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Happy 2010.......and my sincere apologies for not seeing in the start of the new year with you! Here's the thing....my intended article about integrity to loved ones, took a slight twist! .............I think you will appreciate the wait!
Having looked closely at my own integrity over the past few months, I discovered I was not being totally true to who I knew I was, and therefore I began to make some important decisions. Change is good and change is very necessary, if change is for the right reasons!
For instance, if you have ever experienced being on the receiving end of someone ending your relationship, you may have felt that their decision was unfair! You may even have said to yourself and/or others, that Men/Women are cruel, heartless or other! This is a reaction that helps some people cope – it's called blame! In life, blame is pointless! Where did it ever get us? Did you ever feel really great blaming someone for some decision they made that affected you? Like, did you feel extremely happy about putting someone else down? Did your heart bust with joy? Did you feel calm and peaceful? Blame is a negative emotion that cannot bring us peace!
So, what if someone did say their goodbyes to you? They made the decision based on their own integrity to what they wanted for themselves, didn't they? Isn't this acceptable? Isn't this what you'd like to do for your own life? We all have the chance to be an integral part of our own lives – and if we are to experience all that life offers, it is important that we know; a) what we want and b) what we don't want! Sometimes that means saying goodbye to someone close!
It is interesting how there is only one letter that is the difference, between Change and Chance!!!!!
So, with change, chances appear........opportunities are discovered and life moves onward and upward.....change rarely feels negative for long anyway........if we are truly aware and understand that from birth, life is all about change!!! ........It can actually fe! el like magic!
Back to my original thoughts about integrity to loved ones...... If they are truly 'loved' wouldn't you want to ensure that they had the best that their life could bring?
Why do we buy presents for others? Perhaps.......So they can see our love in their gift.
Why do we say 'white lies' to others? Perhaps.......So they won't be hurt by something beyond their control.
Why do we choose to be open-hearted with some and closed with others? ...........Well this is where integrity becomes most important
Whatever we do in the lives of others, is a direct reflection on how much integrity we have to ourselves!
Is that understandable?
So, if you were totally on track with your goals, your strategies, your actions and activities, you will be successful with your venture!
Same goes for your health, your relationships, your financial affairs and your religious views. If you take them all seriously, you know what you are aiming for and why, your absolute integrity will shine through and they will ALL come to fruition! Of course we do need to prioritise so our energies are directed accordingly. Do we consciously do this? Sometimes not – and then we wonder "Why me?!" "Why does this always happen?", "Why does this never work out?" – It can be a never-ending stream of Why's – Yet if we listen closely to that word, should we not be 'being' WISE?!!!
Have some clarity, create some WHY's and become WISE!
Still, where does integrity come in here?
Ask yourself; "For whom am I doing all this?" – And your answer should reveal whose life you are being 'integral' to!!
At the beginning, I had thought that being integral to others' lives was a good thing – in fact one of the most important – then I realised that Integrity begins at home – with YOU! (In my case, with me!)
If I ! am not f ulfilling my own desires, if I am not enjoying my own relationships, if I am not excited about my own career, who will be? These are the questions I would like YOU to ask of your own lifestyle. Choose to have integrity with your own life and you will still help others with theirs! Your light will shine so brightly when you are living your life on purpose, with integrity and peace and passion. The alternative can produce stress, illness and unhappiness. People get grumpy – and I am not surprised when I hear them talk!
So, what did the research on my own integrity reveal to me? Oh there were quite a few decisions I was making that did not fit with my long-term dream of becoming a published author in print. I was not working with the age-group that I relate best to! I also found that my friendships and relationships were lop-sided and lacking in some areas....so what did I do? What actions did I take?
I became an 'integral' part of my own life!
AND....I can tell you that my actions and my decisions have begun to reap great rewards. In fact I am living proof that this simple activity works! I have more to tell you in the next article, so please do come back to catch up with what I have learned and continue to share wholeheartedly with you here on the LOVE Blog!
Until next time, make INTEGRITY your first and last loving activity each day – for the whole of your life to become whole!
Loving you and yours, your friend
Andrea N. Smart
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| Friday, 25 December 2009 |
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There is true magic at play, around this time of year. Do you feel it?
Some people have been heard saying "I don't feel Christmassy yet" - and what they really mean is, the magic isn't in their hearts for the season of goodwill - they expect to feel differently and if not, then why not?!
What if 'the magic' that come with Christmas is just about LOVE?!
What if the feeling that people crave is simply the bubble of excitement that we felt as children - and as adults (some) have forgotten?
I know that as adults we have more responsibilities and many more challenges than we had as children, yet what if.....we simply put these aside to feel the magic and share in what always promises to be awe-some experiences of joy and love and wonder - at Christmas.....if we let simply them in!
Yes, it's simple - and yet not always easy!
Trust your instincts and where the adult-created 'stress' syndrome beckons, cast it aside and choose to feel child-like and giggly and joyful and full of wonder and awe at the smallest of things - like snowflakes!
Many of us have seen snow fall this year in the run-up to Christmas and some of us are currently enjoying that magical White Christmas we hear so much about - have you taken a look at a single wonderful delicate snowflake? This is stuff that child-like awe is full of!
Some of you may be playing in warm sand - that could be seen as snow - and building sandmen instead of snowmen! Still wonder-ful! Still awe-some! The way the sand sticks together to create something so huge and picturesque, so we can enjoy it in child-like fun and innocence!
Christmas IS Love - in all its glory and all its wonder. When you choose to take off the habit of adulthood and wear instead, the invisible cloak of childhood - amazing and magical things happen! Try it - and then share it with those who haven't yet found the magic of innocence - coz that's where I know it lives!
Happy Christmas everyone - and please come back to read me for ! a specia l New Year / New Decade message!
Love to you, your families and all your friends at this special time of year, from your child-like friend,
Andrea. xxxxx
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| Wednesday, 2 December 2009 |
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I'm not really one for football but I happened to be watching a recent game between Arsenal and Chelsea - I am a London gal after all!
Chelsea was up from the first half and it was interesting, because as time wore on and Chelsea scored again and again, the Arsenal 'support' dwindled and the stalls were emptying out before the game had even ended! No goals were scored by The Gunners and I can't say I was surprised! A home game, in heavy London rain with less and less support from your 'fans' may well have destroyed the players' drive!
So, is this love? Is this true support? Surely if your team is losing the 'competition', you stay and cheer them on?!
The pitch is a similar environment to both a corporate 'field' and a school sports day team. Each team requires support and encouragement don't they? Or do you feel they ought to be able to motivate themselves? Hmmmmm...
So, where in your life might you have relaxed your support of those in need? Your support of those who strive to succeed and who seem to lag behind others who may even seem to be winning?
As with Football and life itself, each of our journeys do not have a set destination. The travelling continues with varying degrees of success, yet always with that success. Never failure! Once we reach one destination or milestone, there's another pathway to another destination. This is our destiny - until we die! (Even when we don't set goals, we are still going 'somewhere' - just not a place we consciously picked!)
Would you choose to be one of the 'living dead?' Perhaps not, as you're reading this! If you know someone who is, do take them by the hand and gently guide them. Ask them where they would prefer to go by choice, and then support them in getting there.
There is no such place as failure in life, as in this frame of mind, great lessons are learned, that pick us up and take us to different levels and heights of success we hadn't forseen when we were perhaps mourning not reaching our goal - at that time!
Giving our undivided attention and unconditional love through support of our team or family member/friend, who strives to succeed, is being the best 'fan' we can be!
Who will you now choose to support, so you too can learn valuable lessons and feel that amazing joy that surges through our bodies when we give to another - with NO conditions attached!
I trust that you will choose to look at life a little differently - eyes AND heart, wide OPEN!
Thank you.
Love & eternal gratitude from your friend,
Andrea N Smart.
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| Thursday, 29 October 2009 |
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This has been an intriguing question for me, and came to me just out of the blue one day. I didn't know why at first, and then I realised. It was because I was searching for love outside of myself in other people, and I had no business doing so before I discovered it within me!
Have you found yourself doing this? Looking to confirm whether or 'how much' the other people in your life love you? Or seeking to attract 'new love' into your life in the form of intimate relationships?
There's nothing wrong about wanting to evaluate our existing relationships with family, friends and partners. And of course it's totally acceptable to want a partner to share your life. So what do these questions mean?
Well, if you do not have it within you to give, you cannot expect it from others!
Have you evaluated your own feelings of love for YOU? There is one sure fire way of understanding whether you love YOU - or not - by taking a look at your lifestyle and at the things you say and do.
Are you happy with you? Do you like or love your own company? Can you be happy just spending the day on your own, with nothing to distract you? This means no tv, no phone calls, no interaction with others at all! Some people have told me they 'hate' to be alone! Gosh, that in itself is a strong statement, without thinking that they could possibly even consider the prospect that they are 'alone!' There are millions of people on the other side of the front door - so why could anyone feel 'alone'?
Perhaps because some people simply shut others out, feeling that they are not lovable, so why bother? Oh, I know what this one feels like - yes, I have felt this way before and so I can identify with those who may feel unloved. Did you know, that this feeling and therefore this action is primarily caused by not looking within to discover where we CAN be loved and lovable?! We all have magnificence and we can all find it.
If you are thinking "How?" right now, then this is the only barrier to you finding all the love you could ever want! I really mean this - it IS there waiting for you to acknowledge it!
The 'HOW?' is simple and yet I know the process is not always easy - the barriers that have been erected, the self-imposed wall around your heart, the low self-esteem that has invaded your body, are all layers of doubt that really do need attention. What action could you begin to take? Just peel those layers off, gently and with patience. They weren't built overnight, so may not fall overnight.
When can you start? RIGHT NOW!
Simply.....Ask yourself these questions, and write down the answers, so you can read them back to yourself.....
What is LOVE?
When in my life have I felt LOVE?
What does LOVE feel like?
What was I doing when I felt LOVE?
For whom have I felt LOVE?
What does LOVE look like?
Where can I find signs of LOVE in my home?
What about my life can I feel GRATEFUL for?
What about my life can I feel HAPPY about?
With the answers to these questions, can you now please look at yourself in the mirrror and say;
I know what love feels like and because I have experienced it, I can always remember how I felt when there was love around, and recreate that feeling.
I need never feel alone, because my heart can fill with love each time I put my arms around my body and give myself a hug.
When I love me, my own world is complete, so others are free to join me and share my love.
When my heart fills with love, my whole face changes and attracts even more love - from others.
By being the loving person I know I am, I will attract other loving people into my life.
You can also add anything else you like - just look into the mirror and say loving things to yourself and watch how you grow and glow with happiness. When you concentrate on LOVE and focus your ATTENTION and your words on this feeling, you are 'intent' on building it within you.
Your INTENTION therefore becomes the process you intend to adopt to secure happiness in your life.
I take it that your search for love has been one of your 'ingredients' for having a happy life?!!
Thank you for taking part in your life by DOING this task. It is important to our higher self that we take action when each opportunity arises, and place our attention on growth, if we are to enjoy our journey, and discover our purpose and our passions. There is much to learn and much to experience for a fulfilling life to be ours.
If I haven't covered your challenge here, please do feel free to get in touch or leave a comment below. Whilst I know that the world is in need of more love, I do not know everyone's challenge. If you let me know your own challenge, I will be happy to provide some food for thought.
Love always, and thank you for visiting. Please come back again.
Your friend,
Andrea
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| Wednesday, 2 September 2009 |
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"Love is Like a Butterfly" ...... I can't help but share these beautiful words sung by Dolly Parton with you today. This song also ended up being used for a tv programme called Butterflies with Wendy Craig about a woman chasing butterflies - looking for love. Have YOU been looking for love recently? Chasing butterflies? It is said that once captured, the love (or butterfly) can be destroyed by our treatment of it! Have you found this?
I recalled this song whilst walking through a meadow full of butterflies recently. The walk was wonderful and the butterflies were beautifully graceful as they flew and landed and flew again, coming oh so close and landing oh so near, stopping for just enough time to be enjoyed and photographed. The many varieties reminded me of just how many varieties of love that we find in life!
Yet do we really appreciate what we see? What we feel? Are we 'present' to the gift? Ask yourself these questions and see what answers you can come up with. If you really are seeking love - in whatever form - it may just be around you in disguise, waiting until you are ready to own it!
I have found that LOVE exists in every place, every where and at all times. Sufficient love is always available to meet our needs - and all we need do is tap into it! This is pretty amazing! So many people say they don't feel loved, that their life is empty and that they fear they'll never 'find' love.. We aren't taught this at school, so how would we know other than by learning for ourselves, so it may come as a shock when I reveal that WE have all the love we need inside of us! WE must begin to love OURSELVES in order to feel the love that we want to feel from others or from life! - and it's quite a simple process too.
Simply look for the beauty inside - and outside - of YOU! If you can see the beauty of another person, what is it specifically that you can see? Define it, because if you can see it, you have it too! Does this make sense?
What is it about you that is extraordinary? You can breathe can't you? You are alive aren't you? What skills do you have? What do your closest friends and family members say about you? Do you actually listen or do you shrug it off? Do you enjoy compliments or are you embarrassed? These are all indications of how comfortable you are with YOU! And you have to spend more time with you than anyone else, so it makes sense to explore these indicators doesn't it?
When you see a beautiful butterfly and you stand in awe and wonder, how does it make you feel inside? Appreciate this feeling and store it. Know what it does to your mood and capture the setting - just like a photo - in your mind. Use this image to get that feeling back when you need to. Does the feeling also bring tears? This is an indication that you have tapped into an abundance of love, so enjoy everything about it. Tears are said to be cleansing, they are a gift and they also bring that beautiful sparkle into your eyes too!
I believe love IS like a butterfly and I will continue to explore its greatness all through my life. Will you?
Enjoy the beauty of the following words and come back soon, to find out more about how LOVE is ready and waiting for YOU, if you really want it!
My love, my friendship and my joy is here for you at all times. Thank you for visiting.
Andrea N Smart
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Love is like a butterfly
As soft and gentle as a sigh
The multicolored moods of love are like its satin wings
Love makes your heart feel strange inside
It flutters like soft wings in flight
Love is like a butterfly, a rare and gentle thing
I feel it when you're with me
It happens when you kiss me
That rare and gentle feeling that I feel inside
Your touch is soft and gentle
Your kiss is warm and tender
Whenever I am with you I think of butterflies
Love is like a butterfly
The multicolored moods of love are like its satin wings
Love makes your heart feel strange inside
It flutters like soft wings in flight
Love is like a butterfly, a rare and gentle thing
Your laughter brings me sunshine
Everyday is spring time
And I am only happy when you are by my side
How precious is this love we share
How very precious, sweet and rare
Together we belong like daffodils and butterflies
Love is like a butterfly
As soft and gentle as a sigh
The multicolored moods of love are like its satin wings
Love makes your heart feel strange inside
It flutters like soft wings in flight
Love is like a butterfly, a rare and gentle thing
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| Saturday, 11 July 2009 |
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Today, The 11th of July, is the anniversary of the day I was It is my Birthday and my Earthday! The gift of experience was handed to me 49 years ago and it has taken me nearly ALL that time to realise this!
I needed to experience part of my life in turmoil, before I could understand what I can do to help others. It's just my journey. We all have one - different in many ways!
It may come as no surprise to you - given these statements - that I believe there is more to life than an earthly existence!
WHAT WE DO WITH OUR LIVES impacts on others and on us too.
If you consciously chose a life for yourself, would it be the one you are living now? OR would it be something a little or a lot different?
If I told you that you can design your future based on your awareness of who you are and what you represent, would you believe me?
WELL IT'S TRUE!
I am a higher thinker and I believe that we are all here to LOVE one another. I believe we do too! Whatever happens in our lives, there is always - and I repeat ALWAYS - a positive outcome.
An outcome so full of love that it is sometimes overlooked! Sometimes it is even denied! Seen as negative!
The eyes of a negative person see only sadness and faults, where the eyes of a positive person see joy and hope and love! Neither, by the way is wrong - We are all experiencing a journey and people join and leave at different times!
Oh, I am going really deep with this subject today - you see, I know that I have a massive purpose and in celebration of the anniversary of my earth-birth, I feel like sharing it with YOU!
My passion and my vision get entwined with enthusiasm and I tumble over my words to explain just what I mean, so please, if you don't understand what I am talking about, PLEASE send me an e-mail. I LOVE speaking with people who are willing to learn and help me to learn in the process!
LOVE is my vision for ALL.
We all want it, and in feeling it for EVERYTHING, we become grateful for the lessons that life is serving up as our daily fuel. If you say you don't like something - what is that saying about YOU? Just think about it for a moment, please.
We are all given gifts, some we like and some we don't. The ones we like are obviously treats. What about the ones we don't like? Do we throw them away? disregard them? waste them? You may be thinking I am referring to physical presents - and in some respects, I am! Yet what about the intangible gifts? The gift of working limbs, breathing, seeing, hearing, touching, smelling? Our senses are gifts we cannot see and they tell us when we are doing something in synchronicity with our own values and visions, and also when we are not! If you take a moment to tune into your 6th sense, this will help you in your life. I know, because I found that elusive sense some years ago and it has helped me to discover a better life.
MY PARCEL OF GIFTS TO YOU - When we use our 6 senses - sight, touch, smell, hearing, feeling and in-sight, in combination with love & gratitude plus the conscious awareness that there is a greater purpose for our existence, well, you will find that there is indeed more to life than meets the eye!
I cannot GIVE you these gifts if you do not wish to accept them - so if you feel their value, accept and enjoy them. If not, disregard and discard them. They may still be around sometime in the future, beneath the settled dust and cobwebs. Or they not be visible anymore. As you are here, and reading this NOW, may I suggest that you honour your own life and accept my gifts, and use them to bring greater awareness into your life. It will impact on others and grow your community, just as it has grown my own! I have proof it works!
I believe I chose my life BEFORE I was born, and in doing so, I accepted my challenges, my fears, my losses and my gains. My happiness comes from knowing that one belief supports everything I am able to accomplish. The belief in myself.... the love of ME!
It is THIS belief and love that generates the energy with which I am able to fulfill other people's wishes. Being able to openly share my challenges and my accomplishments with you here, gives me an awesome feeling of love and gratitude for this platform and for you - the reader of my life.
Everything I have written is true - in my life - and I would LOVE to hear that you too have an amazing story to share that will uplift people. You may leave your comment below if you so desire.
Thank you for accompanying me on my b-earth-day jaunt. I am now going to take my self off into the countryside and enjoy an open-air chorus of birthday wishes from the birds and bugs and people and spirits around me. I will speak with you again very soon.
My love & gratitude always,
Your friend, Andrea x
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Are you someone who likes a routine or someone who welcomes variety? Are you Predictable or Unpredictable? Who do you think gets the most value?
Oh yes, and why do you think I am asking you this? hehehe...I do so LOVE being Unpredictable!
I have decided to focus on this subject for a very important reason. Which mode of operation will serve YOU best, in this current climate? - which seems to be uncomfortable for many!
If you stay the same, do not alter your regime, ensure you surround yourself with comfort, will you grow? If you answered YES to this question, will you grow in proportion to those who are unpredictable? What will you actually achieve before you leave this planet?
Those who are open to risk, have less boundaries, greater flexibility, and are happy to welcome uncomfortable moments, will likely achieve a faster rate of growth and accomplish more on a global scale! This is FACT! Take a look at who the great entrepreneurs are. What they have accomplished. The wealth they have accumulated. The contribution they are able to gift to the needy. Would you say these people were predictable?
If you are feeling uncomfortable now, because you are hearing me recommend that you step outside of your own comfort zone for the best growth, then you have a calling to do so! Only those who can feel discomfort when introduced to choice, have the capacity to step up and take hold of the reins (reigns) of their own life. They already know it exists and have probably faced it on previous occasions, maybe feeling it wasn't the right time for them - YET!
So when will the right time appear? NOW? How many times will you let growth slip through your fingers because it feels uncomfortable?
YES, I am speaking to those who are not totally in love with the Unpredictable! Perhaps you have strong feelings about/against those who are different to you?!
I would like to introduce you to the concept of managing your own growth by taking baby steps into the unknown, where you can become a little unpredictable, at a time! Oh this is so important. If only you realised what it's like to be stretched and find that you don't actually fall back into your old routine. That you in fact LOVE the new you, and begin to come alive with amazing feelings and new experiences. It is tremendously satisfying! YOU are actually beginning to make decisions about your life, your self, for the benefit of yourself, your family and for many others who need you in this crazy world! I get a rush even writing about it!
If being predictable serves you, fulfils you and keeps you safe from harm, I honour your decision to stay there.
If you feel that a change is now happening in the world, and that YOU want to change with the world - which is far from being predictable just now - make the decision to change!
This world is in great need of people who speak their mind in wholehearted gratitude for what the earth provides us with. This world needs a race who are happy to face unpredicted events head on and manage their actions! What happened when the Tsunami obliterated a community? People in their millions stepped up, out of their comfort zones to help. I am sure some were were indeed predictable. They will have given what they could by stepping up yet they then stepped right back again. To their comfort zone. Others have changed completely and are now serving communities on a grand scale. Growing massively and extending their vision beyond their sight!
I'm happy to tell you, that I used to be seen to be predictable! A good girl! Largely I was - on the surface! However I had a bubbling mass of uncertainty raging inside me - and this came out as frustration! I didn't like the feelings I had and I developed a condition called Asthma! I didn't know it at the time, but I was working against my purpose!
I was designed - like us all - to serve mankind. To deliver LOVE to the world, and because of contraints, I wasn't doing this effectively! It took me many years and much heartache to make the decision to change. Once I had decided, I never looked back!
The only way I am now seen to be predictable, is by always being unpredictable!!!
I love my life, I love my challenges and I love the growth I receive as a result. My experiences ensure that my life is fulfilled. It isn't always amazingly exciting and enjoyable, as challenges can be tough. Lessons need to be learned calmly. It's the uncertainty of life - the mountains and the dales - that are exciting as one always follows another, with unpredictable intensity, AND they get easier to handle with experience! There is nothing to fear in life, so why not take it by the hand and LOVE LIFE!
If you would like to contact me personally, please send an e-mail to: andrea@andreasmart.com
I promise that my love, my care and my guidance is for the very best of your good health!
To you, your unpredictable talents and the life you LOVE!
Andrea x
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