Just For Today I Will Do My Work Honestly

Are you an honest person? The fact is that honesty may mean one thing to you and another to the next person. No two people have the exact same standard when it comes to honesty. Some people think it’s okay to take home office stationery, while others feel it’s an absolute disgrace. That stealing stationery from the office should be grounds for dismissal.

Based on your belief, you may think a person is acting dishonestly or stealing. However since we set the standard for honestly in our lives, we often fail to understand that we too, could be found wanting. That others could find us dishonest. That our behaviour may be seen to lack integrity.

Richard Whately, the Archbishop of Dublin said, “Honestly is the best policy.”

Yet, all of us are dishonest at some time or the other. The worst form of dishonesty is when you steal from yourself. How is that possible? You may ask.

You steal from yourself, when you choose to deny your talent.

You steal from yourself when you don’t use your gift. You waste your time on silly things like watching television for hours, or spending time aimlessly on social media sites. You are also stealing from the people who could benefit from your sharing your talent. You are denying them access to your gift. Your dishonesty may be causing someone who needs your help, a great deal of anguish.

Today’s Call to Action

Think about your gift to the world. Be honest with yourself when you answer the question, “What can I bring to the world to make it a better place?” It’s not an easy question to answer. Take some time out and make a list of your talents. Now hone in on the ones that help you honestly make a difference.

It does not have to be something extremely elaborate, even of you can make a difference in the life of a single individual during the course of your life, it is worthwhile. Can you help someone become more confident? Can you create something that will help others? Can you support someone in their quest?

Once you have identified certain actions that allow you to use your talent honestly, you will know the next step to be taken. Today make it a point to begin living honestly by taking the first step towards sharing your gift with the world. Call a person you can help. Make a difference in their life. Sharing is caring.

Affirmation – I live my life honestly. I honour my talents and share my gift with the world. I live my life with integrity and speak my truth all the time.

I wish you a lifetime of honest experiences.

Love and light, always

Cashmere

Comforting Lies We Tell Ourselves

There is a childhood dream that many of us cherish. It could be to do something exciting and physically demanding, or give a public performance of a talent. The point is not to crystallize the goal, but to see why we have done nothing to make it a reality as yet.

A man I know wants to learn how to play the drums. He's often told me about this dream. Each time I ask him to do something about it, he says he has no time. I got the details of classes being run on weekends in his neighbourhood, and still he couldn't bring himself to join them.

I'm too old to do this.
I don't have the time to do this right now.
It's actually not worth the time and effort I will need to put in.
Can I afford to pay so much for an activity which is not essential?
It makes no difference if I follow my dream as it's not going to change my life.

These are common lies that we tell ourselves when we don't follow our dreams. They may seem very rational and reasonable, but they are killing your inner child. They are reinforcing the belief that you are not worthy. That you don't deserve happiness.

Call to Action

Make a list of all the things that you love to do. It could be something you do everyday or an activity that you have not performed in years. Just keep writing it all down till you have exhausted your brain. If something occurs to you later, keep adding to the list.

Now analyse the list for things that you can do but have been holding back from doing due to various lies you have told yourself. Most often you will find that no one is stopping you from doing things you love, but yourself.

Now pick out at least five things from the list that you can easily do. Over the period of the next week try and do one of these things each day. You will find your inner child coming out to play. You will be in a better mood, and you will feel loved.

I wish you honesty at every step.
Love and light, always
Cashmere

In the New Year - Plans, Goals and Dreams

Energy changes when we switch years because we believe it changes. The acts of discarding an old calendar from the bedroom wall, and tearing open the wrapping on a new diary, give credibility to the fact that something old is going out while you prepare for something new to take it's place.

As the old year gives place to the new, what have you got up your sleeve?
What are your plans, goals and dreams?
What is it that you want nothing more to do with, and what do you want to invite into your life?

The new year represents a new choice. To be true, we get that same choice everyday that we wake up in the morning, but somehow the promise is more enhanced on the morning a new year dawns. So think about what you want this year, then plan on the goals that will make you realize those dreams.

I've decided to start this blog in the new year to help us all stay focused on what we want to achieve. There will be one new post each week with a single action that you can take to ensure that you are staying true to what you want to do.

Today's Call to Action

Take out that new diary and write down five areas in which you want to make changes this year. Prioritize them as you make your list and look at it often to remind you what you need to focus on this year.

If you are looking for areas that you can improve on, think about relationships, love, happiness, creativity, spirituality, finances, adventures, travel, health, and abundance to mention just a few. Add what matters to you in your list.

I wish you a very happy new year.
Love and light, always.
Cashmere