I’VE FOUND LOVE IN ALL SORTS OF PLACES
In the silence of my heart and through the words from my lips, in the stillness of the moment and the fury of intense passion. I’ve felt it in sorrow as well as in great joy and known its beauty in death and in a baby’s first breath. There’s nowhere that love cannot be found, for even fear is born from love, the love of life itself.
~ an excerpt from 500 Confession (CONFESSION #287 )
FORGIVENESS ISN’T SOMETHING I NEED FROM OTHERS
it’s something I give to myself so I can let go the wrongs from the past and live fully right now in the present.
From 500 Confessions Book 1
Life is meant to be fun, to be heart-warming, to be enjoyed, to be lived to the fullest.
I regularly get involved in games like –
But one of my favourite games of all is,
Appreciating everything I’ve already been given!
~ an excerpt from 500 Confessions (Confession #343)
I WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY … but if I sacrifice my happiness so you can have yours, I’ve not only encouraged you to give your power to me, I’ve given away my own – and we both lose.
I WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY … and when I fill myself up first, when I honour my own feelings in each moment, when I’m nurturing my own needs at any time, I have so much more to shower over you – and we both win.
I WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY … and when I’m being true to me, I’m showing you how to be true to YOU. When I’m trusting you’ll find you’re own way too, I’m treating us as two whole individuals – who can do nothing else but thrive together.
~ (NEW Confessions #736)
I STOP GOOD THINGS FROM HAPPENING … every time I feel disappointed that I haven’t yet got what I want!
I START MORE GOOD THING HAPPENING … in the moment I feel appreciation for what I’ve already been given.
I DECIDE what I focus my attention on.
I DECIDE the direction my mood swings.
I DECIDE my responses to situations.
I DECIDE the quality of my life.
~ from the author 0f 500 Confessions
CONFESSION # 21
I’M A BAD GIRL
but I was born to be happy, not to behave.
I was born to follow my dreams, not to follow the visions of others.
I was born to love with all of my heart, not to be afraid that my heart might break.
I was born to live fully, to love unconditionally, to grow gracefully, to contribute quietly,
to laugh heartily, to build people up and to soothe their souls …
… I was born to be free, and I was born to be ME!
~ 500 Confessions BOOK 1
IF I WANT TO FEEL BETTER:
I Change my diet
I Change my thoughts
I Change who I’m spending most of my time with
I Change my environment
I Change what I think it all means
I Change the direction I’m sleeping
I Change my clothes
I Change my body posture
… but most importantly, I change the story I’m telling.
~ from the author of 500 Confessions
I MADE A DISCOVERY
What I appreciate today, multiplies tomorrow.
What I think about today, determines the quality of tomorrow.
What I talk about today expands tomorrow.
What I complain about today magnifies tomorrow.
What I focus on today has the ability to make or break the future I dream myself having, so I’m choosing a good one!
~ 500 Confessions BOOK 1 #123
I LOOKED FOR LOVE IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES
I thought my mate should change so I could love him more. I expected my kids to behave so they were worthy of my praise. I though YOU should believe the same things I do so I could shower you with blessings, but I was wrong. That’s not real love, that’s conditional love.
I DECIDED TO LOVE ANYWAY!
I decided to accept others just the way they are no matter what they were thinking, I decided to praise the essence of each person I meet no matter what they were doing, I decided to bless you no matter what you believe. not because you deserve it, not because it’s the right thing to do, not because I’ll go to heaven when I die, but because it’s the best way I know to BE THE LOVE THAT IS ME.
I ONCE THOUGHT THAT THERE MUST BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH ME …
when I didn’t feel like going out,
when I didn’t feel much like talking to others,
when it just didn’t feel right to engage fully with the world!
Then it dawned on me,
MY SPIRIT IS SPEAKING …
and preparing me physically, mentally and emotionally,
for the next exhilarating step on my path.
There’s nothing wrong at all – in fact it’s perfect in every way!
~ from the author of 500 Confessions
I’M SO MUCH IN LOVE
just thinking about love, playing with love,
remembering love, expanding the love,
enjoying love, imagining love,
expressing love, sharing love,
shining the light of love,
immersing myself in love,
attracting love,
living this moment
with love,
being love.
Elizabeth xox
If you don’t think the Universe is conspiring to assist us all, then you forgot to watch the sun come up, without anyone needing to pay for it, making a business plan to get it, setting an intention about it, consciously asking for it, praying over it or begging for it.
Nature always adapts, bodies heal, lives transform, people help each other – heck, if you smiled at someone today, in that very moment, YOU assisted the world more than you probably give yourself credit for.
The Universe Is On My Side
500 CONFESSIONS #503 – Book 2
I SEE UNCONDITIONAL LOVE EVERYWHERE … ready to be acknowledged in any moment.
It’s the part of me that gets so much pleasure from smelling freshly baked bread, walking barefoot on the sand, patting the dog, waking up next to my mate each morning, and feeling deep appreciation just to be alive … that it just spills out and showers over others. ~ (NEW Confessions #731)
CONFESSION # 15
I DON’T MAKE PROMISES
A promise is a pledge we make in an “attempt” to repair a mistake we made in the past, to keep what we have in the present the same way forever, or to make the future more predictable.
Promises we make to other people just to keep them happy or make them feel more secure, are unsustainable, unwise and generally untruthful.
The best promise I can ever make is that I will do my best to remain true to myself.
~ 500 Confessions BOOK 1
I AM AT PEACE
not because my life is any better than yours,
not because I fought hard to get it
and not because I was born lucky.
I’m at peace because no matter who I’m with, where I am or what’s going on in the world,
I only focus my attention
on things that make ME feel really, really, really good.
IT ALL BEGINS TODAY
more fun, more laughter, more joy, more light-heartedness, more delight, more intimacy, more deliciousness, more pleasure, more excitement, more touching, more loving, more ecstasy, more bliss, with a little bit of drama thrown in for variety 😉
CONFESSION #502
If I was perfect you wouldn’t grow. You’d become dependent on me being there forever and forget the incredible feeling of success you have … when you reach for something you want and get there, all by yourself.
If I was perfect you wouldn’t be happy. You’d keep expecting me to be your entertainer, your mind reader, your rescuer, (your mother … lol) and never discover how brilliant you really are … when you need to step up and find happiness no matter where you are, no matter who you’re with and no matter what’s going on around you.
If I was perfect you wouldn’t know your own power. You’d keep expecting me to be the catalyst for your alignment and never get to experience the peace, the security and the immense appreciation you feel … when you realise you truly are the creator of your own life.
If I was perfect you wouldn’t become a leader. You’d keep putting me on a pedestal and try to knock me off instead of finding good reasons to lead the way … when you are faced with something so big that it requires you to lift yourself up and carry others along with you.
If I was perfect you wouldn’t learn how to love fully. You’d keep believing that love is about the worthiness of others instead of the incredible qualities you need to find deep inside yourself … when you have no other choice but to allow everything to be just as it is, or deny the amazing person you know you’re really capable of being.
~ (NEW Confession #676)
THERE ARE THINGS I JUST WON’T DO
The things that I focus on, get bigger, so I choose to focus on how I want my life to be instead.
~ 500 Confessions #421
