☆ World Liberation Day! May 5th ☆

I wanted to take a moment of your lovely time to talk about this awesome, inspiring event going on in the world tonight...

Tonight is the biggest Full Moon of 2012 (going into Scorpio, which makes me extra excited ^^), and it is also "World Liberation Day." 

If you feel powerless in this world, against our crumbling democracies, chemtrails, human and animal rights, financial system, governments, world banks, etc, then it's time to stop. You are so incredibly powerful and tonight is an act of joining together to prove just that--in the most peaceful possible way. 

First I want to quickly mention The Law of Attraction. I've talked about The Law of Attraction plenty here at ReLove Plan.et, and it's because it IS the Universal Law and I will tell you again and again and again that it works. Our thoughts have tremendous power, the power to bring to us whatever we believe and want. By visualizing and asking the Universe, we can receive anything that we ask for. And because I know the power of this Universal Law, it makes me even more excited for this global event tonight.

So, now that that's out of the way, okay, okay, I'll get to what "World Liberation Day" is about… 

At the time of the biggest full moon of 2012, people all around the world will be joining together to meditate, visualizing the world we want to live in. 

"We will all be doing this visualization at the same time, the moment of full moon, which comes this May 5th /6th. Exact times for different time zones are:

8:30 pm PDT May 5th (Los Angeles)

9:30 pm MDT May 5th (Denver)

10:30 pm CDT May 5th (Houston)

11.30 pm EDT May 5th (New York)

4:30 am BST May 6th (London)

5:30 am CEST May 6th (Paris)

11:30 am CST May 6th (Beijing)

12:30 pm JST May 6th (Tokyo)

1:30 pm AEST May 6th (Sydney)

Instructions:

1. Relax your mind and body by watching your breath for a few minutes.

2. Visualize civil authority arresting central banking criminals such as Rothschilds and Rockefellers, and other members of this Cabal such as Henry Kissinger, etc. Visualize this process taking place worldwide peacefully and smoothly .Visualize the world finally being free from financial slavery, free from all evil dictators and corrupt politicians.

3. Visualize bright new future for humanity, with new and fair financial system put into place, with all debts canceled, prosperity funds for humanitarian projects released, advanced technologies introduced, ecosystem healed and human beings finally being free from all oppression."

(See here for your timezone and more detailed instructions, or watch the video ;)).

Again, I will say how powerful and magnificent our minds are and together it is absolutely possible to bring about the future we desire. We are already seeing huge changes happening in the world, people coming to stand up for what they believe in, coming together in actions like the "Occupy" movement, coming together in protests, and using the internet to spread our messages, sign petitions, and have our voices heard. 

Lastly I will say, why not? If nothing else, you get a beautiful meditation session out of the night and will feel brilliant and refreshed. Have a beautiful evening and hopefully we'll be feeling each other's energy tonight! :) 

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❀ Question of the Week! ❀

What are "Question of the Week" posts?  

To get my lovely readers (yes that would be you! ;)) to feel a little more involved and get some fun interaction going. Therefor, "Question of the Week" is born. What are these questions? Absolutely anything and everything under the moon (or perhaps beyond) that I feel like asking and hearing your fun responses. ;) 

So, now, on to Saturday's Question of the Week...

Childhood!!! :) What are your fondest childhood memories? What fun adventures did you get up to when you were a child? How did you spend your time? What games did you play? Annnnnd, Go! ;)

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☺ I am Responsible for My Own Happiness ☺

 

Happiness is a way of travel, not a destination. 

Being happy starts with one simple step; a choice to be Happy. With that choice comes the responsibility to continue to be happy. No one else can give happiness to you or take it away from you. You are the decider, the chooser, the mind behind the feeling of contentment and the choice to smile. This is why there are optimists in the world, and why there are pessimists in the world. One has chosen to accept responsibility of their own happiness and chosen to Be happy. The other rejects this responsibility and blames the world, therefor will never truly feel unreasonable happiness. 

Remember this: No one can make you feel badly without your consent. No situation can make you feel miserable without your allowing it to. Nothing in life can bring you down without your decision to allow it to. You are Responsible for your own Happiness. You are responsible for the choice to be happy, the choice to let things affect you, the choice to be who you want to be at all times. Likewise, nothing can make you feel happy without your consent, nothing can make you smile without your consent, nothing can make you feel good without your consent. You are the decider, the chooser, the source of your own happiness. 

People often feel like they need certain things in their lives in order to be happy. Those thoughts are products of your own imagination and, at the end of the day, are just excuses or places to put the blame. Your Happiness is always dependent on you. You don't need a big house, a partner, material things, or anything else, all you need is You and you will always have You. Look at it this way; people usually go through plenty of relationships in their lives, whether it's a boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, wife, friend, pet, family member, etc. The relationships change, people leave your life and new people enter your life, but your happiness is always there, left for you to pick up whenever you please. Your happiness is not dependent on these other people or possessions or things, they are dependent on You. If you need further proof of this, you need only look to the pessimist who has everything but does not appreciate or enjoy it, meanwhile the person who has nothing can be absolutely fulfilled with their lives. Because happiness is dependent on You. 

The nice thing about happiness, though, is that when you are genuinely happy then more things for you to be happy about will enter your life. When you start relying on yourself for happiness, everything else seems to flow more smoothly and consistently with joy. Good things will come your way. Guaranteed.   

This may be a lot to take in, but this responsibility will change your life. I've talked before about taking responsibility for your own life, taking responsibility for your own happiness is the next step in this. But this should not be daunting, it should be freeing and exciting. The fountain of your happiness is already inside of you, and it always has been. It is up to you to give it life and make it flow easily or cause it to dry up. Many of us have allowed the conditions of life and society to make that fountain dry up. But that's okay, all it needs is some maintenance to get it flowing again. And that's where you come in, because only You can make it flow freely again. 

No one is responsible for your own Happiness but You. Until you can accept this, you will struggle with the ups and downs of life because you won't accept that only You are in charge of your happiness. You have control over your happiness! Think about how magnificent and freeing this truly is! Suddenly the world can open for you! You are allowed to feel Happy in the face of other people's bad attitudes. You are allowed to feel Happy when unfavourable experiences enter your life. 

Of course, you'll learn tricks along the way to maintain that happiness and to be happy effortlessly in the face of anything. It is achievable, but you are the sole person responsible for achieving that. You are also responsible for the choices you need to take for happiness to flow easily. You are responsible for learning and growing and transforming into the highest, truest, Self you can be. You are responsible for surrounding yourself with positive people and situations. You are responsible for reading books, articles, or blogs that will help you to increase your depth of happiness. You are responsible for meditating, being in nature, listening to positive music, and anything else that will increase your depth of happiness. You are responsible for choosing to make the right steps towards the easy flow of your happiness. 

Yes, there are people that will come into your life that are "mean" or situations that happen that are unfavourable, but do these things have to affect your happiness? Absolutely not. I'm not saying you should "grow a pair" and never feel emotion, it's very healthy to feel emotion (see this article on that) and you should absolutely be in touch with those emotions. What I'm saying is that you don't have to let those people or situations drag you down with them. You still get a choice at the end of each day, at the end of each Moment, to smile and be happy. 

In stressful situations, it is up to you to say "try me!" instead of "why me?" and look for what the problem has come to teach you. It is your job to ask questions and see the lesson that will enrich your life. Surrender to the experience instead of resisting it. Even if you struggle, even if you fall down, you can always get back up and you can always Try, because that happy mood will always be there waiting for you again. 

The responsibility of your happiness lies on your shoulders. You cannot place the blame anywhere else. If you're in a bad mood it's no one else's fault but your own. It's not the crappy waiter, your partner not listening to you, the bad news, or anything else. It's you! Because you get to choose your attitude at all times. All times! You don't have to let any of those pestering people or situations bring you down, you can still feel on top of the world! In fact, if you choose to still feel happiness in the face of those disgruntled events, then you will change the course of your life, regardless, into something positive, because you will be drawing more positive and happy things to you. 

So take responsibility for your own happiness. Remember that no one else can give it to you or take it away from you. Get your ego out of the way, lose the blame game, and love others with all your heart. Love your life with all your heart. Love your life with all your heart. And watch the magic of happiness become your existence. Choose to Be Happy. 

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♥ Mar Mar Tree Sloth Giveaway!!! ♥

Another exciting giveaway here for all of you lovelies! When I discovered Mark Poulin's wonderful and magical etsy shop, Mar Mar, I was so thrilled to share this with you, so here it is--and a giveaway to boot! :) 

"When I was a boy I had a recurring dream that I could fly. Having an etsy shop makes me feel like that again."

~Mark Poulin of Mar Mar

Mar Mar reminds me of childhood and adulthood magically combined as one. The shop is filled with adorable yet beautifully modern jewelry featuring fun little characters of all sorts. The items are delicate and fun--a beautiful combination, again, of that playful child inside of us often with a mature sophisticated flare. You will find a beautiful array of glass bead jewelry, as well as metal work with detailed sterling silver characters, and for the more playful there are unique and colourful screen-printed glass pieces. There is something here for everyone and is certainly a lovely shop to snoop around in and fall in love with. 

So fall in love with Mar Mar! And, now, before I get to the giveaway details, a little interview with Mark Poulin of Mar Mar…

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Tell us a bit about your work.

I love to take a drawing from my sketchbook and transform it into an object: A simple charm necklace, fun glass cartoon earrings, colorful enamels, wall prints, or greeting cards. I'm all over the board..I love simple and modern one day, cute and colorful the next. Whatever the final product, I use my experience as a metalsmith and enamelist along with my passion for design and color to create a piece that I hope you will treasure forever.

Where do you find your inspiration?

I find my inspiration in the art world. I love looking at paintings and drawings and have a really wide taste in what grabs my interest. I love watching the art unfold from the hands of painters like Yoshitomo Nara http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshitomo_Nara but I am also inspired by painters like Richard Diebenkorn. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Diebenkorn. That's a pretty wide range!

What is your favorite item you have ever made?

 I'm so not a favorite person. It's always changing! Possibly from my short attention span. Right now I love this little tree sloth that I have in my etsy store. http://www.etsy.com/listing/78585734/tree-sloth

If you had all the money in the world, what handmade item would you buy?

I love rings. When you wear one it likes eye candy all day.  Deciding which one to buy would make me crazy but today I would but this one: http://www.clay-pot.com/TODD-REED-Double-Row-Uncut-Diamond-Band.html

Random fact?

 I lived in a tent on the beach in Alaska one summer and had a job pulling fish guts out of salmon. So gross and so many weird dreams.

Best piece of advice for life in general?

Find a partner that makes you laugh! And make them laugh back.

Check out Mark Poulin's work at:

Website: http://markpoulin.com/

Etsy: www.marmar.etsy.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/markpoulinjewelry

Twitter: https://twitter.com/markpoulin

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***Giveaway Info:*** 

Speaking of Mark Poulin's current favourite item… this week's Giveaway is for a Tree Sloth Pendant Necklace! 

There are lots of fun ways to enter this amazing giveaway! :) Super easy mandatory entry, and lots of fun ways to get extra entries! 

This contest will close on May 11th at 11:59 PM PST. A winner will be chosen through an online randomizer.

How to Enter:

*Required* 

Visit Mar Mar's Etsy Shop and leave a comment on the blog with which item(s) is your favourite!

Easy peasy! :)

Extra Entries: 

You Must post a separate comment for each extra entry in order for them to count! And you Must leave a comment in order for your entries to count!   

Complete Each task under the #rd item below for ONE extra entry (remember to leave each entry in a separate comment!).

One Comment = One Entry! 

#2. On the Blog: 

- Follow this blog publicly – include your name in the comment for being an old or new follower of the blog. 

*please verify that you are publicly following as sometimes for whatever reason it doesn't show up. ;p

#3. On Facebook: 

(Please include your Facebook name in your comment)

- “LIKE” ReLove Planet on Facebook (www.facebook.com/reloveplanet)

- “LIKE” Mar Mar on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/markpoulinjewelry)

*must like both for an extra entry. Leave ONE comment.

#4. On Facebook: Post a Facebook status update with a link to this giveaway.

*must (please) include the link to your post so that I can verify and so your entry can count. 

#5. On Twitter: 

(Please include your Twitter name in your comment.)

- Follow ReLove Plan.et (www.twitter.come/reloveplanet)

- Follow Mark Poulin (www.twitter.com/markpoulin)

*must follow both for an extra entry. Leave ONE comment.

#6. On Twitter: (Please include your Twitter name in your comment.)

- Tweet about this Giveaway from your Twitter. You must include these somewhere in the tweet for it to count: "RT @ReLovePlanet"  "@MarkPoulin"

*must (please) include the link to your post so that I can verify and so your entry can count. 

Also, Please REMEMBER to leave your email in at least one of your comments so I can contact you if you’re the winner!!! ;)

Contest will close on May 11th at 11:59 PM PST. 

GOOD LUCK!!! And Please Share with everyone you know! ;)  

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