500 Confessions - to rock your world, inspire your mind, uplift your spirits & soothe your soul
Elizabeth Richardson
Copyright 2012 Elizabeth Richardson
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Preface
500 Confessions has been likened to a modern-day “Course In Miracles” with a soothing, thought provoking and a sometimes funny twist.
It doesn’t preach or instruct, it isn’t intended to teach or even guide, but it will take you on an adventure into your own life, provide an open-hearted look at relationships, reveal your existing beliefs and attitudes and help you automatically choose more life-enhancing ones. It’s been written in a unique way that tends to comfort doubts, relax fears, inspire hope and a give you a good laugh all rolled into one.
It does contain some swearing, talks about sex and has a small amount of other adult only material … but it’s just like life seen as it really is and how you too, might make it even better.
The intended audience is readers aged 25+ who want a practical, warm and fun way to be entertained, to be able to hear their own inner guidance more clearly, to open their hearts and expand their mind.
The book particular appeals to those who resonate with the teachings of Abraham Hicks™ or Conversations With God by Neale Donald Walsch, yet attracts people of all beliefs, lifestyles and faiths, atheists and Christians alike.
A Message from the Author
Out of the Worst Relationship, Came the Most Amazing Gifts
Not so long ago, a relationship which was incredibly loving, spontaneous and fun suddenly changed into something quite different. I found myself writing to find comfort, clarity and stability.
Born from the turmoil were insights, each received easily, quickly and effortlessly as I received answers to other peoples questions as well as my own.
Early on I could see in my mind the cover of a best-selling book, I was given the format, the words kept being drawn through me, the writing was inspired and people were asking for more. One man requested to be able to purchase the writings in print, digitally and audibly and even specified where he wanted to be able to purchase them from.
There were SO MANY requests that, from its conception, the writings had already taken on a life of their own.
It was created because I needed it … and YOU asked for it. So I will step aside and let the words speak for themselves, let the message be what resonates, let the writings be what encourages others to find their own insight and let the confessions be the catalyst for alignment – not the author!
From the words of CONFESSION #212 … I DON’T NEED YOU TO LOVE ME … as much as you are loving who you are becoming. I don’t require others to follow, I’d rather they follow their heart, their dreams, their passion. I don’t need fans, I prefer that you fan the flames of desire now burning inside and I don’t want to be worshiped, I encourage you to stand in awe of your precious uniqueness & align in wholeness with your own blessed soul.
Special Acknowledgements
With humble thanks for all the problems that cried out for solutions, for all the questions that begged for answers and for all the profound insights that were (and still are) inspired from a greater source than one person alone could ever produce … and ESPECIALLY stimulated by the teachings of Abraham-Hicks™
With deepest appreciation to my own soul, higher self, GOD, universal energy, my inner being and infinite intelligence for inspiring the words, expanding the wisdom, spouting forth profound answers, providing eternal solutions and brightly guiding my path.
And I appreciate YOU for being here, for wanting more, for seeking clarity, for being open to receiving YOUR answers, for giving me the occasional confrontations and for being such an integral part of the incredible expansion that this experience has given me.
I have EVERYONE to thank — especially the readers who have already called forth into being, this BOOK OF CONFESSIONS to rock your world, inspire your mind, uplift your spirits & soothe your soul. ~ ER author of 500 Confessions
What Other People Are Saying
Since the conception of “500 Confessions” directly on the pages of Facebook, it’s received thousands of comments, requests and testimonials. Here’s just a snippet of what other people are saying.
You are an angel planting wisdom in the humans heart … Thanks! – Yármila Durand
I just finished studying your confessions up to 500. They are instilling hope, expectation, faith, optimism and above all an attitude of 'Feeling Good' in all situations of life. They are my constant companion. I have been reading a lot of books from Louise Hay, Wayne Dyer, Abraham Hicks and Shakti Gawain. Your confessions are really essence of their philosophies. They are molding us to love our self. – Shaukat Charania
Sometimes I swear this woman is inside my very soul, calling forth the truth before I know it! – Shanti Zimmermann
You articulate what it is to live a peaceful existence within ourselves here. Very profound! – Ley-Ann Clarke
Amazing! I sometimes feel you are writing what I have been thinking and feeling. – Laurie Kendzulak
I just read a few words and my energy is increased … You are a miracle worker. – Carol Finlayson
These words are like a prayer. Their effect is invigorating. – Ravie Kathuria
Every time I read you I grow spiritually. – Patrizia Rampone
You make such a difference in this world. Love and light! – Patrick Carney
You so eloquently capture through written word, my very thoughts and feelings. Thank you for the work you do. – Lucy Bordonaro
I am here to thank you for all the wonderful things you write and with all those words you have helped me grow mentally to a better level … a level where I could not imagine myself sometimes ago … I am happy with who I am. – Hina V Chaudhary
You’re good for my soul! MAUH! – April Leigh
If this isn’t an answer to my prayer this morning! Thank you. CONFESSION #281, I’ve already put on my desktop. – Judy Morgan
Your confessions always bring me into the vortex … I just love them so much, and I love you so much. Keep confessing … I just like the feelings of ‘high’ your confessions provide. – Zetty Zakaria
Wow. You put Abraham in understandable English! What a blessing! – Joni Blumstein
You give reality to my emotions and inner knowing … over and over and over again. – Alethea Lobo
Tasty treats to align one’s soul to today’s true beat … one woman’s wisdom echoing millions of hearts. – Lara Ackroyd
I always look forward to reading your words. They make me, reconstruct me, shape me, re arrange me … They make me a better person! Thank you so much. – Jo-anne Mmela
This is indeed a Life prayer? Thanks Elizabeth! Your words are a blessing. – Sunitha Choudhry
Thank you … I enjoy reading your wise words, and this really resonates with me. I use it to remind myself to keep up faith when times get difficult. – Marion Yee
These are profound. Thank you for offering them. – Mary Jones
I’ve always looked forward to reading your confessions during the day. They have helped me to keep positive, strong and to stay true to myself. – Michelle Niese Hinshaw Steen
I really enjoy reading your confessions! Sometimes they are just what I need to find insight. Shawn Maskel
Best Advice I’ve ever received! Thanks! – Di Davis
I read your valuable confessions daily. They are nutritious food for my soul. – Raushni Srivastava
Your writings have been inspiring and helped me through some tough times. Thank you. – Jaclyn Bain
These Confessions have been a great inspirational source for me. – Sutra Dewi Haruni
You are Poetry in Motion! I Love the freedom and Power you bring to others just by being you! – Carolee Dalton (Happiness Coach)
Wonderful … so simple … really … no long complicated rules or steps … just easy to understand concepts … glorious! – Shanti Zimmermann
The world needs your confessions. – Dimple Pandey
500
CONFESSIONS
(book 1)
to
rock your world
inspire your mind
uplift your spirits
&
soothe your soul
CONFESSION # 1 ...
Sometimes I Find Great Pleasure In Being Annoyingly Happy
CONFESSION # 2 ...
I’M FULL OF MYSELF
... and when I am full of ME, I am overflowing with love for others. It cannot help but pour out of me. The pressure must be released and then I become like my own essence, eternally flowing love through the depths of my soul.
CONFESSION # 3 …
I TELL LOTS OF LIES
… and then live like they are already true.
For months I imagined how I would feel if I were in a relationship. I had conversations about the wonderful things a relationship brings to my life. I wrote on Facebook as if I was deeply in love to the point that when I announced I had started a relationship, most people thought that I was already in one.
I LIVE MY DREAMS INTO LIFE
I imagine I have something before it even shows up. I pretend I am someone before anyone else even notices. I behave as if the world is my oyster ... and then as if by magic, it opens up and presents me with the clearest and shiniest pearl in the whole wide world.
BUT WHAT ABOUT TELLING THE TRUTH?
Everyone tells lies and the worst sort are when we tell ourselves we aren't good enough, rich enough, smart enough, attractive enough, thin enough or worthy enough ... because whether it's considered truth or lie, what we keep on telling ourselves, becomes our reality.
CONFESSION # 4 …
I DON’T HAVE ANY PATIENCE
I just hand everything I can’t control over to the “universe” to manage for me ... then go out and find as many things to laugh about, to enjoy, to have fun with and to appreciate as I possibly can! That's when things fall perfectly into place.
CONFESSION # 5 …
I LOVE SEX
… I love porn, I love orgasm and I love my body.
I have absolutely NO RULES about what’s appropriate for me or anyone else. If something feels good, I do it again, and again, and again. I myself decide what’s right for me,
… not the church, not my parents, not my family, not society and not even my mate.
CONFESSION # 6 …
I’M NOT IN LOVE WITH MY MATE
I’m in love with me, and when I’m in love with me the person closest to me is showered mightily with affection, praise, love and appreciation.
I ONLY see the best in him, I ONLY talk about his finer points, I believe in him more than he believes in himself and when I flow love to this degree, both of us can do nothing else but thrive.
(For further thoughts about what love really is, see CONFESSION #129 … I LOVE MANY THINGS)
CONFESSION # 7 …
I DON’T GIVE A SH*T WHAT YOU THINK OF ME
It's not my job to conform to your standards so you can feel secure, so you can find peace, so you can be happy. It is each individual’s task to find comfort, stillness and joy in the essence of their own soul.
Each time we ask someone to be different to who they really are, we drag them away from expressing their own desires, living their truth, following their calling and forging the most important life of all … their own!
CONFESSION # 8 …
I DON'T FACE REALITY
… but I do notice it, and decide how I'd like it to be instead.
Then I imagine that, think about that, talk about that, write about that, believe that, know that and then pretty soon, watch as a brand new reality unfolds in front of me.
Reality is for people who have no idea they can turn towards what they'd prefer to experience and attract/create something so much better instead.
(Imagine if you were a racing car driver or horse rider, would it be best to look at the collision course your vehicle is taking you on, or towards where you REALLY want to go!)
CONFESSION # 9 …
I HAVE MY OWN GOD
It never made sense to me that God would judge someone in the same way that humans do, that he’d feel so powerless to demand that we should worship him, that he’d declare that one church was better than another, that the very act of love that brought each of us into the world would be “made wrong” in certain circumstances OR that we must be different sexes to even have a relationship.
Instead of choosing the same God I was taught to believe in, I’ve developed a powerfully intimate, ongoing relationship with the God I know, who is totally loving and accepting of all of us.
CONFESSION # 10 …
I HAVE AN ADDICTION
… to feeling fabulous, having fun, laughing lots, making love, uplifting others, enjoying the sun, getting inspired, being happy, remembering good times, having beautiful things, enjoying the magnificence of nature, sharing life with someone special, doing what I want, when I want, with whoever I want, as often as I want … and watching as it positively effects those around me.
CONFESSION # 11 …
I KNOW HOW TO GIVE UP AN ADDICTION
Decide what I want to be addicted to instead!
I can get addicted to love, life, to happiness, to bliss – I get to choose! Then …
I NEVER need to talk about my past again. I NEVER need to evaluate why I got there or how I got there and I NEVER EVER need to prove to anyone else that I’ve changed.
Just BE who I want to be and move quietly and gently towards the future of my dreams.
CONFESSION # 12 …
I LOVE GOSSIP
... but gossip in a way that lifts people up, not puts them down, gossip in a way that makes people shine, not dulls their existence, gossip in a way that makes others feel good and enhances their experience of life, and hey, I think you're amazing and I'm gonna tell other people too, mostly when you can't hear ... so there!
CONFESSION # 13 …
I DON'T THINK MONOGAMY IS RIGHT OR WRONG
… but I do know that each person should honour what feels right for them.
No matter what society thinks, no matter what our parents said, no matter what we were taught by our religions, if we line up our thoughts, our beliefs and live true to our own desire, we will attract other people who believe the same things … and can also allow those who don’t, to peacefully follow their chosen path too.
CONFESSION # 14 …
SOMETIMES I DELIGHT IN STARTING RIOTS ... lol
... by pushing peoples buttons, by making them think, by stretching the boundaries of what's commonly acceptable, by speaking about topics that are taboo, by sharing a different point of view, by opening my mind from the depths of my heart ... RELAX … all is well ... there is method in my madness!
CONFESSION # 15 …
I DON’T MAKE PROMISES
A promise is a pledge we make in an "attempt" to repair a mistake we made in the past, to keep what we have in the present the same way forever, or to make the future more predictable. Promises we make to other people just to keep them happy are unsustainable, unwise and generally untruthful. The best promise I can ever make is that I will do my best to remain true to myself.
CONFESSION # 16 …
I WON'T BE GOING TO HEAVEN WHEN I DIE
… I’m already there!
Heaven isn't a place - it's a “state of being” which I feel inside when I allow the goodness of life to flow through me. It isn't something I need to prove my worthiness in order to achieve or fight to gain admission. It is most easily experienced when I relax, quieten my mind and feel that deep sense of peace, stillness and oneness inside my own heart.
CONFESSION # 17 …
SANTA IS NO BETTER THAN SATAN
Religions created Satan in an attempt to manipulate others into behaving in a certain way so they can receive good stuff when they die.
Parents created Santa in an attempt to manipulate children into behaving in a certain way so they can receive good stuff while they’re alive.
I won't apologize for bursting your bubble; we use stupid stuff to try and control people all the time.
CONFESSION # 18 …
I OFTEN DO THINGS THAT OTHERS WOULD DISAPPROVE OF
… but I don't make a big thing out of it, I don't make someone else wrong because of it, I don't try to get other people to agree with me before I do it, I don't get involved in conversations about it and I don't FIGHT to get it.
Fighting for my rights keep the very things I don't want active inside me.
Integrity is an inner journey, and one I choose to take quietly, gently and privately, as often as I can.
CONFESSION # 19 …
MASTURBATING IS GOOD FOR ME
People who are having regular orgasms rarely complain about anything … LOL … I’ve had as many spiritual connections during orgasm than during meditation. It is generally one experience in life that makes people feel good, unless guilt from religious teachings has tainted the experience.
CONFESSION # 20 …
MY LIFE IS OUT OF CONTROL
… so I’ve handed the finer details over to a higher power to manage for me … and I know without a shadow of a doubt that no matter what my bank account says, no matter what state the economy is in, no matter what drama is going on in the world, no matter how my mate is behaving, my real job is to find as many things as possible to love and appreciate about what I’ve already been given.
CONFESSION # 21 …
SOMETIMES I’M BAD … but,
I was born to be happy, not to behave.
I was born to follow my dreams, not to chase the visions of others.
I was born to love with all of my heart, not to be afraid that my heart might break.
I was born to enjoy this moment, to feel its passion, to play, to laugh and to follow my inspiration.
I was born to live fully, to love unconditionally, to grow gracefully, to contribute quietly, to laugh heartily, to build people up.
I was born to live in harmony with my higher self and all of life.
I was born to be free, and I was born to be ME!
CONFESSION # 22 …
I THINK NUMEROLOGY IS CRAP
… but my friends on Facebook now number 2222 ... cool! I'm also a double master number 22 ... powerful! And I find pleasure in claiming anything that feels good as the start of something even more wonderful, even more spectacular, even more intoxicating and expect it to expand my mind and open my heart wider than before. And what I declare, what I expect, what I intend, is what I become.
(Was it a fluke, or was it the universe conspiring to make this something really special? It is also CONFESSION # 22. My favourite number in the world and the day of my birth January 22).
CONFESSION # 23 …
I LOOK FORWARD TO DYING
… to return to where I came from, to go happily and healthfully when my time is done.
I decided that death is a blessing instead of a curse. I believe good things will happen instead of expecting the worst. I imagine the peace and let go of the strife, I focus on what’s wonderful and have a great life.
CONFESSION # 24 …
I APPROVE OF DRUGS
What each person chooses as their way to get relief from mental, emotional or physical pain is no better or worse than my need to seek peace amidst turmoil or find food when I am hungry.
When I listen to my own inner guidance, I know what feels right for me. Minding my own business, tending to my own alignment and living as an example of what I believe, is the best way to empower others to do the same.
CONFESSION # 25 …
I AM COMPLETELY SELFISH
I consider myself and my relationship with my own “inner contentment” to be the most important of all. When I am aligned, when I am in love with life, when I am being who I want to be, I have the most value to give to my friends, to my enemies, to my loved ones and to the world.
CONFESSION # 26 …
I DON’T CARE ABOUT YOU
… It’s YOUR job to care about you.
In the moment I step in to care more for you than what you do for yourself, I take away YOUR power and give away my own. The best I can do is live as an example of what I believe ... and by the clarity of my example, by shining the light, by illuminating the path, I set both of us free to be who we came to be … powerful, loving, intentional creators.
CARING IS TAUGHT BEHAVIOR ... it usually started when our parents decided we should care more about what they wanted than for what we knew was right for us at the time. We were encouraged to move further away from our centre, our source, our knowing, our nature ... simply because they had felt disconnected from their own ... Then we spend the rest of our lives trying to recover it!
When we do recover our natural nature ... we end up being more authentic, more charismatic, more magnetic, more admired, more trusted, more thoughtful and the greatest role model of all ... one who lives in complete integrity with their own truth.
CONFESSION # 27 …
I LOVE EVERYONE
There is not one person in my life I don't get great value from, and the ones that often give me more than most are those who are completely different to me, those who disagree with me, those who challenge me, those who have different beliefs than me … They provide the greatest reason to grow, to expand my mind, to open my heart wider and be more of who I am … unconditionally loving at my core.
CONFESSION # 28 …
I DON’T MISS OTHERS WHEN THEY’RE GONE
Instead I can imagine how it felt to be with them and then bask in the memory, as if it’s happening right now.
I never need to feel loss, when I stay connected to my own sense of self, when I keep reaching for relief inside from whatever is making me feel unsettled on the outside, when I keep imaging the best possible outcome for the future, no matter what had come into my experience in the past.
Loss is only something I notice when I forget the incredible person I know I am, I dismiss the amazing person I know you are and I ignore the magnificent power of life to bring me everything I’ve asked for in perfect universal timing and in the most magical ways possible.
The only thing I ever need is my connection to love, my closeness to God, the union with my own soul. When I feel that again, I remember just how much I am an integral part of everything that was, everything that is now and everything that ever will be.
CONFESSION # 29 …
FEELING GOOD IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO ME
... then I’m connected more powerfully to my own inner guidance.
I write clearer, I hear better and I’m naturally inspired as to what to do next - every time! If thinking about something ceases to feel good, then I think about, talk about and do something else that does.
There are a plethora of things to choose from and anything at all will do.
IF IT FEELS GOOD ... I do it.
IF IT MAKES ME SMILE ... I think about it.
IF IT BRIGHTENS MY EMOTIONS … I remember it.
IF IT MAKES MY HEART SING … I talk about it.
IF IT SOUNDS LIKE GOOD NEWS … I share it.
IF IT MOVES ME TOWARDS THE LIFE I DREAM OF LIVING … I indulge in it completely.
CONFESSION # 30 …
I PRACTICE FEELING GOOD
As I train myself to focus on things that feel better each day … when something does happen that upsets my applecart, I bounce back really quickly.
I don't cry over the spilled fruit,
I don't go on a “search and destroy mission” to find out who did it and why,
I don’t publish a “what to do when your boyfriend doesn’t like your melons” Facebook page.
I don’t give it a second thought at all.
I just make juice out of the bruised fruit, find an exciting new place to park my cart or go off to play in the orchard instead.
CONFESSION # 31 …
I LOVE HAVING A MAN TAKE CHARGE
… to have his way with me, to make me melt into a pile of giggling girlishness,
… to turn on my heart, to relax me, to plan, to protect, to provide,
… to turn on my mind by saying how he will touch me, fondle me, kiss me, make love to me,
… to turn on my body, to gaze at me, to admire me, to expose me, to dominate me, to take me lovingly and open me in a way I have never been opened before. Aaaaaaaaaaahhhh!
He treats everything he owns with pride, care, love and attention, and when I trust him completely without question or doubt, always proves to me that I’m right. My positive belief and reinforcement brings it into being.
CONFESSION # 32 …
I DON'T ASK OTHER PEOPLE FOR ADVICE
… the best source of all comes from inside me.
It’s easiest to hear to my own inner knowing, when I put myself in an expanded vibrational state by meditating, walking in nature, using incantations, dancing like a lunatic, getting happy or whatever makes me feel high and then I allow infinite intelligence to bring me what I need. And when I am ready to receive, the message is clearly given - every time!
CONFESSION # 33 …
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO OFFEND ME
… I take EVERYTHING as a compliment!
Your attention to my perceived defects, faults, dysfunctions, failings and flaws says more about you than it does about me. Your attention to my magnificence says that you see clearly your own reflection shining brightly within you. And I know who you really are inside … a powerful, majestic, amazing giver of unconditional love.
CONFESSION # 34 …
I HAVE AN AMAZING LIFE
... not because I was given some special gift, not because I have everything I could possible need, not because I was born lucky and not because of good karma. I choose how I want to experience life each day, with as much peace, bliss, joy, elation and ecstasy as I can possibly allow … and with a little bit of drama thrown in just for fun ;-)