burlesque', starring the magnificent Cher and ever so talented, Christina Aguilera.
Why does it resonate so deeply with me? Well, because each opportunity that life drops on our doorstep is only fresh for a while and needs to be plucked while it still has life. Everything in our physical realm is aging faster than we realise and opportunity sometimes only knocks once. We need to grab each opportunity to make a new friend, to share a compliment, to heed that amazing advice, to seize the moment and revel in the present, to write that letter, to say sorry, to love without limits, to live without fear and to enjoy every never-to-be-repeated second of this incredible journey.
How incredible that life is continuously renewing itself. Every new second is the beginning of the rest of our lives. Let's continue to die to our pasts every moment and choose to hold no regrets, but embrace fully the present moment, by observing our thought patterns and choosing only to focus on the positive and good in our lives.
May doubt and fear because of past failure be cast aside as we step over the threshold into the world of the brave. Let's take the opportunities that life offers us with both hands and run with them without looking back.
Let's focus on what lies in our grasp and not be distracted by what other people have or haven't got. Judging others on their journeys just has the effect of souring our experiences, causing them to pass their sell-by-date.
When we live bravely, taking risks, without judging failures as catastrophies, but rather wonderful opportunities to grow, our personalities deepen and move into closer alignment with our souls, our higher purpose.
I am so grateful that I used every opportunity to communicate and share with my dear Mom, who passed away two weeks ago. I embraced every opportunity to tell her how much I loved and appreciated her. I got to speak to her about her about her anguishes, her desires, her passions and her losses. We spent real, meaningful time together and I can honestly say as Mom is my witness, I have no regrets only incredibly happy memories which I have bubble wrapped with my soul for eternity.
Do you have any unfinished business? Is there someone you've been dying to befriend but haven't got the guts? What about guilt, shame, anger, forgiveness, compassion? Make the call! Write the letter!
Every new second is a fresh opportunity to step up to the plate and seize the opportunity life offers you to make right and live without regrets.
Here's to life whilst we've still got it!
Have an awesome week
love
Nicolette
Why does it resonate so deeply with me? Well, because each opportunity that life drops on our doorstep is only fresh for a while and needs to be plucked while it still has life. Everything in our physical realm is aging faster than we realise and opportunity sometimes only knocks once. We need to grab each opportunity to make a new friend, to share a compliment, to heed that amazing advice, to seize the moment and revel in the present, to write that letter, to say sorry, to love without limits, to live without fear and to enjoy every never-to-be-repeated second of this incredible journey.
How incredible that life is continuously renewing itself. Every new second is the beginning of the rest of our lives. Let's continue to die to our pasts every moment and choose to hold no regrets, but embrace fully the present moment, by observing our thought patterns and choosing only to focus on the positive and good in our lives.
May doubt and fear because of past failure be cast aside as we step over the threshold into the world of the brave. Let's take the opportunities that life offers us with both hands and run with them without looking back.
Let's focus on what lies in our grasp and not be distracted by what other people have or haven't got. Judging others on their journeys just has the effect of souring our experiences, causing them to pass their sell-by-date.
When we live bravely, taking risks, without judging failures as catastrophies, but rather wonderful opportunities to grow, our personalities deepen and move into closer alignment with our souls, our higher purpose.
I am so grateful that I used every opportunity to communicate and share with my dear Mom, who passed away two weeks ago. I embraced every opportunity to tell her how much I loved and appreciated her. I got to speak to her about her about her anguishes, her desires, her passions and her losses. We spent real, meaningful time together and I can honestly say as Mom is my witness, I have no regrets only incredibly happy memories which I have bubble wrapped with my soul for eternity.
Do you have any unfinished business? Is there someone you've been dying to befriend but haven't got the guts? What about guilt, shame, anger, forgiveness, compassion? Make the call! Write the letter!
Every new second is a fresh opportunity to step up to the plate and seize the opportunity life offers you to make right and live without regrets.
Here's to life whilst we've still got it!
Have an awesome week
love
Nicolette
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