Gratefully Inspired

What does it feel like to Inspire?

What does it feel like to be Inspired?

This weekend I was given the gift of sharing the incredible experience of being with someone when their dream came true. It was inspirational in the truest sense of the word. Over the last few years, I have been blessed that many people have found me and my story inspirational. Today's blog is about Inspiration, about what happened over the weekend and showing you that we are all inspirational in our own way.

A year has gone by since I made the final decision to move on my journey without my ex (to get off the train with all it's baggage, stops at the stations, dirty loos, breaking for no reason, and onto the streamlined, come as you are and buckle-up rocket ship!).

They say that a year is a turning point after a big event, and with the year anniversary of being properly out of my marriage, came a huge shift. Along with incredible freedom and no-longer feeling caged, I have become able to stand back and look at myself objectively.

Now, when I stand back and see myself from afar, I see a beautiful, strong, single-mother, diagnosed with a chronic disease, living half-way across the world from her family, teaching other people with and without physical illness, helping them with their own lives through yoga, articles, this blog and soon other media.

I feel like I've pulled all the years of my life together - my training as a writer and in media at Uni, journalist and PR after; theater, dance, music and performing as a kid, fitness always, combined with my upbringing from an incredible and strong mother, and lovely accepting father who have always taught compassion and love come first. It is the combination of all these things that have led me to this place now.

And that, my friends, is why I'm alive and my gift to you. If I can inspire just one of you to stop right now and take a deep breath, come into your body and say Thank You for being alive, then my work here is done. That is my art. That is why I'm alive.

This weekend I was blessed to be with someone who inspired me to continue what I'm doing and to reach for the stars. I was with him right after he got the call that his dream had been realized. I witnessed him share that with his family and friends, and literally felt an energetic electric shock go through him as he was hit with the power of what had happened. He achieved it through talent, through working creatively with others in his team, through passion, determination and hard work.

A big part of what I learned from his experience is the unmistakable fact that we are all connected. Texts were popping, emails flying, calls ringing. Everyone was excited. His community had all had a role and were all basking in the Light. What I'm trying to emphasize is that no-one is an island. We all work together and we all affect each other. When good happens we all feel it. It's like being in one of the Disney Land commercials, the magical stream of fairy dust swirls from one person to the next, surrounding us all in Love, Light and inspiration.

I am sending it to you, right now. Here. Have some, jump onboard, be inspired. Follow your heart, follow your dreams. We all have our stories, we are all inspirations.

Seeing him experience his dream has only served to inspire me more. To get out there more, to do more writing, teaching, promoting. I hope that I can continue to be an inspiration to myself and to you. And I hope that I can inspire you to delve deep into your heart and passion and find what it is that inspires you and how you can inspire others.

Thank You all for being here on this journey with me.

The Light In Me, Honors the Light in You. Namaste.

xoxoxoxoxo

GRATITUDE EXERCISE

Close your eyes and slowly breath very deeply down into the very bottom of your lungs, as you breath in deeply feel your lungs fill to the very bottom, then to the sides of your body, to the back of your body and feel the breath completely to the top, filling them like balloons filled with air.

Release and relax your lungs exhaling completely. Repeat two more times or more if you've time and are enjoying it.

Open your eyes and relax your face, let go of any concentrating or holding the facial muscles. With this sense of calm you've created from breathing deeply, look around your room or even better, look outside the window and name things to be grateful for: i.e. "I am grateful for the beautiful blue sky, or I am grateful for the lovely grey rain clouds. I am grateful for having clean running water that is so easily available to me to make this nice cup of tea etc etc."

Bring this with you all day. See if three times during the day, you can stop the chatter in your head, press the pause button, and be in gratitude for something right there.

Try it. It feels amazing.

xoxoxo