Inspirational - Wayne Dyer

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Today's inspirational and motivational person is Wayne Dyer.  I was at a conference that had Wayne as the key-note speaker and I found myself mesmerised by his talk.  He talked of a very difficult childhood and the motivation he found within himself to rise above limitations and make his dreams come true.  His books and film have inspired millions to make the necesary changes in their lives to be the best version of themselves they can possibly be.

Autobiography

WAYNE W. DYER, PH.D., is an internationally renowned author and speaker in the field of self-development. He's the author of over 30 books, has created many audio programs and videos, and has appeared on thousands of television and radio shows.
His books Manifest your Destiny, Wisdom of Ages, and the New York Times bestsellers 10 Secrets for Success and Inner Peace, The Power of Intention, Inspiration, Change your thoughts, Change your life, and now Excuses Begone have all been featured as National Public Television specials.
Dyer holds a Doctorate in Educational Counselling from Wayne State University and was an associate professor at St. John's University in New York.
Dr. Wayne Dyer is affectionately called the “father of motivation” by his fans. Despite his childhood spent in orphanages and foster homes, Dr. Dyer has overcome many obstacles to make his dreams come true. Today he spends much of his time showing others how to do the same.
When he's not travelling the globe delivering his uplifting message, Wayne is writing from his home in Maui.
DR. WAYNE DYER has a new public television special based on the life-changing book, Excuses Begone which is airing now. Learn how you can increase your prosperity, experience vibrant health, find meaning in all you do, and live your destiny as Wayne reveals that everything you need is only a thought away!

DR. WAYNE W. DYER starred in the Shift (March 2009), a compelling portrait of three modern lives in need of new direction and new meaning. In his first-ever movie (written by Kristen Lazarian and directed by Michael Goorjian), Wayne Dyer explores the spiritual journey in the second half of life when we long to find the purpose that is our unique contribution to the world. The powerful shift from the ego constructs we are taught early in life by parents and society—which promote an emphasis on achievement and accumulation—are shown in contrast to a life of meaning, focused on serving and giving back.


I hope you enjoy finding out more about Wayne and his work,

Love and Blessings,

Jean Fisher-Taylor x

Wise words from a very wise man!

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The Dalai Lama has some very insightful verses. I’ve gathered my favorite quotes from the Tibetan leader about a variety of topics such as love, compassion, peace, humanity, violence, and the environment. It’s an interesting read.  I hope you enjoy these!

1- Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.

2- If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them.

3- If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.

4- My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

5- Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.

6- The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual’s own reason and critical analysis.

7- We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection.

8- We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.

9- Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.

10- If you have fear of some pain or suffering, you should examine whether there is anything you can do about it. If you can, there is no need to worry about it; if you cannot do anything, then there is also no need to worry.

11- If you don’t love yourself, you cannot love others. You will not be able to love others. If you have no compassion for yourself then you are not able of developing compassion for others.

12- Human potential is the same for all. Your feeling, “I am of no value”, is wrong. Absolutely wrong. You are deceiving yourself. We all have the power of thought – so what are you lacking? If you have willpower, then you can change anything. It is usually said that you are your own master.

13- We must recognize that the suffering of one person or one nation is the suffering of humanity. That the happiness of one person or nation is the happiness of humanity.

14- Through violence, you may ‘solve’ one problem, but you sow the seeds for another.

15- As people alive today, we must consider future generations: a clean environment is a human right like any other. It is therefore part of our responsibility toward others to ensure that the world we pass on is as healthy, if not healthier, than we found it.

16- To conquer oneself is a greater victory than to conquer thousands in a battle.

17- There is a saying in Tibetan, “Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.”
No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our hope, that’s our real disaster.

18- The creatures that inhabit this earth-be they human beings or animals-are here to contribute, each in its own particular way, to the beauty and prosperity of the world.

19- A spoon cannot taste of the food it carries. Likewise, a foolish man cannot understand the wise man´s wisdom even if he associates with a sage.

20- In our struggle for freedom, truth is the only weapon we possess.

Love and Blessings,

Jean Fisher-Taylor x

Happy Valentine's Day to you!

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HAPPY ST VALENTINE'S DAY!!!

Where ever you are, who ever you woke up with this morning, whether you receive messages of love, I want to send each and everyone of you a great big hug and heaps of love for a wonderful day!  I wrote in a blog last week that we do not need to rely on another to provide the romance in our life.  If the postman fails to deliver a sackful of cards or if a significant person in your life doesn't believe in this day, why not go out and treat yourself to something special.  A gift from you to you because you are worthy of love especially from yourself!

I came across these facts about Valentines day that I would like to share with you!

Fun Facts On Valentine’s Day

• The modern day celebration of Valentines Day is believed to begin in France and England.
• Cupid (symbol for Roman God of love), doves, love birds, roses, hearts and arrows are all symbols of the Valentine’s Day celebration.
• Pope Gelasius declared February 14 St. Valentine's Day around 498 A.D.
• In Great Britain, Valentine's Day began to be celebrated around seventeenth century. By the middle of the eighteenth century, it was common for friends and lovers to exchange small tokens of affection or handwritten notes.
• In Medieval times, girls ate bizarre foods on St Valentine's Day to dream of their future spouse.
• There was a belief in the Middle Ages that the first unmarried person (of the opposite sex) you met on the morning of St. Valentine's Day would become your spouse.
• The first Valentine gift was sent by Duke of Orleans to his wife, after he was captured in 1415.
• 73% of Valentine Day flowers are bought by men, whereas women buy only 23% of Valentine flowers.
• Around 3% of pet owners prefer to give Valentine gifts to their pets, as they are more grateful than humans.
• In olden times, some people believed that if a woman saw a robin flying overhead on Valentine's Day, it meant she would marry a sailor. If she saw a sparrow, she would marry a poor man and be very happy. If she saw a goldfinch, she would marry a millionaire.
• The heart is the most common symbol of romantic love. Ancient cultures believed the human soul lived in the heart and its red color is though to be the most romantic.
• The red rose was the favorite flower of Venus, the Roman goddess of love. Since red stands for strong feelings, red rose is a flower of love.
• The first Valentine's Day box of chocolates was introduced by Richard Cadbury in 1868.
• In Wales, wooden love spoons were carved and given as gifts on Valentine’s Day. Hearts, keys and keyholes were favorite Valentine decorations on the wooden spoons that meant, "You unlock my heart!"

Have a great day.

Love and Blessings

Jean Fisher-Taylor xxx

The Guest House

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This poem was read aloud when I was on a course last year with Dr. Robert Holden by the poet Rumi.  To me it sums up dealing with all of lives emotions.  We all want to embrace the happiness, joy and love emotions and we all want to banish and deny the negative emotions of anger, fear, depression.  Yet all of these emotions create our reality and help us to grow and evolve into stronger people who can be at ease with true self even the bits we don't like the rest of the world to see.

The Guest House

This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.

A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.

Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they're a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.

The dark thought, the shame, the malice,
meet them at the door laughing,
and invite them in.

Be grateful for whoever comes,
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.

 

~ Rumi ~

 

Wishing you a wonderful weekend,

 

Jean Fisher-Taylor xxx

Reach out and touch somebodys hand and make this world a better place if you can!

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As a Therapist I am a big believer in the power of human touch.  We all benefit when someone reaches out to us with a hug, a kiss, or even a stroke of our arm.  Yet love or kindness in any form is actually good for our health!

Love and kindness generate oxytocin in the body, which is also known as the ‘love hormone’ or ‘cuddle chemical’, as it is present in higher levels when you are feeling love, and flows through the body when you hug. As a serial hugger, I am happy to discover that I am receiving large doses of oxytocin!

Aine Belton of Doses of Love writes -

Oxytocin is associated with generosity, increased levels of trust, reduced fear and anxiety and seeing people in a more positive light (finding them more ‘attractive’). It encourages social bonding and greater empathy for others.

Anytime you feel a sense of love and connection with a person, pet or spiritual deity even, oxytocin is produced. It is also generated during physical intimacy and when we touch and stroke each other.

Shortly before her death Mother Theresa said that loneliness and isolation in the West was the most significant "disease" she had encountered during her lifetime. It turns out, she just may be right.

And yet oxytocin is not just a feel-good chemical!

It also has a number of significant physical health-promoting attributes, such as mopping up damaging free radicals, reducing inflammation, lowering blood pressure, aiding heart health and repair, and growing new blood vessels!

There are a number of ways you can NATURALLY increase oxytocin levels in the body.

Acts of kindness has been found in scientific research to be one of them! :)
The young girl in the ADORABLE video below is very wise when she advises to "Be Kind!"
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In Dr. David Hamilton’s book "Why Kindness is Good For You", he sites, alongside various scientific research findings that correlate love and kindness with health benefits, a number of ways you can NATURALLY produce oxytocin in the body.

These are listed, in short, below:

1. Being inspired (such as through an elevating, heart-warming film, poem, movie, song, clip, etc.)

2. Emotional expression

3. Receiving a massage

4. Supporting a loved one

5. Giving hugs

6. Stroking a pet

To increase your levels of oxytocin I personally recommend spending time each day, such as in a meditation or a quiet time of relaxation, to connect feelings of love and compassion.

Get in touch with and feel the love you have for yourself, for others in your life, and for the world itself.

You can then even extend that love and compassion to people you dislike, feel in conflict or disagreement with, or despise even, to heal that resonance.

Blessing others, including your enemies, will help YOU as much as them, and transform denser energies into love and light.

And remember, random acts of kindness are also a scientifically proven way, benefiting others as well as you!

These can include relatively small acts, like letting someone through in traffic, giving someone your seat on a train, offering sincere compliments, opening a door, taking the time to really listen, buying someone a book, feeding ducks in a pond, baking someone a cake, writing someone a thank-you card, volunteering, treating someone to lunch, writing a poem for someone, etc.

Here are some more general ways to give of yourself:

Give appreciation and acknowledgement
Give encouragement and support
Give love and care
Give time and attention
Give information
Give touch
Give understanding
Give giftsGive joy
Give compliments
Give of your talents
Give positive thoughts, blessings or prayers

So sending you out a huge hug and heaps of love!

Jean Fisher-Taylor x

Barbel Mohr

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Wednesdays are Inspirational People day!  Today I have chosen a lovely lady by the name of Barbel Mohr who became famous for her best selling book Cosmic Ordering.  She had enormous success in her native Germany and that success filtered out all over the world.  Barbel was an inspirational and motivational speaker and writer.  Sadly, she passed away in October 2010 with cancer.  She has left a legacy of giving hope, optimism and positive energy to many people.

Cosmic Ordering Success

Cosmic ordering has been in the news a great deal recently with Noel Edmond's revelations of how it has changed his life and brought him renewed success. He attributes his success to reading "The Cosmic Ordering Service : A guide to realizing your dreams" by Barbel Mohr. But you don't have to be a celebrity to benefit from the power of Cosmic Ordering, just have some fun, put your order in and see what the Cosmos brings you.
The success of cosmic ordering will come as no surprise to those who understand and believe in the power of a positive attitude, because the fundamental attributes of both are virtually identical!

What is Cosmic Ordering?

Cosmic Ordering is the process of identifying something you want or need in your life and then simply placing the order with the cosmos by asking for it. Visualize what it is you want, lightly holding that request in your mind without worry or attachment to the outcome, and then releasing it to the the cosmos. The cosmic ordering service should then be left to fulfil your order in its own creative way. There are many theories about how it works, but the general consensus is that at some level we are all connected, our thoughts are creative and energetic and can communicate through the cosmic connections. Whether it is our own creative thoughts, or some other power that finally manifests our desires is a question for each individual and one of the wonderful mysteries of life. The important thing however is that it works. How often have you thought about someone you haven't been in contact with for a while and then shortly afterwards they contact you? Our thoughts are powerful and creative. Cosmic ordering is about harnessing that positive energy and using it to help realize our dreams.

What do I need to know to place successful cosmic orders?

Be positive, be open and be at ease. Negativity, closed thinking and anxiety will kill the process dead. If you find that these things are blocking your ability to successfully place and receive your cosmic orders, then you may need to do additional clearing work to remove the emotional or psychological blocks to your success. The best thing though, is to start ordering small, inconsequential things to build your confidence in the process. Here are some general guidelines for Cosmic Ordering.

Will the Cosmic Ordering Service work for me?

Sometimes the delivery can be subtle and you must be open and alert for the opportunities the cosmic ordering service delivers to you as part of the fulfilment process. For example you might "accidentally" bump into someone who could prove to be invaluable. Or you could discover a key piece of information, get an inspiration or have a brainwave that paves the way for your delivery. You must be ready and willing to take the opportunities when they arrive.

4 Great Benefits of Cosmic Ordering

• It Keeps You focused. Research shows that people who write down their needs and goals are more likely to achieve them.
• It Boosts your Self-Confidence. When you believe that something is possible, your subconscious is more aware and alert for relevant opportunities when they arrive.
• It Brings You Positive Experiences. Sending out positive energy into the Cosmos will automatically attract positive people and opportunities to you. Studies also suggest that that people with lots of friends suffer least from depression.
• It Brings You Good Health. Thinking positively will mean you're less likely to to suffer from stress, which in turn will have a positive influence on your health. Stress encourages unhealthy behaviour like smoking, drinking and eating junk food. It can suppress your immune system and increase your blood pressure, raising the risk of heart disease over time. Some research even suggests that optimists live longer than pessimists.

Love and blessing,

Jean Fisher-Taylor x

Super-foods to feel super-good!

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It is quite a rare occurrence to get through the winter months without picking up any minor illnesses. There are so many viral infections, bugs, colds and flu like illnesses floating about that it is almost impossible not to fall foul of at least one.  I have had a delightful week trying to recover from a heavy cold that went into a stomach bug and then left me with a viral infection of the ears and throat.  Usually, I would try to battle through all symptoms, taking no time to stop and make myself feel better but this time I am looking at life from another angle....The kindness angle!

I took time off, I allowed myself to wallow in my jammies.  I let others look after me, feed me and water me. I cancelled appointments, rearranged work and actually enjoyed some time to just be inactive for a little while.  I am pleased to report that I am on the mend and feeling more human again.  Being poorly made me examine my diet a little more closely.  I eat fairly healthily and exercise a little but probably not as much as I could.  I have been looking into foods that boost the immune system and have a feel good factor built in so as it is Tuesday Tips day, I am sharing my list of goodies with you.

BLUEBERRIES The ultimate immune-boosting food. Rich in anti-oxidants.

BROCCOLI Guards against cancer and is rich in a wide range of anti-oxidants, vitamins C and E, foliate and iron.

CARROTS High in carotene, known to boost the immune system.

LETTUCE AND SALAD GREENS Tangy varieties, such as chicory and endive, stimulate the liver, making them great detoxifiers. Most lettuces contain valuable amounts of vitamins, minerals and anti-oxidants.

BEETROOT Bursting with minerals and has anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, immune-boosting and detoxifying properties.

BRAZIL NUTS You only need to eat two or three a day to benefit from their great combination of immune-boosting nutrients: vitamin E, selenium and B vitamins.

GRAPEFRUIT Has immune-boosting, antiseptic, wound-healing and anti-bacterial properties.

GARLIC Strengthens the heart and blood, and has anti-bacterial, anti-fungal and anti-viral properties. Also thought to help lower blood pressure. A key ingredient is allicin, which has cancer-fighting potential.

CRANBERRIES Best known for helping to prevent and treat urinary tract infections, especially cystitis, in women. They have both anti-fungal and antiviral properties.

GINGER Stimulates the immune system and circulation

I am a great believer that chocolate has a feel good boost when eaten in small portions.  Dark chocolate also contains anti-oxidants.  Its eating the small portion that I am currently working on!!! However, if I combine it with the super foods above surely I will be getting a healthy hit. Chocolate covered cranberries, blueberries, ginger and Brazil nuts can be bought easily but I wonder if there is a market for chocolate covered beetroot or lettuce......?? Maybe not!

Love and Blessings,

Jean Fisher-Taylor