I used to tell people that if I made that person I see in the mirror better than, last week, than last month, than last year … in ten years I will be on the World Stage, standing and competing against the best in the world.”
Within ten years, I stood on stage against the best natural bodybuilders at that time, representing Australia. A Big Dream, come true. I repeated the feat the following year for good measure. As a great mentor once said –
“If you think you can, you’re right … you CAN.”
Don’t ever laugh at another person’s dream, no matter how far-fetched it is.
Does the shape of the door affect what is inside?
Why does colour matter?
Why do we need doors?
2.5 Disagree with people, if you must but don’t hate them.
It’s ok agree to disagree and still like someone.
In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling and personal judgements. Leave judgemental comments to God or people who have a profession as a Judge.
I tell my children to NEVER be afraid to ask questions BUT more important than that is to learn HOW to Ask the RIGHT QUESTION…. &…
To … Question EVERYTHING.
Everything that is passed down from earlier generation (even everything me or my wife tell them) … EVERYTHING they SEE … HEAR… READ….
And …
Most importantly…
Ask the RIGHT questions.
I know you know this.
And they do, & they’re getting really good at it … it’s tiring BUT it’s a lot of FUN.
Be YOU.
As YOU are.
Accept the uniqueness … and weirdness that you know you are.
Embrace YOU.
Never imitate.
Are you a “stirrer?”
Are you a “stirrer?”
I am.
Ive always been what you call a stirrer. I also encourage my kids to be so, too.
Question “why?”, three levels deep… “go deeper!”, i say, they say “why dad?” …. I say “why not?”
I encourage civil disobedience in kids against anything or anyone that suppreses imagination in kids. I also support a healthy disrespect for authority (question everything) & to find FUN in everything & anything Around you.
I tell them to “Find the craziness in the common or the Marvellous in the mundane “
YOU just have to pay more attention. Become more intentional with your attention. Become a better listener. In addition to listening to what people say, work on listening to what they don’t say. Most importantly, listen to what your inner voice/soul says.
You will learn much.
Keep your dreams alive .
Snd if you’re going to dream … Dream BIG.
You serve no one by being and thinking small.
Think BIG!
Learning to be Trouble-Makers.
So, my kids been taught to be and still learning to be trouble makers (within reason). They’re learning to be kids that “rock-the -boat”, young people that question the “status quo”; outsiders; & rabble-rousers… basically a little “weird.”
I believe The world 🌍 is crying out (& has been crying out for a while now) … crying out for heretics. Yep, those same people who were burned at the stake not too long ago.
I believe that the world needs YOU right now…YOU, in ALL your weirdness.
Regardless of your age however, I believe IMAGINATION & finding the marvellous in the mundane is a good habit to develop.
For YOU & your journey towards happiness.
Be weird (good weird) & share the BEST YOU with those you love.
Have a great day & weekend,
The old man- P.e.💪💥❤️alentine 🌴💥
I AM.
Me .. & my constant companion – Mr Fuzzy/Fussy Cuddles
Why has society demonised anger? Why is it that we (especially Men) cannot and not encouraged to “get angry?” This is hammered into men right from when we are toddlers. Why? Why have we only focused on the destructive results of anger?
It is just as much a valid emotion as being happy, sad, excited, joyful etc.
Yes, that’s right, he has been a great friend. Not a lovey-dovey friend, not a particularly nice friend, far from being a gentle friend. No, anger … is a very, veery very LOYAL friend.
Anger has always been there with and FOR “me”. Anger loyalty reminds me with ease when i have betrayed myself enough. It is there to stop anyone or anything from taking advantage of me, beyond what is reasonable.
“Reasonable “ here would refer to my imaginary boundaries/tolerance limits of certain suffering.
To me, Anger is fuel. This is a KEY aspect of the power of a loyal friend.
Anger,
I love this quote. Increasing your awareness is parameters to having clarity and success in your life.
SEARCH. Become the BEST ‘searcher’ you can be.
One day .. you may find ALL the answers you’re seeking for YOUR questions to give ‘meaning’ to your life.
A wonderful book says –
“Seek and ye shall find;
Ask and ye shall receive.”
True.
This friend loves me.
This friend LOVES ME.
And, I have come to love this friend, all the way back to consciously recognising him when I was about 9 years old.
Yes, it is a form of power… a powerful energy. When we feel it, we almost always want yo do something about it – hit someone, throw something, break or smash something, punch a wall or spew out profanities to the person.
Why do we do everything to it … except LISTEN to it. I mean, we are taught to … deny it, bury it, hide it, lie about it, medicate it, ignore it or simply muffle it.
Why don’t we just allow ourselves to feel and express it just like we do with other feelings?
Anger not only summons courage, but it points the finger and shows the way… an alternative way. To me, anger is a sign of health … good 💝itality.
Unlike what most of modern societies espouse, I believe anger is a good thing. It means you’re alive. Anger is part of our inner voice … it is meant to be listened to.
Not ignored.
As fuel, we can embrace the energy of anger to turbo-boost our actions to where our anger points us. Here’s the catch that many struggle with – anger is meant to be ACTED UPON, not ACTED OUT.
Highly likely if you’re one of these, you’ll certainly have a healthy relationship with your friend – Anger.
It awakens me.
Re-read that last sentence again. Let it sink in.
Every time I get angry, it reminds me that I am being courageous and expressing something that is pushing me towards my perceived boundaries. Should I tolerate it, extend the boundaries or … resist.
It AWAKENS me.
It is a a tsunami o that annihilates and with that destruction, signals that death 💀 of our old life. Anger is the springboard that springs you into your new life.
To me, anger is envigorating. It helps INFUSE me with the “essence of life” – 💝itality!
It is a tool, and like all tools, when used in the appropriate manner, allows you to CREATE something with it. It is not something to MASTER. Anger, instead should be something used as a resource .. to be tapped in to and drawn upon.
For example, I have used my loyal gym training partner & friend – “Anger” to accomplish record-breaking lifts & intensity in my workouts . He has always been there. He helps me “climb mountains” and achieve small goals in the gym. As a tool, I TRANSMUTE my loyal friend, Anger into the various mediums of Art that I express my love through.
Anger, my loyal friend, has also been the wind under my wings when I need to summon courage to fly.
I cannot live with my loyal friend.
I need him.
Every single day.
Anger, I pray 🙏 that you visit me again. Soon. I need you to fill up my senses. As John Denver sings in his song “Annie” –
“
You fill up my senses,
Like a night in a forest;
Like mountains in springtime,
Like a walk in the rain;
You fill up my sensors,
Come fill me again;
Come let me love you,
Let me give my love to you;
Let me drown in your laughter,
Let me die in your arms;
Let me lay down beside you,
Let me always be with you;”
And you should, too.
Embrace your Anger. Make him your friend.
Dance with him. Get to know him again, if you have to.
Let him point and … show you THE WAY.
Thank you
Until next time,
P.
Maybe all the answers to your questions lie within YOU.
Your mind, your consciousness.
Maybe, it is not about seeking answers but simply asking more questions. Maybe questions are asked simply for discussion and debate … to help fuel our capacity to RE-IMAGINE … a better future.
A future that is NOT based on the doors of the past…/ future based on alternate possibilities of the future.
A Future based on the future, not past.
He died when I was 19. Six years after his wife, my grandmother died.
I spent a big part of early childhood with my grandfather. He didn’t say much but he had many little “coaching conversations” when appropriate (I later realised what he was doing after he died in my late teens).
At University (almost 30 years ago now whilst doing my second degree in Accounting/Business Management ), I read a book by the author Ken Blanchard called “the one minute manager”. I realised then, that the management style my grandfather was using in relation to raising me and the family household, was the same as what the author was espousing in the book.
I cry. I cry for my Dad. I cry inside. I cry for many things. I cry … invisible tears. Tears that would fill multiple Olympic-sizes swimming pools. I cry for all those suffering from injustices in this world 🌎. I cry out for justice. From God.
A Man’s Man.
The best manager I have ever worked for was the CEO/Managing Partner of a Top 20 Accounting & Business Advisory. I was there for about 3 years and was some of the BEST years working as an “employee “.
This man, was a Man’s Man … a Clint Eastwood demeanour with a Tom Hanks (heart .. when appropriate). His physical presence was intimidating. He was a former Australian ranked boxer and his reputation for results preceded him.
Everyone was scared shitless of him. They trembled in their seats when they heard him coming down the passages and everyone avoided him.
Accept me.
I found him fascinating and I loved him and his management style. I thought about why (after I left) and it was because he reminded me of my grandfather.
I didn’t buy into the fear and the water-cooler stories about him that became part of the Firm’s Legendary stories. So, I decided to “get to know him”.
Beauty & Ugliness entwined. there is no beauty without the ugly. there is no right, without the wrong. There is no particle without the wave. There is no logic without the insane. There is no ying, without the yang. Learn to embrace BOTH SIDES OF YOU …& seek BALANCE & SYMMETRY. Through & with GOD.
No need for Sir, call me Bob …
As he walked by the cubicles in the morning, I would yell out – “Good morning Mr E…!” The other staff couldn’t believe it… I actually spoke out snd greeted him.
The first time … I would hear his footsteps pause and … then continue. The following morning, I did the same. He did the same.
On the third day .. he stopped and then said –
“Who is that?”
I stood up from my cubicle and replied –
“Paul ❤️alentine, sir!”
He laughed and said –
“No need for Sir, call me Bob... snd a good morning to you, too.”
From then on, each time he walked passed by Cubicle, he would call out my name and we would end up having chats. Matter of fact, he preferred me to handle many of his clients and over time, we would become very good friends.
It got to stage where, he would only allow me to interrupt him in any meeting he was in. No one else in the Firm could do that. There was a level of TRUST that he had in me that no one else got.
When he had to “Sign off” on Reports and Files … he would go through others’ files with a fine-tuned comb, asking many questions. With mine, he just wanted me to give him the “gist” or executive summary (usually one page of the Risks and my personal assessment)
He would always ask me one question –
“Are you happy with me signing Paul?”
I would say yes or no.
He would act accordingly.
Who are “YOU?”
Learn to love ❤️ YOU, first.
The One-Minute Manager.
The “one-minute managed” approach is to be very FIRM in your values & principles snd DO NOT compromise on INTEGRITY. EVER.
This is communicated EFFECTIVELY. There is no ambiguity. … ALWAYS communicated CONSISTENTLY, CLEARLY and CONCISELY.
Integrity is what most Good Leaders have. But, RE-INFORCED integrity is what GREAT Leaders have. They NEVER sacrifice their MORALS & ETHICS in ALL that they do & say and say they do.
That is the One-Minute Manager…. On Enthusiasm Turbo-Boost. That is what the world needs right now … more GREAT LEADERS in all KEY areas of life.
“What is your message ?” I ask.
What is the message you leave to the world, when you … leave this world?
The one-minute manager approach primarily relates to the FEEDBACK being TIMELY and SPECIFIC. For example, when I fuck up with something on a client, I would hear his footsteps come towards my seat. I would feel his presence snd his hand rest on my shoulder (as I looked at my computer screen). I could sense his frustration snd he would say –
“Paul, you fucked up. Learn from it. Don’t do that again”
And then he was off. He was the first to reprimand me and “pull me in line” as soon as the incident occurred.
The reverse is also true. When I did a great job and exceeded clients expectations, I would hear those same footsteps again …
His hand on my shoulder, looking in my eyes and saying –
“Great job Paul, well done. Keep it up, son! Take the afternoon off!”
My salary increases in 6-monthly reviews were in the top and I had one of the best corner cubicles in the Firm. Many other staff were jealous but … I learned that TRUST is one of the foundation stones of any relationship.
I’ve almost always adopted this Management style in almost all my dealings with people, as an employee, managing groups/teams .. and as an Employer, managing egos.
Do you trust – YOU?
Out of interest, what are your top 3 to these :
1. What 3 words describe your Vision for your business?
2. Do you believe in YOU? 3 strengths you have as a Leader?
3. Do you TRUST “you?”
4. Do have a need to be “liked” by everyone? Do you have a need to be “agreeable “ with everyone?
Again….
What is YOUR MESSAGE?
This is one of the KEYS to almost ALL successful communication to any audience: know your message.
With my gritty Viking Pirate 🏴☠️ Intelligent, caring & compassionate daughter, Olivia. She has heard me say many stories … over and over again.
There is Power💥 in Storytelling.
I’ve always loved storytelling.
I remember sitting with adults when I was a kid, Listening to their stories. They would say –
“Paul, why don’t you go and play with your cousins & friends outside”
I would reply –
“No, there will be time to play with them later”
I’ve listened to hundreds of other people’s stories when I owned & managed my Family Gym for 7 years.
I love 💕 telling stories.
I believe there is power in storytelling.
My wife and kids. I Storytell until they get fed up… then I know, they know.
It begins in the home.
It begins in the Home…. Practising the art of Storytelling, that is.
Home is where the foundation of storytelling starts. I recall listening to my dad & his close friend’s tell stories around the Kava bowl. In the home, I got a strong 💪 foundation… Of a past that lends my existence a place, a sense of belonging, a historical context.
Home is where stories get passed on for generations. I have continued with this 💝alentine tradition. My two kids can retell the stories I tell .. because they have heard them countless times. And as my daughter says –
“Dad, it keeps changing all the time”
And I say –
“Aaaahhh… yes, my dear … that is where facts and imagination fuse in the optimum place”
Home is where I was told that I am built like & physically intelligent like my grandfather, Ben Valentine. A powerful & skilful National heavyweight boxing champion, going undefeated for 3 years in his prime.
Home is where I heard stories of my quirkiness from early age & my creative & innovative nature in my early youth. I heard stories of my country of birth through the filter of my own genealogy.
Struggles, family migrations, family triumphs, as well as ancestral successes & failures were taught to me through the history of my 💝alentine Family.
In my Home now, it is a place where I build my own legacy: through my love 😍 for history & storytelling, I have shared & will share more stories I was told in my youth with my children.
Always, adding my generation’s story to this 💝alentine Novel in progress. I’ve always believed the REAL histories of families aren’t the records of births, deaths & marriages. No, to me …
… they are the stories told after dinner, while having chocolate or dessert. So full and satisfied.
For i have learned many things so far, and one important one is the importance of LEGACY.
Legacy is fueled by US… in our family. It is fueled by ME. And all this evolves from our history… our family stories passed down …
I tell my kids that one day they will bear the 💝alentine torch 🔦. They will continue to write their chapters if their lives through their storytelling.
Knowing that they have a very strong identity and they will continue to shine the torch 🔦 and build on the legacy that they inherited…
Through the strong foundation of the 💝alentine Family history through storytelling.
I am still the current Torch Bearer of the 💝alentine Family and I make a toast to all future Torch Bearers of my family and all families …
Carry the Torch with pride & Live & Die with dignity.
Life is a succession of deals. The three key components of any deal are: an offer, an acceptance and a consideration. We’re constantly making deals every single day of our lives and some times, we aren’t even aware of them. We are constantly improvising, compromising and committing snd re-committing or leaving the many agreements we make.
What is the worst deal in history?
What is the worst deal you’ve ever made? Did you get the “short-end-of-the-stick?” How short?
We’ve all made bad deals in our life so far, haven’t we? If you have not, you’re one of the lucky ones. Or are you?
Well ..
Think 🤔 of all the worst deals you’ve ever made… snd then, all the worst deals ever made in the history of the world 🌎 to date …
Nothing …
I repeat, nothing compares to or even comes close to the ULTIMATE DEAL… you, me and every person who has ever been born, have by default, made.
One of the The questions I then ask is … if we know this at the outset, why do we try so hard to “stay alive?” Why does staying alive exist in the root of almost all our thoughts and actions?
Are you “authentic?”. Who is your authentic self? Are you constantly “making a deal” with your self on whether or not you should be your authentic self? Who wins?
Why don’t we just simply, DIE?
Here’s another question: Why don’t we just simply … DIE?
I look around and so much of what I see and experience is that everyone of us are striving so BUSILY to stay alive.
I ask why?
Especially, if our whole existence is primarily one of suffering … of constant work .. .and endless tears. Don’t you think so?
Negotiation … what’s that?
Here’s another question: how come there is no possibility of having a re-negotiation with our creator… if you’re a Christian, God?
Why can’t we renegotiate the terms of this awfully structured deal? Why isn’t there a way? I’d like to think there is …
In the Quantum world the Experimenter becomes part of the experiment.
That is the “hard problem” of the Quantum
Following GOD.
A possible solution to this “Bad Deal”: FOLLOWING GOD.
“And what do I mean?” You may be thinking.
Well, it literally means to – follow in His footsteps as we walk through life. “Following God” is another term for “being a disciple.” I think it entails having unwavering belief in God, loving him, faithfully sticking to Him … very importantly – obeying him.
Here’s the huge challenge for many –
You see in this age of abundance, some people are enjoying “the good life” right now, and are soaking in its comforts & pleasures. They’re quite satisfied by what this world has to offer. They struggle to understand the difference between needs and greeds.
But, most of us, I feel, are tired of the hardships, injustices, suffering, pain & sorrows of this life. I know we all don’t wish all this continues without an end in sight.
But… many cannot fathom the thought of life ending permanently. Many simply want to LIVE ON.
Is that such an impossible ideal?
For those that think that Living Life is supposed to be about being eternally happy with no problems at all. This is not the case. They chase happiness. But this is a big mistake
What do you see? What can you see? Why do you “see” what you see? what do you wish you would see?
How does God reconcile this?
You see, Jesus said that following Him would be rough at times. He therefore warned us that we’d need to deny ourselves many things, exercise self-control, & think more about others & less about ourselves.
I think I this is a critical step to renegotiating the original Bad Deal with God… FOLLOW GOD. Be his disciple.
To me, one of the most uplifting benefits of FOLLOWING CHRIST … is the SIMPLICITY it brings to the COMPLEXITY of life. Through this … we experience true hidden WONDER.
What if … BELIEVING IN & FOLLOWING GOD brings you CLOSER to HARMONY with his FREQUENCY and …
The OLD “bad” Deal becomes the … NEW “Good” DEAL where ETERNAL LIFE is your ULTIMATE REWARD? Where you experience UNLIMITED POWER.
As the great thinker & philosopher, Nikola Tesla said –
“The Gift of Mental Power comes from God… the Devine being, and if we concentrate our minds on that TRUTH, we become IN TUNE with this great power.”
The critical question now is … is your mind ready for this inflow of information… is mankind’s LIMITATIONS OF MIND a severe handicap to accepting this Great Power that is UNLIMITED?
What do you think?
Success for you means you need to Prepare YOU.
Are you ready to negotiate a better deal? Have your prepared your Mind to act as a repository of UNLIMITED POWER? And have ETERNAL LIFE.
As the disciple John said – John 3:16 :
“For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone that believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.”
In a sense, this is how God reconciles things.
Here’s a tip: FOLLOW GOD. Be the best DISCIPLE you can be.
Then …
UN-THINK TO THINK.
Or …
Just accept the inevitable…
Death.
What do you think? My gift to you.
Until next time ,
Christians believe in Jesus Christ, their saviour.
Do you believe in him?
DO you believe in God?
Where is heaven? Where is God? What if God is in you all this time? What if you are God? How would that change your view of life? Maybe God is light … maybe we are essentially light as Physics stipulates … then , follow your light. Find your light and … then, shine that light to the world!
Need to eliminate ignorance
What does “God” mean to you? Who is God to you? Have you pondered about the meaning of God?
I have. For many, many years now.
I grew up in a strict extended catholic family household. Going to mass every Sunday was a must and I spent about eight years of my youth serving as an alter boy, assisting the priests serve the patrons of the church.
I’ve always believed there was a God. I still do.
He has answered many of my prayers. However, I have always been curious and this curiosity still exists and has gotten me in to more than a little trouble in my youth and this hasn’t changed. I had and still have a need to eliminate ignorance.
I question almost everything because I am constantly searching, searching for my truth. To some extent, I believe every individual is – searching for beauty, their truth. But, many individuals also do not think, do not question everything. Why should they? I mean, it is easier to just adopt and follow what has come before … “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!” as we have heard many times growing up.
This attitude of just blindly following all that have come before us may be good in the short term but can be disastrous in the long-term. This attitude of just following blindly, also applies to religions. I mean a lot of people think that because their parents, grandparents, doctors and religious elders were all Christians, then ALL those beliefs about GOD must be true.
Fill your life with light. Light your path through your life. Light the dark for you … for others. keep seeking your light
What if?
What if it isn’t?
What if what we’ve been told about this God is not what the truth is? Once again, let me ask you what is YOUR meaning of your perception of “God”? This word, name could be one of the most mis-understood, mis-interpreted concepts in the history of man-kind. What do you think?
What if God rests inside each and every one of us? What if I said that I AM GOD!
Yep, you can be forgiven if you yelled out ‘blesphemy!’
But seriously, what if what we know of God is not the truth? Asking questions, asking the rightquestions helps us gain wisdom, helps us absorb knowledge. Asking the right questions and always questioning and seeking the truth has helped us evolve and progress and enjoy the spoils of the standard of living we all enjoy now.
The whole foundation of science is based on questioning ‘truths’ that have gone before and dis-proving it. Why aren’t we applying this questioning attitude to all areas of our lives? Why don’t we apply this to your/my current meaning of the word God.
I think I am/you are – God!
One way to know YOU is to understand God. God is in you. God is you.
G.O.D
In greek mythology, I think the word “G.O.D” stands for:
G: Gomer – which means ‘wisdom’ = > the manifestation of knowledge, like our bodies is the manifestation of our mind.
O: Oz – which means ‘strength’ => represents our physical being – our structure, our core.
D: Dabar – which means ‘beauty’ => something that gives pleasure, visual pleasure!
So, it seems that God rests in the physical realm, the physical world, in this third dimension – the world ‘within’ each and every one of US.
To chart our course in life, in the tree of life, we all need wisdom to make wise decisions; we need strength to support and give support where needed and lastly, we need beauty to see truth. As Keats said –
“Truth is beauty and beauty, truth. That is all there is … and all there is to know” or something to that effect.
Believe or not believe. What is true is that … you are light. Shine your light strongly.
Is God a frequency?
I have learned that popular belief DOES NOT EQUAL TRUTH.
Is God a frequency?
What if GOD is a frequency that exists within YOU, within me … within each and every one of us. What if when we pray and meditate we literally just ‘tune in’ to our unique frequency with GOD. How effective we communicate depends on how well tuned in we are to that frequency.
God is the light. You are the light. Find your light Find God. In you.
What is your frequency? Does it tune to God?
GOD is a frequency that exists within YOU. But what is your frequency? Is it connected to God’s frequency? Can you TUNE IN?
You should tune in. That is, if you desire to find your beauty, your truth.
Search for answers. Be sceptical and think with reason.
But, also search with your heart. Maybe, you won’t find all the answers and that is ok. What is important is to continue to ask the right questions and embrace the quality of answers that resonate with you.
Than resonate with God’s frequency.
Work on fine-tuning your musical instrument (your body-mind-soul-heart connection).
Helping someone achieve his best, in one of the best ways I know how: through increasing self-awareness. Vv.
Upload to heaven but also upgrade when you’re there
What if heaven is a really powerful mainframe computer and we are the individual personal computers (pcs) connected to this extensive network. All we have to do is make our ‘connection’ to the mainframe computer (heaven) more stronger.
Tune in to the right frequency.
Maybe, just maybe, in the future, with increased awareness of ourselves and the power that rests within us – GOD, we are able to upload ourselves, our mind in to the mainframe (heaven) and be ONE WITH the UNIVERSE.
Life is a series of well-defined journeys. Life is a series of goals Life is goals on a never-ending path to … salvation.
Becoming one with collective consciousness
If we were ‘uploaded’ to a heaven, it would allow us to become immortal. But that is just the beginning. In this virtual world, this heaven, we could beautify and strengthen our bodies simply by reprogramming the computer software to improve our minds, not our bodies.
We won’t only upload ourselves to heaven, but also upgrade when we’re there!
As a Christian, we get taught that the immortal soul does not lack a body in heaven. But, I am willing to miss that point with the overall satisfaction that going to heaven is about union with God.
Entering a new spiritual plane, the fourth dimension and being inside the great computer mainframe in the sky would allow us to mingle our frequencies, our lines of code to form a ‘hive mind’, thus becoming one with collective consciousness.
That is when all suffering as we know it will dissipate, finally dissolve the distinction between self and others that lies at the root of all suffering and evil.
Consciousness will be you, me, us … all as ONE.
The unity of all … to be one … possessing an unearthly wisdom, like a God where, this consciousness, this one-ness will find spiritual sustenance in our union with each other.
YOU linked to me linked to each and every one of us as we are now …. Only a million times more powerful.
Linked to consciousness … the great super mainframe computer in the sky we call –
Heaven.
God bless you … in other words, You bless you. As God is within you … you are God.
“I searched for God and found only myself. I searched for myself and found only God.”
The old Cap’n Viking Pirate … & being ONE, heaven and consciousness
Providing a little bit of assistance. My pupil here ‘feeling the essence’ of the exercise. All relationships require work and time . Sometimes, its the little things, that determine your success in pursuit of a worthwhile goal. No need to work so hard in the gym to beautify our bodies in the virtual world. In heaven. In consciousness.
A little bit of assistance goes a long way to knowing what is enough. You do this by knowing firstly, what is MORE THAN ENOUGH. But, this is a limitation of the realm we live in … where limits are imposed on us. In the 4th dimension, in heaven … the “IM” is taken out of impossible.
What is our individual responsibility? Where does boundary end?
Or is it?
I am a strong Christian. An Irish Catholic.
One thing I have observed since childhood is that there are certain parts of Christianity that really try to say, usually, a little guy on the street corner yelling out –
“Repent .. the Endis Near!”
They have been saying that for a very long time, over ten thousand years in fact. But, is it?
Is today’s sudden interest in Environmental movements by Corporate Institutions and Governments another dish of the same ingredients – that began with the “original sin” in the Garden of Eve? Is it possible that this is what Greta Thurnberg saying? And the AOC and the World Economic Forum saying and … Biden?
Is it really? Or is it just a re-packaging of the same old message of FEAR. Fear that I have heard throughout my Christian life. This Fear, it seems is simply the fear the majority has of a FINITE life … fear that is transferred from SELF to something else … like humanity being killers of Nature. This projection used to be put on witches and heretics … but now it is on CLIMATE CHANGE.
But why?
Why is there such a push? What is Big Business on this bandwagon? The only reason I can think this way and ask questions is that unlike most people, I am not afraid of my death. I have absolutely no fear of dying. My grandfather taught me many many years ago in my youth – to only worry about what you CAN CONTROL… and do something about.
Over the past fifty years, media-sensitive scientists have learnt that the best way of attracting public attention and government funding is to deliver apocalyptic prognosis – nuclear devastation, meteoric bombardment, an impending ice-age, global warming. Modern scientific forecasters seem to fulfil the same psychological needs as religious prophets who preached that the end of the world represents God’s punishment of the sinful.
So, from this point-of-view, global warming is more rewarding than an ice age because blame can be assigned to the human race. In contrast with natural disasters, the greenhouse effect and the thinning of the ozone layer are attributable to the industrial activities that drive modern profit-based capitalism.
But it is one of delusion … as ultimately, none of us can get out of this thing called life, ALIVE.
Controlling your Death is one of those things you CANNOT have total CONTROL over. I cannot do anything about me living a short life (100 years).
Think 🤔.
To Really think, does not only involve the brain 🧠. It involves the mind, the heart ❤️, the spirit and the “essence of life” – 💝itality.
It includes the blessings of Wisdom.
I loved his voice, his singing and his complete musical artistry. One of the my favourite songs of all time was his song –
“What’s Going On ..”
Do you remember this hit?
Soul … man … soul.
But that is the question he asked way back in the 70s … and that is the question I have been asking over the last two decades … especially in the last three to five years – “What’s going on?”
What’s going on in our societies … what’s going on locally, nationally and internationally? Do you know? Can we truly say that we can believe everything we have been told to date?
DEPENDENCY EQUALS CONTROL.
Society has a tiny tiny few at the Top of the Pyramid – controlling all the finance, all the energy, all the fuel … and everyone else dependent on those tiny few. The majority have lost their jobs, lost their businesses, lost their dignity … to these few who control everything.
DEPENDENCY EQUALS CONTROL.
Just like a marriage where one partner works and earns the money (a form of energy) and the other invests his/her energy with the upkeep of the home … and invests time and energy in to the raising of their children.
As Some thinkers state, this control of ALL energy by the few, is moving society towards not just a POLICE STATE but a Military-Police State … a fusion of the two. Have you seen the riot police uniforms … the officers are fully attired in military style kits. It looks scary as shit. These are’nt what police officers are meant to look like .. they are supposed to be helping the communities and not giving the impression that they are just glorified men and women of a large Mafia (the Government) who are sent out to do the ‘dirty work’ for those in control.
These modern-day ‘hench-men/women’ who are given legal powers to force the WILL OF THE FEW on the majority, by force and whatever means necessary. To ultimately stop the people from rebelling against them in any way, shape or form.
More and more People are being pushed into the lower parts of the pyramid and they are struggling to just survive. The cost of living is exorbitant, their small businesses are suffering …and families are breaking up and the once cohesiveness of tight-nit groups are falling apart.
What’s going on?
It seems that the majority …. The people in the increasingly filled lower areas of the pyramid is suffering like never before. Because of these selfish few at the top of the pyramid…. The few working through our National Governments.
I’ve said many times before that Life is about Energy Management, not Time Management. And those at the top of the pyramid know and understand that, too. They know that if you can CONTROL Energy … and fuel … ALL forms of ENERGY, you have ULTIMATE CONTROL of the system that societies run on … and you can CONTROL the masses.
Is there are concerted effort by the elite few … the handful of very large Energy Multinationals to increase their market share and … hence, control of the ENERGY MARKET?
And why do they do this?
Because they know that if they control more of the ENERGY … they control more of society because human society was founded on Energy.
From the outside looking in …
… you’d think the world is very stable .. very solid … so entrenched in its foundations … UNFRAGILE. But the truth is …
That is a HUGE LIE.
If this covid period has shown us, one thing is that the whole world is very FRAGILE … so tenuous.
Does this remind us of anything? In modern history? What about ancient histories and civilisations?
What happened to the Egyptian and Aztecs and Atlantians? These societies were once the pinnacle of technological advancement in their time. What happened to them? Where are they now?
Why do people think that society ONLY progresses FORWARD? Why do people think that societies don’t regress? If history shows us, societies DO REGRESS and … die … and disappear from existence. Civilisations that were once the modern-day examples of High Technologies and know-how.
Where to from here for our modern-day technology-infused societies? What did they all thrive and grow and survive on? They had access to Energy.
What would happen if the Powers-that-be removed all energy from the masses?
Have you thought of that possibility?
If ALL energy was stripped – electricity, fuel, heat, finances … everything … what would happen? Society … all societies would COLLAPSE in only a few days. What do you think? Do you have a lantern and kerosene fuel standing by? Do you have matches? What about a wood-fired bbq?
Could our world, that we are living in now .. that we are experiencing be forgotten as a result of collapse … of the Energy crisis … and hundreds of thousands of years from now be seen as a ‘myth’ like the Aztecs civilisations were?
Why not? It is a possibility.
Is the “End of Times” here?
Knowing the Pressure Points.
Any skilled acupuncturist knows the precise location of pressure points and inserts needles with the length and angle when seeking to control you.
Those in control, those of our National Governments know exactly what the pressure points are for the masses. They will apply their ‘needles’ for as long as they desire to get what they want. Knowing the pressure points help them achieve control and stifles any hint of rebellion.
I know one thing – Fear is one of the greatest motivators of human beings. But when Fear is combined with GUILT, now this is a WINNING MIXTURE to CONTROL humans. Why is this increasing awareness in how CRUEL and EVIL, humans are? There are more good things about humans than there are evil … I believe Humans are more good than evil.
Then, why is there a sense of GUILT thrust on to individuals .. that we are all somehow responsible for polluting the environment? Just using our car to live our ordinary lives is instilling unfair GUILT on us. Uncalled for … and totally unfair.
This is probably one of the few ways Governments of the world and Big Business can wield ULTIMATE CONTROL over you … over me … over humanity. Pulling the strings of FEAR and GUILT … on CLIMATE CHANGE.
What is “right?” What is your Right? Many time, it is not the same thing. Choose well.
Exercise of Controlled Destruction
Governments of the world are collectively exercising a Controlled Destruction Plan … they know that to achieve growth at times, just like in nature, you need to destroy the status quo. This destruction is like the CREATIVE DESTRUCTION of an clay artist… mixing clay to his/her liking … and destroying what was … to Create something new … a new status quo.
Yes, like nature’s natural disasters – hurricanes, fires, floods, tstunamis … etc … the existing flora and fauna are put under intense torture … and many die. However, following these destructive forces, comes new life … new growth … new possibilities.
That is what Real Life is in today’s world. Those in power are rolling out a series of manifestations of this controlled Creative Destruction…
Emphasising the interconnectedness and … the FRAGILITY of our individual and collective lives that we live today.
Control of Energy and the control of the use and the access to Energy is fundamental to the control of humanity.
As Einstein said … everything is energy. It makes logical sense that you need to become a Master at Energy Management, not time management.
What do Extinction Rebellions want?
There are many pros for the argument of using Electric as the soul source of Energy for everything. They want NO DIVERSITY.
What is the ultimate risk here?
What if there was one big switch and the very few have control over that switch. What then?
Why is everything being done to demonise fossil fuel? Do we want everything to run on electricity? Why? What happens if everything is running on electricity? What happens if there is a power-shortage?
Or … those in control of the grid, decide to switch it off?
Everything goes out … with one flick! That’s what.
All power is gone. Heating is gone. Water is gone. All transport depending on electricity is gone. Everything that requires power through electricity … is gone.
With one switch.
And ..
That … is the ultimate aim. Full and complete CONTROL over the masses.
What can we do?
Let’s not forget that we … all of us … the majority that are not sitting right at the top of the pyramid need to unite.
Unite as one.
We need to ALL stop listening and doing what they are telling us to do.
Why?
Because we have the power to do so now … but this won’t last long as the governments of the world have united to work together to coordinate a mass Global Prison State. This mass collective coorperation between heads of states of the worlds nations is unprecedented on all levels.
We NEED leadership … we NEED to storm these man-made non-random, Creative Destructive strategies that is and still rolled out throughout nations of the world. We NEED leadership to be COURAGEOUS …
Why is this ‘End Times’ being dressed up as Climate Change this time around? And using a young girl with pig-tails … wasn’t this what Dictators like Hitler and Mao did for publicity … use young girls to make them look less violent, less inhumane?
Is the End Times really upon us? Or is it just the same old fear and (now GUILT) that human beings have believed since the beginning of time?
Personally, I refuse to accept any GUILT as a human being.
And you too, should. Firstly, as a christian and strong Catholic, I believe that I will be ‘saved’ as I believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross for our sins and so am, forgiven. That is my ultimate salvation because I know that God gave his only begotten son to die and liberate all believers. That is the only guilt I will allow myself to be concerned about.
Stop. Take stock. Be like water. Adapt to the different states of life … and mind.
Is everything happening before our eyes is one that is simply DISTRACTION.
Why do people who experience (Near-Death Experience) NDE or ‘awaken’ start to SEE the world differently?
They don’t JUST LOOK … they open up their minds to more possibilities … and allow other perceptions to enter our minds … to open our minds … our consciousness … to tap into the overall consciousness.
Have you experienced a NDE?
I have.
Not once. Twice.
You’re never ever the same. You never LOOK at life, the same. You don’t just change the way you look at life … you change the way your hear is involved in the way you look at life.
No matter who you put get elected … who you put in Power …
Nothing ever changes. Nothing ever works. There is no alternative legal power in place to help us … change the system. Nothing. Zilch!
Nothing can change … because nothing changes. Even if we were to arrest all the politicians of the world, there is still a grid that encompasses the world that controls each and every one of us. The essence here is this: individually, we don’t have any power at all but if people put aside their superficial differences and come together and GALVANISE into a cohesive force, POSITIVE CHANGE can happen.
What if the answer to change … begins with each and every one of us… that the answer begins in our HEARTS. The world needs many things … three of which is more CARE, more COMPASSION and more TRUST. And to do this … I think, we all NEED to OPEN UP OUR HEARTS.
Have no doubt.
Help yourself first.
You are more than just YOU…
God will meet you half way …
he ALWAYS does.
All you ahve to do is: BELIEVE.
As Above, so Below.
I love watching Marvel and DC Superhero Movies. I love many things about it – the fight of good vs evil, the triumph of morals over evil, the hope of a better world. I particularly love the concept of Science of a ‘multi-verse’ … where we are living in one of many universes.
These movies bring IMAGINATION TO LIFE … allows us to IMAGINE possibilities … and question whether how we can be sure of anything and everything we have ever been told is true? What if, as these Superhero movies espouse and what certain areas of Science theorise… that the REALITY as we know is one which is entirely Holographic …and we are in a giant experiment?
Have you imagined another level of existence above our level of existence? Have you thought about it hypothetically? Is that what that phrase means – “As Above, So Below”? Hypothetically thinking, is that what a ‘Fractal Reality’ is? Imagine if there was another Reality… that this is what another Reality is? Who really knows what this reality is? Who can come forward and say they definitely know what our Reality as we know, is in fact, the only reality there is?
“As Above, So Below.” may be the most profound statement since time began…. if it is shown to be true.
For some, life can feel empty if they don’t find or grasp a higher calling… a “purpose” in life. These are the people who seek for answers in all kinds of places, some of which would be less than ideal.
Here is the thing about these types: They know they are looking for something, but they don’t really know what it is. Almost like a headless chook.
They have lost their zest for life … that essence of life, I call Vitality.
To me, purpose gives the Individual, hope … the strength to continue past obstacles and unexpected changes we face every day. In some views of life, hope is all we really have.
To find Purpose, I believe one has to find it WITHIN… but get inspiration, EXTERNALLY, from others.
Everyone looks to better themselves & strive to live a BETTER LIFE. Most think that to do this, they need to only acquire more VALUABLES.
Stop ✋!
Change your viewpoint: life should not be about acquiring more Valuables, instead, should be about making yourself more VALUABLE. We are alive on this planet to primarily, GIVE or express ourselves through sharing, in some creative outlet.
Believe in love 😍. Give love. Receive love. Do all thoughts & actions with love.
For me, it is GOD.
Success, like happiness, cannot me pursued. Release all desires to achieve success as a self-promoting goal/target. This route, taken by many will not give you the opportunity to live a FULL LIFE. It won’t bring you full success.
Success, true success, in any field, only comes through the pursuit of something greater than you … an ideal… a standard that allows you to surrender to a higher power.
Life’s purpose does not require intense cognitive power. It is not something that you can THINK your way to discovering. Thinking leads to overthinking, which is what many in this left-brain dominated modern societies celebrate – should I try this? What if it turns to failure? Would this work? What if it does not bring income? and leads to non-action or procrastination.
From my experience, I can gracefully admit and share that there is NO “ONE WAY” … THE WAY for me was not Found by simply looking for it… but by DOING IT… by LIVING what I LOVE TO DO.
We all have a light that helps us see as we journey through the paths we choose in life. My light is God. What is yours?
This Diamond called CLARITY.
Success, in life (& any pursuit in life) comes to those who face their fears and TRY NEW THINGS… without being glued to the end result. What you get, then, is something that is a KEY foundation stone to your building of success: CLARITY.
If is only when you take on the role of the VIKING or PIRATE 🏴☠️ in you, that you sail out to EXPLORE uncharted seas. It is through exploration that you discover this gem … this diamond called CLARITY.
Results come only with repeated ACTIONS, done with sufficiency and appropriateness. Wondering and dwelling on what to do and not actually “doing”, pushes you even further away from reaching your ultimate purpose in life.
In finding my path, for example, I stopped watching tv many, many years ago. And as modes of communication increased, I taught myself to block more of these modes out. Just as I manage what I eat for my body for optimal physique conditions, I manage input into my brain.
Beginning with me, myself snd i snd the Holy Trinity within me : the Father, the Son & the Holy Spirit. I did and tried everything – fine-line sketching, body sculpting, writing poetry, writing books, photography, blogging, podcasting & public speaking…
I even tried doing NOTHING…. Snd appreciating the emptiness of nothing…. Ams trying to create SOMETHING FROM NOTHING.
I learned and discovered my TRUE PASSION and that is … speaking and sharing NUGGETS OF VITALITY.
There is now CLARITY, where confusion existed. There is PURPOSE where once was WONDERING and over-thinking.
The WAY to find your purpose is NO WAY. It all comes down to energy .. to that life source … to Vitality, the “essence of life”. The source for this brave discovery you intend to make is from the whispering of your heart.
You will experience more joy .. snd more inspiration when you listen to and follow the guidance of your heart. Here’s the challenge: you need to not only listen, but listen, WELL.
Energy is your fuel and you can find this energy to live … to live out your dream 😴 with purpose and meaning. The next step is to explore creative and new ways of expressing and sharing this energy of creativity that comes from within.
My fridge magnet.
Have courage. Continue to fuel your courage … every single day of your life.
Embracing Passionate Living.
I’ve helped hundreds … no, thousands of individuals for close to 30 years now, many of these people the top of their fields … very successful in their own right.
But, I have noticed that sometimes, at the top of their success wave, some of these individuals acted and felt as if there was still something missing in their lives.
I heard many reasons why they felt that way. I strongly felt (for some of them), that they were feeling that way because they were trying to stay with the one thing they thought they were meant to be doing.
I felt that this way of thinking 🤔 was a self-imposed ceiling … a self-limiting belief … that blocked their journey towards reaching their full potential.
I don’t just consider myself – an enthusiastic World-Class Problem Solver or a 2 x World Natural Physique Champion … I actually wear many hats and play many roles … so apart from being a husband of 20 + Years and father to two kids …. I create.
I love creating through many mediums of expression: I actually create in multi-media, I sculpt, I design, I write (blogs & poetry & books), I coach, I conduct virtual talks & seminars, I design & create my podcast, I fine-line sketch, I educate and share “coaching conversations”, I dance & I do martial arts 🥋, and share NUGGETS OF VITALITY … but most of all …
I continue to DREAM 😴… and fuel my IMAGINATION. My goal is always to not only continue to imagine, but to IMAGINE, BETTER.
All of these constant daily activities brings me joy and helps express my PASSION FOR CREATING.
Here’s a little secret to living a BETTER LIFE: consider learning to and embracing PASSIONATE LIVING. Work towards doing what you truly enjoy doing and this, I believe, will guide your path towards finding Purpose.
Sometimes, you need to simply jump in and giving things a try. Sometimes, we just need to shoot before we take aim. Sometimes, picturing yourself after having “giving it a go”‘and thinking or saying our loud –
“Just DID IT!”
Would bring you an amazing sense of satisfaction. It is the DOING and the courage required & summoned that is the way to overcome the feeling that you are missing out on life.
Not a nice feeling at all.
One of my Top Students to have not only achieved and exceed her initial goals but has gone on to share and guide others with the education she learned from me & my programs.
There are endless opportunities in life and is only limited by your imagination.
And through this discovery, through this courageous Viking/Pirate adventure, you will also realise that it is a JOURNEY TO LOVE 💕. It is this journey that is the process of becoming increased AWARENESS , to fully be AWARE of this flow of the essence of Life .. of this Vitality … this Energy from your heart.
Here’s my tip: BE MORE LIKE A VIKING and/or PIRATE 🏴☠️.
This energy … you won’t see it … and it is not something that is tangible as what you can taste, smell, weigh …
It is more something that you FEEL… that comes from within … something INTANGIBLE.
Be awake when that message comes.
All the very best in being more like a Pirate & Viking… as you sail and Captain your ship through the changing seas of life.
Cheers & ahoy!
The old cap’n Viking Pirate 🏴☠️ muscled monk
Find the Viking… or Pirate in you. It is there, embrace it and … sail your ship towards your purpose.
Where has time gone? Ten years went by … .like a blink of an eye. Memories… that is all we have … shared memories.
We have many.
The young man and I. Cruising.
He knows he will always have a home.
He has spent his first ten years of his life, with me, his mother and his sister. Spent it in our home .. which is HIS HOME.
I like to think that his home is a place of celebration, a continuous celebration of Life. His home is the place where he can let down his hair and just be, himself. His home is where living happens and laughter rocks the walls.
I’d like to think that his home is the place where he learns to play, to have fun, to relax, to love and … to pray. Each day in our household is a celebration. Everyday, our Family prayers allows us to reflect on our life so far … with GRATITUDE.
There is an abundance of laughter in his home. So loud that it carries all the way to the streets and neighbours.
Enjoying Kayaking together in Sydney’s beautiful seas
His home is where Real Living, takes place.
He learns how to work, how to play, how to eat, how to ride in cars together, how to attend Taekwondo lessons, how to play music in bands virtually, how to watch youtubes and videos, how to host friends, how to take care of his self, how To be a better brother, how to be the loving son that he is, how to develop our own private family jokes (usually they love “roasting’ me).
In our home .. his home, we try not to take life too seriously. In our home … a home of celebration we thrive in conversation and accept that humour and laughter is essential elements to our Family cohesion.
Our home … his home … vibrates to us and to everyone around us that …
“This is what life is all about. In a nutshell, life is what happens in our home … it is where he is celebrated.”
He loves creating stuff. With all kinds of tools.
Home is where …
My son … has his Nintendo game, his soccer and rugby balls, his books, his swords, his toy guns, his snacks.
Home is …. Being able to walk around in his undies all day … home is Eating cold watermelon and tropical pineapple together at the dinner table on a winter day. Home is where he is allowed to yell … to get angry … and it is ok. Home is where he can play wrestle games in the bedroom and backyard and come out of it … unscathed.
Home is where he gets unlimited hugs and kisses and learns about the important things in life. Home is where he learns how to agree to disagree and resolve conflicts.
Home is where he learns to be appreciated and listened to. Home is where his strong sense of self … his powerful self image … his confidence is built. Home is where he understands his responsibilities to contribute to the family to make it work … that little things, matter.
To sum up … I hope my ten year old son learns much … in our home .. his home.
One day, I hope, he would look back and realise that home is where he discovered wonder and learned to not only Dream … but …. To Dream BIG. One day, he remembers to repeat some of … OUR traditions … OUR unique family qwirks … our UNUSUAL ceremonies.
I hope that one day, my son looks back and views his time in his home .. our home as a period where he not only FOUND but …. EXPERIENCED, JOY.
With … his dad (me), his mum, Cathy, his sister, Olivia and our pet schnoodle : “Mr Fussy/Fuzzy Cuddles”.
Until next time,
P.
Can you see “me” in my son? Can you see you in your son?
Changing lives. Empowering people. One life at a time. 
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