The Vowels of Life Currencies

Today, I changed some British Stirling into Euros for a business trip. It got me thinking about life currencies again. In fact I’m more a fan of simple pleasures ‘purchased’ with these five currencies.

My currencies begin with vowel letters: A, E, I, O and U. I intend to invest these currencies and trade with them more vigorously.

“A” is for that highly valued currency of “Attention”. I’ve just seen the most amazing video of a monkey rescue a fellow monkey shocked unconscious by electricity on an Indian railway. This macaque continued giving relentless attention until the other monkey revived. It saved the other primate’s life – a true prime mate. I regret that I sometimes fail to give the attention to others that would lift them too. Henceforth, I will invest and exchange more Attention, for Attention profits us all.

“E” is for that most golden of currencies: “Encouragement”. I will seek to encourage others on a daily basis, so that no heart I encounter need be hardened and closed for lack of it. A kind and honest compliment costs little to invest, and reaps great dividends.

“I” is for “Inspiration”. How grateful I am to those writers, presenters, teachers, friends and strangers who are a source of Inspiration to me. “I”, of course, is also for “Ideas” – part of the currency of Inspiration. Let us celebrate creativity and innovation – hope for all Nations.

“O” is for “Openness” – becoming open-minded to change, to surprise, and to new ideas. Without this currency, the World will soon become bankrupt and will fall into corruption. A mind opened and thus expanded by a new idea will never return to its former dimensions. A Nation whose heart is opened to another’s can never willingly again embrace the folly of hatred.

“U” is for the “Unusual” – the novel – for without this the mind and intellect perishes. I will seek the currency of the unusual. I know that my pre-frontal cortex craves the unusual!

My hope is that this short blog will encourage you to think about fresh forms of foreign exchange! You too can choose to invest or exchange these five currencies in return for ever more of a life to the full.

Bless you and may you be a blessing!

Lex

 

Affirmative!

 

If “I love you” are the three most important words in the Universe, “I Am…” are the two most important words for getting my attention.

What happens next will often define a person and dictate their future.

“Surely not!” you declare!

“Surely so!” I declare back at yah!!

 

You see, our brains just can’t cope with everything that matters ‘out there’ so they have to make editorial decisions about what to leave out.

Psychologists call it ‘deletion’, ‘distortion’ and ‘generalisation’ – the ways we simplify our reality.

Well, your inner editor needs a style-guide, and that, my dear friends, is what comes after your ‘I Am…’ statements.

So, if you decree, “I am crap at maths!” Your brain, your faithful servant, will diligently edit all your experience to verify that it is indeed true that you are crap at maths!

 

I’m not a fan of my inner critic but this is one area where it can help – to put a watch on my mouth to make sure I release only positive ‘I Am…’ declarations on my own record label!

 

Of course, it is much better for you to choose your own declarations and affirmations, but if you’re strapped for time, here are some of my favourite A to Z of Affirmations.

Use them as a catalyst but remember, “You can go your own way…”

 

I am artistic and articulate

I am bold and I am beautiful

I am creative and courageous

I am dynamic and diligent

I am enthusiastic and engaging

I am fun to be around and I am faithful

I am good and I am gentle

I am happy and I am hopeful – hey, I’m even healthy

I am imaginative and I am intuitive

I am joyful and non-judgmental

I am kind, and I am Kami waza (dare you to look that one up!)

I am loving and I am loyal

I am me… that’s all I need to be to be free

I am natural – always true to myself, I am noble

I am open-minded and I am open-hearted

I am peaceful & a peacemaker, I am patient

I am quiet, I am quick to forgive

I am reflective, I am radiant

I am sensitive to the needs of others, I am sexy (yes, God invented ‘sexy’)

I am trusting and I am trustworthy

I am unique and I am unusual

I am vivacious, I am vibrant

I am worthy, I am wealthy, I am welcoming

I am X-marks-the-spot – a treasure sometimes hidden

I am youthful and young-at-heart

I am zealous and I am zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz….. asleep!

 

To say my partner laughed when I shared these with her, would be an understatement.

I had to explain that these were predictions of my future, not scientific descriptions of my present!

Honestly, some people!

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btw I am happy to record these affirmations over a relaxing background if even one person asks for this.

Please also consider joining the Affirmative Alliance!  http://www.affirmativealliance.co.uk