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Connecting People wiith Nature

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Today marked an important day for the history, the animal rights movement. Hundreds and thousands of animals have suffered, and we all got together to be the voice for the animals. Thanks to @surgeactivism @heartcureclothing and @animal_rebellion for making this possible, and all the passionate vegans who have dedicated to come collectively and be strong. (at Trafalgar Square) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1Rici5Hrm0/?igshid=eq8uz4dxqb8z

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One of the best way to connect to yourself is with nature. Whenever we go on holiday, we always strive for the natural world wherever we are. Whenever we think of holiday, we think of Nature. We can learn so much about life, just by watching her #environment #nature #soul #postivity #connect #mindfulness #Spirituality https://www.instagram.com/p/B05hjwhHuez/?igshid=1o64nmwzoepmz

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@anonymousforthevoiceless is another type of activism anyone can take part in and make a difference to the lives of the animals. Lasting three hours, we made over 20 changes. I am grateful to be part of the group and be on the right side of history. Thank you for taking time to look at the pictures. 💚 #veganism #anonymousforthevoiceless #activism #animals (at Brixton) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0rXO1bHth_/?igshid=1faham3zfngsq

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Plastic Bag Sales Halved in England

The recent government data has shown plastic bag sales have halved. The Supermarket giants: Asda, Marks and Spencer, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, the Co-op, Tesco and Waitrose sold 549 million single-use plastic bags in 2018-19. 

The BBC news report has stated due to the charge of 5p per bags in 2015, there has been a reduction of 90% of plastic use. In 2013, people on average would have 140 plastic bags in a whole year, whereas that figure has dropped to 10.

Environmental Impact of Plastic

Across the world, more than 300 million tonnes of plastic are produced annually

Every year over 100,000 animals are killed in the sea because of plastic

The amount of plastic in the ocean is set to triple in a decade unless litter is curbed, a major report has warned.

Source:  The Hague Institute for Global Justice Plastic Sales: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49185007 Ocean plastic is said to treble: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-43477233

Solution Say NO to single-use plastic like straws, plastic cups and much more cutlery. 

Spread information and educate those around you. 

Thank you for reading this, it shows you do care, now it is up to you to make a difference today.

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New Look Vegan Clothing- With Vegan Society Trade Mark

‘It is vegan for the first time ever, we have designed vegan shoes and begs that are from animal products’ 

Source: New Look Instagram   It was posted by the Vegan Society and New Look on Instagram about the launch of their new vegan product. The High Street Giants have launched just under 500 shoes, bags and accessories with The Vegan Society’s Vegan Trademark.

Source: theoriginalvegansociety on Instagram It is noted that the chain wanted to reduce its reliance on animal products. By September, they hope to roll out more of these products to their 900 other stores. 

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Everyday we have an option to save our environment; and it starts with action. We can try and blame mankind because of destruction and continue to think that one person can't make a difference, but history tells us that's not true. By changing our own habit and recycle more, we can teach the next generation to do the same. Sometimes it's the next generation that's really making a difference like @gretathunberg and @genesisbutler_ but the planet is our responsibility. #planet #veganism #environment #climatechange https://www.instagram.com/p/B0hGIfYHWvT/?igshid=hofdcrmgx8gf

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Visited the @unitydiner so the money can go towards Animals @surgeactivism and the Vegan Movement, that deeply resonates. Being able to have a conversation to non-vegan about ethics can be the toughest thing in the world, so decided to show them the world of a compassionate and veganism. #veganism #environment #health #planet #climatechange #thefutureisvegan https://www.instagram.com/p/B0bQS_IHl5i/?igshid=y0i33uvud3uh

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One of the most powerful quotes about the environment that truly resonates with all kind. Let's just be more mindful for our home. #nature #environment #earth #green #gandhi https://www.instagram.com/p/B0VIOY6Hvvd/?igshid=1f82kx7iz99i4

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Your purpose #3- Prepare/Plan

So many of us set goals in New Years resolution but how many actually achieve them? Goal setting is not the right way to achieve because life is all about the journey, not the destination. In this blog, you will learn why it is important to set for growth over goals. 

Why is growth setting important?

The short answer is, the universe conspires for you to reach the goal, just not the way imagined it.

The long answer is preparing for growth is different to goal setting because you are focused on measurable progress, rather that focusing on the results. Growth is the pathway to our goals because it is long term. People base success on growth which is not right, because sometimes nothing will happen for weeks, months or years, then in decade it happens for a week. Timing is not as logical as we think it is, some people can take 2 years, whilst others can achieve it in a day. 

When we want growth in areas. we can have growth everywhere, just not all at the same time. Please understand this spirits! We become stronger when we go through pain, when we want to become smarter, we will be faced with challenges. 

Growth Setting Diagram

With this diagram, you write about an area where you’d like to grow. For example, under relationships, ‘To find my partner that loves me and I love him‘ is an example. However this should be defined more specifically using the SMART method. 

Specific Measurable Attainable Realistic Time bound

Even when you do not reach the goal that is not your focus anymore. Just by being aware about how far you have come, you are inviting a lot of abundance and gratitude into your life.

Thank you for reading this. Sending your a lot of love and energy  Reenal Upadhayay

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Your purpose #2 Potential

How did Wilma Rudolph find her potential to become the fastest Olympian in the world? How do you find your own potential? In this blog, you will understand why it is important to have potential when finding your purpose and how to find your potential. I will share a link at the end, where it will take you to a useful video to enhance your knowledge and shape your life for the better.

Why finding your potential is important?

Wilma Rudolph, born in the 1940, became the world’s fastest runner. She was a premature baby of 4 months. At the age of 4, she had double pneumonia and scarlet fever, a deadly combination that made her left leg useless but she wanted to become the greatest runner in the world. This is an example of having an expansive mindset, now coupled with enhanced activity, she succeeded. At the age of 14, she entered races which she lost but she persisted until she won a race. People begged her to quit but she she did not want to. There was a day when she won the race. At Tennessee University, she met a coach, Ed Temple who saw her spirit and trained her into a 3 gold Olympics runner. This is the power of enhanced activity. She overcame her adversity and achieved her goals, that amazed the world. 

We all have a passion and a gift in this world. Once we understand our own strengths, we can use it to serve others. That is when we are living our purpose, and it gives me fulfilment in our lifetime. No matter our problems and difficulties, we are equipped with strength to overcome it.  How do you reach your potential? Enhanced Activity + Expansive Mindset = Potential

To reach your potential, you need to push past the scarcity mindset. Here are five ways to do this: 

1) Awareness

Are you thinking positive thoughts or negative thoughts? The idea of awareness, will help you understand the thought patterns that hinder your experience to accomplish a task. When you have limiting beliefs, replace the thought with a full sentence: “My scarcity mindset tells me ____“This will make a huge difference and give you courage to overcome the fear.

2) Acknowledge

Acknowledging the scarcity thoughts will allow you to change it to an abundant one. For example, “My Scarcity mindset tells me I am not good enough to perform”. This exposes your patterns which that can be articulated.

3) Articulate

Articulate the sentence by words or by speech. By writing down what your scarcity mindset or limiting beliefs are telling you, you can amend it. 

4) Amend it

Change the “My Scarcity mindset says, “ to “My abundant mindset would really say”. This can be done in a journal because you can see it concrete. 

5) Attention

Give your full attention to the abundant mindset, it will help you to overcome your fear and limited beliefs. 

I hope this will give you some insight on how to tackle adversity such as a negative mindset. If you enjoy this blog, please follow me and show me support. Sending you a ton of positive energy, wealth and success.  Reenal Upadhayay

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Your purpose #1: Perspective

How many of us think about our past before making a decision? How many of us feel imprisoned and trapped by the past?  Many of us feel imprisoned and fight with our past when making an important choice. However, we should change our past by changing how we look at it. For example, we may avoid having a relationship because our past experience was full of violence, harm and unhappiness. By changing the way we look at it with gratitude, we can change our past. 

‘I have the power to change my perspective on the past, present and future. And when I choose to do this, I open myself the possibility and potential of my true self.‘

Try out these three steps:  1)Write events of your past you feel unhappy about. eg Breaking up with my ex

2) Write why it is negative e,g Because I feel lonely.  3) Write your gratitude for each point e.g I feel grateful of my past because I am now stronger and feel more self love. 

Lots of love 

Reenal Upadhayay

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Vyavashit Shakti: The Law of Attraction

The Vyavashit Shaki in sanskrit means circumstance power in literal terms. Vyavashit shakti means the law of attraction. In this blog, you will fully understand the law of attraction and making the most of it in your life, to live happily. 

1) How is Vyavashit Shakti related to the law of attraction? 

When you want to make a cup of tea, did you really make it? The tea, milk, sugar, tea cup, water and herbs are needed to make your tea. This is what Vyavashit Shakti or scientific circumstantial evidence means, your experience, thoughts, feeling and every cell in your body is not in control. However, as soon as you say ‘This is my body’, ‘I am the one who did this’, this feeds the ego negatively. We are not human ‘doers’ our most natural state is to observe and to know. 

’’Neither agency or action, the Lord create for the world, nor union with the fruits of actions but it is the NATURE that acts” -Bhagwad Gita

What are the actions we take daily? 

When we want to take an action, we perform these actions twice. Once when you imagine it, and physically when you do it. For example, when you want to work, you think about what to wear and how to get to work. The Law of attraction is in the form of frequency and vibrations. However, none of this is in your control, you had the desire in the past life to do the actions you do today, But you can use this wisdom through the power of visualisation

Why is Visualisation related to the Law of Attraction? 

Visualisation is using your self awareness and the nature of knowing and observing, to attract the desired circumstances. Instead of going on autopilot like we always do, we are able to use our power and use the 10% to control what we have, thus effectively full fill our desire 90% of the time.Thank you for reading this. Sending you a lot of positive energy, love and light. Reenal Upadhayay

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Who are you?

The two greatest discovery in your life comes from; Who am I? And What is my purpose here?’ Some people will realise at a young age, whilst others will discover it when all of their duties are complete and living their senior age. The truth is, you are a soul. A soul is an energy source from the Universe that is in a human vessel to experience life. We are all spiritual beings, having a human experience. 

‘Neither he who thinks the living entity [is] the slayer nor he who thinks of slain is in knowledge, for the self slays not nor is slain’ -Bhagavad Gita Text 19

When the embodied living entity is being hurt, it is not is as souls/spirits getting hurt but the body. Everything around is constantly changing including our body. The only thing that is constant is ourselves. This quote from the Bhagwad Gita does not condone violence to animals or other beings, but to help the readers realise what is relative and real to the world. Here are two easy ways to understand who we are, the light bulb and the sun. 

1) The Light Bulb

Think about the light bulb. The light bulb has an outer shell and it can look different. The electricity that goes into this outer shell illuminates and sometimes makes the glass seem like it has disappeared under the bright light. If you understand this concept, it is the same as us as soul carrying our vessels around. 

2) The Sun

The Sun is a giant ball of energy and it emits radiation and forms stars. The stars are created by hot gas of hydrogen and helium that comes from the sun. Similarly, the soul comes from a higher source, that some call the universe, higher intelligence, God or Allah.

Thank you for reading this. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. Sending you a lot of positive energy, wealth and success.  Reenal Upadhayay

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Why battling stress will change your life?

There are number of stress factors that can have negative implications in our lives. There are ways to tackle different types of stress with one simple solution, changing your perspective. In this blog, you will learn how to overcome work, daily, financial parental and relationship stress. You will not have to look anywhere else. 

1) How do I deal with work stress? 

Work stress can be daunting without a friend at your place. In 2006, the Gallup pool, a global analytics and advice firm that help leaders and organisations solve their more pressing problems showed:  One good friend increase moral and engagement seven times more than normal. Start by responding to help or invites to events with gusto.

2) How do I deal with everyday stress? 

Daily stress can be a build up of routine and heaving too many priorities. According to Jeff Sanders in his book, ‘The free time formula’ and ‘The one thing by Gary W Keller and Jay Papasan’, multi-tasking is an illusion. Our brain is not equipped to multi-task and if we force it, we lose focus. Make a to-do list and put the most priority at the top. Ask yourself, if something can be done next week? Next month? If so, remove it. Ask if there are tasks that can be delegated, if yes, remove it. 

3) How do I deal with financial stress? 

Financial stress can happen when we are ignorant of our money. The only way to overcome this stress is ‘Start with a cold hard look at the facts’. The ‘One-Page financial plan, by Carl Richards explains that taking and honest look at your finance, no matter how painful can shift your awareness.  Follow these steps:  a) Make a balance sheet by drawing a T Shape 

b) Write saving and investment on one side. and Liabilities on the other side. 

c) Subtract liabilities with assets. 

From this, you will find out whether your are in debt or not. 

4. How do I deal with relationship stress?

To deal with the relationship stress is to practise mindfulness. Mindful sex is very powerful and can alter or improve ones life. In a 1976 study, men were getting aroused with erotic audio books while increasingly difficult maths problems were being displayed. The harder the problems, the softer their erections became. Another British study showed 51% of women have at least one sexual concern. 1 in 10 British women report having sex result in feeling distressed.  Read Better Sex through Mindfulness by Lori Brotto.  There you have it. Now you understand how to deal with these four common type of stress. If you enjoy these blogs, please show support by following me.  Sending you a lot of positive energy, wealth and success to you all.  Reenal Upadhayay

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Why does Jealousy ruin your life?

As we stroll through the Instagram feed and look at somebody’s profile on Facebook, follow famous celebrities or stalking your ex being happy with someone else, jealous is toxic but we all feel it, and it is hard to cope. After reading this blog, you will have powerful tools you can use to overcome Jealousy. 

1. Realise why you are jealous 

The reason why you may be jealous because you have to discover the deeper meaning behind your feelings. For example, when we look at images of a happy couple and you feel jealous about not having someone like him/her in your life, jealousy can rise. It happened to me, I found it really hard to watch a podcast about my crush talking about his relationship. It made me feel like something was eating me up on the inside. You want to try and stop that feeling and you can. When you accept that jealousy is part of human nature, we can tackle it. We need to sit down in one corner and spend time writing out or recording out voices the reason why. 

2. Admit you are jealous 

Jealousy leads to rage, if you fail to admit your own feelings or acknowledge jealousy, progress will become stagnant. When you admit you are jealous, you begin to be aware of where you are lacking or what insecurities you have. Acknowledgement is powerful and that is the moment everything changes. 

3. Gratitude overcomes scarcity 

When we start to compare our lives to someone else, we are sending a signal out to the Universe about that lack we have. We will end up attracting more of that lack, resulting in a negative cycle. The way I dealt with the scarcity mindset is through gratitude and reading autobiography about the great minds. I noticed their life was just like our because they’ve overcome obstacles in order to reach a goal. It changes your mindset from ‘They are just lucky’ to a reality check. Gratitude is a powerful way to overcome scarcity. 

4. Consider your insecurities 

Now you may know why you are jealous and even admitted it, but insecurities may often lead to jealousy. For example, when I was jealousy. For example, when I was jealous of seeing two couples successful, I realised that it was due to not giving myself the attention I needed. 

Comparison is the greatest thief of joy.

When I started to focus on myself and my passions, I forgot about dating life. Happiness was there all the time, when I stopped focusing on others. 

“Abundance is the Nature of the Universe“

5. Learn to be alone- Learn how to be happy being alone. 

Spending sometime being alone is healthy for your mind, body and spirit. Being alone is way to connect to your inner energy and introspect or reflect about your day. Whether being alone means going to the gym or doing artwork or watching a movie, it is powerful. 

There you have it. Five powerful ways to overcome jealousy. Sending your a lot of positive energy, wealth and success! Reenal Upadhayay

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How gratitude will change your life?

When we wake up, how many of us are grateful to be alive or be able to start a new day fresh? Gratitude is one of the most powerful tools we can use in our daily lives to enhance and to fill our day with happiness and success. We often look at our bad press or negative news that attract more people than positivism and success. I remember every evening, my own mother would watch the news about a stabbing or a plane crash and she would tell me, ‘Not to trust anyone’ or ‘Go out at night,’ this was all fear based advise. Are we meant to be living in a bubble? 

Gratitude is the quality of being thankful and readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness. 

‘Be thankful for what you have, you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never ever have enough‘ Oprah Winfrey 

1. Gratitude makes you happier 

A five minute a day gratitude journal can increase wellness by 10%.

Cultivating gratitude is a skill but it is a personality trait that everyone loves. Try a 30 day challenge of spending 5 minutes to write in a journal what you are thankful for. 

2. Gratitude reduces insecurity 

Those who are insecure are likely to be materialistic.

With a poor background, not supportive parents or unstable homes, gratitude is an effective strategy to reduce insecurity. It will raise the awareness about what we do.

3. Gratitude with self love

The world is filled with marketing, advertisement and campaigns that manipulate people into buying their product.

Great examples are mobile phones, which attracting billions of people with a higher status. Gratitude helps by reducing our tendency to compare ourselves to those who are famous, and becomes more aware of what we have now. We have plenty. 

Thank you for reading this. If you have enjoyed reading this and found it helpful, please follow and show support. Sending you tonnes of positiveness, wealth and success in your life.  Reenal Upadhayay

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5 ways self discipline changes your life.

Self-discipline is being able to focus on your given task and be able to achieve, it as measurable time. According to a study by Wilhelm Hoffman, people with a higher self-control are happier than those without. Self-discipline is a learned behaviour and these are the 5 ways you can implement self-discipline in your life.

1) Remove temptations

Removing distractions and situations that no longer serve you is crucial. Start by listing every obstacle in your life from achieving that goal. For example, if you want a fit and healthy lifestyle remove the junk, chocolate, eating out and swap it with joining a fitness club, making a packed lunch and scheduling a meal plan.

2) Eating regularly and healthily

Eating every few hours and staying hydrated will impact your blood sugar level. Hunger makes it difficult to focus the task at hand. Eating a plant based food, rich in vitamins and minerals with essential nutrient is vital for long term health. The enzymes found in the plant based food will boost your energy and mood. Try eating an avocado and see how you feel. Snacks such as almonds and fruits are a great way to nourish you. Hydrating yourself with water regularly will help your mind stay fresh and concentration would increase.

3) Don’t wait for it to feel right

Ever wanted to go to the gym, but have been putting it off due to finances? Changing your routine can make your feel uncomfortable and awkward, just like how Charles Duhigg, author of ‘The power of Habits’ explain. Te part of the brain called basal ganglia, the portion of the brain associated with memory, emotions and patterns, are related to habits. The prefrontal cortex is the part of the brain where decisions are made. Therefore, continuing to do an activity even when it feels wrong will change your perspective.

4) Scheduling breaks treat and reward you

It is important to take regular breaks. When there is a pause between actions, this allows yourself to be stress free and more in control. So many people try to get nowhere fast, and that means more stress and more health implications. Start by doing an activity for 25 minutes (you can set a stop watch) with 5 minutes of break each time, it is much more effective.

5) Forgive yourself and move forward

Forgiving yourself is a practise of self-love. We all have made a mistake even myself. Until one evening I sat down and written an apology letter to my body and even posted it on YouTube. It felt really emotional and uncomfortable, but it was the most powerful awareness I ever experienced. My perspective completely changed and the relationship with my body has gotten better. Now my focus of the year in 2019 is to exercise with my body, rather than against it. Top tip: Write an apology letter to yourself, you don’t need to share it with anyone, but it will change your life for the better Only you are important in your life. It is important to take full responsibility of yourself because no one else will. Now you have the tools to enhance your life for the better.  Sending you a lot of positive energy, wealth and success  Reenal Upadhayay