28 Things I Do To Stay Happy & Healthy

So it's my 28th birthday in just under a month, and I thought I would make a list of the top 28 things I do to stay healthy, and be happy :)

1. Love & accept myself for who I am

2. Focus on my positive points

3. Drink vegetable-based green juices as often as possible

4. Consciously strive to better myself in regards to self growth

5. Focus ONLY on the good in others

6. Drink 1-2 L of water a day

7. Eat a whole food clean diet

8. Rarely drink alcohol

9. Surround myself by people that support & bring out the best in me

10. Practice Yoga

11. Be conscious of my energy, feelings & thoughts (observe) - choose to act instead of react

12. Practice Meditation daily, and converse with my guides & angels.

13. Listen to positive, uplifting music

14. Use only natural oils and products on my skin

15. Do what I LOVE (things that bring my joy) - ie: photography, writing, music, alone time, nature, meditation etc

16. Try to get as much sleep as possible

17. Creative projects (experimenting with raw food recipes, taking photos, making vision board collages, poetry, blogging, etc)

18. Spend time in nature

19. Find the beauty in all beings, and all of life

20. Approach conflict with open ears and an open heart

21. Spend LOTS of time in silence, as that's how I rejuvenate and flourish

22. Laugh, be silly, quirky and joyous as much as possible. Don't take myself too seriously all of the time

23. Avoid gossip and conflict

24. Be close with my family and friends

25. Write random letters of love and compassion to total strangers

26. Practice deep breathing

27. Travel

28. Focus on loving kindness and compassion, rather than being 'right' or 'wrong'


....what would your list look like? :)

Snippets of Insight

Writing, meditation, silence, and nature are my vices. Combine these, and you have one very powerful medium for getting in touch with your higher Self.

I like to call these writings, snippets of Insight. I sit outside, meditate, and write. The words flow through me like blood in veins.
They serve as reminders of the truth - what really matters.

You are as you see yourself.
You are the light of day.
Be still.
Know thyself,
and you will flourish.

When you are one with life,
You will no longer feel the need to judge others.
You will accept yourself & others for what they are; loving, divine energy.
You will feel at peace.
Your priorities will be different.
Drama, gossip, and conflict will no longer be part of your life.
You will greatly value silence & stillness.

I am here to experience myself as Love.

Find yourself, and you'll see the You in others.

Life is simple. Operate from a place of love, and there will be no suffering.

The modern world we live in today is the opposite of what constitutes peace.
We are very literally, losing ourselves in noise, activity, pollution, traffic, each other, drama, and unattainable material goals.
It is no wonder we cannot find peace.
Peace is knowing ourselves;
Recognising the oneness of life and all beings.
and we cannot attain this without stopping to experience silence.

Over the past year, I've come to understand a lot about this universe in which we live.  Below is a summary of what I've learnt, and feel to be true ❤

• We are energy. All that surrounds us is energy. We are one - one with life, one with nature, one with each other.

• All others are, is a reflection of ourself. We see what we believe ourselves to be true.

•  If you still yourself enough, you will feel the energy that is life, flow through yourself. You will no longer feel separate to nature, or the air you breathe. You will feel 'one'. This is your life force. This is peace, as we know it.
  
• We are here to love. We are here to experience ourselves as Love. This is not possible to do in a spiritual/alternate reality, which is why we are here (Earth, physical reality). We are here to remember who we are in essence - Divine Energy.

• When you feel alone, upset, fearful, angry, confused, or any state of being other than peace, you are living through Ego. This is not your true self. You true self is LOVE. This is why when we are joyous, or in our joy - we are being our true Self. We feel free. Elated. Infinite.

• When you go to judge others,  tell yourself "Just like me, he/she deserves to be loved." By doing this, you begin to see yourself in them. You recognise oneness, and the desire and need to love and be loved.

• Truly knowing thyself, is the most powerful thing any one person can do.

• When you realise how free you are, how infinite, powerful and loving you are, you will begin to see the world as it is. Meditation can show you this.

• Silence is the greatest tool to find your true Self.

• If you're in a state of anger or despair, and you think you know yourself - think again. Enter a state of meditation and you'll realise just how far you were from the truth.

Lightworkers

 

Does this sound like you?  :)

Words to remember

You are the most beautiful person there is around. 
There is no one else like you on this Earth. 
You have an amazing body, and an amazing heart & mind. 

We are constantly reminded how imperfect we are, how we are never enough, how we could always look better, and achieve more. But in reality, it's the exact opposite. We ARE perfect, we ARE enough, we look exactly how we are supposed to (and chose to before entering this planet), and we do not need to be constantly "achieving" things in the way society seems to make us believe.
It's up to you to let go of all of these misconceptions and old, ingrained beliefs, and realise just how miraculous you really are, at this very moment.

YOU are brilliant. 
You are capable, strong, loving, determined, and have nothing to prove.
Love, and be loved (which you are). 
And everything else will fall into place.