In my early to almost late twenties I suffered from a severe anxiety. I am not going to talk a lot about it, because you will be able to read it in my book (if you wish too). But what I will say is this: Although they have been a very dark days of my life, what they taught me was incredible. The experience not only helped me to clean up my relationships and helped me realise what really matters in life, but it also gave a chance to meet some fantastic people. It taught me a lot about myself, my life and most importantly, it helped me to find my life’s purpose. My purpose is: To proudly live in my truth, do what I love and by living this way inspire others to the same. It brings so much happiness to my soul to see others fulfilment when they felt lost, others happiness when they felt sad, their success when they thought they were a failure, their wonderful creations when they said they are not creative at all. I feel for them, because I’ve been there. The beautiful part is this: If I can I contribute to someone’s realisation of their own worth truth and beauty, my job is done.A few weeks ago I’ve received a lovely message from a young woman, we will call her Jenny. Jenny, like many of us sometimes feels lost and scared in her life. She said in her email how much she appreciates my weekly newsletters, articles and inspiring posts. The reason I’m mentioning it, is because this example really reminded me of myself in my twenties, when I felt lost, confused and scared. During those times I was often waiting for emails, inspiring videos or just a random messages from all the wonderful people that were shining their light on my life. I am so grateful for all of them. Those people came to me in many shapes and forms: either personally or through the internet. I finally began to believe, that beside my loving family, they are some kind people around, who are always willing to help and assist when you need them most. So does this speak to you? Do you like inspiring others? I am very happy to share with you a few ways you can inspire someone today.
Do what you love
Have you been in a job you don’t like for a way too long now? Have you been spending time with people who don’t bring out the best in you? These examples often drain us of energy and leave us unhappy and unfulfilled. Ask yourself: What can you do today to make my life better? Is there a course you would be very excited to take, a new job venture or make new friends? I know it’s scary and I know it’s not always easy, but wait…This is your life and only you decide what you want to do with it. Do more things that excite you and make you happy. When you do what you love, you inspire others to do the same.
Share your light with the world
One of my favourite spiritual teachers Gabby Bernstein says to share our light with the world. I completely agree. When you are bringing your light with you wherever you go, you light other people’s paths. Here is an example: If you are in a bad mood at work and someone who is feeling great walks in, they will instantly shift the vibration of the place and that often lifts other people up too. It is almost impossible to stay feeling low, when you are around positive people. As we all live on a social media these days, you can also share your light with other through an inspirational posts. Post a positive tweet, rather than complaining about something. Take a beautiful photo that will inspire someone today.
It’s a choice
I believe everything we do in life is a choice. Do you want to feel joyful or do you want to stay unhappy? The choice is yours. I choose to live my life the best way I can and this way inspire others to do the same. Your life is your message to the world. Make sure it’s inspiring.
A thought to keep!
‘To be inspired is great, but to inspire is incredible!’
A couple of weeks ago I was busy shopping in town. As I walked through the square, I saw a lady approaching a homeless man who was sitting at the corner of the local shopping centre. She said hi to him, and gave him a sandwich, cup of tea, bottle of water and a snack. I thought: What a beautiful gesture! It made me smile and very compassionate towards the homeless man, but also very loving towards the lady who performed this random act of kindness. It really touched my heart in an incredible way.
You are the physical, but also the non-physical. You are a soul and you have a body. Your body is your temple and your soul is the invisible part of your being that resides in this temple. Therefore it’s very important to look after it the best way you can. We often forget to do so, by putting different priorities on our ‘to do lists’. We postpone and procrastinate. We make excuses such as: I will start eating healthier from next year, stop drinking alcohol after my Birthday, check out that yoga studio next month…and the list can go on. We wouldn’t put the wrong oil in our car, so why do we feed our bodies the wrong food and our minds with negative thoughts? We often stay in a toxic relationships or situations for way too long and waste our precious energy we could’ve invested to something more meaningful. The good news is, these bad habits can be transformed by taking a new positive approach. Making wellbeing your priority number one, can enrich your life in many wonderful ways. Listed below are few of my suggestions you may find helpful.
Walt Disney said: “If you can dream it, you can do it.” I love this quotation. I, myself am a dreamer. I’ve always been. When I have a dream and it’s important to me, I find a way to make it happen. Sometimes, when I take steps towards my dream, the dream actually turns out even better than I expected. Another time, it leads me to something different, even more exciting. All of you are more than capable of achieving anything that you desire. The main obstacles that most of us face are: procrastination, fear and going back to the old ways (such as: Why bother? Life wasn’t too bad before). Your dreams are important! There is great reason why they came to you. I am excited to share with you some tools that served me well over the years and I believe they can inspire you.
You have an angel by your side, and not only one. We have all heard of them, whether through a religion or in spiritual circles. All of us have an unlimited help and a support from the angelic realm at any given moment. These beautiful, celestial beings are always available to help us at any time we ask them. Every soul upon incarnating to the Earth comes here with a guardian angel. A guardian angel is assigned to us before we are physically born into this reality. Guardian angels and any other angels cannot interfere with our free will (our choices), but they will help us and assist us on our life’s journey whenever we ask.
A couple of weeks ago I sat at the coffee shop at Heathrow Airport. I’ve noticed a two little boys patiently watching the landing aeroplanes. They seemed very excited every single time an aircraft touched down. They were so focused and present in the current moment and this inspired me. This week’s blog is not only for those who have children, but it is for everybody. There is so much, we can all learn from children. Although I am not a parent myself, I have a beautiful little niece and a nephew, who are my wonderful teachers. So what can we learn form children? I have a few suggestions that may inspire you.
I am an introvert. When I say this to people, I often surprise them. But it is true. I am an introvert who expresses herself as an extrovert. Over the years, I learnt how to be confident and speak up for myself, although it doesn’t come naturally to me. When I was growing up I had a very rich inner world. Most of the time I was living in my mind and I had a very vivid imagination. Luckily I brought this imagination to my adult life as well. I have always been very creative and inspired by everything and everyone. When I saw a beautiful tree for example, I could instantly write a poem, a song or an essay about its beauty. This has shaped my world. But when it came to talking to others, I was scared, shy and very uncomfortable. At school, when the teacher asked a question, I was afraid to raise my hand. I often knew the right answer, but just to prevent an embarrassing moment in case it wasn’t the right one I stayed quiet. I didn’t have many friends at the time. When somebody wanted to be friends with me, I was over the moon. When I finally made some friends, I wanted to be a good friend to them. Therefore I would do anything to keep them in my life. This included saying yes when I meant no. At the early age I learned a negative habit of putting other people’s needs before my own. I would go out of my way to make other people happy, but sadly on my account. Many knew my weakness and often took advantage of it. I brought this habit with me to my adult life, so people would continue to like me. It took me years to actually start getting comfortable saying no to others, when I actually wanted to say no. I never wanted to upset anyone, so it was extremely tough for me. It was making me feel uncomfortable every time, and it still does occasionally. But it did become easier now, because I am older, wiser and I clearly state what I want. Are you, like I used to be? Do you often say yes, when you mean no, just to be nice? Take a deep breath and carry on reading.