Well-being (2018)

Total: 7.2

Spiritual (2018)

Total:  7.3

Discomfort (2018)

Total:  3

Event highlights (2018)

South Africa

• Cape Town
• Mauritious 

Australia

• Mangrove Mountain
• Dunn Swamp (Meet Up and Yogi)
• Hiking in Budawang

Marion

Wisdom Trove

• Upload topics to Wordpress
• Loads of spiritual content
• Life is God’s experience, movie etc, as quotes (after high)
• Approval seeking and joy (summary, other types of wisdom content)
• Aimee sessions, input and ideas
• Realise how NB books are
• Aimee clarity and joy
• Joy quotes and “in a nutshell” 
• Home page redesign (large owl, shaded areas) after Aimee feedback
• Carousel
• Quote and related bullets
• 2nd edition: joy, approval seeking

Spiritual Moments (2018)

High

• Spiritual high (consciousness primary, it’s all God)
• Milson’s Point: It’s all God, Godding
• Working on Life is God's experience.

More

• Reading about consciousness (inner experience)
• Handel Messiah on Sony Headphones
• Rupert Spira books and Youtube
• Flight music, love and insight.

Mystical experience: There is nothing but God. It's all God, Godding.

I was driving past Milson's Point train station in Sydney, quite close to home.  There were a number of people walking along the side-walk. I saw them and felt love. A powerful and sudden gnosis (an indisputable intuitive knowing beyond words) arose in me that each person was God. Each person was God having a human experience. God was looking out into the world through each person's eyes.  Everyone was God.  Everything was God. There was nothing but God. There was nothing but God Godding.

This mystical state and knowing lasted for several days.  There was an immense sense of oneness, connectedness, wonder, peace, love and euphoria.  Also, my mind felt it was more connected to universal intelligence than usual.  There were a series of deep insights and revelations.  There was deep mental clarity. 

In the midst of this, I met up with Aimee at The Botanica. There was a beautiful sharing of insights. At times, as I shared, I felt such love and wonder that tears streamed from my eyes.

I went to 5 Rhythms Dancing. Deep insights kept arising and I kept going off to write them down on my phone.

In the days following this experience, I felt inspired to write essays entitled "Life is God's experience" and "Why would God choose to experience objective experience?"  The words just flowed through me.  

I also started collecting quotes on the topic "Life is God's experience" for Wisdom Trove. This reached its climax in Mauritius.

Synchronicity: "It's like a movie, right?"

I was walking to the post office in North Sydney.  As I walked down the Princes Highway, my mind turned to my favourite metaphor; "Life is God's movie." I had some beautiful thoughts about how relevant this metaphor is and how life feels just like a movie."

As I neared the post office, a man and a woman walked past me.  At the very moment they passed me, I heard the guys saying "It's like a movie, right?"   There is absolutely no way I imagined this.   I heard it so very clearly. 

A sense of wonder at the synchronicity arose in me.  Life felt dream-like and pregnant with meaning.

Priceless moments (2018)

Creating on a spiritual high

• Writing Life is God's experience and Life is God's movie

Connect

• First Eckhart night. Beautiful home.
• Spacious clarity with Aimee
• Talks with Aimee

Wisdom Trove

• Aimee feedback on Wisdom Trove home page (large owl)

Meds

• Down to 2.5 pills - feeling great
• Day 5 and 6 of no pills - energy back

Movies

Grateful (2018)

Financial

• Tax clearance from SARS
• 165. Dreamed of 42. At one time, expected -20.
• Went with Finglobal.  Imagine I had gone solo !!
• Market and exchange rate very kind to me. If not delayed, $10 K less on exchange rate alone.
• Markets smashed just after got RA money.
• South Africa shares down 25% and Rand from 9.00 to 11.00.

More

• Wallet on bus
• Reducing dex and getting a high. 
• All conducive for coming off dex.  Just happening.
• Not get fine for U-turn
• Not lose car keys (jacket round waste)

Progress (2018)

General

• Life dashboard (In Evernote, read daily)
• RA money ($60,000)
• Music and sangha on walks
• Subscribe email on Aimee site

Health

• Got dex down to 2.5
• No dex for 6 days
• Healthy diet (fruit, veg, no processed food)

Home

• My bed frame
• Plants in room, more buddha statues

Purchases

• Buy Jilly car
• iPhone X and watch
• iPad pro
• Apple music
• IKEA large cushions
• Sonos speakers, Homepod
• Sony Headphones

Challenges (2018)

Meds

• 3 major withdrawals from meds, one lasting 6 days
• Real meds addiction
• Worried re dr and meds (Melbourne)

More

• Development next door
• Aimee editing oh no
• Markets crash temporarily before money out
• Late to dr x 2
• Mum and the loan - upset with me
• Martin rent increase
• 5 year Dani anniversary

Connect (2018)

Connect

• Marion
• Aimee sessions
• Spacious clarity with Aimee.
• Friendship with Christina, site
• Swimming with Kate
• Help Sam with spirituality essay
• Power of Now - Sam & Kate
• Create Ratanakiri site for Vutha.
• Lend money to Shushann & Jilly
• Jilly to Bowral (x3)
• Life is God’s experience with Aimee.
• Sue visits in Montana. Show photos. 
• To Evita with Christina
• Help Lydia with business (site, business cards etc.)

Des

• Gave Des my laptop
• Des meetings
• Introduced Des to Rupert Spira

Donations

• $1000 to Gavin’s Nepal fund.
• $ 500 to Africa

Shushann - lend $3000

• I want to start by saying that really saved my bacon at a time where I really did hit a wall.
• So deeply grateful for your kindness dear Graeme. I was touched very deeply by your gesture.

Aimee

• “Your acts of kindness are iridescent wings of divine love, which linger and continue to uplift others long after your sharing.” Rumi --- Just read this and thought of you
• Sharing My Mantra:  Graeme, this is beautiful 💜 Thank you for sharing. It touched my heart and I am almost in tears. I will cherish this. So much gratitude and appreciation. Also, thank you so much for yesterday.

• I feel so inspired, encouraged and connected to my inner purpose...'spacious clarity' as you say. I look so forward to our next catch up!  A xx
• Thank you again for yesterday, I am still buzzing from all the inspiration and discussion... Each week I gain more and more clarity over my purpose and what is my burning yes. 
• There is quiet joy that lives in my heart where I know all of life is a work of art
• You are able to say things so succinctly yet so from heart. I don’t know how you manage to do it.
• Tao Ching for the modern age.

Insights (2018)

12 focus areas of my life strategy

• Aware, Surrendered, Spacious
• Connection, Wisdom, Wonder
• Exercise, Diet, Rest
• Vision, Strategy, Process

More

• Consciousness is inner experience. Consciousness is the ultimate mystery.
• World of perception, not matter
• Purpose, Vision, Values (Inner verse Outer purpose)

Affirmation (2018)

Proud

• "You look amazing.”
• Such beautiful eyes (Paula)
• Shushan invite to wedding to be shown off.
• Interest from 2 women at Mangrove Mountain.
• Gavin “Doing press-ups?”
• Sam “Looking good! Muscular”
• Pooja inspired to start a blog after seeing mine

Photography

• Zante Walker You are so talented Graeme, thank you for capturing the weekend with these stunning photos.
• Aimee:  Dear G, I wanted to send that collage of photographs to my dad.... he was blown away by it

Wisdom Trove

• Aimee:  But i just especially think with this instantaneous, NOW, NOW world we live in... your website is offering almost a quantum approach to spirituality. No one has time to read, inquire and study.  BTW i am sooooooooooo EXCITED about the book quotes for Wisdom Trove especially... I keep looking and no one has done it!
• You are able to say things so succinctly yet so from heart. I don’t know how you manage to do it.  Aimee
• I do not know what to say Honest, to God, my heart is soooooo full and joyful from reading this. It is perfect. It is whole. It is complete. I was laughing, smiling and crying This is the essence of Joy. Wow, wow, wow.  Seriously, it's perfect.  WOW WOW WOW.... all I can say is that my heart is smiling.  Aimee
• Graeme!!  Your quotes/reflections on life is Gods movie are amazing...  Holy moley I am so excited. Aimee
• Graeme.... just finished reading Life is God's Movie….   I love your summary. WOW..... the simplicity and clarity of your writing astonishes me… This is brilliant.... it is going to be so relatable for people. I really feel drawn to look further into quantum..

Non fiction books read (2018)

God experiencing through us

• The God Theory  (Bernard Haisch)
• The Purpose Guided Universe (Bernard Haisch)

Idealism

• Beyond Biocentrism (Robert Lanza)

Science and the universe

• The Science Delusion (Rupert Sheldrake)

Evidence for God

• God's Crime Scene: A Cold-Case Detective Examines the Evidence for a Divinely Created Universe (J. Warner Wallace)

Experiencing God

• How To Know God: The Soul's Journey into the Mystery of Mysteries (Deepak Chopra)

Advaita Vedanta

• The Nature of Consciousness: Essays on the Unity of Mind and Matter (Rupert Spira)
• Being Aware of Being Aware (Rupert Spira)
• Presence, Volume I: The Art of Peace and Happiness (Rupert Spira)
• The Transparency of Things: Contemplating the Nature of Experience (Rupert Spira)
• Collision with the Intimate (Suzanne Segal)
• Tao Te Ching Lao Tzu A Translation: An Ancient Philosophy For The Modern World (Dennis Waller, Martin Ash)
• The Upanishads  (Eknath Easwaran)

David Hawkins

• Dissolving the Ego (David R. Hawkins)
• Discovery of the Presence of God: Devotional Nonduality (David R. Hawkins)
• Transcending the Levels of Consciousness: The Stairway to Enlightenment (David R. Hawkins)

Mysticism

• The Wisdom of the Christian Mystics (Tim Freke)

2018 Highlights

Mauritius, Cape Town, talks with Aimee, Dunn Swamp, Marion

Priceless moments

• Sessions with Marion, an energy healer beyond belief.
• Camping at Port Stephens.
• Discovering Dunn's Swamp and returning with Yogi.
• The amazingly friendly wallaby who joined me on my hike at Dunn Swamp.
• Hiking in The Budawang - and getting close and personal with a snake in the creek!
• Visiting Jilly in Bowral (Jun, Oct, Dec) and getting to know Christina on our road trips.
• Myburgh's Ravine with Jo and Russell in Cape Town.
• A wonderful time with the family in Mauritius including a sensational hike and plenty of quality family time.
• Fantastic "working sessions" with Aimee and helping her with her book.
• Camping at Jervis Bay.
• Overnight hiking in Eden. 
• Mangrove Mountain for New Year.
• Wisdom Trove and "Life is God's experience".

Not so great

• Sue in frail care.
• Mum's bad back, requiring major surgery.

Purchases

• Ipad Pro
• Iphone X
• Homepod x 2
• Earpods
• Sony headphones
• Buddha statues

Favourite movies

• Darkest Hour
• Lady Bird
• Paddington 2
• The Big Sick
• Wild Wild Country
• Jane
• Bohemian Rhapsody

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2018 Index of Links

Hikes  (16 hikes)

• Hiking in The Budawang (Nov)
• Waterfall to Heathcoate with Lauren, Kim and co.  (Sep)
• Royal National Park with Srini and friends (Aug)
• Constantia Nek to Kirstenbosch  (Jul)
• Table Mountain with Russell (Jul)
• Myburgh's Ravine with Jo and Russell (Jul)
• Mauritius hike (Jun)
• Royal National Park with Srini (June)
• Lockley's Pylon, Blue Mountains, (June)
• Manly Scenic Walk with Brendan (May)
• Blue Mountains with SBW (Apr)
• Mermaid Falls with Gavin and Srini (Apr)
• Overnight hiking in Eden (Mar)
• Blue Mountains Hanging Rock with Yogi (Feb)

Walking

• Coastal walk with Liz and Gavin (Aug)
• Walk with Sharon and Lydia (May)
• West Head with Srini and Kate (Feb)

Camping

• Port Stephens (Dec)
• Jervis Bay (Dec)
• Dunn Swamp with Yogi (Nov)
• Dunn's Swamp  (Mar)
• Yogi Weekend (Feb)

Outings

• Walk around Berry Island (Sep)
• Midday movie (Sep)
• Vivid 2018 (Jun)
• Palm Beach with Sue (Mar)
• Chinese New Year photography . (Feb)
• Mangrove Mountain for New Year (Jan)

Cape Town visit and Mauritius holiday  (June, July)

• Farewell lunch
• Walk in Greenbelt
• Eggie bread for dinner
• Walking dogs with Russell in Hout Bay
• Constantia Nek to Houtbay  
• Table Mountain with Russell 
• Mike's 80th birthday dinner
• Constantia for ice-cream
• Myburgh's Ravine with Jo and Russell
• Mauritius
• Greenbelt walk
• Wellington weekend with Russell
• Aquila weekend
• Tokai with Jo and Jason
• Reunited with Jo

Friends

• Meeting Xenia for lunch (Dec)
• Visiting Sue in Montana (Nov)
• Visiting Jilly in Bowral (Jun, Oct, Dec)
• Art exhibition with Christina (Dec)
• Visiting Tanya's book shop with Elna (Nov)
• The pub with Srini (Oct)
• Sunday lunch with hiking gang (Oct)
• Live music with Elna, Zante and Andrew (Oct)
• My birthday dinner (Sep)
• Derek's birthday (Sep)
• Lunch at Eva and Brendan (Sep)
• Drumming at Coogee (Aug)
• Gavin's 40th birthday (Aug)
• Picnic with Chris (Aug)
• Chris pick me up at airport (Jul)
• Meditation group with Nic and Ricky (all year)
• Sessions with Aimee (all year)
• Balmoral with Chris (Jul)
• Mack and Chris at Botanica (Jun)
• Lunch with the hiking gang (Feb)
• Aimee thank you poem

Service

• Wedding with Shushan
• Loan to Shushan
• Helping Aimee with clarity and her book
• Creating a site for Christina for her art lessons
• Helping Lydia with her site
• Site for Vutha

Home

• Mackie at park
• Mackie snuggling 
• My flowering cactuses
• Beautiful flowers on my balcony
• Sunset from my balcony

Related

• Spiritual journey (2018)