Light
LIGHT
Click on the picture or link to watch the video \”Light\” .
Click on the picture or link to watch the video \”Light\” .
INTEGRITY
Unfortunately, it is not the case with everyone. I guess that we all faced disappointments in this particular area, at which occasion we discovered a person’s true colors. We feel betrayed, hurt and sometimes lose faith in others due to the experience as such. As a result of the latter we even might become very cautious, reserved and distant, not wanting to be trapped again in the lies of yet another person, despising the caused injustice.
As some of you rightfully commented integrity is a rare thing when it comes to politics. We all have seen and experienced it; one tends to talk this way before the elections and another way thereafter. I guess this behavior is twofold, really. On the one hand every political party is trying to gain as much as voters as possible, promising them the moon to obtain victory. Once they get into government they adapt their promises, partly due to different insights or the fact they need to seek a compromise with the opposition, but all too often because they only used these fake claims to gain power. As a result, things that were essential for you to give them your vote, tend to end up in the garbage bin leading to business as usual.
All is very annoying when it concerns matters that affect you materially or even worse, have a great impact on your day-to-day life. What’s more appalling is the fact that one comes up with fuzzy excuses or even worse doesn’t apologize at all nor makes an attempt to explain the reason for this non-performance. I get it that different insights might lead to different actions. Admitting that you can’t live up to your word, apologizing and explaining the reason why might to a certain extent control the damage. But apparently we might be asking for too much. Nowadays politicians flatter themselves for great leadership or any other kinds of narcissistic bullshit statements to cover up their ass, simply getting away with what they are doing. It is clearly not helping to reinstate credibility after getting back on their word due to a lack of integrity and self-esteem.
A world run by world-leaders who lack integrity is a scary thing, but a fact of life, leading to a vicious cycle with others who claim to do it differently, but fail as well due to the reasons mentioned above. A world based on money, power, own agenda and personal gain is not helping either. And on top of that a society in which people are treating each other without integrity is adding to the vibe of negativity.
We definitely need a change. We can only trust, when one stays true to oneself and others. After all isn’t it in fact each and everyone’s human right to be treated with the utmost integrity and respect? Something to reflect on, particularly by those intergovernmental organizations that are responsible to safeguard each and everyone’s well being.
Thank’s for your time.
Love,
Annelies
Click on the picture or link to watch the video \”Integrity\” .
POVERTY
Click on the picture or link to watch the video \”Poverty\” .
BEAUTY
Respect
Freedom of speech is a precious privilege in the Western world. Out of the 195 countries worldwide more or less 101 of those are limited in their perceptions and way of expression. However, in the Netherlands where I live we can say what we think, we may have our own point of view and voice it in different ways whenever we feel up to it.
By Dutch Law there are a couple of restrictions, i.e., we may not incite to hatred, insult an official or spread lies. To a lesser extent obscenity or the breach of decency might be viewed as a violation or not judged at all as a breach of this interesting human right. Normally one would think that by exercising such (exceptional) right respect and understanding of different perspectives, ideologies, religions, lifestyles and so on would go hand in hand. Unfortunately, that is not the case.
Nowadays it seems like a growing number of people feel the need to have some kind of opinion about everything and everyone when it is not in line with their own way of living and thinking. That in itself may not be a bad thing. However, what is making it bad is the way that personal view is communicated or displayed; it’s becoming more and more galling, offensive, hurtful and above all provocative.
It is strange that people seem to have forgotten that the freedom of speech is in fact a human right. Sometimes I wonder if they know why human rights were initiated, i.e., these rights give you the right to lead a decent life, ultimately leading to a more harmonious and peaceful environment. By neither considering other people’s feelings nor respect other ideologies, political views, lifestyles and religions, one could say that the intended objective of human rights is completely missed. Yes, of course we can voice our opinion, but we need to respect and treat people with different perspectives in a decent, polite and complaisant way to prevent we fail to meet the purpose of the initiation of human rights.
Love, light, peace and harmony is what most of us would like to see in this world, supported by the execution and acceptance of human rights in more countries around the globe. If there where freedom of speech is applicable we continue, however, to express ourselves in a disrespectful, hurtful way, we’re getting nowhere. One thing is leading to another, especially when an affront caused by freedom of speech is hurting societies, populations or followers of religion or political views, living in countries where freedom of speech is not a given right or people are accustomed to it. Before long one single, reckless, disrespectful way of expressing an “opinion” may cause a turmoil, with violence, negative behavior and hard feelings towards other groups, devotees or even an entire nation that had nothing to do with the offense in case as a result.
Freedom of speech is an exceptional right reserved only to a minority of people, so let’s use it wisely. Furthermore we also need to accept that this right exists when it is not common in the country where you live and we should try to acknowledge that people might have a different point of view, of course taking into consideration that it is expressed respectfully. Let love and understanding be the key drivers in our communication or actions. It will only result in more positive energy, so badly needed in today’s society, maybe even leading to an uptake in countries that will become more amenable and receptive for the adaption of (more) human rights as a snowball effect.
I kindly thank you for reading this post and hope you will share it with others.
Love,
Annelies
Click on the picture or link to watch the video “Respect” based on the freedom of speech.
The Majority in the Minority
Already for some time I was playing with the idea to use this topic for one of the monthly video’s. When I posted the video “Change” some of the comments were in fact related to the subject, hence I decided to speed it up. I am glad I did, given the wonderful comments, feedback and engagement you all showed after watching my video. I truly appreciate that the majority of us do recognize this weird trend.
It truly is a strange phenomenon. I guess throughout the centuries we only started to accept it as a given. After all it was a fact when we were born and still is until this very day. But if you take a step back you start to wonder why we ever let it come that far. It is paradoxical that the majority of the people on this planet are ruled by a minority of humans, particularly given the hard facts that I showed in the video. And why do we let it continue as it is? A difficult question to answer as many aspects contributed to the current situation we are in.
I guess it started a long time ago. The colonial era which lasted for ages didn’t help either. Countries like the Netherlands, England, Germany, Italy, France and Spain decided to hop on a boat to discover new territories, planting their flags and claiming new countries as their own, totally neglecting that these countries already belonged to its own population. And what happened? They took its belongings, enriched themselves, leaving the conquered countries behind, completely raided with a forced up government and religion which didn’t align with the original values of those countries.
To me the foregoing contributed to a great extent to today’s paradoxes. The visible contrast between “rich” and “poor” countries we have nowadays is still a result of the colonial era. Adding ego, the urge for power, money and religion to it – which were by the way also the drivers for people back then to start their expeditions – in combination with a lack of respect for different points of view, the ignoring of human rights and the true understanding of the meaning of love, the answer to the question has for more than half been answered.
It goes too far to state that we can change this contradiction which has been created over the past ages. Our world is a tangle of a 195 something countries with huge underlying differences. Furthermore, we are dealing with indebted states that suffer from the heavy financial burden they have, not allowing them to build up their own countries and making it prosperous from an economic and social perspective. Slashing these countries’ debts – if it is already possible – could only mark a start if the leaders of those countries govern with true intentions on top of their mind re the welfare of its inhabitants and the country as such, instead of filling their own pockets and minding their own interests.
There is however hope. Around the world a few (new) world leaders are trying to make a difference. Let’s give them a helping hand by creating an environment existing of positive vibes in which they can pursuit what needs to be done to reach a society in which each and every person has the same human rights, entitled to the base necessities to allow them to live their lives.
I thank you once more for watching my video and reading this post. Let’s make the world a better place to live. With joint effort we can make this happen.
With love,
Annelies
Click on the picture or link to watch the video “The Majority in the Minority.”
CHANGE
Click on the picture or link to watch the video “Change.”
Please also watch the video “World Peace and Quantum Physics.”
Life
Click on the picture or link to watch the video “Life.”. It’s about 1.50 minutes long.
Please also watch the video “Our Connection with the Earth.” It runs a bit long (3 minutes) but explains the thought behind the impact our behavior has on the Earth due to the entanglement of energies.
WHAT IF…
What if… is a question that all of us probably has asked ourselves during our life. Some of us keep on dreaming, being happy with the simple reflection of what they aspire. Others, however, try to live that dream, their vision, in the knowledge that any change needed in life can only happen when making a start.
Like so many others I often wondered if there would ever be put an end to the continuous flow of negative and violent messages, displayed through a variety of channels such as television, internet and newspapers. For those of you who took a look at my Facebook page or websites (www.anneliesgeorge.com and www.loveablelight.com) it’s already known that I decided to make a start by initiating Loveable Light in 2016. Inspired by my research for the second part of the Jessie Golden series (Darkness & Light) and a reflection on what I wrote therein, I knew it was time to translate my words into deeds. Eventually, it’s a matter of putting your own house in order first.
Through my books, blogs and video’s I try to raise awareness of the powerful light we all have within called LOVE. In this hectic world we tend to forget to use this beautiful gift in our everyday life with all the repercussions it has for planet Earth and the wider society (watch the video: Our connection with the Earth which you can find alongside this post). From time to time I, too, must pick myself up if I wander off too much due to my job in the tough business world, where it is still a matter of profit, margin and loads of money. In fact, it’s today’s society that seems to get lost in a world which was created by human itself during the past centuries.
Science already revealed that the collective awareness of the human mind can be influenced by Quantum Physics. We only need to put it in practice; influence and inspire each other with positive thoughts and deeds of love. In the long run, it will snowball and affect our behavior in the same way as the not so positive ideas and violent deeds have proven the Theory in the past.
Finally, I am fully aware that the “what if…” I sketch in the video is utopian, but as explained above change can only happen with a start. With science proving that the bundling of our positive energy will make a difference in the long run, I strongly encourage you to keep the faith and shine your loveable light whenever you can, as much as you can. United we stand, divided we fall; it is up to all of us to take a stand against the current decline of our civilization and create a different world we all dream of, the “what if world” of love and peace.
Thank you for your interest. I wish you a very pleasant day.
Love,
Annelies
Click on the picture or link to watch the video “What if…”. It’s only 60 seconds long.
Please also watch the video “Our Connection with the Earth.” It runs a bit long (3 minutes) but explains the thought behind the impact our behavior has on the Earth due to the entanglement of energies.
LONDON BOOK FAIR Fair 2018 (APRIL 10-12)
On the advice of my publisher, Karen Strauss, I visited this week the London Book Fair together with my best friend Elisabeth Alblas, who also is my agent and PR-representative. Karen couldn’t be there since the Fair was too small for her. Furthermore, she is very busy among other activities with the BookExpo preparation, taking place in New York from May 30 through June 3rd.
For us, it was quite an adventure, leaving Schiphol Airport late Monday afternoon. Although we were supposed to land on London City, we ended up in Southampton! Due to extreme weather conditions all London Airports shut down while we were in the air. By taking the train, we arrived at Waterloo Station later than planned, leaving just enough time to grab a quick meal before going to bed.
Fully energized we started our adventure the next day. After a five-minute walk we joined the international crowd and entered the Olympia Hall, eager to meet and engage with as many people as possible. During our visit we had some interesting discussions relating to the Jessie Golden series, so we keep our fingers crossed it will lead to new developments.
Apart from the many publishers, agents and other book related representatives, there were many workshops and presentations you could join. Even David Baldacci was there, discussing his writing methods and creative approach.
One of the surprises of the Fair was the common feedback we got from various people (with different functions) relating to my non-fiction book, Learn to Understand your Original Self. It gave me food for thought, leading to an expedited deadline to get the book ready before the end of this year. There is still a lot of work to do and combined with a full time job and the care of my mother, I hope I will be able to make it.
All in all, it was a great experience. Walking around for a couple of days among other passionate authors and book experts made me realize once again how I love writing, enabling me to share my thoughts on specific topics with the rest of the world. How I wish that I could write for a living, being busy with my books all day!
Well, no fairy-tale for me at this moment! However, no matter what the times may be I’m going to continue to write in the spare time I have, hoping to create through my work some more awareness around the powerful light we all have within: LOVE. And, who knows? Maybe I will be invited one day to the London Book Fair as a guest speaker, sharing my writing experience in front of a crowd just like David Baldacci when my dream transforms into reality! 🙂
Thanks for your time reading this blog. Have a great day.
Love,
Annelies