| "> | | | | conditional upon your wants, needs and/or |
| Christmas has a theme of light, of luminosity and | | | | expectations? Your intentions have powerful positive |
| miracles. There is the story of the star in the sky that | | | | or negative energy attached to them. Come with an |
| appeared over Bethlehem that could not be accounted | | | | intention to give unconditionally, give more than is |
| for and of course there was the birth of Jesus Christ | | | | expected and do it with love. |
| often referred to as the light of world said to come to | | | | 3. Mentors and Teachers. Find a mentor or teacher for |
| enlighten us. The theme of light is representational of | | | | exploration of consciousness. You can raise your |
| becoming conscious. This is the birth within all of us | | | | consciousness with mentors or teachers who will |
| that needs to take place; a birth of consciousness | | | | stretch you outside of your current world view by |
| from the unconscious. This is the theme of an inner | | | | challenging your thinking and stretching you to see a |
| Christmas to create miracles within and transform not | | | | different view and attain a higher level of awareness |
| only our own life but out life together on the planet. | | | | and consciousness. It has been said that the greatest |
| If we are at war within ourselves we are at war with | | | | teachers and mentors have a lightness of being and/or |
| our spouse, our children, our families and on it goes. | | | | a sense of fun to help us shift. Reading books or |
| Imagine all that negative energy culminating together. It | | | | listening to inspirational podcasts are a great start. |
| creates war. It's a ripple effect and we each hold an | | | | 4. Gratitude. Giving thanks in our lives and taking |
| important role. We cannot change anybody else only | | | | nothing for granted builds an abundance of happiness |
| ourselves. But we can create inner change and be | | | | and joy through acknowledgment. Have thanks for |
| great role models in the process for others. The | | | | even the smallest of things and spend time each |
| greatest gift we can give to ourselves, our families and | | | | morning and night acknowledging with gratitude that |
| to the world is to raise our consciousness. This is how | | | | which is supporting and nourishing your life. Have |
| we will create peace within ourselves, our families and | | | | gratitude even for the crisis in your life and you do this |
| the world. It requires work and there are lot of stories | | | | by finding the gift in the crisis to stretch and grow into |
| associated with Jesus Christ which gives us tools to | | | | a better person with greater humanity. |
| do the work that we need to raise our consciousness. | | | | 5. Question. To be aware that you are not aware is a |
| When we raise our consciousness it appears as | | | | liberating tool. Questioning helps us to see from a |
| though miracles are occurring as life miraculously | | | | different perspective and stretches our current set of |
| changes for the better. | | | | assumptions, thought systems and cultural frame. |
| Here are 6 top tips to put into practice this festive | | | | Questioning is necessary for transformation. |
| season to raise your consciousness and start | | | | Questioning unites us and certainty divides us. |
| transforming your life. These are powerful reflections | | | | 6. Stillness. Stillness is one of the most important tools |
| that can create miracles in your life: | | | | in all traditions for conscious transformation. We need |
| 1. Choices. Be aware of the choices you make at | | | | time to be still and let our thoughts pass bye. Whether |
| each and every moment. You have a choice to open | | | | it be meditation, a walk in the woods, a quiet bath, |
| your heart and befriend your neighbor or to close the | | | | deep breathing or just sitting focusing on feeling the |
| door and remain separate and in fear of differences. | | | | tingling energy in your fingers, these are all great ways |
| You have a choice to judge, to criticize or not. In each | | | | to quiet the mind and spend moments in stillness and |
| and every moment we are sculpting our future with | | | | peace. When we are at peace within we contribute to |
| our choices. We need to ask ourselves in any given | | | | a world at peace. |
| moment - are my choices contributing with positive | | | | These are great tips in relation to the main theme of |
| energy to love, peace and acceptance or not? | | | | Christmas which is about light and rebirthing of your |
| 2. Intentions. Your intentions contribute to positive or | | | | consciousness which is the place where miracles are |
| negative energy in your family, your work place, | | | | born. So take the time out for an inner reflective |
| community and in the world. Do you see the glass half | | | | Christmas and put into practice the above tips and you |
| full or half empty? Do you see the positive or the | | | | will create an inner peace and happiness that will be |
| negative? Do you give unconditionally with no | | | | your great gift to yourself and the world! |
| expectation of anything in return or is your giving | | | | |