How to live your vision.

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Rod's World

I spent yesterday with six other courageous souls revealing and uncovering what it is that we would love to do in our lives to earn money and resolving the issues that prevent us from doing just that. This course aligns the heart of the spiritual entrepreneur with their purpose in life so they can begin to embody their full self in the business world and personal life. it was called getting paid for doing what you love https://www.facebook.com/events/1496549073934157/?ref_dashboard_filter=calendar

The course facilitators Miroslav Petrovic and Charmaine Adam skilfully took us through several life altering exercises, the first allowing yourself to shine, we were askers and witnesses in this process where we intuitively asked our partner questions and they got to express and create their visions for themselves, it was beautiful. Mine is : Love and Respect for All, Everyone Included and my mission is to set up Centres and run workshops to create this throughout the world.

We then looked at the Potential Blocks and resistance that exist in out psyche and outer world and what is rehired to change to resolve them. Mine is I am an unqualified dreamer and no one will listen to me, to resolve this I have to get in touch with how unique my life journey has been. Other ways I sabotage myself is to get sick via mental illness, not follow up on opportunities, and do too much at once.

We didn’t get to the third process which was about our relationship to the external factors that may restrict us reaching our visions, we were asked would we let ourselves have them and who may be able to nuetralise us reaching them in our external world. As I am dependant on the government for my income at the moment this one came up so I have sworn to be off them and earning my own income by the end of 2015.

Next was the major process of the day , Charmaine has developed the Serenity Vibration healing training that allows you to release the negative blocks that permeate your thinking http://www.essentiallyexotique.com/serenity-vibration-healing-svh/ and we were given access to these powerful clean-zings in a dignified empowering manner.

I left the day with the following statements:

I am social media manager For the Darebin Intercultural Centre

I have ten years experience in managerial and editorial roles

Currently writing a book called Ten Words: Transform a Life and have been approached by Hay House

and the people I typically work with are visionary decision makers.

When this course is held again I would highly recommend that you get on board the journey that is Get paid doing what you Love. To contact Miroslav https://www.facebook.com/myky.petrov and Charmaine http://www.essentiallyexotique.com/serenity-vibration-healing-svh/

Namaste to next time my friends

Live More Awesome, Jamgrass Music Festival, People Matter.

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Rod's World

What do these three statements have in common? They are the stickers on my music folder that contains the songs I sing at the Moons a Balloon, the community choir that I am a member of led by the inspirational Kavisha Mazzella. We are a Mental Fellowship of Victoria initiative so a lot of our members are in different stage of recovery from the dark times we have had in our lives.

When I was recently in The Melbourne Clinic for 28 days my friends in the choir offered to come and sing me some songs, I was nowhere near being in the space for them to do it but the offer made my heart shudder, that they would consider giving up their time to come and care for me was illuminating to say the least.

What songs do we sing? We have several standards, Tell Me Why by the ever awesome Neil Young, Somewhere over the Rainbow because its a beautiful song, The Moons A Balloon written by the choir when the chirpy Alicia Egan replaced Kavisha for a few weeks while she was off learning a new Tai Chi movement, but thats another story. My Island Home, a song by Christine Anu that should be Australia’s national anthem and Geckoe Song , one of Kavisha’s tunes, by the way did I mention that I have followed Kavisha and Her musical journey for over 20 years and once paid her $50 to sing my favourite song at a benefit at CERES environmental park in Brunswick. She is to me the worlds greatest singer songwriter and has the voice of an angel because Kaviisha is one.

But my favourite moments are when we sing the rounds Like Eagle Flying, another tune by Kavisha, Here are the words, when this song is sung in different harmonies you are moved to tears by its simplicity and power:

As I walk this Country, As I walk this land, I feel you watching over me

As I walk this Country, As I walk this land, I feel your spirit healing me

Eagle flying , Eagle Flying, Keeper of our Dreams

Another favourite is There is so much Magnificence by Peter Maken, simple words, awesome beauty.

Thers is so much magnificence here beside the ocean, waves are rolling in…Waves are rolling in…

Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia,

Ahhh Lehhh Luhhhh Yaaaaaa

Often Basil brings his nieces along and its OK to have a cry if its tough out there on the roads of life because we are a family and we love each other, Thanks Kavisha for making our lives more worthwhile by having the choir be on fire.

Namaste till next time my friends

Do you write Love Letters?

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Rod's World

I write Love letters, yes by hand to anonymous people.

I took up the practice when I came across a Ted talk http://www.ted.com/talks/hannah_brencher_love_letters_to_strangers The idea of receiving letters from strangers appealed to me so I looked up the website as you do https://moreloveletters.squarespace.com and signed up about 12 months ago.

I have written about 60 love letters in that time and have had the gift of expressing unconditional love as it cannot have conditions, you do not know them. I’ve written to China, The Philippines, the good old U.S of A., England, Germany and Australia where I live. You are told a little background about the person and away you go. Write on!!

I have also taken up the practice of writing Love Letters to people I know as well, Its quite a beautiful thing to do , to acknowledge the reasons you love another person in your community. If I don’t have their address I email them one, but much prefer using my colour crayons as it appeals to my inner child.

I use distinctly Australian cards that an organisation I sponsor, Indigenous Community Volunteers www.icv.com.au produce. I get about three packs for an additional $20 in sponsorship, so that covers me for three months and its all tax deductible.

So some questions for you –

1. Who do you love that you would take time to write a letter to?

2. Are you open enough to receive a bunch of love letters from strangers?

3. Are you open enough to receive a love letter from family or friends?

4. What is stopping me doing this beautiful practice?

If you want any easy access to self love I recommend you take this on, if five letters is too much you don’t have to write to everyone, just as many as your heart and soul can handle, it will open them up in ways you cannot foresee.

Namaste till next time , my friends

Make a Heart felt decision!

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Rod's World

Our life is filled with day to day decisions that we need to make to get from point A to B. Such as I will leave at this time to get to where I need to go to, I will continue doing the thing I do to make money even though it does not inspire me and it is definitely a job not a passion, and what will I give my priority too to make it through to another day.

When I walked out of Melbourne Clinic Psychiatric unit after 28 days just four months ago, which was my fourth internment in the last 10 years I vowed that I would never return. I have kept getting into these situations by not listening to my heart and just giving up. It seemed easier at the time, a seemingly silly thing to do that put me in a often called looney bin, but your mind is a fascinating beast when left to control itself.

So what have I done since then, I have taken the opportunities that come my way courtesy of my heart. Four workshops, two of the same to cut the mental ties that constrict me. I discovered that I had killed my sexuality 10 years ago in a toxic relationship that I was unwilling to walk away from powerfully and that this prevented me from being in another. My mind was providing the your’e just getting old story, reasonably believable at 60. This story was another one blocking my access to the beauty of my new friendships, I was harbouring the thought its not okay to be twice as old as your tribe, at one of the workshops I linked up with a 22 year old, someone a third of my earth years, it was like we had known each other for ever.

In one of the workshops Michele, the workshop leader http://www.WithinWithoutCoaching asked me had I put myself in the blog I wrote about my favourite ten thought leaders, Listening from my heart I could see this as a possibility, when I wrote the article my mind did not allow this but I have taken it on from my heart felt space. Another opportunity I got was totally unexpected, I attended the International World day of peace in Melbourne, Australia and met this remarkable woman, Emeli Paulo from http://www.collectivepotential.com.au. I had gone there to meditate and abuse my body with Yoga not to gain access to what stops me, this is the promise Emeli made in the mini workshop she ran, I discovered when it gets to great I run away, so I wrote on my card: Stop Running Away.

What is the difference between a heartfelt decision and a thought from your mind – the heart felt decision can transform you, mind thoughts you simply survive, I know this is good enough at times but no more in my life, thank you very much.

So my request, open your heart and soul and make decisions form there, your life will transform, I promise you. Namaste until next time my friends.