Disillusioned with the traditional horoscope which can be less than supportive and sometimes not entirely accurate (shock!), I decided to create the alternative "Joy-scope"!
My intention is to uplift and inspire. I hope you enjoy these messages and please feel free to share your comments too!
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Do you realise how perfect you are? Not because of your achievements, your kindness or your strength but just because you are you—A spark of the divine inhabiting a physical body in order to have a human experience. Isn't that really easy to forget sometimes? So if there is nothing you have to do and nothing to prove, where does that leave you now? Hopefully, just being in your bliss and wondering what to do with all of these possibilities? Life really is that simple!
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The writing of love letters is a lost art form. With emailing, texting and instant messaging, the need for a lengthy note has been replaced with the ability to say our feelings in a just a short phrase, often abbreviated into a few letters (some phones even have a list of "statements" that you can choose from rather than typing them out yourself!) It is amazing to be able to have instant communication available and for that, we can count the blessings of technology but what if, instead of making it a replacement for the love letter, we made it "in addition to"? There is something wonderful and intensely connecting about sending a message using traditional pen and paper. In some ways a hand-written note seems more permanent, more special and more significant. We take time to compose our thoughts in a different way when we are hand-writing. We tend to communicate with more depth, sincerity and trust. So who deserves this special gift? Maybe you have a partner, a child, a family member or a close friend that would love to receive a token of your love? And, of course, perhaps the best love letter you can ever compose is the one addressed to you. Self-love is the greatest gift of all!
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What day is it today? Are you sure? How do you know? Really ask yourself— how do you know what day is is? I'm sure most people will have been able to identify the day fairly easily and instantly. Even when we lose track of dates, like when we are on holiday, it doesn't take much calculation in order to figure it out. But what about the question of how you know it is that date? If you really consider it, it may be less easy to answer. In fact, days of the week are a form of consensus reality. In order to know time (a man-made invention) and therefore what is past and what is present, we need a structure we can concur upon. So we agree on hours in the day, days of the week and months of the year and so on. Of course, this is useful because it means that we can arrange to meet or gather at a particular point in time— imagine trying to plan an outing if there was no structure of hours, days or months! But we must also be aware that these are completely constructed. You see there has never been and will never be a different time that is not now. We exist, we live, we function only in this moment, this "now". And if now is all there really is, then how can there ever be any worry, anxiety, guilt or blame? Today, as you go about your business, take time to remind yourself that the source of all of your living is only in this now!
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Have you ever noticed that you can really want something and not get it yet something you are non-plussed about shows up in your life straight away. How frustrating! Do you think that is because you are cursed in some way or maybe down to a different factor? It can't be the amount of desire behind your request because clearly your wanting is much greater in the first instance. And before you start thinking that it is because you are unlucky, jinxed or suffering from bad karma, please be reassured that it is none of those things either. Desire is only part of the equation. Manifestation doesn't just require you to know what you want but also to have a deep and unwavering faith that it is on it's way. Without trust, our desires turn to desperation and our dreams will continue to elude us. Desperation repels rather than attracts. You can have whatever you want. It's already there waiting for you. Trust and faith are the most attractive qualities we will ever possess!
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Many of us fall into the trap of living the "I'll be happy when..." pattern. In one or more areas of our life, we place our focus on the idea that our lives will be better when we experience some kind of imagined future - "I'll be happy when I meet "The One"", "I'll relax when I have more money", "I'll feel like I have more time for me when I get that promotion" and so on. In doing so, not only do we hold ourselves apart from feeling good in the moment, but we also set up an interesting phenomenon. Whilst we are reaching for a perceived future, we take ourselves out of our body. Our minds are living a future experience but (unless we have mastered time travel) our physical bodies have to remain in the "now". In other words, not only do you stop yourself from feeling the emotional response you think you will have when you reach that end goal, you also prevent yourself from feeling pretty much anything. You need to be "in" your body to have access to all of your wonderful feelings. Of course, you will have goals or intentions, but being present and grounded is where you will discover the real passion and fun of life.
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We probably know that one of the keys to living an inspired life is forward momentum. That's not about driving hard to achieve results but more a gentle and general sense that you are moving in the direction of your dreams, step-by-step. A sense of movement is the perfect antidote to any stuckness or stagnation we may be experiencing in our lives. But what happens when you aren't able to move forwards in an area of your life? It may be because you are waiting for additional information or for someone to make a decision that affects you or simply just because you lack clarity on what to do next. How do we keep that momentum going? The simplest way to continue moving forwards is to change context. Unsure about a relationship situation— then maybe you can spend time nurturing your inner relationship. Weighed down by financial burdens— then perhaps look to enhance or improve your health and wellbeing. Career seems to be stalling— Could you take up a new hobby? Even if it seems that parts of our lives are "stuck", we can still invite creativity and inspiration in by directing our energy into other areas of life. And the good news is that as we move forwards purposefully, life will continue to evolve to meet us.
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Sometimes we can find ourselves acting out of character. Even the smallest things seem to be able to take us into the most unresourceful states. We might get angry or upset or annoyed or sad — often knowing in the moment that our reaction is disproportional to the experience we are having, yet unable to stop ourselves. How can that happen? When we are young, we don't have the same capacity for understanding circumstances and experiences. In response to childhood fear or trauma, a part of us gets stuck in that memory so that when a similar situation occurs later in life, we regress right back to our younger selves. As we do so, we literally take on being that age again. So if we were six when we first had those feelings, we take on the persona of a six-year-old and unfortunately, we now only have access to what we knew when we were six. No wonder we feel so unresourceful. The good news is that we can learn to self-heal. When you next find yourself regressing, just remind yourself of all of the wonderful learnings, qualities and strengths you have now. What do you now have or know that would transform the situation? As you tap into all of who you are, you realise that what was once real can no longer hold you back. You reconnect fully to al of your magnificence once more.
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As we take the journey from victimhood to empowerment, we learn that we have far more influence over our lives than perhaps we originally thought. We discover that how we think about the world affects our experiences. It is a wonderful realisation that frees us from our negative and limited perceptions. Yet there is a potential downside. Once we understand our ability to create our reality, our expectations about possibilities are raised and whilst that is a good thing, it can take us into the "making things happen" approach to life. In other words, we start pushing rather than being in our natural flow. Its a bit like trying to paddle your surfboard back to shore - a great deal of effort that may never get to where you want to be. Yet if you wait a while for the next wave, your ride will be a lot easier and much less energy-consuming! There is nothing wrong with being proactive and dynamic, just notice any times when you are trying to force the surf rather than waiting for the next big wave. Sometimes just being ready to catch the current is the most empowering step you can take.
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Young children are renowned for over-using the question "why?" Just ask any frazzled parent faced with a curious youngster - "please wash your hands before dinner...why?", "because they are dirty...why?", "because you have been playing outside....why?" and so it goes on (and on and on and on!). Yet these inquisitive children might actually be on to something. How often do we really stop and think about why we do the things we do? Are we always acting from our inspiration or are we more often following self-imposed or cultural rules? What is refreshing about asking a "why" question is that it restores options. We can check that we are choosing our lives rather than living by default. But more than that, a good and probing "why" question can actually take you further into the depths of your soul - "Why are you here?", "Why are you living your life in this way?", "Why are you YOU?". There are no right or wrong answers, just an invitation to discover so much more of the real you!
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Most of us are so much closer to true happiness than we know. So what is the magic formula that will tip you over the edge? What can you do to secure that elusive state once and for all? It's very simple really. Just stop focusing on the reasons you have to not be happy. A research project showed that when people were asked whether they were happy, they always had just one or two things they thought they were missing. It didn't matter how much they had or how much they thought they needed in order to be happy, they were always one or two items down. Could it be that, at some level, we fear true happiness? What story are we telling ourselves? If happiness isn't dependent on our life circumstances being right, then there really is no reason why we can't just decide to be happy today. Forget what you think is missing and claim the happiness that is your birthright. You deserve it!
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