Your Dream Psychic

John Healey

Hyde Park

On my way to the studio sometimes I’ll spend thirty minutes walking in Hyde Park.  You can’t cover it’s 350 acres in half an hour, of course, but believe me, being there for even a few minutes has a positive effect.  In fact, don’t take it on faith just from me, listen to the good advice of the actress Gwyneth Paltrow, who has jogged past me in the park a few times.  If exercising in the grounds that Henry V111 ‘acquired’ from the monks of Westminster helps to nourish her inner aspect ( her goop, I think she calls it ) then it will do you good, as well.  Last time I moved meditatively between the 52 stainless steel pillars of the memorial honouring the victims of the 7 July 2005 London bombings.  And Speakers’ Corner on any bright morning is certainly worth a visit at least once in a lifetime.  It’s one of the few places you can hear that the End-Is-Nigh, before being reassured you’ve been somehow ’saved,’ before you are then assured it really is heads down for all of us, without moving a muscle.

But memorials to the dead, as well as the endless contrived arguments of the living dead don’t belong in parks.  They never will.  The existence of both are signs the lunatics have taken over the asylum; which is maybe the reason why the park keeper that day was wearing a white coat and had a fixed grin on his face.  Nah, it’s supposed to be you just wandering in the beauty and clarity of nature – or I’m mad.  You don’t, after all, fill your head with memories or repetitive contradictory thoughts when you meditate.  Do you?

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John Healey 2010

Lee Van Zyl

Pay it Forward – As an Expression of Universal Gratitude

Many of us will recognise the expression “Pay it Forward” from the movie of the same name but what does this actually mean? I know that paying it forward is an expression of having an “Attitude of Gratitude” because it works in harmony with the Law of Attraction to bring into our lives more of what we value, appreciate, desire and acknowledge as being “right” with our lives.

In my daily meditation I am mindful of my personal “attitude of gratitude” and not only do I focus on what I feel grateful for every day, but I keep a Gratitude Journal as well. A gratitude journal is a way to consciously call your attention to the things for which we are thankful for each day. By focusing on gratitude, we become aware of those things and consequently create a shift in our thinking to the positive. The following suggestions can help start a gratitude journal and a whole new outlook on life. Whilst having an attitude of gratitude is a wonderful experience of reminding ourselves of what we have, it also allows us to aspire toward all those things we still want and where in our lives these desires actually fit into what we already have.

Here are a few simple steps to starting a Gratitude Journal

1 Choose a blank notebook or journal to write in every day.

2 Look for things during the day for which you are grateful. Notice how the gratitude journal shifts the focus to a more positive outlook.

3 Write five thing you’re grateful for each night before bedtime. Review the day and include anything, however small or great, that was a source of gratitude that day. For example, a parking space, no queues, a beautiful flower, the smell of cut grass. Make your list personal to you.

4 Look everyday for the positive angle in all things. View any obstacles as opportunities and appreciate what they teach you about your attitude toward challenges.

5 Focus on the wonderful things in life to attract similar encounters in the course of the day. Use positive energy as a magnet to draw even more positive energy. Note these attractions in the gratitude journal.

6 Personalize the gratitude journal. Expand it with clippings, photos, quotes or verses from magazines or other sources.

Paying it forward connects to the Law of Attraction and today you can tell me what you want to attract into your life and let me show you how to achieve it.

Love Lee