DAY 47
run and dance naked... oops not what you think but rather; the old self is gone, and the deep self, the naked self, is the powerful wanderer.
"Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone as a mark of respect and loyalty."
when truly being and embracing YOU the following begins to happen...
you look at what you see and not what you think you see!
you hear truth and not someone else's version of your truth!
your thoughts become centred, balanced & controlled!
your ego no longer plays havoc with your emotions!
your inner voice becomes crystal clear!
your heart begins to heal and though the scars will always be there you know that pain no longer controls your life.
you know that the work will never end and that's okay because you love the growth and depth you see within yourself!
you no longer feel alien because you know that the arms of the universe embrace you!
you are honest with your darkness, shining the light of unconditional love!
you embrace your potential and ideas as valid, no longer allowing the messages of, "it's/you're not good enough, you cannot make a difference, no one will understand, it's stupid."
Deep contemplation
Transformation
Inner resource
Intuition
Faith
Perseverance
you work with what you've got:
grow - allowing your psyche to feel sunshine, cloudy days and rain. allowing the wind to come and blow away all the unnecessary debris, letting things wither and die and letting life begin afresh. closing old chapters and beginning a new; "once upon, right here right now..."
"When I reflect upon self, a stranger from the outside looking in, upon further contemplation I find self on the inside looking out."
stretch - challenge yourself to go beyond the boundaries of "what is normal?" find out if you believe in "normal" and if so what is normal to YOU?
"To underestimate the power of maintaining the core of your soul is to euthanize your truth."
dream big - dare to think the unthinkable! those dreams that you said were too big for tiny little you. take them off the shelf, dust them off and let them out. meditate on them, feel them, listen to them, share them. your dreams are only as real as you allow them to be!
"Let every step take me to the place where dreams come true and clouds have silver linings."
reach - reach into the dark, and even though you cannot see, believe that whatever you grab hold of will be safe, loving and guide you to your next step. i say "grab" because sometimes this is all we can do to prevent us from falling into the eternal abyss of despair.
IN LOVE WE TRUST!
"It is written: Love will conquer fear."
create - creativity is a language that the soul uses to communicate and you are the transporter, the suspended bridge between the visceral and literal. there are no two people that are the same thus no two similar messages to communicate. tapping into this language is your creativity.
"The definition of poetry in motion: express your unique interpretation or it will never exist."
learn - be hungry for wisdom, soul food and knowledge, in that order.
wisdom comes when love reigns supreme and aids us to discern between predators and angels.
soul food nourishes and strengthens us for the journey,
and knowledge helps us to apply what we've learnt.
"I will fly till my healing comes and I will not give up"
venture - into the unknown, here I come. motivate yourself to try new avenues. when a new idea comes, process it, don't just throw it out because it's different to what normally fills your head, and follow it through. there is an old idiom: don't throw the baby out with the bath water. an avoidable error by which something good is eliminated when trying to get rid of something bad.
"We are all in training, preparing for the moment when we are called to step up to the plate, knowing that the result at the finish line will depend upon whether we had the courage to run.'
discover - discover yourself. don't be a stranger to your talents and gifts.
'"I am of this world and I am not of this world."' This means that it is possible for you have a relationship with your own universe"
dive deep - don't let fear hinder you from reaching your inner core. work with as much fervour as you can muster. go through your spherical shells, work through them for the work will be well worth the discomfort.
"When genuine passion moves you, say what you've go to say and say it hot."
breath - medically, conscious breathing gives immediate stress relief benefits as well as deep psychological advantages. deep breathing creates a healthier calmer state and preserves the bodies immune system in terms of general well-being and biochemical balance.
spiritually, you gain a strong sense of inner strength, feel closer to the Source of all life, have a stronger inner knowing, and gain access to more creativity.
and this one is important! let go of your thoughts while you breath!
"Sometimes all we are required to do is breath and wait while the mould is broken from the outside."
listen - quiet your mind for a moment and listen to your heart. your heart understands all dimensions of soul life, removing doubt and double doubt. over analysing is a @#*? and will leave you in a greater mess than you started with.
"If you could take a picture of your thoughts, this is what over-reasoning would look like. Noise and restrictions are not conducive to a creative and free thinking process."
cry - crying is good, it keeps your inner world moist otherwise you will break. let the tears roll down your cheeks and allow them to carry their message to the angels.
"Let the rain of love and forgiveness wash away the smog that hinders your sparkles."
"When I humble myself the flowers rejoice." Khalil Gibran.
find peace - in the midst of a storm it is possible to have peace. peace comes when you accept that there are cycles of growth, giving, being used up and creating new seeds.
"Embracing fractures will aid you to enthusiastically embrace the creative process of revealing the masterpiece within."
SMILE - are you conscious of your first smile for the day? did you know that it takes 26 muscles to smile? giving yourself a grin is the best medicine because it transforms negative energy into positive energy. each time you smile, whether forced or from the heart (of course smiling from your heart is best but let's start somewhere), reinforces happy neural pathways. SMILE with your DNA, etc.
"A smile confuses an approaching frown."
fear less - fear less and love more. be alert, when fear breaks down the door and forces itself in like an intruder, don't entertain the invasion but, send it packing by inviting love in. when love is invited it saturates and fills to overflowing, leaving no room for fear to breath. fear has to leave but will try again so remain vigilant.
"Courage is not the absence of fear, rather it is moving on despite fear."
build - build a relationship with your best friend - YOU. come to know that nothing and no one can make you as happy as you yourself.
forgive - "forgiveness is an act of creation," it does not mean surrender it means keeping your heart light and free from impurities and pollution that will eventually cause stagnation. i choose to be free, don't you?
"Walking away doesn't necessarily mean giving up it may simply mean that it's time to leave your encumbrances behind."
LET GO - remembering to remember to let go! it is of no use to re-run the pain over and over again in your mind and in your heart. i have found that the best medicine for "heart pain" is acknowledging the pain, where it came from, who it came from, how it made me feel, what destructive message was communicated and then inviting love to replace ALL. i am now free to let go!
"Life cannot be ignored.
Blood is the life force coursing through our veins. It acts as the transporter of life, fights to keep destruction at bay and regulates internal harmony.
An ever living fire is the harmony of life of the upward and downward paths.
These internal forces are the cycle of life and death."
wait - give yourself a break, you've done all you can do, now rest. your invested energy is not in vain. the seed is germinating and soon you will reap the fruits of your reward but you cannot rush it, not force it, just be patient and wait.
"Transformation is a growth process. It does not happen all at once, but gradually in the present tense."
move - though challenges may occasionally slow you down, let them never stop you. i will not camp out and die where the obstacle and i have crossed paths. i will find a way around it and continue my journey.
"Done with the past, busy with the present. When old meets new there will be a link but no connection."
wisen up - harden, make sturdy, robust and strengthen the sweet little naive spirit that believes all are good and love purely. this does not mean that you loose yourself and compromise your beauty it simply means to approach with wisdom.
"I am safe in love!
"Often times I have hated in self-defence; if I were stronger I would not have sued such a weapon." Kahlil Gibran.
attract good energy - stop for a moment and think about what you're thinking. is it negative, eg. "i am lonely" or "i need people to make me happy?" positive thoughts would be; "i am my own best friend" and "i am responsible to cultivate my own happiness." the latter is investing in good energy.
"A busy mind drowns out the voice of the heart. Listen to the truth your heart speaks for therein lies the balance of the mind."
beautify - choice! what do i focus on? destroy or build, love or hate, forgive or begrudge, peace or aggression, hold on or let go, etc. i can choose either to beautify the world by embracing my journey or make it an ugly place that i want to leave a.s.a.p.
cultivate consciousness - the antidote to your complexes is consciousness of your foibles and gifts so that the complex is unable to act on its own.
"Everything is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth" Aurelius.
endurance - keeping in mind that there is a purpose for your life will give you the power to keep pushing on. sometimes leaping and bounding over hills and mountains, and sometimes licking your wounds; all the while reminding yourself that there is a destination, there is a goal, there is a good reason for everything under the sun and beyond.
"Standing after all that was, is and will be"
"the pattern is this: in all dying there is uselessness that becomes useful as we pick our way through it all. what knowing we will come to will reveal itself as we go along. in all living kind, loss brings a full gain." C.P Estes, Woman that run with the wolves."
"... people universally tend to think that happiness is a stroke of luck. but that's not how happiness works. happiness is the consequence of personal effort. you fight for it, insist upon it and even sometimes travel around the world looking for it. you have to practise relentlessly in the manifestation of your own blessings." E. Gilbert, Eat Pray Love.
"People come and go out of each others lives, so why is it such a big deal when someone leaves? Because they didn't try equally hard?
run and dance naked... oops not what you think but rather; the old self is gone, and the deep self, the naked self, is the powerful wanderer.
 | |
| "Paying Homage" by Kleoniki Vanos |
"Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone as a mark of respect and loyalty."
when truly being and embracing YOU the following begins to happen...
you look at what you see and not what you think you see!
you hear truth and not someone else's version of your truth!
your thoughts become centred, balanced & controlled!
your ego no longer plays havoc with your emotions!
your inner voice becomes crystal clear!
your heart begins to heal and though the scars will always be there you know that pain no longer controls your life.
you know that the work will never end and that's okay because you love the growth and depth you see within yourself!
you no longer feel alien because you know that the arms of the universe embrace you!
you are honest with your darkness, shining the light of unconditional love!
you embrace your potential and ideas as valid, no longer allowing the messages of, "it's/you're not good enough, you cannot make a difference, no one will understand, it's stupid."
 |
| "7 Pillars" by Kleoniki Vanos |
Transformation
Inner resource
Intuition
Faith
Perseverance
you work with what you've got:
grow - allowing your psyche to feel sunshine, cloudy days and rain. allowing the wind to come and blow away all the unnecessary debris, letting things wither and die and letting life begin afresh. closing old chapters and beginning a new; "once upon, right here right now..."
 |
| "From The Outside Looking In" by Kleoniki Vanos |
"When I reflect upon self, a stranger from the outside looking in, upon further contemplation I find self on the inside looking out."
stretch - challenge yourself to go beyond the boundaries of "what is normal?" find out if you believe in "normal" and if so what is normal to YOU?
 |
| "Maximise" by Kleoniki Vanos |
"To underestimate the power of maintaining the core of your soul is to euthanize your truth."
dream big - dare to think the unthinkable! those dreams that you said were too big for tiny little you. take them off the shelf, dust them off and let them out. meditate on them, feel them, listen to them, share them. your dreams are only as real as you allow them to be!
 |
| "Silver Clouds" by Kleoniki Vanos |
"Let every step take me to the place where dreams come true and clouds have silver linings."
reach - reach into the dark, and even though you cannot see, believe that whatever you grab hold of will be safe, loving and guide you to your next step. i say "grab" because sometimes this is all we can do to prevent us from falling into the eternal abyss of despair.
IN LOVE WE TRUST!
 |
| "Love In A Concrete World" by Kleoniki Vanos |
"It is written: Love will conquer fear."
create - creativity is a language that the soul uses to communicate and you are the transporter, the suspended bridge between the visceral and literal. there are no two people that are the same thus no two similar messages to communicate. tapping into this language is your creativity.
 |
| "Dance of Life" by Kleoniki Vanos |
"The definition of poetry in motion: express your unique interpretation or it will never exist."
learn - be hungry for wisdom, soul food and knowledge, in that order.
wisdom comes when love reigns supreme and aids us to discern between predators and angels.
soul food nourishes and strengthens us for the journey,
and knowledge helps us to apply what we've learnt.
 |
| "Giant Healer" by Kleoniki Vanos |
"I will fly till my healing comes and I will not give up"
venture - into the unknown, here I come. motivate yourself to try new avenues. when a new idea comes, process it, don't just throw it out because it's different to what normally fills your head, and follow it through. there is an old idiom: don't throw the baby out with the bath water. an avoidable error by which something good is eliminated when trying to get rid of something bad.
 |
| "The Race" by Kleoniki Vanos |
"We are all in training, preparing for the moment when we are called to step up to the plate, knowing that the result at the finish line will depend upon whether we had the courage to run.'
discover - discover yourself. don't be a stranger to your talents and gifts.
 |
| "Multiverse" by Kleoniki Vanos |
dive deep - don't let fear hinder you from reaching your inner core. work with as much fervour as you can muster. go through your spherical shells, work through them for the work will be well worth the discomfort.
 |
| "Passion" by Kleoniki Vanos |
breath - medically, conscious breathing gives immediate stress relief benefits as well as deep psychological advantages. deep breathing creates a healthier calmer state and preserves the bodies immune system in terms of general well-being and biochemical balance.
spiritually, you gain a strong sense of inner strength, feel closer to the Source of all life, have a stronger inner knowing, and gain access to more creativity.
and this one is important! let go of your thoughts while you breath!
 |
| "Incoming Breath" by Kleoniki Vanos |
listen - quiet your mind for a moment and listen to your heart. your heart understands all dimensions of soul life, removing doubt and double doubt. over analysing is a @#*? and will leave you in a greater mess than you started with.
 |
| "Over-Reasoning" by Kleoniki Vanos |
"If you could take a picture of your thoughts, this is what over-reasoning would look like. Noise and restrictions are not conducive to a creative and free thinking process."
cry - crying is good, it keeps your inner world moist otherwise you will break. let the tears roll down your cheeks and allow them to carry their message to the angels.
 |
| "Rain" by Kleoniki Vanos |
"When I humble myself the flowers rejoice." Khalil Gibran.
find peace - in the midst of a storm it is possible to have peace. peace comes when you accept that there are cycles of growth, giving, being used up and creating new seeds.
 |
| "Challenges Embraced" by Kleoniki Vanos |
"Embracing fractures will aid you to enthusiastically embrace the creative process of revealing the masterpiece within."
SMILE - are you conscious of your first smile for the day? did you know that it takes 26 muscles to smile? giving yourself a grin is the best medicine because it transforms negative energy into positive energy. each time you smile, whether forced or from the heart (of course smiling from your heart is best but let's start somewhere), reinforces happy neural pathways. SMILE with your DNA, etc.
 |
| "Confusion In A Smile" by Kleoniki Vanos |
fear less - fear less and love more. be alert, when fear breaks down the door and forces itself in like an intruder, don't entertain the invasion but, send it packing by inviting love in. when love is invited it saturates and fills to overflowing, leaving no room for fear to breath. fear has to leave but will try again so remain vigilant.
 | |
| "From Here To There" by Kleoniki Vanos |
build - build a relationship with your best friend - YOU. come to know that nothing and no one can make you as happy as you yourself.
 |
| "My Best Friend" by Kleoniki Vanos |
forgive - "forgiveness is an act of creation," it does not mean surrender it means keeping your heart light and free from impurities and pollution that will eventually cause stagnation. i choose to be free, don't you?
 |
| "Walk Away" by Kleoniki Vanos |
LET GO - remembering to remember to let go! it is of no use to re-run the pain over and over again in your mind and in your heart. i have found that the best medicine for "heart pain" is acknowledging the pain, where it came from, who it came from, how it made me feel, what destructive message was communicated and then inviting love to replace ALL. i am now free to let go!
 |
| "Blood and Fire" by Kleoniki Vanos |
Blood is the life force coursing through our veins. It acts as the transporter of life, fights to keep destruction at bay and regulates internal harmony.
An ever living fire is the harmony of life of the upward and downward paths.
These internal forces are the cycle of life and death."
wait - give yourself a break, you've done all you can do, now rest. your invested energy is not in vain. the seed is germinating and soon you will reap the fruits of your reward but you cannot rush it, not force it, just be patient and wait.
 |
| "Things Hoped For" by Kleoniki Vanos |
"Transformation is a growth process. It does not happen all at once, but gradually in the present tense."
move - though challenges may occasionally slow you down, let them never stop you. i will not camp out and die where the obstacle and i have crossed paths. i will find a way around it and continue my journey.
 |
| "3 People Painting the World and Bridging the Gap" by Kleoniki Vanos |
"Done with the past, busy with the present. When old meets new there will be a link but no connection."
wisen up - harden, make sturdy, robust and strengthen the sweet little naive spirit that believes all are good and love purely. this does not mean that you loose yourself and compromise your beauty it simply means to approach with wisdom.
 |
| "Self Protect" by Kleoniki Vanos |
"Often times I have hated in self-defence; if I were stronger I would not have sued such a weapon." Kahlil Gibran.
attract good energy - stop for a moment and think about what you're thinking. is it negative, eg. "i am lonely" or "i need people to make me happy?" positive thoughts would be; "i am my own best friend" and "i am responsible to cultivate my own happiness." the latter is investing in good energy.
 | |
| "Writing On The Wall" by Kleoniki Vanos |
beautify - choice! what do i focus on? destroy or build, love or hate, forgive or begrudge, peace or aggression, hold on or let go, etc. i can choose either to beautify the world by embracing my journey or make it an ugly place that i want to leave a.s.a.p.
cultivate consciousness - the antidote to your complexes is consciousness of your foibles and gifts so that the complex is unable to act on its own.
 | ||
| "Take a Deep Breath" by Kleoniki Vanos |
endurance - keeping in mind that there is a purpose for your life will give you the power to keep pushing on. sometimes leaping and bounding over hills and mountains, and sometimes licking your wounds; all the while reminding yourself that there is a destination, there is a goal, there is a good reason for everything under the sun and beyond.
 |
| "Standing" by Kleoniki Vanos |
"Standing after all that was, is and will be"
"the pattern is this: in all dying there is uselessness that becomes useful as we pick our way through it all. what knowing we will come to will reveal itself as we go along. in all living kind, loss brings a full gain." C.P Estes, Woman that run with the wolves."
"... people universally tend to think that happiness is a stroke of luck. but that's not how happiness works. happiness is the consequence of personal effort. you fight for it, insist upon it and even sometimes travel around the world looking for it. you have to practise relentlessly in the manifestation of your own blessings." E. Gilbert, Eat Pray Love.
 |
| "Both Ways" by Kleoniki Vanos |
