Hawaii is a very popular wedding destination. Destination bridal parties gather beside the sea and pledge their love to each other. It is a beautiful thing.
However, that is not the true Hawaiian wedding. Hawaii is steeped in customs that dates back for generations.
These customs all have deep meanings that the Hawaiian people pass on to their children. If you are going to the islands for your wedding, you might want to consider the following:
Read MoreThe Law of Attraction is a Universal Law stating “when we hold a particular thought in mind, we begin to attract the thing we are thinking about into our life, or more simply our thoughts create our reality.” I tend to think of it another way, that we attract ourselves to the thing we are focusing on. It makes more sense to me because of the law of free will. People have free will to choose their own path and destiny, so how could we attract them to us without violating the law of free will?
Prior to the twenty-first century, only a very small part of the population knew about the Law of Attraction and even fewer mastered it. When I first saw the movie, The Secret, I was excited by the idea I could create the life of my dreams! I began cutting pictures out of magazines that represented my hopes and dreams and pasted them to vision boards. Every day I focused on these boards and I found that many of the things I was focusing on did manifest, but there were still others that did not. I knew there had to be another unseen force at work: the subconscious.
If thoughts, focus and feelings manifest my reality, then where does the subconscious fit in? I began to research the subconscious field, and found information from a best-selling author, speaker and developmental biologist. He has risen to the forefront of New Thought with his teachings that genes and DNA can be manipulated by our beliefs. Dr. Bruce Lipton writes in his book, The Biology of Belief,
“The major problem is that people are aware of their conscious beliefs and behaviors, but not of subconscious beliefs and behaviors. Most people don’t even acknowledge that their subconscious mind is at play, when the fact is that the subconscious mind is a million times more powerful than the conscious mind and that we operate 95 to 99 percent of our lives from subconscious programs.”
I was floored that such an enormous percentage of our thoughts are not in our awareness. If this was true, then it would make sense that the subconscious could block our path to the law of attraction. Something else would be needed to override the subconscious beliefs.
I spent several years living in the Hawaiian Islands during my twenties, and while I was there I studied Hawaiian Huna. Huna was originally called Ho’omana and is an ancient art and science of healing and spiritual development. The Hawaiian Huna belief system has seven life principles. The third principle is Makia, meaning energy flows where attention goes. Basically, it’s the law of attraction.
As much as I worked on flowing energy to where I wanted it to go, there were some blocks I could not remove.
The Hawaiians also have another system, called Ho’oponopono. Many people mistakenly believe this a system of forgiveness. There is no word for forgiveness in the Hawaiian language. Ho’oponopono means “to make right.”
When we let go through the Ho’oponopono process, we are letting go of error thoughts and replacing them with correct thinking. These thoughts hold toxic energies within us that hold us back from our good, and can cause us to remain in frustration, scarcity and alone. These imbalances can lead to disease in our body temple if they are not dealt with.
The Ho’oponopono process can be accomplished in four simple phrases during meditation and prayer. These are:
I’m sorry...Please forgive me...Thank you...I love you.
Repeating these phrases with feeling while praying and meditating will effectively remove the block to the subconscious. When I first started working with this process, I consciously brought things to mind to work on when I started to meditate. Now, I find myself relaxing and let things drift through my mind throughout the meditation. I’m constantly surprised at some of the things that appear from my distant past that I thought were healed and finished. What I’m finding is that things that have not been resolved, are resolving themselves, or I am changing my perception of them.
Blocked energy can take up a tremendous amount of energy, and once it’s released, the energy is removed, leaving the field of pure potential. This field is enormously powerful and can make manifestation easy and effortless. Ask yourself this question: What is it that you want to place into your field of pure potential to accomplish in 2017? Set your intention. You can do it right now!
It’s as simple as: I’m sorry...Please forgive me... Thank you... I love you.
Read the beautiful Ho’oponopono Prayer from the Foundation of “I” here.
Most of us are celebrating that the year 2016 is over! It was a tough year for many of us. There was a sharp rise in terrorism, riots, natural disasters; drug overdoses have increased 40%, and we experienced the most acrimonious presidential election in the history of the United States. Like most people, I spent most of the year stunned by what was happening. It felt like the world had gone crazy.
We have to look to ancient knowledge to understand what is happening in the world. One of the oldest beliefs on the planet is numerology, the study of number, and the answer of how to navigate tough times like this lie in the numbers.
Many people have called this the “end times”, and they are expecting life to end at any moment. I agree, this is the end, but not the end many people think it is. How can I say that with such certainty? It’s easy. Take last year, 2016, and add the numbers like this: 2 + 0 + 1 + 6 = 9. The numerology definition of a 9 means the ending of something. In the case of last year, we saw the ending of old systems. While it appeared to be a devastating end of life as we know it for many, it’s actually an emergence of something new.
Regardless of the current state of affairs, there is a light at the end of the tunnel, and it’s not an oncoming train. You have to look beyond those who are making the most noise at the moment. People are becoming more compassionate and graduating into a new energy. Sure, it’s going to take time to adjust to the new energy, and stepping into it may cause clashes with the old energy. The thing to remember is the new energy is here to stay.
Think of it this way. We’ve been in the new energy since December 21, 2012. We’ve had four years to release an energy we operated in for thousands of years. How are most 4 year olds at learning new things? It takes time and repetition and, quite often, a few temper tantrums along the way.
Once again, you need to look to the numbers. What does the current year’s number mean? 2 + 0 + 1 + 7 = 10, and 1 + 0 = 1. The number 1 means new beginnings. We have a chance in this new year to change for the better. We can take this opportunity in the shifting energies of the planet and use it for enormous good!
We have now entered 2017 and I am filled with hope. With each appearance of a “bad” thing, there is underlying hope. Many people ignore systems that no longer work, obsolete ideas, atrocious acts against others, our planet and animals. With new beginnings, problems have risen to the forefront, giving us an opportunity to deal with them instead of brushing them under the carpet.
Many of us have gotten so beaten down by the constant struggle and confusion, we’ve forgotten the powerful beings we are. We are powerful beyond measure. What we think about, we bring about.
Take an inventory of your thoughts and feelings today. Are your thoughts positive and strong? Or are you wallowing in self-pity, anger, doubt, and despair? Whatever you expect will happen in your life. Don’t waste time having regrets about what could have been. You can’t change the past. Be present today and create what you want. Release the things that do not serve you, and fully embrace what you do want.
Are you going to look at current situations in the world as impossible? Or or you going to turn them into extraordinary I-M-Possible opportunities? The time is now! Choose love, joy, harmony, prosperity and peace, and watch the universe respond with a resounding YES!
If you’re having problems releasing the past, you may want to participate in a Ho’oponopono ceremony in my next blog.
