Welcome everyone to my blog.
Autumn is ending here in Australia and Winter is coming on.
The leaves are falling and have fallen.
Sometimes our life feels like Autumn.
Kind of scarey thinking about the cold of winter - the rain, the cold, the snow maybe.

We all have challenges in our lives, some are harder for us to cope with than others.
Some we make for ourselves with our minds.

The Buddha says:
With our minds we create the world.

So how are we going to create our world??

One way is to observe our thoughts so that negative thoughts as they arise can be recognised and let go. This is easier said than done, but if we keep practising, and asking ourselves questions like
Is this real, is this true? (see Byron Katie's work re this type of questioning)

Sometimes we dont want to question, we want to believe the negativity and want to feel miserable!! Yes, its true, i know because it happens to me.

Autumn can be sad or happy. Up to us, Winter can be sad or happy. Up to us.
How can we make Winter happy?
One way is by being grateful for all we have been given.

A warm bed. A heater, Warm blankets, sox, jumpers etc.

We can also send love to all who suffer in Winter.
Let's do that now:

Close your eyes, Breathe golden light into your heart. Feel the warmth flowing into your heart from the warmth of the golden light. Its filling every pore with light and warmth, Now send that warmth that golden light out to all the souls on the street who have to sleep on the concrete. Who have no warmth. Fill them with the golden light. The light is coming from the Divine, from the Tao, it is filling them with golden light. Send them your love now. Lets chant for them now.

Chant: Love love love love love love love love
I love you I love you I love you I love you.

continue to chant for 5 mins.
How do you feel? How do they feel?

Let's ask Quan Yin Buddha of Compassion how they feel now?

Here is a little song
Goddess of Love Goddess of Mercy
I pray to you send them love
Send them love to heal their hearts
Send them love to heal their souls
Send them love to heal their wounds
Send them love to heal their minds
Goddess of Love Goddess of Mercy
I pray to you fill their hearts.
Fill their hearts with love and peace
Fill their hearts with joy.
Let them feel the love from us
Thank you thank you.

Let's send all our love today to those who have so little while we have so much.
Many blessings coming your way much love from me to you.
Love Julia