Fiona here: the snake referred to towards the end of the article is one I saw coming out of the sacred waterfall towards me, in Brazil, as I was bathing in it. A snake is often held to be a symbol of transformation and healing. The waterfall, near to the Casa of John of God, is a healing and sacred place full of many nature spirits and very high energy.
Please post any questions you would like to to ask in the comments section as I am running out of questions!
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FIONA: Many people talk of living life with an open heart. What does this mean?
GUIDES: In a practical sense it means enjoying yourself. It means not shirking the responsibilities of life when they need to be looked after e.g. not ignoring your tax return, but it means finding joy in completing your tax return. There is much misunderstanding in this area. How can you find joy in completing your tax return? There are many ways. You can play music, you can reward yourself afterwards, you can ask for help, you can give it to someone else to do- that may feel joyful for you, you can complete it yourself without any help and achieve a sense of satisfaction.
Living with an open heart is, in essence, living your life head on and accepting it. Not in the way of a martyr but in the way of a grateful student. Have we made sense? We may continue on this in the future. We are happy to do so.
Happiness, like health, for most people, is something they expect another person to give them. This cannot be the case. The source of happiness and the source of health are within. There are only aids to happiness and health that can be sought in the outside world, the world that is outside of your own physical form.
We will take an example for you, Fiona. For you, seeing something, as wondrous to us as a snake could have been terrifying yet now you choose to see it as a symbol, something completely different. Hence the importance of keeping spirits up. When the spirit is kept up it is easy to keep the heart open and therefore to meet life as it happens for you in a positive way. The snake was always just a snake.
FIONA:Thank You.
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FROM CLAIR, in Edinburgh (i posted for her as her password is not working)
ReplyDeleteLiving with an open heart or how to be happy. To me an open heart is an of acceptance of destiny over luck. An individual can control their destiny dependant on how they see the journey of life. If you choose to be happy/well/fit then you will be as it has been your choice. A positive outlook is a key to positive physical and social health. There are many stories within the bible of people living for many years into old age with illnesses. I myself had a great aunt who lived to 88 having had many cancer treatments from her mid 30's/40's. (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/rina-nealon-550235.html) She went on to be very well regarded in her profession. She taught me from a very young age that when you are happy and acceptant of your choices being your own, then you will indeed be happy with the outcome that they provide. Though others have their part to play in supporting your happiness they are just that Support.
As for the snake I'm open-minded enough to accept we have many guides in our life some physical, some spiritual and others emotional. Some may call them omens, others angels the ones that are easiest to call on are called friends.