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Foundation Stone of Hope

Everyone Has Purpose

Do you want the keys to happiness? This book takes you on a transformational journey and shows you a different way of looking at the world. Be part of a perception change underway as a Black Swan Event. Change your thinking, change your actions, change your world!

The book shows readers the importance of positive mindsets, and that you will find true happiness by knowing and being yourself. Some personal stories in the second chapter will motivate and inspire you. Following on from personal stories, the book touches on perception, to show the value of suspending judgement and asking readers to view the world through different lenses of perception. Thoughts on happiness and love are next, and then a journey of faith gives insight into the author's Christian beliefs and her own spiritual journey. This sets the scene to touch on the next topic, which is the value of looking on all people with compassion and suspending judgement, and the book then moves on to thoughts of criticism, blind spots and secrets as pathways to inner growth and acceptance. Fear, anger and bullying are dealt with next, including thoughts on what causes discrimination. This then sets the scene for a chapter on emotions, hurt and healing, showing the value of honouring feelings and choosing to react instead of respond, as well as how forgiveness sets you free. Next is a chapter on personal change: personal change can happen, and comes from an awareness of limiting patterns as well as an understanding that change is needed. The end of the book concentrates on the power each of you have as individuals to make a difference, and to make a stand for your beliefs. The book concludes with a section on liberating your dreams and truly walking your path of purpose and leaving your own legacy.

This book shows that people will find hope through using their talents and finding their passions and living their dreams. Jesus said in Matthew 5:14–16 “Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” In His words about salt and light, Jesus spoke about fulfilling your purpose here on earth, about being who you are and doing good works. He preached that salt must keep its salty flavour to be of use as salt, just as you need to fulfill your own God-given purpose, and be who you were always meant to be.

My faith, my journey, my thoughts...

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Table of Contents

PREFACE ............................................................................................... I
Why Did I Create This Book? .................................................................... i
Changing Mindsets ............................................................................................ i
Growth Through Learning ............................................................................... ii
Perception’s Black Swan: Everyone Has Purpose........................................ iii
Impacting the World: the Butterfly Effect .................................................... iv
1. IDENTITY AND PURPOSE ..................................................... 2
Everyone Has Purpose .............................................................................. 2
Lessons from Nature ........................................................................................2
Cheetahs Versus Lions .....................................................................................3
The Purpose of Raisins (Dried Grapes) ..........................................................4
Different Types of Intelligence and Talents ..................................................5
Everyone Has Something to Give ...................................................................6
Thoughts on Identity: What Makes Me “Me” and You “You”? ...... 7
Identity: Be Who You Are ......................................................................... 8
What Are Some Qualities Essential to Be Who You Are? ............................9
Our Strengths and Weaknesses ............................................................. 13
An Example of Weakness in Action ..............................................................13
Be Aware That Strengths May Be Weaknesses ...........................................14
Use Your Strengths .........................................................................................15
A Square Peg in a Round Hole ......................................................................15
Final Thoughts on Strengths and Weaknesses ...........................................17
All People Are Equally Important ......................................................... 17
2. PERSONAL STORIES .............................................................. 20
The Legacy of Bradley Harris Wolf ....................................................... 20
Bradley’s World ...............................................................................................21
Bradley’s Book: Trapped in Silence ............................................................. 22
Bradley’s Farewell ........................................................................................... 23
We Can All Learn From Bradley ................................................................... 23
Hope for All Who Have Dreams to Live ...................................................... 25
Oscar Pistorius: Blade Runner .............................................................. 26
Ode to the San (Bushmen) (1) ................................................................ 27
Traditional Culture ......................................................................................... 28
What Happened to the San? .......................................................................... 29
A Changed World ............................................................................................ 30
What Is Lost Is Difficult to Reclaim ............................................................. 31
Reclaim Purpose ............................................................................................. 32
Generational Poverty ............................................................................... 33
A Case Study in Generational Poverty ......................................................... 34
Is True Capacity a Factor of Childhood?...................................................... 36
Kindle Purpose, Kindle Passion .................................................................... 37
Empower People to Help Themselves .......................................................... 37
Involve People in Their Own Problem Solving ........................................... 39
Allow Others to Become the Expert ............................................................. 39
A Horse Called Justin Morgan .............................................................. 40
Rediscovering Me ...................................................................................... 42
Introduction .................................................................................................... 42
Family History ................................................................................................. 43
Family Life ....................................................................................................... 45
Childhood Dreams...................................................................................... 47
Reality of Life .................................................................................................. 47
Change Brings New Direction ....................................................................... 50
On Travelling .............................................................................................. 50
Decision to Change Destiny and Move .................................................... 53
Learning from the Past................................................................................... 55
New Possibilities ............................................................................................. 58
Let Your Light Shine ................................................................................. 59
3. PERCEPTION SHIFT .............................................................. 60
Judging Beauty and Potential ................................................................ 60
Society’s Changing Concept of Beauty .........................................................60
The Way We Sense Our World May Be Clouded By Perception ...............62
Individual Rating Scales of Perception ........................................................62
Do We Recognise Undiscovered Beauty? ....................................................63
We Judge By the Exterior ..............................................................................64
Undiscovered Talent Hidden Due to Perception ........................................65
A Metaphor for Life ........................................................................................66
Everyone Has Something to Give .................................................................67
Timeless Beauty .......................................................................................... 68
4. LOVE AND HAPPINESS ........................................................ 70
Some Thoughts on Love ........................................................................... 70
You Can Only Love When You Truly Understand What Love Means ............................................................................................................. 73
Is There a Formula For Happiness? ..................................................... 74
What Causes Unhappiness? ..........................................................................75
Acceptance of Current Circumstance ...........................................................76
Living in the Present .......................................................................................76
A Sense of Identity: You Decide ....................................................................77
Dreams: Set Goals to Work Towards ...........................................................77
Obstacles, Opportunities, and Managing Expectations .............................78
Final Thoughts on Happiness .......................................................................80
5. MY FAITH, MY SPIRITUALITY ........................................ 82
Spiritual Awakening .................................................................................. 83
Christian Values ......................................................................................... 85
My Take on Christian Values .........................................................................86
Jesus’ Teachings ..............................................................................................90
The Father and the Son ..................................................................................92
The Holy Spirit ................................................................................................93
The Ten Commandments ...............................................................................95
Being Led By the Spirit .................................................................................. 99
God Loves You As You Are.................................................................... 100
One Body in Christ ........................................................................................ 101
I Wonder .................................................................................................... 102
6. ACCEPTANCE AND UNDERSTANDING................... 104
Truth ............................................................................................................ 104
What You Believe Is Truth May Not Be So ................................................ 105
The Principle of Three Truths ..................................................................... 106
Final Thoughts on Truth .............................................................................. 107
Who Do You Associate With? .............................................................. 107
Avoiding Snap Judgements .................................................................. 109
The Labels We Wear ..................................................................................... 109
On Teasing and Being Teased ..................................................................... 110
You Each Have a Story to Tell ..................................................................... 111
Accept People As They Are .......................................................................... 113
Understanding Culture and Behaviour Traps ........................................... 113
Fact Versus Assumption .............................................................................. 115
Treat Others As You Would Like to Be Treated ........................................ 116
Misunderstandings ....................................................................................... 117
That Little Bit Of Bad That Taints Perception ................................ 119
See Opportunity When a Problem Presents.................................... 120
The Importance of Context ................................................................... 122
Lessons to Learn ........................................................................................... 125
7. CRITICISM AND FEEDBACK .......................................... 126
Our Known and Unknown Selves ....................................................... 126
Blind Spots and Secrets ................................................................................ 127
Learning from Criticism ....................................................................... 129
Be Prepared for Criticism............................................................................ 130
How Criticism May Be Given ..................................................................... 133
Opportunities for Personal Growth ................................................... 134
8. FEAR, ANGER, AND BULLYING .................................. 136
When Fear Gets In the Way .................................................................. 137
What Does a Lifetime of Fear Do? ............................................................. 137
Limbic Lag .................................................................................................... 139
Confidence May Affect Appearance ........................................................... 139
Worrying ....................................................................................................... 140
Fear That Is Motivation for Discrimination .................................... 143
Interplay Between Fear and Discrimination ............................................ 143
We Fear Things We Have Learnt to Fear .................................................. 144
Generational Discrimination ...................................................................... 144
Organisational Conformity ......................................................................... 145
The Different Perspectives We See ............................................................ 146
Complacency: the Dodo .............................................................................. 146
The Gorilla Hidden in the Open ............................................................ 147
Thoughts on Interpersonal Fear ................................................................ 148
Anger ............................................................................................................ 149
Bullying ....................................................................................................... 151
9. EMOTIONS, HURT, AND HEALING ........................... 156
In This World You Will Have Trouble ............................................... 156
Honouring Our Feelings ........................................................................ 159
I Am Scared… No, You Are Not! ................................................................ 159
The Importance of Childhood Lessons ..................................................... 161
Loneliness ..................................................................................................... 162
Choose to React Instead of Respond ......................................................... 164
You Are Responsible for Your Own Feelings ............................................ 165
Shame ............................................................................................................ 166
Honour Your Feelings .................................................................................. 167
Forgiveness ............................................................................................... 167
Meaning of Forgiveness ............................................................................... 168
Do Not Wish Murder on a Murderer.......................................................... 168
There Is Freedom in Forgiveness ............................................................... 169
Thoughts on Healing in Action ............................................................ 169
10. PERSONAL CHANGE ........................................................ 174
Prioritising Time in Changing Life’s Direction .............................. 174
Trapped by Daily Routine ............................................................................ 175
Planning for the Future ................................................................................ 176
Throwing It All Away to Find Yourself....................................................... 177
Final Thoughts on Prioritising Time .......................................................... 178
The Reflections We See Of Ourselves ................................................ 179
Barriers ........................................................................................................... 179
Reflections ..................................................................................................... 180
Reflections: a Case Study of Lessons Learnt ............................................. 181
Final Thoughts on Reflections .................................................................... 185
We Only Change When We Understand Why We Should ........... 185
Change Must Be Self-Motivated ................................................................. 185
You Must Define Your Own Answers ......................................................... 186
Change Brings Connection .......................................................................... 187
Change May Happen Slowly ........................................................................ 187
Pivotal Moments in Change ........................................................................ 188
Final Thoughts on Change ........................................................................... 189
11. THE POWER OF ONE VOICE ........................................ 190
The Power of Your Voice ....................................................................... 190
Making a Stand for Justice .......................................................................... 191
Different Types of Authority ....................................................................... 193
Making Your Voice Heard ........................................................................... 194
Add Your Voice by Collaborating ........................................................ 195
Leadership .................................................................................................. 197
Types of Leaders........................................................................................... 198
Some Skills I Believe Are Necessary for Leading ..................................... 199
United We Stand, Divided We Fall ............................................................ 201
Be the Change You Want to See ........................................................... 202
12. LIBERATING DREAMS .................................................... 204
Hope’s Freedom Rising .......................................................................... 204
The Iceberg Effect .................................................................................... 205
Talent and Passion ................................................................................... 205
From the Heart ............................................................................................. 207
Opportunity ............................................................................................... 208
Dreams ........................................................................................................ 209
Hope ............................................................................................................. 210
Leaving a Legacy ....................................................................................... 211
Examples of People Who Left a Legacy ..................................................... 211
What Are Some Ingredients to Realising a Legacy? ................................ 213
Final Thoughts on Leaving a Legacy ......................................................... 214
Make a Difference .................................................................................... 214
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ........................................................ 216
BIBLIOGRAPHY .......................................................................... 217

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