Renew Yourself

Our bodies are perfect records, holding every nuance of our lives. They hold all our memories of the things we have done to others and how we felt about it at the time, the judgements we have made since. Besides all this, there is what others have done to us and our emotions surrounding these things. We also hold shocking or traumatic memories from our lives which can appear to come 'out of the blue.' There are no accidents or coincidences, the universe works and everything is a part of the rich tapestry, even though we may be unaware and cannot see it at the time.

We discern our world through our feelings. They are an unsourced tool for discovering more about ourselves and the world about us. Yet, we are afraid of feeling. We block our feelings and hide from them, and as a result we overload our cellular memory with our emotional baggage.

Release them, let go of your unhappy past and worries. Renew yourself like a new born spiritually.

Spiritual Homes

There are many beautiful places in this lovely planet and how I wish I can have chances this lifetime to visit each and every one of them.

Meditating about this, I came to realise is that in every human, there is already the most beautiful spot any person can have or own. This place is the same for all humans, irregardless of colours, language or country.

This place is not a location in the geographical sense. It is the centre of the Heart ... that place where we are touched by the Beloved. This connection to the Earth, to another Being, or to the simple sense of "I am" is where real beauty can be found. It is our spiritual home.

Looks like I'm getting more spiritual lol.

Inspiritional moments

The air feels refreshing in the cold winter weather. Winter is always my favourite season because it makes me feel inspirational when I see the faded colour tone of the trees and plants. The wild animals seem to be hiding in cold as well. Many of my best paintings were created during this time in the past. It really is, because, the path of thinking and imagining in my mind is less clouded.

I like to sit down in the winter afternoon seeping my hot tea looking at the scenery outside. You'll experience the subtleties of the mind at this time, as if your "inner guide" is whispering intimately to you. Flipping through some of my earlier drawing scripts sketched during the winter times, I come to understand my feelings in great details, like a dissecting knife carving into a soft cheesecake...

It feels great. Life is really good to me at this time. Forget the unhappiness of the past. We shouldn't be burdened by the vagaries of the yesteryears, don't you agree?

Fleeting idea..

The idea comes to the mind fleetingly. It is just like a flash streaking by in the far horizon. In one minuscule moment, I am unable to grasp it. It feels like a melting snow turning into water when it reaches your palm.

Gazing intensely at the yellow bird chirping amongst the barren branches metres away, I have this weird discovery that my sensitivity to the surrounding seems faded. The drawing board seems like a stranger to me and refusing to acknowledge.

Well, something in life will be forgotten if you don't try to recall it or record it. It will be kept outside the door to your mind. I even believe more so, that with time, something substantial will become inconsequential.

Thanks Marie Callas for your inspirations

When I was very young, probably around 9 years old, I developed this liking for drawing and painting. While girls of my age were still playing with soft toys, I was toying with paint brushes, drawing pencils and crayons. I could sit down there for hours silently working on my 'masterpieces'. Mom said proudly I had a God-given talent for that when she talked to her sisters.

Over through these years, there were good and bad times. Painting is like a love-hate affair, it gives me solace when I had troubles in relationships and I ignore it completely with slight hatred when I had no inspirations on what to create.

I wish Marie Callas can provide me with some spiritual inspirations when I need them. Marie had already helped me tremendously the previous time and she indirectly rescued me from the mire when I was feeling really down.

Your Inner World

Maria Duval - YOUR INNER WORLD.

You are the captain of your life. You are the only thinker in your mind; the only interpreter of the world around you. Your habitual thoughts, underlying beliefs, and overall values will either empower you or disempower you. They are, therefore, essential to the process of developing self confidence. You need to take some time to evaluate your beliefs about money, relationships and what you are entitled to in the world.

You also need to pay attention to your self talk. If you lack self confidence, negative self talk is likely to be a problem. Don't fight it, just become aware and counter it. You'll probably be shocked at how you're treating yourself. These thoughts will reveal your limiting beliefs. Once you've identified them, you can begin to change them. If you can change your beliefs, you can change your world.

Broken Soul

Whenever you lie, lose your compassion and integrity, hurt someone you love or do something against your conscience, you are breaking your soul. The spiritual bond between your body and your bond is simply snapped. Humans are imperfect, that's what there are many empty vessels, shells, people without substance. The physical body may be alive, but it is really blank inside and vacant because it lacks source of integrity and meaning to fill it up.

Reading through the papers, you may have known that pretty celebrities like Lindsey Lohan, Paris Hilton and Britney Spears may have broken souls. These young, wealthy, physically beautiful women have the outside appearance of prosperity, but their actions and behaviors do not exemplify inner peace. I know I'm not in a right position to comment anything because I myself has a broken soul. All humans have. That's why spirituality training is important if you want inner peace.