Listen!

I awoke to Creator’s voice yesterday morning. It was a single word and the word was “Listen!” It was direct, unmistakeable and loud.

I decided to sit up and take note and used the day to play observer rather than doer. This is quite a contradiction for me because I am usually so busy plotting, planning, questioning, problem-solving, researching, reading and writing.  

So here’s what I had to do. First, I had to empty my expectations, my preconceptions, my history, my knowledge and my beliefs. Because as long as I held the beliefs that had got me to where I was, I would not be open to hearing that which fell outside of my programming and habitual practice. I literally had to become a blank page. I then had to become silent. I needed to be like an empty vessel waiting to be filled. I had to take on the role of observer. In this space I needed to place my ego to the side and I had to let go of any time constraints and have patience.

To listen is not to hear, but rather to give oneself over in complete surrender, allowing wisdom with grace and ease. In this process it is as if time ceases. You can only listen in a place of Spirit. As soon as ego pops in to visit, it becomes a contest of challenge and the pearls of wisdom become side-lined and fall to the floor, completely wasted.

 

And so it was that yesterday unfolded and the number of synchronicities was unbelieveable. I kept hearing the voices of others reinforcing the same few messages, “Listen”, “Patience” and “Balance” and I did.

My prayer for you is that you honour yourself, step aside from your ego, become like a blank page and surrender to the wisdom within. You’ll be amazed by what you learn.

Have a beautiful week

Love

Nicolette

WISDOM

Today I was searching for quotes of wisdom. All this doing and going is taking its toll on me.

Here’s the quote that spoke to me:

“If there were a little more silence, if we all kept       

 quiet...

 Maybe we could understand something.”

                                                 Federico Fellini

                    

So, today I decided to take some time out from the rat race, keep this blog short and spend some quality time with me. I remember my late Mom-in-law telling me that the best inventions were born out of boredom. So here’s to boredom and sitting in silence. Here’s to spending some alone time with me.

As Aristotle says: “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”                             

Have a great week!

Love

Nicolette

There are no BUTS in Forgiveness

Do you think you can forgive, but never forget?

Do you think you can forgive, but never condone someone’s behaviour?

 The minute you place that obstreperous word, ‘but’ in the sentence you cancel out everything that was said before it.

You either forgive 100% or you don’t. There are no buts in forgiveness. There is no judgement in forgiveness. That is why people the world over battle to let go of the past, forgive and move on.

As long as you derive a false sense of one upmanship out of the power play that accompanies being the one who dishes out the forgiveness, the one who keeps score by remembering the wrongs of the other, the contract is cancelled. You cannot hold power over someone and at the same time forgive them. That is giving with the one hand and taking it back with the other.

There is no ‘but’ and there is no ‘take’ in forgiveness, however there is ‘give’ in forgiveness.

Forgiveness is a gift. It is the gift of unconditional love, which means there is no judgement. There is no measuring or reciprocation. It is purely a gift.

When you forgive another, what you are actually doing is forgiving yourself. You are giving yourself love and that love is what enables you to detach from egoistic thought.  You forgive yourself all your past judgements, all criticism, all hatred and bitterness. You forgive yourself for causing yourself to suffer and play the victim.

Forgiveness is the ultimate gift to yourself.

Forgift yourself! It is the gift of love you give yourself.

 

Special love

Nicolette