Carousel — 08.20.10

Every Friday, I post my favourite links, posts, & resources from around the Web. Expect to learn, grow, & be inspired!

1. It Should Never Come To This: If you read nothing else this week, read this.

2. The Most Intelligent Thing You Could Ever Do: A simple guide to creating happiness.

3. How to organize your life?: Practical advice about how to decrease the insanity & increase zen through personal organization.

4. Why We Forgive & Seeking the Great Spirit: Two beautiful, inspirational posts from Dr. Wayne Dyer about forgiveness & the natural world. His wise, gentle words never fail to brighten my spirit.

5. What’s in a (photo’s) name?: Have you ever taken so many photographs that you get overwhelmed with trying to create names or captions for all of them? This post contains a bunch of great ideas for naming photographs. You will never be stumped again!

6. The Wastefulness of Decluttering; or How to Make Less Count for More: One of the hardest parts about practicing minimalism (and getting rid of stuff) is the guilt we feel when throwing things away. This post teaches us how to overcome the guilt and move toward a simpler, happier life.

7. 10 Tips for Solo Travel in Foreign Cities: Won’t be long now until I find myself wandering in the city of lights—Paris. I’ve been doing lots of research about solo traveling. I found some lovely tips & tricks in this post.

8. My next journey – Around the world with no luggage: And while I am on the topic of travel, holy crap! Ralf Potts (of Vagabonding fame) is traveling around the world with no luggage! You’ve got to check it out.

The gorgeous photograph in this post was taken at the Santa Monica Pier in Los Angeles, California. I’ve got L.A. on my mind because I’m headed there tomorrow morning! It will be my very first trip to California—the Golden State—and I am so excited. I’ll be sure to take lots of photos & let you know all about it when I get back. xo

In love & light,
D.

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    Are You Oblivious, Aware, or Getting It?

    This is a guest post from my friend, Andy Feld.

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    As I travel and meet new people all over our country, it seems most everyone falls into one of the three areas mentioned in this month’s title. What am I talking about? It’s the societal evolutionary change which is now in progress, although admittedly sometimes imperceptible. It is easy to see that violence rarely leads to anything but more violence. Overt materialism, absent integrity, brings happiness and abundance to very few. Additionally, centuries of male dominated insensitive energy added to a populace unwilling to take responsibility has us at a precarious tipping point.

    So, do you sense what I say is true? Are you oblivious to these changes in the air, or are you ahead of the curve and already taking the steps necessary to not only survive, but thrive in the years to come? Frankly, I am often greeted by individuals with long faces who tell me they will be happy again when things get back to ‘normal’. Normal for many means simply getting back to a life dominated by financial gain and the purchase of new things, but those days may be long gone. Banks are not lending money, our population is increasingly unemployed or aging and dependent, houses are not selling, there seems to be an oversupply of everything and worldwide competition is greater than ever. What if today is the way things will be for the next 20-30 years or longer? What are you going to do to be happy, prosperous, and emotionally abundant?

    Make no mistake, everything is changing and just about everyone is affected. Personally, my income does not approach what I once earned as a corporate CEO, my car is not as new and shiny as it once may have been, and I visit fewer restaurants, but my life has never been more pleasant. Would you agree that now is the time to not only re-evaluate, but also re-create our lives? If so, you are GETTING IT loud and clear, but if not, let’s look into what we can do about it.

    1. We are all One, connected with a common thread of spirit. When I say WE, I mean ALL humans, animals, plant life, earth, and stars. We all are of the same source energy, and understanding and respecting this Oneness is a key to thriving in our new age. Allowing all else to be, with love and respect, and without judgment of unique individual differences will open our portals to Universal Light. One cannot mistreat another human, the earth, our vegetation, and the animals without also mistreating oneself. We are all connected and what we put forth to others is what will always come back to us.

    2. Listen to our heart, our Inner Radar as I call it in my books, without the fear of judgment from others. We are all unique and different, and learning to reach within and hear that guidance we all individually brought forth to this lifetime allows us to grow and prosper in alignment with our life’s purpose. There is no better way to accomplish this than a regular practice of meditation and contemplation.

    3. Understanding the process for manifesting our life’s dreams. It takes quite a bit of practice and self-discipline, and you may be getting tired of hearing me speak about it, but we are the product of our thoughts, emotions, words, and actions. Very little we desire will manifest without the alignment of these four elements. Believe in this, practice and have faith and you will embrace your life like never before.

    4. Learn to appreciate all that you have. From hot running water, to clothes in your closet, and food in the refrigerator, most of us have so much to be thankful for yet rarely acknowledge. The beauty of nature, our relationships, our health and the list should go on and on. Write it down and truly rejoice in how many ways you are blessed.

    5. Diligently work on balancing your male and female attributes. We are all a combination of both masculine and feminine, and the more we keep these two in balance the more we vibrate with the earth.

    Yes, everything is changing. First, become aware and then jump on board, but it will always be the choice of the individual. No one, other than you is responsible for your rescue.

    Whether it is a business, an organization, or individual, the time for changing the status quo in right now. How to go about it in this new environment is what I speak about and teach. I would love the opportunity to work with you or your group.

    With much love and appreciation,
    Andy

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    Andy lives in Morrison, Colorado outside Denver. He travels the country as a frequent speaker on life inspiration and business sales. He is also a regular guest on radio programs across the United States and on local TV.

    You can read more about Andy at his website, Simple Happy, and you can find his books on Amazon at the following links.

7 Comments

  1. Hi Dena,
    I’m thrilled that you included my post in your carousel – The Most Intelligent Thing You Could Ever Do. This is my first visit to your site, and I love what you are doing over here. Thanks so much for including my article.

    Love, Gail

    1. @Gail – Thank you so much for stopping by. I absolutely loved the post & I am so happy to share it with my readers. Keep the good stuff coming. 🙂 Let’s stay connected.

      Have a beautiful weekend!

    1. @Julie – INCREDIBLE! This is absolutely gorgeous, inspiring, & somewhat tragic. This is going into next week’s Carousel for certain. Thank you so much for sharing.

      Have a gorgeous weekend, Julie! I love you.

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