Healing With Ho’oponopo​no

“You have two ways to live your life – from memory or from inspiration. Inspiration is the Divine giving you a message. You want to come from inspiration. The only way to hear the Divine and receive inspiration is to clean all memories. The only thing you have to do is clean.”

Dr. Hew Len, Zero Limits, Pg. 31

Ho’oponopono is an ancient Hawaiian technique for solving spiritual, emotional, mental or any type of problem. The use of this advanced technique of problem solving can be traced back to the original inhabitants of Hawaii some of who are fabled to have come from other galaxies.

Hoo in Hawaiian means cause and ponopono means perfection. It is the state of perfection that we came in with before the fall into the knowledge of ‘good and evil’ and it is to this state that we can return.

When a so called problem surfaces in our lives, rather than emotionally attacking the situation we need to recognize the deeper reality of why this problem surfaced in the first place and love and forgive ourselves for it. That’s the energy that heals.

This process, which has the ability to release us from past karmic ties, gives us complete freedom to develop a personal relationship with Divinity - the power within us. It is an understanding that every moment we have the ability to cleanse ourselves of error whether in thought, word, deed or action.

We can easily free our minds from past memories and restore the purity of our hearts using this ancient art to clean up repetitive issues that keep surfacing from our subconscious mind, replaying over and over.

Our memory banks are our enemies. They harbour fear with all its resident buddies - resentment, hate, anger, attachments and judgments from the past and replay them over and over. The only way to release ourselves from these tyrants is to take responsibility for them and love them.

Use Ho’oponopono during a crisis by simply asking for whatever is causing division in your thoughts to be brought to the surface to be loved, healed and released. Simply ignoring issues will not change a thing. It only buries it temporarily until the next trigger sets it off and the issue you ignored has reared its ugly head again. You must engage your conscious powers to effect healing and Ho’oponopono does this very thing.

Not only is Ho’oponopono used to heal one’s inner issues, it is also used when confronted with someone else’s seeming problem. Rather than going into judgment at these trying times, we must once again reflect into ourselves and ask to clear our own consciousness of division so that we no longer see this situation as a problem or experience division in thought in ourselves or others.

We are the problem not them. We can only change ourselves, which in turn changes the world and that is the power of Ho’oponopono.

We affect change in the world by affecting change within ourselves.  It is that simple. Taking 100% responsibility for our lives removes the victim mentality and places us in a place of authentic power.

Just as the light in a room shines on everyone with the same intensity, no matter who turned it on, Ho’oponopono uses the same principle. We are all connected. We live in a holographic Universe. By affecting ourselves we affect others.

When faced with adverse conditions ask yourself “What is it in me that is causing this event to take place, this person to behave this way, this sickness to manifest?” Ho’oponopono practitioners are aware that to blame others is the surest way to make sure the problem happens again, and again and again.

It is easy to master the basic principles of Ho’oponopono using these powerful mantras:

Dear Father:  

The very first thing we must do is to acknowledge our Creator, after all, only the Creator can fix the mess that we’ve created. Begin with your own personal connection to Source…whatever those feelings or words are.

I am sorry:

The power to heal any situation lies in our willingness to take responsibility for negative conditions. Using this statement opens the door to unity and atonement with all life.

Please forgive me:  

With absolute certainty that it has been granted, ask for forgiveness for having shut the Creator out of your life as well as forgetting the love the Creator holds for you. (that’s why you ended up in a negative state)

I love you:  

Sending these powerful words through your psyche generates an immediate feeling of contentment. Love is the greatest healing power there is and just thinking loving thoughts tunes your mind to that frequency amazingly fast.

I thank you:  

The moment you take responsibility for any issue that presents itself in your life and consciously seek a solution, you set in motion laws that guarantee a response. By saying “thank you” you are affirming that your plea has been acknowledged and needs no further action.

As with all energetic healing you must not harbour expectations as to how or when the results will occur. You must allow the Universe complete freedom to act and choose whatever method is needed. Your only job is to act in accordance with Ho’oponopono mantras and have the Faith to know that it is done.

The Huna Process of Ho'oponopono:

We carry inside us as parts of the Unconscious Mind, all the significant people in our lives.  Ho'oponopono makes it "all right" with them. The process of Ho'oponopono is to align with and clean up our genealogy as well as to clean up our relationships with other people in our lives.

1.   Bring to mind anyone with whom you do not feel total alignment or support, etc.

2.   In your mind's eye, construct a small stage below you

3.   Imagine an infinite source of love and healing flowing from a source above the top of your head (from your Higher Self), and open up the top of your head, and let the source of love and healing flow down inside your body, fill up the body, and overflow out your heart to heal up the person on the stage. Be sure it is all right for you to heal the person and that they accept the healing.

4.   When the healing is complete, have a discussion with the person and forgive them, and have them forgive you.

5.   Next, let go of the person, and see them floating away. .If you are healing in a current primary relationship, then assimilate the person inside you.

6.   Do this with every person in your life with whom you are incomplete, or not aligned.

The final test is, can you see the person or think of them without feeling any negative emotions. If you do feel negative emotions when you do, then do the process again.

“If we can accept that we are the sum total of all past thoughts, emotions and words, deeds and actions and that our present lives and choices are coloured or shaded by this memory bank of the past, then we begin to see how a process of correcting or setting aright can change our lives, our families and our society.”

Mormah Nalamaku Simeona

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How to stay motivated

“I attract to my life whatever I give Attention, Energy and Focus to.

Whether wanted or unwanted”

Michael Losier

Whether you believe in the law of attraction or not, it is good to have some sort of plan of action either in the form of short or long-term goals.  As a recovering alcoholic, living one day at a time, I prefer to have a vision board of where I would like to be one day.  In either case, you need to keep yourself motivated to work towards what your dreams are.

Create your day

On awakening, plan your day over your first cup of tea or coffee.  To have a plan of action, makes life a little less stressful.  Check your calendar for any events that have been recorded.  Prioritize your work in the order of difficult to easier tasks.  As the day progresses, you will find you have less energy to concentrate on the complicated matters. 

Inspire yourself

Surround yourself with images of your dreams or goals.  You can either have a picture on your wall or a screensaver on your computer of something that inspires you to move forward.   I love to use quotations to keep me in a positive mindset. 

Think positively

As you go about your day, do not let negative thinking take a hold of you.  If you find yourself in a negative state of mind, realize whatever it is that is bothering you, deal with it and let it go.  Replace that thought with a more positive one.  Step up your energy field from a negative state of blame and doubt to a positive state of happiness and contentment.  Remember that your thoughts determine your actions – so get excited about what you are doing.

Watch your attitude

We all have things to do during the course of the day that we do not enjoy doing.  Showing an attitude of gratitude helps you get through this.  If it is the dishes you don’t like to wash - be thankful that you have food to put on the plates, the clothes that need ironing – be thankful that you have clothes to wear, work – be thankful you have an opportunity to earn money and so the list goes on.  If you find yourself getting into a state of self-pity, write down ten things you should be grateful for.  There is more likely a lot more and remember those that are far worse off than you.

Visualize

While you are working, visualize your goals and dreams.  Remind yourself that whatever you are doing will be rewarded in the near future or long-term.  When you look at your vision board imagine to yourself that you already have it or that this is already who you are. 

Acknowledge

Look back on the day’s work.  If it has moved you one step further toward where or who you want to be, acknowledge that the law of attraction or the powers of the Universe are working in your life. Some people like to keep a journal or evidence log.  Some people like to do a daily review.  If you find that something has not been, diarize it for the next day or another time depending on the urgency of the task.  Take time out to relax and thank your Higher Power for another Inspiring day.

“Everything is perfect in the Universe – even your desire to improve it”

Wayne Dyer

Intuition

I am sure we have all had to make a decision in our lives and somehow we know exactly what the choice must be – almost like a gut feeling.  They say you should always go with that gut feeling and not change your decision because somehow, without knowing how and where it has come from, it is the correct one.   Like creativity, intuitive inspiration most likely happens when we are highly focused on a certain activity in a state of joy and fulfilment.

Most of us have made many intuitive decisions in our lives.  You might meet someone for the first time and know that it is your soul mate or walk into a job interview and just know that is what you want to do.  Finding the exact home you have been looking for is a great example. These decisions can also crop up in a simpler ways like selecting a meal, your next book to read and how to dress for the day.

This is the definition of intuition:

 Immediate insight into a fact or feeling without using any process of reasoning.

The ability to understand something immediately without the need for conscious reasoning.

Intuitive decision making is far more than using common sense because it involves additional sensors to perceive and get aware of the information from outside.  Sometimes it is referred to as sixth sense, inner sense, instinct, inner voice or spiritual guide.   It is related to developing a higher consciousness in order to train these sensors and to make the process of receiving information intuitively a more conscious one.  People who can't accept the existence of such sensors may instead call it tapping into “collective intelligence" or “collective unconscious".

This is what a few famous people have had to say about intuition:

Albert Einstein

Theoretical physicist who is widely considered one of the greatest physicists of all time. Best known for the theory of relativity, Nobel Prize in Physics for his explanation of the photoelectric effect and "for his services to Theoretical Physics":

“The only real valuable thing is intuition”.

“There is no logical way to the discovery of these elemental laws. There is only the way of intuition, which is helped by a feeling for the order lying behind the appearance”.

Alexis Carrel

French surgeon, biologist and eugenicist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine:

“All great men are gifted with intuition. They know without reasoning or analysis, what they need to know”.

“Intuition comes very close to clairvoyance; it appears to be the extrasensory perception of reality”.

Robert Graves

English poet, scholar, and novelist:

“«Intuition is the supra-logic that cuts out all the routine processes of thought and leaps straight from the problem to the answer”.

Lao Tzu

Ancient Chinese philosopher:

“The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days”.

Anne Wilson Schaef

Writer and lecturer:

“Trusting our intuition often saves us from disaster”.

Andie MacDowell

American screen actress:

“I think women have an innate ability to be intuitive with people that they truly love, but they have to trust that inner voice, and I think it is there. I think we are more intuitive than men”.

I have always wanted to write a book based on my life experiences.  About a month ago, I received an email saying that Steve Harrison and Jack Canfield were doing a webathon on book writing so I signed up.  As the sound was rather bad, I started following the chat at the bottom of the page and someone suggested we all open a Facebook page for authors – I think I was the first one to sign up!

Through this I came to hear of the Ultimate Blog Challenge and thought what a great opportunity to start off writing on a daily basis and get motivated.  So I signed up, rather late, for that.  Strangely enough as I was pondering what to write my next article on, I came across this interesting article I would like to share with you – definitely intuition at play! 

Jack Canfield on Intuition

For most people, early education and training taught us to look out outside of ourselves for the answers to our questions. But we have the answers we need inside. Our unconscious mind is the source of our hidden genius.

Everyone has intuition. Successful people learn to develop this muscle and follow their inner guidance. If you want to leverage your innate wisdom to create greater success, you must learn to tap into your intuition at will.

Recognize When Your Intuition Speaks

To be able to use your intuition, you must able to recognize when it is speaking. Intuition is not loud and demanding. It is subtle and appears differently for different people.

Some people receive messages as visions or images, which can appear in quick flashes or unfold slowly, like a movie. Your intuition might speak to you as a hunch, a thought or in words. You may even find that you are able to dialogue with your intuition to get more information and clarity.

You might notice physical sensations, such as goose bumps, discomfort in your gut, a feeling of relief or a sour taste in your mouth. Others experience intuitive messages through emotions, such as feelings of uneasiness or confusion when their intuition is trying to steer them away from something or, when the message is positive, feelings of euphoria and profound peace. Sometimes intuitive messages are simply a deep sense of knowing and certainty; if you’ve ever said “I felt it in my heart” or “I knew is in the depth of my soul,” chances are it was a message from your intuition.

Deepen Your Intuition

Although intuition is something everyone has, you must cultivate it to receive the maximum benefit. Here are 5 tips to help you access and use your intuition to greater effect.

•    Use meditation to deepen your intuition. Regular meditation will help you clear your mind of distractions, as well as teach you how to better recognize the subtle impulses from within. As you become more attuned to your inner world, you’ll be able to more quickly and easily pick out the sound of your higher self or higher power speaking to you through words, images and sensations.

•    Make time to listen. Life is busy, and in the rush to achieve our tasks and goals, it’s easy to forget to stop and tune into our higher wisdom.  Your most valuable wisdom comes through when you are open to receiving it. Devote time every day – and even multiple times each day – to consciously giving your intuition centre stage.

•    Ask questions. Don’t be passive when communicating with your intuition. Step up and ask for answers to the questions you are struggling with.

•    Write down your answers. Intuitive impressions are subtle and can “evaporate” quickly. Neuroscience research indicates that intuitive insights not captured within 37 seconds will likely never be recalled again. Many people find journal writing to be a highly effective way to access their intuition. Try it – you’ll be amazed at the clarity of what comes through.

•    Take immediate action. When you act on the information you receive, you’ll find that you get more and more intuitive impulses. After a while, you’ll be living in flow. Intuition works best when we trust it. The more you demonstrate faith in your intuition, the more you will see the results in your life.

Whether you want to make more money, make better decisions, solve problems more quickly, or create winning plans, tuning into your intuition will help you achieve your goals. Trusting your intuition is trusting yourself. The more you trust yourself, the more success you will have.

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Jack Canfield, America's #1 Success Coach, is founder of the billion-dollar book brand Chicken Soup for the Soul© and a leading authority on Peak Performance and Life Success. If you're ready to jump-start your life, make more money, and have more fun and joy in all that you do, get FREE success tips from Jack Canfield now at:  www.FreeSuccessStrategies.com

Energy Vibrations

"You are a living magnet and you attract into your life the people and the circumstances that are in harmony with your dominant thoughts”  Brian Tracy

When “The Secret” came out, I bought the book and the video.  I had heard of the Law of Attraction before, but Rhonda Byrne and the contributors made a worldwide awareness of how it can work for all of us.  Unfortunately a few people interpreted it as, for example, asking the Universe for a new car or a new house and “bang” it would just appear from the heavens.  When this did not happen, it caused a bit of an outcry as to whether this was just another way of selling a theory to make money that did not work.

Let us look at the definition of the Law of Attraction:

The Law of Attraction refers to the philosophy that likes attract likes and that the energy we release to the Universe is the same energy we attract to our lives.

In recovery we need to change our thoughts and actions to become the person we were meant to be.  Everything is made out of energy – all materialistic things like cars and houses, but also our thoughts.  This has been scientifically proven with quantum physics.  We do not need to concentrate on the materialistic things, but more on ourselves and our feelings and reactions to find true harmony in our lives.

“Power versus Force” is a book written by Dr. David Hawkins.  He created a scale ranging from 1 to 1000 called the Calibrated Scale of Consciousness, by testing the consciousness of people around the world using muscle testing.  In short, the following scale is an idea:

BELOW 500	ABOVE 500
Shame	Love
Guilt	Joy
Fear	Peace
Anger	Gratitude

As we can see, negative emotions are at a low conscious level and have a low energy vibration and positive emotions are at a high conscious level and have a high energy vibration.  When we are depressed or suffering from a disease such as substance abuse, our emotions are generally at a low level and we need to raise these to turn our lives around.  Here are some of the things you can do:                                          

Choose your friends carefully

Try hanging out with people who make you feel good about yourself.  If friends keep remarking how useless or incapable you are, it makes you feel unworthy.  Negativity is contagious. When friends are willing to support you and make an effort to raise your spirits, you start feeling better and more positive about yourself.   Oprah said “Be responsible for the energy you bring into a room”.  How you feel effects the people round you – your children, your partner, your work colleagues and your friends.                                               

Let go of the past

When you hold onto a negative past it is like dragging around a ball and chain everywhere you go.  Let go of the ball.  If you have resentments towards certain people for something that has happened in the past, it is now only in your mind.  Forgive others because the only person you are hurting by not forgiving is yourself.  Your time is right now in the present moment so allowing past experiences have power over your mind is generating negative energy.

Generate love

Hurt people, hurt people. Try not to get sucked into arguments – you are allowing others to rent space in your mind.  You are in control of how you react to others in any given moment and no one can make you angry unless you let words upset you.  Remember that whenever someone carries resentment towards you, it is because they are identifying with the illusion of themselves. Of course the opposite also applies, so show love and compassion for those who do not understand you rather than harboring grudges.

Keep an attitude of gratitude

It doesn’t matter how badly we feel, there is always something to feel grateful for.  Count your blessings and it will raise your energy levels to be more positive.  When you are grateful you attract greater things into your life and fear diminishes.

Connect to your Higher Self

One of the best ways to do this is with meditation.  Take some time each day, if only 15 minutes, and find a quiet place on your own and meditate.  This is how we tap into our intuition and gain clarity.  Whether it is listening to soothing music, brainwave entrainment, mantras or just silence – we find answers to our problems and the solutions to turn things around for us.  It is in these times that we are at peace with ourselves, attract tranquility and feel serenity.

Do Not Feed the Crocodiles

“The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of

the mind” - William Blake

While I was doing the steps in early recovery, my online sponsor used to set homework assignments which usually were summaries of the pages we were covering in the Big Book.  One day she asked me to read up and summarize the differences between crocodiles and alligators.  I also had to go out and buy a white board with a marker pen.

Rather bewildered, I set about searching the internet for the information.  I found out where they normally lurk, what they eat, how long they were, the size of their jaws, how many teeth they had and a whole load of rather informative information.  I summarized it and put it into a word document and emailed it to her.  Then, even more puzzled, I went off and found the cheapest white board together with pen and eraser in a kiddies shop.

The next day she asked me what I had learned.  I said “They are really dangerous – I wouldn’t want to come face to face with one of those!”  She then instructed me to write this on my board in large letters and keep it wherever I spend most of my time:

DO NOT FEED THE CROCODILES

It suddenly dawned on me what this was all about.  The crocodiles were a symbol of negative thinking which for an alcoholic, is a very dangerous place to be.  Should I find myself in a situation that provokes anger or resentment, I must sort it out immediately.  Should feelings of inadequacy or self-pity arise, I must pull myself together and think positively.  I must say that that little board travelled around with me for a few days and eventually ended up on the wall above my computer.

God works in mysterious ways.  About a month later, I was invited to go on holiday with my brother and his wife.  We were going to be joined by other people I didn’t really know.  It was a fishing trip and due to the drought that year, I knew that the lake would not have much water in it and I was worried about the others drinking the holiday away.  After many excuses and much consideration, I made up my mind I would go.  Armed with my Big Book, my laptop with my speaker tapes on it and my crocodile board, I put those negative feelings aside and off we went.

The second day, we decided to take the boat down to the lake.  Just as I had thought, it was not worth trying to launch the boat, so we set down a blanket and opened up the packed lunch we had bought with.  Low and behold, right next to where we were sitting was a sign that said:

So I took a picture.  The little white board had now been replaced with it and is still a screen saver on my laptop and a printed version sits above my work desk.  The holiday was an awesome break and there was not much drinking except in the evenings which did not worry me one little bit!

Life does get us down at times and we can also start thinking the worst of things that can happen.  We also get hurt and we can sit and feel sorry for ourselves or we can accept it as positive input and move on.  Anything that happens in our world is for a reason.  If we keep feeding our minds with negative thoughts, we will only attract negative people and negative things.  Every stumbling block we come across is an opportunity for change for the better.  We just need to learn to reprogram our thought process.  Using affirmations helps us to do this. Together with the serenity prayer which I use all the time is this one:

God, Higher Power, Creator of the Universe

Please direct my thoughts, words, actions and emotions this day.

Please put the people places & things in my path that you see relevant

And allow me to see the relevance, the love and the lesson!

Maintain a Positive Mindset

“Watch your thoughts, they become words.

Watch your words, they lead to actions.

Watch your actions, they create habits.

Watch your habits, they build your character.

Watch your character, it becomes your destiny.”

~ Upanishads

Bad things happen to us all the time.  Our loved ones leave us, we lose our jobs and we can get to the stage where we lose faith in life altogether.  Everything happens for a reason.  There is nothing wrong with going through anger or sadness but keeping these emotions inside of us leads to stress and negative energy.  We need to feel it, cry it out, but then we must release it, let go and end the pain.

When we are in a state of hopelessness or something unthinkable happens to us, we need to look at the bigger purpose of our lives.  Eventually we have to believe that something great is going to come out of all of this.  There is no way we go through all this pain for no reason.  There comes a time where we need to bounce back and put our energies into something positive like going out and helping others.  Being grateful for a situation can help us believe that this was just the way it was supposed to be.

So how do we change out mindset?

Reprogram our conscious mind.

When we go through difficult times, we feel sad, angry or resentful because we think that something bad has happened to us.  This is not true.  Everyone has a different reaction to similar circumstances because our thoughts make us feel the way we do.  We need to shift these negative thoughts and look for the positives in the situation.  It is like staring at a closed door when if you just took a step back, you would see all the other doors that are open.

Holding onto past mistakes and heartaches affects our present mindset.  The past does not exist.  It is only a place in your mind.  The only thing that does exist is the present.  There is no future for when it arrives it is actually the present again.  Let go and live in the moment.

If we are feeling overwhelmed, we need to ask ourselves, “What problem do I have right now at this moment?”  The answer should be nothing.  A peaceful state of mind generates positive energy.  We are the cause of our own suffering.  We have a choice on how we feel and react.  We need to become aware of our thoughts.  This is our conscious mind.  It is time for us to reprogram it. 

Reprogram our subconscious mind.

Negative beliefs from our past affect our life.  When we were children, for example, we might have been told that we are not good enough or we are stupid from parents or teachers.  This conjures up thoughts that stay lurking in our subconscious mind.

We need to tap into our subconscious minds and reprogram the negative beliefs with positive ones.  Take a look at certain areas in your life now – health, finance, career, work and relationships.  Put on a scale from one to ten how you are performing in each area.  Let us take our disease for an example.  When we are in denial about our addictive habits, it is because we have limiting beliefs.  If we have been mentally or physically abused in our childhood, we feel unworthy, useless and incapable of being loved.  We can blame others for the way they treat us, we can use past experiences to influence our thinking and we can sit on our pity pots forever believing that this is our fate and it is not our fault.  These excuses are caused by our limiting beliefs embedded in our subconscious from the past.  Subconscious beliefs are far more powerful.

We need to bring these limiting thoughts to the conscious.  It is not easy to do this but when you become aware of your thoughts, you can learn to react differently.

There are a few tools that you can use to do this:

·         First and foremost join a program like AA where you can share with people who understand what you are going through and help you recover.

·         Read the Big Book, find a sponsor and do the 12 steps as soon as you feel ready to move on and let go.

·         Make a list on a page with your limiting beliefs on the left.  On the right hand side put positive statements which are the opposite – practice them. 

·         Put up a poster with a motivating quotation and / or picture in a place where you can see it regularly - a reminder to persevere.

·         Do positive affirmations every day to shift that negative thinking.

·         Take a quiet time out of your day and find a quiet place to pray or meditate.  Prayer is asking a question.  Meditation is listening for the answer.

·         Read positive literature or watch motivating videos.

·         Follow motivational people who have been where you are and have succeeded.

·         Keep it simple – try not to overcomplicate everything.

Elevate your vibration in the universe

This is part of the Law of Attraction.  I will just skim the surface of it as it relates to our thinking patterns and our mindset.

Everything is made up of energy.  Our thoughts are energy.  Whatever you project, you attract.  So positive thoughts are positive energy and attract positive things.  Negative thoughts are the opposite.

Fear, anger and resentments vibrate at low energy levels.  Love, gratitude, peace and joy vibrate at high energy levels.  The higher the energy level your thoughts are vibrating at, the more you will attract like-minded people and things.

So even in the midst of chaos, if you are grateful for what you have, you will attract good things and your entire life will change.   When you create peace and serenity within your own being, it radiates out into the world and the world becomes a more peaceful place one person at a time.