What would you tell your younger self?

I was once given a beautiful book as a gift on my 18^th birthday titled “What I wish I knew at 18”. I have read this book constantly, over and over and each time I gain new inspiration and motivation to live my truth and love my life. There was definitely some clear advice and messages that I found when reading the letters of the many diverse people that contributed to this book. 

Below I have composed ten main inspirational messages I gain when reading this book. I hope you enjoy…

1.  Be who you are and embrace your qualities. Being an individual is what makes you stand out.

2.  Trust yourself – trust your inner voice and inner guidance. That feeling in your stomach when you know something is good or not is telling you the truth.

3.  Look for the good in any bad situation or experience. These experiences allow us to grow beyond belief.

4.  Don’t wait for the permission of others to live your life. Seeking approval from other people keeps you stuck in a life of regrets and resentment. Loosing this need of approval sets you free to live your best life!

5.  A sense of humour gets you through a lot. Laughing in life is incredibly important.

6.  It’s ok to make mistakes and take lots of chances. Through mistakes we learn to live meaningfully as opposed to simply adopting conventional ways of behaving.

7.  Enjoy every minute of your life because in an instant it can be over. Don’t put off til tomorrow what you can enjoy today.

8.  Seek balance – in work, relationships, family, friends, play time, etc. All are equally important, if we favour one we lose another.

9.  Thank more people often and be grateful. Realise that your life and every moment in it is precious.

10.         You don’t get happy, acquire happy or achieve happy you simply must choose to be happy.

What would you tell your younger self?

Take some time to write to your younger self filled with advice and messages from experiences had and lessons learned. It is amazing what you may discover about yourself and how far you really have come on life’s journey.

This letter may then become a keepsake. A letter you may wish to pass down to the children of your family. It is a beautiful way to journal and put your life into perspective. You may like to do one every year or simply one when you feel the time is right. It will become a beautiful memory to look back on.

With love,

Ourania x

BOOK REVIEW: The Power of Now By Eckhart Tolle

The Power Of Now is a book based on the understandings of being and living in the present moment.

When we live and be in the present moment we free ourselves from suffering and pain created by our own thoughts, emotions and ego. Being in the now allows us to surrender and let go of any attachments we have to our life situation. It’s not about blocking feelings, emotions and thoughts out; it is about not attaching to them. The more you are focused on time – past and future the more you miss the Now, the most precious thing there is. Why is it the most precious thing? Because it is the only thing there is.

Most of our worry, stress and pain in our lives either come from the past or future and when we let go of these things the mind becomes still, the body relaxes and you live lovingly and joyously with full acceptance no matter what life presents to us.

Being present in each moment; living mindfully with full awareness is the key to peace. If you have ever been to yoga or a meditation class at Ourano Yoga and My health yoga you will know that this is something practiced every moment you come to you mat.

Being is something that cannot be understood with the mind. You can only know it and feel it when the mind is still.

Being present in the now is an understanding that when fully felt can change your life situation dramatically. This is something we must practice with true belief and surrender and although we may not do it all the time we can still have pure intention to do so and that will then manifest into our reality.

As Eckhart Tolle says “whatever the present moment contains - accept it, as if you had chosen it. Always work with it not against it. Make it your friend not your enemy and this will miraculously transform your whole life.

Eckhart Tolle is straight to the point and answers questions on the power of now throughout the entire book which makes it easier to understand and apply the teachings.

A truly inspirational and powerful read that I highly recommend to all of my students and to those who wish to understand and live the true essence of what it means to be present in the moment.

With an abundance of love,

Ourania