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 What we believe to be love is co-dependency and addiction playing out. That's the template we've been given and it causes an incredible amount of suffering. If I do x for you, then you'll love me. We are programmed to barter for attention, and when we receive it we feel high. It's a dopamine hit that keeps us coming back for more. A bit like the isolated rat in the famous cocaine experiment, where in social isolation the rat becomes addicted to amphetamine laced water.
Humans are the same. We're stuck in a highly addictive cycle which is literally tearing us apart. Co-dependency is not love. It represents highly traumatic and dysfunctional relationship patterns that we are led to believe are love. If it wasn't love, then why does it hurt? It hurts because it's tapping directly into our biggest wound - that we're not loveable as we are. That we are in some way defective and require fixing or saving. That we're inherently not enough, worthless, unless we do/say/act in a certain way. Love doesn't attach. It allows life to flow freely. It's the holding on, in an attempt to control which causes the friction and pain. Let go or be dragged is a phrase I use often. We are unaware that we are the cause of our own suffering. We make meaning out of everything, and we usually get it wrong. Love is fluid, it just is. There's never an absence, you're just not tuned into the correct frequency. It's always there, like the blue sky behind the clouds. Waiting for you to remember. We are all looking for connection, belonging and comfort. Yet we are also petrified of real intimacy. The gateway into love is created beginning with the intimacy with yourself. If you can't be real and honest, without masks or protections with yourself, how do you expect to do so with another human? Feel into your love Relationship dynamics are complex. We lose our centre and life us continually inviting us to come back to the truth. That our perceptions create our reality. That love, if you tune into it, is here all along. In every moment including this one, within your heart as you read this. Feel it. Anchor it into your body and remember this sensation whenever you feel you've lost the signal. You'll catch the subtle beat when you slow down and take a breath. Remember, Breathe the change you wish to see in the world. Philippa X
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 Rather than working for a business, business must instead work for us.
Somewhere in our culture we installed the belief that we're put here on the earth to 'do' things, to produce output, to make stuff and to work ourselves to death in the process. What kind of slavery have we created for ourselves? Can you see the madness of it all? I expect the industrial revolution had something to do with it, once a standardised education system was introduced - one that was designed to produce factory workers. People that could follow the rules and do what they're told. On one hand creating a reasonable standard of education, on the other brainwashing entire populations not to think for themselves. And hence we find ourselves in 2020 - flummoxed by the global pandemic situation and not knowing what to think or where to turn. We have been led astray, to sustain a system which is morally and energetically corrupt. It is literally draining the life force from billions of people all over the planet - and for what? Progress? If a corrupt media, habitat destruction, manipulation, and a complete inequality in the financial system is hailed as progress I have significant concerns for the survival of our species. And truth be told, I do have considerable concerns about the survival of our species. Humans seem to be the apex predator that is hell bent on destroying it's own environment- the one necessary for our very existence. Take away people and nature and what's left? Do you think you can eat dollar bills, inhale polluted air and live long and prosper? What planet are you living on? Newsflash: There is no plan-et B. We are in a state of emergency and it's got nothing to do with a microscopic v*rus. It's time to wake up from the collective amnesia we unconsciously choose. Why are we continuing to hold onto our comfort blanket and pretend everything is ok???? Because to face it would mean finally coming to terms with the lie that's been perpetuated, and the realisation that you've been enslaved all along. Not to mention the feelings of fear and overwhelm that you, as an individual, can do very little in the grand scheme of things. Now's the time for us all to wake up We are all in this mess together. In fact our collective consciousness created this whole mess, whilst being simultaneously asleep at the wheel and subject to manipulation and control of an elite few in power. Wake up! The world needs you to come to your senses. It doesn't matter what's been happening up until this point. Forgive yourself for the past, you didn't know any better. You were born into this system of slavery and deception after all. It is however your duty and obligation to take responsibility for your patch of life now that you've come to your senses. You might not feel you can have any impact. That nothing you can do will help. It's complete BS. Don't fool yourself with the excuse that things are too far gone to change it. Everything is fluid. Life changes in a heartbeat. And if yours is still beating, then you have an opportunity to create ripples of change. What's driving you forward? The world needs people who are passionate and driven by something greater than themselves. Work out what that is for you. What lights your soul on fire? What gets you out of bed in the morning? What makes you cry tears of joy? What could you spend hours doing and the time would pass in the blink of an eye? What to you deeply value and care about? Start there. Essentially the planet needs more people to truly come alive. Co-creating from a place of connection and common purpose. Often we find fulfilment in the things that create community, are inspiring and bring positive change. You can do your part any way you like - begin making those ripples of positive change. It doesn't start with someone else, it starts with you and it starts today. We might not get to see tomorrow, so it's time to bring your A game and dream a new 20:20 vision. Remember, Breathe the change you wish to see in the world. Philippa x  Coming to the realisation that life may not be what you perceive is a harsh reality to deal with.
When the world you cherish and hold onto as fact starts to disintegrate before your very eyes, it's incredibly painful. All your hopes, dreams and expectations are thrown into disarray. You don't know who or what to believe anymore. You might even think you're going mad. And in a way you are, but instead of going mad, you're actually releasing the grip madness has upon you. This collective dream is not what it seems. Attempt to perpetuate it all you like, but it's fast becoming like sand running through your fingers. The tighter you grip, the faster it slides away to scatter on the ground. Living in a house of cards has risks. When the wind blows, all known structures come crumbling down because they were built on illusory foundations. Many of our societal systems are built on such foundations. They are a house of cards, and attempting to save the flop is going to wipe you out. Instead it's time to go within. Commit to the truth of yourself, who and what you really are. It's a time to go deep inside and cultivate the seeds of truth for yourself. If you're not sure where to begin, start exactly where you are. Take a breath. Get curious. Ask questions. Then sit in the silence and listen. Not to all the external sensationalism that seeks to addict you to pain and suffering, but the whisper within. The voice of your soul that has been long distant but never forgotten. Therein lie your answers, and most importantly your peace. From the deep rooting in your essence no harm can come to you. Rest on the earth and feel her support. You are being guided back home, to yourself. Waking up is painful, but you don't have to suffer. Instead align to the flow of what you're being shown and guided towards. Release your grief and sadness and return to the sacred vessel of your beating heart. Release the need to know or be right. In open curiosity the answers will become clear and peace will return. Remember, Breathe the change you wish to see in the world. Philippa x |
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