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The spotlight is on luck today! 26/10/17

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Thursday, October 26th, 2017.

The Moon is in Capricorn.

The Sun in Scorpio forms its annual conjunction to Jupiter in Scorpio.

As you wake up today your confidence grows as the Sun joins with wise, expansive  Jupiter. This marks the beginning of a one year cycle of abundance. This cycle  well also expand our awareness through idealism, Aha moments and understanding the complicated and confusing. Scorpio is a powerful transformational sign and now with Jupiter in the Scorpio mix expect it all to be amplified!

As I mentioned yesterday, pay attention to what is arising right now for you, is it self work, work life, finding your purpose, healing from past trauma and hurts, finding a balance in your daily life, has a particular person popped up in your head that may need forgiving for the sake of your sanity? As it is the Universe is trying to give you clear messages about the growth and expansion coming into your life. This is  due to Jupiter’s journey through sassy Scorpio! This time of Jupiter in Scorpio is a great time of self discovery, we can be especially aware of our desires, especially our emotional desires. We will figure out what we want and what we are happy to settle for. Your confidence will  grow with the Sun joining with wise Jupiter! It’s a time to renew yourself, excel in your emotional realms, explore our sexual self, be more generous with yourself and build confidence!

However the Capricorn Moon’s relationships with the other planets may not be as friendly as yesterday. Capricorn energy is mature and authoritative! That means our focus and concerns are with plans, rules, hard work, structure and performance. This energy can push us to far as we can struggle with internal and external power issues and power dynamics.

Happy Thursday!

By Andy J xx

 

Tarot card for the week… A lesson in watching our thoughts! 30/8/2017

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Watch your thoughts as they become reality! What you think is what you attract!

The past couple of days I have had a real urge to pull a tarot card, plus add to the mix i have had consistent universal messages such as repetitive numbers which repetitively telling me to keep up the positive thoughts and work, quotes popping up on twitter, hay house playing shows on the topic of our thoughts, strangers telling me that what i think come reality. So surprising enough when i pulled a card today this is what came up…

 

The message on the card reads…

It’s important to only think
about what you desire,
not what you fear.

By drawing this card, you’re alerted to the extra importance of monitoring your thoughts. You have no neutral thoughts, and every one of them creates an effect in your life. So you’re being asked to be vigilant in holding only positive thoughts.

Most of us slip into negativity occasionally, and you may be no exception. However, you can “undo” the effects of negative thinking by recognizing them, and stating: “I now cancel that thought, and replace it with the following positive affirmation of my true Divine desires.”

Then list the situations and attributes that mirror your godliness and goddessliness. During this important part of your life, you have the power to manifest your highest potential at the most rapid rate possible.

So basically guys we are being asked by the universe to watch your thoughts and that your thoughts create your reality. We are being asked daily, in every moment to be mindful of whats going through our thought process.

You are being asked that you be mindful of the chatter that goes on in your head……your inner and outer spoken words, your beliefs about yourself and your life, especially what you believe you deserve and what you feel and think you are worthy of.

You deserve all of the wonderful blessings that life and the universe has to offer but it is important to know how powerful you are in creating those blessings. Your thoughts are very powerful, as you go through the day and a negative thought enters your mind, take control of it, delete it, replace it, Say “Stop!” or “No!” replace it with an uplifting and positive thought The life you are living right now is the result of your thoughts. Think about it…

 

Andy j x

Mindfulness Tips & Facts

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Anyone can practice mindfulness but it might take a bit of practice. At first you might find it hard to stop your mind from wandering. Here are sum fun facts to help you distract your mind, and help you refocus your mind.

So what is this thing called mindfulness? Below are some definitions:

  • The awareness that emerges through paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally to the unfolding of experience moment to moment (Kabat-Zinn, 2003).
  • The non-judgmental observation of the ongoing stream of internal and external stimuli as they arise (Baer, 2003).
  • Keeping one’s complete attention to the experience on a moment to moment basis (Martlett & Kristeller, 1999).

Medically speaking..

After 8 weeks of practicing mindfulness exercises for an an average of 27 minutes per day, MRI scans of participants showed that mindfulness:

  • stimulated a significant increase in the density of gray matter in the hippocampus, important for learning and memory;
  • increased the density of gray matter in other neural structures associated with self-awareness, compassion and introspection;
  • decreased the density of gray matter in the amygdala – the part of the brain associated with anxiety and stress.

According to Harvard University, Studies have shown that mindfulness can:

  • relieves stress
  • relieves depression
  • relieves anxiety
  • lowers blood pressure
  • improve chronic pain
  • improve sleep
  • improves capacity to deal with stress
  • improves ability to form deeper connections with others.
  • Mindfulness has also been found to boost immune function.

8 Quotes To Help Foster A Mindful Attitude

Beginner’s Mind

Each morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.

Patience

Patience, and the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown.

~Chinese proverb

Non-Judging

With our thoughts, we create the world.

~Buddha

Acceptance

Meditation practice isn’t about trying to throw ourselves away and become something better; it’s about befriending who we are already.

~Pema Chrodon

Trust

…and then the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.

~Anais Nin

Non-Striving

Be yourself. Life is precious as it is.There is no need to run, strive, search or struggle. Just be.

~Thich Nhat Hanh

Letting Go

Don’t worry about what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.    

~Howard Thurman

Generosity

What people really need is a good listening to.