Behind my words of wisdom and my weekly tips for peaceful living is my own sensitive heart....ooops I mean lioness heart!

Ok well it's both!

I've had a few people lately look at my photo's on facebook and read my weekly glowing words of wisdom and assume that my life is all peaches and cream but rest assured there are some bitter lemons in there too!

So this week I'm going to show you 'under the hood' and share some of the real truths about my life as an online coach/counsellor living my dream on a tropical island!

Have you ever met somebody who completely changed the way you saw life?  

Somebody who defied the usual perceptions of success, purpose and meaning?

A person who taught you a valuable lesson that sticks with you for life?

I have met many inspiring women on my life adventure, but one in particular stands out.

This lady deeply touched my heart and every heart she came into contact with.   She had one amazing skill that changed the lives of so many.

I wish I had a photo of this woman who inspired me so much.  Her face was like an angel.

Have you ever seen a person smile with their whole being?

Ever experienced someones smile burst out of them, pierce your heart and melt it into a river of joy?

One of the most precious gifts we can ever share is an honest, genuine smile that has bubbled up from the depths of our being.

In the west we are masters of the fake smile.  It is not so socially acceptable to take our sad face out in public, so we often pop on our fake smile instead.

We wear a plastic smile mask like a fashion accessory.   

For the 'perfect smile' we pay money to whiten and straighten our teeth.  

When we see some-one in the street, we lift our cheeks and show our teeth but our eyes are often sad, our heart is often heavy and our cells stressed.  

For many... the smile starts and ends at our lips.  

Soooo let's all learn to swallow our smiles, shall we?  Let's send ripples of heart bursting joy into our inner world so that we can smile with our gizzards... not just our lips! 

“Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live.” ~Norman Cousins

I give thanks every day for the years that I spent sitting beside the terminally ill.  It was deeply inspiring to see the strength people would show on their death beds to let go of EVERYTHING.

They would bravely let go of their old buried pains, their relationships, their hopes, dreams, their physical body and then finally their life as they knew it.... dissolving into the mystery.  

Watching the last breath of so many, inspired me to live a life dedicated to the dance of surrender and letting go, rather than waiting til my own death bed.

Much of my work today is centred around guiding people (and myself) through the letting go process so that we can truly enjoy the present moment... letting go of old patterns, letting go of stored emotions, letting go of relationships, letting go of rigid beliefs that overshadow the vast magnificence of life.

Our reward for the courage of letting go is.......FREEDOM... with a capital F!

Just like water flows fearlessly over the waterfall cliffs and continues down the river.  We too need to let go and let flow!

"Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it." Mark Twain

When did some-one last step on you, dear one?

When did some heavy heel squish the gorgeous flower that you are?

When did they squash you into smithereens with their clumsy misstep?

SPLAT! 

Who left you crumpled, 'damaged' and in pain?

Tell me dear.  I offer you my loving ear.  Off load your burdens.  Put down your heavy baggage.   

The question on the tip of my tongue is... have you forgiven them?

No... really.... honestly... don't pretend it's all good.... "yeah for sure Courtney I'm over it!"

You can't fool me!  I can see it in your eyes.

Really really truly... have you let it go?  It's a super dooper important question!

Unforgiveness and it's buddies resentment, bitterness and animosity are like slow releasing poisons in our system.  

They underly depression, anxiety, cancers, self sabotage, addictions and the list goes on and on.

To be truly free and at peace in our lives we need to look those bad boys in the face!

Sooooo who's ready to forgive?  Yay, let's do it together... right here... right now!

No-one in this world needs to suffer alone!  We are all here to support each other.  

We are social creatures who (especially in western culture) all too often isolate ourselves.

Everyone for themselves... seems to be our motto at times!  

Do you ever feel alone in your struggle?  Do you ever yearn for intimacy, support, community and connection?

After spending years listening to people on their death beds this was an area many regretted developing...  surrendering to openness, vulnerability and the profound richness of regularly connecting with our tribe (community). 

Do you feel like you just go through the motions each day?

Different day yet same old thoughts and same uninspiring routine?

Do you crave a deeper connection with life?

Can you imagine a life that is filled with honour, sacredness and revenrence for each moment?

Since being in Bali the sacredness and miracle of life has been amplified so I made a little video to share it's heart melting magic and profound blessing with you.

Enjoy!  May it's magic burst from the screen and touch your heart! Love x

"We are the cause of our own suffering." Buddha

There are few people who dare to take full responsibility for the suffering they create in their lives.  

It is much easier to blame life, blame our parents, blame the person who seems to constantly attack us, blame the weather, blame our government or blame the 'hurtful one' for our unhappiness.  

Those who do brave owning their suffering, are rewarded with the spiritual holy grail... the freedom to make peace with the moment.

This post is inspired by a theme amongst my mirrors ooops I mean my clients lately as well as a recent mind trip that I took myself on! 

A big sunny hello from the rice fields of Bali!  I am overflowing with gratitude to be living the peaceful life of my dreams.  Yay!  I will float this year between Bali, Byron Bay and Melbourne and look forward to inspiring and supporting your life adventure in 2014 from paradise.

This week I am counting down til the kick off of my new Stress 2 Serenity Ecourse that starts in 5 days!  I'm so excited to share the gems I have gathered over 20 years of research, blood, sweat and tears! Ha! The course is filled to the brim with profound, life changing perspectives that dive you head first into Inner Peace! 

AND...

I have decided to gift the Silent Nature Tribe, yes YOU.... FREE access to view the first training video of the inspiring 6 week course. 

If I had a dollar for all the times people have told me they are too busy to do this or that, I would be a billionaire by now!

"I'm too busy" appears to be the new black! It's sooo in fashion and trendy these days that most of humanity seems to be trying it on for size!  

Being flat out and run off your feet even appears to be the new yardstick for success.  It seems that if we are filling our time with endless tasks and then falling in a heap at the end of the day, we've finally 'made it'!  

Poppycock, piffle, twaddle, bushwa, malarkey and bull shizen! (Note all of these words can be found in the dictionary...love it!)

Being productive... great! Being efficient and in flow... fabulous!  

But being super busy is not an essential state in the 21st century, it's not healthy, it's not fun and it's not natural!