Chiara Capello

décembre 9, 2016
de Chiara Capello
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Dragons of fear Week 11

During the Masterkey course, we learn to sit in silence every day and to become the observer of every thought that passes through our mind. This is something that I also practiced when I started yoga and meditation 13 years ago. Day after day, I improved and I am now certainly more aware of the content of my mind (without judgement). I know that the only thing that I can control is precisely my mind, and it is not an easy task… I understand also that I am not identified with my own mind, nor with my ego or body, but that I am so much more than these (we all are). So, mind, body, intellect, heart are all tools that we have been given to live and act in this world. Ok, why I wrote all this introduction? Because I wanted to remind myself that I have all the knowledge I need to accomplish my mission on earth. Then, what? You may ask. Actually, my conclusion is that I no longer have excuses to tell myself, if I observe that I am sabotaging the necessary actions on my path. Becoming the detached observer of my thoughts is a great step to honesty, first and foremost, toward myself. What I discovered, then?When I try to find excuses for doing something that is taking me further away from my definite purpose, I scratch the surface and I find…..dragons of fear. I know, fear is trying to protect me from failure, disappointment etc., but it paralyses me. I feel so good in my comfort zone! What I fear most? I fear my own power. We all are powerful beyond measure and instead of celebrating that, I want to hide my light into a deep dark cave. At the same time, I do not want to focus too much on fear, otherwise I know that it will grow more and more into my life. I prefer to concentrate my energy on courage and see what happens. So, I will probably work a little bit more on this topic, because it is still an obstacle for me.

In the Indian Yogic tradition, there is a mantra to chant in this specific case: « Om gan Ganapataye Namaha ». It is a prayer to Ganesha, the elefant deity that removes the obstacles on our path. I am grateful to Deva Premal for this powerful mantra repeated 108 times. I listen to it constantly. Namaste!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTFWfD7L5QA

décembre 2, 2016
de Chiara Capello
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Love Week 10

I wish to share with you this week the power of Scroll II from Og Mandino. In the Masterkey course, we finished the reading of it yesterday, but for me it goes on…It is my favourite Scroll of the 10 included in the book « The best Salesman in the world ». All of them are really powerful, but this one does wonders with me. I have decided that I will continue listening to it and reading it daily to be sure that I get its essence, deep in my subconcious mind. As the Law of Growth teaches us, what we think about grows and what we forget it atrophies. Therefore, I want to be immersed in thoughts of love. I want love to be my second nature as never before. I want love to get into my veins and to be in my skin, not only in my heart. I also know that with love I will achieve especially one of my personal pivotal needs: True Health. It is often a lack of love for ourselves or for the people around us that causes suffering in the mind that ultimately manifests in the physical body. I am convinced of that. I also read a very interesting book on that topic, in my quest for health. I know that I am advancing on this path every day, because I established the good habits that get me there.

For me, the most important sentence of this Scroll is found in minute 6.21 of the video below: « and most of all, I will love myself. For when I do I will zealously inspect all things which enter my body, my mind, my soul and my heart ». I became pretty good at inspecting the things which enter my body, as now I am much more aware of what I eat. With yoga, ayurveda and good nutrition, I learned to listen to the body and not to treat it like a garbage bin (as the food industry and « modern » agriculture treat us all). I teach that also to my kids. On inspecting my mind, I know that I have improved a lot, thanks to the mental diet and to the fact that I do not watch TV anymore. I still have a lot of work in front of me, because of the garbage that may come to me from social media. I realised that it may poison my day, harnessing anger in me. There are far too many radical opinions out there, presented by the people as the Truth. Persons that keep that opinion, despite of proven facts! I have a lot of problems with that. So, I decide to take distance from it. I am still searching for balance, as of course I do not want to close myself in a cave, without contacts with the outside world…Concerning the soul and the heart, I know that I want to nourish them with all the things I am passionate about. With love in my heart, everything becomes easy in life, no effort needed! Wow, that’s powerful and I experienced it. I want that to continue for my whole life.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aC7NWlyDRkE

novembre 25, 2016
de Chiara Capello
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Divine inspiration Week 9

When I have a look to the posts of last year, it makes me smile. I see how far I went in just one year. The masterkey course is truly amazing, a life changing experience, I have no word to express my gratitude for it. I can see that there is a common line to my old posts and it is my search for inner peace. I wrote about that also in my latest post. I know that I still have a lot to do in front of me, but this motivates me more to persevere, as I know that I am on the right way. The daily meditation is doing wonders for me.

Last year, my life changed so much. I know that I am in control of it, if I can control my thoughts and direct them toward my goals. On my Definite Major Purpose, one of my Personal Pivotal needs is Recognition for creative expression, linked for me to a red circle. Since I started to focus on that, many new persons showed into my life, all of them are artists: musicians, photographers and painters…is that coincidence? Of course, not. I feel challenged, inspired and stimulated by those encouters. How lucky I am to have them into my life! I know that this is divine inspiration for me, embodied in those persons. Finally, I give myself permission to express who I am deeply. This is so vital to me. Too many years I suppressed that part of me, being the rigid lawyer at the European Commission. This lawyer does not exist anymore. I know that for the closest family members, it is difficult to digest such a BIG change. I hope that with time, they will get to know that part of me better :), but I do not seek approval of any kind. I gave myself the permission to be myself, after so many years of abandoning that important part of me. So, now I paint more and more! I devote my time to the yoga practice (my big love) and painting. Sometimes, I still sabotage that, pretending that there are other important things to do, but it is not true. I am lying to myself…

I want to finish this post, by thanking Hitomi and Liane: Hitomi is doing the masterkey again this year and she was my MKMMA partner last year, Liane was my guide. We finally met in person last Monday and it was fabulous! It is really powerful when we share our dreams with other supportive persons on the same journey, it makes us progress further and it helps in the difficult moments.

My last painting…love is in the air… Gioia, 2016, Acrylic on canvas

novembre 18, 2016
de Chiara Capello
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Looking for peace? Week 8

Hello everybody! I am on 7 days mental diet right now: it is not the first time for me, but still a pretty challenging exercise. Let me explain: I observe all the negative thoughts entering my mind. Then, I let them pass without focusing on them for more than 7 seconds, otherwise I have to start again the mental diet. Instead, I focus on positive thoughts. This is really hard mental labour that reveals a lot on the functioning of my mind. I have to stay away from many sources of negativity out there, but then I realise that there are situations deeply rooted in myself that also tend to trigger negative thoughts. So, there is a battle and a struggle in my mind, going on and on. In the end, I know that, deeply inside, I am looking for peace. I devoted my daily meditations of this week to that: reconnect to my inner peace, to my inner stillness. The one that is like the depth of the ocean. Even if at the surface there are waves, wind and agitation, deeply inside there is silence, peace, stillness.

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Sometimes, we may be scared to go inside. That’s why we often tend to skip our daily meditation or we lose ourselves (and a lot of time) in any sort of external distraction. We even become dependent to bad habits: watching TV every night, eat sugar or drink wine as a reward for a too stressful life. So, it really looks like there is something wrong in this way of living. Why do we need all that in the first place? Are we escaping from something deeply inside? Are we scared of that silence? I am committed to enjoy more and more that silence and peace. In my quest of true health, I started to free myself from bad habits: I do not drink alcool and I stopped eating any sweets months ago. I do not watch TV. I still have to make more progress on social media, that it is still too present in my life and too time consuming. I want more time for my world within and less of the world without.

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novembre 14, 2016
de Chiara Capello
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Bliss and gratitude Week 7

Since I started the Masterkey experience, my life has changed for good. I know that there is still a lot do to, but I want to stop for a moment to look back, when I started the course in September 2015. It is so nice to have this blog, I can really see all the progress made, as it is written like a weekly journal. The feeling I want to share with you is gratitude. I feel grateful for all that amazing journey and for all the people I met in the course as a member and now as a guide. It is very enriching for me. So many people around the world, interacting completely in harmony, wow what a Bliss! I think that this is wonderful, especially in the midst of turmoil that we are experiencing right now. Working to raise our own conciousness is all we can do. Change ourselves to change the world. As the world without is a reflection of the world within, we know what to do: sit in silence, meditate, and clean, let go and heal those dark parts we all have in us.

This week I was attending a yoga retreat in an amazing Castle(see image below): it cames on a very good moment for me (coincidence?I don’t think so :). I recharged the batteries, I met very good friends and new people, all willing to change their lives in a positive way. There is so much good going on and this is what I choose to focus my attention on. I do not want to feed my mind with negative thoughts and feelings that are spread all over by TV or social media. The mental diet we are doing now, shows us the way forward: protect your mind from all negative thoughs and useless opinions! This is very important, especially now. Remember: every little choice we make in the present moment, has a big impact on our future and on our dreams. Do you chose to follow your Bliss or are you running away from it, without even paying attention or distracting yourself with useless stuff? Follow the compass, the way to your personal realisation and not the clock.

Have a great week full of love and Bliss.