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Inspiration for a happier world

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Random is the label for the stuff that doesn’t fit in anywhere else. It may not always be ‘random’ as in ‘unexpected’, though, as everything usually relates to the main theme of ‘inspiration for a happier world.’

  • Does It Spark Joy?–A Simple Tool for Elevating Consciousness

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    Does It Spark Joy?–A Simple Tool for Elevating Consciousness

    ‘Discard everything that does not spark joy.‘
    –Marie Kondo

    Marie Kondo is celebrated for her work in helping people to tidy their homes through her KonMari Method.

    On of the main tenets of her teachings is getting rid of clutter.

    Her test for deciding if you should continue to keep something is simple: ask yourself whether it ‘sparks joy’ when you pick it up.

    If it’s a ‘yes’, you get to keep it. But if it’s a ‘no’, it’s time for you to let it go and allow it to find a new home.

    This technique can be equally useful when it comes to elevating our state of consciousness.

    Elevating Consciousness

    A man’s state of consciousness determines the content and quality of his life.

    And so, if we want to elevate our lives (and our world), we must first elevate our state of consciousness.

    To elevate our state of consciousness, it helps to feed ourselves a mental diet of things that are positive, uplifting and inspiring.

    At the same time, it helps to let go of the things that do the opposite: the things that make us feel scared, angry, disempowered and unworthy.

    Attention Is Energy

    “Energy is the currency of the universe. When you ‘pay’ attention to something, you buy that experience.”
    –Emily Maroutian

    Attention is energy and energy is the ‘currency of the universe’.

    So in giving our attention to something, we feed it and make it more powerful.

    We also begin to resonate with it, which means we begin to attract it into our lived experience.

    This means that if I focus on the things that spark joy in my being, then I become joyful. When I am joyful, I attract the people, places and experiences that will continue to keep me joyful.

    Sadly, the opposite is also true.

    Does It Spark Joy?

    So, the next time you have to decide whether to keep something or someone in your life, or whether you want to continue watching, listening to, or reading something, it might be a good idea to ask your self: ‘Does it spark joy?’

    If you want an instant hit of joy, just watch this adorable band of tiny yet super talented kids play ‘Paradise’ by Sade. I promise you, you’re in for a treat!

    And if you want to know more about them, visit https://thegraystones.com/

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  • A Christmas Carol

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    A Christmas Carol

    Charles Dickens wrote ‘A Christmas Carol‘ over a hundred and fifty years ago.

    Many things have changed during this time.

    We no longer have child labour, or the debtors’ prisons–and thank goodness for that!

    But the themes which Dickens explored in his novella are still relevant:

    • Redemption and personal transformation
    • Social responsibility
    • Importance of family
    • Kindness
    • Generosity, and
    • Happiness

    Dickens portrays Christmas as a time which brings out our better nature, and the virtues listed above.

    But his message is clear: we should live by these ideals all year round.

    I can’t help but agree with Dickens–especially when it comes to happiness.

    Why they heck don’t we work harder at being happier throughout the year?

    I’m convinced that if we did, all the other things that Dickens wanted from us would happen more or less automatically.

    And we need only do one simple thing to get there, we’d have to keep choosing the positive over the negative…

    Between, ‘Bah humbug!’

    And

    ‘A Merry Christmas to us all; God bless us, every one!’

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  • A Wake-Up Call

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    A Wake-Up Call

    The world is burning. First, Ukraine, then Gaza, and now, England… and there is no end in sight.

    Meanwhile, the next and bigger war is being plotted quietly from behind the scenes by the same people who created these other conflicts…

    But I’m not writing to tell you who ‘they’ are, or what I think their next plans are.

    These things are of no consequence and you’ll understand why as you read on.

    There’s A Better Way

    I’m writing to tell you that it doesn’t have to be this way. We can have the unity, the peace, and the prosperity that every human being longs for.

    We can all live in safety, comfort and happiness.

    A Happier World is Within Our Reach

    There are only two things standing in the way. And both of these are well within our power to change.

    The first, is our collective ignorance–ignorance of how this reality works and of our power to change it for the better.

    The next, is our collective apathy–our unwillingness to learn, so we can cure our ignorance; and our unwillingness to act and apply what we have learned, so we can all experience heaven on earth.

    I am as guilty of both these sins as anyone else could ever be.

    But this is not about blame or guilt. Neither is necessary or useful.

    It’s about realising that we now have an opportunity, like never before, to transform our consciousness, and along with it, our planet.

    It’s also about realising that we need to step up now, more than ever before, and take action, if we are to change the course of history.

    The time is now. And it is up to us–we are the ones we have been waiting for.

    So this is my challenge to myself: to act, now. To work on deepening my own knowledge and to share what I know with others.

    For far too long have I been passive; transfixed by the grotesque pantomime that is being enacted before my eyes–even though I knew better.

    And your challenge, if you choose to accept it, is to take the breadcrumbs that I can offer you and use them as the starting point for your own research.

    You have to understand just how powerful you are and then use that knowledge to transform your consciousness, your life experience, and ultimately, your world.

    Human 2.0

    Humanity has to be done with the savagery and barbarism that are the hallmarks of a low and un-evolved consciousness.

    We have to had enough of poverty, scarcity and disease.

    We must be done with fear and separation.

    All of that is so Human 1.0.

    It’s time for love, peace, unity, wellness, prosperity and happiness.

    It’s time for Human 2.0.

    This is a wake-up call.

    Let’s do this!

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  • A Message from Beyond the Veil

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    A Message from Beyond the Veil

    I am dreaming, but I don’t know it yet.

    I am with my brother Jani. It feels so good to see him again after all this time. He still looks young and handsome, just as I remember him.

    We are talking and laughing, having light-hearted exchanges.

    I hear his laughter and see his smiling face. I see the twinkle in his eyes. My heart sings and dances.

    I have often dreamt of him, but this time it’s different.

    There’s none of the usual stuff: no panicking about stopping him from returning to the battlefront, because I know he will never return; no sad realisation that this is only a dream and that I am powerless to prevent his death.

    No. This time it’s different. There is only love and laughter–the feeling that he is with me and that he and I are both ok.

    I wake up and remember. I remember his smile and the happiness we just shared. I carry this happiness into my day with me, savouring it.

    I call my sister and tell her all about my fantastic dream. It feels good to share my experience with her. She understands. She feels better for having heard my story.

    It is a Saturday. I busy myself with the day’s activities. Soon, I find myself having lunch on my own–not a usual occurrence.

    My wife is upstairs, getting our daughter dressed for her drama class.

    She left the stereo on. I eat to the sound of Whitney Houston’s voice.

    I remember how my brother loved her ‘Whitney’ album. I recall how he played it continuously when he was home on leave from the Academy one time.

    We are together again. I feel love welling up inside of me once again. But this time it’s different.

    Could it be? Could it really be true what I’m feeling inside?

    It feels like love being sent from my brother to me!

    It’s not just something my mind has made up. I can feel it in my body too. Waves of soothing pleasure pass through me.

    I bask in the sensations and carry on eating, a big smile on my face and tears streaming down my cheeks.

    Is it real?

    Who cares? What does ‘real’ even mean?

    And am I to dismiss what I’m feeling?

    It feels real enough to me. I’ll take it, thank you very much!

    We have dropped our daughter off at her class. She seems happy and content. It’s time for us to leave and go about our business until it is time to pick her up again.

    My phone vibrates. I take a look. It’s a message from my friend Avanthi. Hmmm…I haven’t heard from her in months.

    We used to be so close––like brother and sister, but living in different countries and having families to take care of means that we only exchange messages on birthdays and at Christmas time now.

    Wonder what she’s written. Hope everything’s ok. I take a look… and what I see floors me!

    She’s at a fund-raising event held at the school her son attends–the school her husband (my friend) and my brothers and I attended back in Sri Lanka.

    She’s just passed through a stall and seen a commemorative wall plaque with my brother’s name on it.

    She’s taken a picture and I’m staring at it now in disbelief!

    And it’s staring right back at me saying ‘Oh yeah, you got that right. I’m here and you better believe it!’

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