It’s a reminder of what is important; what we should all be working towards.  A piece of art beautifully done by Southbank Mosaics and available for all to see and enjoy as they walk along the Thames.

Currently under the shadow of the London Eye, there are some multi coloured beach huts all highlighting different artwork and themes.  Showing a lot of the creativity that is in London

London is an inspirational city of great iconic sights and wonderful designs.  I choose to focus on that and not on a bunch of people determined to make things ugly.

all photos are of art by Southbank Mosaics

These feelings of loneliness are illusions; part of our limiting beliefs which keep us transfixed on the external world that we physically inhabit.  In truth, we are all interconnected with all other aspects of this world – both physical and spiritual.  We are never alone; there is an interconnectedness to all aspects of this world.

Nothing happens by itself. A single tree growing in a field is not an entity on its own.  It came there with assistance from the wind, soil, maybe a bird or man bringing the seed, water, sun, etc.  These are amongst the many things which brought about its fruition and continue to enable it to exist.  Whilst appearing by itself in the field it is connected to all around it and through those things connected to all else; just as we are.

So, we are never alone, never unconnected to another thing.  We are one with all else in this world and as such should respect all things – for they are us.

Don’t ever feel alone.  If you do, remember that everyone else and everything else is here with you – you just need to feel it, tap into it, let go of that singular feeling and relax into the cocoon of oneness.

Be mindful and enjoy

Other posts you might like to have a look at:

Life in the oneness is never lonely

Its going to be a bright bright sunshiny day

20 ways to make like harder

Stations of One poster

To love oneself is the beginning of a life long love affair ~ Oscar Wilde

olive green

dark teal

pink

taupe

orange

This week I have been releasing a batch of new colours in the Be at One poster.  Some are vibrant and some are in more muted tones.  In addition to the original colour of orange it also now comes in: purple, dark teal, olive green and pink.  Here they all are for those who missed them coming out during the week.

I have put a border around the artwork for the posters here but please note they do come unframed and unmounted.  Measurements are 30cm x 30cm but if you fancy a larger or smaller size let me know as…. all is possible [as I am sure you already know ]

Be mindful and enjoy

All the posters are available in the Mindful Productivity shop

If you fancy a spot of reading about mindfulness or getting stuff that matters to you done, you might like these:

Are you utilising this moment?

Money talks..what does yours say?

ⓒThe artwork on this site is copyrighted by the artist [that would be me ] No content may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without express permission of the copyright holder [which would also be me ]  Just drop me a line via the contact section or on Twitter or facebook.

 

PURPLE

The Aurora from Terje Sorgjerd on Vimeo.

This piece was shot by Terje Sorgjerd when he spent a week capturing one of the biggest aurora borealis shows in recent years.  It was shot in and around Kirkenes and Pas National Park which borders Russia, at 70 degree north and 30 degrees east. Temperatures around -25 Celsius.

Enjoy

Other posts you might like to have a look at:

10 free ways to enhance your life

How many gurus will you notice today?

Well, helloooo to all   It has been quite the while since I graced the virtual pages of this blog and I am glad to be returning.  I am giving my typing fingers a try out today to pen a few lines in an effort to reacquaint myself with things and for you all to reacquaint with me.

Much has happened to me – both externally and most certainly internally – since I was greeting you all weekly.  My inner journey is beginning to mellow slightly now though, my ascent is not as steep and I am getting back this week into doing many of the things which I did prior to my sojourn.  However, as with many things that happen to us in life and this most certainly is the case with inner growth, I feel I carry a new attitude with me this time as I go back to things that were once so familiar.  Possibly, not so much an attitude but a deeper understanding of my own place within this world along with a redistribution of the hierarchy of what is and is not important in life. 

2010 thus far, has really been quite the humdinger for me and in all I have learnt a lot about myself – from experiences, from revisiting my teenage brain and from people telling me their impressions of me from years ago – all very enlightening.  Whilst some of the external happenings have been upsetting and unexpected, they were none the less all part of a journey.  A journey, which for the most part, I was a mere bystander to; not the ‘main attraction’. 

Although my role was crucial it was also to be secondary.  It is, I feel, about understanding that sometimes when we give of ourselves we do so, so others can fully receive.  That it is in our acceptance of not being the centre and asking for nothing in return that we are gifted with both the knowledge of another’s depth as well as an insight into our own.

I am looking forward to getting back into blogging as well as catching up with some of my Twitter friends and inspirers who I have greatly neglected of late.  I have been toying with some new plans for on here so I will keep you all posted and we shall see together what road we/I/the blog takes. 

Enjoy

photo courtesy of Scott*eric via Flickr [cc]

A few of my previous blogs you might like to check out:

Life is in the doing not the having 

Delight in all the turns of your life

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life should be a journey

it should not be rushed

one should flow through it like water in a stream…trickling

gently moving with no haste

slowing at times almost to a pause but never gushing by the moment so quickly

that no connection is noticed between you both

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take in all that surrounds you

glide through your journey

respecting each you meet is on their own

for they too have as much right as anyone else to have their own path and flow at their own pace

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serenity is a state of being

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absorb the flavours of the moment, of the day, of the week, month and season

light in all it’s forms flowing onto the body is a gift, delight in all its shades

Enjoy

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photo credit: US National Archives [The Commons]

Other postings you might like reading:

Are you are participant in your life or a bystander?
Are you living your true self 24 hours a day?

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Scouting around on the internet over the course of a month I often come across some blog posts and sites that I find really interesting or helpful.  So I thought it would be a good idea to do a list of these posts – and hopefully you will find them useful or interesting too.  A lot of the surfing I do is based around things to improve my life but some stuff I just enjoy because it is pretty or funny.  Some post are fairly recent and some a bit older.

My 5 favourite blog posts for this month:

1. The blog of Tim Ferris   5 travel lessons you can use at home

Rolf Potts, who wrote Vagabonding, guest posts on Tim’s blog writing about the five key things learnt whilst travelling can be incorporated in life at home.

2. Wisebread   Simple Living: Overcoming negative inertia

This is a post from oct 2009 but I only found it during the last month.  A few ways to help us stay on track and overcome and recognise some of the stuff that gets in the way.

3. The Satorialist

This is a photography blog on fashion – men’s and women’s.  the pictures are fabulous and I love looking at all the style and maybe getting an idea or two.  Apart from that I just enjoy seeing the pics.

4. Happiness in this world   How to be great

Alex Lickerman writes a weekly blog reflecting on his life as a Buddhist physician.  His posts are always insightful.

5. The rat race trap    12 questions you should be asking yourself

This blog has some great posts and this one I thought was very good if faced with a crossroad in life or if you felt a bit lost and not sure of which way to go.

Enjoy

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Smithsonian Institute Photo credit: The Commons   Smithsonian institution

Other postings you might find helpful:

10 free ways to enhance your life

What is your life saying to you and are you listening?

You don’t have to save the world

As we place less and less emphasis on the external world for our happiness and fulfilment and move to find it within, we ironically become more united with others.  We move from being alone to recognising our togetherness with all people and the universe itself.

The physical aspect of who we are is transient, finite and temporal and as such all that it experiences is fleeting.  On the other hand the non physical of us is infinite and spans all times, all things, all everything.

The more we move away from having a reliance on the material side of our lives the more at one with ourselves we become; the more solid in the feeling of whom we truly are.  Off hand comments by others ruffle our feathers less as they are like the wings of a butterfly against the sturdiness that we have now become.  They flow like the proverbial water off a duck’s back.  They cannot penetrate us for we fully believe they carry no weight in deciding or shaping who we truly are.  The issue lies with the other person and their journey, not ours.  By not absorbing the negative comments [energy] that is pointed in our direction it looses its momentum and returns to where it came from.

We do not feel the need to take things ‘personally’ because there is no personally, there is only oneness.

Those comments which slip through, and some do because we are not perfect, usually contain elements of truth which we do not wish to admit to our self.  Yet because we are comfortable and confident with who we really are we recognise that there is learning for us in the comment or can laugh at the keen eye of the one who passed it.

Enjoy

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(creative commons) photo credit: Clearly Ambiguous

Some of my other posts you might like:

10 free ways to enhance your life

Things just come and go, that’s the way it is

Do you have a theme for 2010?

There is a rhythm to nature as we all know.  What we sometimes fail to remember is that we are all part of that natural world and likewise our lives have a rhythm to them.  We must sleep, eat, take in fluids etc regularly so our basic functions can be realised daily.  Like all other things in nature we have more to do than just our own basic requirements; we must fulfil that which others rely on to complete their basic requirements.  If plants did not grow no one could eat them; if bees did not pollinate some flowers there would not be certain fruits.  Similarly if there was no one who felt compelled to write we would have no idea what else is going on in the world, if no one wanted to be a scientist nothing new would be discovered.

When each of us is listening to our ‘natural voice’ we are guided to fulfil our own personal path for being here.  Each one of us has a slightly different role to fulfil during our lifetime and it is important to everything that we fulfil it to the best of our abilities.  We are part of the eco system of the world and just like any other living creature/thing (no matter how microscopic) we must all do what we are meant to do in order for everything to operate smoothly.

We are ourselves, yet at the same time we are part of a vastness that stretches beyond what we can imagine.  Through this connection we become vast; we become more than our physical self.  We are important.  Without each of us in the world, the universe is not complete.

Enjoy

Beautiful photo courtesy of Mary B

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Other postings you might like:

You don’t have to save the world

Do you live a quantity or quality life?

Honouring your core values

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