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Conscious Procrastination

Published 27/09/2013 by inspiringyourspirit

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Wow….I have consciously procrastinated all day today…meaning I have done absolutely nothing other than chill out, relax, meditate, look at the clear blue sky, listen to the songs of the birds in the trees and feel the warmth of the sun on my skin…and I feel absolutely fantastic 🙂

I wish the same for you all tomorrow…take some time for yourself, chill out enjoy life 🙂

Namaste

Mark

The Traveller

Published 25/09/2013 by inspiringyourspirit

 

My dear friends,

Please take a moment to watch this beautiful video by Amanda Taylor of KraftedKhaos http://freefunorinteresting.wordpress.com in reply to my post Self Awareness to Help Awaken Humanity. It is a truly beautiful and inspiring video.

Namaste Amanda and thank you my friend for thinking of me 🙂

Mark

Self-Awareness to help Awaken Humanity

Published 24/09/2013 by inspiringyourspirit

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Wise ; Wise words from Lao Tzu, and I am one in which needs to take note of them and make deeper observations to my own self-awareness.

Each and every day I try so hard to help awaken humanity, I care so much about the environment that we live in, the future for our children, the wars raging on all around the world, the hunger, the discrimination, the object poverty, the cruelty and selfishness inflicted on the many by the few whom have control that it breaks my heart. I fight off tears all day long due to the suffering I see all around me, and I feel the hurt that is going on in our world….But, I myself must dig deeper if I want to help make change happen, I must try harder, I must reflect upon myself, seek out my own inner darkness and negativity and replace them with light and greater positivity.

It is true that the greatest gift we can give to this world is Our Own Self-Transformation, I still have a long way to go, I do get bogged down with details, I procrastinate too often and try to solve all the problems of this world at once. I am in fact my own worse enemy. I need help, I need rest and I need to focus and make inner change happen before I can continue on with my journey.

My dear friends, thank you all for for follows, your continued support and you love and light 🙂

Namaste

With Love

Mark

The Lost Art of Communication, it Breaks Your Heart

Published 23/09/2013 by inspiringyourspirit

I’ve posted on this subject before but when I saw this short video from Thailand it brought tears to my eyes again….Why oh why do we continue to act this way? My wife and I went out for lunch yesterday and everywhere we looked families, couples, parents and their children and teenagers were all doing this exact same thing…Texting, surfing the net, on-line gaming…but not communicating….It’s becoming a selfish world with no connection and no communication…No wonder were always at war, in conflict and people are homeless and on the streets…we have lost interest in each other. lost interest in communicating through body language and conversation on a face to face level..

So sad 😦

Namaste

Mark

What Does Our Planet Need?

Published 22/09/2013 by inspiringyourspirit

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• Attract Money Now
• 5 Ways to Attract Money
• 7 Ways to Attract More Money to your Life
• I’m Going to Give you The Secrets to Wealth
• Visualization Enhancer-Attract Money
• Feng Shui to Attract Wealth
• Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah……..

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• The Seven Habits of Highly Successful People
• The Things Successful People Do
• What Makes Successful People Succesful
• The Secrets of Success and Power
• Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah Blah……

So now you have it, you’re successful, powerful and super rich…Now What?…Make More Money,…… Buy More Things, ……..Make More Money,……. Buy More Things?……..

Or
Do Some Good For This World?

Did You Know?…..

Wars and Armed Conflicts such as Drug War:

There are currently around 33 wars and serious conflicts being fought in 32 countries. Our innocent brothers and sisters are suffering and dying in these countries. Afghanistan, Egypt, Pakistan, Syria, Sudan, Yemen, Somalia, Mali, D.R. Congo, Israel, Palestine, India, Burma, Thailand, Columbia, Nigeria, Chad, Brazil, Mexico, Columbia.

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Hunger.

Hunger kills more people every year
Than Aids, Malaria and Tuberculosis combined.

Every year, authors, journalists, teachers, researchers, schoolchildren and students ask for statistics about hunger and malnutrition. To help answer these questions, here is a list of useful facts and figures on world hunger.

870 million people in the world do not have enough to eat. This number has fallen by 130 million since 1990, but progress slowed after 2008.

The vast majority of hungry people (98 percent) live in developing countries, where almost 15% of the population is undernourished.

Asia and the Pacific have the largest share of the world’s hungry people (some 563 million) but the trend is downward.

If women farmers had the same access to resources as men, the number of hungry in the world could be reduced by up to 150 million.

Poor nutrition causes nearly half (45%) of deaths in children under five – 3.1 million children each year.

One out of six children — roughly 100 million — in developing countries is underweight.

One in four of the world’s children are stunted. In developing countries the proportion can rise to one in three.

80 percent of the world’s stunted children live in just 20 countries.

66 million primary school-age children attend classes hungry across the developing world, with 23 million in Africa alone.

WFP calculates that US$3.2 billion is needed per year to reach all 66 million hungry school-age children.

Homeless.

“Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.” – Universal Declaration of Human Rights, article 25, par. 1
Homelessness- What it is?
Homelessness is the condition and social category of people who lack housing, because they cannot afford, or are otherwise unable to maintain, a regular, safe, and adequate shelter.
Who are Homeless?
A homeless person is defined into three categories.
In general it is said about an individual who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence; and an individual who has a primary nighttime residence that is
1. A publicly supervised or privately operated shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations (including welfare hotels, congregate shelters, and transitional housing for the mentally ill);
2. An institution that provides a temporary residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized; or
3. A public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings.
Homelessness- The Fact
Housing is a basic human need, yet the statistics of United Nations Commission on Human Rights in 2005 notes that, an estimated 100 million people -one-quarter of the world’s population- live without shelter or in unhealthy and unacceptable conditions. Over 100 million people around the world have no shelter whatsoever. The health consequences of this level of homelessness are profound. The Action Aid in 2003 had found out that there were 78 million homeless people in India alone. CRY (Child Relief and You) in 2006 estimated that there are 11 million homeless children live on the street. The statistics are grim. What is worse is that very little is known of what it means to be part of such horrific numbers.
Impact of Homelessness on Children
According to a report published by the United Nations, there are 150 million children aged three to 18 years on our streets today—and their numbers are growing fast. 40% of the world’s street children are homeless, the other 60% work on the street to support their families. The UNICEF, World Health Organization (WHO) and several NGO’s have got disputing figures in their account of street children. According to CRY(Child Relief and You) about 60 million Indian children under the age of 6 live below the poverty line. The problem has become particularly acute for homeless children, one-fifth of whom receive no education.
According to Indian Embassy figures, there are 314,700 children living on the streets of Bombay [Mumbai], Calcutta [Kolkata], Madras [Chennai], Kanpur, Bangalore and Hyderabad, and another 100,000 live in New Delhi; however, these numbers may not reflect the true picture, as accurate census information is difficult to collect. In truth, millions of India’s children are denied even the most basic rights of survival and protection. Children living on the streets are especially vulnerable to victimization, exploitation, and the abuse of their civil and economic rights.

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These statistics are just the tip of a very big iceberg, we as a civilization are allowing these conflicts and these atrocities to go on, year after year, whilst we carry on with our daily lives, wanting more, buying more, wasting more….’I need a bigger house’, ‘I need to buy more clothes’, ‘I want the supersized meal with extra fries’, ’I need the Latest iPhone.. Because I just do!…

We live in a throw away society and that my dear friends also includes people, they are out of sight from the majority of us so therefore out of mind, we don’t have to drive or walk past them every day, we don’t have to see their suffering, smell their living conditions or watch them eat whatever scraps they can find…We have just lost sight, lost our way and lost our compassion for our brothers and sisters.

I myself have been there, I have had the wealth, the fast cars, the huge house, the trinkets that money can buy, the expensive food on the table…wanting for nothing but at the same time fighting for more and more and more…..but then reality hits…..BANG….like a smack in the face, a loved one is ill, diagnosed with cancer and there is NOTHING you can do, all the money in the world CANNOT help, the cars, the house, the clothing, the food is all meaningless….then that love is taken away from you…..!

Money, CANNOT buy you Happiness but it can help us change the world, it could be used for good, it can help millions of people, it can stop wars, it can eradicate famine and it can provide shelter for our global brothers and sisters……

So my dear friends, is it not the right time to ‘Make Change’?

We can do so much together….

One Voice at a time.

We can make a difference.

Namaste
With Love
Mark

For my Dear Friend K

Published 20/09/2013 by inspiringyourspirit

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This short post is for a dear friend of mine ‘K’, I won’t say his name out loud but he knows who he is. He is one of the nicest human beings I have ever had the privilege to meet and someone I’m proud to call my friend. He, has unfortunately lost his way a little over this past couple of years, he has faced challenges and extreme pressures both financially and mentally from his family, manage squabbles between family members and deal with his own turbulent relationship issues all at the same time. These challenges have been a massive drain on his health and his spiritual wellbeing which have led him on a downward spiral abusing his body through lack of decent nutrition and excesses of drugs and alcohol which numb his feelings and help him get through the long days and even longer lonely nights.

Last night I witnessed him loosing control of the physical plain, it was very frightening for him, for me and for all the other friends who witnessed him fading out of control whilst under the influence of some drug or other he took which his body must have reacted to badly, and for a few split seconds I honestly thought we had lost him but I held on to him and helped him back to reality with a simple hand on his shoulder. He regained consciousness and came back to us within a few minutes.

‘K’ is not alone, even though he may think so….there are always people out there who love you, who care for you and want you to be part of their lives.

_/\_ Namaste my friends,  please say a prayer and send some loving energy to ‘K’ (My dear friend) and to anyone else out there who like ‘K’ who are hurting tonight.

Love
Mark

Happy Mid Autumn Festival

Published 19/09/2013 by inspiringyourspirit

I wish a Very Happy 中秋节 Mid Autumn Festival to all my blogging friends around the world. May you all feel the energy rising from the power of the new moon and share the love with you family and friends around the world 🙂

Peace, Happiness and Love from Shanghai

Namaste my friends _/\_

Mark

Wow, I love this :)

Published 17/09/2013 by inspiringyourspirit

Put some headphones on, close your eyes and just listen, just be and these wonderful musicians from all around the world will take you on a personal trip of discovery.

I listen and the peace and joy of the music takes me on journeys around the world, takes me to my childhood, to my present and to my future.

Namaste my friends

Mark

Amazing story from Thailand

Published 16/09/2013 by inspiringyourspirit

Namaste my friends,

Lets see how dry your eyes are after watching this short video.

Remember Karma!

Namaste
Mark

My Home Alter, What does yours look like?

Published 15/09/2013 by inspiringyourspirit

Namaste My Friends,

Here are some photos of my home alter, a place for me to sit, to think, to meditate, a place where I give my daily thanks for all I have in my life, where I pay my respects to my past family members, friends and spiritual guides.

I would love to hear your comments and to also see photos of your home alter, your peaceful place/s, let’s share the beauty and calm with all our friends and help raise the spiritual vibration between us all 🙂

Namaste
Mark

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Wow. 12 year old Canadian Girl telling some home Truths

Published 14/09/2013 by inspiringyourspirit

1 Minute that might change your life.

Published 14/09/2013 by inspiringyourspirit

 

It’s Friday so lets Smile

Published 13/09/2013 by inspiringyourspirit

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Have a fantastic weekend my friends,Peace, Love and Happiness to you all.

Namaste _/\_

Mark

The Misguided Monk

Published 12/09/2013 by inspiringyourspirit

 

The importance of true friendship:

When an old hermit monk has his day interrupted by an uninvited guest, he is unwillingly taken on a journey to discover the true meaning of companionship.

I think we all have something to learn from this simple cartoon 🙂

Namaste

Mark

Life Standards

Published 12/09/2013 by inspiringyourspirit

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Wise Words indeed: Forgiveness. Kindness. Honesty. Happiness. Goodness. Giving your Best.

Mother Theresa, what an outstanding woman, her life was completely selfless and her everyday was filled with giving of her love, her time and her wisdom to the sick, the poor and the street children of India. Mother Teresa said “By blood, I am Albanian. By citizenship, an Indian. By faith, I am a Catholic nun. As to my calling, I belong to the world. As to my heart, I belong entirely to the Heart of Jesus.

In April 1996, Mother Teresa fell and broke her collar bone. In August she suffered from malaria and failure of the left heart ventricle. She had heart surgery but it was clear that her health was declining. The Archbishop of Calcutta, Henry Sebastian D’Souza, said he ordered a priest to perform an exorcism on Mother Teresa with her permission when she was first hospitalised with cardiac problems because he thought she may be under attack by the devil. On 13 March 1997, she stepped down from the head of Missionaries of Charity. She died on 5 September 1997. At the time of her death, Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity had over 4,000 sisters, and an associated brotherhood of 300 members, operating 610 missions in 123 countries.These included hospices and homes for people with HIV/AIDS, leprosy and tuberculosis, soup kitchens, children’s and family counselling programs, personal helpers, orphanages, and schools. The Missionaries of Charity were also aided by Co-Workers, who numbered over 1 million by the 1990s.

Mother Teresa lay in repose in St Thomas, Kolkata for one week prior to her funeral, in September 1997. She was granted a state funeral by the Indian government in gratitude for her services to the poor of all religions in India.Her death was mourned in both secular and religious communities. In tribute, Nawaz Sharif, the Prime Minister of Pakistan said that she was “a rare and unique individual who lived long for higher purposes. Her life-long devotion to the care of the poor, the sick, and the disadvantaged was one of the highest examples of service to our humanity.”The former U.N. Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar said: “She is the United Nations. She is peace in the world.

Rest in Peace Mother Theresa and thank you for the gifts of love and compassion you gave to the world.

Namaste
Mark

So what are we waiting for?

Published 10/09/2013 by inspiringyourspirit

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Companies, Politicians and insanely rich individuals are profiteering from this madness!

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We are one world, one family under God…We have just lost sight of the importance of life and the value of life!

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We need to come together, locally, nationally and globally in order to stop this madness and make right the wrong that goes on on OUR PLANET…..We must not loose focus, this is OUR World and it is not owned by the few!

Namaste

Mark

First Mindfulness Event in Shanghai

Published 09/09/2013 by inspiringyourspirit

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Hello my friends, well it’s happened 🙂 We held our first Mindfulness event here in Shanghai; China last Saturday….Yeah 🙂

It was an afternoon for ladies only, the event was held in the Chinese language and we took the ladies on a journey of self discovery with the theme ‘Who am I’ and ‘What do I want’.

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We used various Psychological and Counselling techniques throughout the discovery sessions including meditations, interaction and questioning in pairs, group exercises and music / sound therapy. It was a fantastic afternoon of fun, self discovery and some awakening 🙂

We also held exercise sessions in TaiChi and Yoga
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We rounded up the afternoon with an interactive session on health and beauty with tips on skin care, hair styling and make-up.

All in all a wonderful afternoon was had by all and the first of many to come.

Namaste

Mark

Blogging Awards

Published 09/09/2013 by inspiringyourspirit

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🙂 _/\_ to my dear friend Gina from http://ginandrea.wordpress.com/ for nominating me for the Spanish version of the Leibster Blogging Award. Here is what Gina wrote to me:-

Dear Mark,

Despite the language barrier, I just wanted to let you know that I just nominated you for the Liebster Award. I do understand this award is for beginners; however, I wanted to make sure other bloggers and readers had the amazing opportunity to see the world from your eyes, from the lenses of your camera, from your writings. My post has been written in Spanish. It is up to you, if you’d like to participate in such interesting exercise.

For more information, please visit: http://ginandrea.wordpress.com/2013/09/06/nominada-al-liebster-blog-award/. (There is always a chance to translate the page to the English language)! 🙂

Gina

As many of you know, i have received so many nominations for blogging awards and although I’m so pleased to receive them and humbled at the thought that you deem my blog as a worthy recipient of these wonderful awards, I usually accept the award in the spirit that it was intended but gracefully decline to take part in the acceptance criteria due to the time it takes to comply.

So, once again my friends and to Gina…THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart.

_/\_

Namaste

Mark

Stop the War Inside and see the Peace Outside

Published 04/09/2013 by inspiringyourspirit

WOW….This video is amazing, if it does not connect to your heart and bring tears to your eyes then…..!

Namaste
Mark

A Peace of Single Thought

Published 02/09/2013 by inspiringyourspirit

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“The peace of the world starts with a single thought. We can all think peace. The next step is to do peace. That is our gift to the world.”

“Our planet is perched on a precipice. We stand at a cross roads of history. Which way will we turn? There is serious conflict raging in many quarters of our world and even in our own cities and families. Peace begins with a single thought. If our mind is full of confusion and inner conflict we will see a world full of confusion and conflict. When are minds are clear and peaceful we see a beautiful and peaceful world. Our external world is a result of our very thoughts. We must deal with the conflict in our own minds not by elimination but by entering into a new relationship with our inner enemy. When we make peace with our minds we bring peace into our immediate outer environment. We are then ready to do peace.”

Namaste my friends

Mark