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2011 What ARE you doing?!
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01/02/11
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So 2011 and this is a post on the 02.01 2011
So my next one will be the 20.11.2011
Just joking .........
that's too soon.
Still I see some familiar faces on here blogging.
After 2 years working really long hours I modified my work to have a quieter pace of life.
I have agents helping me out more so I can focus on my art retreats.
This year promises to be to the one to achieve this and more.
I have had a lot of closure recently..... about time.
Letting go of things and behaviour which serves me no more.
Making space physically in my life with more clear outs; loads to charity shops and some went to fuel amazing bonfires.
becoming lighter in body mind and soul and giving space for the new.
I am off on a long winter break to an island off Italy mid February.
First long holiday in years.
Swimming is my thing but I will not swim in chlorinated water.
This islands sea is apparently warm in all seasons. Not sure the air is so warm.
Will I be like one of those monkeys freezing their nuts off after getting out.
Fortunately there is also an indoor natural pool.
What are you doing to treat yourself this year.....
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Hands UP For LOVE. Lol:)Lol
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11/13/09
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:) Lol :)
What you see in me is a reflection of yourself
I am neither Good nor Bad just your perception based on minds judgments. ??.
When you see a shinning light then you have arrived home to your truth.
To shine for eternity.
When you let go of values based on judgments of the shell, the body identity, you will see true beauty.
An energy field you can see it when you open up to real vision.
Hmmmm
I see you and you shine bright each and every one.
XxxxLovexxxX
XxxxVidaxxxX
Frequency of Love
Hands up for Love1
3rd in a set of 7 Phase 2:)
XxxxLovexxxX
XxxxVidaxxxX
This is my symbol of the higher frequency of Love some call God.
As a symbol it is just to bridge the gap of what can be seen with the naked eye towards the invisible energy field that surrounds us and with which we are connected
XxxxVidaxxx
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More are joining The Journey Less Traveled :)
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11/01/09
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Sweet Bloggers
I removed myself from nearly all dating sites as I decided to focus on changing direction of my business. One site I stay on because I like the profile I created with Utube links etc but have removed the being single part.
MM I well like the blogging community even those I do not agree with :) so I renewed. I am also certain that when I am living fully the life I want and in Gods time I will meet my soul mate. It is true that what we focus on we create more of so I ? have been a busy lady :)
I have slowed down after a foot injury and am now hiring in more help. My focus was on changing my places into self-catering retreats. I was unable to raise further advances on the properties after the credit crunch. I never made a profit out of my tenants? rents and my businesses ran at a loss after maintenance.?
So with the credit crunch and a freeze on property prices I actually had to start breaking even at least and so this acted as a catalyst to setting up my new self-catering business. In retrospect hiring in more help earlier would have made life easier.
The weekend breaks are people?s favorites with very few weeklong bookings. This suits me really well as I am now using the place as creative life centre during the week. I even extended my off peak period so guests can just book 2 nights. ? This is what most of them want as it costs them less whilst covering most of the outgoings it still leaves most of the week free for the workshops fantastic.
I now facilitate a meditation group with readings on A Course in Miracles. I have organized an 8 week work shops for next year in March by which time more members would have joined my new meetup group.
The self catering business and my workshop have separate websites even though the name is the same :) My name Vida means life so I could not have asked for a better name from my parents. So after a lot of pondering I decided to name my business after the name given me.
I have also joined other groups offering free service to the community and am now researching setting the retreat up as a non-profit charity. I know my experience in the last 10 years particularly with cancer will help me to reach out to many souls.¿ Setting up a charity is quite involved.
There are a few things in the place that belonged to my mother who passed on last year. I still have times of really feeling a huge loss in my life. I have listen to many inspiring videos talks etc that helped me come to terms with this part of my journey. Still when it comes down to it, part of my living also involves my feelings which include the sad ones too. To be alive to joy I have to be alive to feeling sad too. I embrace them all.
I am grateful to everything and one in my life including You.
Namaste xxxxVidaxxxx
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Creating your Dream Life
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07/11/09
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So for many years I have chatted about running a creative life retreat centre this came about after a huge shift in my life about 8 years ago. Ahh yes the magical number. Well it's a favourite of mine.:)
Now last year I moved back to England and even before then started conversion work. I have kept my focus undeterred by all the gloom and doom of the economy. It did make raising finds harder that acted as a catalyst to change my mode of operation. Out with long term rentals yielding negative return, in with self-catering of excellence. Earlier this year I was awarded 5 Stars on all 3 places.
How have I managed to get this? Well I found the Internet a very useful tool in business. It is my key vehicle for promoting and operating my self-catering retreats. Over the last 6 months I have managed to get myself on front pages on Internet search terms for my line of business.
Advertising has been massive part of getting thi s off the ground including investment using Goggle and Yahoo. It did take a while as I am up with big businesses including hotels and I have to be inventive to get noticed! My website gets a huge amount of hits, this was achieved in part by using keywords called metatags to direct traffic my way.
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For my hosting I bought a resellers account to create as many websites as I like and have created 50 no sorry 80 + website aliases as which direct traffic to my main website according to the keywords searched. I have been asked to advertise other peoples holiday properties on my website but this would divert me from my purpose. I included links on my website to highly frequented sites in the tourist and leisure industry and targeted investing with the key players. I have also made some costly mistakes.
My places are 5 star self-catering for large groups mostly people coming to have a weekend breaks. I focused on offering a niche service and am the only large 5 Star in the area. I think is key to succeess is looking to offer something different to the rest and improving on it. I believe you also have to be passionate about your business venture to put in the hard work required including at times long hours.
I have advertised my art retreats and now I need to do even more work promoting these courses. I am working steadily towards my goal with the sure knowledge I will succeed. Charging for a service is important, as it is an exchange of energy so to speak. There is also room for demonstrating to the universe my intention, as there are people who cannot afford the high costs of many retreats. It is also something I love doing. It is about getting the balance between meeting my spiritual needs and my more earthy needs and working towards combining them. Even with the self-catering I have used my artistic side in the interior design and on my websites. The houses have also become live art galleries for my work.
It is very hard work at the moment and also good fun. I do get hen nights too ! There is a trend in Brighton towards the ladies hiring bare bottom butlers. I have seen these bums so frequently I think I am starting to recognise them! LOL☺LOL. I have not had any complaints yet from the neighbours. It is quite good they clear up after garden dinner parties so I just turn the other cheek so to speak. Lol
My thoughts are creating the balance with the high seasons yielding high returns from the self catering weekdays and holidays and during the low season being free to run creative life courses during the week at reduce costs. I aim to work with other therapists who have like myself donated their time freely to help people recovering from life altering dis-eases.
Last weekend I had my first booking from someone using it to run a workshop retreat. This weekend it is all hen nights!
Hey variety is the spice of life!
I am interested to learn how others have got their business and or dreams off the ground care to share this information?
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Namaste
Vida
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Spiritual Freedom!~*Ongoing reflections*
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04/21/07
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My original Blog posting here disappeared. It was one of my favourite.
MM asked me to repost my missing postings and apologised with no reason given.
I am just going to wait before reposting this particular blog.
I have removed some of my other blogs as they now made no sense and I decided I was not prepared to repost them.
Given the demands of my new business it is probably just as well as I have less free time now than when I lived in Spain!:)
I will most likely be back when MM resolves the glitches which I am sure they will and my new venture settles down a bit.
With Love from me to YOooooU! as we travel this world and share an electronic space in time:)
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Time Reflections: 2008 Passed & New Year 2009
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12/31/08
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Reflections on 2008 and the New Year 2009
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Mostly 2008 has been a period of making giant steps in the direction of my dreams. Last part of 2008 I had a really busy time and still much to do to get a venture off the ground.
It has been a year with a great mix of events. Some joyous and some downright painful to the core.
I have not blogged for ages I just drop in and read a few now and then.
Life has thrown a curve ball, someone close to me has died over the last couple of days, so celebrating the New Year was one of deep reflection quietly on my own.
My dream as many know is to run a retreat center. I decided to call it Vida Retreats, simple really, sums it up very nicely. For now I have set up luxury self catering holiday Villa and apartment lets. Sometimes one of these will be used to run creative Life workshops. my own focus will be the Arts through meditation both outward and inward to call forth the artist in us all..........
Since my loss of a loved one I just want to take a break myself all the fussing around material comforts seems meaningless at the moment. The rift of our spiritual being and the physical realms of reality as we see it is a parallel existence which we bridge as best we can. What has really struck me is we really are not of our bodies. Our bodies are truly nothing when the life force is gone.
So now I wonder is it time to re evaluate my purpose. With the recent economy drop I have gone since joining MM to having equity worth a million to quite possible none. Raising funds is not as it was. I am using this to focus me more and to prioritise what is important. I have pulled through challenging times before and will again.
So Happy Budda is in somber mood right now. ~It will pass still life is a mix of events..........Laughing Budda will be Back after a break to replenish the spirit ..............
So I was wondering what some of you guys had planned for 2009?
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It's my Birthday and I will Cry if I want to and Smile too!
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03/01/09
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Yes today uhm 49 years ago My mother saw me into this world.
Usually every year I call her as for me this was OUR Day. Today I cannot call her by telephone as she passed on and tears for not being able to do so fill my eyes.
I read the blogs on mothers recently and was deeply touched and reflecting on how lucky I am. I am sad by her passing and also grateful as I did have my mother in my life for 48 years the last 9 approx we became very close.
The last 9 years after my becoming more centred I was able to have a very good relationship with my mother. I have learned my mom shared many ideas with only me out of close family on the matter of spirituality. I have had to respect this, as apparently to all other members my mom was a staunch atheist. Odd, given the vast amount of literature on the bibles in my mothers flat and crosses around that my family dismiss this part of my mother's nature.
Still my mom was an eclectic and so all was possible as in many ways I too am in part could be considered an atheist as spirituality is so removed from organised religion with the absolute fear installed by these institutions.
I grew to have more respect for my mothers point of view, realising that any concerns she had reflected her deep love for me. Yes my life and my venturing into the world of property concerned my mother, as the amount seemed so much to her and to many of my family and friends for that matter. In many ways she was correct, as I have to constantly look for balance in my life. I can be so dedicated to my passions that I can loose this balance, awareness of this is so important.
So today is my Birthday I was going to go to a Spa centre near my son to treat myself and visit him, but have decided to go when I can take a week off. I have a head cold at the moment so travelling long distance is not an option. I will need to invest in one of those mobile phone gadgets, which I think many bloggers have, to check my emails. My work is mostly online and I do not want to carry my laptop if possible. Finding balance is tricky when you run your own business.
For today it will be a trip for a meal at my favourite restaurant that do a yummy vegi roast today! With not as much garlic as the curries I like! Then a stroll along the beach with family members weather permitting. Uhm looks cloudy out there as I look around for my hat gloves and thick socks. How Romantic LOL. Good thing I am happy being single well most of the time☺
My mother took care of me the best she knew how and I knew she loved me. This is priceless.
Thanks to all the mothers and fathers still in this realm or passed on who make celebrating our Birthdays possible!
Thank you Mom!
Love and Peace
Vida
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Age and timelessness Mobius strip
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04/26/08
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Copied from a previous Blog and the inspiration to share one of my favourite artists:
The past alters as my perception of events shift. Past, Now and Future blend and are in our own reality of how we choose to assimilate the experience and how we remember it or look to create it. Often our worst tragedies are our most powerful motivators for change.
Somewhere between the ages of 25-30 onwards I seem to adopt a role of how I should be and lost my inner child. As I started to take on reasonability's which were not mine. Interestingly it was sometime just prior to the birth of my child. He brought gifts of great wisdom as many children do.
Intuitive wisdom is often lost and remembered later in life. The Mobius strip is and excellent example with no beginning or end with a twist.
Past Present Future. 8 is my favourite number interesting as it is the symbol for the cycle of life never ending.
I found the following on the Internet: (edited)
The Mobius Strip was discovered in 1858 by German mathematician and astronomer August Ferdinand Mobius (1790-1868).
This fascinating shape expresses Transformation. Today the Mobius Strip has been chosen as the Universal symbol of recycling. It represents the process of transforming waste materials into useful resources. On a personal level, the Mobius strip represents a willingness to move WITH the constantly changing cycles in our Life process, transforming our challenges into useful solutions. The Mobius Strip reveals planetary transformation,as well. Historically, there has always been Earth
changes,i.e. natural re-structuring of land and ocean masses, tide changes, weather changes, seasonal changes, etc. The Mobius Strip shape is symbolic of eternal change within stillness itself.
The Mobius Strip is an expression of non-duality. It reveals the Unity of all polarities, creating a state of Oneness, joining the whole and the part, the masculine and the feminine, expansion and contraction, spirit and matter, etc. Everything is One and nothing can be separated from anything else. All is completely intertwined, infinitely. The Mobius Strip is a spiritually significant symbol of balance and union. (Yoga=Union) The Buddhist philosophy of Tantrism also is expressed by the Mobius Strip shape. "Tantra" is continuity; the word derived from the root 'tan', meaning to extend... extend continuously, to flow, to weave. The continuum is descriptive of the Nature of Reality, by contemporary physicist David Bohm..."a single unbroken wholeness in flowing movement."
Crop Circle
The Mobius Strip has evolved out of the realm of Sacred Geometry, along with the Egyptian pyramids, Mayan temples and the perfection of a chambered nautilus seashell. The mysterious crop circles arising in North Somerset and Wiltshire, England depict the Mobius Strip, also. These geometric forms stimulate our inter-related connection with Nature, awakening to the beauty and power of Life.
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Do You Dance.... with .....God?
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10/19/08
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Do you dance with God and Love of Life :)
I found this beautiful poem on www prayingsingles net.
"When I meditated on the word Guidance,
I kept seeing "dance" at the end of the word.
I remember reading that doing God's will is a lot like dancing.
When two people try to lead, nothing feels right.
The movement doesn't flow with the music, and everything is quite uncomfortable and jerky.
When one person realizes that, and lets the other lead, both bodies begin to flow with the music.
One gives gentle cues, perhaps with a nudge to the back or by pressing Lightly in one direction or another. It's as if two become one body, moving beautifully. The dance takes surrender, willingness, and attentiveness from one person and gentle guidance and skill from the other.
My eyes drew back to the word Guidance.
When I saw "G: I thought of God, followed by "u" and "i".
"God, "u" and "i" dance." - God, you, and I dance.
As I lowered my head, I became willing to trust that I would get guidance about my life. Once again, I became willing to let God lead.
My prayer for you today is that God's blessings and mercies be upon you on this day and everyday. May you abide in God as God abides in you. Dance together with God, trusting God to lead and to guide you through each season of your life.
This prayer is powerful and there is nothing attached.
If God has done anything for you in your life, please share this message with someone else, for prayer is one of the best gifts we can receive. There is no cost but a lot of rewards; so let's continue to pray for one another.
And I Hope You Dance"
I hope this inspires you the way it made me feel when I read it :)
Dance with Love in your Heart
Guidance: God U and I Dance.
Fabulous :).......
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MM is turning me into a DRIP!
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04/02/08
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Picture of a rather scary looking Laughing Buddha.LOL:)LOL
Yes indeed I was laughing so much today after posting some comments that I forgot my towel when I went to the bathroom.
So I emerged dripping wet and still laughing. Thank God my lodger did not come home early! LOL
Ooooh Sorry did I disappoint some who thought I meant a drippy nature. LOL:)LOL
No saving that for tomorrow. Then again maybe not.
Take it Easy folks
Vida
I am thinking of renaming myself to Laughing Buddha only thing is have you seen just HOW big that Buddha is? Still searching for a slender looking one. LOL
May take a while...
Still Looking....
If you never hear from me again you know I have found my quest in this life.:)
Vida
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Time for a New Name and New Image LOL :)
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04/19/08
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Time for a new look the laughing Buddha was just not cutting it. Too much of a fatty, pretty garish in some of the pictures and No female versions either. Anyway laughing with a mouth wide open hmmm anything could fly in and can looked a bit tooo manic. LOL:LOL
Soo having looked around carefully the Goddess Lakshmi seems fitting Abundant and Voluptuous too. So my new name CreativeLakshmi no sure for how long.
Love Peace Abundance oh yes and LOL
Vida
I found the following information on the Internet about this wonderful Goddess:
Lakshmi is the Goddess of wealth and prosperity, both material and spiritual. The word ''Lakshmi'' is derived from the Sanskrit word Laksme, meaning "goal." Lakshmi, therefore, represents the goal of life, which includes worldly as well as spiritual prosperity. In Hindu mythology, Goddess Lakshmi, also called Shri, is the divine spouse of Lord Vishnu and provides Him with wealth for the maintenance and preservation of the creation.
In Her images and pictures, Lakshmi is depicted in a female form with four arms and four hands. She wears red clothes with a golden lining and is standing on a lotus. She has golden coins and lotuses in her hands. Two elephants (some pictures show four) are shown next to the Goddess. This symbolism conveys the following spiritual theme:
* The four arms represent the four directions in space and thus symbolize omnipresence and omnipotence of the Goddess. The red color syinbolizes activity. The golden lining (embroidery) on Her red dress denotes prosperity. The idea conveyed here is that the Goddess is always busy distributing wealth and prosperity to the devotees. The lotus seat, which Lakshmi is standing upon, signifies that while living in this world, one should enjoy its wealth, but not become obsessed with it. Such a living is analogous to a lotus that grows in water but is not wetted by water.
* The four hands represent the four ends of human life: dharma (righteousness), kama (genuine desires), artha (wealth), and moksha (liberation from birth and death). The front hands represent the activity in the physical world and the back hands indicate the spiritual activities that lead to spiritual perfection.
* Since the right side of the body symbolizes activity, a lotus in the back right hand conveys the idea that one must perform all duties in the world in accordance with dharma. This leads to moksha (liberation), which is symbolized by a lotus in the back left hand of Lakshmi. The golden coins falling on the ground from the front left hand of Lakshmi illustrate that She provides wealth and prosperity to Her devotees. Her front right hand is shown bestowing blessings upon the devotees.
* The two elephants standing next to the Goddess symbolize the name and fame associated with worldly wealth. The idea conveyed here is that a true devotee should not earn wealth merely to acquire name and fame or only to satisfy his own material desires, but should share it with others in order to bring happiness to others in addition to himself.
* Some pictures show four elephants spraying water from golden vessels onto Goddess Lakshmi. The four elephants represent the four ends of human life as discussed above. The spraying of water denotes activity. The golden vessels denote wisdom and purity. The four elephants spraying water from the golden vessels on the Goddess illustrate the theme that continuous self-effort, in accordance with one's dharma and govemed by wisdom and purity, leads to both material and spiritual prosperity.
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Morphing MM Party!
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04/25/08
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AFTER the sleep....
As Vida wakes up after being electrocuted and reenters the virtual reality of the tomatoe party she wonders what has happened?? All the members fast asleep and vines have grown all around the place. Vida thinks shit how long have I been out?
Vida sees some money spiders and larger hairy ones crawling all over the place. Eeek she shrieks then has a change of perspective and grabs one to eat. Yes Vida is hungry and they taste good. As the spider escapes her wide open mouth as she gasps in disbelief, rubbing her eyes she sees the smirfs have also woken up and have drunk too much vintage tomatoe juice. The smirfs are now wondering around aimlessly bumping into the other slumbering party animals and they too awake to the absurd virtual reality.
Yes in the time they have been asleep they have grown long messy dirty hair. Hairy beasties. There are lots of Kings and Princes trying to climb over the hedge that has grown surrounding the place to get into the party unaware of the changes that have taken place.
Vida shoots her love gun at them, unknown to her during the long sleep spiders have taken residence in the gun and it sprays out huge web instead. This sticks these wonder-men to the walls of the thorny bushes. Never mind at least finally they have come to the tomatoe party Hurray!
Trouble is it is tooo late the party animals have transformed into real hungry beasties and are looking at them with a weird look in their eyes. Now who will save the Kings and Princes?........
Aha Robin Hood appears the savior of the poor comes to rescue the rich. As they are all powerful and rich they do not appreciate the offer of help from this lowly man and decline. Robin smiles and says OK then and runs off with all the women, laughing as he leads them to a place of plenty where no Big Macs exist just jewels of fruit on the trees and oh well as its my narrative a few fish that leap on to their laps.
Fortunately on the way a super large elephant shower that Vida was having built in the wilderness sprung a leak and washed them all down. The elephants had very good oral and trunk hygiene and left no trace of odour on the beautiful ladies....well at least not one that these men of the wild could smell....
So once again these ladies revealed their true natural beauty. All shiny and new....
Then gradually they had a vague craving which develops into an uncontrollable urge the women all felt they need red lips and dark eyes and decide to hold a impromptu New Age Stepford wives makeup party........would the men escape or be dragged in to this too.....
Vida walks off as she was transforming yet again........
Now are you not glad this is virtual.......
What beast are you transforming into and dare you join the story.....
Ha Haaaa Ha as she laughs at the prospect.....man woman or beast???
Vida
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Creating a SUCCESSFUL Life: Past Present & Future
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04/06/08
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Creating my Successful Life Past Present and Future:
OK submitting this later than I had originally planned. Been kind of busy. So here I go relax and I hope you enjoy....
Some decision I made included having a child when I was 29 with a good education behind me I resigned from a successful teaching position, as I wanted to take care of my newborn. No hesitation no regrets.
Just before conceiving my one and only child I wanted to secure my financial independence. Just over 18 years ago I got together a loan of a few thousand to buy my first house.
It was one the cheapest houses in Coventry. It was a small terrace property with no attached garden and in a red light district too. The kids I taught teased me about this, which I found amusing. I renovated it and sold it within a few months and made 3 years worth of my salary. My child was conceived in this simple and beautiful house.
With the money gained I was able to put a deposit down to purchase another bigger house with more room in a better location and overlooking a park. Our child was born whilst we were living in this house. After this I bought a house with a good size garden with a quiet street front, but this time I did not sell the previous one immediately. The atmosphere of living in Coventry changed, as it became more modernized and living there started to loose its appeal.
After a few years I felt drawn to Brighton where I studied as a student. I was amazed at how inexpensive the property was in this beautiful location near the sea and not far from London, where the prices were and still remain relatively sky high. Brighton had the bonus of invigorating sea air whilst being close to many activities of interest to me, plus being the further south means it has a considerably warmer climate.
Approx 14 years ago I bought a run down hotel in Hove, which I converted into single dwelling. Getting a mortgage on this type of property and approval from the council required major shopping around and hiring a specialist advisor to obtain change of use. It is still against Brighton/Hove policy to allow hotels to be converted back into single dwellings. I understand that this may have been a first and possibly a last.
Some years after this I acquired a beautiful ex nursing home and a one time alternative health centre opposite a park and within walking distance of the beach. These 2 properties required major improvements and upgrading, the main ones are now being finished off.
Basically that's how it continued until 2001 when a life-altering event forced me to change my perspective and a major slowdown in this line of business. I reevaluated my life choices and started putting my self first. My creative art side had taken a back seat and it came back into the foreground of my life.
As my perception and values in life shifted I stopped expanding the property business. I am using the skills acquired to transform and create a more fulfilling life for myself. Not so much growth monetarily rather more abundance of happiness. The finances will help make it possible for me to launch this project on a self-sufficient basis free from relying on employment from others. I will still be providing an important service for others and myself.
I have always enjoyed providing a good service in any field of work I have done, this has proved to be very successful both in terms of the happiness I feel and those around me. This move is a sideways step into an area I am more passionate about, one that got lost along the way. It is a case of using all my experiences as a tool to create a better life.
Indeed to find oneself sometimes we need to loose ourselves. I have met people I would not have met were it not for the difficult periods in my life. I feel truly grateful for ALL of life's experiences including the painful ones.
Now during these periods I did also make some financial losses. Only last year went flat out getting loans to carry out some conversion works, I needed to do to secure refinancing. It was high risk and apart from using 80,000 UK pounds of money I had released in the equity I also had over 100,000 UK pounds in short term loans. I came off within 2 weeks of being able to cover the repayments before the refinancing came through. It was a juggling act and I was on the verge of having sell up or find another solution.
Once again I have used it all up refurbishing and improving my equity right down to the last few thousands pounds. No sweat I have just remortgaged again.
This time it will go towards my dream of creating a Creative Life Art Centre in my very own home. I will convert part of my house and extend it to make a large studio with large patio windows leading onto a terrace overlooking the garden. The terrace will provide a beautiful outside work area during the warmer months. I will also be carrying out a loft conversion, which I plan to live in and I love this idea.
Currently I have tenants they will be replaced with people coming to attend workshops. This will not happen over night, the loft conversion work alone will take 3- 6 months and I am only starting this when I return to the UK as my main base at the end of the year.
The workshop conversion I set in motion only yesterday when I asked a tenant to move into another room. That part will be completed before I return to the UK.
What I am doing today is mostly what I focus on and soon I need to get myself ready as I have some work to do ☺ between which I am planning to have Sunday Veggie roast at a favorite haunt. ☺
I do look to eating extremely healthy food, mostly raw fruit these days. This forms part of my self-love and self-care program. This morning blueberries, blackberries, raspberries and strawberries fruit salad with organic single cream to slow the rush of sugar down, ☺ delicious and very healthy. ☺ I will need to have a siesta as I have been working a bit too hard the last few days. ☺ Soon I will have severed the remaining ties to a long chapter and be starting a new one. Then I am sure that it will be with someone else in the bed too LOL☺ LOL. I would so much like a bouncing bed partner. LOL☺ LOL
Someone recently told me successful people when they fall pick themselves up and learn from the experience. I know this to be true.
My inspiration came from ordinary people mostly not monetarily wealthy but financially self-supporting and confident; they taught me to take care of myself and give others the dignity to do the same. Well it has been nice taking some space to share this with you all.
I am even considering renaming myself and also calling the centre Laughing Buddha that's for another blog. This one is already way tooo long. Anyone made it this far. LOL☺LOL
Love Peace and Abundance of Happiness to you all
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Vida ☺
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Translating Inner Concepts into Expressing Outer Creations:
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03/16/08
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Translating Inner Concepts into Expressing Outer Creations:
I have been reflecting on how a thought, a concept, a flash of inspiration emerges and becomes transformed into another energy form; How thoughts are translated into the formats we use to represent our thoughts and the source from which they emerge.
Thoughts ?..the beams of energy/light flashing around within us and from us create invisible energy forms everywhere, invisible at least to most souls. These energies range from light to dark and often rest in the shades in between. This energy pulsates out to other beings; the receiver manifests this energy into help shape their own energy vibration, ranging from nil, high- low or fluctuating. We can pick up these vibrations and can become affected by these energies in our mind body and spirit (MBS). Machines can now detect these subtle energy forces. Ill persons are affected and their bodies have limited light radiating and areas are literally darker. This can be reversed. Brings to mind the term used radiating health.
Being grounded and centered we can stay serene despite an influx from outside of negative energy. Opening up the channels for Good Vibrations ☺ is a matter of focus and that comes from within. This focus creates an invisible shield to protect us from harmful forces and let nurturing forces of MBS into our lives.
A metaphoric bubble of pulsating energy surrounds our MBS. Bubbles that can expand out infinitely and contracted infinitesimally, to connect with and if receptive soften other energy fields. This ball/bubble is a flexible, a symbol capable of yielding and receiving positive life enhancing forces and also strong by nature.
The strength lies through the act of attraction and deflection; Bouncing off negative thoughts whilst others get attracted and absorbed into the light. Invariably some light penetrates into those dark energy forces deflected. The surge of positive light vibrations a source some call God,
The light pulsates and shines into the darkest of corners whilst the bubble Gently Bounces and Rolls down the chosen path. Floating up Glistens and Vibrates recharging and discharging the Light. Metaphorically the higher state of consciousnesses, our higher state of awareness of our greatness.
What are the emerging energies translated into if anything? The feel and look of another person's energy or Aura can be sensed on an unconscious and conscious level. Positive Forms more easily recognized to our senses include, the loving touch, someone's smell, a gentle voice, the creation of visual images, composition of music, dancing, creative writing including poetry, or/and an action which may even change the course of our lives.
The list is expansive and can overlap into a multidimensional approach. All forms can be powerful stimuli and be potentially intoxicating; care is needed to breathe it in and at the same time stay grounded to enhance our daily lives.
LOL I have felt it surge through me coming from within and from without and WOW! ☺ ☺ Words fail me.
************* Hmmm rrrrrww oooww*************
What about when conceptual energy is raised which challenges the normal protocol of translation into a recognized standard or a formula understood by most beings. These are harder to encapsulate into a standard format and create more abstract forms of communication. Some souls will pick up the transmitted information and recognize these forms to a greater or lesser extent clearly, partially obscured accept or reject forming free choice .
So powerful can the beam of light emerge that the resultant spark ignites a creative force beyond my abilities to communicate through the normally understood senses. I am omnipotent and impotent at the same time.
Creativity can diverge from the standard communication and abstract presentation can enhance a message. Sometimes I can do reasonable justice to my thoughts/feelings. Mostly it is a bonus when people understand me. ☺
I would ask you to Stop for a moment and reflect:
Just DO nothing except Breathe Deep and Smile. ☺
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Now think how many other MM members are doing the same!
Can YOU Feel the L o V e. ☺
☺ LOL. ☺
* * * * * * * * Receiving and Sending out L o v e * * * * * * * *
You are a Miracle thank you for reading from energy field named
Vida LOL
I would appreciate your thoughts on the subject too. ☺
"Painting" creations by Vida
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Creating True Love!
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09/08/07
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TRUE LOVE
Love Lives in the Moment
Knows the past contains lessons
Knows that ALL encounters have an important message
Knows that this message will keep coming back until the lesson is learned
Love is optimistic
Will deal with what ever comes in life.
Values ones own opinions.
Reflects on ones own wellness.
Stays free from judging others
Recognizes the role one plays in any drama
Makes amends when ever possible
Refrains from justifying unacceptable behavior
Recognizes the spirit and love in every one and focuses on this.
Knows that engaging with egos is our own ego
Knows egos are fragile and easily provoked
Replaces the ego with positive thoughts and action
Knows egos will vaporize with a refocus of attention
Has Gratitude and values the gifts of today.
Knows that all is as it should be
Refrains from interfering in other peoples relationships
Knows that all relationships are drawn together to learn an important lesson
Minds ones own business and allow others to attend to theirs.
Has the confidence to stand up for ones self.
Considers the options available
Love is free of conditions or projections.
Is self supporting in relationships and free of neediness.
Will express ones needs clearly without expectations
Will look else where for help if not met by the person first asked
Will only request a need or a change in behavior from the other person once
Understands that more than once constitutes controlling behavior.
Focuses on creating a life of Serenity and Bliss and passes on the message this way.
"WHEN YOU COMPLAIN YOU MAKE YOURSELF INTO A VICTIM.
When you speak out, you are in power.
So change the situation by taking action or by speaking out if necessary or possible;
leave the situation or accept it.
All else is madness."
Eckart Tolle
True Love
As I Perceive I Create
These are my thoughts on True Love
Care to share Yours...
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CRISIS OF HEALING to question wealth?
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12/29/07
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CRISIS OF HEALING
Crisis is often required before the true cause for the problem is dealt with. Often one creates a solution which does not resolve the underlying cause. This can act like a plaster under which the festering continues. Patching up or mopping up the spills of a society or a person who carries on self harming can create a situation where the incentive to change is removed.
In addition to using renewable energy sources perhaps as individuals one can question do we really need a car at all? Question the energy used in our homes and offices? What about the materials we build our houses with? What about the best natural made air cleaning machines developed over millions of years, plants? Question deforestation for the growth of cereal crops? Question do we really need to eat these foods?
Question the value attached to objects? Question what your "valuables" would be worth without market demand? Question can one value what is abundant? The stone picked up on a beach, a child's smile, the air one breaths, water? What would a car be worth with no fuel? Question slaving over a hot stove? Question the value attached to your bodies what happens when this ages?
Question how one can create more valuable qualities.
I am very aware that in the vision I have for the future the valuable items I currently own would have little or no value as public demand for them would be greatly reduced or cease and yet .....
this is the Vision I have for the Future!
Love and Vision.
:)
Vida
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How does your garden grow?
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06/03/07
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How does your garden grow?
I now have herb pots in my lounge with huge patio windows which I can open wide for direct sunlight to come streaming into the lounge.
The patio faces mountains which I love gazing at. I am looking to move to a place with my own garden in Spain to grow my own vegetables and hopefully it will already have fruit trees. I have a really lovely garden in Hove/Brighton England with some fruit trees.
One was planted with my then soul mate on his 40th Birthday we called it the family tree because it had 3 different types of apple on one tree and there were the 3 of us.
Out of all the trees we planted it was the only one to survive even if our relationship as a couple ended we still have a link because of our amazing son like the branches on the tree. Brighton has now become a city so I am looking to move my base further out away from the hustle and bustle.
This Blog was inspired by Ready4unows garden Blog of last year.
How does your garden grow?
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