As you may (or may not) have noticed, I haven't written in a while. From Jamaica, to coming home and realising I had to move to launching Gem Stone Love, and trying to get to grips with what is and isn't happening in my day job - I just haven't had the time.
I have been keeping up on my hair regime and I'm still making things left right and centre - most recent addition being a pomade with beeswax.
But unfortunately I'm going to have to leave blogging alone for a little while :( :( :(
I'll still be around but it will be in full Gem Stone Love capacity - you can catch me at any of the places below explaining it all like my name is Clarissa or something.
I really appreciated everyone who read and Google+ posts and I'm hoping you'll stay in touch and follow me on my new journey. This blog is staying open as there may just be room for me to return later. But until the next time...
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Showing posts with label belief. Show all posts
Showing posts with label belief. Show all posts
Sunday, 6 August 2017
Sunday, 18 June 2017
These books are helping
I'm glad I'm reading / listening to the books I am. They pretty much fall into two counts, business or personal growth. When I have a good list I'll post it here as there are some goodies I'm looking forward to in July.
And weirdly when I listen to books I like to listen to them twice through. Means I get all of the information, I also play them faster than their standard speed so that 8 hours goes slightly quicker throughout the week. Maximising that time!
One of the things the books have told me is that whatever I thought my initial spend would be - treble it. In my case treble plus a bit. And it's not just because of the website, but I was getting that little whisper at the back of my mind about the stock.
I bought the original stock I did (keyrings) because everyone has keys, and if the supplier turned out to be dodgy, then I love keyings and I have presents to give for a few years. The original plan for Gem Stone Love was to quietly sell them from ebay and Amazon and get a little pocket money, but things changed.
I don't mean it had a runaway scope, things really changed, all of a sudden I realised how much it could align with my life values and the ways it could expand into a holistic living hub. And so I started building everything else around the holistic living hub mindset, which is fantastic and feels so right. It was only last week during my marathon phone call with my friend that I realised I needed to widen my stock pool. The stock I had didn't synergise with my overall offering.
I didn't go out and spend several thousand pounds, but I did get a couple of items of jewellery and most importantly Tumblestones. Tumblestones are where everyone starts on their crystal discovery and I was only selling them in keyring form. That didn't sit with me. I only told my marathon phone friend that I was buying more stock because I knew no one else would understand, and even she was mildly disconcerted at the overall amount I've spent now.
I'm glad I listened to myself. The website is very nearly ready, I'll just have to do the usual neatening and choosing what to display for the launch, but I'm excited. Exactly one month until the launch and my baby is born - it does feel like my baby - yes I know, I don't have children and yes you can laugh.
And weirdly when I listen to books I like to listen to them twice through. Means I get all of the information, I also play them faster than their standard speed so that 8 hours goes slightly quicker throughout the week. Maximising that time!
One of the things the books have told me is that whatever I thought my initial spend would be - treble it. In my case treble plus a bit. And it's not just because of the website, but I was getting that little whisper at the back of my mind about the stock.
I bought the original stock I did (keyrings) because everyone has keys, and if the supplier turned out to be dodgy, then I love keyings and I have presents to give for a few years. The original plan for Gem Stone Love was to quietly sell them from ebay and Amazon and get a little pocket money, but things changed.
I don't mean it had a runaway scope, things really changed, all of a sudden I realised how much it could align with my life values and the ways it could expand into a holistic living hub. And so I started building everything else around the holistic living hub mindset, which is fantastic and feels so right. It was only last week during my marathon phone call with my friend that I realised I needed to widen my stock pool. The stock I had didn't synergise with my overall offering.
I didn't go out and spend several thousand pounds, but I did get a couple of items of jewellery and most importantly Tumblestones. Tumblestones are where everyone starts on their crystal discovery and I was only selling them in keyring form. That didn't sit with me. I only told my marathon phone friend that I was buying more stock because I knew no one else would understand, and even she was mildly disconcerted at the overall amount I've spent now.
I'm glad I listened to myself. The website is very nearly ready, I'll just have to do the usual neatening and choosing what to display for the launch, but I'm excited. Exactly one month until the launch and my baby is born - it does feel like my baby - yes I know, I don't have children and yes you can laugh.
Thursday, 25 May 2017
I was scared today
For those of you who haven't realised already, I'm a hippy. I actually prefer the title mini hippy, but hippy nonetheless.
I believe in the law of attraction and the power of our own minds. I believe we are all essentially the same at our core, even if our actions betray that fact. I believe in healthy selfishness because you can't give from an empty cup, and depleting yourself does nothing to aid the collective. My belief has helped me tremendously with past traumas and self development.
With all of the new things I'm doing, I've had to get strong with affirmations, and firmly keep my mouth shut when I want to repeat old ways and surreptitiously beg for approval or permission in my endeavours. I have been paying attention to my emotions, and listening to my body when something does or doesn't feel right and it has gotten me so far I couldn't be more thankful if I tried.
When this whole thing (Happy Empire/Relaxed in London) began in February ish. I had to make the decision to not read certain posts and turn off the radio when it got too painful. It was the whole Trump thing. It was everywhere and people were so scared for months, it just didn't stop. It was really getting to me. So I limited my access to social media and stopped looking at anything at all for a week and really helped.
Keeping an eye on your emotions and subsequent stray thoughts can seem like a full time job, but you become so much more sensitive to it as time goes on.
The past 2 weeks have been exceptionally busy, primarily with the day job. I even had one of those random 4 day colds where you get one symptom that lasts for 6 hours before the next one comes along. I haven't worked on Gem Stone Love this week at all really other than to confirm my logo. But I was tired, and I was down, and then I woke up on Tuesday morning to the news that we suffered another attack, this time in Manchester.
It hit me hard, there was so many babies, probably at their first concert, up till that point the best day of their lives. Some are gone, and the others still with us are in pain. It will reverberate for a while and you have no idea how the effects of that night will show up on those children's lives as they grow to be adults. I was sickened.
Life for me had to go on though, so I meditated and kept them in my heart and had to go on about my week. I used my beliefs as always to help me, but I didn't do so well. With the tiredness and the ridiculous workload as well, my defences just weren't cutting it. I was listening to the radio, watching the video's, staying up step with the several scares after that night. And today about lunch time I realised I was scared.
I take public transport to go home, I go through 2 major stations and have seen the ramp up in police presence. I was scared. And I was shocked to realise I was. But I'm glad I admitted it to myself because then I could deal with it. I got myself a treat, walked in the sunshine, listened to several hours of Katt Williams stand up, and forced myself to find some really good things that had happened this week.
And maybe most importantly, went back to the basis of mindfulness - my version of it anyway, I went deep. By deep I mean I literally say what I am doing as I'm doing it, as it's the fastest and most immediate way to stop my mind from spinning. For example, I am walking to the bathroom, I lay down the toilet paper on the seat, I unzip my shorts, I am assuming the position, I feel relieved, I wipe, I stand, I redress, I flush, I wash hands, I dry hands, I smile at myself in the mirror.
I hope other people have/will find there way to get through this again. My heart as always goes out to the loves who were left behind with a hole that can't be filled. The only positive thing to come out of an incident that addresses mortality is that it should remind you that you too have a time. So in the time that you have, don't waste it worrying, being someone you're not, just waiting to live. I won't be. I'm going to live, and I'll bloody well enjoy it too.
I believe in the law of attraction and the power of our own minds. I believe we are all essentially the same at our core, even if our actions betray that fact. I believe in healthy selfishness because you can't give from an empty cup, and depleting yourself does nothing to aid the collective. My belief has helped me tremendously with past traumas and self development.
With all of the new things I'm doing, I've had to get strong with affirmations, and firmly keep my mouth shut when I want to repeat old ways and surreptitiously beg for approval or permission in my endeavours. I have been paying attention to my emotions, and listening to my body when something does or doesn't feel right and it has gotten me so far I couldn't be more thankful if I tried.
When this whole thing (Happy Empire/Relaxed in London) began in February ish. I had to make the decision to not read certain posts and turn off the radio when it got too painful. It was the whole Trump thing. It was everywhere and people were so scared for months, it just didn't stop. It was really getting to me. So I limited my access to social media and stopped looking at anything at all for a week and really helped.
Keeping an eye on your emotions and subsequent stray thoughts can seem like a full time job, but you become so much more sensitive to it as time goes on.
The past 2 weeks have been exceptionally busy, primarily with the day job. I even had one of those random 4 day colds where you get one symptom that lasts for 6 hours before the next one comes along. I haven't worked on Gem Stone Love this week at all really other than to confirm my logo. But I was tired, and I was down, and then I woke up on Tuesday morning to the news that we suffered another attack, this time in Manchester.
It hit me hard, there was so many babies, probably at their first concert, up till that point the best day of their lives. Some are gone, and the others still with us are in pain. It will reverberate for a while and you have no idea how the effects of that night will show up on those children's lives as they grow to be adults. I was sickened.
Life for me had to go on though, so I meditated and kept them in my heart and had to go on about my week. I used my beliefs as always to help me, but I didn't do so well. With the tiredness and the ridiculous workload as well, my defences just weren't cutting it. I was listening to the radio, watching the video's, staying up step with the several scares after that night. And today about lunch time I realised I was scared.
I take public transport to go home, I go through 2 major stations and have seen the ramp up in police presence. I was scared. And I was shocked to realise I was. But I'm glad I admitted it to myself because then I could deal with it. I got myself a treat, walked in the sunshine, listened to several hours of Katt Williams stand up, and forced myself to find some really good things that had happened this week.
And maybe most importantly, went back to the basis of mindfulness - my version of it anyway, I went deep. By deep I mean I literally say what I am doing as I'm doing it, as it's the fastest and most immediate way to stop my mind from spinning. For example, I am walking to the bathroom, I lay down the toilet paper on the seat, I unzip my shorts, I am assuming the position, I feel relieved, I wipe, I stand, I redress, I flush, I wash hands, I dry hands, I smile at myself in the mirror.
I hope other people have/will find there way to get through this again. My heart as always goes out to the loves who were left behind with a hole that can't be filled. The only positive thing to come out of an incident that addresses mortality is that it should remind you that you too have a time. So in the time that you have, don't waste it worrying, being someone you're not, just waiting to live. I won't be. I'm going to live, and I'll bloody well enjoy it too.
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