During my twenty years (or so) of dating, I had many well-meaning people in my life say ‘be careful’ in response to sharing my latest love interest. It was intended as some form of positive advice, I’m sure. But they were saying something that was basically unintelligible to me. No matter how hard I tried, I was constitutionally unable to fathom this advice.

‘Be careful?’ I would say to myself incredulously. ‘How do I be careful? I’m not exactly going to meet a random stranger down a dark alleyway at night, am I? So what do they mean? Be Careful. Hmph!’

It is my hope that this new book will strip away layers of negative energy, the false layers that distract you from the truth of all that you are. As you read this book, you will come to know deeply how truly magnificent you are. The words are designed to connect you with the intelligent benevolence of the universe, of which you are a part, from which you are inseparable, that adores you absolutely and without exception. Upon reading, you will know this, not only intellectually but at a deep feeling level, with every fibre of your being. I am enjoying writing this book very much. There is a powerful surge of energy coming forth to bring you something very special and I am excited to share it with you!

You are capable of perceiving so much, in fact, that you would become overwhelmed were you inclined to give all of it your conscious attention. If you took all of the external stimuli in, you would go crazy but here’s where things get interesting. Your past experiences and beliefs are shaping what details you attend to. If you believe that people always reject you, for example, you will be looking for signs of rejection. You will notice behaviours that indicate rejection or you will be drawn to people whom you sense will reject you. You will notice signs of rejection more readily than signs of acceptance …

I was naive in thinking that each time I found peace, I had found final enlightenment. Then the past pain would rear its ugly head again. In those desperate moments, I found myself asking; ‘How deep is this well of pain!? and ‘When? When will it end!?’ Twenty years later, I no longer ask these questions. I no longer seek to be enlightened or free of suffering. I understand that each moment is a choice.

You are appreciated, revered and adored more than you could ever know. When you glimpse this divine and unconditional love of the creative intelligence that imbues all that is, you will know unequivocally, that you are worthy of all the good in the Universe. You are love and you are loved; deeply and truly.

Recognising that something is not working in your life does not have to be done with negativity; it can be done with presence and awareness. Sometimes in order to effect positive change, we need to acknowledge that something is not working.

…if everyone decided to move away from big business, big tech. and a disposable society, if everyone became resourceful, thrifty, content, overjoyed with the arising of consciousness from within, in a state of bliss with their mere existence, consumerism would die.