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Have You Really Made A Mistake?

by Allanah Hunt | Apr 6, 2015 | Emotions, Law of Attraction, Manifestation | 0 comments

To be honest, I don’t like the word ‘mistake’. It conjures up images of school teachers, punishment, penance and makes me feel like a naughty child. I instantly feel smaller as if somehow I have shrunk like Alice in Wonderland.

And how do you recognise that something is a mistake? It is not until a choice you made turns out differently than you hoped for, that you categorise it as an ‘error’ or ‘mistake’.

But surely at the time it was what you wanted?

They say hindsight is 20/20 but when we look back, we often forget the thoughts and emotions which were a part of the decision at the time. And when we judge something as a mistake, we also tend to judge ourselves for our poor ‘judgement’. The minute you judge yourself, you become the taskmaster, the school teacher or the priest who is looking to punish you for a ‘wrongdoing’.

Every time you judge yourself, you break your own heart

Some of the changes which happen in life, are not things you would actively choose for yourself but instead the result of someone else’s decisions. Even in this case, you can be tempted to look back and question why you didn’t see a truth which now appears so obvious. But I want you to think about something.

I know I am not the same person I was when I was 20, nor will I be the person I am today, in 20 years time. This is true for everyone I know and also for you. My friends, my family, we all grow, change and often the things we wanted at one stage of our life no longer bring us happiness at another. Life is not a straight line but a constantly evolving exciting and unpredictable journey. And sometimes we just want to experience something new.

Before we make a decision to move toward something, we create a vision in our mind of what it will look like. What our life will look like with the addition we have made. And with that vision comes a set of expectations. Expectations that say that we will be happier, that it will last forever, that … fill in the blanks. But no matter how much we want life to live up to our expectations, it never does and the disappointment we feel when things change can leave us feeling like a failure.

But why would you beat yourself up for making a ‘mistake’ when in fact things have simply changed? Sometimes it’s you that has changed, sometimes someone else and at other times it is the circumstances around you that have altered.

They key is to change the way you look at your choices. Both the choices you have already made and the many which you will make throughout the rest of your life.

In fact why don’t you take a moment right now to make a decision?

Make the decision to see your life as a series of choices which bring experiences. Some of these may feel painful, others joyful and some frightening. But each and every one of them brings something amazing to you. You may not see it now, but be assured that these choices, these experiences are making up the moments of your life.

There is no blame, no mistake and no failure. There is simply the choice to stay stuck in the past or to embrace the joy of this moment.

I know which one I choose … what about you?

How Do You Respond To Change?

by Allanah Hunt | Mar 26, 2015 | Emotions, Law of Attraction, Manifestation, Relationships

We are taught to hold on tightly to our important possessions, to guard and protect them from others who may wish to take them from us. We even insure them against possible loss as if by doing so we can keep their value with us always. And we do the same thing with the people who are important to us.

As if by holding them close we can stop them from slipping away.

But in a world which is constantly evolving, where seasons come and go and where birth and death are a natural part of life, the one thing we can rely on is that things will change. It is our response to that change which determines our happiness.

Depending on your family or model of the world, the absence of something, or someone, is seen as a loss to be mourned. But what if we looked at their presence as a gift to be thankful for?

What if instead of being sad when someone leaves our life, we decide to be grateful for the new possibilities which are coming our way?

Have you ever held a butterfly in your hand? Such a delicate creature that we cradle it ever so gently. If we were to hold tightly we would destroy the life of this beauty who has chosen to sit with us for one moment. So after a second of wonder and with a smile on our face, we open our hand to let it fly away. We don’t where it goes or for how long it will live but we are thankful for the one moment of perfection.

Life is as fragile as the wings of that beautiful butterfly and things will change. Holding tight to how things were will keep you stuck. The times I have been stuck are the most painful times in my life. However, I have learned that the minute you take a deep breath, raise your eyes from the ground and look ahead with a steady gaze; the moment you decide to look for the possibilities rather than focus on the loss, is the moment your reality starts to alter.

You have a choice to make.

Hold tight to the way things were and you will feel pain or embrace the possibilities which come with change and you will feel joy.

Your power lies in your decision – this is where your freedom lives.

The Power Of Now

by Allanah Hunt | Jan 28, 2015 | Energy, Law of Attraction, Manifestation

Have you made a New Year’s Resolution for this year? Is it the same one you made last year or the year before?

Many of us use the start of a new year to recognise the things that aren’t working in our lives, or the things we want to be different. We believe that if only something was different we would be happy. That our lives would be perfect or at least more to our liking than they currently are. And in fact a New Year’s Resolution is a great place to start on a new road.

We have the best intentions in the world at the start of a new year – as if just turning the page of a calendar will mean that we will take the action this year that we didn’t manage to achieve the last time around. My question is this: what will make this year any different than the last?

The only thing that can be different is you!

You are the one who sets the goals and therefore you are the one who decides whether to achieve them or not. However, the best intentions in the world will not change your life unless you have the conviction to take an action every day which will draw you closer to your goals. It may feel like it’s hopeless; that your goal is too big. Or that you have tried so many times before and never been able to achieve it, so why bother.

But you can change your life! You have the power in this moment – The POWER of NOW.

Every moment you are in is NOW. And now is all there is.

Let me explain.

Let’s say your New Year’s Resolution is to exercise more and make healthier food choices (this is one of the most common New Year’s Resolutions and has been for many years).

However, you have food left over from Christmas and the New Year celebrations in your fridge. You have a choice to make. You can delay the actions which will take you closer to your goal and eat up the leftovers as you hate to waste food: or you can donate the food to a homeless shelter, friends or maybe to a family in your street who is less fortunate than you.

Let me ask you this: Which is more wasteful? For you to eat it and then feel bad about yourself? Or to allow others to enjoy your gift?

The POWER of NOW is exactly that. NOW! This minute. Not on Monday or when the leftovers are eaten up; NOW. The second you allow yourself to wait, to procrastinate or to put it off … is the second you decide your resolution is not important enough to prioritize at the top of your list.

That’s not to say you can’t start where you are and still achieve your goals. The key is to choose what you want to achieve and to keep choosing it every day. Only by this consistent and determined method will you reach your goals. You cannot do it once in a while, when you remember, or when you feel like it. It has to become a habit; an action you take every day. It is the simple act of choosing and acting from that choice over and over again which will deliver the results you want.

If you are not sure of the actions you need to take to move you closer to your desired outcome then ask for help. Talk it through with a Life Coach, a close friend or family member and ask them to keep reminding you of your goal. Sometimes life gets busy and stressful and we can forget our purpose in creating a New Year’s Resolution in the first place. Having a friend or mentor on board as a support can really make a big difference.

You do have another choice. You can decide to make a New Year’s Resolution and then not take the action to achieve it. You can blame the food in the fridge, the weather outside, lack of time or any number of other forces outside of yourself. However, none of these have any power in your life – only you have that. And therefore the only person who can make a change or continue exactly as you are; is you.

Will you take action today? Or will you look back in several months or a year and understand how different your life would look NOW if you had spent 2015 taking the daily steps toward your New Year’s Resolution? Imagine how that would feel? To know you could have reached your goals if only you had chosen the POWER of NOW.

The Power is in Your Hands. Choose NOW. Decide to change your life. The choice is yours and yours alone. You can do it.

CHOOSE YOUR POWER NOW!

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