How do we wake up to this Consciousness? Sometimes it’s as simple as being yourself, you can help the people in your life see how one person can make a difference by being a living example of consciousness, by embracing life without reservation. With Love and kindness.
When you communicate your views, You don’t have to be dogmatic. Allow the people to speak and allow them to ask questions. Respect their views..
We can all Ignite a spark of consciousness in others by ‘giving’.. It maybe a book, a medicine bag, or a beautiful crystal, that can get curiosity going, and prompt them to begin an exploration of the soul. I would always be handing my Spiritual books out to read.. I even sent one to Australia to help a Young woman I connected to via blog land some years ago..
Learning others how to meditate or chant or even Drum!, can put them on the path to consciousness while reducing their stress levels.
I started out exploring by joining a Meditation group and ended up running my own development group into Spiritual Awareness.. You will be amazed how many join once you reach out and who are eager to learn.
Learn to acknowledge the value in everyone you encounter, you can teach them how to value others. Sometimes, the easiest way to encourage people – even challenging ones – to respect others is to respect them first.
Casually point out how everything is interconnected and that all living beings affect the world around them by their actions.. They may become intrigued when they learn of the power they hold.
Introduce your loved ones to conscious living in a light-hearted way. Meditate, Get in touch with nature, perhaps grow your own Food, and show them how wonderful it can feel to be truly aware and connected to the universe.
And Smile…………..
Love and Blessings.
Sue x
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Jan 06, 2015 @ 09:03:00
What a message, the link I sent you of a podcast spoke about the power of listening. It’s a Buddhist lawyer talking about how to simply humble yourself to the point “of not knowing”, because only so can you actually listen to others. It takes time to learn how to master this however, because the tendency is to think that we know.
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Jan 06, 2015 @ 12:43:25
That is a very powerful thought Maria – thanks!
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Jan 06, 2015 @ 21:24:49
I promise to listen over the next couple of days to this.. I am so pleased you reminded me of it.. Listening was a Huge part of my job in support work.. 🙂 And I know Nothing.. and yet if we allow ourselves.. we Know everything.. 🙂 WE just forgot it all.. 😀
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Jan 07, 2015 @ 00:54:01
Sue, I just listened to it again. This man is simply amazing (Daniel Bowling). He is so persuasive, and compelling. Here’s the link again if it interests you:
http://www.audiodharma.org/talks/audio_player/5280.html
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Jan 07, 2015 @ 13:12:48
Maria.. I have time today.. I am plugged in write now listening.. 🙂 x
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Jan 06, 2015 @ 10:03:59
I believe that doing what one loves sends out ripples of change into the world.
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Jan 06, 2015 @ 21:49:09
Yes it does Alex.. And your own posts so often reflect this.. Thank you x
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Jan 06, 2015 @ 10:27:00
Liebe Sue es hat über Nacht gefroren und die Straßen sind glatt da bleib man lieber zu Haus und macht das Beste daraus sei herzlichst gegrüßt in Freundschaft Klaus
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Jan 06, 2015 @ 21:18:16
Klingt wie eine Kältewelle .. Halten Sie warm und sicher .. Klaus Heller Segen Weg .. Sue
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Jan 06, 2015 @ 11:30:36
Truly powerful words, spoken with real compassion. It’s all too easy to focus inwardly and forget about the community around us, which is really the most important thing.
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Jan 06, 2015 @ 21:16:39
Yes Community is Everything.. 🙂 Lovely to see you Hannah.. anymore of those delicious sweets left? 🙂 Hugs x
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Jan 06, 2015 @ 12:00:57
You got it DW !!! It seems essentially that we must live our lives being the best people we can be by following all of the laws of the universe, like giving instead of taking, accepting rather than judging, knowing truth instead of assuming what we know to be truth etc…If we live our lives not hurting others or ourselves, others will notice and hopefully follow. Lots for all of us to do in this new year! Thanks for sharing these points. They are critical….Blessings…VK ❤
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Jan 06, 2015 @ 21:12:53
Yes its all about the Universal Laws.. And so loved your response..
I also listened in full to what you sent me VK.. and it so inspired me.. Thank you so very very Much.. 🙂
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Jan 06, 2015 @ 12:01:51
Liebe Sue einen schönen Tag wünsche ich dir sehr schöne Worte,viele vergessen es einfach,man sollte sich helfen statt zu streiten.Hier in Köln ist es auch sehr Kalt kein Schnee aber eisig wünsche dir noch einen glücklichen Tag lieber Gruß und Freundschaft Gislinde
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Jan 06, 2015 @ 21:08:36
Ja, es ist alles einfach .. Warm halten in Köln .. Und vielen Dank für das Lesen und Verständnis ..
Blessings Sue xx
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Jan 06, 2015 @ 12:54:20
Another title for this piece might have been something like ‘The Power of Generosity’ Sue. In simple and varied acts of giving, we hold the power to help our sisters and brothers realise their own deeper nature’s, as well as assisting our own realisation of the same. All of the great traditions stress the immense power of giving, how it helps free us from our ‘self’ and personal identity and into an awakening to consciousness, reality, liberation, God – call it what we will.
Thank you dear Sue, for your own unstinting and inspiring generosity.
Hariod. ❤
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Jan 06, 2015 @ 21:06:20
Yes that probably would have suited it better Hariod.. I thank you for your own Generous Comment.. 🙂 This may be the Year to help ‘Free’ us.. 🙂
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Jan 06, 2015 @ 13:38:31
I spent my life giving freely to others and paid a terrible price because those who would do me harm couldn’t understand kindness and could only see what was darkest in themselves… 😦
Love and hugs!
Prenin.
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Jan 06, 2015 @ 21:02:21
You have come such along way through your own dark tunnel Prenin.. and I know you help all around you, I am sure many think you a great blessing..
Hugs back.
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Jan 06, 2015 @ 21:33:31
I certainly hope so Sue – my nightmare only came to an end last year and now I’m kind of short of friends as only my internet friends didn’t sell their souls!!! 🙂
Love and huge hugs!
Prenin.
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Jan 06, 2015 @ 15:37:47
A beautiful message Sue. Helping others can be made the core purpose of our life but provided its without expectations.
Oh the plants in your lovely garden look so healthy and happy. I am sure its your love for nature that contributes to your inspirational thoughts 🙂
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Jan 06, 2015 @ 20:59:07
They did look lush and healthy Dilip.. The allotments looks a little sparser now.. But we had a great crop of peas which you see me stood against .. And yes Kindness and caring.. Helping is what its all about.. 🙂 .. Thank you my friend
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Jan 06, 2015 @ 17:17:14
your post had a peace-filled effect on me Sue…I was reading some of threads that connect and have been surprised by their fluid flow, letting go yet connected still, perhaps for another lifetime, though I think Goddess heard my last whisper and I am released from a promise I made a long time ago….
your photo in your garden makes me smile, as you look contented and at peace…is that the definition of happiness? even in the calm there is an energy of passion surrounding you, you love your garden no doubt….. 🙂
Thank you for always knowing what I need to affirm? confirm? my train of thoughts that seem so chaotic and tangled these days … I enjoyed your words here….
Take Care…You Matter…
)0(
Always…BlessedBe My Kindred Sister
just me
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Jan 06, 2015 @ 20:48:22
I had a friend today email me a link today on which it said this year is about Letting Go and especially for some that Karmic baggage or bondage we have carried all be it at times unknowingly..
Yes this photo was last year.. And I am never happier than when in the garden.. you can just Let go of everything else.. I found great solace just BEing among the Veggies LOL..
So good to see you emerging again.. and spreading your wings You are loved..
Blessings your way xxx
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Jan 06, 2015 @ 22:18:46
I got two of the Letting Go’s today…. 🙂
they were both very interesting …..
Take Care Sue….You Matter
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Jan 06, 2015 @ 22:25:52
❤ <3.. so do you xxx
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Jan 06, 2015 @ 18:35:35
That is a great book by Louise Hay ❤
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Jan 06, 2015 @ 20:43:59
Yes I gave mine away.. and my daughter lent me hers.. 🙂 Energy is always being exchanged.. 😉 And it was the book that really DID help Heal my Life.. 🙂
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Jan 06, 2015 @ 20:47:28
I use to keep copies of Florence Scovel Shinn to give away, and others.
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Jan 06, 2015 @ 20:09:44
You are so wise and your post is very helpful for anyone, regardless of where they see themselves in terms of their journey. It definitely spoke to me. I am very hesitant to push my views onto people. Modeling is a great way to show by example.
love,
Linda
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Jan 06, 2015 @ 20:37:21
Its just about us giving, helping and treating others as we would wish to be treated.. but including animals and plants … And being true to yourself.. So pleased you enjoyed reading Linda.. x
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Jan 06, 2015 @ 20:23:47
Indeed, Sue… and smile!
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Jan 06, 2015 @ 20:33:12
And a Big smile back Tom.. thank you
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Jan 06, 2015 @ 23:14:56
Reminds me a little bit of how things work in blog land 🙂 The interaction and connections we make and the ripples we can spread 🙂 Big smile to you! You have a lovely smile btw! xx
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Jan 07, 2015 @ 13:11:57
Aww bless you Wolfie.. I am ever grateful for you paw-prints and your waggie tails lol… And we both have interacted now some years along with many others whose blogs transcended into WP.. Many thanks.. x ❤
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Jan 07, 2015 @ 01:08:45
A beautiful post Sue! I love the all the comments it has inspired also. Giving is the cornerstone to an enlightened life…realizing that has caused an amazing shift…not only in my consciousness…but in my life in general. Thank you for your beautiful thoughts ❤
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Jan 07, 2015 @ 13:06:51
Sometimes Lorrie its those dark places we have to visit which often bring about that ‘Shift’ in our awareness and within our consciousness.. Sometimes we are nudged from the depth of despair to climb ever higher from out of the Pits we have often wallowed in.. Learning that we can aspire to anything is learning not to put limits upon our selves within our own perceptions.. .. We are Co-creators after all 🙂 xx
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Jan 07, 2015 @ 22:40:29
Oh how I wish we could sit down with a cup of tea and talk for hours and hours!!! Thank you Sue. You always seem to say exactly what I need to hear. You are very perceptive to others energies and what they need. I value you my friend…Thank you for your beautiful words. ❤
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Jan 08, 2015 @ 18:56:47
My virtual door is always open and the Kettle is always On. 🙂 this is the wonderful compliment you have paid me.. Thank you xxx ❤
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Jan 07, 2015 @ 07:16:12
Glad to come into your blog in this Happy new now, seeing how you connect us in a loving space Sue, all you have spoken here is truth, Much love to you and thank you so for spreading your love and light! Heart to Heart Robyn
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Jan 07, 2015 @ 12:58:18
Many thanks for your visit and for you kind greetings Robyn.. May you also have a wondrous 2015… In unity we spread the light of Love.. Blessings Sue x
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Jan 08, 2015 @ 00:14:22
What a lovely blog, filled with inspiration. Aquileana has nominated me for this lovely Dreamwalker award you have created. I am glad I came to visit. 🙂
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Jan 08, 2015 @ 18:55:25
Many thanks for making yourself known to me DG.. I hope you find lots of interesting things.. And its good to see my creation being passed along.. Aquileana is a lovely friend… 🙂 I will be sure to repay your kind visit shortly 🙂
Blessings
Sue
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Jan 08, 2015 @ 00:47:38
Dear Sue,
Such a lovely post ❤ You've got a lot of wisdom that you share, lots of light. I really love the picture of you in your garden 🙂
Love, Ka
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Jan 08, 2015 @ 18:52:15
Thank you Ka… The garden photo was last Summer.. And I can not wait for Spring.. ( though I must not wish ‘Time’ away lol ) ,, We are both indoors this week up to our eyes in paint as we are decorating 🙂
Have a super Weekend.. xxx ❤
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Jan 08, 2015 @ 08:00:55
I guess my children have it easy as they have always been taught that they are both spirit and body, but since Danielle died i have shared the same information with any member of my family who would listen and my Dad who always said there was no God and after this life we go down a hole and that’s it, now believes there is more, but God might be pushing it for him.
I teach others what i believe when they ask questions or when it feels right to do so, i don’t think i am pushy about it, but i wouldn’t agree with someone else if my beliefs were different to theirs but i would accept them as they are, well i hope i do. Then i guess i direct them to finding out for themselves if there is a God and answer questions as they come. But i believe that we are all connected and what i do will in some small way affect someone on the other side of the world.
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Jan 08, 2015 @ 18:46:49
My Dad did not believe in ‘God’ as the biblical sense Beverley either.. But he did believe in a Creator be that be what ever we give a name to that Ultimate Creative Force..
I was brought up with a mixed-mash of religious awareness.. Church of England, then Methodist Chapel.. I always believed in that Divine Power and then wandered into the Spiritualist Movement which answered a lot of my own questions..
I like you respect each others right to believe what ever feels right to them.. and would never ‘Push’ my philosophy down another’s throat. Or condemn them for being a non-believer unlike some I have met..
Your thinking is correct as we do impact with our thought and our actions someone else.. We are all of us connected via our Energy bodies and we cause ripples of either positive or negative energy which does affect others..
This is why I say we all of us are responsible for our actions.
Many thanks Beverley.. Hugs to you xxx
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Jan 08, 2015 @ 08:01:31
I forgot to send you warm hugs and love Sue xxx
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Jan 08, 2015 @ 18:47:10
Mega (( Hugs )) back! ❤
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Jan 08, 2015 @ 21:11:42
Great points Sue. I think if people stopped trying to be experts and just shared their experiences, it would be so much more productive and conducive to helping others. 🙂
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Jan 09, 2015 @ 22:30:45
I agree… and thank you for stopping by to catch up.. I so appreciate your visits .. xxx
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Jan 22, 2015 @ 16:15:07
Thanks for stopping by my blog too! It’s great to have little chats in both places on different topics. 🙂
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Jan 25, 2015 @ 14:13:59
I agree Kourtney, your visits are always so very welcome.. xx
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Jan 08, 2015 @ 21:33:55
Sue, you are always making me smile. Keep reaching out with your words and we happily take it all in! xx Hugs
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Jan 09, 2015 @ 22:29:15
Christy.. don’t know if I already answered you.. But Thank you so kindly..:-)
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Jan 09, 2015 @ 13:14:33
Wunderschön liebe Sue wieder ein sehr schöner Beitrag.Wünsche dir ein gutes und schönes Wochenende Grüße dich lieb von mir Gislinde
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Jan 09, 2015 @ 17:47:37
What a lively colorful blog you have!
About meditation, I found it adversely affecting my temper and tolerance levels. When I enquired, I was told that initial phase is like sweeping a room left undusted for years. So initial cleaning up will always bring all the dirt to the surface. If I persist through this phase, the road ahead is clearer.
Looking forward to that phase!
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Jan 09, 2015 @ 22:25:26
Thank you very much.. Yes you are correct.. but once we set the broom in motion we become lighter for having swept out the cobwebs.. 🙂 Many thanks to you for your visit
Sue
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Jan 10, 2015 @ 19:05:37
Exactly. Crucial point is to not give up midway and spoil all the hard work.
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Jan 11, 2015 @ 15:00:43
Yes… so very true.. May we each keep on Keeping On.. 🙂
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Jan 10, 2015 @ 01:35:41
“Sometimes, the easiest way to encourage people – even challenging ones – to respect others is to respect them first”
Powerful words, even more after what happened in France a few days ago!~
Love and hugs, dear Sue! 🐻 Aquileana 😀
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Jan 11, 2015 @ 16:09:45
Yes… Respect is something we are being taught to forget as we are encouraged be it intentional or not to take sides as we judge individual actions which are extremists and not the core of the whole of what they potentially represent… Within the UK we have a huge Muslim community.. And they are peaceful and a loving law abiding community who are reaching out with love to show us they stand with all of us against such horrors.. ❤
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Jan 10, 2015 @ 12:32:20
Liebe Sue danke für deine so lieben Worte hier regnet und stürmt es da bleiben wir lieber zu Haus und machen es uns gemütlich sei ganz lieb in Freundschaft gegrüßt Klaus
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Jan 11, 2015 @ 15:09:58
Ich kann Ihnen nicht verdenken … Indoors ist weit besser als draußen in der kalten Wind und regen ..
Ich hoffe, Sie beide hatten einen angenehmen entspannten Sonntag .. Blessings Sue haben
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Jan 15, 2015 @ 22:06:58
And I love the photo of you at your allotment. You have such an abundance of produce grown with love. Great thoughtful post too. 🙂
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Jan 15, 2015 @ 22:09:33
Thank you LG… its a bit sparse now.. but we still have leeks Brussels, cabbage kale and purple sprouting broccoli parsnip etc…. So lots still to eat fresh… 🙂
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Jan 25, 2015 @ 03:18:46
Very forthright and instructional reading Sue.
We are all one of the global community, we are all connected and related in one way or another, communication and love is the key to bind the community together.
Ian
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Jan 25, 2015 @ 13:42:22
You got that in ONE Ian… and yes it all follows through as we treat each other… What goes around comes around.. 🙂
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Jan 25, 2015 @ 18:24:59
Thank you Ian.. We are One
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