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Here is the In Support of Sport ReliefLogo for Sport Relief 2010.

Please do not change the colours,dismantle it, stretch it, condense itor distort it in any way.

If the logo appears on a dark orcoloured background, please showthe logo like this.

Do not put the logo in a white box.

Wherever possible, the logo should be positionedat the lower right hand corner of the page, withequal margins below and to the right. Avoidreproducing the logo less than 25mm wide.

If the logo appears on a red or similarcoloured background, please use thelogo with drop shadow.

Please note: Sometimes dropshadows play mischief, so please ensure the drop shadow lookslike the examples presented.

NOTE: Whenever you are using the In Support of Logo for your fundraising, please remember to make sure thecharity statement ‘In support of Sport Relief, an initiative of Comic Relief, registered charity 326568 (England/Wales); SC039730 (Scotland)’ is clearly visible somewhere on the document, publicity materials, or website, etc.

Companies wishing to use the In Support of Logo should contact fundraising@sportrelief.com. In some circumstanceswe do ask our fundraisers to fill out a Fundraising Agreement for us. Please contact us if your fundraising involvesthe wider community, if you use some of the money raised to cover the costs of doing your activity/ event, if themoney being raised is donated to Comic Relief as well as another charity, and/or if you require ‘official’ confirmation/agreement for your fundraising activity.

For more information about the use of the logo, please contact Marcella di Mare via email: m.dimare@comicrelief.com

James Haskell: Under the Spotlight

Doreen Virtue: Opening our Hearts

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Iamanoptimistic,butevenIamamazedatthehugelypositivereception Lightworker received in its first month, so thank you toallourloyalsupportersin31countriesacrosstheglobe.

Thank you too to all those who contributed suggestions,comments and feedback on our first Awakening issue. As an Editor, this information is probably more valuable than thepraise(althoughIdon’tcomplainaboutreceivingthattoo!)andwe hope to reflect your requests in this second issue – Believe.

The subject of belief is close to my heart. Without belief, Iwouldn’t have quit my corporate job 3 years ago to follow my inner calling.Without belief, this magazine would never havelaunched.And without belief, I wouldn’t be proudly introduc-ing this February edition with man-of the-moment EnglandrugbystarJamesHaskellonthecoverperfectlyencapsulatinghumanstrength,courage,determination,resilienceandasenseofonwards-and-upwardswhateverchallengeslifethrowsatus.

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Contents Contributors

Features

FatherChristmasisn’treal?Being vs. Doing

OpeningourHearts

YogaPsychologyonStressManagement

Indigo Adults: The Art of Self Belief

Columns

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Featured lightworker - David Beckham

AdrianisbasedinLondonandluckyenoughtocombinehispassionsforsport,actionandpho-tography.Heisjustashappyshootinginastudioasheisupamountain,orevenchasingtornadoesacrossAmerica.HeexhibitedattheInternation-alPhotographyshowinArlesandhisworkwasrecentlyawardedanominationinthesportcat-egoryoftheMastersPhotographyCup.Clientsinclude The British Army, Adidas, BBC, McLaren F1andReebok.www.adrianmyers.com

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Mel is an ardent fan of Green & Blacks Maya Gold butbecomesnauseousatthethoughtofmush-rooms, her two favourite bands are FleetwoodMacandLedZeppelin,andwhilstsomewomenhave a penchant for shoes, she is a herbal teaandincenselover.

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Hettaisamadkeenrunnerandoutdoorsytype,addicted to backgammon and always trying tocoercefriendsintotournaments,andthescari-estthingshe’severdoneistheShotoverCanyonSwinginQueenstown-particularlypetrifyingassheisscaredofheights.

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“Work like you don’t need the money, love like your heart has never been broken, and dance like no one is watching”

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“Work like you don’t need the money, love like your heart has never been broken, and dance like no one is watching”

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Whatever you believe you will conceive. The Wright Brothers believed they could fly, and they did. President John F Kennedy said, “I believe that this nationshouldcommititselftoachievingthegoal,beforethisdecadeisout,oflandingamanontheMoonandreturninghimsafelytoEarth”,andtheydid.

What do you believe in?

Ibelievethatthepurposetolifeistocreatewhatyoulove.Ialsobelievethatthemeaningofyourlifeisthesumtotaloftheresultsofcreatingwhatyou love. You are a powerful creator. Believe that you are a powerful creator andmagicalthingswillhappen.Ifyouarenothappywithsomething-yourjob,relationshiporhairstyle-believethatyouareapowerfulcreator,andchange it. By believing in yourself you will attract the resources you need tobringwhatyoubelieveintoreality.Youmaymeettherightperson.Youmayreadabookthatteachesyouthenextstep.The‘what’ isirrelevant;justtrustthatwhateveryoubelieveyouwillconceive.

Who influenced what you believe in?

Maybeitwasyourparents,oryourschool,yourfriendsandazillionothersources.Quitefrankly,itdoesn’tmatter.Whatmattersiswhatyouchoosetobelieveintoday.Andwhatyouchoosetobelieveintodaymustsupportwhatyouwouldlovetocreateinlife(inwhateverguise).Whatservesyoumore?Followingwhatothersbelieve in,ordiscoveringwhatyoubelievein?Ifyoufollowwhatothersbelievein,youbecomeliketheothers.Ifyoudiscoverwhatyoubelievein,youdiscoveryou.WhenImadethedecisiontoleaveemploymentandstartmyownbusinessmycolleaguesandfriendstoldmeIwascrazy.SomeofthemevenbelievedthatIwouldfail,butIabsolutelybelievedthatIwouldbeasuccessfulentre-preneur.Thereisnodoubtinmymindthatbelievingwasthesinglemostimportantfactorinspiringmetoovercomethechallengesofstartingmyownbusiness.AndthefunnythingisthatnowIamasuccessfulentrepre-neur,thesamepeoplewhothoughtIwasnutsnowtellmetheybelievedinme all along! Believing in it is crucial when bringing your creation to life.

Father Christmas isn’t real? byRyanPinnick www.ryanpinnick.com

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Ryan is a passionate, inspirational and wise speakerand writer in the fields of personal development and wealth creation. Born in Cape Town, Ryan is now based in Londonandaleadinglightinthesocialmediascene.

Connect with RyanFacebook:ryanpinnickLinkedin:ryanpinnickTwitter:@ryanpinnick

Father Christmas isn’t real? byRyanPinnick www.ryanpinnick.com

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When did you start believing in something?

WhenyouwereachildyouprobablybelievedthatFatherChristmaswouldcomedownyourchimneyandpersonallydeliveryourpresentstoyouwhileyouwereasleep.Ican’trememberwhenIfoundoutthatFatherChristmaswasn’treal(IamguessingthemomentwassotraumaticthatIblockeditoutofmind),butforyearsIbelievedthathewouldvisitmyhomeonChrist-mas Day - so much so that I used to leave a glass of milk and cookies next totheChristmastreethepreviousnight.Andyes,whenIwokeupthenextmorningthemilkwasgone,thecookieswereeatenandtherewerepres-entsundertheChristmastree.SoifyouboughtintobelievingthatFatherChristmaswasreal(apologiesifyoudidn’tknowthatheisn’t),whatelsedoyoubelievethatisnottrueorreal?Wearebombardedwiththousandsofmessageseverydaythroughmedia,government,peopleandworkplaces,alltryingtomakeusbelieveinthem.Andbybelieving,wecreatewars,terminaterelationships,splitupfamiliesandsendbusinessesbust.Takeownershipofwhatyoubelieveintodayandchooseforyourselfwhatyoubelievein,byfollowingyourheartnotyournewspaper,TVorgovernmentpropaganda.

How did you believe?

Imaginewhatyouwould lovetocreate inyour life,businessor relation-shipsandbelieveinthat.EverytimeIampreparingtogoonstagetospeakinpublic,Iimagineandbelievethatmytalkwillbefun,authenticandin-spiring.IamoftensurprisedbytheresultsthatIcreatesimplybybelievingthatIcandoit.

Youcaneitherbe-and-leavewhatyoulove,oryoucanbelieveinwhatyouwouldlove.Thechoiceisyours.

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Once upon a time... Belief does save lives by Charlotte di Vita MBE www.tradeplusaid.orgwww.whateverittakes.org

“I strongly believe that we can find practical ways to improve the economic conditions of some of the world’spoorestcommunities.Andbysimplyworkingtogethertoshareacommonvisionwecanachieveabetterlifeforlessdevelopedcountries.”

CharlottediVitais,byanyone’sstandards,aninspirationallady.

In1992,thesiteofastarvingchilddyingin itsmother’sarmswhiletheywaitedformedicalassistanceinnorthernGhanawasthecatalystforChar-lottetodevelopaninternationalfundraisingorganisationfocusedonethi-caltrade.

In 1997, Charlotte established a British registered charity - the Trade plus Aid charitable trust - in order to donate surplus profits from these ethical tradinginitiativestofunddevelopmentprojectsdesignedtoalleviatepov-erty.

“Ethical trading creates the opportunity for long term income and employ-mentfordisadvantagedcommunities,whichinturnbringsself-esteem,”explains Charlotte. “These communities are tremendously hard-working andcreative.Theyconsiderthatthisanenormousopportunity.”

In2003shewasinauguratedasaNelsonMandelaChildren’sFundGoodwillAmbassador.

Todate,Charlotte’stradingventureshaveenabledover£3,000,000tobereturnedtoproducercommunitiesaspaymentfortheirhandicrafts.

Inaddition,CharlotteandTradeplusAidhavecommittedUS$420,200tofunddevelopmentprojects inAfrica,AsiaandSouthAmerica for impov-erished communities that could not be directly assisted through ethicaltrade.

Charlotte believes that, “Poverty does not exist because there isn’t enough moneyintheworld.Povertyexistsbecausetherearen’tenoughpeopleus-ingtheirmoneymakingskillspositively.”

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Once upon a time... Belief does save lives by Charlotte di Vita MBE www.tradeplusaid.orgwww.whateverittakes.org

Whatever It Takes

21st Century Leaders is a unique charity artwork project founded by What-everItTakes;asubsidiaryoftheTradeplusAidcharitabletrust.

The concept is simple. They gather artworks from leaders in all fields; roy-alty, film, music, Nobel Peace Prize laureates, sports, literature etc. Each ambassador donates a symbol of hope, a self-portrait and a message ofhopeforthefuture.

TheseartworksareusedtocreateWhateverItTakesproducts:‘merchan-disewithameaning’.Fromwristbandstoclothing,fromtablewaretocos-meticsandfootwear,eachproductisethicallyproducedandsoldtoraisefundsforcharitablecauseschosenbyeachcontributingleader.

Many of the world’s most celebrated public figures – including George Clooney, Nicole Kidman, Deepak Chopra, Westlife, Stella McCartney (and her Dad!) Gary Lineker, Billy Connelly - put their names to their projects.

ThesignedartworkdonatedbyeachLeaderishisorheroriginalworkanddonated for the exclusive use of theWhatever ItTakes campaign, whichhassofarraisedover£2,000,000forcharitableprojectsworldwide.

By becoming 21st Century Leaders, these public figures are pledging to do ‘whateverittakes’toaddressissuesofthe21stCentury.

The collection of iPod and iPhone accessories, mugs, t-shirts, bags andmuchmorecanbeboughtonlinefromshop.whateverittakes.org.

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A, B, C. It’s as easy – apparently - as 1, 2, 3. Last month we Awakened,and this month we Believe. And I can tellyourightnowthatbeliefisn’taseasy as 1, 2, 3. But then again, it is as easy as do-re-mi. The irony isthat we can believe in ourselves inonebreath,anddoubtourselves inthe next. Not making any sense? Ithoughtso.Sotomakethingsmoreconfusing,letmetellyouastory.

At the end of this month I’m wel-comingsomeoftheworldleadersinSocialMediaandPeople-to-PeopletoLikeMinds,anorganisationIco-founded with Drew Ellis. We have incredible people working with us- from Fortune 500’s and lead-ing brands to local companies andcharitieswhoaredoinggreatthings- and I feel very blessed to be abletoworkwiththeselikemindedindi-viduals.

But the real story is the fact that 6 months ago I knew none of thesepeople, and these people certainlydidn’t know me. In fact, 6 monthsago, I never imagined I’d be writ-ing this article, or even thoughtthatinyearsI’dbeworkingwithex-ecutives at some of the most wellknown companies and agencies intheworld.I’lltellyouthis:ithasverylittletodowithme.

Boyhood belief

I’vealwaysbelievedinmyself.Iwasgiven the opportunity to do lots ofdifferent things, and my upbring-ing in the church that I now helpleadgavemeahealthyself-esteem.I think, like most people my age, Ibelievethat Icandowhat Isetmyhearton.Igrewupnotonlyhearingamessageoffaithfromthechurch,butamessageoffaithfrombrands;NiketoldmeIcoulddoitandFloratold me to hold a ‘positive mentalattitude’. What’s more, the teen-age feel-good films told me that the geekcanbethehero,andtheMatrixtoldmeIcanevendodgebullets,al-beitinsomemysticalsense.

As lightworkers, I don’t think welackbelief.Theveryfactthatwearepushingforwardininnovativewayshighlightstheframeofmindthatwedo indeedhavethepotentialtodowhatever we set out sights on. I’msureasyoureadthisrightnowyouknow that your belief has broughtyoutowhereyouaretoday.

AndbelieftooktometowhereIwas6 months ago.There were a rangeofaccomplishmentsIwasproudof,andIwasmostlycontentwithwhatIwasdoing;workingwithcompaniesto boost the experience that theydelivertotheircustomers.

People are the answer byScottGould www.scottgould.me

Scott loves people. He runs a few projects that you might know about, but themost important thing to know is that he is interesting in connecting with leaders who can do greatthingstogether.Talkwithhimathisblog,scottgould.me

Connect with Scottwww.wearelikeminds.comTwitter:@scottgould

People are the answer byScottGould www.scottgould.me

Disbelief

But at the same time as believing, Iwasdisbelieving.As Isaidbefore,I didn’t believe and didn’t think itpossible that within a period ofmere months I’d find myself not just working with top brands andstatured names, but able to meethundredsofwonderfulpeoplewithwhomwecouldcollaboratetocre-ate something significant.

What made it happened? Whatchanged? I think, quite simply, that my belief went to a new level. 6monthsago,sure,Ibelievedinmy-self, but it was a contained belief.Despite saying and professing that I could do whatever I set my mindon,Ididn’tactuallybelieveit-Ijustbelievedittoalevel,toacertainde-gree.

Containment

It’sherethatIbegantorealisehowcontained our belief can often be.We limit ourselves to expectingwhatwasbefore,andonly lookforincrementalgrowth,whenthetruthis that there is unlimited potentialwaitingforthosewhowilltakeit.

Sothen,howdowebreakcontain-ment?

People. The answer is people. Being aroundpeoplewhostretchyou,whoareaheadofyou,whothinkwithoutcontainment.When we are aroundthem, work with them and buildwith them, it’s then that we beginto think differently too. We start to

set our hearts on bigger goals andachieve more significant change, thus making a more relevant andreal difference in this world.

John Donne famously said that no man is an island, yet many of usthinkandactaccordingly;weliketokeepcontrol, tobuildourownem-pire and to govern our ideas. But, I wonder whether this isn’t the con-tainmentitself?

RonaldReganmusedthattherewasno telling what a person could doorhowfartheycouldgowhentheydidn’tmindwhogotthecredit.So-cial Media in particular is an indus-try that extols the idea of collabo-ration, the flattening of power, the democratisationofinformationandthelevellingof‘popularity’,butalas,manypeoplestillgrasptootightlytothe fame they so desperately seekwhilst simultaneously attemptingtostraddletheirprofesseddislikeofcelebrity.

The way I see lightworkers movingforwards is as a group, as a collec-tiveofpeoplewhoarecollaboratingwith one another and valuing boththeconnectionstheysharewithoneanother and the tremendous workthey do to make a difference. Fame isn’t part of the equation - living well,andhelpingotherslivewellis.

WhenIbegintothinklikethis,Icanfeelthecontainmentlifting.

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IfsocialmediasiteTwittersoundsmorelikeaproductstockedatyourlocalpetshopthanawaytoincreaseyourbusinessbycommunicatingandcollaboratingwithotherlike-minds,MarkShaw’snoviceguide“Twitter is not just about cheese sandwiches” may help fill in the blanks.

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Stu isapassionateandfocusedStrengthandConditioning specialistwhoiscommittedtodeliveringoutstandingresultsin fitness, nutrition and total health and wellness.

Glow with Health & Wellbeing Believe in yourself byStuGatherum www.stugatherum.com

HiAll,readyforyournexthealthandwellbeinginstalment?

By the time you read this you will be a month into the Tens. Your fitness regimestartedearlyJanuaryhasbeenanever-presentpartofyourweeklyroutineandyou’remakingsomegreatstridestowardsyourgoals;whethertheyarecosmetic,healthrelatedoracombinationofboth.

“What is the ‘fitness man’ going to tell me this month that will benefit me?I’malreadyeatingbetter,feelingstronger,runningfasterandlosingweight,”Ihearyousayingenmass.

Well, firstly, I want you to take a quick look at the theme of this month’s issue:believe.Ifeelthatbeliefandtrustgohand-in-hand,sobelievemewhen I offer my congratulations on all Januarys’ success in your diet and exerciseadherence.Also,believemewhenItellyouthatifyoumissedtheinitialbandwagonthere isa repeatservicescheduledtopickyouup forthestartofFebruary(lookatJanuary’s issueandkick-startyourregime,today).

Ialsowantyoutotrustmethatatsomepointinthenearfuturetherap-idgainsandresultsfromyourexercisewillbegintodwindletodribsanddrabs,youwillbecomedespondentandtherewilllikelybeacomparablelossofmotivationforthisnewexcitinglifestyle.It’satthispointthatyou’lllikely find it more difficult to resist the Friday night curry and/or Saturday nightpizza.

With any luck, this article finds you just before these feelings set in!Thereasonforthereductionissimple;yourbodyhasadaptedtothenewactivitiesyouputitthrough.Nolongerdothe3setsof15sit-upsand20lengthsbreaststrokethatyoumadeyourbenchmarkchallengethemus-cles.Pah!They’reeasy!

So,whatdoyoudotokeeptheresultsrollinginandavoidwhatIfondlycall the dark-side (the stack of paper menus in the kitchen drawer – didn’t thinkIknewaboutthem,didyou!)?

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Glow with Health & Wellbeing Believe in yourself byStuGatherum www.stugatherum.com

InthesamewaythatJanuary’snewregimeshockedthesystem,February’stweakedregimeneedstodojustthesame.Andhereiswherethetrustandself-beliefcomesin.

You need to get a piece of paper and write down your weekly exerciseschedule. Done? Ok. Now everywhere you wrote ‘running’, for instance, youneedtochangeitto‘cycling’,andvice-versa.Whereoncewaswritten‘lunges’, it now needs to read ‘squats’ instead. Everywhere you wrote 15 repswith2minutesrest,youneedtopencilin20repsand1minuterespec-tively.Iamsureyougetthepicture.

WhatIamadvocatingistotrustyourselftoregulateyourownexercisepro-gram. Don’t rely on someone else to do it; it’s too easy to ‘try’ to book a programreviewatthegymandgiveupwhenyoucan’tcoordinatediaries.InmygyminstructordaysIusedtoseepeoplewanderingaroundthegyminthemiddleofsummerwithatatteredcardintheirhandsthatIwroteforNewYear!Avoidthatrutandbelieveinyourselftochallengeyourbodyandmind.

Allyourbodyneedsistobegivenanewstimulus.Imaginegoingtothecin-ema to see a great film. You might go again with a different friend or even onyourownasyouenjoyeditsomuch.Now,amonthlater,whenyouhaveseen it seven times, is it quite so entertaining? Nope. And the same rules applywithexercise.Youneedto‘entertain’thebodywithsomethingnewandexciting.

I’ll finish this month’s column by sharing with you one of the best quotes I everheardregardingthis:‘Aprogramisonlyasgoodasthetimeittakesyoutoadapttoit’.Andonthatnote,themoreexperiencedyouarewithexercise,thefasteryouwilladapt.

Sotrustyourselftochallengeyourbody.

I believe in you. Do you?

Earlisfascinatedbyancientwisdoms,culturaldiversityandevolution. As a Certified Master Practitioner of NLP, Reiki level2,RegisteredHypnotherapistandTimeLineTherapy™Practitionerhere-connectspeopletotheirlifepurposeandpassionforliving.

Being vs. Doing byEarlTalbot www.karmiccoaching.com

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Iremembersittingdownsomeyearsagotowatchanunassuming,softlyspoken,elderlymanaddressanaudience.Aseveryonelistenedintently,Iwonderedhowhemanagedtocommandtheattentionoftheaudienceasaconductorwouldanorchestra.

ThiselderlymanwasmyGrandfather.

His other great qualities included being able to debate without alienating others, towiselycommunicatewithotherswithoutgettingcaughtup intheintellect,andmaybemostimportantly,tonotbeself-servingnoractasself-important.

When I think of lightworkers and many of the great teachers, trainers,coaches, leaders and everyday people that - directly or indirectly - posi-tively influenced me, they all have different values, qualities and abilities. However, inmyeyesonethingreallystandsoutandcapturesmyimagi-nation; it is not what they are “doing”, it is how they are “being”. It is not their activity but their presence that presses upon and inspires both meandothers.

AsastudentofNLP(Neuro-LinguisticProgramming)curiositymotivatedme to enquire “how are they so inspiring?” and thus far I believe there are two key aspects that make myGrandfather and those others stand outfromtherest:

1. Believing in something greater than themselves2. The ability to transcend the Ego and just Be

Letmestartwiththesecondpoint,theabilitytotranscendtheEgo.WhilstI probably couldn’t define exactly what the Ego is, I would compare it to a wrapperorpackaging;itisnotwhoweare,butithelpstheexternalworldidentifywhoweare(whattypeofperson)andforustoadvertisetoevery-onewhowethinkweareandwhatwerepresent.

SowhilsttheEgoisimportantinsomuchasithasaroletoplay,itisnottherealsubstancethatisinsidethepackaging.Youtendtonoticewhenpeople

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getcaughtupintheEgo:theyneedtoberight,todemonstratetheirselfimportance(sometimesoverothers),andbecomestressedoruncomfortableatbeingjudgedduetobeingoverlyconcernedwithwhatothersthinkofthem.

LightworkersontheotherhandseemabletosimplyminimisethefruitlesspreoccupationofEgocentricity. In-stead,theyfocusontheinclusionofpeopleandideasandthenotionthatnooneisrightorwrongbutthatthereare many different ways of seeing things. They believe they are no more important than anyone else and that everyone is important in their unique way. They are not concerned what others think of them and they’d rather useinformationfromothersasfeedbackonhowtheycancontinuetogrow.Theyarepeacefuljustbeingandac-ceptingthemselves.

MyGrandfatherwasamanoffaithandwhollybelievedthathehadaparttoplayinpositivelycontributingtothecommunity,societyandhumanity.

Again, one of the key characteristics I find is that lightworkers are committed to fulfilling a small but significant roleforthebettermentofthewholesystem(whateverthatmaybeforthem).Thisistheirpurposeandtheytena-ciouslystickit.TheydonotnecessarilyneedtobelieveinGodorSpirit,therejustseemstobeanunderstandingthattheyareapartofsomethinglarger,whetheritistheemployeeservingthecompanyratherthanjustearninga buck, the scientist working on something to cure, or the inventor seeking to enhance peoples’ quality of life.

Anotherpointtonoteisthatlightworkers,whilstprimarilybeyondtheEgo-byworkingforthegoodofeveryoneand not just for themselves - seem to work tirelessly and effortlessly in a sustainable way and do not burn out.

Onmyjourneytoaspiretothisstate,whichonecouldconsidertobelivingwithintegrity(whollybeingOneself)Icame across many books and CD’s, attended training courses and workshops, etc. and the one teaching that was the simplest and most effective at keeping me on my path is Don Miguel Ruiz’s The Four Agreements, Code for Life;

Agreement 1 - Be impeccable with your wordSpeakwithintegrity.Sayonlywhatyoumean.Avoidusingthewordtospeakagainstyourselfortogossipaboutothers.Usethepowerofyourwordinthedirectionoftruthandlove.Agreement 2 - Don’t take anything personally Nothingothersdoisbecauseofyou.Whatotherssayanddoisaprojectionoftheirownreality,theirowndream.Whenyouareimmunetotheopinionsandactionsofothersyouwon’tbethevictimofneedlesssuf-fering.

Agreement 3 - Don’t make assumptionsFind the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as youcantoavoidmisunderstandings,sadnessanddrama.Withjustthisoneagreement,youcancompletelytransformyourlife.

Agreement 4 - Always do your bestYour best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick.Underanycircumstance,simplydoyourbest,andyouwillavoidself-judgment,self-abuseandregret.

These four agreements are non-intrusive and allow you believe what you will, whilst giving simple guidelines for living your fullest life. I hope they can serve you as they serve me.

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Under the Spotlight

JamesHaskellWhich is your favourite fruit pastille?Theblackcurrantones.

What are the wisest words anyone ever told you?The best revenge is living well.Or, you can lie to everyone else but youcan’tlietoyourself.What is your dream car?Ferrari 599 GTB in red.

If your life so far was a book, what would be the title?“Adventures of a Naughty Schoolboy”

What is your number one hidden talent?Driving heavy digging equipment.What makes you bored?Taxreturns,andlongvideoanalysissessions.

Can you roll your tongue?Yes.

Do you remember your favourite teacher?Yes - Ken Hopkins from Wellington College. He is a legend without knowingit.

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Lightworker ChallengeHow to make the leap into entrepreneurship byRachelWillis www.RachelWillisUK.com

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Rachel is one of the country’s leading spiritual businessspecialists;withoneeyeonthebiggerpicture,sheadvisesclients how to achieve abundance – both individually and collectively - within the realm of heart-based living. Sheis also an inspirational writer and Editor of Lightworker Magazine.

It’s10o’clockonarainyMondaymorningandyou’resittingatyourdesknursing a lukewarm cup of coffee whilst surveying your to-do list with a growingsenseofdread.

Deep inside, an encouraging voice whispers “Is this all their is to life? You could be somewhere else. You could be turning your innovative idea, unique talentorlifelongdreamintoreality...”

A louder, more demanding voice replies “Don’t be stupid. Why would you jeopardiseyourcareerandlifestyleforthat?Itwon’tworkanyway,justfor-getaboutitandgetbacktoyouremails.”

However, the Richard Bransons, Martha Lane-Foxes and James Caans of theworldarethosethatturndownthevolumeonthenoisyvoiceoffearandinsteadleapintotheirnewventurewithfullconviction.

They aren’t fortune-tellers, they don’t know any more about the futurethanyouorI,buttheydohavethecrucialingredientforsuccess:belief.Inboththemselvesandtheirproductorservice.

As a business strategist, I often ask hesitant clients, “What is the worst that couldhappen?”.Aftertheinitialnervouslaughter,theanswerusuallysur-prisesthem.Yes,youcouldendupalittlered-facedandbackina9to5jobwith a bank loan to repay, but equally you could help thousands of people, becomeahouseholdbrandorhaveyourlocalswimmingpoolnamedafteryou(justaskRebeccaAdlington!)

Don’t get me wrong. It’s still a wise idea to research the viability of your idea(outsideofyourfriendsandfamily,whotendtobebiased),investigateproduction and marketing costs or consider potential financing methods, butdon’tfallintothetrapofparalysisbyanalysis.

Contact RachelRachel@RachelWillisUK.comTwitter:@RachelWillisUKMobile:+44(0)7515388688

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As I do with my clients, set specific targets, pre-empt and minimise ob-stacleswhereyoucan,andcreatebite-sizedstrategiesforachievingthesegoals.Then,andthisiskey,putatimeframeonthesteps,andtakethem!

You learn the most by actually doing, not just thinking about doing. Foreachactionyoutake,evaluatewhatworkedandwhatdidn’t,andifneces-sary,adjustyournextstepaccordingly.

Forexample,createaprototypeofyournewhomeexerciseweightsandask 10 of the localWeightWatchers group to trial them for a week.Usetheir feedback constructively to finesse the design, as inspiration for an ad-vertisingcampaign,orasanendtothisparticularideaandmotivationforanother.

Restassuredthatwhenyou’re95yearsold,you’ll regretnoteventryingratherthanmakinganinformedchoicenottopursueanidea.

Ask most successful entrepreneurs and they’ll tell you profits came from Version 164 of their original idea. It’s that essential component – belief – that keeps them going.

So,nexttimeyourbossasksyoutoworklateonaFridayevening,theCirclelineisclosedforengineering,oryourpayriseishalfwhatyouanticipated,ask yourself what step you can take - right now – towards your dream, and maketheleap.

Lightworker ChallengeHow to make the leap into entrepreneurship byRachelWillis www.RachelWillisUK.com

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For many of us, “believe” is a hugely powerful word that conjures up a long listofthoughts,ideasandconcepts,manydealingwithsuchthingsasfaith,religionandevenpolitics.

What I wish to focus on here, however, is the notion of self-belief. By that, Idonotmeanablindorunfoundedself-assuranceorconceitedness,butinstead a rational sense of esteem. A confidence in one’s own abilities or judgementsthatisshapedprincipallybyone’sawarenessofoneselfandofothers,togetherwithahealthydoseofoptimism.

It goes without saying that we each make decisions in different ways. Some decisionsaremadeaftercarefulresearchandaweighingupofthepoten-tialoutcomes;othersaremadeonimpulseorbyfollowingagutfeeling.Idonotsupportanyoneapproachovertheothers;oftenthecircumstanceswilldictatewhichoneisbestatthetime.Whatisoftenmissinginthedeci-sion-makingprocess,however,isself-belief.Ifthosewhobelievetheyaredoomed to fail often do, why do we frequently neglect to focus on think-ingpositivelyandbelievinginourowncapabilitieswhenmakingimportantdecisions?

As far back as I can remember, I have been allergic to change – be it decid-ingtochangeschoolsorjobs,orsimplythrowingoutanoldpairofrunningtrainers.WheneverIhaveagenuinelyimportantdecisiontomake,particu-larly one affecting my future, two things invariably happen: firstly, I almost certainly ask myself: “what if I’m doing the wrong thing?” and, secondly, my mother reminds me of a quotation many attribute to the German poet, novelist and scientist JohannWolfgang vonGoethe (1749 - 1832), whichdescribeshowacourageousactioncanputintomotionawholestringof(positive)unforeseenevents:

“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back. Con-cerningallactsofinitiative(andcreation),thereisoneelementarytruth,the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that themoment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sortsofthingsoccurtohelponethatwouldneverotherwisehaveoccurred.

Hetta’sbackgroundisinArtHistoryandLiterature.Shespentthe past 7 years training and working as a lawyer before quitting her job to find greater fulfilment, and now her days are filled with riding horses and trying not to get thrown off...

Lightworker in TrainingThe great escape byHettaRogers

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Awholestreamofeventsissuesfromthedecision,raisinginone’sfavourallmannerofunforeseenincidentsandmeetingsandmaterialassistance,whichnomancouldhavedreamedwouldhavecomehisway.Whateveryou can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it now.”

Thesearewisewordsindeed.

MistrustingchangelikeIdo,itisalittleironicthatlastyearwasayearofsignificant personal adjustment for me, much of which was of my own making.

Likemanypeople,Ichoseademandingprofessionandworkedhardatit,butIoftenstruggledtoachievetherightbalancebetweenworkandtimeIneededformyself.Ididnotalwaysbegrudgethatimbalance,butfeltcer-tain that I was letting “life” pass me by and knew I needed to make some fairly drastic changes. Surprisingly, rather than opt to soldier on in thehope those feelingswouldpass, I madea moreradicaldecision to leavemyjobandtakemyselftravellingforafewmonths.InearlyNovemberlastyear, three weeks after finishing work, I landed in New Zealand – some-whereIhavealwayswantedtovisit.Aclosefriendhadencouragedmetogo alone, saying that I would have an altogether different experience than Iwoulddotravellingwithfriends.Lookingback,shewasabsolutelyright.NewZealandisthemostwonderfulplacewithaseeminglyendlesslistofactivitiesforthoseseekinganadrenalinerushor,likeme,wishingsimplytoescapefromitall.Ialsometafantasticgroupoffriendsalongtheway.IdidnotspendmytimeawayworryingaboutwhatIwoulddoonmyreturnto the UK – in fact, I still have many loose ends to tie up in that respect – but whatIknownowisthatifIwanttochangesomething,ittakescourage,effort and positivity to get it right. I cannot simply allow fate to dictate my fortune.

Iamnotadvocatingthateverypersonwhoisunhappyintheirworkorwithaparticularaspectoftheirlifeshouldwalkawayfromit;thatisnottheonlyanswerandlifeiscertainlynotthatstraightforward.Mostofushavemort-gagesorrenttopayandcountlessotherresponsibilitiestocontendwith.But what we can all do is take the time to assess our priorities and acknowl-edgewhatitisweeachwanttoaccomplishinthisshortlifetime,whetherit is big or small. We all hear stories of people affected by the recession, particularlythosewhohavebeenmaderedundantfromtheircurrentjobsonly to find that the closing of one door opens up other opportunities they wouldnototherwisehaveencountered.Iamconvincedthatthesestoriesarenoturbanmyths,butexamplesofpeoplewhosecourageandself-beliefat a very difficult time points them in a different, often better, direction.

Until some bright spark publishes the definitive guide to life – one that con-tains all the answers – we will all have to find our own way forward. With a bitofself-belief,thismightnotbeashardaswethink.

Lightworker in TrainingThe great escape byHettaRogers

Words of Wisdom

The warrior of light pays close attention to a text that the Soul of the World transmit-ted to Chico Xavier:

“When you have managed to overcome grave problems in a relationship, do not spend time remembering the difficult times, concentrate on the joy of having passed yet an-other of life’s tests. When you emerge form a long period of medical treatment, do not brood on the suffering you endured, think instead of God’s blessing that allowed you to be cured.

Carry in your memory, for the rest of your life, the good things that came out of those difficulties. They will serve as proof of your abilities and will give you confidence when you are faced by other obstacles.”

ManualoftheWarriorofLight,PauloCoelho

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Communication Communicationisthecornerstoneoflife;gettingyourneedsmet,connectingwithothers,broad-casting your message. Conquer this challenge and therestbecomesmucheasier.

Including:The final instalment of the Indigo Adults trilogyNY Times bestselling author Dr Judith OrloffRichard BransonAvailableatwww.lightworkermag.co.ukfrom8thMarch

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Howdoyoufaceyourdailychallenges?Howoftendoyoufeelsubtleorextremestress?Areyouconstantlyreactingtoyoursurroundingswithoutawareness,orareyoupayingattentionanddiscerningyourchoices?

Let’s take the universal example of traffic. What do you experience when you are stuck in a serious traffic jam? Often the answer to this question is some kind of negative emotion such as anger, frustration, or pressure. But what if you thought of the traffic jam as a small blessing that allowed you some unexpected time to reflect, relax, or enjoy some deep breathing? It is interesting to note that 20 people stuck in the same traffic jam will have 20 different reactions to the situation. This phenomenon offers a simple yet profound lesson – the traffic jam is simply a traffic jam. It is how we react to the traffic jam that creates and sustains unnecessary levels of stress in ourdailylives.

Thisconceptthateverythingisneutralisoneoftheprimaryunderpinningsof traditional Yoga Psychology. It is a unique perspective, because when we contemplatethisidea,wemustaskourselves:Ifeverythingisneutral,thenwhydoesstressexist?Yogateachingstellusthatanythingthatcloudsourunderstandingofrealitycausesacorrespondingamountofstruggleinlife.To understand how to have positive reactions to life requires us to under-standthedeeperreasons,values,beliefs,andlifeeventsthathaveshapedourapproachtolivingandrelating.

The traffic jam is really just a metaphor for any challenging situation we facethroughoutthecourseoftheday.Whenweareemotional,itishardto take a step back and see things as they truly are. Learned emotionalresponsestriggerunawarereactions.Whenwebecomeawareofourtrig-gers,takeadeepbreath,andreviewthesituation,thepossibilityofemo-tionaltransformationarises.Inthosefewmoments,asituationthatmightnormally bring stress into the mind/body can instead bring about a sense of equanimity.

Yoga Psychology on Stress Management by Robert Butera, PhD www.pureheartofyoga.com

Robert Butera PhD is an internationally renowned author, publisher of Yoga Living magazine, and director of The YogaLife Institute in Pennsylvania, where he trains yoga instructorsaswellasstudents.

Contact Robertwww.pureheartofyoga.comThePureHeartofYoga:TenEssentialStepstoPersonalTransformation,nowavailableatAmazon

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Six Ways to Apply Yoga Psychology to Daily Life

Everytimeyourecogniseandunderstandapersonalstress,thereisanop-portunityforpositivechangeandpersonalgrowthtooccur.Usestressorsyouidentifyasawayoflearningmoreaboutyourself.Whateveryoulearnwillbeinteresting!Thissix-stepprocesscanbeusedanytime,butformany,theendoftheday(before falling asleep) is best. Even the busiest person has 5–10 minutes before bedtime to reflect on the events of the day.

Asyouworkthroughthesesixstepsandapplythese lessons,rememberthattheeasierpartoftheprocessisrecognisingthatallthingsareneutralandthatyouhavethepowertoreactwithoutstress.Theharderpartoftheprocess is accepting the pain that you find when you examine the “whys” of yourreactions.Staypresentwithwhatyouuncover,anduseitasalearningtooltopositivelytransformyourexperienceofdailylife.

1. Think of one minor stress from the day – something as simple as traffic is better than a profound catastrophe.

2. Thinkoftheemotionyoufeltduringthatsituation.Refrainfromstating the cause of the emotion. Phrase the statement, “I felt (emo-tion) while I sat in the traffic.”

3. Consider how the situation could be neutral. The traffic is just the traffic. It did not force you to have any specific emotion. You had the emotional reaction to the traffic. Some people like traffic, such as sala-riedworkerswhogetabreak.Noticehowyourperspectivetowardaneutral situation affects your emotional response.

4. Understandyourunderlyingbeliefpatternthatcreatesyourre-action to the situation. For example, “Traffic is annoying because I do nothaveenoughtimetospendwithmychildrenafterworkingallday.”The issue to be understood is not the traffic but the fact that you feel as thoughyoudon’thaveenoughtime.

5. Re-evaluate how you can tailor your belief pattern in a fashionthatallowsyoutohaveyourdeepvalueswithoutevokingstressreac-tions. “I accept that working will alter my life with kids. However, this is my life and I will accept that children are raised by a village – and I trust myvillage.”

6. Letyourstressfulsituationsbepermitted.Letself-understandingbepermitted.Asyouunderstandyoursituations,seeyourselfasawisepersonandintegratetheideathatallthingsareneutral,andyoucanreducestresstoaminimum.

Yoga Psychology on Stress Management by Robert Butera, PhD www.pureheartofyoga.com

Doreen is a spiritual doctor of psychology and metaphysician whoworkswiththeangelic,elemental,andascended-masterrealms in her writings – she has published over 20 books - and internationalworkshops.

Opening our hearts by Doreen Virtue

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Aslightworkers,ourprimarypurposeistohealourselves,sothatwemayhealothers.WhenweopenourheartchakrasfullytoLove,otherpeoplenoticetheglowthatnaturallyemanatesfromdeepwithinus.Eventhosewithnoknowl-edgeofspiritualityaredrawntoourloveandlight.Theynoticesomething“different” about our peaceful nature, and the glow of Divine love triggers adeep,forgottenmemoryofGod.So,thegreatestmissionthatlightwork-erscannowembarkuponistolosetheirfearsoflove,sothattheirlightcanhelptoawakenoursleepingbrothersandsisters.

Theheartchakrabecomesclogged,shrunken,anddirtyfromfearsassoci-ated with love. It seems that every person has suffered pain in a relation-ship,includingromantic,family,andfriendrelationships.Thispaincausesustofearlove.Yet,becauseloveistheessenceoflife,thisfearcausesustolosetouchwithlife’strueessence.Webecomeconfusedandforgetwhattruelovefeelslike.

Whenweareafraidoflove,weareliterallyafraidofbeingourselves.Thefearofloveleadsustobecomeguarded,sarcastic,anddefensive.Wearesofrightenedofbeinghurt,manipulated,abused,orcontrolled,thatwesealourheartawayfromallexperiencesofreceivingorgivinglove.Unfor-tunately, when we close our hearts to love, we also shut off the awareness ofGodspeakingthroughourintuition.Ironically,thisintuitionisthetrust-worthyguidethatreliablyleadsustorelationshipsthathonourandsup-port us. When we block the awareness of Divine guidance, we are unaware oftheangels’warningsaboutabusiverelationships.

Hereisapowerfulhealingmeditationgiventomebytheangels,tohelpusloseourfearsaboutloveandcleanseandopenourcollectiveheartchakra.You may want to record this meditation with soft background music, sothatyoucaneasilylistentoitonceortwiceaday:

“With your eyes closed, and in a comfortable position, take two or three verydeepcleansingbreaths.Visualizeabeautifulcloudofemeraldgreenlightsurroundingyou.

Contact Doreenwww.angeltherapy.comTwitter:@DoreenVirtue444Clickhere to visit Doreen’s Products at Amazon

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Asyoubreathein,youtakethishealingenergyintoyourlungs,yourcells,andintoyourheart.

Concentrateuponyourheartamoment,asyouallowtheemeraldgreenlighttocleanseawayanynegativity,whichmayhavecausedyoutofeelpain.

With a deep breath, allow the light to carry away any fears you may have about love. Be willing to release the fear offeelinglove.Youneeddonothingelseexceptbreathe,andholdtheintentiontohealyourselfofthefearoflove.Justbewillingtobehealed,andGodandtheangelswilldoeverythingelse.

Takeanotherdeepbreath,asyoubecomewillingtoreleasethefearofbeingloved,includingthefearthatifyouareloved,youcouldbemanipulated,tricked,used,abandoned,rejected,persecuted,orinotherways,hurt.

Withanotherdeepbreath,allowallthesefearsfromanylifetimetobeliftedandcarriedaway.

Now,allowthelighttocleanseyouofanyfearsyoumayhaveaboutgivinglove.Withadeepbreath,bewillingtoreleasethefearthatifyougivelove,youcouldbecontrolled,abused,deceived,betrayed,maimed,orhurtinanyway.Allowthesefearstobeliftedcompletely,andfeelyourheartexpandingtoitsnaturallovingstate.

Allowyourselftoreleaseanyoldunforgivenessyoumaybeharbouringtowardthosewhoseemtohavehurtyouinaloverelationship.

Become willing to release unforgiveness toward your mother . . . toward your father . . . toward other parental figures . . . toward your siblings . . . toward your childhood friends . . . toward your adolescent friends . . . toward your first love . . . toward those whom you dated and loved . . . toward anyone with whom you lived or married . . . allowallofyourhurtsanddisappointmentsassociatedwithlovetobecleansedandfullycarriedaway.Youdon’twantthehurt,youdon’tneedit,andwithanotherdeepbreath,itisliftedtothelightwhereitistransmutedandpurified. Only the lessons and the pure essence of love contained within each relationship remains, since that is theonlythingthatwasevereternalandrealwithineachofyourrelationships.

Now, with another deep breath, allow the light to cleanse you completely. Be willing to release any unforgiveness you may hold toward yourself connected to love. Be willing to forgive yourself for betraying yourself, for ignoring yourintuition,orfornotlookingoutforyourhighestinterests.

Giveyourselfahug,eitherinyourmindorwithyourarms.Reassureyourinnerselfthatyouwillneveragainen-gageinself-betrayal.

Younowcommittofollowingyourintuitionanddiscernment,sothatyoucouldneverbeorstayinanyrelation-shipthatwouldhurtyou.Fullyreleasetheunforgivenessforanymistakesthatyouthinkyoumayhavemadeinanyrelationship,includingyourrelationshipwithyourself.Andwithanotherverydeepcleansingbreath,feelyourselfhealed,whole,andreadytoenjoythelovethatisthetruthaboutwhoyoureallyare.

Article originally published here on Doreen’s Angel Therapy website.

Opening our hearts by Doreen Virtue

Part 2 - Indigos and the Art of Self Belief by Mel Diamond www.indigohealing.co.uk www.TheIndigoNetwork.ning.com

Mel is a passionate advocator of the Indigo cause. ShewantstospeakouttohelpandinspireotherIndigoadultstobecome aware of who they are. Mel is a Reiki healer andteacher, sound healer, writer, singer, neo-pagan and a studentoftheshamanicarts.

Ifmylastarticleresonatedwithyouand you feel you’re an Indigo, youmaybethinking‘nowwhatdoIdo?’The first step is simple – start to be-lieveinyourself!

Change of Ages

You’veprobablyreadorheardthatwe are living through a change ofAges, something that happens ap-proximately every 2000 years.Cur-rently the Age of Pisces is on it’sway out, and the Age of Aquarius iscomingin.2012ismootedasthemajormomentofchange(and it isonly a mere moment in this thingwecall ‘time’).There isaparadigmshifthappening,andit’shappeningfast. In a nutshell, this means thatthe energy of our planet is chang-ing, rising to a state where lowervibrations of control, deceptionand stifling regulation are obsolete. ThesecannotcontinuetoexistinanAge where Aquarian qualities such asTruth,LoveandFreedomwillbeprevalent.

The way we live is changing, andthisiswhereIndigosoulscomeintotheirown.Weareasoulfamilythatcametohelperadicatethatwhichisno longer serving humanity for it’s

highestgood.Oldbeliefsandwaysof being are becoming outdated,and many people are not relatingto the established social conven-tions; feeling dissatisfied without really understanding why. Thesesame people grew up feeling - as Idid-illateaseandoutofplace.Wegot on with life as best we could,but without true fulfilment. There wasanever-presentfeelingthatweshould be doing something morewith our lives and the question ‘is thisallthereis?’wasneverfarfromourthoughts.

Ifyouidentifywiththeabove,you’reprobably an Indigo soul. And youcame to this planet at this time toinstigateandperpetuatethechang-esthatareneededaswetransitionintoaNewAge.

Strong sense of truth

ForIndigos,thereisadeepsenseoffrustration in us at how the worldcurrently functions;weknowthereis more to life than what we are‘allowed’ to know. The systems ofgovernment,bureaucracy,corpora-tionsandeducationsystemarejustafewstructuresthatcannotcontin-ue as they are – limiting, deceptive,

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Recommended further reading and websites

IndigoAdults:UnderstandingWhoYouAre And What You Can Become-Jaffe/Davidson (above)I cannot stress enough how brilliant this book is, it really helped me make sense of me!

www.theindigonetwork.ning.coma growing community of Indigos, aplacetoconnectandencourageeachother.

My Indigo blog – indigostar12.blogspot.com

Part 2 - Indigos and the Art of Self Belief by Mel Diamond www.indigohealing.co.uk www.TheIndigoNetwork.ning.com

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greedy and/or stifling. We are here tochallengeandchangethem,andare equipped with the qualities of courage,tenacityandapreternatu-ralsenseoftruth,forthisreason.It’simpossible to lie to an Indigo, andwhere we sense lies or half-truthsthereisaneedtodigdeeperuntilwegettotherootofthematter.We,ascourageouswarriorsouls,freespir-itsandvisionaries,areamajorpartoftheparadigmshift.Ourcollectivepurposeistoclearapathandshowthewayforcominggenerations.Weareheretodothehardworkoffac-ingandtakingdownthebrickwallsthat hinder our progression as arace.Noeasytask,but it’swhywevolunteered to come here. We arehere to confront the unjust and topromote truth, integrity and free-dominitsplace.

Self-belief

This task cannot be accomplishedwithout believing in oneself.As anIndigoAdult,self-beliefisoneofthefirst challenges we face, because often doubt exists where beliefshould be. Before we experience the‘penny-drop’momentofIndigoawakening,we’reoftenriddledwithself-doubt and insecurity because,

frankly,wethinkthere’ssomethingwrongwiththewiringinourheads.There isn’t.The trick is to begin toreplacetheself-doubtwithself-be-lief.Themorewehold faith inour-selves,theclearerourpathsbecomeandthemoreself-assuredwefeel.Believing in and trusting yourself is crucial. Realise that your feel-ingsandopinionsareforapurpose.Sometimes you might want tochallenge something you sense isunjust,perhapsyouaretoldsome-thing and sense that you need toknowthedeepermeaningbehindit,oryoumightrejectestablishedso-cialconventions becausethey holdnomeaningforyou.Thisishowweareevolvingandyou’repart in thisismorethanrelevant.Youmayhaveignoredaninstinctorintuitioninor-dernottostandoutfromthecrowdandblendinwiththesocial ‘norm’.Did you feel like you were restrict-ingyourselforwearingamask?Youdon’thavetohideyourselfintheseconventions if these do not reflect the real you. Follow your intuitionatall times.Youholdastrongcon-nection to higherspiritualenergiesandyourintuitionisonewaytheseenergies communicate with you;your intuition is your most reliablefriend.

Simply live your truth

Many IndigoAdults are very muchouttheredoingthefront-linework;they are campaigners and activ-ists taking on the inequitable as-pects of society.You don’t have tobe doing this to make a difference -it’senoughtosimplyliveyourowntruthandstandbyyourownbeliefsinhumility.Youwillprovokeinterestfrom other people because that’showyourenergyworks,somethingI noticed happening around mesince my teens. The fact that youare different and confident in your own skin will inspire others to livetheirowntruth,andinthiswayyouare fulfilling a real purpose. We in-stigatechangesimplybybeingour-selves;creatingripplesinapoolthatwaspreviouslystill.There will be times over the com-ingmonthsandyearsthatyoufeelchallenged and temporarily uncer-tain of yourself.Standing out fromthe crowd can be unsettling andscary,evenforacourageousIndigoAdult.Takeamomentforyourselfinthese situations and affirm ‘I believe inme’.Rememberwhoyoutrulyareandstandtall.

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Quotes

“I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fatethatfallsonthemunlesstheyact.”Buddha

“We are what we believe we are.”CSLewis

“Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must ferventlybelieve,anduponwhichwemustvigorouslyact.Thereisnootherroutetosuccess.”PabloPicasso

“I believe in being an innovator.” Walt Disney

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Inspire

David Beckham leverages his exposure as a renowned footballer and global brandtoassistcharitiesthathelpandinspireotherswhoarelessfortunatethanhim.The Beckham family charity was set up in 2002 to help thousands of chil-drenborneachyearwithdisabilities.Ithashelpedover1,000childrenbypurchasingmobilityaidsthathelpenrichtheirlivesandsupportfamilies.Furthermore, UNICEF awarded David with the role of Goodwill Ambassa-dorasashowofappreciationforhissupport.Asoneoftheworld’smostrecognisable sports stars, his special focus was on UNICEF’s Sports Devel-opment Programme and at the time he said, “it is one of the proudest mo-mentsofmylifetobegiventheroleofUNICEFGoodwillAmbassadorandIhopetoplayapartinsupportingchildrenattheirtimeofneed.”

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David Beckham

Challenge

Within the sporting arena, David - and his longevity within the game - chal-lenge generations of players to be the best they can be. He is currentlyEngland’s most-capped outfield player with 115 appearances; testament to his hard work, rigorous training and ambitious attitude that “as a footballer youalwayswanttotestyourselfagainstthebest.”

Educate

He established The David Beckham Academy in both London and Los An-gelesasanexcitingnewfootballschoolfocusingonthedevelopmentofyoung players. David’s motivation was to educate and encourage them to fulfil their own potential, whether on or off the pitch.ThepurposeoftheAcademyistogiveyoung,aspiringathletesthechancetodeveloptheirskills,learnaboutteamworkandhealthyliving,andabovealltounderstandtheimportanceofhavingfuneverytimetheysteponthepitch.Eachyouthplayerisputthroughavarietyofassessmentstoexam-ine their strengths and weaknesses and the coaching staff then devise a plantoimproveeachplayer’sgame.