Jun 27
It is with delight that I welcome a new Finnish online concept, Jolie, a brainchild and beloved project of two friends who had a vision and courage to see it through. From zero to hero(ine), Jutta and Katja are a true inspiration to anyone who has a dream!
I’ve often been asked about writing a blog in Finnish. That’s still in the works, but meanwhile you can read some stuff I’ve written in my native language by clicking here
Happy summer days, people!
Last Sunday I had an honour to be a studio guest on one of the national radio channels in Finland, YleX.
You can listen to the two-hour show online in Finland and some other countries within the EU until the morning of Sunday November 6th (it’s all in Finnish, sorry!). Just click here:
YleX Korjaussarja 30.10.2011 – Paranormaalit Ilmiöt
A wonderful journalist from Finnish Radio 1 came to see me a few weeks ago. She also interviewed a researcher from the University of Helsinki, and the programme was aired on November 3rd.
We have pretty opposing points of view, but I’m hoping this will be an opening to dialogue between two worlds!
You can download or listen to the interview by clicking the link below – and yes, it’s also in Finnish.
Yle 1 Ajankohtainen Ykkönen 3.11.2011 – Näkijä
Recent ev
ents including the natural disasters in Japan and the United States and the growing support for the far-right nationalist parties all over Europe, the atmosphere of fear generated by the death of Osama bin Laden along with the crisis of the Euro zone can make the world seem hopeless and doomed. The great shift of 2012 is coming, say New Age enthusiasts. The planet cannot sustain us much longer, say environmentalists. We must cap immigration, say nationalists. Our economy is in crisis, say politicians.
All of us are saying, or at least thinking: ‘They shouldn’t be doing that (whatever that means!), but should be doing this instead. My way is better, more enlightened, tolerant, just.’ But how can we know who’s right or wrong when opinions are always subjective?
How should we react to all this? Do we become suspicious and fearful, demanding justice and pointing fingers at people or groups whose ideas we cannot accept, or do we focus on what we want to nurture, grow and love? Are we fighting for something or against something else?
Living compassionately doesn’t mean becoming passive and refraining from taking action. It means staying grounded and silent within and acting from a place that is love rather than fear. It means seeing the world as a friendly place that is full of hope and believing life is on your side. It means demonstrating values that speak to us – tolerance, love, acceptance, compassion – in our everyday lives, rather than putting our energy into the very thing we disagreed with in the first place. The Law of Attraction says that what we focus on grows. We become what we think about.
We all want justice. We all want to see the wrongs righted. Love wins.
Perhaps it’s time to think about choice. Do we choose to be pro love, or against hate? This is something I’ll try to remember when I’m next tempted to start pointing fingers. Feel the love.
“I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” – Martin Luther King, Jr**
**NB. The above quote has commonly been attributed to Martin Luther King, Jr, but the origin has never been confirmed.
… that’s me, the stranger! Thank you for the messages asking why I haven’t blogged for a while.
The simple answer is I’ve been busy (and loved every second of it)! I’ve met many of you face to face over the past two months on my travels, and once again I’m truly convinced that I probably have the best job in the world. Thank you for making it so, and thank you for all the love!
The interesting thing is that the longer I do this work, the more I realise that I cannot tell my clients anything they didn’t already know at least on some level. I cannot give prescriptions for a better life, and we are all great teachers for each other. All I can do is to help people reconnect with the wisdom that is already within them. Your life, your wisdom, your truth, your vision. Your present, which is here and now.
I’ve also become more and more concerned about the ethics and responsibility that are seldom talked about in the spiritual healing world – there are so many stories about psychics telling their clients scary things, people being left abandoned in their ‘healing crisis’ and spiritual masters ranking themselves above another human being. I’ll be writing more about this very soon, but before I go, I’d like to leave you with some food for thought.
I’m sure many of us are battling with decision making right this moment. Should I stay or should I go? What’s the right way? What should I do?
I, too, have had to make lots of decisions over the past years. Some of them have been easy ones (what should I have for dinner) and some more challenging (which country should I live in). When faced with a decision, I suggest abandoning the thinking for a while and replacing it with feeling. We all want to live in peace. Which path brings you most peace? So there it is, right there. Your truth and your wisdom.
Until next time (which will be soon…) !
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A good friend of mine shared this with me this morning. It’s a TED talk by a lady called Stacey Kramer about the greatest gift she ever received.
It’s really worth watching if you have three and a half minutes to spare!
Click here to see the talk, and while you’re at it check out the other fabulous talks on the TED site!
Here’s a link to a brief version of the interview with Radio Nova Finland a few months ago.
Really sorry – it’s only in Finnish 
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