A Day in the Life of Zane

24-1-12 New Beginnings...

2012-01-24T06:26:00.000+10:00

It has been a long time in coming but this year leads to the launch of my own personal website and blog... It is under construction at present and you can follow along from now as it develops and grows!!!

The address is:

www.fitzforlife.com

There will be a daily quote, tips and ideas in the areas of food, fun, fitness and freedom, along with regular blogs... You will also gain access to a new joint business venture with a wonderful friend, Alina, that is called "Body-Mind-Balance"...

I look forward to interacting with you more than ever this year!!

So saying goodbye for now to my first ever blog "A Day in the Life of Zane" and saying HELLO to a wonderful future!

QUOTE OF THE DAY: "When you are through changing, you are through. ~Bruce Barton"

Peace, Love & Light
Zane xx

7-10-11 Unexpected Surprises!

2011-10-07T22:26:00.000+10:00

I'll be quick tonight there is sooo much to be done! I am moving from Unit 4 to Unit 5 tomorrow and even though that doesn't require packing per sae it does require organising AND I had an interesting day!

‎QUOTE OF THE DAY - "Just when I think I have learned the way to live, life changes. ~Hugh Prather"

This morning I woke up - day two of my Bikram 30 day challenge - in a fabulous mood! Jumped out of bed bursting with energy got my gym gear on and hit the road!! *yahoo* I was thinking to myself how it is attitude that REALLY makes all the difference!

On Wednesday I was sooo worried that I wouldn't make it through this challenge, that I wouldn't have the discipline, that I might get tired, that in some way I would fail! Have you ever felt like that? But after day 1, filling myself up with amazing veggie food, doing a class that wasn't nearly as intense as I had somehow made it out to be in my mind and sleeping like a baby I remembered - this healthy active lifestyle is just a CHOICE! And the choice is really not that bad! Even if you haven't been on track for a while...

Anyway, I had that thought, accompanied by an amazing feeling of happiness and satisfaction with my life, I eased my foot off the accelerator to turn the corner onto the Storey Bridge and... wait for it.... my car STOPPED!!! At first I was confused! Huh? What is going on? BUT then I realised what had happened, I tried to restart it - it turned over and didn't catch! So AT 5:50am in the morning with 10 minutes to get to Yoga! I phoned a friend! *lol* The time didn't cross my mind, the car didn't cross my mind so much, all I had to do was make it work so I could get to yoga!

Long story short, I didn't make it! BUT later in the day when the friend I phoned shared with me her view of the morning, she said she was SURPRISED at how little I thought of the car, and the situation I was in stopped in the middle of the road, and how much I was concerned about keeping the commitment I had made to myself to do 30 classes in 30 days!

For me, it was a total blessing for the car to stop where it did, 15 seconds later and I would have been on the bridge with no exit strategy! *lol* As it was, I pushed the car around the corner and there "happened" to be an empty car park just WAITING and the walk back home was only 8 minutes! I was soo grateful that even an unexpected stop at 6am was so easy! AND I did manage to get to a Bikram class at 5:30pm so commitment kept.

It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you can do that you've forgotten about. ~Alan Ball, American Beauty, 1999

For me; I was surprised at the car taking a rest (ok for those negative nancy's out there - breaking down)... It was all planned out so nicely for the next few days! BUT even MORE surprised at how committed I was to sticking to my plan! Not for any other reason than I want to feel great, be healthy and have a tonne of energy (and I want to achieve the goal I set). I wasn't upset, stressed, angry, frustrated, it was simply all about finding a solution to do what needed to be done, asking myself, in this moment what is the next step? What is the positive in this situation? What a lovely experience that is!

LESSON OF THE DAY: The KEY to feeling focussed and not getting stressed is to have a big huge WHY! Why do you want to achieve the goal you set yourself, (whether it be food, fun, fitness, freedom or anything at all in life). What is it that will be different for you when you get there? If your WHY is strong and clear, you WILL stick to your goals even if challenges arise!

It's a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy. ~Lucille Ball

Then remember its not the "achieving" of the goal that makes you happy, it's the daily little actions, the steps you take, being in each moment and finding the best and most positive parts of it and being grateful for every single part of the experience!

What's your number one goal AND why do you want it? I'd love for you to share!

Peace, Love & Light

Zane xx

6-10-11 Healthy or Not?

2011-10-06T06:31:00.000+10:00

The best six doctors anywhere
And no one can deny it
Are sunshine, water, rest, and air
Exercise and diet.
These six will gladly you attend
If only you are willing
Your mind they'll ease
Your will they'll mend
And charge you not a shilling.
~Nursery rhyme quoted by Wayne Fields, What the River Knows, 1990

It's interesting to see HOW many different thoughts on what is healthy, what is right, what to do when it comes to food, exercise and mental wellbeing. The more I learn, the more I realise, there is more to know. The more I learn, the more I see the contradictions and how we can all get swept away by the fads, crazes and newest science!

Eat more protein, eat less protein, eat carbs, don't eat carbs, big breakfast, NO, small breakfast? The list goes on and on and that's just the subject of food - you know what i'm talking about, right? *omw*

As someone who wants to "preach what they practise" (in the nicest possible way) and create an amazing lifestyle centre and retreat that helps others achieve their mind, body and spirit goals I set myself a mission recently to share my journey with you!

I believe to build anything you need a good strong foundation. So tonight I unveil the first part of the journey! *drum roll* Step One: Foundation - To be bubbling over with energy, health, vitality, both physically and mentally - to have an overall sense of Wellbeing. (Without getting caught up in all the hubub of insanity that I mentioned above *yay*).

Where do you begin with a mission like that? Over the last few weeks I sat down and thought about the times when MY body felt best, was full of energy, happy and focussed, then I asked - what was I doing/eating/exercising/learning at these times. (I encourage you to take a few moments this week to ask yourself the same question - "When in my life did I feel best and what was I doing at that time?")

Want to know my answer? *deep breath* I feel best when I:

exercise daily
practice yoga
drink lots of water
eat 80% things that come from the ground
meditate
journal
practise personal development (reading/audio/coaching)
stay aware of my big picture goals
get enough sleep/rest & relaxation (two different things)!

Now the exact answer to this will VARY for nearly everyone, but what it boils down to is : "Keep it simple and listen to your body." Don't think about it in terms of when you where youngest or skinniest or sticking to the best "diet" or exercise plan, think about when you had the best "overall" wellness.

When you have your list, then ask yourself, which of those things am I currently doing at the moment?

Here's my first blog confession, I want to be able to say "Oh yes, I went from 96.6kg to 60.6kg lost 40kg and I am doing all that". On and off different parts of that list have been true but recently what I have really been doing was just enough to pull the wool over my own eyes (you can tell your pulling the wool over your own eyes if you don't wake up in the morning FULL of energy, when you have periods of boredom and sadness, when you get puffed walking up a flight of stairs or are avoiding half of the clothes in your cupboard because they don't quite fit right now). *lol* In truth, just between you and I - I have NEVER done ALL the things on that list at the same time consistently

Me at about 88kg (about 8kg under my heaviest)

When I was practising personal development I was eating crap and saying it was fine to enjoy myself. When I was focussing on goals I worked to hard, stayed up late and got stressed out. When I lost my weight my body was healthy, but my mind was obsessed with diets and scales and programs and measurements and well the list goes on but you get the drift.

‎QUOTE OF THE DAY - "Just because you're not sick doesn't mean you're healthy. ~Author Unknown"

Through the years it has been a constant pattern of one great wellness idea after another, but NOW it's time to do something different! I'm going to share with you a thirty day journey of loving myself into a routine of overall Wellbeing by learning to apply ALL of the things on my list at the same time with no set diets, no fads, no banned things, just the way I love to live, eat and exercise! It's my hope that my experiences and learning will help others who want to feel Fun, Fit, Fantastic and Fabulously energised with an amazing Zest for Life!

It's time to find ALL of my "ka" (Vital Spark). You are most welcome to join me. Who's onboard?

You can start with one thing at a time you can start with changing or focussing on a few things at a time, I've had a few weeks to get warmed up so here's what I commit to upfront:

Bikram Yoga 30 day challenge (day one today - COMPLETE)
Healthy Vegetarian Food Choices
3 L of water a day (minimum)
Daily Meditation
Daily Blogging
15 min Personal Development Reading/Audio
Weekly Goal Setting Session
Journal x5 a week

I'll tell you why I committed to that list as we go along AND I will post every day here, whether it be a photo or measurement, an activity list, a recipe or my whole days menu, an excerpt from a book I am reading or a website with great information, information facts, cheers, challenges and anything in between... Maybe a short post, maybe a long post, but definitely a post. Please feel free to share your progress too by commenting!

TIP OF THE DAY: A great tool to get started with making new habits and patterns in your life comes from Kiki-K, it's a little book called "21 Days to change a habit". You list what you want to add, change or work on, pick a reward and start ticking off the days! Easy as pie!

It's with great love that I share with you and look forward to hearing any ideas tips, tricks or tools that you use to get the most out of a healthy life!

Peace, Love & Light

Zane

20-9-11: "ka - giving your life a vital spark"

2011-09-20T23:06:00.002+10:00

The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to say.

~Anaïs Nin

Time to write, not just as on an off, not just occasionally and sporadically, but REALLY write. Time to write in a way that is has a cathartic affect on my soul and in a way that reaches others so they also reap this benefit...

Can I be honest though, I'm not sure how well I write, I mean "carthartic" is my newest big word, I have never been great with consistency and who actually will want to read all about the things that I am learning as I bounce from new idea to new idea in an ever growing circle of interests from Nutrition to Spirituality. BUT there is only one way to find out (and to improve). So here goes!

Let me begin by sharing some really important personal goals so you can see where i'm going with all of this. It is my one of my personal goals that in October Robert Bate will commence building the most amazing website (at least that I have ever had the pleasure of saying is for my business) which will incorporate a regular blog sharing new and exciting information on a regular basis. The site is planned to go live in December 2011 and will start out as the journey of my, actually let me correct that, to, umm, the journey of me. Me creating a new and wonderful business that is the big picture vision of my life.

So what is this vision? In a word - "ka"... "ka" is (according to wikipedia) part of the Ancient Egyptian concept of soul. The "ka" is the vital spark. In short it was the concept of vital essence, it was when the "ka" left the body that the person died. It was also believed that the "ka" was sustained through food and drink.

This is what it is my biggest life's goal to create, a lifestyle centre and retreat where you can give your life a special "vital spark"... When you visit, for an appointment, a class, a workshop, a day or a retreat you will have the option of learning about or participating in yoga, pilates, cooking classes & demonstrations, naturopathic services, acupuncture, massage, detoxification, goal setting, vision boards, life coaching, all in all a combination of topics that can open up your world to the benefits of longevity and wonderful health, both on a physical and spiritual level.

*wow* That sounds like a big task, right? And yet I feel like it is already happening, in my heart I know that this is my purpose and my life is blessed with the right people at the right time to make it so. I have enough faith in this, that today, I begin with a tiny baby step, of recording the journey here, so later it will affect many from all walks of life, planting the seed that there is another way to live a full and amazing life without feeling like you are being thrown from one stress to another.

QUOTE OF THE DAY:

"It is not enough to do things differently, you must do different things." ~ Stephen Covey

And together we will learn many different things to do! Welcome to the journey and to the first ever public introduction to a new business that you can be a part of - "ka - bringing vital spark to your life"...

I look forward to sharing the experience.

Peace, love & light
Kisane Appleby

aka
Zane xx

The Fun is in the Education and it creates Energy!

2011-09-08T23:37:00.000+10:00

First day of school

The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows. ~Sydney J. Harris

You are perceptual beings with different vantage points and — it does not matter how much information is given — you cannot see beyond the vibrational limits of where you are standing. You cannot live or see or experience outside of your own individual beliefs.

--- Abraham

decided to do astro charkra healing course

Desires and beliefs are just thoughts and thoughts. "Ask and it is given?" You ask through your wanting. You ask through your desire. That thing you call desire. That's the asking. You don't have to use your words. You just have to feel it in your being — that spark of desire. "I desire this. I want this. I adore this. I embrace this. I appreciate this. I..." That desire is the beginning of all attraction. The desire is what puts the eternalness in eternity.

--- Abraham

It's not who you are that holds you back, it's who you think you're not. ~Author Unknown

decided to finally put in my application for yoga teacher training!

Ok so I havent blogged in a while.. BUT watch this space for a regular re-appearance!!

xxx

10-7-11: It comes down too... :)

2011-07-10T21:07:00.000+10:00

The FISH!™ Principles

Play ~ Work made fun gets done! Play is not about games or toys; it is about your state of mind. Be creative in your problem solving. Encourage people to dare to dream. How can everyday tasks be made fun and challenging? Play energises you and the people around you. What does this mean in terms of productivity for your team? Any job can be boring if you make it boring. Note ~ this is not about throwing FISH!...

Make Their Day ~ Often when discussing the ‘make their day principle’, people complain about being too busy to stop and think about someone else. When thinking about this principle, remember to keep it simple. You might just start with smiling at someone you don’t know very well. Turn an everyday encounter into a pleasant experience for someone. Your kindness, patience and thoughtfulness will be returned. You might even enjoy making someone’s day! Think about a leader who has inspired you. For sure, they made someone’s day everyday! Look at grumpy people as a challenge. What will bring a smile to their face?

Be Present ~ Many of us need to practice this. With so many demands on our time, we often put ‘being present’ way down on the list of priorities. When was the last time you were completely in someone else’s moment? This principle means you are focused, listening and even empathising with someone. Not typing or making coffee at the same time. Do you have the ability to understand the private world of another person as if it were your own? Are you just going through the motions or are you present at work?

Choose Your Attitude ~ If you look for negativity you will be sure to find it. Empower yourself to respond to challenges and problems in a constructive and positive way. Celebrate success and sit back; you will see the energy this can bring to a workplace. How do you start your day? When you get dressed every morning, ‘put on’ your attitude. There are dozens of small things you can celebrate everyday. Where do you invest your energy? Attitudes are contagious. Is yours worth catching?

Peace, Love & Light
Zane xx

14-6-11: Oh yes it was exciting!!!

2011-06-15T15:55:00.000+10:00

Amazing day - pics on face book but I had to share this

QUOTE OF THE DAY: “All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become.” ~Buddha

before bed...

It is amazing what I am experiencing from "Knowing what I want" thinking and and "Imagining with emotions"!! These are the first two steps of Speed Manifesting from Lori Mitchell... You can see more here!

Peace, Love & Light
xx

14-6-11: A day filled with excitement..

2011-06-14T22:07:00.000+10:00

In Chicago, woken up, about to do yoga (am style), the journal three pages on unfiltered writing, go for a 30 min run and possibly listen to some personal development audio (Abraham-Hicks "The Astonishing Power of Emotions sounds wonderful")...

I LOVE VACATION!!!

QUOTE OF THE MORNING: ...the thoughtful excitement of lonely rambles, of gardening, and of other like occupations, where the mind has leisure to must during the healthful activity of the body, with the fresh and wakeful breezes blowing round it... ~Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare, Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers, 1827

Peace, Love & Light
Zane xx

13-6-11: Travel for the soul...

2011-06-14T13:22:00.000+10:00

I am pleased to announce that we are safely collected from the O'hare International Airport in Chicago and are tucked up in bed at Michelle's house..

It is official that I have an addiction to travel and flying and I feel the most confident and wonderful strutting knowingly through airports with my travel companions and carry on in tow! Ahhh the world is a wonderful, beautiful, amazing, gorgeous place.. Each country the same but different in a way that I can't yet describe any better than that (and after 30 hours of travel from when I left home to know when I get to sit on this bed I am not going to try further)...

So it is off to sleep for me now, but in my appreciation from the different perspectives travel gives me is the

QUOTE OF THE DAY: You haven't seen a tree until you've seen its shadow from the sky. ~Amelia Earhart

Peace, Love & light
Zane xx

12-6-11: In amazement I announce

2011-06-13T02:37:00.000+10:00

It's one sleep (if you can count 3 hours as one sleep) to go to flying to Chicago!! Who would have thought it possible on no $$...

Yet the I have asked, the universe has allowed and I am about to receive! *yay*

QUOTE OF THE DAY: Vacation: a period of travel and relaxation when you take twice the clothes and half the money you need. ~Author Unknown

Peace,love & light
Zane xxx

10-6-11: Unbelievable?!

2011-06-10T22:39:00.000+10:00

QUOTE OF THE DAY: "All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on." -Havelock Ellis

Hold on to your dreams, your pure desires, your passion, your love, your light for life! Let go of old limiting beliefs, let go of your mind, your ego, your connections to things that have past...

Each new day brings with it new experiences to learn from and to expand. With every expansion of your inner being, you must follow to find your joy...

Peace, Love & Light
Zane xx

9-6-11: Reach Beyond

2011-06-09T23:46:00.000+10:00

Sometimes it seems that the world gets SOO much, we feel suffocated with things going on, it all moving fast, we don't know where to go or what to do, trying to stay in control of all the little details...

BUT there is something BEYOND us, beyond "physical" that does all that and we just need to let go and FEEL what is the right thing to do!

The discipline that we would like you to exercise is to make a decision that nothing is more important than that you feel good, and that you are going to find thoughts that feel better. Your cork floating is the only thing that is worthy of discipline.

--- Abraham

QUOTE OF THE DAY: "The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched, they must be felt with the heart." -Helen Keller

I have been blessed this week with the opportunity to learn that to allow is to follow your heart and let go... STOP paddling upstream and let the river take you, that is the fastest way to what you dream of...

Peace, Love & light
Zane x

8-6-11: I am on Fire! lol

2011-06-08T23:15:00.000+10:00

Not literally of course, but I feel like my life is ablaze with amazing experiences, wonderful people, opportunities that are once in a lifetime and abuzz with crackling anticipation for more!

How is it that some people can go through life working their 9-5 job, waiting to get home to watch TV and numb their minds? There is SOOOO much out there - go take a peek..

STOP and look at a sunset the reds, pinks, yellow, oranges that set the whole sky on fire and the sun takes a bow at the close of the day...

PAUSE look up at the blue sky filled with fluffy white clouds and the burning orange orb that we can the sun!

BREATHE and NOTICE the colour and life and magic that surrounds us...

I recently read an e-book on my iPad called "Writing Your Way Home" and as I read I thought about the people in my closest circle of influence, I realised that I am BLESSED with people who are awake, alive, living, growing, their VALUES on their sleeves for all to see...

Yet I looked back at the past and at friends who have drifted away and noticed so many that are letting life slip by... If you are reading this - please, for YOU, look at your life and ASK - Is this what I really truly want? Does this make me happy? What beauty is around me? Is there a fire inside me? Is it bright and lighting the way for others, or is it a few embers that need to be re-kindled?

Without a doubt in my mind I KNOW that my path is to stir up some of those fires, to teach people HOW to fill themselves with a blazing desire for more.. More happiness, more joy, more learning, more growth, more Well-Being!!

I am BLESSED with such a path! What is your path?

QUOTES OF THE DAY:

The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire. ~Ferdinand Foch

Success isn't a result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire. ~Arnold H. Glasow

Peace, Love & Light
Zane
xxx

7-6-11: Blessed to Manifest...

2011-06-07T22:56:00.001+10:00

I am forever grateful for the universe and all that is within in. We can create and receive anything we set our hearts to...

Tonight I was blessed to attend a seminar by Lori Mitchell called "Business Beyond BeLIEfs"... Amazing - what an wonderful group of women, and what a wonderful facilitator who has so much to share and shares it freely. You can see more on Lori and her book "7 Steps to Speed Manifesting" HERE! And let me tell you - it is worth the click! Go now! ;)

Why are you still reading this? *lol*

QUOTE OF THE DAY: "Thoughts which are like unto themselves are drawn."

And you know - you just have to keep your awareness in what you are thinking... The answers are all around you! Look what Abraham left me today:

Complaining about anything holds you in the place of refusing to receive the things you've been asking for. Justifying about anything holds you in the place of refusing to let in the very things that you've been asking for. Blaming someone holds you in the place of refusing to let in the things that you've been asking for. Feeling guilty, feeling angry, it doesn't matter what you call it; it is a refusal, not a conscious one. You're asking; you can't help but ask. The Universe is yielding; it must yield. It's a big question, folks: why aren't you letting it in?

--- Abraham

I am abundant, I am blessed and I am joyful!!

Peace, love & Light
Zane xx

6-6-11: Weaving the tapestry of life...

2011-06-06T23:14:00.002+10:00

Isn't it amazing all of the choices we make, thoughts we have, things we experience.. It is a rich colourful tapestry of life that we live! And we can ALWAY learn, share and teach more...

QUOTE OF THE DAY: “It’s never too late to be what you might have been.” ~George Eliot

Peace, Love & Light
Zane xx

5-6-11 Neways!

2011-06-06T00:50:00.000+10:00

QUOTE OF THE DAY: "We can have more than what we've got, because we can become more than what we are."

Peace, Love & Light
Zane xx

4-6-11: Cooking for Life?

2011-06-04T23:37:00.000+10:00

Food is something I am passionate about! I teach cooking classes, cooking demonstrations, I talk about how to lose weight using food, how to have healthy relationship with food, I have followed soooo many food programs and have settled on the right one for me and I cook meals for others on this program and the business is just growing and growing!

I have been fat - I have been skinny I have lost a total of 38kg to get to and maintain my healthy weight!

One thing that has NEVER before been a part of my HEALTHY food programs is CHOCOLATE!! ;) It's always been the NAUGHTY food - I have tried to teach myself and others to be wary of banning foods and calling them BAD; it always seems to make us want them more...

BUT NOW - things are different!! There IS Healthy Chocolate!! I have known about it since 2008, but we didn't have easy access to it here in Australia NOW it is here and it is DELICIOUS and it is GOOD FOR YOU!

Check this out: Xocai Healthy Chocolate

Full of antioxidants, can help you lose weight, no dairy, no lactose, no fillers, no waxes, ahhhh well I could go on - but you go read in the mean time I have a NEWS FLASH:

I am soo excited about this chocolate that I have just been given the opportunity to fly to Chicago (NEXT WEEK) to learn more about it!! All I need to do is raise the $2250 to pay for the flight ticket (I need to fly out on 13 June), I am selling everything I don't need on ebay, I am putting it there to the universe (anyone feeling generous and wanting to make a donation is TOTALLY welcome to - i'll send you healthy chocolate)!! So watch this space for more delicious and nutritious information...

AND from now on you'll never have to worry about eating chocolate again!!

HOW EXCITING!!

QUOTE OF THE DAY: “We are indeed much more than what we eat, but what we eat can nevertheless help us to be much more than what we are.” –Adelle Davis

Peace, Love & Light
Zane xx

2-6-11: In amazement I finally ALLOW what I have been asking for...

2011-06-03T00:17:00.000+10:00

Ahhh, a sense of peace again at the thought that I am finally stepping far away from the trees to see the WHOLE forest! And what I see is amazing abundance, beauty, opportunity, experience, relationships, travel, creativity, health, growth, LIFE! All my values and so much more...

It is so important to touch base with WHO YOU REALLY ARE often.. What are your values, how does your current choices connect you to those values. Are your values still current or are they evolving?

I am blessed with a special person in my life that I can use as a sounding board and this last few days I have felt lost and confused, yet today when I went to "sound" off her - I realised everything is unfolding EXACTLY as it should! Step back, take a moment...

Deep Breaths - why is it that sometimes we need to tell someone else something so we can see it for ourselves?? Whatever the reason for that - I am grateful that it works!

You need to teach the lesson to learn it maybe? You need to SHARE the lesson to learn it more accurately...

QUOTE OF THE DAY: Your life is something opaque, not transparent, as long as you look at it in an ordinary human way. But if you hold it up against the light of Source's goodness, it shines and turns transparent, radiant and bright. And then you ask yourself in amazement: Is this really my own life I see before me? ~Albert Schweitzer

Peace, love & Light
Zane xx

Ps. - I am going to Chicago in 11 sleeps - nothing like a short notice challenge to come up with an airfare to experience and amazing opportunity!! xx

1-6-11: New ways...

2011-06-01T23:33:00.001+10:00

“When you’re finished changing, you’re finished.” ~Benjamin Franklin

All I can say is that life is interesting, amazing, wonderful and exciting, we must keep looking for new ways to experience and look at things! :)

Peace, Love & light
Zane xx

31-5-11: Creativity... Enough Said?

2011-06-01T00:17:00.004+10:00

QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Just as much as we see in others, we have in ourselves.” ~William Hazlitt

As I sit in the corner of my one bedroom flat, with my knees tucked up to my chin because my single mattress (that I call my bed) is on the floor and my "desk" happens to be an Ikea coffee table that friend bought me as a housewarming, my back begins to ache and you might be mistaken to think that things are not going well for me...

But you know what I am learning? They are going BETTER than ok, because this last 10 months have been an amazing journey towards a more spiritual path in life...

This may not be the traditional lap of luxury but you do not need ANY luxury to find amazing and beautiful things in life, you don't need a proper bed to see abundance all around you, you do not need ANYTHING physical at all to be happy and feel joy IF you let go and CHOOSE to be happy...

Which leads me to the part that I am stuck on right now, I have this deep longing urge to want to follow creativity, joy, passion, love for life BUT this urge seems to pull me away from the "normal" ways of earning money and living.

So once again you might be mistake to think that I don't want any physical things and I am totally happy in my barely furnished flat and in one aspect I am, but in another I feel a sadness that I DO want pretty furniture and matching household goods, the reason I feel sadness at this though is because it seems from what I have learnt that this longing for those things is what prevents me from having those things so quickly and easily...

It's like what I want are two TOTALLY contradictory things. I want to work at my leisure, to create share love, life and passion through Food, Fun, Fitness and Freedom, to be FREE to do what I want -when I want AND to have a place to do all that WHILST making lots of money so I can share it and enjoy even more of this beautiful world we live in through travel and experiences!

Now in my heart of hearts I KNOW there is a way here to do this, but the beliefs that I have learnt as I have grown and lived permeate my mind and I think deep inside I have an OLD belief that says I must work hard and long to get the things I enjoy... (I nearly wrote my soul in that last sentence, not "mind, but I realise now from Law of attraction and Wayne Dwyer that actually my soul is fine it's my monkey mind and ego that's leading me astray)!

OMW, how I would like to let go of these old beliefs and attachments and just BELIVE THAT I CAN TRUST MYSELF on this... Be free, create, share and grow!

I AM great at what I do so why can't I just do those things? Why must I think that to earn money I must come up with a regular steady plan? How many people make lots of money (and I want to go on a tangent here that it's not actually money I want, it's the freedom, to grow and study and learn and share and teach and travel and EXPERIENCE life to the fullest), WITHOUT having to put in long stressful days? How do long stressful days help us achieve what we are really here for?

It may sound like I am lazy and that I don't want to work - that is sooo far from the truth BUT ohhh so true, it's not that I want to do nothing but I want to do what I want to do, my heart, my soul, not what my mind thinks I should do!! :o

The excuse I give almost daily (even though I pretend to myself I am not saying this as I KNOW saying it only makes matters worse, but the proof is in the pudding) is that I don't have the MONEY. If I just had money I could have a retreat and then I could could cook and teach classes on, well, on every subject that has to do with FOOD, FUN, FITNESS & FREEDOM... I could continually invest that money into myself and others to keep growing and learning and having more to share!!!!

A vague thought of Stephen Covey in Seven Habits of Highly Effective People crosses my mind here when he talks about the "haves" and the "be's"...

Ahhhh, to the awareness that I am having RIGHT NOW as I type, this was NOT AT ALL what I was going to type about - it was to be about CREATIVITY and not thinking you are as good as others and maybe not being good enough to teach or share the things you know and THAT fear stopping me from getting started, but to my very BIG surprise I have just realised - I am not afraid of that at all! I KNOW without a shadow of a doubt that I can do this dream, that I have the skills, personality, ability to learn, ability to teach, share motivate, inspire (or light that fire in others), but I also realise now that I am not allowing this dream to come to fruition!!!

As I feel tears of frustration build up in myself I understand that I am not in alignment in some way with my goals, dreams and desires, and the BIGGEST problem I have is actually trying to figure it all out...
I KNOW the key, just do what feels good - STOP trying to figure it all out - that's not my job... Not in a dangerous crazy way, but do what feels good to your heart and makes you feel JOY!

It is my mission over this 12 week challenge to do exactly that!!! Personal development - GROWTH - is one of my core values, but I need to let GO of things and REALLY listen to my heart...

It sings when I run, when I look at the trees and sunshine and sunset and rainbows, it sings when I am teaching (and it doesn't even matter WHAT I am teaching), yet in some way I have let doubt creep in, not that I don't have the skills, just that I don't know how it will work or happen UNLESS I do the "normal" slave away job...

I want to be CREATIVE. In order to do so I am going to spend some time on letting life flow and letting go... There is no doubt in MY ability, the doubt is in the universe (and isn't that the most scary thing of all, because it is my thoughts that create my reality)...

Another BLINDING FLASH OF THE OBVIOUS: To share a thought that someone said to me the other day, "We ARE the UNIVERSE"... So in essence what I am saying, is I have self-doubt, here is a quote I found tonight:

The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt. ~Sylvia Plath

I am so blessed with the ability to type here and to let these things just flow from my fingers so I can hold an awareness of them, FEEL where I need to get my alignment and contemplate where I am headed...
As I just re-read this entry - I see the circle I have led myself around in as I have written, normally I would take the time to edit and change and try to summarise the point BUT INSTEAD - it is time to take some of my own advice from previous blogs, STOP & MEDITATE... The answer is right here and everything is happening as it should...
Peace, Love & Light

Zane xx

Ps. Here's another thought: My alphabet starts with this letter called yuzz. It's the letter I use to spell yuzz-a-ma-tuzz. You'll be sort of surprised what there is to be found once you go beyond 'Z' and start poking around! ~Dr. Seuss

AFTERWORD - *lol* I just signed this blog, posted and went to read a final quote & blog before bed - this is what I found - really now?? *giggle*

We want to speak about freedom: This is a Vibrational Universe. The only Source that flows is the Source of Well-Being. And, physical and Nonphysical, we are all free to allow that Well-Being to flow to us and through us or we can pinch it off. It is our call — every time...

--- Abraham

Oh and this is my daily blog: http://tinybuddha.com/blog/creative-types-how-to-stop-comparing-yourself-to-others/

30-5-11: Patience - it is all unfolding as it should...

2011-05-30T23:39:00.000+10:00

Sometimes we actually slow down the process to stop and have a tantrum that things aren't happening quite the way I want them too or as quickly as i'd like! YET if we just stayed focussed on the same path, unattached to our egos, but connected to our souls we would realise more than enough JOY daily in all the experiences we are having...

This week I spent a few days getting frustrated at the way thinsg where going seeing little things starting to go wrong everywhere in my plans, I kept looking at the little holes opening up and thinking NO NO NO NO! Yet it only took a second on AWARENESS to stop and step back a little to realise that in the BIG scheme of things all was well and all was going on in the amazing abundant way of the universe.. Exactly as it should... I was just forgetting to notice or worse forgetting to be thankful!

That doubt of the mind can creep in and tell us we are afraid, we are not who we think we are, we are not good enough, but our soul knows the truth, we already have everything we need and everything is wonderful. We are magnificent beings! Life is LOVE & JOY and we need nothing physical to make it so...

QUOTE OF THE DAY: “It’s not who you are that holds you back, it’s who you think you’re not.” ~Unknown

I am truly blessed in all that I am learning, knowing or is it remembering... BUt whichever it is an important KEY to remember is:

Every time you say, "I appreciate that. I really like that. I applaud that. I acknowledge the value in that." Every time you do that, you spend some of your Energy, and it is the spending of the Energy that creates a vacuum, so to speak, or an attraction, so to speak, that draws more and more and more and more.

--- Abraham

Peace, Love & Light
Zane
xx

24-5-11: Wealth that equals riches of another kind...

2011-05-24T22:46:00.000+10:00

You know it is soooo easy to get caught up in the physical routine of working harder and harder and harder to have enough money to enjoy life, yet in all this working I feel like we miss the point!!! The point I doscover over and over is to enjoy life, learn it's lessons, experience new things, be grateful for the world of endless abundance we live in and appreciate our surroundings and those that we interact with on every level...

The moment I forget to be grateful , forget to be thankful, forget to notice the little things that fall into line, so synchronistically, is the moment that I allow this overworking to begin...

When I STOP and LOOK I realise that EVERYTHING I ask for is answered in some way... Usually it was the asking that wasn't defined!! *lol*

The more I worry about where I am headed and how things will come, the worse things get and it seems a step forward and a step back... In all that stepping forward and back I have to say the universe does an amazing job of providing for me...

Be easy about this. Be playful about it. Don't work so hard at it. Let your dominant intent to be to feel good, and if you don't feel good, then let your dominant intent be to feel relief. Feel your way through it. If you think your way through it, you can get off on all kinds of tangents. If you feel your way through it, you can come quickly to your Core Energy, and when you do that only good can then flow to you.
--- Abraham

Today, I had a meltdown about how it wasn't happening and stated clear as day - WHAT IS THE POINT??? Yet just a few hours later with all the negative emotions swept away (actually I did stop to wonder if it was entirely possible to go through ALL of the emotions in the emotional guidance scale in a period of just an hour, then I remembered anything at all is possible if we let it be so), I was finding a veritable list of things that had been going to plan, working out, manifesting, falling into line this last few days even though I haven't been feeling connected to things...

I was to busy spending my time feeling overwhelmed and worried to realise that everything was happening exactly as I had asked for it to happen. (Makes me think though I should spend FAR more time on the defining of what I want to happen though *lol*).

A reminder of the very important fact that we should stay on top of our journalling, our positive personal development routines, goal setting, for me the habits of; picking a quote to muse on for the day, a word to blog about that seems to stand out in the events of my day, the few moments to list in my journal the things I am grateful for or the experiences I am having and the little bit of time it takes to play some law of attraction games like spending money in my vibrational bank account, pouring over the wishing papers (junk mail to those that don't believe that anything is possible) or listing things in my book of positive aspects.... These things only take an hour or so from my day, but when I start making the excuse that there is not TIME (oh yes it is ALWAYS an excuse) for doing them, is when I start falling from joy into fear!

As Zig Ziglar has said:
"People often say to me that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing...that's why we recommend it daily."

We must motivate ourselves to remain in tune with our source, our inner being, god, whatever you call that which is the part of us that is non physical... And it is so easy, so enjoyable, so rewarding to do, yet for some reason in my life it is the first thing that I let go of when my "monkey mind" starts chattering!!

I remember that when I do the little things to balance the mind and the spirit I am RICH in a way that cannot be bought with money...

QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The real measure of your wealth is how much you’d be worth if you lost all your money.” ~Unknown

And if realising all that wasn't enough, my favourite blogs article today:

"9 Ways to Need Less Money: Stress less Enjoy More"

Once again - what more can I say?

Peace, Love & Light
Zane xx

19-5-11: What is RIGHT?

2011-05-19T23:52:00.000+10:00

Ahh so many choices! *lol* SLOW down, listen and then decide what is "right" is what I would have said - the I read...

QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Being right is highly overrated. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.” ~ Unknown

*lol* being RIGHT is NOT the way after all, as there is not just one way to get to where you want to be... Interesting?!!

Though the joureny I need to be on - MUST be in balance for me to be able to enjoy it and that is the KEY! Knowing that the journey is the joy not where you are headed!!

Peace, Love &Light
Zane xx

18-5-11: Am I letting go of the right things!

2011-05-18T21:43:00.000+10:00

Ahhh, here I go again... So quickly I begin to cling to things when I feel that they are RIGHT - it's like I have on my head this old pattern that I keep replaying that says there is only one path for me to follow that will bring happiness and that I must search it out and when I find it I must SEIZE it with all my might and never let it slip from my grasp!!!

Then not long after that I find myself once again overcommitted, overwhelmed and starting to feel UNHAPPY!! All I want is happiness and I even KNOW that Happiness is the Journey not the destination, but it seems that my old pattern sneaks in every time I realise this again and feel an abundance of joy...

Hope fills my heart that now I have recognised it in this way, that I can let go altogether of the old movie, the old beliefs... The old EXCUSES!!

In my reading today I picked up a few new affirmations that will be forefront for me over the next weeks... Shall I share?

My beliefs can change my physical world...
Beliefs can override DNA
I intend to keep my beliefs uppermost. I refuse to blame anything in my material world for ANY deficiencies in my life...

I love the fact that this is now more and more rooted in science as well.. Does that mean I have not enough faith? I don't know.. BUT either way I truly believe in all my deepest of hearts, that we do control our own destiny and it is not WHAT we are saying and acting, it is what we are vibrating or feeling that is what we manifest...

It is a definite then that I vibrate on the right level to get my questions answered... I have asked to find a way to get back to my inner joy, to achieve my deepest desires, a way to feel relief, a way to sharpen the saw and a way to let go of old unwanted patterns and beliefs. Look what came to me in my links tonight:

There is the potential for relief (feeling better) indefinitely. In other words, we do not know of any ending point to the amount of clarity, and adventure, and joy, and Well-Being—it is an unlimited thing.

--- Abraham

Abraham is not about guiding anyone toward or away from anything. We want you to make all of your decisions about your desire. You have that right. You should be able to do that. Our only desire is that you discover the way to achieve your desires.

--- Abraham

Just do your best to keep yourself in balance. One of the first things that causes Energy misalignment, is asking or demanding too much of yourself in terms of time and effort. In other words, you just cannot burn the candle at both ends, so that you are physically tired, and then expect yourself to have a cheerful attitude. So, the rule of thumb has to be: "I'm going to be very, very, very happy, and then do everything I have time to do after that."

--- Abraham

It doesn't matter what anybody else is doing with their vibration, it only matters what you are doing. You cannot desire something—and notice that it isn't coming—without offering two contradictory vibrations that won't let it come.

--- Abraham

The article on my favourite blog was called: How to stop obsessing over things you want!

Here is a teeny bit from there:

So how can we can loosen our grip, and escape the trap?

1. Recognize when you are clinging.

2. Be open to the idea that you might get what you need, not what you want.

3. Take a step back.

4. Get support.

My thoughts on this:

1. RECOGNISED
2. OPEN
3. WORKING ON IT
4. BOOKED IN TOMORROW FOR A MENTOR SESSION FROM A ROLE MODEL

Ahhh, feeling better and better!!!

So the quote of the day:
“You only lose what you cling to.” ~Buddha

Let life be a deep let go.... Ahhh good call...

Peace, Love & Light
Zane xx

17-5-11 Mindful? Connected or Attached!

2011-05-17T22:10:00.000+10:00

I adore it when the universe supplies answers to my cries for guidance! What I love even more than the answers are the moments when I realise that they are ALWAYS there when I need them but that I need to be open to them!!

A few weeks ago I felt so connected to myself, to my path, to my potential and yet not so long has passed and I feel like I was starting to play the old painful movie of my life... Blame creeping in, fear sneaking up, excuses flowing easily, strong negative emotions overcoming the balance I had been finding... How does this happen so fast???

Still trying to hear the answers I am asking for I am reading (as mentioned already I think) "Excuses Begone" and as I have listened it has come to me more than once, that what I have stopped making time for is meditation, slowing down... I have had this thought, that I should meditate more, attend my chanting classes, be more mindful, attend more yoga, yet I have made NO EFFORT to atually do those things - YET I have continued to ask - WHY oh WHY do I feel so out of touch! *blush*

So tonight when I decided that I simply must, blog, quote and journal, I went to my automatic group of bookmarks my favourite sites of Abraham-Hick and Tiny Buddah lined up ANSWER after ANSWER of what I needed to not just know or hear but PRACTICE!!

Blog 1: 7 Healthy Ways to Deal with Incessant Worrying
Blog 2: 7 Obstacles to Mindfulness & How to Overcome Them
Blog 3: Discovering your Purpose and Reaching Your Potential

Followed by this comment from Abraham:

Just do your best to keep yourself in balance. One of the first things that causes Energy misalignment, is asking or demanding too much of yourself in terms of time and effort. In other words, you just cannot burn the candle at both ends, so that you are physically tired, and then expect yourself to have a cheerful attitude. So, the rule of thumb has to be: "I'm going to be very, very, very happy, and then do everything I have time to do after that."

--- Abraham

And just in case I missed the message a picture of a very dear friend of mine on facebook (I know I know doesn't sound like the spiritual mecca I am raving about but still a connection to so many wonderful overseas friends) in an amazing yoga posture that drew out a longing in me to do more..

There is a key here - attachment - be LESS attached to "THINGS" to "GOALS" and let it all flow... As has been said before - I think recently - "Try not to force anything - let life be a deep let go". Ahhh the lesson again.. I love how you keep getting it until you learn it!

Less worry, back to my toothbrush list - it truly does contain all the steps I need to stay conected and yet not attached! Connection to my inner being, the bigger part of me, god, life force, source, whatever you choose to call it rather that attachment to ego, to things, to this PHYSICAL world we call "REALITY"...

All in all we create our reality, so time to create so joy and love in my heart, then see what it manifests!

Peace, Love & Light
Zane xx

PS> Here are some excerpts from the blogs that I cannot resist sharing!

Blog 1:

Worry displaces. You become ungrounded. With your mind constantly in the future, it is difficult to be present. You lose the capacity to experience life in the here and now. With worry, you deny yourself the opportunity of living your moments in freedom.
Worrying causes you to leak energy. You feel low. You are more apt to complain about things and compare yourself with others, and you’re less likely to be rational. Excessive worrying can cause you to stifle your dreams.
1. Work it off.
2. Address your fears.
3. Meditate.
4. Stay hydrated.
5. Change your perspective.
6. Relax.
7. Seek help.
The best way find relief from constant worrying is to learn to let go. Worrying does not bring you any closer to solving problems. In fact, it only makes it more difficult to find clarity.

Blog 2:

I’ve been through a lot of challenges, such as going through brief spurts of depression. I’ve felt like I wasn’t good enough, and that life wouldn’t work out the way I wanted it to.
In every one of these cases I let my thoughts run wild. I started focusing on the negative instead of on the positive, and I think many people have the same tendency.
So there have been both ups and downs, but in the end they have all been there for a reason. And with each “bad period,” I’ve learned more and more about myself.
I’ve learned more about what works and what doesn’t, and they have all been blessings in disguise.
1. Mindfulness takes ongoing effort.
2. There will always be distractions.
3. Progress doesn’t always come quickly.
4. You may want to give up.
5. Your goals may challenge your mindfulness.
6. You might forget that the journey is the destination.
7. Sometimes you’ll want to be anywhere but in the now.

Blog 3:

We must understand that our whispering instincts and subtle longings can create a surplus of love and passion if we learn to listen to them.

We must recognize the things, people, and situations that rob us of our ability to do more and invest more.
We must give ourselves permission to let go—to release the people and things that hold us back and cloud our minds, hearts, and souls with inefficient thoughts, behaviors, and energies.
And we must instead embrace self-love, wisdom, hope, passion, beauty, creativity, and simplicity so that we may determine our true capacity and live life to the fullest.
Happiness results when an understanding of intention and design meets a commitment to living out that purpose.
I have no doubt that I can continue to make my mark on this world if I continue to follow my intuition and passions. We are all in the midst of a journey, and it is never too late to turn around, re-calculate, and pursue what you believe to be your destiny.
So I ask you: Are you limiting yourself or operating at full capacity? If not, where does your heart lead you, and what steps can you take today to start heading there?

15-5-11: Whose Lesson to teach - or learn??

2011-05-15T23:03:00.002+10:00

I have discovered lately that even though I am far from perfect myself, I seem to think i have all the answers for a friend in need. One in particular seems always to be at the end of my stick of this is the "RIGHT" ways... I don't know how it got like this but it seems harder and harder to stop telling her what to do to get through... Yet what I am discovering is that the more I tell her the RIGHT path, the further away from my RIGHT path I feel... How do you STOP helping, when you really do want the best for someone??

9. Stop trying to make them live as you think they should…How others live is not for us to control, but to learn from. ~ Crystal Sverdsten

Well as usual if you are looking the universe always provides an answer (though whether we hear it or not is another question)! Just found this article (the whole title might have led me astray in thinking it had an answer, but luckily, the quote drew me in) that gave me a bit more insight, now it's time to marinate on what I have read and try and define a better way for me AND my friend to communicate!

HOW TO HELP SOMEONE...

QUOTE OF THE DAY: “We work on ourselves in order to help others, but also we help others in order to work on ourselves.” ~Pema Chodron

The quote has really made me remember an analogy I heard that when we feel inclined to teach something to someone, it is usually a mirror for what we need to learn!!!

Put nicely in the article above:

4. Examine your attachment to their choices. Their challenges and choices are their life lessons, not yours. Is your wanting to help them saying something about you that you need to learn? ~Susan McCourt

Oh oh oh so true in this case. I need to learn to "try not to force anything - let life be a deep let go!" Life is not meant to be hard and it is only as hard as we believe it to be. The energy we put out is what creates our environment/reality, change the energy which I know in my heart comes from my thoughts and my beliefs and you will change your reality...

ANOTHER THOUGHT ON THIS:

Because others cannot vibrate in your experience, they cannot affect the outcome of your experience. They can hold their opinions, but unless their opinion affects your opinion, their opinion matters not at all. A million people could be pushing against you and it would not negatively affect you unless you push back. That million people pushing against you are affecting their millions of vibrations. They are affecting what happens in their experience. They are affecting their point of attraction, but it does not affect you unless you push against them.

--- Abraham

My learning today, own my own stuff and look for the love and light that I know I can tap into when I stop being distracted about things that really are not my concerns, both in my life (the 80% 20% rule always applies, you don't have to DO everything to get EVERYTHING you want in life) and in others lives...

OR put another way: 14. How do we know, when we’re in our own little egos, that that person isn’t already doing their work? Sometimes, “helping” someone, means leaving them alone…sometimes, you help just by being yourself and healing your stuff so that others can see the change and know that it’s possible. The best way I’ve found to help others is to try and be as authentic as I possibly can. The rest, well, is just none of my business. ~Amy Scott

Get out of my ego and be my authentic true self... hmmm....

Been missing THIS, the writing the quotes, the blogging, the sharing, the learning!! There is much to learn...

BOOK OF THE DAY: Wayne Dwyer's "Excuses Begone"

There is the potential for relief (feeling better) indefinitely. In other words, we do not know of any ending point to the amount of clarity, and adventure, and joy, and Well-Being—it is an unlimited thing.

--- Abraham

For now, time for rest, rejuvenation & releif!

Peace, Love & Light
Zane xx

PS> Everything exists for joy. There is not one other reason for life than joy. We've got nothing to prove to anyone, because nobody other than All-That-Is is watching. In other words, we're not trying to get brownie points from some other galaxy. We're not trying to get someplace else; we're not trying to get it done, because there is no ending—we cannot get it done. Everything exists for the purpose of joy in the moment.

--- Abraham

5-5-11: New Experiences - New life

2011-05-05T23:23:00.001+10:00

Quote of the day: Man's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions. ~Oliver Wendell Holmes

Peace, Love & Light
Zane xxx

4-5-11: Ikea haven...

2011-05-04T22:42:00.000+10:00

I have moved to the CITY! *yay* To a gorgeous little one bedroom flat with 9' ceilings and a brand new kitchen and bathroom. Fresh paint. New carpet. As my friend Paul said the other day; "it smells like a new house"! And that it does...

After living on a cruise ship for three years, it feels like a MANSION not a flat to me BUT since I love my little comforts in life, I am quickly becoming addicted to Ikea and all the amazing space saving ideas there... Especially since I have the HEIGHT of the ceiling to make it seem so spacious in here!

Today I went off to BUNKERS at Springwood and checked out a new bed - this is the FUNNEST part - I am getting a BUNK bed - actually officially it's called a loft bed, it's a double bed that is 188cm high with no bottom bunk so you can put a desk or shelves or in this case a couch (ok a Day Bed with storage) underneath it!!!

Ohhh I am loving the process of making my little space a home, picking and choosing all the right bits and bobs.. I have a theme, white furniture mostly, with a few black-brown feature pieces and red highlights in rugs and candles and vases and red legs on my desk! *yay* The feel is thai buddah meets modern living..

Nothing better than fresh white, dark red, black-brown and a touch of silver here and there!!! Can't wait to put up picks for all to see... Just hang in there peeps and I will share all!!

Until then though - Ikea and I - we are gonna be GOOD friends...

QUOTE OF THE DAY: Whoever said money can't buy happiness simply didn't know where to go shopping. ~Bo Derek

Peace, Love & Light
Zane xx

3-5-11: How much are you worth?

2011-05-03T23:39:00.001+10:00

I feel like my life is PRICELESS... I can create anything I set my mind to and I am able to to enjoy everything I create...

Isn't it nice to think though that we can leave a legacy that is so much more than $...

QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The real measure of your wealth is how much you’d be worth if you lost all your money.” ~Unknown

Peace, Love & Light
zane xxx

2-5-11: Love Chocolate...

2011-05-02T20:48:00.000+10:00

People there is nothing better than delicious tasty yummy chocolate - do you know what I am saying?! MMM, put a piece in your mouth and suck on it's creamy velvety texture... mmmm....

BUT if you know what I am saying you'd be as frustrated as I used to be about the fact that it makes you fat if you eat it every day, is no good for you, full of sugar and binders/fillers (and that barely touches the surface)... :(

Soooooooooo...

GUESS WHAT - I found the MOST DELICIOUS chocolate in the world, that is sugar free, dairy free, caffeine free, can help you LOSE weight and has a list longer than my arm of other benefits...
Anyone feel like a piece of healthy chocolate???

I am soooo excited.. Learning more as we speak...

QUOTE OF THE DAY: Forget love - I'd rather fall in chocolate! ~Sandra J. Dykes

Peace, Love & Light
Zane xxx

1-5-11: Action - speaks louder than words...

2011-05-02T00:14:00.001+10:00

All I can say is - I have a lot of stuff...

QUOTE OF THE DAY: Never mistake motion for action. ~Ernest Hemingway

Peace, Love & Light

Zane xx

29-4-11: 19 hour day - BUT I am MOVED! ;)

2011-04-30T01:53:00.000+10:00

All in all - it's just a day for a quote and time to pass out! *lol* but *yay*

QUOTE OF THE DAY: "When you're finished changing, you're finished." -Benjamin Franklin

Will tell you all about my awesome little flat tomorrow..

Peace, Love & Light
Zane

28-4-11: Life is connected!!!

2011-04-29T00:06:00.000+10:00

More and more pieces of the puzzle fall into place!

I am finding people in my life are becoming BIG players in my HUGE dreams!

I am so blessed...

QUOTE OF THE DAY: A good friend is a connection to life - a tie to the past, a road to the future, the key to sanity in a totally insane world. ~Lois Wyse

Peace, Love & Light
Zane xxx

27-4-11: I see a rainbow...

2011-04-27T21:13:00.001+10:00

Whenever I need a reminder to have faith, all I have to do is ask! Today I saw that rainbow in the grey clouds and remembered how lucky and happy I am..

I am also understanding that CLUTTER in your space REALLY can hinder your mind.. Cluttered home, cluttered mind! Only 2 more sleeps until I can have a fresh space.. I know you have to learn to be happy in the situation that you are in first and I can be, but it is true that I would like to feel more sorted and I think the room will make a HUGE difference... OMW! It's here!!

It is also a constant reminder lately that if you don't want something in your life - DON'T PUSH against it!! *lol* The more you think about NOT WANTING it - the more it manifests!! *lol*

Am I speaking in riddles? Probably, I would love to wrote more again like I used to and in the next week or so I will.. I am making the time right now...

All in all today:

QUOTE OF THE DAY:

“Life is like a rainbow. You need both the sun and the rain to make its colors appear.”

My life is a balance of both! BUT mostly sunshine & rainbows!!

Peace, Love & Light
Zane xxx

PS> You can be happy or sad, it doesn't matter. You get to choose. You can go this way or that way. You get to choose. Figure it all out as you go. There's not one right path. There are many right paths. Do anything you can do -- which means think it or speak it or do it -- that makes you feel a little better.

--- Abraham

*hehehe* the answers are everywhere!!

26-4-11: A Surprise Birthday celebration for me...

2011-04-26T22:33:00.000+10:00

So I've decided that I would like to go to Louise Hay Seminar the weekend of my 35th birthday.. If you would like to join me - the more the merrier!!! I would love to have some like minded people come meet me...

Details for Louise Hay - HERE

Details for Flights with Virgin - HERE (AM 29/7/11: DJ920 PM 1/8/11: DJ933)

Possible Accommodation - HERE & HERE (First one is a very very NICE place but no free internet hmmmm, though buy two nights and get one free is a GREAT idea)!!!

I'm going to fly down first thing Friday morning and then fly back last thing Monday night... I think the list so far is:

ME
Rachel Tomkinson

SOOOO people, who else is coming!!! I will keep this list updated as we go!!

QUOTE OF THE DAY: When asked what gift he wanted for his birthday, the yogi replied: "I wish no gifts, only presence." ~Author Unknown

Adding your presence to a special weekend?

I love planing! :) Any ideas to add?

Peace, love & light

Zane xx

25-4-11: Unfolding...

2011-04-25T21:20:00.000+10:00

QUOTE OF THE DAY: What true patience is, is knowing that you want it and knowing that it's coming and actually enjoying the unfolding along the way. Understand that you never get it done. So you might as well be patient. You never get it done, because every time you want and receive, you also receive a new perspective from which to want. Life is a constant unfolding of new desires and then a constant alignment to those desires.

--- Abraham

Ohhh sooo much truth in that one! I have to keep reminding myself, I get into the groove, get all happy with where I am, excited about where I am going, things start manifesting, unfolding, appearing and then I get all caught up in the action part again and start feeling overwhelmed...

Slow is fast, fast is slow, is a quote I have heard before and I think it must be true... When I slow down and do so much less I get so much more done and have a blast doing it...

I guess I have got so caught up because it feels so CLOSE to a few things i really want, like a place all of my own... BUT I must keep remembering happiness is the journey not the destination...

And to tell you the truth I LOVE, ADORE, find joy in all the little things I do, running, listening to pd, collecting the wishing papers and cutting out things I want to get one day, journalling, yoga, these things are the BIG things when it comes down to it...

You know what else I adore when you consciously notice things in life lining up for you... Yesterday I blogged about butterflies, oh was that yesterday or a few days ago, either way, TODAY this was on 1000 AWESOME THINGS...

~AWESOME~

*hehehe* I love butterflies! (Tummy ones as well as real ones)... Ohh and I love rainbows.. I think I would like to see a big beautiful rainbow tomorrow... YES pls...

Off to bed peoples I have cooked over 80 meals this weekend and it is time to pass out... Going a bit loopy...

Peace love & light
Zane xx

24-4-11: Beginning...

2011-04-24T22:28:00.000+10:00

I am truly excited to be beginning a new phase of my life, business launch on a new level, moving to the city, growing in so many new ways with regards to personal development... The world is my oyster...

Today I spent a few hours just wandering the streets of New Farm and enjoying the beginning of city life! Pure Pleasure...

QUOTE OF THE DAY: "Peace of mind is not the absence of conflict from life, but the ability to cope with it." -Unknown

Peace , Love & Light
Zane xx

23-4-11: Harmony with YOURSELF...

2011-04-24T08:42:00.000+10:00

Only you know what it right for you. Only you can say how YOU feel. Only you can make yourself happy. Only you can make yourself sad. You are responsible for every little happiness, every little sadness, every emotion, every experience, every event in your life is created by you. It is how YOU unravel it all and interpret it all that gives you the feeling that comes with it...

YOU are TOTALLY responsible for making you SMILE (or frown)...

I know this seems weird but as I was typing this I just LEARNT it, I have been having some tension lately with a friend and where I am living and even though I am SAYING all the above to my friend, I keep blaming other people for the way I am feeling about living here... It's no TERRIBLE by any means, my life truly is a wonderment of amazing, positive, joyous experiences and manifestations right now...

BUT as I just wrote that I realised, it is ALL me... "No-one can make you feel unhappy without your consent" is a good old Eleanor Roosevelt quote that I have used before I am sure...

Though the truth is no-one can make you feel HAPPY without your consent either... And if you aren't ready to yield and BE happy - no matter what any one tries to do say or give you - you simply won't be... You can be happy in 99.9% of your life and still have one little corner of you that you won't give in to and then it may seem easy to say well I am 99.9% happy so this 0.1% MUST be someone else's doing, it is easy to pull the wool over your own eyes when it seems like you are on the right path, but if there is any negative AT ALL, it is STILL you!

Isn't that exciting!! That makes it sooooo EASY to fix it doesn't it... You are in total control about how you feel and you can choose to change it in ANY moment!! If it doesn't feel good stop telling the story RIGHT NOW. Don't re-live it any more! It's ok to notice what you are feeling, but you don't have to analyse it, pick it apart, tell every-one, figure out why it's all happening the way it is, tell every-one again; just feel it, realise it, let the feeling flow through you and then keep moving forward.

There is never much need to tell the story of WHAT happened. it 's better to look at HOW that what happened made you feel and then simply begin to reach for the better feeling thought until you release the negative altogether.

Here is the better feeling thought about what I am experiencing: I live in a space with 4 other people, they are all differeent. It is ok for people to be different. Just because I have strong beleifs that doesn't mean THEY have to beleive the same thing. Just because our beleifs are different that doesnt make them wrong. It is nice to lear through contrast about different things and people. I can still be happy even though we are different. This place is only temporary. I am moving this week. I have a new space to go to. I have learned something from being in this space and I can never unlearn it. If I make a good feeling in the space I am in now I will tke that good feeling to my new space, no matter what happens there. I am excited that I have a week to perefct this positive good energy in space with other people. I am blessed to be having this experience...

Ahh see, I feel much better now!! AND I am moving next weekend to my new little space and I am soooooooo EXCITED about it.. I am nearly jump out of my skin at the thought of decorating it and growing it!!! *yay*

My life is wonderful...

I think that this process is the process of:

QUOTE OF THE DAY: Nerves and butterflies are fine - they're a physical sign that you're mentally ready and eager. You have to get the butterflies to fly in formation, that's the trick. ~Steve Bull

I feel HARMONY with myself and my situation again! *yay*

Overwhelment is about you not being up to speed with what you told the Universe that you want. The Universe is yielding to you. You're just not ready to receive it right now.

--- Abraham

I am SOOO ready to receive! *lol*

Peace, love & light!
Zane xx

22-4-11: I took a Gamble!

2011-04-22T22:17:00.000+10:00

And it's well worth it! You know those healthy risks where you lay it all on the line and say I am GOING to do this! I am going to change my life, my direction and follow my heart to it's passion...

*woohoo* PEOPLE! Life is an amazing thing.. Live it to it's fullest!!

We can sit back and complain that the time is not right, everything is not perfect, we don't know how it will or can happen, there isn't enough money, if I just had this sorted THEN I could do that etc etc etc. But really it's all rationalisation...

Think of it like this; to RATIONALISE is to tell yourself RATIONAL LIES!

QUOTE OF THE DAY: We play the hands of cards life gives us, and the worst hands can make the BEST players...

Play the game of life... AND enjoy every moment.

Peace, Love & Light
Z xx

PS. A Note from Abraham: Your action has nothing to do with your abundance! Your abundance is a response to your vibration. Of course, your belief is part of your vibration. So if you believe that action is part of what brings your abundance, then you've got to unravel that.

--- Abraham

21-4-11: Meditate on it...

2011-04-21T22:58:00.000+10:00

QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Meditation brings wisdom; lack of mediation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what hold you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom.”

How ever you do it - take a minute to stop the mind and let your feelings flow, listen to what your body is telling you - there are so many answers we ignore...

Chanting is meditation for me... Oh so lovely in the warm sun to release all resistance and find yourself in pure joy...

Been listening to Krishna Das - Pilgrim heart.. Ahh peace...

Peace, Love & Light to you my friends...

Z xx

20-4-11: Be spontaneous in your thoughts and follow with your actions...

2011-04-20T22:32:00.000+10:00

All I can say people - is REACH FOR THE BETTER FEELING THOUGHT!!!

It sounds so simple yet with constant mindfulness towards this you see results FLOWING immediately... I feel like I am living my dreams, my dreams and my life are merging into one!!!

Life is magical. I am blessed...

Ten things to be thankful for:

The free country we live in
The ability to turn our ideas into business
The chance to help others achieve their goals
Sunshine
Rainbows
Technology
My cute little Tweety car
My ability to manifest my dreams
BRAND new rental properties
Ikea!!

Random, but that was what came without much thought! *lol* I love that game!!

I got asked today to be a motivational speaker at a year 10 Leadership conference... I cannot express the joy I felt that I was asked and the chance I will have to help inspire and motivate young women to achieve their goals, to set their values high and never compromise themselves...

I love my life...

QUOTE OF THE DAY: Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler. Henry David Thoreau

Peace, Love & Light

Zane

19-4-11: I visualised and now it is...

2011-04-19T20:29:00.000+10:00

QUOTE OF THE DAY: "True success is reaching your potential WITHOUT compromising your values!"

I did it - I visualised exactly what I wanted to do with my life, how I wanted to be, where I wanted to go and then I started making little steps that way. It's the 80/20 rule with me doing 20% and the universe throwing the other 80% my way...

The ONLY way it works though is if you truly visualise with the emotion of having already achieved!!!

I am MORE than EXCITED! 24 meals sold in day one and soooooo many more to follow...

I am really reaching my potential BUT better than that, I am discovering NEW potential, things that I didn't even imagine just a few years back that I could or would be able to do!!

What are you visualising?! I promise it's worth it!!

Peace, love & Light
Zane xx

18-4-11: Grief for relief...

2011-04-18T23:59:00.001+10:00

WORD OF THE DAY - Grief... (this is one that I am still discovering, not grief as in a negative emotion but grief and loss as in the process of life, for every decision you make towards something you lose a connection to something else)...

QUOTE OF THE DAY: Giving up doesn't always mean you are weak; sometimes it means that you are strong enough to let go. ~Author Unknown

Well I know without doubt that I have used this quote before, but I realised today that there is a process of grief that HAS to happen before you can fully let go of things, experiences and people in your past... You can love with all that you have and if it ends that's good it means that you have found contrast and are more clearly knowing what you are looking for, BUT there is still a real process of letting go that needs to happen...

I always thought of grief as a BAD thing, sadness, misery, unhappiness, but today I discovered that some tears are just that, tears of loss and when they have finished flowing through you, you feel like your soul has been cleansed and you can move forward.. BUT if you hold those tears back, squash them down inside, feel that we should push them away or as I heard in an Abraham book today, "put a happy face on it" we are not allowing the experience of life!

Life is so wonderful with it's ups and downs it's spaces for learning, times for growing and periods of reflection...

I am in awe of the universe we live in and more than that the possibilities that lie BEYOND this teeny portion of what we call "REALITY"...

Peace, Love & Light...

Zane xx

PS. I GOT A HOUSE TODAY! In the city, New Farm , a perfect place for Yuppie, Hippie me to be!!! *yahooooo* Move in on the 28th of April...

17-4-11: It's coming to fruition!

2011-04-18T00:40:00.000+10:00

If you don't get lost, there's a chance you may never be found. ~Author Unknown

I saw this quote and it made me think, in my life I have been lost, seriously lost, so far from the path that I wasn't even sure of there was a path at all... AND if by some vague chance there was, I had NO IDEA where to begin finding it, because I didn't even realise I was lost... Have you ever been there?

The exciting part about having those times in your life is coming out of them, like from a dark stormy morning into a bright sunny afternoon, and watching the sunbeams flood over every part of your existence...

We sped so much time trying to figure out - who we are - why we are here - how we will get where we want to be, when instead the question is, who do I aspire to be?

Late last year I started asking that question instead of the WHY questions (with the guidance from a very wonderful woman at LWHC) and since my focus has moved to what would make me feel more fulfilled and excited and full of joy in life, the pathway has not only come back into site, it is like a bright golden pathway, a veritable yellow brick road if you will, lined with signs telling me YOU ARE GOING THE RIGHT WAY...

Every LITTLE thing I have ever yearned for is coming to fruition... My business, a home on my own a feeling that I am independent yet learning to be INTER dependant, a sense of self esteem that does not waver, self confidence, self worth, growth, passion, all in all JOY!

My values are firm and steady, passion, growth, relationships, health, fun. My mission and vision are there. I know without a shadow of a doubt that HAPPINESS IS THE JOURNEY NOT THE DESTINATION...

And yet, I see little manifestations every day, many times a day of my dreams coming true, then I fill the space with that old dream with yet another and so the process of life continues...

I love my life, I love the woman I am becoming (don't tell to many people ok *lol*), I love the contrasts that I experience and I love noticing things pointing the direction forward.... (Oh and I love that I am an energiser bunny and I ca just keep going and going and going, but I beleive that is solely because I have somewhere to go towards)!!!

I understand my purpose in life is to give something back and that brings me a whole lotta happy!

QUOTE OF THE DAY: Never mind searching for who you are. Search for the person you aspire to be. ~Robert Brault

Thank you for being a part of my life...

Peace, love & light
Zane xx

16-4-11: Ever evolving, ever expanding...

2011-04-16T23:12:00.000+10:00

QUOTE OF THE DAY: Man's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions. ~Oliver Wendell Holmes

I am slowly learning that this IS the joy of life, once we achieve our desire there will always be another, then another, then another!!!

It is a joyous experience to NOTICE as we move to the next new idea that we have passed on, evolved to somewhere different and will continue forward for all eternity...

Peace, love & light
Zane xx

15-4-11: The Lessons We Learn (over & over)

2011-04-15T22:03:00.000+10:00

I'm on a bit of a roll with the life's lessons today, while searching for a quote of the day I came across this article - I guess that saves me writing it, but no matter who wrote it - it's SO TRUE...

You keep getting the lesson until you learn it! CLICK HERE...

So here are some things I have learnt or am TRYING to learn:

You've got a lot of choices. If getting out of bed in the morning is a chore and you're not smiling on a regular basis, try another choice. ~Steven D. Woodhull

If you don't like how things are, change it! You're not a tree. ~Jim Rohn

Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be. ~Thomas à Kempis, Imitation of Christ, c.1420

The best thing you could do for anyone that you love, is be happy! And the very worst thing that you could do for anyone that you love, is be unhappy, and then ask them to to try to change it, when there is nothing that anybody else can do that will make you happy. If it is your dominant intent to hold yourself in vibrational harmony with who you really are, you could never offer any action that would cause anybody else to be unhappy.
--- Abraham

You cannot receive vibrationally something that you are not a vibrational match to. And so, bless those who are finding abundance. And in your blessing of them and their abundance, you will become abundant, too. But in your cursing of their abundance, you hold yourself apart from it. It is a law - it is a powerful law.
--- Abraham

This last one is really being appreciative for everyone's joy and success and everything that is joyful and successful in your life. Take time every day to be grateful and appreciative for EVERYTHING... I took a moment to be grateful for the city I live in tonight... Check out the pics HERE.

If we had a child, or anyone, and we caught them doing something inappropriate, we would not amplify it with our words. We would identify what it is we do not want, and then out of it would come the rocket of desire of what we do want, and then we would just visualize, visualize, visualize, until we find peace within our vision. When you make someone and their action the heart of a vision that you've spent time on -- your relationship improves, your experience is better, and they receive the benefit of the experience. But if you catch them, and see them, and worry about it, and put mechanisms in place to prevent it, now you have not only amplified it, you have now made a commitment that is hooking you both into that, until usually it gets big enough that you break apart, and then you attract others to fulfill that role.
--- Abraham

I read this one and thought - ohhh there is one for my sister and I immediately headed off and emailed it to her... Then, just as I closed the browser holding the quote I had a TEENY flash, "oh wait", I think there is a msg for me in there too! HOW often do we do that? Ok, how often do "I" do that, be so busy trying to to teach other people around me what I KNOW, that I miss that it is the answer to something that I am working on...

Funnily enough I had THIS moment of clarity whilst searching out and reading material to write about "The Lessons we Learn"... Hmmm, makes me think of another quote I have spouted a few times in this last few days: "To know, and not to do, is not to know"...

Isn't it funny though, that we say to ourselves when we hear material or experience a lesson, or someone teaches us something that "I already know this". Have you ever caught yourself saying: "I know this", "I teach that", "I've shared that with others", "I learned that at this seminar/class/course/book", "I teach it to my kids" - "I KNOW IT!"

And yet, how often do we have the knowledge of it and not yet have the WISDOM of it... Talking to my Mumma the other day, I had this conversation and shared all of this with her and yet less than two days later I realise, I am still improving myself... There is so much I have learned, but do not yet know because I am still in the process of applying it and I KNOW (for sure this time) that I will "keep getting the lesson until I learn it"... Isn't that AWESOME!!

That I can keep going and going and going and always have the opportunity to expand and grow, to be better, to have more joy, to have more desires and to fulfill them and then get new desires. Whether it be emotionally, mentally, physically or spiritually "we are never getting it done and never getting it wrong."

This fills me with a sense of delight that I cannot describe in mere words, a feeling that is beyond this physical body, call it what you will, a feeling of god, a feeling of the spirit, a feeling of peace, a feeling of relief, but to me I can it a feeling of alignment with my inner being, my source energy, the part of me that is sooo much bigger than this physical body that I carry around...

I am blessed.

Peace, Love, Light
Zane
xx

PS: Don't you think it is much better when I write in the morning! *lol* OR at least not at midnight! This was written in two parts - mostly in the am, then summed up in the pm - what do you think? BFO, there is ANOTHER lesson I keep learning, earlier to bed to wind down and replenish my soul... I'll take that into consideration...

14-4-11: A life of loy...

2011-04-15T00:43:00.001+10:00

It feels kind of like deja vu writing that title.. I am sure I have said this recently...

Tonight again, way past bedtime and no decent energy to blog - hmmm tomorrow I promise...

BUT here is a quote that feel so RIGHT for me...

QUOTE OF THE DAY: ‎"Live as if your were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever."

I love to learn, I love to be in the thick of things (I hope that I am in the thick of thick things not in the thick of thin things - get your head around that - oohhh yes I am OVER TIRED), but tonight since my iPhone was down to 3% on my way home, I turned it of and made a conscious effort to notice al; the little things on the road, the number plates, the many vans full of what appeared to be a 100 kids in matching uniforms - hhmmm where were they off too - just things that as we live our day to day life we are so busy we forget to notice... At least - I do...

And as I was in silence in my car, no phone calls, no music, no personal development tapes, everything away just me and my car Tweety and the road looking out there and really NOTICING, I had a moment of happiness as I went over a rise an saw fairy lights spread out in front of me... Ahh I realised this is the joy of travel, you are so INVOLVED with your surroundings as they are so new that your good feelings are heightened as you expand your knowledge and perspective...

No wonder I have a travel bug - I LOVE TO BE LEARNING... Aren't we lucky to live in the day and age when you can just jump on a plave for REALLY when it boils down to it, not much money at all and just head for the other side of the word...

Hmm that made me think of Richard Branson and want to write - the other side of the universe... I think I am up for one of those space tickets!! *lol*

Ahhh all in all I am overjoyed to be home and settling and for my business to be BOOMING, but that little travel bug will every be my friend and together we will go to many more places and enjoy many more of those moments when you are REALL ND TRULY in the PLACE that you are in RIGHT NOW....

Sleepy head out!

Peace, love & light
Zane xx

13-4-11: Surrender to the flow of life...

2011-04-14T00:03:00.000+10:00

Get in the river and go with the flow... Tomorrow I will tell the story of the PIE - making pie, but today I will leave you with some thoughts:

The most beautiful make-up of a woman is passion. But cosmetics are easier to buy. ~Yves Saint Laurent

“When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.” -Lao Tzu

I would sooooo adore to write more about both of these quotes and about my newest learning, but it's nearly midnight and I am still on the phone to my Mumma planning her intense holiday week next week *lol* so I am beat...

PT session is at 7am tomorrow!! Gotta be on the road to get there by 6:15am! *yay* I love my life- who needs sleep when you live a life of passion and purpose...

And guess what I don't buy cosmetics or where make-up either! *hehehe*

QUOTE OF THE DAY: The purpose of life is a life of purpose. ~Robert Byrne

Peace love and light,
Zane xxx

12-4-11: Strength of heart

2011-04-12T20:35:00.000+10:00

Sometimes it surprises me that when you think you have moved on from something that it comes back and hits you again...

Isn't it funny that you can have so much faith in people and yet they respond or end up so different than what you giave them creut for....

QUOTE OF THE DAY: The turning point in the process of growing up is when you discover the core of strength within you that survives all hurt. ~Max Lerner, The Unfinished Country, 1950

Zane

11-4-11:The anticipation of SUCCESS

2011-04-12T01:29:00.000+10:00

Ohh - it's just around the corner! I have been reading (amongst many other things) Napoleon Hill's "Think and Grow Rich".The first step he says, to having the money you are wanting, is DESIRE! That I would agree with 100%. I've definitely go that covered. :) The second is FAITH... Have I blogged about this lately? *lol*

Is this starting to sound like a familiar theme in so many different books I am reading coming to me from so many different sources... As if the universe is YELLING at me, don't give up, keep moving forward, know what you are wanting, desire it with all that you have, believe that you will have it and that you can get there - that you ARE there then that pathway there will be revealed as you move forward in faith.

"What you can conceive and believe you can acheive"

Though in listening to the first few chapters he shares a story about how often people give up when they are SO CLOSE to success... When the going gets so tough, that we think we are lost and turn back! In the story that he recounts a man who was gold digging and finally gave up after a LONG haul, to discover later the person he sold his machinery to at ROCK BOTTOM prices, found a most AMAZING vein of gold, just THREE FEET from where he gave up digging! Millions of $ just a few feet from where he said - STOP!

I vow to you now that I will not give up, I will keep unwavering on this path. I know my purpose is to help others achieve balance, peace, health, harmony in their lives and it is my personal vision: "To have fun and share passion for creativity, health & growth along with building lasting relationships by leaving a profit on every life in come in contact with."

So I am excited to announce, right now I am on the brink of a breakthrough, yet so recently it may have seemed easier to give up and get a "NORMAL" job, just have an income and be "safe & secure" I did not, I stayed on with my dreams and kept working on the plan, defining the vision and learning what is my direction, asking over and over again - am I getting it right? Then answering every time, with all the conviction I have - YES, keep going and you are there already!

I have much to learn, oh so much, but I am grateful for those who have come before and shared their knowledge and experience, it is because of this constant learning and personal development that I can now say, I am looking forward in anticipation to the success I have already created by the thoughts I have pondered on and the plans I have put into action; created by thought and deed...

QUOTE OF THE DAY: ‎An intense anticipation itself transforms possibility into reality; our desires being often but precursors of the things which we are capable of performing.
Samuel Smiles
It is my humble promise to you, that if you really define your dreams, and turn your sights to them, knowing that ANYTHING Is possible, it will take but a minute in the big scheme of life, for you to realise those dreams are already a reality!

Peace, Love & Light
Zane
xx

10-4-11: Expect Success

2011-04-10T23:33:00.000+10:00

AND you will find it! ...

QUOTE OF THE DAY: The standard of success in life isn't the things. It isn't the money or the stuff -- it is absolutely the amount of joy you feel.

--- Abraham

Peace, Love & Light
Zane
xx

9-4-11: I love my sisters!

2011-04-10T01:04:00.000+10:00

Have you ever had one of those moments when you are glad for your sisters so much that you just don;t know where to begin?

Isn't it nice to be able to chat to someone who understands the basic beliefs you grew up learning but who is also changing and growing on their own and developing new ideas and philosophy's so when you catch up and come out with your learnings and discoveries you can talk for hours sharing your thoughts...

Laughter and special touching moments, truth that doesn't need to be hidden - just you being you and them being them and the happiness and joy that surrounds you both...

I am grateful for ALL of my sisters and tonight reminded me that I need AND wan t to spend more time with each of you, sharing in your lives... I love you all with all my heart and I am glad we are family. xxx

SPECIAL NOTE TO MIRANDA: Now that's something I want in my PIE! *lol* Watch that tabasco now will you!

QUOTE OF THE DAY: Having a sister is like having a best friend you can't get rid of. You know whatever you do, they'll still be there. ~Amy Li

Peace, Love & Light
Zane xx

8-4-11: DOMS & Amazing Friends...

2011-04-09T00:55:00.000+10:00

What a FABULOUS day!! :) Woke up KNOWING that every muscle in my body exsists and is working after yesterday's ICE training!

THEN I got to make some $, train hard with a GREAT trainer (Luke @ The Muscle Professionals) and a AWESOME group of peeps, then dinner from my favourite Hare Krishne Vegie Restaurant for $8 eaten whilst sitting looking at the fresh beauty of BrisVegas from Kangaroo Point Cliffs - ohh and yes I saw a RAINBOW on the water. The day finished off by a catch-up from the AMAZING, AWESOME & FABULOUS lovely's from PRESTIGE FITNESS!

QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I cannot make my days longer so I strive to make them better.” ~Henry David Thoreau

AND AND AND organised a BIKE RIDE Sunday morning went to post the details and found this photo - FIND THE RAINBOW! *easy*

What did you fit into your day?? Share?

You are awesome, life is awesome, all is well!!

Peace, Love & Light
Zane
xx

7-4-11: My life is Bliss...

2011-04-07T23:14:00.001+10:00

Can there be anything more to be grateful for? Yes always!

So tomorrow I will share with you something HUUUUGEE that I am grateful for! How lucky am I??? Very very very very! I have learnt so much lately - in what seems so little time...

The biggest lesson to learn though is that we are not searching for one place, situation, thing space that we will STOP in and feel happiness, the happiness comes from the constant experiences, learning and growing!!

We can have all the things we desire to make life easier and more fun, but still the mission is to keep finding more challenges and more things to discover AND so importantly to share what we learn with others. As through teaching we learn so much more about ourselves AND through teaching we UNDERSTAND more of what we have learnt.

I feel like sharing is where we turn the knowledge into wisdom...

So here are a few things I'd like to share today:

We would like to leave you with this very clear knowing that we hold: You are just a few laughs away from letting a whole lot of good stuff in. You are just a few kisses away from letting a whole lot of good stuff in. You are just a little bit of relief away from letting a whole lot of good stuff in.

--- Abraham

Just be playful, have fun, enjoy!! It's right there that SMILE for you to take! :)

And here is an article that once again made me SMILE:

HAPPINESS

I am not sure I quite agree though, I would rather say, stop comparing altogether and focus on what YOU HAVE that makes you happy and focus on the way you would like things to be rather than on the lack of things... That'll make you smile every time!!

QUOTE OF THE DAY: ‎“Being happy doesn’t mean that everything is perfect. It means you’ve decided to look beyond the imperfections.” ~Unknown

Peace, Love & Light
Zane
xx

6-4-11: Connected to the world around us!

2011-04-06T22:01:00.001+10:00

Isn't it funny how sometimes we feel so CONNECTED to what is going on in our lives, in our world and then just a few weeks or even a few days later we feel like we are lost in the middle of an ocean of events, activities, things to do, rushing, pushing, pulling, hurrying, trying, barely keeping our heads above water... How does this happen? How can we go from one extreme to the other and not notice the onslaught BEFORE it hits us?

This morning I realised that it is because of two things. 1. We try and figure out the finer details of how everything should be going instead of remembering that knowing every detail of the HOW makes the mission seem much harder and we miss the little NEW opportunities that may pop up be cause we have our blinkers on (though it seems this blog has had a lot to say about that lately)!

BUT 2. is even MORE important. We FORGET to actively BE connected. We go about focussing on little things, with our view zoomed so far in that the bigger picture gets lost. Just remembered an old quote: You can't see the forest for the trees... This is it EXACTLY!

Actually now looking back, 1 & 2 seem pretty similar! *lol*

So my next question was what can we do to stay connected, to be here NOW. The answer, step back and take the time to get back in touch. Be aware of what you are thankful or grateful for or even better what you APPRECIATE in life.

Take a minute to actually be AWARE as you go through the motions of your day. Slow your thinking down and NOTICE what is important, beautiful, exciting, what fulfils you, what makes you happy, what stands out in your world...

This may be different for everyone, but I started this morning by remembering to tell my closest family, My Mumma, my Sisters that I love them, I thought to say THANK YOU for things they have done recently. I sent a msg to a few friends who I haven't made enough effort to spend time with, I booked in some dates to catch up... These things may not SEEM to be moving you towards your BIG BIG picture goals, they might even seem like slacking off if there is a lot to be done, but if you do not sharpen the saw, rejuvenate yourself and your relationships, the sea of life will continue to get more and more foggy!

Then I put a challenge out there to write a list over the day of 100 things you truly appreciate... Not just like but things that make you smile when you REALLY notice them in your day. Maybe it should have been a shorter list with the reason WHY you appreciate them - cos that is a good question to.. BUT I might be writing and typing for a lot later tonight if that was the case, so here goes, these things made me smile or take notice today:

The beach - ahhh light sand blending into clear blue waters and then fading off at the horizon.
BEAUTY in nature
The green of the trees
The sunshine
My Mumma
My sister Miranda
My sister Trystan
My sister Brieate
My nieces & nephew
My brother in laws
FRIENDS that I am so blessed to have in my life (it wouldn't be fair to list them all here but they know who they are)!!
Getting back in touch with someone who REALLY means a lot to you and have them really HEAR what you tell them
When someone says thank you to you and really means it when you least expect it
When someone smiles and you REALLY see their eyes LIGHT up...
Personal Training with a GREAT trainer
My iPhone
Chanting Music (Indian mantras)
Meditation
People who share their spirituality and help others to begin to understand there is more to life
Cycling
AWESOME road bikes
My Beautiful Healthy Strong Body
Personalised number plates
My little car
Feelings of joy that make your eyes well up with tears in an instant
My memory & memories
People that make you feel special just because that is the way they are
Mint Essence
Discovering a new recipe
Louise Hay books
When someone knows you so well that they send you a msg and then answer your first question about it before you even get to ask
Understanding your own values and making principle based choices
Doing what is right even though it is easier to do something else
Driving time so I can listen to personal Development
Audio Books
The teachings of Abraham
Anthony Robbins
The Internet
Specifically Google
Photoshop
Great friends who immediately give up there time to help you out
Getting closer to your goals
Taking small steps that lead you down your path in ways you didn't expect
My orange blankie that has travelled all over the world with me
Piglet (same as above)
The way that certain songs make you immediately remember a special moment in your life
EMOTIONS, that we can think something and FEEL so deeply about it
Facebook - its cheating but a great way to stay in touch quickly
The fact that it is SOOOO easy to choose to change from negative self talk to positive once we believe it is simply that - JUST A CHOICE
BFO's... (Blinding Flashes of the Obvious - that is realising something that when you think it you also think D'oh - HOW did I not figure this out before???)
QUOTES - isn't is awesome how words in the right order can sum things up so eloquently
The BRIGHT blue sky
Clothing - the amazing pretty things we wear (and the fact that know it seems you can wear whatever you want - no longer are we slaves to fashion)!
The colour orange and the energy it carries
My muscles and how that they can work so hard and then repair themselves to make me stronger
SYNCHRONCITY - when things just 'feel' like they are MEANT to be
Cold water
Licorice Legs tea from T2 when I feel like a sweet treat
Chick Pea Protein powder made into chocolate mousse as a "HEALTHY" meal
Teaching other people
Talking about FOOD
Recipes & cooking
Making a meal in less than 10 minutes that looks like it took at least half an hour
Tupperware containers and how they mean I can keep my food so fresh
The taste of FRESH food
Refrigerators
Freezers (was that cheating as two??)
Ikea catalogues
Samples - finding a new product hat is FAB from a random sample gift
Storage solutions - isn't it amazing how many options we have for hiding away our many millions of bits and pieces
Siamese Fighting Fish and their gorgeous tails and sappy attitude
POST IT NOTES
A great black pen that writes well
ok ok all stationary cos I wanted to add STAPLER here! Who invented that and why? Oh wait with google I can actually find that out in just a second - see what I mean about so many things to be grateful for
iPad - yes I know I am passionate about my toys
Sotting a massive pile of paperwork you have been putting off for ages and realising it was WAY easier than you thought
Podcasts about things that I love just falling into my inbox
My pink and orange drink bottles - but more than the bottles the expectation of everyone around me thatI always have one with me
My ability to FIGURE things out.. To look at something and be able to brea it down in my mind and then replicate it with my hands - crafts, sewing etc
SHOES - especially when your little sister gives you a few pairs and they MATCH everything you have perfectly
Hand me downs on any description that fit just right...
SURPRISES - ohhh I love a good WOW
My training shoes... How could I live without my asics???
Prize homes and the ability to dream about how wonderful they are and it will be to live there without any feeling of lack in your own life now...
Helping others get to their goals!
Tupperware keychains
Wishing papers (ok so most people call it junk mail - but I think they are wishing papers and I cut out all the things I love and paste them in a book to look over often and realise how blessed I am to live in this world at this time with access to all these amazing inventions)
My mind - even though, like Elizabeth Gilbert says in Eat Pray Love, that it is sometimes like a chattering monkey that won't be quiet, I sooo appreciate the contrasts in life it points out to me...
My ability to change my mind and beliefs (remember a belief is only a thought you keep thinking)
EVOLVING i.e. CHANGING in a BIG way, this one is so important to me today, I decided NOT to go to a social cocktail (drinking night) event to stay home and sort out some more of my life... To me this means more balance... I didn't NEED to go and drink to change my state to a happy place, I could do it all on my own!!! THIS is something I appreciate on so many levels
My bed and its soft warmth
The aches from a great training session
External HDD and the memories they can hold
Crayons and the fact that drawing or using art can help us let go of old thoughts
Blogging and sharing what we learn with others
My journal and the fact that as I write I can feel my mind expanding
Cookbooks and people who tell me I cook well enough to write one (add that to my list)
A beautiful home, a roof over my head, safety around me, comforts on all levels... aren;t we blessed to live in a land of abundance
Sleeping deeply and waking up feeling FULLY refreshed and connected...
ME, MY LIFE, MY LEARNING, MY LOVE!!!

What do you appreciate? Share just one thing each day and you will feel more connected!!

I already do!

Remember: A good friend is a connection to life - a tie to the past, a road to the future, the key to sanity in a totally insane world. ~Lois Wyse

Be a good friend to others BUT don't forget to be a good friend to yourself!

Peace, Love & Light

Zane xx

5-4-11: Do it with EASE!

2011-04-05T22:07:00.000+10:00

Isn't it funny how we complicate things that are really very simple! With all the learning that I am doing, all the reading, all the personal development, the exercise, the reading, how on EARTH could I be perfect at everything IMMEDIATELY...

And yet I notice I am trying to be! I keep taking SPECIFIC note if I see that I am already practising a good habit or if I have had an experience that has caused me to learn something BEFORE I read it in a book... I think to myself "see I am doing well", but my question is this: WHO I AM TRYING TO RE-ASSURE? Oh here's another question: WHY DOES ANYONE NEED TO BE RE-ASSURED?

Even when it comes down to just me, if I am living life to the fullest, living by my values and striving to learn and grow (which is actually one of my values), contributing, paying it forward, WHY do I have this incessant need to get approval?

I must say it's probably an improvement that I can give myself the approval or a better word I guess, acknowledgement, since in the past I would have needed someone else to give me that extra sense of security BUT I feel the next step is to let it go and trust in the process of life...

QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Letting go isn’t the end of the world; it’s the beginning of a new life.” ~Unknown

There is an ebb and flow of life and I need to start LETTING it circulate on it's own rather than to try control it... I notice looking back over this last few weeks that the most joy came from actions I took AFTER I figured out WHAT I wanted and WHY I wanted it and then came INSPIRATION followed by a NATURAL motivation...

This felt natural, everything was fun, I could easily see this to be grateful for, I had TRUE appreciation for things in my life, for the experiences I was having.. BUT THEN I decided that I KNEW the "HOW" that things where going to move forward and I decided to tell things the way that I would like them to be and focus on this (which I truly believe is a habit we need to get into rather than dwell on what we don;t like about what is), but in doing this SO STRICTLY I stopped the natural ebb and flow, I stopped listening to my natural intuition and tried to FORCE things to go my way...

I so truly do want the things that I have dreamed about this last few weeks and I truly do believe that I can have them, but I came so attached to the idea that I was SCARED that every decision might not be the right one, I was WORRIED that maybe a thought I was thinking or an action I was taking was WRONG and making it less likely that I would get what I DESIRED until I stopped feeling the JOY that I have for life and the ACTIONS that would have been fun and exciting and led me to what I dream of lost there GLOW and I felt flat...

This last 24 hours I have come to the conclusion that I must let go - I don't need POWER over every detail, the process goes like this:

ASK for what you want in life by defining in detail what it is that you would like, RELAX and ENJOY life NOW, be thankful, appreciative, feel love for everything that you have NOW, focus only on the things that you want in life and draw you attention AWAY from what you don't want - HAVE FUN!!! Then you will RECEIVE.

As soon as you ASK, then try and figure out the path exactly and the HOW and the steps and and and and well you get the idea, we lose the path!!

So my learning for the day: RELAX, HAVE FUN, LET GO, DO WHAT YOU LOVE, ENJOY LIFE, LIVE IN THE NOW, you will get your desires when you do this!

I truly appreciate my life...

Peace love & light
Zane xx

4-4-11: Success on the action front!

2011-04-05T00:00:00.000+10:00

Guess what! I think i'm figuring it out!! I have been so anxious about what action to take to get me where I want to be, consciously trying NOT to think of the HOW to get somewhere and just think of the what I want and why I want it... But you know something we are HOW/ACTION people! It's the way we've all been raised, ok well, it's the way I'VE been raised!

Though this last few days it seems I have relaxed my grip little by little and as I do so - once again I can see the synchronsity in the world... Ask and it shall be given... One step at a time, a focus on happiness, joy and creating my own positive thoughts. A focus on gratitude and appreciation for what I have, who I am and the things that surround me...

Here is a quote that reminds of the thing I appreciate the most!

QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.” ~Pema Chodro

There is nothing we need know that can get missed, we will keep getting the lesson until we get the learning! All is well in my world...

Peace, Love & Light
Zane xx

3-4-11: Who'd have thought me & mantra in the same sentence?

2011-04-03T22:25:00.000+10:00

A few years ago, ok, not even a year ago, you could have said that me sitting for two hours in a meditation hall in stillness (ok not quite stillness, ummm, now don't laugh any of you who have heard my singing voice, chanting is actually what I was doing) and LOVING every second of it was NEVER going to happen..

I feel like I am finding a part of myself that I have long been drowning with busy-ness, food, alcohol, exercise, creativity, social events, work and any other distraction I can find... Now I am not saying that any of these things are bad things, some of them are even my core values, but without a strong connection to your source energy nothing comes smoothly nor does anything come so easily bringing with it the joy that you feel when you are on the right path...

I must admit when I went I was unsure about the chanting part, and the vague thought crossed my mind that I hoped it was short and I knew I wouldn't join in, but it seems that was what I enjoyed the most.. And you know what towards the end I aught myself just chanting along, without even knowing how i got started... Even came home and downloaded some chanting and meditation music... It really does bring peace from the constant natter that we let go on in our heads..

My goal to visit India this year is HEIGHTENED and I adore the thought of going and experiencing this there... My acupuncturist suggested JUST this week that I go in November because on 11/11/11 there is a chanting and yoga festival.. Guess who just adjusted her goals??? I'm so THERE!!!

I also was inspired to come home and using my Values, My Vision, My #1 Life Goal, My Mission Statement and My Major Goals for 2011 create a slideshow to print and put up around me... I cannot share with you how important it is to know WHAT you want... If you know WHAT you want and can feel it with full emotion, BELIEVE IT, believe it as though it has already happened, it will come, even if you don't know HOW you will get there... So stop worrying about the how and have fun in the now...

I promise you this from the depth of my soul...

QUOTE OF THE DAY: "What you believe to be your's will be yours."

Peace, Love & Light
Zane xx

Ps. Thanks Mick for the quote...

2-4-11: Conclude that you can reach your dreams!

2011-04-03T00:04:00.000+10:00

Have I said it recently? "The better it gets, the better it gets"...

I am loving this stage of learning how to think consciously, to be guided from within and to set aside that old little voice in my head and say - I am following a new path now and I will not allow any old negative thoughts, beliefs, patterns, habits lead me away from this... As always, today's comment in one of my favourite places to check in hit the spot for me:

When you finally get it that the Universe is only answering your vibration, then you understand that if you are victim to anything, it's only your haphazard offering of vibration. The real desire that is being born within you is, "I want to vibrate on purpose. I want to set my Tone. I want to conclude and decide and offer it consistently and then watch the results of it." You cannot get it done, ever, and you cannot get it wrong. So you might as well relax and start having fun with this.

--- Abraham

I do want to set the tone and focus/vibrate on purpose but I realise that sometimes I get so focussed on this I forget the last bit - HAVE FUN WITH THIS!! Ahhh... Deep breaths, time to take action in having fun with it and relaxing a little.. The more I grip vice like onto the thought I think is the one that will fix things the further I push it away...

It's much easier than you think! Let's not complicate it!!

QUOTE OF THE DAY: After all is said and done, a lot more will have been said than done. ~Author Unknown

Peace, Love & Light
Zane xxx

1-4-11: You are Magnificent

2011-04-01T21:34:00.000+10:00

All I have to say is the world EXCITES me!!! :) I am excited, I want to say I cannot wait to move to my new retreat and to start my business, but the truth is the business is already started and I don;t need to be in my new home to be happy - I AM HAPPY!! I am excited! Life fulfils me...

QUOTE OF THE DAY: "You are magnificent beings, in the perfect place at the perfect time, unfolding perfectly, never getting it done and never getting it wrong. Be more playful about all of it!" Abraham]]

Life is magnificent, you are magnificent, I am magnificent. Be grateful for all you see around you!!

Peace, Love & Light,
Zane xx

1-4-11 Bonus For April Fool's Day - Get Uncluttered

2011-04-01T11:22:00.000+10:00

Ohhh I had to share this article got in my inbox today!!! It can be applied to so much more than just getting uncluttered... Use it to make better food choices, start exercising, start journalling, finishing off those old projects ANYTHING!!! FAB FAB FAB!!

************************************************

ORGANIZING PLAIN & SIMPLE MONTHLY

Tips & Inspiration for Organizing a Simpler Life

March 2011 – Vol. 10 No. 3

************************************************

Good habits are as addictive as bad habits, and

a lot more rewarding. ~ Harvey Mackay

************************************************

Thank you for subscribing. . .

Welcome new subscribers! And hello to all. I

hope you enjoy reading Organizing Plain & Simple

Monthly as much as I enjoy writing it. If you

find this information valuable, please pass it

on to a friend. If you received this issue as a

forward and would like to receive your own free

subscription, you can sign up at

www.unclutter.com

************************************************

3 Steps to New Habits

I think it’s safe to say that those of us who

consistently perform uncluttering and organizing

activities are more organized than those of us

who do not. So how do we get into the habit of

uncluttering and organizing?

Stanford University’s B.J. Fogg, Ph.D. says,

“Forget the myth of 21 days or just one habit at

a time. Here’s what works.” He’s referring to

the findings of the Stanford Persuasive

Technology Lab. Here are the three steps he

recommends to develop a new habit.

Step 1. Make it tiny.

To create a new behavior, you must first

simplify the behavior, Make it tiny, even

ridiculous.

A good tiny behavior is easy to do – and fast.

Examples:

· Floss one tooth.

· Walk for 3 minutes.

· Do 2 pushups.

Step 2. Find a spot.

Find a spot in your existing routine where this

tiny new behavior could fit.

Put it *after* some act that is a solid habit

for you, like brushing your teeth or eating lunch.

One key to a new habit is this simple: You need

to find what it comes *after.*

Step 3. Train the cycle.

Now focus on doing the tiny behavior as part of

your routine every day or cycle.

At first, you’ll need reminders. But soon the

tiny behavior will get more automatic.

Keep the behavior simple until it becomes a

solid habit. That’s the secret to success.

That’s it.

“But wait!” you say. “What about the full

behavior? The tiny habit is not enough.”

The good news is that your tiny behavior will

naturally expand to the bigger behavior.

Just keep your tiny behavior going. Eventually,

without much effort, you’ll be doing the full

behavior. Life lesson: Believe in baby steps.

Steps (through “Believe in baby steps”)

excerpted word for word from:

http://www.slideshare.net/captology/3-steps-to-new-habits

So. What tiny behavior will you incorporate into

your routine to help you get into the habit of

uncluttering your life?

Here are some ideas off the top of my head:

· Hang up clothes you will wear again *after*

you take them off.

· Toss one item of clothing that you have not

worn in more than a year into a donations box

*after* getting dressed each morning.

· Return an item to where it belongs *after*

using it.

· Toss the newspaper into the recycling bin

*after* reading it.

· Put bills to pay into a “Bills to Pay” folder

*after* receiving them in the mail.

· *After* doing dinner dishes, remove 3 items

from your kitchen counter and put them away.

Can you think of other tiny behaviors that you

fit into your everyday routine to help you

create the habit of uncluttering?

************************************************

Favorite organizing products and resources

As a professional organizer for the last 10

years, I’ve used and recommended a lot of

organizing products, services and resources.

Every month, in this column, I share my

favorites.

This month, I’d like to introduce you to two

organizing products that turn doors and walls

into storage space.

The first is the Simply Stashed hanging

organizer that you can use to organize crafts,

kid stuff, cleaning supplies, pantry items,

socks and underwear and more.

The second is Gear Pockets, another hanging

organizer designed to organize sporting

equipment in the garage.

See both of these hanging organizers* at:

http://www.christydesignsonline.com/

Just for you my valued reader, Christy is

offering a 10% discount. Just enter the coupon

code UNCLUTTER at checkout.

For a look at more of my organizing favorites,

visit www.unclutter.com/favorites

************************************************

Shameless promotion: Never forget a birthday

again

About 4½ years ago now, I discovered that I could

send greeting cards from my own computer for a

fraction of the cost of store-bought cards.

I just select a card from the card catalog - or

create a really unique card by uploading my own

photos to the cover and inside. I then type my

message in my own handwriting and with my own

signature (bet you’re wondering how I do that),

and click send.

The cards are printed, stuffed, stamped and

mailed for as little as 62 cents plus postage.

And I can send the same card to 100 people as

quickly as I can send one card! (Think

invitations, wedding thank yous, holiday cards,

etc.)

I love that I no longer have to run to the store

to buy cards or stamps. I love that I get email

reminders about upcoming birthdays and

anniversaries so I won’t forget special occasions

for the people I care about. And I love that I

can add a gift or gift card. Talk about

simplifying your life!

Okay, enough said. If you want to see how it

works, I’ve set it up so you can send a card on

me to someone who needs to hear from you. Just go

to www.sendoutcards.com/kuper

(Just so you know, I liked the service so much, I

signed up as a distributor so I earn a percentage

of all the cards and gifts everyone sends. Would

it be okay if you earned an extra paycheck each

month? Email donna@unclutter.com or watch the

opportunity video at www.sendoutcards.com/kuper

to learn more.)

************************************************

News you can use: More organizing tips from Donna

20 minutes to a clutter-free home

Prevention magazine

Clean sweep

Better Homes & Gardens

You’ll also find more of my spring cleaning tips in

the April issue of Real Simple magazine.

************************************************

That’s all for this month. Until next month,

keep it simple.

************************************************

because you signed up to receive free monthly

organizing tips from Donna Smallin or at

Unclutter.com, or because a subscriber

forwarded this mailing to you. Please know that

I respect the privacy of my subscribers every

bit as much as I respect my own privacy. I

promise not to give, sell, trade or rent your e-

mail address to anyone.

************************************************

TO CHANGE YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS: Visit the

organizingtips Web page. Enter your old e-mail

address and click to ENTER ORGANIZINGTIPS (you

do not need a password). Click on YOUR SETTINGS.

Enter your new e-mail address and click the SAVE

button. Or send your old and new e-mail

addresses to me and I will be happy to make the

change for you.

************************************************

“Organizing Plain & Simple Monthly” is a free

subscription service of Unclutter.com. The

publisher, Donna Smallin, is a motivational

speaker, spokesperson, and bestselling

author of eight books on how to unclutter,

organize, simplify, and clean up your life. To

contact Donna Smallin, send an e-mail to

donna@unclutter.com.

*The publisher receives a commission on these

products, which helps to ensure continuation

of this monthly newsletter.

************************************************

EXCERPT PERMISSION GRANTED WITH THIS CREDIT:

Excerpted with permission from Donna Smallin’s

free organizing tips newsletter at

http://www.unclutter.com. If you do use an

excerpt from my newsletter, I would love to see

it! Please send to donna@unclutter.com

31-3-11 Ohh for the rainbow my faith is increased...

2011-03-31T22:23:00.000+10:00

This story is one I feel the urge to tell, yet I am sure it will not be done justice by a long rambling post, so i'm gong to try and tell the essence of the story and hope that you get the depth of feeling the final event gave me this morning...

Yesterday morning I woke early and decided to start the day with a short video by Lori Mitchell on Speed Manifesting. I was up to Day 3 "Feel Gratitude" and Lori suggested that you we practice a little game of manifesting here's what she said:

So today we’re going to open that up a little bit more by suggesting that you play a little game. Between today’s video and tomorrow, that you actually start to manifest something. You have enough information now from the first three days’ videos to start playing the manifesting game. So I want you to write down what you want to manifest. I want you to imagine it like you’re sending an order, and be so excited about receiving it; the moment of actually noticing and seeing it. We’re just going to choose something like an object. It could be a butterfly. But give it a colour; give it form and shape and put yourself in that picture. And then start to appreciate the fun that you have in that moment. Appreciate that you’re given so much. Appreciate that you’re in this moment in time given this message so that you can do something about your manifesting in all your life. So it’ll be really interesting over the next couple of days to see what happens out of that clarity for you. Put it into action. That’s what we are about with SPEED Manifesting. The information is not going to help you. It’s putting it into action in a way that is in alignment with the way the Universe works, getting into opening up the appreciation in your life.

So as she said this I thought immediately - almost without thought - RAINBOW! I set out to see a rainbow by the next day...

Well almost strait away I started to have fun with my life and all the great things I get to do, I spent the day being grateful for my experiences and forgot to SEARCH for my rainbow.

Now I did not spend time being grateful because of this video but because I have been working on improving this practise more and more since I began to UNDERSTAND the importance of this to my feeling good and happy - when you look towards what you want, what makes you smile, what encourages you, suddenly it seems to multiply. As Abraham says - Thoughts which are like unto themselves are drawn.

QUOTE OF THE DAY: Don't miss all the beautiful colors of the rainbow looking for that pot of gold. ~Author Unknown

BUT at the end of the day as I prepared for bed and to blog and quote etc, I realised, with an "almost there" vague sense of uncertainty, that my rainbow hadn't come. As I thought it, I looked across my room and saw a Louise Hay book I refer to REGULARLY - You Can Heal Your Life AND on the cover there is (yes you can guess it) a rainbow in the shape of a heart. Now if I am to tell you the WHOLE truth and you know I will, I felt a little disappointment - that wasn't exactly what I had thought, (for a fraction of a second I thought of a real outside in the sky rainbow) but there it was so I thought - well it works, I didn't really specify! I hadn't followed the advice or written down the detail...

So this morning again I woke up early before my alarm at 4:30am and was not tired enough to go back to sleep so I decided to journal... Here is what I wrote:

There are rainbows everywhere if you are looking, I saw one in my computer in a picture I had downloaded & I saw one on the front cover of my Louise Hay book, but what I realised was that I didn't NEED to see one to have faith that I can manifest what I desire. I have had this example many times.

I went on to say that I am grateful and that I know the law of attraction works and to mention many times when I had already witnessed it's power in my life... Book closed and off I went to training with my PT in the City...

Now normally there are LOTS of cars on the road at this early time of 6am and there is a slow section as I head in, but today I even joked to a friend who msg'd me and asked about the cars; "Is it a public hliday - there is not a stitch of cars on the road!?!" I got into the City sooo fast I had 25 minutes to spare before my appointment. Normally I would journal in this time, but today I felt the urge (for a few reasons to detailed to go into here) to go and fill my car up with fuel. Job done and with ten minutes to spare I headed back towards Luke's studio...

You will never guess what I saw, on this fine sunny most gorgeous morning at 6:50am... Oh yes, you can! The most gorgeous beautiful amazing colourful rainbow across the sky in front of me! I cannot even begin to describe the JOY the overwhelmed me. The kind of happiness and excitement that burns behind your eyes until teardrops spill over and slowly trickle down your face (kind of like what I am experiencing RIGHT now as I share this with you)... THERE was my rainbow! Just one day after I thought of it, just less than 10 hours after I defined MORE about what I had meant when I thought a simple word RAINBOW - there it was for al the world to see.

My friends I cannot share with you how special it feels to KNOW without doubt that we can create anything we desire...

My heart leaps up when I behold
A rainbow in the sky...
~William Wordsworth

There is joy in every part of life there is peace inside of us and we need to listen to our feelings and allow ourselves to feel it. It is a magical world we live in!

Peace, Love & Light my Friends
Zane xx

A Day in the Life of Zane

24-1-12 New Beginnings...

7-10-11 Unexpected Surprises!

‎QUOTE OF THE DAY - "Just when I think I have learned the way to live, life changes. ~Hugh Prather"

It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you can do that you've forgotten about. ~Alan Ball, American Beauty, 1999

It's a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy. ~Lucille Ball

6-10-11 Healthy or Not?

‎QUOTE OF THE DAY - "Just because you're not sick doesn't mean you're healthy. ~Author Unknown"

20-9-11: "ka - giving your life a vital spark"

The Fun is in the Education and it creates Energy!

10-7-11: It comes down too... :)

The FISH!™ Principles

14-6-11: Oh yes it was exciting!!!

14-6-11: A day filled with excitement..

13-6-11: Travel for the soul...

12-6-11: In amazement I announce

10-6-11: Unbelievable?!

9-6-11: Reach Beyond

8-6-11: I am on Fire! *lol*

7-6-11: Blessed to Manifest...

6-6-11: Weaving the tapestry of life...

5-6-11 Neways!

4-6-11: Cooking for Life?

2-6-11: In amazement I finally ALLOW what I have been asking for...

1-6-11: New ways...

31-5-11: Creativity... Enough Said?

30-5-11: Patience - it is all unfolding as it should...

24-5-11: Wealth that equals riches of another kind...

19-5-11: What is RIGHT?

18-5-11: Am I letting go of the right things!

17-5-11 Mindful? Connected or Attached!

1. Work it off.

2. Address your fears.

3. Meditate.

4. Stay hydrated.

5. Change your perspective.

6. Relax.

7. Seek help.

1. Mindfulness takes ongoing effort.

2. There will always be distractions.

3. Progress doesn’t always come quickly.

4. You may want to give up.

5. Your goals may challenge your mindfulness.

6. You might forget that the journey is the destination.

7. Sometimes you’ll want to be anywhere but in the now.

15-5-11: Whose Lesson to teach - or learn??

5-5-11: New Experiences - New life

4-5-11: Ikea haven...

3-5-11: How much are you worth?

2-5-11: Love Chocolate...

1-5-11: Action - speaks louder than words...

29-4-11: 19 hour day - BUT I am MOVED! ;)

28-4-11: Life is connected!!!

27-4-11: I see a rainbow...

“Life is like a rainbow. You need both the sun and the rain to make its colors appear.”

26-4-11: A Surprise Birthday celebration for me...

25-4-11: Unfolding...

24-4-11: Beginning...

23-4-11: Harmony with YOURSELF...

22-4-11: I took a Gamble!

QUOTE OF THE DAY: We play the hands of cards life gives us, and the worst hands can make the BEST players...

21-4-11: Meditate on it...

20-4-11: Be spontaneous in your thoughts and follow with your actions...

19-4-11: I visualised and now it is...

18-4-11: Grief for relief...

17-4-11: It's coming to fruition!

16-4-11: Ever evolving, ever expanding...

15-4-11: The Lessons We Learn (over & over)

14-4-11: A life of loy...

13-4-11: Surrender to the flow of life...

12-4-11: Strength of heart

11-4-11:The anticipation of SUCCESS

10-4-11: Expect Success

9-4-11: I love my sisters!

8-4-11: DOMS & Amazing Friends...

7-4-11: My life is Bliss...

6-4-11: Connected to the world around us!

5-4-11: Do it with EASE!

4-4-11: Success on the action front!

3-4-11: Who'd have thought me & mantra in the same sentence?

8-6-11: I am on Fire! lol