Day 26 – (PM) – Cruelty…


Day 26 – The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

To blindly follow the crowd, without question, is the fear of being different; the fear of being YOURSELF.

It doesn’t matter the crowd; society; country; religion…

When you follow YOUR heart and do what’s rightinstead of what is ‘socially or religiously acceptable’; YOUR thoughts, words, and actions begin to align. This is the first step toward true wisdom…and that’s personal growth 😊

✌️💜🎶

Namasté

Matthew

Possibilities…

Door: Why it’s simply impassible!
Alice: Why, don’t you mean impossible?
Door: No, I do mean impassible…(chuckles)…Nothing’s impossible!

~ Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass

✌️💜🎶

Namasté

Matthew

Day 26 – (AM) – In the end…

 

Day 26 – The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

YOUR opinion of yourself is the the only one that really matters anyway…

Have a Great Saturday everyone 🔆

✌️💜🎶

Namasté 

Matthew

Day 25 – (PM) – Stand Together…

 
Day 25 – The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

⭐️ Never forget how Amazing ‘YOU’ Really Are ⭐️

✌️💜🎶

Namasté 

Matthew 

Day 25 – (AM) – Everything is temporary…

 
Day 25 – The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

Let go and just BE

✌️💜🎶

Namasté 

Matthew 

Day 24 – (PM) – Purpose…

 
Day 23 – The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us. And when we bring what is within us out into the world, miracles happen.”

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

Go Out and make Miracles!

✌️💜🎶

Namasté 

Matthew 

Day 24 – (AM) – Courage…


Day 24 – The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

Be Courageous…it’s time to wake up and become more. Only YOU can change YOU!

And YOU are Enough…

✌️💜🎶

Namasté

Matthew

Day 23 – (PM) – Inner Peace…

 
Day 23 – The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

Live YOUR Peace 😎

✌️💜🎶

Namasté

Matthew 

Day 23 – (AM) – Love in Fall…


Day 23 – The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

“Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away;
Lengthen night and shorten day;
Every leaf speaks bliss to me
Fluttering from the autumn tree.
I shall smile when wreaths of snow
Blossom where the rose should grow;
I shall sing when night’s decay
Ushers in a drearier day.”

~ Emily Brontë

Happy Fall and a Grand Autumnal Equinox to you ALL 🍃🍂🍁

✌️💜🎶

Namasté

Matthew

Day 22 – (PM) – Ripples…

 
Day 22 – The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

FILL your ripples with Kindness, Gratitude, and Love, and you’ll FEEL the Echo of those ripples as they return to YOU.

Sweet Dreams my Friends…

✌️💜🎶

Namasté 

Matthew 

Day 22 – (AM) – Have Fun and Feel Good…

 
Day 22 – The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

Do…be…do…be…do…

Happy Tuesday!

✌️💜🎶

Namasté 

Matthew 

Day 21 – (PM) – Focus…

 
Day 21 – The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

What YOU think is what YOU get…

✌️💜🎶

Namasté 

Matthew

Day 21 – (AM) – Walk YOUR Path…

 
Day 21 – The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

Follow your heart ❤️

✌️💜🎶

Namasté 

Matthew 

Day 20 – (PM) – Judgements…

  
Day 20 – The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

Good evening all ✌️

Tonight, being September 20th and two thirds of the way through the challenge; I decided to do something a little different.

I made a video that I would like to share with all of you. It’s about one of the most important lessons I have ever learned 😊

The Pizza Lady Story (YouTube Video)

Thank you ALL for going on this journey with me.

Goodnight and sweet dreams 😴😴😴

✌️💜🎶

Namasté 

Matthew

YOU Must Do…

 
‘OUR fears are guide posts leading US to lessons yet learned’ ~ Unity Stone

✌️💜🎶

Namasté 

Matthew 

Choose Your Words Carefully…


💕💜💕BEAUTIFUL💕💜💕

✌️💜🎶

Namasté

Matthew

Un-Becoming…

 
TRUTH!

✌️💜🎶

Namasté 

Matthew 

Day 20 – (AM) – Serenity…

 
Day 20 – The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

Happy Sunday Funday!

✌️💜🎶

Namasté 

Matthew 

Never Surrender…

 
Be Brave…Be Courageous…Be YOU!

✌️💜🎶

Namasté 

Matthew 

Day 19 – (PM) – Unconditional Love…

  
Day 19 – The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

I spent the day with my Mom. We had a Great time! I Love You Mom 💜

Now it’s time for game night with friends.

I am blessed and grateful beyond words. 

How was YOUR day?

✌️💜🎶

Namasté 

Matthew 

Day 19 – (AM) – I am ME…

 
Day 19 – The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

Happy Saturday 🌞

✌️💜🎶

Namasté 

Matthew

Day 18 (PM) – Let Go…


Day 18 – The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

The harder YOU try; the more YOU work against the free flowing nature of the Universe.

Letting go doesn’t mean, letting go of the steering wheel while you’re driving down the freeway 😜

But rather, letting go of attachments and expectations – to outcomes; knowing that things will unfold naturally.

Worry and stress won’t change the outcome; they will only leave you depleted, unhappy, and unhealthy.

So this weekend, try something different and new. Make it spontaneous; unplanned; a real adventure! Be in the moment and enjoy the ride 💜

Have a great weekend my friends.

✌️💜🎶

Namasté

Matthew

Day 18 – (AM) – TGIF 😎

  

Day 18 – The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

Have a Super Duper Friday 🌻

✌️💜🎶

Namasté 

Matthew 

Day 17 – (PM) – What YOU Think is What YOU Get…

 
Day 17 – The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

Thoughts, words, and actions; when in Balance and Harmony; produce MIRACLES!

I hope YOUR day was MIRACULOUS 💜

✌️💜🎶

Namasté 

Matthew 

Every MOMENT Counts…

 
Smile like you’ve never cried, fight like you’ve never lost, love like you’ve never been hurt, and live like there’s no tomorrow.” ~ unknown

✌️💜🎶

Namasté 

Matthew

TBT – 9.17.2015

 
Unity Stone (age 6) 😊 

✌️💜🎶

Namasté 

Matthew  

Day 17 – (AM) – It Starts with YOU…

 

Day 17 – The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

How is your relationship with YOU?

✌️💜🎶

Namasté

Matthew 

Day 16 – (PM) – It’s Necessary…

  
Day 16 – The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

YOU are worth it…TRUTH!

✌️💜🎶

Namasté 

Matthew

Day 16 – (AM) – Happy Hump Day 🌞

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Day 16 – The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

Words of wisdom…

✌️💜🎶

Namasté

Matthew

Day 15 – (PM) – Choose Well…

 
Day 15 – The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

Each moment presents many choices.

When you are able to SEE what’s REALLY before you; YOUR choices will support and nourish YOU!

Be present; be mindful; make GOOD choices!

How was YOUR day?

✌️💜🎶

Namasté 

Matthew

Day 15 – (AM) – You Better Believe it…

Day 15 – The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

Have a Courageous Day!

✌️💜🎶

Namasté 

Matthew 

Day 14 – (PM) – CREATE time…

 

Day 14 – The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

It was cool and cloudy here in south central Washington today. A very nice break from the heat 💜 and great day to be lazy and watch movies in bed. At 6pm I went to a psychic development group meeting; Amazing! What a magical day!

WE are now TWO weeks into the The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge.

I’m digging the changes I see in myself; but more so, the change in the way I view everyone and everything around me; I’m seeing with NEW eyes. Personal Growth Rocks!

I hope that TODAY, YOU made time for YOU (instructions above 😜) and maybe a little Magic!

✌️💜🎶

Namasté 

Matthew 

Day 14 – (AM) – This Sh*t is for the Birds…

 

Day 14 – The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

Have a super fantastic Monday!

Namasté 

Matthew

Day 13 – (PM) – Sunday Funday 🌞


Day 13 – The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

PhotoBOMB…EXCELLENT 😊

I had a great day today! I spent time with people I love and care about. I AM truly blessed and grateful 💜

Thank you ALL for the support and feedback so far. I want to hear more of YOUR stories…share them and YOU empower not only yourself, but everyone involved in the challenge. So come on; How was YOUR day?

Peace Out ✌️

Namasté

Matthew

❤️💛💚💙💜Love is Colorblind💜💙💚💛❤️

 
Namasté

Matthew 

Amazingly Awful…

 

Namasté 

Matthew ✌️

Day 13 – (AM) – Just do it…

  
Day 13 – The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

Happy Sunday 🌞

Namasté 

Matthew 

Day 12 – (PM) – Forget Everything and LIVE…

  

Day 12  – The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

Be Brave…Be Courageous…JUST BE…

Goodnight and Happy Dreams!

Namasté 

Matthew 

A Stroke of Genius…


Jill Bolte Taylor (YouTube – 20:11 minutes)

This is an incredible story…

Namasté

Matthew

Day 12 – (AM) – Better Together… 

  

Day 12 – The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

Have a great day!

Namasté 

Matthew

Day 11 – (PM) – Embrace Your Dreams…

Day 11 – The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

Goodnight ALL 😴😴😴

Namasté

Matthew

Just Imagine…


John Lennon – Imagine (YouTube)

✌️💜😊

Namasté

Matthew

Day 11 – (AM) – It’s YOUR Choice…


Day 11 – www.the30daypersonalgrowthchallenge.com

Make YOU happy today! 💜

Namasté

Matthew

  Day 10 – (PM) – I’m WHAT?

 The Egg – by Andy Wier (YouTube Video – 7:22 minutes)

Day 10 – The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

“The Egg” is a great video, it’s worth the seven and a half minutes – GUARANTEED!

It’s a beautifully simple possibility…

***********

My day was fabulous! When my nephew and I had our adventure on Bateman Island last week, we noticed how much litter had been left behind. He and I decided to return, armed with garbage bags and tidy up a bit 😜

Well today, along with three additional family members (we recruited 😜),  my nephew and I returned to the island.

 

 
It was a beautiful day and we had a Great time AND we carried out 7 bags of trash.

It wasn’t even work; because we were doing something together; it was FUN!

What did YOU do today that was FUN?

Namasté

Matthew

Day 10 – (AM) – One of my Favorite Songs 💜

  
Sunscreen – Baz Luhrmann (YouTube)

Enjoy!

Day 10 – The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

Day 9 – (PM) – Goodnight Wednesday 😴

  
Day 9 – The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

Sweet Dreams to you ALL 💜

Namasté

Matthew

Day 9 – (AM) – What are YOU Waiting for?

  
Day 9 – The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

Day 8 – PM – Shift Happens…


Day 8 – The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

After only the first week, there is already a noticeable shift in my awareness.

I’m observing thoughts as they come and go; allowing me to be in the present.

I’m feeling my body react to what my ‘automatic’ thinking brain is doing; allowing me to STOP and breathe and let go and SMILE 😊

So of course…I’m smiling most of the time; that’s some amazing SHIfT!

After one week, this challenge has been seen by over a thousand people around the world. The stories I’ve heard from YOU and all the feedback has been phenomenal! I am truly humbled and grateful. Thank You ALL 💜

If this challenge, or my words of encouragement, have touched your life and those around you, please help ME spread the word! It’s never the WRONG time to start this challenge.

I want to SHARE this challenge with as many people as possible.

Please; Re-blog, Re-Tweet, Re-Share on FB; invite all your followers and friends to join: The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge; tell YOUR story and why YOU are taking this challenge.

As a community we must draw on each other, now more than ever, for love and support to make the IMPOSSIBLE, POSSIBLE.

Follow me on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/unitystone) and on WordPress (https://unitystone.wordpress.com) for daily updates.

I’ve also created an event on Facebook – The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge (https://www.facebook.com/events/1049819375058699/ where you can join/accept the event.

Peace, Love, and Rock & Roll ✌💜🎶

Namasté

Matthew

Day 8 (AM) – Roadblocks…

  
Day 8 – The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

Day 7 (PM) – We’re going on a Magical ADVENTURE…

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Day 7 – The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

Today my nephew and I went on an Adventure!

“Where are we going?” he asked inquisitively…”somewhere magical” I replied.

We got together a few necessities; water, snacks, etc and we were off…

We drove to the river and parked. “We’re here” I said, as he anxiously looked around.

“The river?” he questioned, “I thought we were going on a magical adventure? What’s magical about the river?” he said a bit deflatedly. “I don’t know yet” I replied, “that’s why it’s an ADVENTURE!”.

We got out of the truck and walked toward the river. “The first thing we need” I said, “is a good walking stick!”. We soon both found acceptable walking sticks and the journey began.

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As we walked toward the land bridge and across to Bateman Island, I asked my nephew if he had brought his magic wand. “No” he replied, rather surprised by my question. “What?” I exlaimed, “…well we better find one on our way then.”

We continued our journey and a few minutes later, he looked down and exclaimed “I found it! The PERFECT magic wand.” I smiled big and said “great job buddy”, and after a quick high-five, we continued walking; each with our walking sticks and he with our MAGIC wand.

Bateman Island is beautiful. As we walked we saw grasshoppers, dragonflies, ants, and birds. Grass, sand, rocks, plants, trees, and then we came upon some beautiful yellow wildflowers.

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We both stopped to admire them and I said “What do you want to make?”. “Make?” he said curiously. “You know, with your magic wand…what do you want to make?”, I said with a grin. He looked at the small stick (magic wand) and then at me. “It’s just a stick Uncle Matt” he says, with a bit of attitude.

I laughed “How do you know? You haven’t even tried to use it yet”. I got an eye roll as he said “I don’t know what to make…”. “Make WHATEVER you want” I replied.

With that, he looked at me; and again at the stick. He smiled, waved this stick in the air and said “I’m going to make some purple flowers”, and with a quick “Abracadabra“, it was done. “And now the adventure begins…” I said as we started walking again; in search of his ‘creation’.

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The weather was perfect and the view incredible. We both walked silently for some time. As we rounded a bend in the trail we came across some more flowers. “Not purple!” he states and continues walking. I stop and snap a couple of pics anyway 😜

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After a long silence, he looks at me and says “It didn’t work…” and before he could finish his sentence, he looked down and saw HIS flowers.

“Uncle Matt, Uncle Matt…IT WORKED!!!…Look” as he pointed to his right.

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Sure enough…purple flowers. He was ecstatic! We stood and admired them for a bit. He was elated that OUR magic wand had actually worked.

This time I didn’t have to ask what he was going to make, because he was using his magic wand non-stop 😊

“I’m making birds now – Abracadabra

“I’m making trees now – Abracadabra

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“I’m making EVERYTHING now – Abracadabra”

My nephew was HOOKED and our adventure continued; as we rounded each bend, we talked about all of the beautiful things HE had MADE for us to see. “OH WOW, you did a great job on this!…how did you make that?” I said, as he showed ME all the cool stuff HE had made come out of that little stick.

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We had a Most Excellent Magical Adventure!

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I love that kid💜

I hope YOU had an excellent magical adventure of your own today!

The first 7 days of the challenge have been incredible for me. Some difficult, some scary, but most – FANTABULOUS! I am seeing the world and everything in it differently somehow. I AM CHANGING; and that’s personal growth.

With peace, love, and gratitude,

Namasté

Matthew

Day 7 (AM) – Today’s Mission…

…should you choose to accept it 💜

  
Day 7 – The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

I Wish You Enough…

  
I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright no matter how grey the day may appear.

I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun even more.

I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive and everlasting.

I wish you enough pain so that even the smallest of joys in life may appear bigger.

I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.

I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.

I wish you enough hellos to get you through the final good-bye.

(Author unknown)

Day 6 (PM) – YOU Matter…


Day 6 – The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

Today was a rainy, lazy, lay in bed and nap kinda day! I love those…

Have a fabulous Labor Day!

Namasté

Matthew

You Are More Successful Than YOU Realize 💜

  
You Are More Successful Than YOU Realize – (YouTube Video)

I’m an 11! How about YOU?

Day 6 – Smile today…

  
Day 6 – The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

Day 5 – Do nothing…

  
Day 5 – The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

Tao te Ching

37.

The Tao does nothing, yet leaves nothing undone.

~

If rulers could centre themselves in it, the whole world would be transformed.

People would be content with their lives and free of desire.

When life is simple, pretenses fall away; our essential nature shines through.

 ~ Lao Tzu

***********

Today I did nothing. What a fine day it was.

How was your Day 5?

Namasté

Matthew

Day 5 – Why Worry…

  
Day 4 – The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

Day 4 – Sacrifice…

  
Day 4 – The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

My sisters dog Toby went to Doggie Jail for the weekend 😦

Long story…lessons were learned. 

Be well Toby. See you Tuesday 💜

How was YOUR Day 4?

Namasté

Matthew

Day 4 – Go be YOU Today…

  
The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

Day 3 – The Insanity of it ALL…

Albert-Einstein-Insanity-Quote

Day 3 – The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

I went to visit a friend today. When I arrived, he was visibly upset and frustrated.

He explained that his toilet wasn’t working; that he had gone out and purchased new parts and replaced the entire ‘inside’ workings of the toilet; and it STILL WASNT WORKING! He was PISSED OFF! He walked away feeling defeated.

After a break, he calmed down enough and went back to TRY again. He said that when he returned, he noticed that the PROBLEM was NOT with the parts he had just spent two hours replacing, but rather the flush handle/arm and chain 😡 (that’s a different/separate part altogether for those not in the know 😊).

He immediately went from zero to PISSED OFF…again;

(how did I not see that before I replaced EVERYTHING else)

(how could I be so stupid)

(I’m a f**king idiot)

So off to the store, AGAIN, to get the RIGHT part THIS TIME!

He said he returned home and went right to work on the new task. It was a SIMPLE thing now. Just unscrew the plastic nut on the back side of the handle, pull the handle out, insert the new handle, place and tighten the plastic nut on the back side of the handle. SIMPLE! Right?!?

He thought to himself, “lefty loosey righty tighty”, as he began to remove the plastic nut. With that, using his pliers, he turned left (counter clockwise) on the nut. Nothing! It wouldn’t budge…WTF…as he REALLY put his weight into ‘loosening’ the F**KING NUT! After several more failed attempts and a substantial increase in his blood pressure, he was defeated again.

He walks away and opens the package with the new handle. If he inspected the new handle, he thought, he might be able to figure it out. As he looked at the new handle and compared it to the old one (still firmly attached to the toilet); they were identical! Finally some HOPE.

He decided to remove the plastic nut from the new handle, hoping for some insight into removing the old handle. “Lefty loosey righty tighty” he thought as he grasped the nut and twisted it with his hand…NOTHING…it wouldn’t budge! F**K, F**K, F**K!!!

It’s at THIS point that I arrive at my friends house.

After calmly listening to him RANT/VENT/TIRADE; he asked for my help. I smiled and said ‘OF COURSE 💜’.

First I asked him to take a few deep breaths; TOGETHER, WE could do this…

We went into the bathroom; he showed me the old handle (still firmly attached the toilet); and the new identical handle (plastic nut still firmly attached).

As I looked at the situation, from my OWN/NEW perspective, a memory immediately came to me, a time when I myself had been in the same situation.

At that moment; a thought; a voice…’I before E except after C’?!? Huh? What?…AHA!

Exceptions to the ‘RULE’! I smiled and was grateful for SEEING beyond the task at hand and allowing myself to listen and hear this message.

You see, the plastic nuts on toilet handles are an ‘exception’ to the ‘lefty loosey righty tighty’ RULE! I took the pliers, twisted right (clockwise), and Voila; plastic nut DEFEATED!

My friend stood there, dumbfounded. After a moment we both began laughing hysterically. Problem Solved! SIMPLE! He confessed he had never even considered turning the nut clockwise. THAT was against the RULE(s) 😁

And now to the point…finally 😊

There is always more than one way to look at situation, but when our ‘automatic thinking brain’ takes over, and we refuse to consider other options; rules and beliefs become our guide; we close ourselves off from hearing that little voice that says ‘I  before E except after C’.

When you get stuck, frustrated, or just plain PISSED OFF; STOP and BREATHE. Step away for a minute and just BREATHE: calm down; relax.

There is always more than one way to do something; look at something. When you’re able to calm down and look at the situation subjectively, for what it really is, you’re then able to hear the little voice that says ‘I before E except after C’; and that’s personal growth!

How was your Day 3?

Namasté

Matthew

  

Hello Day 3 🌞

  
The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

Namasté
Matthew

The End of Day 2…


Day 2 – The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

Today was a day of quiet reflection for me.

I realized how often I compare what I’m thinking and feeling in the NOW, to past experiences and outcomes. I saw how FEAR was preventing me from seeing things as they really are; preventing me from living FULLY in the present.

It was a huge AHA moment!

I hope each of you had an AHA moment of your own today 🙂

I’ve heard from a lot of people, all with incredible stories and great new insights into themselves; after the first day of the challenge. Wow!

I am so blessed and grateful to each and every one of you! I’m happy we are in this together!

So…How was your Day 2?

Goodnight and Sweet Dreams 😴😴😴

Namasté

Matthew

Day 2 – Hi! I’m Unity Stone…

  
I made my first video today, to introduce myself and talk about what The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge means to me: Hi I’m Unity Stone 🙂

The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

Day 2 Begins :-)

The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

Namasté

Matthew


Reflecting on Day 1…

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Day 1 – The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

Well, I made it through day one. I was surprised at how many times I found myself doing the very thing I had written about.

I WAS actively paying attention to my thoughts and words; conscience awareness.

It was crazy how many times, as my mind wandered, I caught myself picking on ME. I immediately forgave ME and that made me SMILE! My cheeks hurt from so many smiles by afternoon 🙂 What an awesome side effect of SELF LOVE and FORGIVENESS!

Did YOU smile and forgive YOU today?

I was fortunate enough to spend the afternoon with an amazing friend that has also accepted The Challenge. It was incredible how THAT kind of support, support from another ME, helped throughout the day. I am blessed and grateful!

The truth is, change is a never ending cycle; and personal growth is CHANGE.

I’m jazzed at the possibilities of Day 2 🙂

Now it’s your turn – How was YOUR Day 1?

With love and gratitude,

Namasté

Matthew

Day 1 – The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

 

The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

Only 12 Hours until…

Only 12 hours till The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge begins… ✌

Everyone – please help get the word out TODAY! Re-blog to all your followers, invite all your followers to join the Facebook Event: The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge; write a blog; tell YOUR story and why YOU are taking this challenge.

As a community we must draw on each other, now more than ever, for love and support to make the IMPOSSIBLE, POSSIBLE.

I’m so excited today! Thank you ALL. I am humbled and grateful 💜

Namasté Matthew

The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

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The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge

I recently proposed a 30 day challenge to my best friend.

The Challenge?

Go 30 days without making a self-deprecating remark or having negative self-talk in thought. Simple, right?

Wrong! IT IS NOT POSSIBLE –

“That shirt looks great on you!”

(oh, this old thing)

“You have an amazing smile!”

(my teeth are crooked)

(my teeth aren’t white enough)

“You are beautiful!”

(I hate my hair)

(my nose is too big)

(my hate my wrinkles)

(I’m fat and need to lose weight)

(I’m too short)

(I’m ugly)

(I’m…I think you get the point)

So why even propose a challenge that is IMPOSSIBLE?

Just because…

Just because it’s different; just because I want YOU to try something new; just because you can; just because it’s a game for fun; JUST BECAUSE it’s a CHALLENGE!

Just because…when you begin to pay attention to your thoughts and words, you begin to notice and become AWARE of how you talk and think to YOU! Conscious Awareness is the first step to freedom.

So, are YOU brave enough to accept The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge?

The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge in Action

  1. Start Actively Paying Attention to Your Thoughts and Wordsdont tolerate disrespect

What do you “think” when you look at your naked body in a full length mirror? If you “think/see” anything other than what an incredible, amazing, perfect, being of light and love YOU really are; look again.

Look past the freckles, moles, scars, pimples, wrinkles, age spots, sags and flab; look past your body…look into your eyes. Get closer to the mirror and really look. The entire Cosmos dwells there. Breathe deeply and forgive YOU.

  1. Take a Shower/Bath

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Examine your body, really look at it. Realize that your body is not YOU; It is the SOUL’S very own ‘physical’ vehicle on EARTH; on call 24/7, just for you.

As you wash your body, be in the moment. Breathe deeply and fully. Examine and forgive the things you see in YOURSELF as ‘imperfect’.

Breathe deeply and fully and FORGIVE YOU!

Wash slowly; forgive, accept, love, and be grateful for every part of you. This body allows SOUL (you) to experience LIFE in physical reality.

For each perceived imperfection you find, smile, forgive, and accept it as it is…breathe deeply and fully.

  1. What Did You Say to Me?

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I said to my best friend, “You look great today!” to which he replied “ugggg…I’m fat”.

STOP! Listen to yourself…be AWARE of your automatic dialogue…hear the words…see them…feel them.

Now let me ask you ask you a question. Would you say that to ME? Your mother; father; child; partner; a stranger; or anyone one you LOVE?

NO! Right? No you wouldn’t…but you just DID.

I asked him “why did you just call ME fat?” Startled, he quickly answered “I didn’t”; (yes you did). What you say about YOU, you say about ME as well; WE are ONE.

At the moment you become aware of your automatic responses to people and things, you get a choice. The choice? Love and forgiveness ~ for YOURSELF.

In practice, when you begin to forgive YOU, when you think or say ‘something’ negative about YOU…those ‘somethings’ begin to lose their power. Those ‘somethings’ need YOU to exist. YOU don’t need them…

  1. Conscious Awareness

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This challenge is not for the timid. You must want it. You must want to change and grow and become more.

Practice accepting compliments with a genuine smile, eye contact, and a ‘Thank You’.

Practice accepting criticism as a tool for self-reflection. See criticism for what it is, someone else’s or your own fears, manifesting in reality.

When you slip and think or say something negative about YOU (and it will happen OFTEN at first), stop and take a deep breath. If you get upset, angry, feel guilt or shame; you feed the ‘something’ and keep it alive. It needs you, you don’t need it. Instead forgive YOU and SMILE and be Proud of  yourself in knowing you just became Consciously Aware of your ‘automatic’ thinking brain. In that MOMENT you can choose to change your words or thoughts into ‘something’ positive about YOU. That’s personal growth.

  1. Practice Makes Perfect

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With patience, practice, and attention, you will find that the power of the ‘somethings’ fade away a bit more each time you are AWARE and FORGIVE yourself when you react automatically…and always SMILE and be proud of yourself for seeing a ‘something’ for what it really is. Practice makes perfect!

So…I dare you, no, I DOUBLE DOG DARE YOU, to The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge.

Earlier, I said that this challenge ‘IS NOT POSSIBLE’. I will now amend that statement: ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE; with patience, practice, and attention.

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The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge Summary*:
  • Start actively paying attention to your thoughts and words
  • Examine and forgive the things you see in YOURSELF as ‘imperfect’
  • Become aware of your automatic responses to people and things
  • When you slip, forgive YOU and SMILE and be Proud of yourself in knowing you just became Consciously Aware of the automatic thinking brain
  • Practice makes perfect!
*Quick reference summary card – Clip and carry

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The challenge begins September 1st, 2015. Accept the challenge, but more than that, extend the challenge to everyone you love and appreciate in your life. Share the LOVE. An added benefit to challenging a friend or loved one: It creates a support system for both of you!

Let’s make this go viral. Re-post the challenge, blog about it, Tweet it, Facebook about it. LET’S BRING THIS CHALLENGE TO LIFE!

21 days makes a habit…30 days will change your LIFE.

Follow me on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/unitystone) and on WordPress (https://unitystone.wordpress.com) for daily updates starting September 1st.

I’ve also created an event on Facebook –  The 30 Day Personal Growth Challenge (https://www.facebook.com/events/1049819375058699/). Join/accept the event if you are ready to accept MY CHALLENGE TO YOU!

Now, go make the IMPOSSIBLE, POSSIBLE!

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Namaste’ Matthew

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When I was a kid I was my own Superhero – I was invincible; until THEY told me I wasn’t.

It took a long time for me to realize that THEY were WRONG.

It’s time for me to be my OWN Superhero again…

How about YOU?

Namasté Matthew
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Perception…

  

Tao Te Ching – Chapter 55

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“Whoever is filled with Virtue is like a new-born child.

Wasps and scorpions will not sting it; snakes and serpents will not bite it; wild animals will not attack it; birds of prey will not swoop down on it.

Its bones are soft, its muscles weak, and yet its grip is firm.

It does not know of male and female union and yet its organ stirs; its vital energy is at its height.

It cries throughout the day and yet is never hoarse; its harmony is at its height.

To know harmony is to know the eternal.

To know the eternal is to know enlightenment.

To speed the growth of life is an omen of disaster; to control the breath by will-power is to overstrain it; to grow too much is to decay.

All this is against the Dao and whatever is against the Dao soon dies.”

– Translated by Tom Chilcott, 2005, Chapter 55

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Do Nothing…


Do nothing? I’m all over that 👍

Actually, the true meaning of this Taoist philosophy, is to be at peace with yourself and live in the now.

The stresses of daily life; our obligations, our expectations, our attachments, lead us to imbalance and poor health.

In applying this philosophy, you don’t actually ‘do nothing’, but the things that you do, you do with mindful patience.

When you release expectations and attachments to outcomes, things will get done, naturally, as they should.

Think about it this way: when the seed is planted, it doesn’t fight being planted, it does nothing; it’s a seed and it does not fight that.

The seed doesn’t worry about where it was planted, what it should become, if the wind will come and blow it away, or if the sun will shine upon it; it just does what seeds do.  In this way, the seed ‘does nothing’, yet everything gets done.

Nature is funny like that. When left untouched, things fall into balance and harmony naturally; ‘without doing’. We can learn a lot from nature.

Happy Wednesday and Namasté

Stop and breathe…

I got a flat tire on the lawn mower…uggggg.  All hopes of finishing the lawn begin to fade…  

I stopped, took a few deep breaths. The answer came! I called my Dad 🙂

After a few more deep breaths, I conquered the flat tire! Yay ME!

   
  

 Thank you Dad 🙂
I am blessed and grateful 💜

It takes practice…

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Recently, I’ve been thinking about idea of conscious dreaming. By this I mean, realizing that I’m dreaming, while still in the dream, allowing me to then control the dream.

Great in concept, right? Well, a couple of nights ago, I’m in a room, opening a window and, all of the sudden, it happened! I realized I was dreaming and I was still in the dream! Holy crap! Holy crap! HOLY CRAP! What do I do now?

So first thing that pops into my head is; make a door in the wall, open it, and walk through. Perfect! So I think DOOR, take a step forward, reach out for the soon to be created doorknob, and BAM, run right into the wall.

The next thing I hear is “It takes practice here too…” and I woke up smiling.

WHY CRYING IS HEALTHY & NECESSARY FOR PERSONAL GROWTH

  
http://thespiritscience.net/2015/08/11/why-crying-is-healthy-necessary-for-personal-growth/

The Peep-Hole Principle

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You are God

What the hell does that mean? Well, let me explain.

Everything that IS, all that EXISTS, ALL came from a single point of light. You can compare this to a zygote. A zygote is a single cell, capable of dividing asexually, and creating identical offspring.

This single point of light did just that – it divided into two identical points of light.

Being that the original point of light contained all things – ‘all that is’; when it split into two, both contained ‘all that is’ – after all, they ARE identical.

The light continued to divide and multiply exponentially; each new point of light containing ‘all that is’.

The light rejoiced and played and danced.

Within the light of ‘all that is’, lies the potentiality for all things. From the growing light, gasses formed and became dense, creating the ENTIRE Cosmos – all made of these points of light, which ARE the ENTIRETY of ‘all that is’.

As the gasses become denser, they birth stars. The stars are alive; they live and they die. But in their death/renewal, they give birth to brand new THINGS. Planets are formed and begin to orbit their stars – just like protons orbit their nuclei.

The light choreographs the dance of the planets around their suns; the dew on the morning grass; the orbit of every electron around every nucleus in every atom – all in perfect balance and harmony, creating the ebb and flow of the Cosmos.

The light plays and dances. When the light dims it then renews itself in form and function – CONTINUOUSLY. This cycle is eternal, just as the light of ‘all that is’ is eternal.

Although the light is all-knowing, all awareness, ‘all that is’; exactly what has its playing and dancing created? Well…EVERYTHING…and NOTHING, really.

The light just IS.

As the light plays, dances, and creates, it drives the eternal cycles of birth, growth, decay, death, and re-birth – each time, more complex systems are born.

As planets cool and orbits stabilize, balance and harmony emerge.

Perfect balance and harmony spread throughout the entire Cosmos. Through this balance and harmony, more complex and diverse combinations of elements are possible.

The light rejoiced and continued to play and dance and create.

Throughout the Cosmos, new forms of life began to emerge.

The light rejoiced at this and continued playing. The more it played, the more complex it’s creations.

The light, being ‘all that is’, made each and every THING in the Cosmos after its OWN image and of ITSELF. The more it GAVE the more it BECAME.

The light rejoiced and continued playing. The more it played, the more it created; cycle upon cycle.

The light rejoiced.

As the light played and danced and created, a strange thing happened. A NEW light began to emerge WITHIN the light of ‘all that is’. What was this NEW light? This new light was CONSCIOUSNESS.

The light of ‘all that is’ became SELF aware. The light could see ITSELF!

THE LIGHT REJOICED!

Throughout the Cosmos, tiny peep-holes were opening. The light could look upon itself and see pieces of its WHOLE.

All CREATIONS of the light of ‘all that is’, throughout the entire Cosmos, are alive; because the light of ‘all that is’ is alive.

All things CAME from the single point of light of ‘all that is’. ALL IS ONE AND ONE IS ALL. There can be NO other way.

How the Peep-Hole Principle Applies to Humanity

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As humans, we are born of the light. As zygotes we begin to split and divide and BECOME – just like the original point of light.

We are born and another peep-hole opens. From here the light can see itself as it truly is; joyful, playful – unconditional love; in perfect balance and harmony within and without.

As children, we are taught THINGS. Each THING represents a lens or filter, which is placed on our peep-hole.

As we mature, learn, and change, the lenses and filters are constantly added to, adjusted, or removed. In our every thought, every experience, every moment – constant change. These changes represent OUR own unique view of ourselves and everything we know. We ebb and flow with the COSMOS because of these perspective changes.

Our perspectives and beliefs are formed by our experiences. Our experiences are rationalized and understood through OUR Peep-hole lenses and filters. These lenses and filters are passed to us from our parents, teachers, religions, countries, governments, etc.

WE must decide which lenses and filters WE adopt and install on OUR peep-hole. What we then see is our perspective. This ‘perspective’ becomes our beliefs. Our beliefs become our reality.

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Far too often, as children, lenses and filters are installed without our conscious knowledge. As adults, we must take the time to REALLY examine them, question them; test their TRUTH. If we don’t, we are oblivious to their influence over US.

The light rejoices.

Now, the light of ‘all that is’, can see itself through an infinite number of peep-holes, each with its own unique view.

The light plays, dances, and creates.

The Illusion of Time

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Up to this point, the events described are in a rather linear timeline, if you will. The TRUTH is that at the moment the original point light of ‘all that is’ split, everything BECAME. Everything WAS – in that single moment.

That moment, called the NOW, is truly all that exists. There is no past, no future, nothing but the NOW. The NOW was born of a single point of perfect, joyful, playful, unconditional love; the light of ‘all that is’.

The NOW is like the newborn baby, untarnished, loving, and pure…PERFECT.

When we are born, the possibilities of OUR each and every NOW are limitless and unbounded. Our peep-holes are without filter or lenses. Then as we grow, our experiences birth our beliefs and we start installing our lenses and filters.

It is our EXPERIENCES that we view as the past. Experience is but a teacher; of pleasure and pain, of joy and sorrow, of good and bad, of right and wrong. We also learn guilt, shame, fear, and self-worth. Depending on your lenses and filters, YOUR past can be a blessing or a curse.

Our desires, hopes, and dreams form our VISION of the future. Our EXPERIENCES again birth expectations of what OUR future will be if we do this…or if we do that…

Both the past and future are ILLUSIONS. It is our lenses and filters that convince us they are real.

There is only the NOW.

From OUR perspective, time must exist. We need it to help understand, rationalize, and hold on to what we see through our peep-hole.

Our senses allow us to see, hear, smell, taste, and touch the world around us. Our perspectives and beliefs tell us what we find.

The more lenses and filters we have installed, the more we suffer. The more we block the ONENESS OF THE LIGHT of ‘all that is’, the more we live from a place of fear.

Examine your filters and lenses. Do this by re-examining what you believe and what you KNOW.

Rip apart your beliefs, turn them inside out, stretch them, twist them, burn them, and cut them into tiny pieces. Do this often. Throw away the pieces that fail the test of TRUTH – rebuild from what’s left. Only YOU can do this…it’s YOUR peep-hole.

As lenses and filters are examined in this way, you’ll find that many of them no longer serve your highest good. The more you discard, the more you see the TRUE light of ‘all that is’. In this way you can more fully live…in the NOW.

What Does All of This Really Mean?

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It means, my dear brothers and sisters, that WE have free access to the NOW…always. What you do with it is up to you…

You can start by examining your lenses and filters. Question them, test them, adjust or remove them. You, ONLY YOU, can discover what is TRUTH, and what is FEAR-based.

Adjust the view from your peep-hole and your beliefs and perspective change – and that changes EVERYTHING.

Keep the truth and discard the fear. Send the fear back to the light of ‘all that is’ with unconditional love.

And the LIGHT Rejoiced!

As the light saw itself through each peep-hole, it rejoiced at itself.

It matters not to the light of ‘all that is’, what it sees. Each peep-hole, no matter the view, is perfect. It is a unique and different look at itself. The light of ‘all that is’ doesn’t judge, compare, or favor one view over another…the light just IS.

WE, the peep-hole keepers, or PEOPLE, for short, reflect back the image of the light of ‘all that is’ onto OURSELVES.

AND THE LIGHT REJOICES!

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