Chiara Capello

novembre 4, 2016
de Chiara Capello
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Presence Week 6

This week I am travelling, I have holidays to spend with my family and I realise how precious is that. I had days with no internet connection, but full with nature connection..and the results are amazing. I used this opportunity to exercise presence, to notice how much my mind was drifting into the past or the future, or simply into « spam thoughts », missing the present moment. Anytime I noticed that shift, I tried to focus even harder to stay in the here and now. I discovered something: when I saw in the blue sky a bird flying, it was for me a reminder to come back from my useless thoughts to the present moment..the birds were for me the guardians of my mind! They brought me back again and again, until I could really see their beauty and feel the sun and gentle breeze on my skin. Wow! How nice it is to have moments of silence inside and out, just to look at nature with the eyes of a child. When this happens, space is created into my day, the breaths are slower and I feel that I am really enjoying my holidays. By training presence, we do not miss all the beauty in our lives. Of course, the digital technology is challenging us every day, taking us away from the present moment and nature. I am considering a diet from the internet (but I will still keep it to a minimum and I will continue using it for this blog and the Masterkey class, of course), from the useless stuff that is constantly distracting us from the present moment. I did it already with TV, but I will do more now on other internet applications. I also noticed that, when we have our Iphones, we constantly check emails, Facebook etc, when there is a moment of « space »in our busy lives…like we have a kind of « horror vacui« , an artistic latin term to define » fear for the emptyness ». Actually, I know, more than ever, that this emptyness is exactly what my Soul desires most.

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octobre 28, 2016
de Chiara Capello
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No Opinions Week 5

This week, I focused on not giving opinions and I found myself challenged all the time (of course!:). Suddenly, I was asked to give my opinion many times, at least it seemed to me, more then ever.

So, I remembered the first step: be the observer, realise when you are giving an opinion, it is already a good start. Second step: I noticed that opinions were flowing from my mouth, and I decided to be patient with myself and not to criticise me for that. Third step: try to stop the opinion, before it reaches my mouth. Not so easy, I can look weird, but in the end, nobody really noticed. Forth step: block the opinions going on in my mind: a constant work of awareness at a deeper level. Actually, I realised how much we are stimulated to give our opinions all the time: look at Facebook or you tube! Some people search in the internet an article in line with their own ideas and share it on FB as a confirmation of being « right »and maybe even convince others…while it is of course possible to find another article on the same subject stating the opposite, ah! So much noise, going on, so much spam in the mind, so much Ego around! Opinions are the direct manifestation of our Ego, the perception, the filter of our own reality. So, let the Ego die and the opinions with it. This is the path that leads to peace of mind. For sure, this exercise makes me a far better listener that I used to be in the past, and this is precious. It is already a major shift, but I know I still have room for improvement…step by step…

I love also part 5 in the Mastekey system of Charles Haanel. Every day, I meditate on it so much that I can feel the resonance of each word into my mind, I can almost feel the « taste »of them in my mouth (am I getting crazy?Hihi). Haanel writes: « This mind which pervades our physical body is not only the result of hereditary tendencies, but is the result of home, business and social environment,where countless thousands of impressions, ideas, prejudices and similar thoughts have been received. Much of this has been received from others, the result of opinions, suggestions or statements; much of it is the result of our own thinking, but nearly all of it has been accepted with little or no examination or consideration ».

How HUGE is that? Everybody should know it! It is such a precious knowledge that empowers us so much! I wish I had known that when I was 18, crucially deciding on my future, but listening to opinions of family members, or « experts », instead of the desire of my own heart. Ok, no regrets here. The past is gone and I am here now because of the decisions that I made, it was ment to be like that. Anyway, I teach that to my children, so they can follow their path, free from any influences (including my own, which I refrain anyway, because I do not give opinions anymore, right?).

Haanel continues: « If either of us were building a home for ourselves, how careful we would be in regard to the plans; how we should study every detail; how we should watch the material and select only the best of everything; and yet how careless we are whenit comes to building our Mental Home, which is infinitely more important than any physical home, as everything which can possibly enter into our lives depends upon the character of the material which enters into the construction of our Mental home.

The thing to do is to have a mental house cleaning, and to have this house cleaning every day, and keep the house clean. Mental, moral and physical cleanliness are absolutely indispensable if we are to make progress of any kind ». That is my committment: keep the house clean, keep that constant vigilance on my thoughts, to build a new life, my own unique way.

octobre 21, 2016
de Chiara Capello
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Gratitude Week 4

This week my focus was on gratitude. I truly experienced that the more I concentrate on gratitude, more reasons to feel grateful appear to me. It is so easy to take everything for granted that we do not even notice how fortunate we are. I really want to start from very little things, that I overlooked in the past. In doing so, I also reconnect with simplicity in life. I say « reconnect », because I remember that everything was simple when I was a child. I really want to come back to that particular state of peace and ease in life. So, I find myself estatic in front of nature. I have the impression to look at things with brand new eyes, like I put a different filter in front of them.

I love week 4 in the Masterkey system: it is the moment where you either decide to give 100% of yourself and dig deeper into it or you quit. For me, the decision was always clear, I go for it! It is a gift to myself, especially thinking that the decisions we make today affect our future. It is in the NOW that everything happens, and I want to make the most of my life. I do not want to have regrets later, but who really wants them? Probably, the regrets come at the end of our life, because we spent most of the time making unconcious choices, like a vessel without a captain…This is what we learn in the Masterkey course: to make choices that are not dictated anymore by our old habits and blueprint in the subconcious mind, but by the new awareness of who we truly are. How to understand that? Crucial in the process is the new habit of meditating each day. There, in the silence, we experience our True Self, our higher nature, where all the desires of our hearth can finally be heard. I encourage all of you to do it. Sit in silence for 15 to 30 minutes each day and then see what happens. Still the chattering of your mind. Make space between the thoughts. Try to think less. You will be amazed by the results.

octobre 14, 2016
de Chiara Capello
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Going deeper Week 3

Since I started the second time of my Masterkey experience as a Guide, I knew that I will dig deeper and deeper into the material, and that is precisely what I wanted. The members of my « tribe »are challenging me with their questions and I love that, because it pushes me further in the knowledge. I have being curious my whole life and I still am! I am thirsty for knowledge and I am fashinated by the human nature. I know that I will keep learning until the very end of my life. The wonderful journey of the Masterkey never stops to amaze me…I am so grateful for it. This adventure is uncovering my true nature, peeling off the layers I have been putting on it, during the years.

Reading the blogs of some of the 2016 members, made me remind my own journey, one year ago. I see many are struggling with all the exercises to do, but I want to tell them: » keep your faith! ». » Keep going! », because once the good habits are established, everything will become easier and smooth. This is my experience and you can see that in my older posts. Sometimes, it seems that the Universe it testing us, to see how far we can go and to show us how strong we can be (we did not even suspected it!).

To finish, I want to share a video of Ekhart Tolle about the rules to success; it is completely in line with the Masterkey system and I like especially the sentence he says at the beginning: if you want to achieve something great, you have first to start with small steps, starting from the stillness, in meditation with a paper and a pencil in front, to catch the inspiration. This is what we have to do: dream big, but be concrete.

Keep dreaming and never give up, until you succeed!

octobre 6, 2016
de Chiara Capello
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Mind and Body Week 2

Here we are in week 2 of the Masterkey system. I am so happy, grateful and enthusiast to be in this journey. More and more, I learn to connect deeply to myself. This incredible adventure never stops..When I meditate, I try to find that magic spot where there is only pure silence, peace, immobility, between the thoughts. I work every day to make this spot last longer. In there, I find all the answers I need, everything is just right there. It is also the source of creativity. We cannot find creative ideas, if we are in a rush. A lot of time and space in the mind is needed to reach that creative state. When we make space in our minds, we release the control of the ego and we allow new amazing experiences to flow towards us (manifestation, law of attraction, see the video below of Eckhart Tolle). We get new insights, our intuition speaks to us, sometimes leading us to epiphany.

When I started yoga, 13 years ago, I immediately understood that it was not only about physical exercise, there was so much more. Why is that? What is the difference between yoga and other sports? The difference is in the awareness of the body. When we start practicing yoga, we connect to the body at a deeper level. We start listening to the body, when normally we really do not care about it. We stay in the mind all the time, deeply involved in useless thoughts, we eat mindlessly (not mindfully), we do not exercise etc.etc. The body adapts to all, but unfortunately its own intelligence is gone, completely suppressed…then, after a while, the body start manifesting through pain. What we do? We take medicines, so we can continue to abuse the body in any ways. When we do yoga, we start listening and taking care of the body and this is the commencement of a huge path of awareness that eventually can lead us very far. Releasing tensions in the body, eating healthy food, meditate, will lead to more consciousness of the mechanism of the body, mind, ego and the soul.

So yoga brought me right here, where I am, with all the Masterkey tools and the 7 Laws of the mind in my hands to use without moderation. I encourage all of you to start this path toward yourself. You won’t regret it, I promise. (I always keep my promises:)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbYgzeDP8RM