Notes on Bliss

1. Live a life that is true to you.

The top regret of the dying is not living a life that was true to them. You are here for a very important reason — to be you. To live, work, love, create, travel, eat, drink, move, laugh and play in ways that feel right to your unique soul. Choose authenticity over conformity and you will live a much happier life.

2. Learn to be vulnerable.

Instead of hiding yourself behind walls and masks, show the world who you really are. Speak your truth. Tell people how you really feel about them. The deepest and most satisfying relationships with others grow out of total transparency and vulnerability.

By consciously making small changes daily you can transform your perspective and your life. Here are 48 ways to transform your life.

1. Begin a daily meditation practice to cleanse your mind the way you cleanse your body.

2. Make a list of things you are grateful for. The more you appreciate the blessings in your life, the more blessings there will be to appreciate.

3. Learn to let love in by allowing compliments to land without deflecting them, accepting help when you need it, and giving yourself permission to receive love as well as give it.

Have you ever tried to make changes in your life and no matter how hard you strive and struggle, it feels like you’re spinning your wheels?

Maybe you’ve tried to create a breakthrough with your love life, finances, career, health or happiness but you end up back at square one.

Find out the secret to what is keeping you stuck.

Summary: What is keeping you stuck? The power of beliefs.

Many of us try to make changes with our conscious mind alone. However, we usually need to get our subconscious mind on board too.

Picture an iceberg. Your conscious mind is the tip of the iceberg visible above the water.

Your subconscious mind — which houses your beliefs, emotional wounds and patterns of behaviour — is the huge majority of the iceberg which is hidden underneath the water.

You may not be aware of the programming stored in your subconscious mind, but it is responsible for about 95 per cent of your thoughts and actions.

1. There is one definition of success.

And it involves an established career, large house, acceptable body shape, marriage and annual holidays.

The truth is we all have our own unique path to walk in this life because what brings true meaning and satisfaction differs for all of us.

Let go of the idea that there is a right way to live. Instead, commit to living, working, playing, creating, traveling, eating, loving and laughing in ways that feel right to you.

2. You should compare yourself to other people.

There is a saying: “Life is the most difficult exam of all. Many people fail because they try to copy others, not realising that everyone has different questions on their paper”.

Imagine you are swimming laps in a public pool. If you spend too much time watching the person in the lane next to you, your own performance and enjoyment suffers.

It is the same with life. While it is fine to look to others for inspiration, it is wise to keep your eyes fixed firmly on your own lane.

Steve Jobs once said: “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.”

While you are not your job, roles or titles – you are the soul underneath them – finding a livelihood that lights you up can improve your daily happiness and quality of life.

Many people remain in a role that their mind, heart and spirit has outgrown because they simply don’t know where to begin making a change.

If that sounds like you, here are 6 steps to change your career.

Tip: Even if you’re happy where you are in your career or you’re no longer working, these steps can be applied to any life change you desire – finding a new relationship, friendship circle, interest or lifestyle.

1. Discover your gifts, passions and values

When you’re all out of ideas about how to reach your goals and dreams, don’t forget about miracles.

In fact, if you are struggling and striving to “make” your goals happen and you feel exhausted and hopeless, you are probably cutting yourself off from the wisdom and magic of your Higher Self and the Universe.

As the book A Course In Miracles says: Miracles are natural. When they do not occur something has gone wrong.

That “something” is usually our limiting beliefs, negative feelings and lack of faith which are blocking the natural flow of wellbeing coming to us.

However, you can start to open yourself up to more miracles in your life. Want to know where to start?

Here are 5 tools for more miracles now.

1. Decide who to be.

Wayne Dyer wisely wrote: “We do not attract what we want; we attract what we are.”

Think that money and spirituality don’t mix? You’d be wrong.

The level of abundance in your life in any area (love, friendship, success or finances) is a reflection of your inner state – what you hold in your mind and heart.

Want to create a healthy and loving wealth consciousness?

Here are 7 ways to transform your money mindset.

1. Forgive your past.

So many of our unquestioned beliefs and behaviour patterns today around money are simply things we picked up at childhood or our past. They are not true and they don’t serve our highest good.

Forgiveness is a way to release them from our heart and energy field, so we are no longer blindly re-creating the same patterns and keeping ourselves stuck at the same level of abundance.

Grab a piece of paper and write down all of the painful memories you have around money – involving your parents, lovers, bosses or even yourself – that make you feel icky, stressed, anxious or frustrated.

Teacher Ram Dass once said, “If you think you are so enlightened, go and spend a week with your parents.”

It’s great advice. Whether it’s your parent, lover, friend or colleague, we all have people who trigger us. Something about them touches our wounds and brings out the worst in us – our pain, irritation, impatience, anger or even hostility.

Sound familiar? If so, here are 8 powerful ways you can deal with difficult people who push your buttons.

1. Set your intention

Our intentions shape our day and our destiny. If you know you will be spending time with someone who triggers you, set an intention in advance of your encounter.

I intend to feel good. I intend to stay calm. I intend to embody love and kindness.

Your intention will help guide your thoughts and actions. You can also bring your intention to mind whenever you feel tempted to slip back into old patterns of reaction and negativity.

Have you ever wondered what it means to live in the present? Aren’t we all here, now, in the present?

Well yes, beautiful soul, but for so many of us, we are only 10% here.

We are really living in our minds. We exist from day-to-day in a dream-like state where we’re not really connected to the world around us, nor centered in our own body or being.

Instead, we’re preoccupied with memories of the past, churning thoughts and worries about the future, and judgments and reactions to the few things we do see. Or perhaps we are lost in our smartphones and television sets.

We’re literally missing out on most our own lives, which leaves us feeling shallow, empty and deeply unsettled.

The great news is, you can learn to be more present and mindful!