483 thoughts on “Investments – Where Are You Investing?”

1. The world is full of opportunities. There will always be the temptation to get rich schemes to separate us from our money. Some say there is no such thing as a sure thing, except what we develop that which all have. The best investment ever will always be, ourselves.

2. It is soo interesting when I stop amd ask myself what I am actually doing and effectively investing in? For if it is not love and therefore less than the love I am, I am saying that is what I want and that will suffice, even though I know it is not what I actually want I am still saying yes to it.

3. What you are talking about is the investment in what is truly love through the body. If it’s not love it’s not worth it and never sufficient.

4. Yes, we made the choice.. even if the guru or organisation was pushy and had hard selling tactics, we either made the choice to follow, join or partake no matter what or not. So important to see our part clearly isnt it, even if it is not so comfortable to admit.

5. Today I got to understand that we only have to options to invest our lives/energy/money/everything into. It is either our divine nature we are coming from or our created form of being as spiritual beings in human bodies. Everything we do or think is either returning back to our origin or sustaining the artificial existence in separation to our origin. First is a surrender, second is an effort.

6. This pride thing is a big one – we don’t like to admit that we have been fooled or hoodwinked but unless we do there is no way we can move forward and let go of things that are not serving us or working for us in life. This is where it is super important to be very tender and understanding with ourselves and parent ourselves with deep love.

   1. Great point Andrew, and being honest and willing to learn from our mistake is key to growing and expanding. I find being super gentle and loving with myself when I make mistakes is so important.

7. A great deal of cash had not been spent, and my life is more abundant, since I have been attending Universal Medicine workshops. Why? Because the quality I have chosen in life makes it more about self responsibility and Love, with that I do not waste money, seek stuff from outside and live in issues like I once did.

8. “These days I enjoy being responsible, choosing my way and I love the results I now reap because of the choices I make. I feel more claimed in the woman I am, more confident with the way I live and express in the world because I have grown to love and accept myself more and more. …” This is an investment that keeps giving back returns (dividends) time after time after time.

9. Wow Rosie, and what a living testimony you now for what can come from having made and still making true solid and committed investments. You are an inspiration and a powerhouse!

10. Letting go of any investments that are not supportive is like letting go of lead weight in our body, the more we discard the heaviness, the lighter and more loving we feel as it allows who we are to shine through. Because every choice we make affects our body and how we feel.

11. What has been the most amazing loving and supportive investment for me to be part of is the investment Universal Medicine and Serge Benhayon make in humanity. From personal experience I thank and appreciate so very deeply the many ways shared so I can invest in myself and in turn humanity equally. The purpose of this investment is to live the ripple effect for All to feel there is another way.

12. Thanks for the revelation, Rosie. Basically I get that I have invested in irresponsibility and to a certain degree still do, it is a precise calculation of an energetic and emotional comfort profit and loss account.

13. When we invest in things that do not support us, then we can end up spiralling downwards with those choices and it can be challenging to reverse the trend.

14. When we invest in something more internal such as our relationship with ourselves, and when we invest in a way that holds no imposition or expectation, but simply a giving that is free from conditions, then the returns can be vastly ‘rewarding’ in ways unexpected. The results of internal growth can be increased confidence and ability to express how one feels, or perhaps a deep knowing of ones own worth and value. Such riches are ones that cannot be purchased with money nor stolen from someone. These riches are the ones that we take to our graves, and they are the qualities which then support us in life and in lives ahead.

15. What we truly invest in is what comes back to us, there is no ‘out clause’ with this as the Universal Law of Cause and Effect applies.

16. Yes, Rosie, I too used to spend considerable time fantasizing about how the world should be, rather than simply taking me and my love out into life and all manner of relationships.

17. This type of investment comes with a sense of ownership that will never let us invest in the true riches on offer deep within us all.

18. With every choice we are investing in something and so have the power to change our investments in any moment.

19. I love what you live Shirley-Ann and am so inspired to consider what I do and don’t invest in, based on evolution.

20. Yes what is this game that so many of us have been playing for so long, the covering up, putting on the fake smile and saying everything is okay when it is clearly not. We know it doesn’t work so no point in doing that anymore.

21. I’m becoming aware of how much I am in sympathy and how invested I am in rescuing people rather than focusing on building a loving relationship with myself and God, and from here reflecting and expressing the joy it is possible to live.

22. Putting time and resources into receiving and living the wisdom of the teachings and therapies presented by Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine has been the best move I have ever made in my life. Not to be invested in a outcome , but to live truly in every moment, more and more connected to my Soul.

23. Absolutely Rosie, my own experience and observation shows me that “It’s a win win for all of us” when any one of the teachings of Universal Medicine is lived.

24. I also feel like I am investing in me through the courses and workshops and sessions held by Universe Medicine. I am certainly not perfect and that is not the aim. But I know what I need to work on and how to work on it and its through Universal Medicine that I have learned this. I too attended lots of other courses and workshops in complementary medicine and it was all about a modality and nothing about how I was living or why I was making the choices I was making, other than on basic lifestyle choices. There was no offering to take anything deeper to explore the why? There is no end of what is offered through Universal Medicine. The depths on offer to explore, enrich the whole of our life and how we are in that life. To me this is true investment.

25. We have been taught from a young age to be very goal and picture orientated – we have ideas of what is and isn’t successful and we aim our lives to match these pictures, investing greatly in their outcome and the recognition they bring us without questioning the quality of our investments.

26. It is easy to look back, see all the false investments, mistakes and at times foolhardy defiance of what I knew and then become critical, harsh and judgmental about myself. What a great example shown here to truly reflect to “understand why I chose what I did in the past”. In this way we deepen our understanding and naturally build a wiser relationship with our choices.

27. Love it Rosie, there is no need to justify when we make wise investments, they feed us back love an not just money, or favours.

28. The big difference for me is that my investment in Universal Medicine is no longer all about me as I can feel that my reflection supports others to change.

29. Yes, Rosie, thanks to Universal Medicine, my time and energy is better invested these days, by living with purpose and responsibility rather than fear and contraction. And my bank balance is doing much better as well!

30. What else is there to truly invest in, other than our own personal evolution and the quality of our relationships? After all when we pass over, what else can we take with us other than the lived quality of our lives, lasting treasure that serves us in so many unseen ways.

    1. So true Rowena, this inspires us to look closely at what we are invested in. To me, it is our lived quality that is the best investment we can ever make. This is not just a benefit to us but to humanity as well when we choose to live with love, purpose and responsibility.

31. Rosie I love this part of your blog “I feel more claimed in the woman I am, more confident with the way I live and express in the world because I have grown to love and accept myself more and more.” in the simplest of terms it presents the power that building love for oneself has, the ripple effect and how everything around us can change as a result.

32. Where do we invest our time and energy? It is a great question to ask ourselves… and is what we invest in about evolution for everyone?

33. Our bodies, health and wellbeing is the best investment we can make. No amount of money will ever buy true contentment that is felt within our bodies when we put quality 1st.

34. Investing in something means that we have a vested interest in it and this makes it is harder to see through it if it turns out to be a lie. This is why we have to get super honest about what we are invested in so that we can let it go if it is not supportive.

35. The best investment I’ve ever made was to Attend Universal Medicine presentations – which I continue to do. Pure gold delivered by Serge Benhayon every time.

36. Why is the most critical investment, underinvested? It is ours and costs nothing except a bit of TLC, and the dividends are life-changing.

37. I have invested in getting things ‘right’ not perfect, but, for example, in dance, trying to re-create exactly the moves we are being shown by the dance teacher and in doing so I created a tension in my body that is taking years to release, especially in my hips. Now learning about True Movement and Sacred Movement with Natalie Benhayon, I am learning how it feels to move my body naturally, and there is no tension as long as my movements are in line with how my body flows.

38. Any investment in life will only keep us longer in the merry go round that this humanly created life is.

39. When we invest in love we are showered in love…great investment

40. It is painful at times when I have expressed truth that a wave of anger came my way… It is not always the preferable outcome you wish it to be, hence we sense this from early young and choose to decrease our expression and make it a measured one. I myself did that, and now I am learning the consequences of having chosen so as I choose my way now back in my full expression, but that comes with much investments in family pictures; lack of acceptance, hurts, behaviors and protection. To keep in mind during the way that this could only be because I have allowed to not speak my truth. So at least to claim back speaking my truth and deal with everything that comes my way and that is for me to let go of.. And choose to re-imprint with my truth and love.

41. My main investment in life for many years was in trying to remain unaware of what I could feel or to override it however there comes a point when I could simply not pretend it was working any longer as in truth this only lasted for a short time and the rest of the time it takes effort to pretend that we are unaware that that what we are doing to avoid the truth is pointless and really not working.

42. Yes I know that arrogance well, and to be honest…the better than you syndrome and not realising that we are all the same. Isn’t it amazing that no matter how far we stray and how hard we try to numb that nagging feeling, it is always there, asking us to feel and be aware.

43. Following a wonderful Universal Medicine presentation I am reminded of the foundational investment in the equal quality of my own in breath and out breath known as ‘The Gentle Breath Meditation’. If I invest my awareness at this level of conscious presence then my connection to the All is supported and life simply unfolds.

44. “I feel more claimed in the woman I am, more confident with the way I live and express in the world because I have grown to love and accept myself more and more. No more blame, just more care for me and that then affects everyone around me. It’s a win win for all of us.” – Rosie, this is gorgeous, and it is very telling of the fact that if we all turn inwards to love ourselves first and foremost and not wait for another to do this for us, then our world and all around can change in ways we had never imagined and it is a win win as we then inspire others to do likewise.

45. We can see the truth of the matter when we stop the investment.

46. Completely agree Doug. The proof is completely in my body and my life today from the presentations and workshops. With each bit of healing, reflection and letting go more love is embraced.

47. I think sometimes we can also hold onto things because we get a sense of identity from them, a false sense of confidence even and to consider letting them go would mean that we need to face what’s laying beneath e.g anxiousness of lack of self-worth, which may seem overwhelming… But within us we do have the answer and can truly walk our way out of those issues taking it step by step, without perfection. Universal Medicine has helped me to re-connect with a way of living from the intelligence of my whole body and this is a totally priceless return on an investment well made.

48. True investment delivers true change, an ongoing process that never ceases and investing my time and study with Universal Medicine has been and continues to be the best decision I have ever made. The results of which astound me every day.

49. Could one of our best investments be in our quality of life, by which I don’t mean the size and comfort of our house or car or the success of our careers, but how we feel within ourselves every moment of the day.

50. We can invest in so many ways – time, money, energy, and find that many a time I have in fact invested towards a picture, a particular outcome or because of a need. It is and has been interesting to observe where, why and in what I invest. It’s an ongoing exploration to catch them and weed out the wasters of time, money and energy.

51. There are times when I have started something and then felt that it is wrong, but I have gone ahead anyway, because I don’t want to look like a fool, or as if I’ve backed down or given up. Crazy, because I end up looking like even more of a fool for carrying on when I know it’s wrong. The term ‘head in the sand’ comes to mind!

52. Rosie of all the investments I’ve made, the one that has had the biggest return for me has also been Universal Medicine, the return is far grander than the simple output of knowing something or getting something. It is a reunification with my soul, a way of living and a quality that I feel deepens every single day.

53. Investment doesn’t have to be material either… we can invest in someone being a certain way or having particular traits.

    1. Michael that’s a really great point that you make, which lead me to realise that so many of us are invested in ‘outcomes’. And it is only by being invested in outcomes that we can have disappointment in outcomes, or indeed glee at outcomes. Both disappointment and glee being equally transient states with no roots in truth whatsoever.

54. We invest in life in many ways. Most of us are aware of the obvious financial investments we make and are often very careful and discerning with how we spend our money. How would it be if we were equally careful in how we invest our energy too, understanding that as we do this, we are forming a future for ourselves and each other?

    1. Brilliant point Richard. In answer to your question, I feel our world would be a very different place, we would be more responsible, and exhaustion would probably be a thing of the past due to our care in what energy we invest in. For example, an energy that drains us, leaving us feeling lost and empty or the energy that is fiery, expands us and brings evolution to us all?

55. When we invest with discernment we know the game we had been playing was using loaded dice and the out come was never in our favor. As you have said Rosie being responsible in the way we live is a winning combination for all of us.

56. This shows how I have held onto things even though I knew them not to be true, because it felt like the time and input had already been an investment even though that course of action was not working out. By letting go and ‘pulling the plug’, we free ourselves of further drain and have space to learn and discern the next step.

57. Thanks to this blog I am now also looking into systems in my life I have invested in and I found already some which actually only are a burden and do not have any other purpose than to keep me busy and to keep me distracted form the actual work I have to do. The process of letting go is interesting as indeed, the investments I have put in make it difficult for me to firstly, find these as I tend to turn a blind eye to them because of the personal pride and secondly, to let them go, as it is a wast of money, the time I spend on it etc.

58. There have been many things that I have wanted to invest in, that I haven’t been able to purely because I could see through them. Having said that, the things that I did manage to invest in, kept me well and truly encapsulated for many years. What this highlights to me is that I had a deep desire to invest in something and that desire was borne from not investing in myself.

59. Trusting what we feel rather than holding onto what we have invested in can be a very freeing process.

    1. At times our investments cloud our judgement over what we feel. I’ve found that true reflection in the movements of others and the way they relate to self, life and others lets me feel what is true, as true reflection seems to speak to my body and not my head.

    2. Just goes to show we are reflecting all the time, makes you ponder on what our own reflection is offering…

60. We focus on investing in our homes and careers without investing in ourselves first, which makes no sense whatsoever.

    1. It makes perfect sense really but in a non-sensical way, it’s because we don’t invest in ourselves that we invest so heavily in everything else.

    2. When we invest in ourselves we bring a fullness to everything else – to our homes, our work, our relationships etc. but when we invest in the outer elements forgetting us then we bring an emptiness to all that we do as it is fine without the beauty and fullness of our inner gold.

61. When we do invest in something, be it a material item or kind of idea/project, do we take full responsibility for how that investment plays it’s course? As in, how it affects not just us in the short term but perhaps others, or whether it supports the big picture in the long term.

62. If we invest in ourselves (and our children) right from the beginning in building our self-worth, self-love, self-care and self-esteem then right from the start we would not invest or do anything that didn’t feel right because we’d simple love ourselves so much we would not be able to .. it would be a complete no go area and not even our radar. And this investment does not cost a thing it is about giving ourselves or another the space to be and connect to who we truly are. One amazing free tool in supporting this is The Gentle Breath Meditation http://www.unimedliving.com/meditation/free/meditation-for-beginners/introductory-gentle-breath-meditation.html

63. Its one thing investing in things for ourselves that we ‘think’ are worthwhile until we find out that they were not an investment at all, but quite another when we persuade our friends or family members to invest in the same things. However a true investment in ourselves only leaves us with the knowing that what we have chosen benefits not only us, but all others as well, and this type of investment needs no persuasion, just a lived expression of what we have chosen.

    1. Good points Sandra. When I feel a need to try to persuade someone about something, I find in truth I am not certain in myself and am in fact trying to persuade myself.

    2. I agree Sandra, it is actually easy to discern what a true investment is and which ones are not, because I find the investments that are all about myself and no one else, they are never really supportive. Whereas a true investment is always about me and everyone else. Ones that are a benefit or healing to humanity doesn’t need persuasion because everyone can feel the benefits.

64. The more we choose to share our imperfections the more we give permission for others to do so and this will have a huge effect on the humongous relentless drive for perfection that so many people have.

    1. I agree Sarah, from my own experience when I have shared with others my imperfections then they too have opened up with theirs and I could feel a change had taken place after we’d talked.

    2. Beautiful Sarah, awesome comment. This highlights how amazing it is to be open with ourselves and others to enable us to talk about how we feel and what is going on for us. Supporting each other to let go of the drive to be perfect I feel is very much needed and supports us to connect to who we are.

65. When we choose to invest in our own inner evolution and growth rather than any outer pursuits, financial, spiritual, emotional or the like, the quality and abundance of the return becomes clear for all to see and hence there is no need to convince another.

    1. Indeed Rowena, the investment for self only returns a momentary personal reward and needs to be continuously activated to keep the reward returning to us. While the investment in our evolution and growth will give a time lasting result which is abundant on many levels of our lives but to provide space for more.

66. ‘I then wanted to prove it was okay because after all, I was going to look like a fool otherwise’ – it’s interesting how our brain is prepared to play along with our games and justify whatever choices we are making, whereas our body only knows and shares the truth. The only person we are really fooling here is our selves.

67. I get this investment when often choosing things outside of us instead of taking responsibility ourselves and making change from within. Inspiring to read the changes that you are committed to making to live a full life.

68. Yes Rosie, reflecting on the past I can feel how investing in things that were purely for self, seeking outside of me for answers, cures for what I myself had created, material things to make me feel better, changed nothing and often made me feel miserable because somewhere inside me they didn’t feel right. Enter Universal Medicine and investing my time, money, focus on it I find through living
    the truth on offer that slowly I do not waste time and money on unnecessary things or promote anything I feel is not loving or truthful, either for myself or others. Life is far more enjoyable, I am more vital, and my relationships more honest and deeper. But I still make mistakes and there is always more to discern and feel.

69. This blog rings true – holding onto things because we think they are worth is when in fact they do not support us any more. I’ve experienced this a lot with clothing and not wanting to let go of things. But when I do – I feel so much more clarity in my body.

70. In time when we are lost to our investments, I have found it is my close and true relationships that bring me back – the people willing to look past how something might look on the outside, which might be super successful etc, and actually see me and the energy behind my investments and support me to see them for what they are and to let them go and return to truth.

71. “No more blame, just more care for me and that then affects everyone around me. It’s a win win for all of us.” Investing in our relationship with ourselves is the greatest investment we can ever make. Not for any outcome, for having a better life and feeling amazing, but simply for depth of love that is there waiting for us within when we choose to have a true relationship with ourselves.

72. What we choose to invest in is what we will be, so careful choices of the quality we will become are required.

73. Yes that good old RESPONSIBILITY word, and being open to getting it wrong and knowing that we are always learning and its okay. We can make a different choice next time.

74. Yes and what I have found is that the more I am open with others, the more there is there to share. Its not like I run out or run low… its more like I have more in my cup that over flows to share.

75. Beautiful Jane, we do need to just keep on appreciating ourselves and drop any comparison. I also feel that when I am seeking recognition from outside it is me that really needs to bring it more to myself and that of course comes with the appreciation.

76. The choices I have made, and the investments, good and bad that I have made have left their markers and or scars. The body is a road map of our journey through life. What is a bad investment? The one you don’t learn from!

77. Universal Medicine is easily the best investment I have ever made. Not only do I grow from the investment but my family, friends, colleagues, clients all get the benefit of a person who is much more aware and responsible of what they invest in and how this affects everyone.

78. This says it all, Rosie – “I am busier than ever before and because of that I use my time wisely and do not waste hours upon hours in meditation, dreaming that life will change because now I am out there making the change.” Universal Medicine has also helped me to commit to life and be much more productive and expressive rather than wasting time in ‘wishful thinking’.

79. Most are invested in the collective conspiracy to keep the illusion alive and I have been an active part in that conspiracy for nearly all of this life and God knows how many other lives but now I am invested in pulling the plug on the illusion in order for the truth to be revealed.

80. We have all invested in an illusion. An illusion of gigantian proportions that incorporates all facets of life and what is worse, is that we all know that we have done this but none the less we keep doggedly trying to make life work. We continue to keep choosing extreme pain and suffering over the truth of what we all know, which reflects the lengths that we are all prepared to go to in order to not put our hands up to having made so many blindingly abusive choices.

81. I invested too much time yesterday on someone and instead of being upset about it just felt into my choice and why and appreciated it. It may not be something I would repeat but I got on with my life.

82. Recently I have come to realize just how strongly I held an investment in having complete harmony at my workplace, with everyone supporting each other openly without competition. What a picture, huh! But in doing this I was not accepting where both myself and other people were at with understanding, and would go into emotional reaction when things did not match up to that image I had created. Investments come in many flavors, indeed.

83. We can not live life without constantly investing in something, so its great to become aware of what we are constantly investing in.

84. Throughout life I have invested a lot in trying to be wise, trying to understand life, trying to have better relationships, trying to have a more satisfying experience at work, trying to feel more settled in and okay with myself. A lot of trying and not until Universal Medicine I started to actually feel everything my heart was after – and more – start to unfold. Yes I too can say this has been the best investment I have made in my life, and very likely for many lives.

    1. Giving up the trying and allowing the connection and natural unfolding to be is a joy.

85. Awesome investment Rosie. An inner investment is the wisest one to nurture, as we, and all of life flourishes.

    1. So true, Victoria, the more we support ourselves to come back to our true way of living together, from a place of love and consideration for everyone and everything, we strengthen the pull for us all to feel our innate divinity. This is how the tide will gradually turn, as we choose to live our truth.

86. How different would our world be if we were taught and encouraged from very young to invest in ourselves… to invest in the innate love, joy and harmony that naturally resides within every one of us equally so.

87. This investment behaviour is very obvious during financial manias or crazes. Those who purchase something at a price much higher than its true value may be tempted to tell others what a great investment it is and it seems they are right while prices keep rising. Many then have great difficulties selling when prices are dropping.

88. “And time wise, I am busier than ever before and because of that I use my time wisely and do not waste hours upon hours in meditation, dreaming that life will change because now I am out there making the change.” – Rosie, this is awesome – I too used to spend a lot of time meditating and seeking spiritual pursuits, but thankfully that is a thing of the past, and I am now far more active in ‘getting my hands dirty’ in a loving way, being out there in the world and embracing what is needed in order for true change to happen.

89. What I have come to discover is that investments are often tied in with emotional energy, no different to investing money into stocks or in gambling. Stocks are volatile and driven purely by emotional energy – they can go up and down randomly and in this up and down in the value, so too can it affect your emotions. You an feel excited and elated when they are doing well and then you can feel down and depressed when they are not doing well. Depending on how much money you have invested into them, this can then determine the extent of ups and downs that you experience. Investments in other things can be similar too – when they fall apart for whatever reason, the more we have invested in them (be it a relationship, or an identification etc), then we can feel devastated or lost etc. The only thing I have found that I can invest in that does not play this game with me, is the connection that I have deep within, and the only time this has ‘let me down’ is when I have invested in a false connection with myself. But the true connection with myself, this is rock solid and holds no emotional attachment of any kind, and only stands there in true stead. What a blessing this is. And through the courses with Serge Benhayon at Universal Medicine, I have learned and continue to learn more and more about this connection and how to keep deepening it. Now this is a worthy investment!

    1. It certainly is a great investment Henrietta, one that is free of emotions and full of love. Our whole world will deeply benefit if everyone invested in this and in forever deepening our connection.

90. ‘I remember getting really angry at the thought that I had believed something and trusted someone to only realise that it was all a big lie.’ – it feels like underneath that anger is the hurt we feel from not listening to our own wisdom, from choosing to ignore our inner knowing that what we chose to buy into wasn’t true. We all have an innate ability to know truth, therefore, we can equally discern when something is not true, when we choose to listen.

91. So true Jane, we are definitely worth investment, stopping to take that time to build self and empower our self, by thanking on deeper responsibility.

92. Love it ” I feel more claimed in the woman I am, more confident with the way I live and express in the world because I have grown to love and accept myself more and more”.

93. There’s a surrender and humility being called for in my life that I’ve avoided. A few ouches to come to terms with. But what are the alternatives? To carry on living lies? But on this journey there is great, loving support too.

94. We talk about investing money and we also talk about investing our time. I have invested both in many courses and presentations with Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine and every penny and second has been well worth while in terms of how it has changed my life for the better. My health has dramatically turned around, my relationships have improved and my approach to work far more flexible than it ever was.

    1. Yes, Carmel, I am regularly blown away by the amazing ‘return on investment’, from choosing to embrace the teachings of Universal Medicine in my everyday life.

95. The beauty of learning true purpose in our lives allows us a breath of fresh air to live in an honouring way with understanding and love. The investments we have made in another way of living and not truly discerning what we feel and know inside us takes a real honesty to look at and only then can we surrender to the truth and flow we know and can move in.

96. Yes it’s not comfortable to see where we have been mistakenly investing ourselves, into beliefs about how things are and how we need to be – but there is always a way we are shown there could be a different option.

97. When we invest in an outcome we fixate on the end result being achieved but we don’t pay attention to the quality of the steps along the way.

98. How often do we really sit down and, rather than looking at our bill to see how much we have spent and where we can cut back, look at where we have invested our time, money and energy through the month – what served and grew us or supported us as a result, and what actually caused us a drain?

    1. I like this idea of a monthly stock take and a chance to really appreciate what we have been offered and how we have responded and looking at our investments- on all levels- appreciating how we have managed them.

       1. I agree – first before we can judge or blame the outside world for the suffering and ills we see in it, we have to make sure we are in no way contributing or making any investments that perpetuate a way of life that delivers suffering.

99. “… even when I had on several occasions an inkling that something just wasn’t right.” I am immensely grateful for Universal Medicine, for empowering me to pay attention to those tiny ‘inklings’ and appreciate them for the giant messages they are.

100. There are many forms of investments most of which are not material and set us up to react to life rather than remain in forever understanding.

101. Yes, Rosie, the Universal Medicine courses are the best investment I have ever made, because as as result I have greater vitality, joy and fulfilment in life and my work has taken off because others can feel the level of integrity to which I now live.

102. Our health is our wealth and yet this profoundly simple droplet of wisdom is often ignored. We invest in land, property, other people, banks, technology devices, all too rarely do we invest in ourselves.

103. I’ve discovered the joy of investing in me, time, money, my home, simply feeling I’m worth investing in is gorgeous. How did I get here? By simply connecting to the endless pool of love that is within me and all of us.

104. This is huge Elizabeth! “…for this is the vehicle through which I express all that I came to earth to share”. Not investing in caring in it, does actually hold back our immense volume back, we are all carrying inside of us.

105. “And time wise, I am busier than ever before and because of that I use my time wisely and do not waste hours upon hours in meditation, dreaming that life will change because now I am out there making the change.”
     A wise man once told me that “the real meaning of time will be understood as a great form of medicine”
     For if we are going round and round each day – in cycle where we are offered an opportunity to do it all again then our outlook changes and we see purpose and empowerment of greater self responsibility.

106. My best investment ever in life was investing in Universal Medicine and in effect in me. Nothing ever brought out the ME like Universal Medicine through its inspiration, teachings and support! And the amazing bit is, I am not only ME for ME, I am ME for everyone.

107. Today a very well appreciated topic to read about as yesterday I got caught up in an investment I have made in maintaining a detailed, costly and time consuming administration for my work while there was just that simple solution that cost me almost no money, less effort and will give exactly the results I actually need. While it is all there I have to admit it takes some time to swallow that bitter pill and acknowledge that I was heavily invested in something that did not served me at all but only cost me money and lots of time too.

     1. Great point Nico – and the funny thing is that when I have invested in something time consuming and costly, then it is like I keep trying to justify that there was something that I got out of it that was supportive, instead of being honest and saying it was a complete waste of time and money! Because if I actually was honest enough to say this, then I would have to allow myself to feel how fooled I feel and this is the biggest crunch! But in the end this honesty is what really allows us to learn and grow and move on from these situations!

        1. Yes I know that too, to try to turn it in different ways so to make me feel in a way good with it. The least I tend to do is to admit that I have fooled myself with an idea that I kept entertaining out of a need, the need to gain a reward for anything I do.

     2. Yes, our pride can be difficult to overcome.

        1. Yes Christoph, our pride can be very stubborn as it is only looking for recognition and reward as it’s the reason behind it’s existence.

108. And even when another can take advantage and see it as an opportunity to bring me down or try and fix me when truth is expressed, showing my imperfections it is still true to me to share… the reaction or response in another is always their choice.

109. Pride and stubbornness can easily take over when we discover that what we have invested in is not true. If we let them run their course and avoid honesty and responsibility, we dig ourselves in even deeper.

     1. So true Gabriele. We, therefore, need to bring understanding as to why we have made the investments we have, so that we can let go of the shame around the perceived wrong when we realise the choice made wasn’t a true one. We like to justify ourselves so as not to lose face, but in the grand scheme of things this front is a protection against the hurt that was felt that made that investment in the first place.

110. If we were to only invest in love then we would all be rich beyond our wildest dreams.

111. When we invest for self gain, we gain very little, yet when we invest for the good of humanity everyone gets a blessing.

     1. I love this Sally – we are all in this together.

     2. Yes so true, when we make it about self, we are totally lost, it is when we make it about people the investment does its wonders.

     3. So true, Sally. When we put our selves to one side and make choices that take everyone into consideration, our perspective becomes universal. Our livingness is no longer about us as an individual, rather, we are an equal part of something truly divine, along with everyone else. We feel the inter-connectedness between us all and how everything affects everything, always.

112. Life gets so much richer and more beautiful when it is lived with true purpose.

113. If I’m honest, how I’ve lived life and what I’ve invested in have made me sick. I know I need to deeply look at this and admit so then I can only surrender to another way.

114. When we value and invest in our being, rather than anything we do and or accumulate of materialistic gain… there is a true purpose and true care in life… and life is harmonious.

115. It is a path of learning to realise that where we invest influences everything. From this foundation, our quality builds.

116. Our temporal attachments are laced with pride and arrogance… and when we let go of these we expose the true reasons for our investments.

117. If we scale this up, we can create a whole economic model based on first the energetic and then the physical investments we make into things – out choices to invest energetically in wanting to check out, leads to us investing physically in an array of past times from drugs to TV, which perpetuates these industries. Can we then look at areas we wish didn’t exist like drug cartels or sex trafficking and realise that there is an energetic investment that manifests in a physical demand for these things – when the investment is addressed only then will the demand and therefor the supply dry up

118. Spot on Ariana – connection is key here!

119. Sometimes the best way I have learned is by making ‘mistakes’ – choices that I get to feel are not true ones and then I know not to repeat that again – and so this becomes the learning for me. And in the same way I have spent money and time on courses, clothes, trips etc that I have then later on realised were not that supportive. But in each of these lies the learning and so it is not about someone else saying this should or should not be done, but rather it is about me re-developing the knowing of that is there to support and what is not.

120. Love it Rosie! Investments of time and money and effort into things that are not truly supportive can be very challenging to accept and let go of! There are many things I look back at in my life and see how I have spent my time or money that could have been done differently, and these things now stand as a loving reminder to keep discerning that what I choose. What a blessing as our awareness grows and we can make choices as such – Universal Medicine and Serge Benhayon have been key in supporting me too with this awareness and understanding of how we can be distracted from what is truly needed in our current world!

121. Investing in care for ourselves is a key element to lay a foundation of discernment for any other investment we make.

122. Choosing to attend my first Universal Medicine workshop was one of the smartest investments I’ve ever made. It didn’t come about from ‘thinking’ about it, rather, it was a loving impulse from deep inside my body. The results of which have allowed me to see the truth of how things are in life and to know that I always have a choice in every moment and that choice has a consequence, not just for me, but for us all.

123. I used to believe that a successful life, from making smart decisions and investments, equated to being financially well off. However, that now feels shallow, materialistic and quite lonely as it’s only considering me and those immediately around me. I have come to understand that a great investment is one that benefits us all, not just me. The more I invest in love, in living the truth of who I am, the return on my investment is enormous, not just for myself, but for everyone. To live the love that we innately are is worth more than anything money can buy.

124. Universal Medicine has supported me to develop my innate ability to discern (a sense we all have within us) like no other organisation.

125. In truth wherever we are invested in life being a certain way we are investing in the same thing and that is the way of life that has developed from looking outside of ourselves for the answers we seek. Reconnecting to what we know from within means we need no such attachement or investment.

126. I would be quite happy if someone had informed me of a little thing like discernment when I was a lot younger so some of my little investments in totally the wrong thing hadn’t turned out so disastrous and that now my discernment skills would also be a lot more honed.

127. When we give our energy to something and it feels ‘off’, like a work project or new idea, then the best thing to do is re-connect with the purpose of the project and see whether what we are investing in is true, or whether the project is off track for what is actually needed at that time.

128. It is easy to blame the outside world for duping us, but all we are doing in that moment is ducking out of our responsibility and power. What an awesome moment it is to reclaim both and begin to properly discern what really supports and enriches us and what does not.

129. In the past, I have invested in things out of insecurity or a lack of trust and confidence in myself. Recently I had an opportunity to change something quite significant with my finances, and because I was able to stay connected to the bigger picture, I made a decision that I would not have been willing to before which felt so empowering and confirming.

     1. Wow Janet that’s an amazing example of breaking old beliefs and reactions to crack open and set free what is true.

130. I invested so much time and money searching in the wrong direction trying to find ways to advance. But all it did was keep me searching. Finding Universal Medicine was quite a moment. I discovered that there was no need to search, that everything I was searching for was within me all along. All I had to do was go inside and connect. This is the biggest golden nugget of them all, and means not investing in anything other than that which will support me to connect to my own wisdom.

131. Very true Jane, unworn items as a very simple example – did we invest as a distraction, or even did we invest but then avoid wearing it for whatever reason (too ‘smart’/too ‘feminine’/not my usual style…). There’s always a reflection for us when we look at what and why we invest in something.

132. It is interesting to consider what we are investing in. For example do we only invest in things in which we are guaranteed the outcome we want or the picture we aspire to? Or do we invest in things for the sake of security or hoping to fill the emptiness we feel inside.

133. ” I have trialled and felt the support in my body from sessions, courses, presentations and workshops.” I am absolutely with you here Rosie and can say the support and true help and change has been there and felt from day one.

134. Doing a stock take to what is and is not working in our lives is a wise investment, and then taking action is even wiser.

135. For me I know one of the hardest things to admit is how much I have got caught up investing in lies. There are the obvious ones and then the more subtle ones. Take for instance a seemingly small ‘white’ lie it can start out innocent but then it can easily start to escalate and the sense of mistrust and dishonesty can easily kick in and then the thought well I can’t say I just said that or made it up comes in – effectively we end up chasing our own tail. And then there are the more hidden lies that we have all mostly got caught up in even right down to the fact that we are making life all about being here on Earth in physical form as being ‘it’ which is far from the grandeur we are from. The more I explore this the more I see how much I have been caught up and invested in lies rather than investing in myself and honouring and deepening the love that I am, that we all are, which is the greatest investment we could ever make.

136. When we are invested in something that is not true it is often hard to see that it is simply an investment because we so invested in it we do not want to expose the lie.

137. The greatest investment we can make is in our gorgeous selves, the deeper and richer our relationship is, with ourselves, this then allows all our relationships to deepen and evolve to the same level, where the other person is willing. – the more we can support ourselves to live the fullness of who we truly are, everyone feels the benefit.

138. Yep and an investment that costs no money just different choices.

139. What an investment when we are willing to prolong it even after realising it’s not working – in order that we don’t look like a fool. I would actually call that foolish.

     1. It is foolish indeed to hang onto and defend something we know is not true just so we do not seemingly lose face and so can hang onto a sense of pride even though it hurts us to do so.

140. Ahh that moment that you start to suspect you have been a fool, and when you don’t want to admit that you invested in completely the wrong thing. The desperate attempt to make it okay, the “Oh but”s and the attempts to make it seem positive and true in some way. I know these so well. Much wiser to just let the realisation sink in, be honest, drop whatever it is and move on.

141. Years ago I heard someone talking about a bad movie and how often we sit through them because we ‘paid good money for this and I am going to see it to the end’.The person said…”so you’ve wasted your money, and now you are going to waste your time as well???”. That comment really stuck with me as I went..oh yeah..how many movies have I sat through knowing that I was not enjoying it, knowing I did not really care for how it ended, but I had ‘invested something in it’ (i.e. money, choices, times) and I wanted a return on my investment. It was a real light bulb moment and I found myself walking out of theatres, and pressing stop on movies that were not working. It is a very cool thing to explore what investments we have in life.

142. The true return of investing in our own discernment is in backing our selves 100%. The levels of trust we build from with-in compounds far greater than the value of money.

143. Bringing honesty to our lives is a great revealer of our choices… it brings simplicity and allows us to move forward in a responsible way.

144. “Where are you investing?” is a great question Rosie… we can spend so much time and energy in things/situations that really do not support us, and we can utilise that same time and energy in supporting ourselves to evolve – the choice is ours.

145. Once we invest in something it is difficult not to be committed and it can be embarrassing when we find out we made a mistake. When I was 24 I made a bad investment and there was a moment I could get half of it back and I had a strong feeling it won’t get any better, yet I still hung on and lost the lot (about 3 weeks’ earnings). That was a good lesson and very helpful later in life as I was then able to walk away.

146. We often hold onto our investments in things, objects, cars, houses but rarely consider our quality as an investment. Thanks to Universal Medicine I’ve found its been my best investment, in me.

147. A trick in investments is to know when to cut your losses and to reconsider your options and yet we often hang on in there out of pride and a hope that things will work out differently despite us knowing that this will not happen.

148. Investments can mean a lot of different things I guess to different people. What sparked me to write this was all the different things we get lost in and invest in and what a waste of time that has been… whereas the investment that I have made of my time with Universal Medicine or the investment in my home has been super super suportive for me.

149. Just because we ‘learnt’ from a situation or experience doesn’t always mean that it was necessary for us to experience in the first place.

150. If we can see our mistakes as an opportunity to learn then it’s much easier to be open to really seeing what we chose and take full responsibility for it rather than dwelling on it as being stupid or wrong or defining ourselves by the waywardness.

151. Investments also denote attachment to something. The only investment that I know is free from the binds of attachment is the investment in yourself and growing your own love.

     1. I can feel the depth of truth in what you are sharing Joshua. When we make it about growing our own love to me not really feels like an investment but as a surrendering to that natural pull towards God we all one day have to return to. And part of that surrendering is letting go of all attachment to physical life, any outcome of our actions and all the investments we have made in it.

152. Oh how easy it can be to blame others when we have invested in something that is not true instead of looking at where we were at, at the time and taking responsibility. I can really relate with this as many years ago I was not being discerning but doing/investing in many things to heal, make myself feel ‘better’ and if I am really honest, avoiding feeling what was truly going on. Yes I would invest in things to make so much in my life go away, instead of actually wanting to feel where I was at and more importantly why … the choices I had made. The best investment I ever made is practically everything to do with Universal Medicine, as this has nothing to do with looking outside to be fixed, giving my power away to others, not wanting to feel in my body what is truly going on, it is all the opposite .. truly empowering myself, not looking to the outside to be fixed, but continually being inspired from the reflections of others and how they live and feel what is going on in my body (sometimes there are moments when I do not want to be completely honest with this .. work in progress and no perfection).

153. Over and over I have invested in how things should be, having pictures of what I want but I’ve realised is that this keeps away all that could be, just by me being open and allowing it to come.

154. What I have been invested in lately – my future. As in I have become very clear what I want with regards to work and my career, which is great to have the clarity, but then what fails me every-time is the impatience, because it does not manifest quick enough. Great to have this awareness and then to let the impatience go, which actually delays everything and just come back to the knowing that it is already there and that I am still in preparation…. So instead of being impatient I can deeply appreciate my clarity.

     1. By investing in ourselves in as many moments as we can, we are investing not only in our future but in the future of everybody else.

155. Its interesting to look at where we have made an investment in our lives, in areas that do not have a financial influence or attachment. In my life I know I have invested in other people and that has been and in some situations it still is a big thing to look at, understand and then accept, in order that I can then let go.

     1. I love what you are sharing here, Sandra, … when we are honest enough to be aware of our investments, we need to be prepared to go the next step and take responsibility for what we are doing, before we can sever the tie, so the pattern does not repeat itself.

156. Yes, Rosie, the word investment takes on a different meaning when we let go of temporal attachments and value the quality of our energy and the purpose of our movements.

     1. And I have found the return on our investment when we make it about quality of our energy and purpose as opposed to quantity is enormous. I am finding this is an ever unfolding understanding because developing a relationship with quality in energy only ever gets deeper.

157. Everytime we purchase something we are investing our money within a company and I wonder how many of us discern what we are buying before we buy it.

     1. Great reminder, Fiona, we always have a choice whether to buy something or not and very often, we have a choice as to who/which company we buy it from. It’s up to us to be discerning and feel into which company/provider we would like to invest in.

     2. Great question to ask Fiona! Most often we don’t tend to be too discerning and so don’t realise that we are buying far more than an object but everything that company stands for, lives and works.

     3. A great comment to raise Fiona, If ‘everything is energy’, then we actually purchase more than just the product…

     4. Plus, are we aware that we bless the company with our money ?!

     5. Great point Fiona, that is something to ponder on when we are purchasing items. I know I have never really stopped to clock that with everything I buy>

158. In the past I’ve invested a frightening number of hours in things that were comfortable, I did not want to take responsibility so to play the ‘airy-fairy’ card suited me. It is no wonder that life was such a struggle because I was only in it for limited amounts of time before I would dis-engage again. There was a study recently on the amount of time we waste watching TV over a lifetime, I would be fascinated to know how much time and money we waste on investing in things which aren’t true.

159. I had a conversation yesterday with someone about investing in and for retirement with an emphasis on financial gain. Investing in our responsibility to change ourselves and our world is what inspires me.

160. ‘Today I invest with discernment’ and the choice to invest in Universal Medicine is a choice to invest in self, not the guru or teacher. Everything brought back to self and our intrinsic worth.

161. The money one is indisputably important when looking at what we are invested in, but I think the time one is more insidious. Once you have spent 1 year, 10 years or a lifetime with a particular modus operandi, its incredibly difficult to consider the possibility that you are barking up the wrong tree or travelling down a dead end. I admire anyone and all of us who are willing to take a peek and start the journey of return back to who we are – and the beautiful thing we discover is that is where the gold was all along!

162. The amount of clothes that I have invested in over the years. Clothes that I have not been able to wear either because I don’t like them or they don’t fit but still I haven’t been able to get rid of them and so there they hang like energetic albatrosses in my wardrobe, reflecting back to me my inability to let go and move on.

163. Yes, very true Jane, this empowerment is equally the greatest investment we can make

164. The greatest investment we can make is in our body. I don’t mean liposuction or Botox but building a relationship that supports and allows our cells to speak. They are the wisest advisor you could ever meet and will let you know which next steps are best. Look at your bodie’s track record and you will find it never missed a beat. Thank you Rosie for this testament to following the truth of what we feel.

165. It’s always great to ask this question as there are time we can believe we are making a good decision of the way to go only to realise that we are falling for the concepts of right and good rather than truth.

166. I can so relate to this Rosie: ‘I have also got my friends into the things I invested in too… so the realisation that I not only led myself astray, but also others, hurt. It really sucks in fact, but rather than own up to it and shed the light for everyone to see, there were times I just kept it in, just so I wouldn’t have to deal with it… but then we all suffer, so no more of that.’ I will never forget when I was 26, sitting by my father’s bed in hospital when he was dying, and assuring him that when he passed over Mum would be there to greet him. Wow, did I really lead him down the wrong track, I totally skewed his last hours. I was horrified when I later discovered the truth. All I know is that I genuinely believed what was said at the time was true, and although it was sheer ignorance of the true law, there was no intent to harm him in any way. It just is as it happened, and I have to remember that he always had a choice to align to truth or not.

167. You can have investments absolutely everywhere but the one I clock the most is the ones at work. Putting all your effort, time and dedication into a project or job and then waiting to see the results and outcomes. Well this was how I used to be in work and sometimes I can feel the old pattern of seeking recognition and acceptance trys to creep in.

168. It’s true, there is ‘Nothing airy-fairy, no guru to follow.’ There is just a discernment for what feels true.

169. We have to take great care what we invest in, because what goes round comes round. So by discerning the energy of what we invest in, we are discerning the energy that will return to us. Whether it is work, relationships, money or people, it is all energy first.

170. Investment is a killer – it can keep us locked in a path that is leading us further and further away, but we simply cannot admit that we are wrong because of all we have invested in. Especially when we have invested or attached our sense of worth to a particualr picture or path – if we let go, who are we? What do we have left? It is at this point that we have to truly let go and return to who we are in truth, unidentified and unattached to outside things

171. ‘Today I invest with discernment and not just because someone else is doing it.’ – it’s so easy to get swept along with someone else’s enthusiasm and conviction, however, as you share, when we connect with our body there is infinite wisdom waiting to guide and support us. More the fool are we if we don’t stop and listen before making our decisions, valuing and honouring what we feel and know to be true for us, rather than placing a higher importance on what other people feel is the right path for them.

172. ‘I have also invested in things that didn’t cost me money, but cost me time, and lots of it… at the expense of spending time with my family or friends, or even time for me.’ – the message I’m feeling here is to stop and allow ourselves to feel the big picture – to be aware of all of the parts in our life and where our attention and support is truly needed in any moment.

173. Hind sight offers a wonderful opportunity for learning, to see how we could have done things differently. However, making mistakes is often part of our journey to discovering the truth, so not something to feel bad about. As you share, Rosie, what is important is that when we get an inkling that we’re on the wrong path, to honour those messages, rather than allowing our need to be right to take control and smother the truth being shared with us from our whole body intelligence.

174. I have come to know that the greatest investment in myself is connection, when I invest my time in this activity I fill up with a warmth and steadiness that is gold.

175. We can also invest in others behaving in a certain way and then become’ disappointed’ when they don’t fit our ‘picture’. Investment does not leave you free to be, in any given moment.

176. Today I realised a very invested investment I have had with the world-to look like I’m doing a good job and be perfect. When there are things I’ve missed I can go into a spiral of I’m not good enough etc. and believe I’ve lost my earnings as to being considered full proof and infallible. Yes, I need to look at what I missed and why but also appreciate the excellent work I do do. This appreciation from the inside is such a wonderful investment because it never demeans the quality of what i bring which is felt by others and has the potential to inspire. Investing in being not just perfect but being recognised as perfect is putting all my focus on the outside world (and causes me great anxiety as to if I’m accepted or not by others and their standards). This is worlds apart from living from the inside out which nurtures who we are.

177. It’s an interesting thing to look at Rosie, – what is it that we put our time, energy and money into? We all know how exhausting it can be – or how nourishing – The difference being made by exactly what it is we’re investing it all into. I’ve chosen to put time, money and commitment into what Universal Medicine has offered and have frankly moved out of exhaustion and into an engagement with and love of life because of it.

178. When I made a decision to move to another country to be in a relationship with a beautiful man, I had to put my house up for rent and get rid of all the furniture and fittings. It took me around six months and I too suffered the wrench of letting go of something I paid a lot of money for, perhaps selling it for only a tenth of its original value. It hurt but I was on a limited timescale and I needed to get rid of stuff quickly, not put anything in store. Most things found a good home, which felt ok and clearing as much as I did was an amazing process of letting go of my past and my investments.

     1. Clearing our past and any and all investments, clear our path for the new beginning ahead and at the same time creates the space for everything that you need (which is your future) to flow to you. I went through the same process when I moved back to Scotland last year – and I held the intention to travel light and had an intense 6 months of deep clearing – but an amazing and uplifting process.

     2. Yes, that can be a very liberating experience!

179. I love the level of responsibility you have gone to in this sharing. It’s truly inspirational and an amazing reflection of what can happen when we bring love and honesty.

     1. When we bring love and honesty, I find people are very open to it, especially when we make a mistake. Because being open and honest about things shows that we are open to learning and that we are not perfect.

180. ” I then wanted to prove it was okay because after all, I was going to look like a fool otherwise.” Ooh, know that one. What a huge shift it is when we finally decide to not allow our arrogance to rule and learn to humbly accept that we made an error and cut our losses. Far better than continuing to dig an even deeper hole that takes a lot more effort to climb out of.

181. I, too, would invest in things and people with the purpose of gaining something for myself – recognition, love, money etc. – and if I gained any satisfaction from it, it never lasted for long. However, through the guidance of Serge Benhayon, and all that is associated with him, I have learnt to discern what is truly loving and supportive for me. The return from this is an ever deepening of appreciation, love and fulfillment, the result of which is share this with others that rather than endeavouriing to gain something from them.

182. Having investment in our relationships is like being with others whilst wearing a straight jacket. We trap ourselves in comfort whilst feeling the discomfort of holding back our love.

183. Investing now in making life about truth and love as much as I am able has changed how I relate to myself and to all others. I am now prepared to look at things where I used to compromise, and sometimes those things make me feel very uncomfortable. Dealing with long-held patterns based on contraction can mean a lot of discomfort at the exposure, but I would far rather feel this discomfort and heal the hurt around it than to live life with my head in the sand and in a wall of protection – I have been doing that for too long! There are still some things yet to deal with, but experience has shown me it is so well worth going there.

184. Embracing responsibility and surrendering to the bigger picture of what is needed rather than what we want, is a sure-fired way to have joy and fulfilment in your life. Now that is a great investment!

     1. Yes, I feel when we bring understanding and accept what is needed it is far easier to let what we want go. We cannot control life and trying to do so will only lead to disappointment.

185. Investing with discernment is the key, how often in the past have I jumped on the bandwagon because mates or people I respect have started doing something. I suppose it comes with age also but to make choices from within and with responsibility is very liberating.

186. Yes it is so very easy “for us to get misled or to get caught up in things that really don’t serve us, or anyone” and the longer we keep at it the more harm is caused. Far more wise and loving to ourselves and everyone, when we realize the mistake to stop, reflect and then approach the situation with the added understanding. I love the observation that whenever we “expose it all and show our imperfections and share with others, we can all learn together”. What a gorgeous way to turn around a harming scenario to one of love, care and learning together.

187. We can be invested in many things, including very subtle things like priding ourselves for the ability to walk away from a bad investment in time. My experience is that it is the identification that is hurting us, leading to bad investments.

188. I have been noticing how exposing it is to allow myself to be aware of the investments I’m making in my relationships, as uncomfortable as it is, it presents an opportunity for the blockage to be freed so the relationship can deepen and flourish on a foundation of truth rather than mutual comfort.

     1. It’s so much easier to just let our self BE and know we are complete with no need to invest or be recognise by outer things. Recently I have been letting go of something’s whch are completely good and true but the way I was approaching them had drive and investment – so time to lovingly reimprint and feel the true and hounouring way forward.

189. Our willingness to defend something that we already know doesn’t feel quite right exposes the arrogance of our ‘mind’. That it is more important to us to not lose face, rather than getting ourselves out of the way and choosing to take responsibility, energetically, by appreciating that by making the mistake we’ve deepened our understanding and learnt from it, so we won’t repeat the same mistake and we are also now well placed to support others in the same situation.

     1. Yes, once we have at least some handle on our embarrassment, our life can change to be much more harmonious. All we have to do is accept that this or that is embarrassing, perhaps even shameful and then we can move on and usually know what to do.

     2. This is bonkers isn’t it… even when we have figured out that the current path is not the right one, we continue down it for a little longer because to turn back is embarrassing, or ‘proves’ we have failed. In fact it shows we have the strength to not be attached, and accelerates us on the true path because of the level of honesty we have been able to choose.

190. ‘I then wanted to prove it was okay because after all, I was going to look like a fool otherwise.’ – I love your honesty here, Rosie. It’s so true how we can so easily go into defending something, rather than accepting and admitting that we were wrong, as that feels more comfortable for us to do, rather than losing face ….. but at what cost to us all?

191. I am finding this inspiring that I can delay all I want and there is no judgement from God, or I can choose more responsibly and it may feel a bit unfamiliar but if I keep expressing to re-imprint a pattern and let go more of my investment and protection, it is so worth it.

     1. So true. We do have a choice. We can stay with what we know but then nothing will ever change. Or we can expose our patterns for what they are and step forward in a different way. It’s totally our choice what we invest in.

192. This is such an awesome blog Rosie, you have inspired us to ask ‘what are we investing in?’ To perhaps look at not just finical investments but our energetic investments, are they serving us or harming us?

193. Our investments are all about us as individuals, about self… take away the investments and there is so much space for the bigger picture – our connections with others, with humanity, with brotherhood, and the Divine plan.

194. The only true depths we have is the lack of love lived, and easily this can be restored. Are we investing in fire (love) or prana (evil, absence of that love)?

195. Our pride in our investments keeps us many miles away from the truth of who we are!

     1. With a big blindfold on.

196. Reading this I can reflect on letting go of lots of items much cheaper than what was paid for them when a relationship had broken down and finding it really difficult to let go of them so cheaply. What I hadn’t realised was difficult was letting go of, not the items, but a wanting to be compensated for my initial hopes about the relationship and it not working. But actually that wasn’t it either. If I was honest I had to say I know I hadn’t been all the love that I am in the relationship so I knew I was letting go of something I hadn’t given 100% to and felt I’d cheated both of us with what could have been. But it’s great to realise what’s really at play when sometimes it’s difficult to let go of things we’re invested in and why so we learn.

197. And I bet in the long term you will save even more because of your good health….. and on that note, its pretty hard to put a price on being vital, waking up feeling vibrant and having a body that is alive and not just surviving.

198. Investing in you Rosie, sounds like a true investment and like you say a win win for its not just about you but about everyone.

199. ‘I feel now that it is better to expose it all and show our imperfections and share with others so we can all learn together because after all, it is really easy for us to get misled or to get caught up in things that really don’t serve us, or anyone for that matter.’ It sucks when we realise we have made a mistake, it sucks when we realise that sometimes those mistakes are whoppers and it certainly sucks if we have influenced others to make the same ones! But it is so important to bring understanding as to why we made those choices and as you say in this we can let go of shame and it is much easier to share with others and to be transparent. You are so right – our learning is also everyone else’s learning too – so much better to do it together!

200. You raise such an important area – investment as you say doesn’t just have to be money, it can be time, it can be energy, it can be investing in something as being right, true or amazing rather than seeing it for what it really is, it can be a relationship or a job or an outcome, and because we are so tied down by how we want it to be or look like we are not free enough to firstly, feel what is true and secondly let go if we find the path we are walking is not the truth

201. ‘I feel now that it is better to expose it all and show our imperfections and share with others so we can all learn together because after all, it is really easy for us to get misled or to get caught up in things that really don’t serve us, or anyone for that matter.’
     Super inspiring and opening up for connecting if people show their imperfections and share their learning. Thank you, Rosie

     1. Yes, I love the openness here in sharing our experiences and being real about the things we still have to learn.

        1. Me too. And I love that I have learnt to do it without judgement and self bashing.

202. “These days I enjoy being responsible, choosing my way and I love the results I now reap because of the choices I make.” Rosie I love this as its also how I feel, I’ve changed from wanting to avoid being responsible at all costs to changing the way I live and now enjoying being responsible on many different levels.

203. I once used to have a complicated array of financial investments. Money ferreted away in various ISA’s, pensions, savings accounts and shares. A while back I got rid of them all and put all the money into buying and preparing our family home. It was an amazing feeling to be investing my money in something that had purpose, was living, serves us all on a daily basis and with which we all can now have a lived and active relationship. It felt and still feels super supportive. As I reflect on this I can feel that the investments (non-financial) that we have in all other aspects of our lives are exactly the same; whether they be physical items or ideals, beliefs and consciousness to which we align, they drain us, they that don’t serve us, aren’t active, alive and purposeful and can shackle us from moving in a way that is open to whatever is needed. They pre-ordain our movements. Getting rid of them frees me up to seeing more, being more transparent, and being more responsive to what is being called for.

     1. This is awesome Otto, I love what you’ve shared. You are so honest and open, and you are an inspiration to us all.

     2. Superbly expressed Otto. I, too, have found that letting go of emotional attachments and maintaining my focus on those aspects of my life which have purpose liberating and bringing true meaning to and for my life.

204. My wife once commented that Universal Medicine was the best health insurance. Absolutely true and yet also only a fraction of the picture and true value that these teachings offer us and all of humanity.

205. I have realised over the last few days what a pattern investing in what we do can be. Even once we have let go of such investments once we can be enticed back into a similar situation under different conditions. It feels great to be aware of this and realise that in doing this I am making sitations about me rather than their true purpose.

206. Universal Medicine is the road signs directing us back to who we innately all are. We have the choice, as to which road we travel.

207. How hard we try not to look foolish. How important our ‘image’ has become. But does it have any real substance? Or are we protecting a ‘projection of self’ rather than the real thing? It seems to me that those who have chosen to reconnect with the love that is innate in them, worry less about their image and live lives of real substance, rather than obsess about how they are perceived.

208. In the past I too have invested in many spiritual books and meditation groups in my search for the real truth of why we are here on earth . It wasn’t until I was introduced to Serge Benhayons presentations of the Ageless Wisdom that I came home to the love and truth that is within, and always has been.

209. I have invested in many things that have not run the course – and I must say that was not for want of trying, they simply did not offer anything that was sustainable. In complete contrast are the teachings of Universal Medicine, which have nourished life and those around me, specifically because they are the Ageless Wisdom. An investment that offers a priceless return.

210. I invested big time in the spiritual path, not financially but of myself, going further further astray and away from myself. Through Universal Medicine I am committing back to me and to life, taking responsibility for my choices, looking at what I have invested in, people, outcomes, expectations, my part in it. It’s a life changer in every way.

211. Like you Rosie, I invested, for a number of years, anything and everything to do with those spiritual pursuits, believing at the time that I was special, that I had something others didn’t, that I could ‘save’ people. Books, cd’s, courses, workshops you name it, I did it. At the time I thought I was doing the right thing, but long term, it didn’t feel true – so that investment certainly did not pay off. I also had investments in wanting to help people, to heal them – this applied to family and friends and often led me to feeling smashed, rejected and feeling worthless because I had invested all my energy into something that was also not true. So, after a long and arduous journey ending, or should I say, beginning, with the discovery of Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine I realised that the best investment I could possible make was connecting to ME and however many pennies it took, it was sooooo worth it as finally, I had found something that was true. Thank you for sharing your own journey with us Rosie and I am sure it will inspire others to ask themselves where their investments lie.

212. Thank you for sharing Jane and that is such a great question to ask oneself: ‘what am I invested in about this person or issue? When we ask, the answer always comes which provides us with the clarity needed to drop the attachment to the return that we are expecting, which creates much more space to feel what is needed.

213. I have had so many investments but never invested in myself and always selling myself short! This is turning around as I recommit to life, I can feel how much I have to bring and no longer shy or holding this back.

214. “I have also invested in things that didn’t cost me money, but cost me time, and lots of it… at the expense of spending time with my family or friends, or even time for me.” This sounds uncomfortably familiar Rosie. I have done the same at the expense of many people including myself, and have had to feel and deal with the consequences of that.

215. It is a big question that asks us to observe so many pursuits we habitually do, good, bad and indifferent through out the day. A superb one to ponder and to ask self – what is the real point of doing x, y or z?

216. You have nailed it Rosie in that so many of things I was invested in were about abdicating responsibility and then being able to blame someone else when it did not work. Being willing to look at how we spend our time and money and making purposeful and self loving choices is the best investment ever.

217. Emotional investments work in the same way as stocks and shares; the market is always changing based on the demand of humanity (us) and consumers, and whatever is ‘trending’, be it comparison, contraction or anxiety, will increase in value and recognition. Do we invest where everyone else is investing, or choose what’s true for ourselves?

     1. Emotional investments have many ‘hooks’ to get others involved. Guilt is one biggie.

     2. This is brilliant Susie and needs expanding into a bigger comment/blog. For humanity to start to see the very real/practical and physical manifestations and effects that emotional investments have on us, then that would be amazing. It’s a question that we all need to be continually asking ourselves – constantly challenging whether our “investment” is a true commitment or a crutch for life.

218. From such a young age we are taught to invest in what we do, I can remember doing a school project and doing the best I could, but it was all reliant on the mark I would get from the teacher, the praise and attention that I would get from it. From there it just developed and grew to be the main focus in life, what will I get out of it? After feeling and learning from Universal medicine that this is the basis of our kidney energy, I could see and feel how much this drained us.

219. Investing in being responsible. Now that’s something worth investing in.

220. The only investment worth investing in, is the one when we make learning, self-devlopemnt, growth and evolution the name of the game. Anything else seems to be a distraction and we can get caught up in a lot of time wasting.

221. Thanks to Universal Medicine Teachings, investment in any falsity is automatic depletion, whilst investing in true love, vitality from a bodily sense. Whichever effect you feel reveals the actual quality of that investment.

     1. True – the basis and intention of our investment can reveal it’s self quickly if we are willing to listen, slower depending on the degree of attachment.

222. I have never followed a guru or went on any spiritual pursuits but I can still very much relate to what you’ve shared Rosie. It is with my work that I can relate to the part about investing my time and how that feels. I got to feel the frustration and blame I can go into when projects I have worked on doesn’t work out as I have planned, especailly if I have invested a lot of time on a particular project. One of the key things that supports me to let go of any frustration is to ask myself, what can I learn from my experiences and how can I do things differently next time to not fall into blame or frustration but to appreciate what was offered and to appreciate the process in the nature of my work.

223. It is quite easy to identify what we don’t like about something but to admit what we get out of them requires a deeper level of honesty and is essential in truly letting something go.

224. The best investment of all is in ourselves and the best investment advisor which so far has never failed is Universal Medicine.

225. Our greatest investment is in human life and in that we invest everything we have to make it work. But what if living a human life was not the intention at all, and that real purpose of us living a human life is to get out of here and return to our natural way of being as quickly as possible? What would our investments then look like?

     1. That is a good questions, as then it would be all about evolution and us all healing together and taking responsibility for where we are at so that we can change our ways and let go of the not so comfortable life that we live in.

226. You could say I invest in every moment but which is it I invest into? Something that robs me of the natural vitality in my kidneys/ body or something that supports my wellbeing? I have an opportunity in every moment to invest in what truly supports me and the rewards are far greater than any winning lottery ticket. What more do I need than to feel the joy, expansion, love, togetherness and truth in my body? All I need to do is live it in the consistency of the steadiness of who I am…

227. For many years I was invested in yo-yo effect of the good and the bad illusion, always judging myself and looking somewhere out there to save me, there was no me to invest in just unreal pictures. The best investment I have ever made was to invest in Universal Medicine, which means investing in me, the true me who is definitely worth investing in.

     1. Judgement is a killer, seriously its something we all have to let go of and its so harmful to ourselves and others, and I know this yet to be honest, I still fall into it at times.

228. The greatest investment we can ever make is into ourselves and healing all the hurts we have accumulated as they prevent us from truly being who are.

     1. This is so right on the button Elizabeth – ‘healing all the hurts we have accumulated…’ For years I had looked outside of me for the answers when all along they were inside me. Taken a while to heal those hurts, and will take a while longer as we are forever students, but appreciating now the opportunity to do so, thanks to Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine and the support of the student body who have taken the time and space to write and comment on blogs such as this which allows the world to feel an amazing expression of truth.

     2. I agree Elizabeth, all the hurts are what really gets in the way and they are actually crippling in many ways. But there is a difference between thinking you have healed them by numbing and burying them and actually healing them. I know as I have tried and tested both ways.

229. Here it is, it’s that word again – investment. I have also been looking into this lately. I was feeling rather limited financially, thinking I can’t afford this and that, but the thing is I was still buying and eating some food that I knew would not support me. Not very wise investment, is it. For me, this word helps me look at my choices in a very practical way and see what energy I am investing in.

     1. I think its super important to review where we spend our money on things like food or activities and that way you can reassess if they are needed or not otherwise its just like the same old same old without checking it to see if any thing has changed or not. So easy to get stuck in automatic pilot but its doesn’t serve us at all.

230. Yes, it is crazy how we keep on going with something simply because we have invested in it but not because it has brought us true change or true care.

231. I found that the more I invested in something that wasn’t right the more anxious I would become. To then quell that anxiousness which was my body‘s way of showing me how I truly felt about it, I would believe I then needed to fix that instead of simply listening to my body and being honest.

     1. That is such a good way to explain the anxiousness. The body is always communicating with us and has to get louder and louder if we disregard what it is clearly sharing.

232. Yes, interesting how much we invest in that is not about our bank or money. In fact, we are doing it all the time.

233. Many of us invest a lot of time, money and effort in searching for the truth of who we are outside of ourselves in all sorts of spiritual and material pursuits. When all the time the gold was inside ourselves in the inner heart.

234. Our greatest investment in this life is in our hurts and stories that make us ‘us’. Yet they are illusion. If we stop to admit they are bankrupt then we will find we are already rich. Thank you Rosie.

     1. Beautifully said Joseph and revealing of our investment in the life we have created as opposed to the love that we are of.

     2. Beautifully expressed, Joseph, the world would be a completely different place if we stopped investing in protection, hurts and stories and share the love and wisdom we can all connect with.

        1. Yes, this is beautiful. We are so much richer and more than our hurts, protections and stories… yet we don’t always celebrate and appreciate this fact, that is the same for all of us equally.

235. Yes, i can see how investing in ourselves, healing issues, patterns does pay off. Not only does it in the long term save $$$, but as a reflection, but the investment in the body is also felt, by feeling vibrant, vital, aware and clear.

     1. We cannot put a price on how great it feels to be vibrant, vital, aware and clear. And you don’t even know you are missing out on this feeling until you stop abusing and filling the body with substances that are harming and then what I got to was, how on earth did I used to live feeling so rotten.

236. It is our pride that takes a beating when we become honest and nominate that we have falsely invested … in whatever, a spiritual pursuit, a business, an association or whatever else it might be. But what is pride in comparison to the light- and spaciousness that follow the severing of such unhealthy and binding ties?

237. This is an interesting one how we want to prove what we have invested in is okay because we do not want to feel like a fool!!! I haven’t consciously thought about what you are sharing here until now but it makes sense and is kind of a double whammy because we are not wanting to feel the truth even more. However, like you and with discernment one investment I know is of both great and true value on every single level possible is of knowing Universal Medicine and attending courses, workshops and presentations held by them. They have been life changing for me on a very practical, honest and deeply loving way.

238. Investing in yourself to live the true version of you is the best investment you can ever make.

     1. Yes, beautifully said.

     2. Yes, so true, ‘…Investing in yourself to live the true version of you…” keeps on and on giving back a return

239. Starting my investments in self was a very gentle process that started with the Gentle Breath Meditation, as all my spiritual pursuits had to be slowly exposed for the lies that were trying to get me to invest in anything, other than the truth of my Love.

240. We spend so much time and energy investing in all our ideals and beliefs that constantly spin us around on a merry-go-round… if only we knew from young that the truest and best investment we can ever make is investing in ourselves, being true to ourselves.

241. Until coming to Universal Medicine I had no idea I was investing in anything apart from money investment… once investment in attachments, emotions, relationships etc was exposed, my whole life turned around. The investing in all that ‘stuff’ – everything that wasnt truly me – was exhausting!

242. That’s something I find too Rosie, that I am busier than ever before and so I’m learning as a natural progression to “use my time wisely” and not waste hours on the things I used to do – though at that time would not have admitted it was a waste or distraction!

     1. I can relate to what you share, I am so busier now than ever and I am too am learning to use my time wisely and not waste any hours.

     2. Exactly, I wouldn’t have admitted that it was a waste or a distraction as I wasn’t aware, I never stopped to consider or appreciate what could be done in any given moment.

243. Yes, all those more subtler investments are worth having a conversation about. Why I behave a certain way to clock the investment in what I want in return opens up this conversation and asks is it true, or does it serve? Especially with those investments in what superficially look good – am I helping that person because it’s what’s being called for or is it serving my need to feel good or worthwhile or useful and so does the support come tinged with something that isn’t so good afterall? Yes, what a great conversation starter.

244. Every penny I’ve invested in Universal Medicine is worth its weight in gold and what you say, ‘These days I enjoy being responsible, choosing my way and I love the results I now reap because of the choices I make,’ feels so natural and claimed, and something we all can have should we follow what we know to be true.

245. One of my biggest investments has been in emotional issues, the ones that keep me boxed into to ideals and pictures of how things should be. Investing in myself as an absolutely worthy, gorgeous, loving women and appreciating my innate qualities is the only investment I’ve discovered that unravels the emotional needy investments. It’s with deep appreciation to Universal Medicine for highlighting the difference the intention and quality of our investments makes to the quality and well-being of our lives.

246. Our investments can be very hooking. Recently I was trying to save money on some garden edging and thought if I got a certain kind of brick I could do it myself and avoid paying someone. It was all about saving money. They look terrible. Then I realised I needed to pay someone to install them properly. Luckily before I took that step I realised that I was just continuing to feed a bad initial choice. I bit the bullet so to speak and someone is coming today to install the edging I should have got the first time. Except now I had to pay for both. The moment where I realised that I could drop it all was big – I could have held on to my investment and prove I was right, or simply surrender and realise I was wrong. In this case it was garden edging, but in other situations it can be much bigger things we hold onto that impact our life significantly.

     1. I totally understand what you are sharing here. And how good does it feel when we just accept the bad choice and move on and do what we initially felt. I have done this and often realise that I don’t really think I am worth it at first but once I do appreciate myself and bite the bullet as you say, it feels awesome!

247. Love and the responsibility that love demands is a great investment . . .the returns over a lifetime are priceless. It is an investment that just keeps giving.

248. I also invest in Universal Medicine and I continue to do so every year simply because of the amazing returns – for example, being true to myself; self loving and nourishing my body with good quality food, bringing simplicity back to my life ( so out with the complication), and increased awareness to read the situations that life presents to me, to name a few! And not forgetting that my life has transformed as I have cleared and let go of my old baggage, ie all the emotional stuff I was carrying.

     1. Oh yeah! It does feel so much lighter when we let go of all the emotional stuff that we have been lugging around with us for way too long!

249. The part about looking back at an erroneous investment that hurts me the most is realising what has been sacrificed in that pursuit. And it is not always just time and money. It can be an impact in many aspects of life like aliveness, quality of relationships and expansion just to name a few.

     1. Yes true, and in that list of things that I sacrificed or put on the back burner I would add, my daughter at times and my health a lot of the time.

250. The understanding that everything is energy and that there are two choices of energy is the best investment truthfully to understand and changes everything amazingly with an ever developing clarity and joy.

251. What a beautiful honesty and exposing of the investments we make in life from our ideals ,pictures, beliefs and irresponsible tendencies. I absolutely love the truth shown to me by Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine constantly highlighting more and more what true responsibility means. My life and choices are constantly changing as a result and it is the best investment ever into supporting, simply being and loving my true self in the world.

     1. Very beautifulTricia, this sounds like a wise and a very worthwhile investment.

252. If something seems too ‘good’ to be true, then, most probably, it is. We have an incredible innate ability to feel the truth, yet so often we can over-ride this ‘knowing’ as we want something to be true. This in itself offers us an opportunity for us to explore where we feel we are lacking – what is the need that we are looking to fill?

     1. We are so aware, sometimes it freaks me out a little to be honest and then I have this moment of oh yeah that is right and now I understand how I used to drink or smoke to numb down that awareness as I didn’t know how to live and accept and instead I would react and want to not feel it all.

253. I love your honesty and can relate to it: ‘Now I understand why I chose what I did in the past, in ‘my spiritual quest,’ as it allowed me to continue being irresponsible with how I was with myself and others, and it did not ask me to be all of who I am. It suited me at the time.’
     It allowed me to stay in the illusion that I was on the right path, doing what I could to find a way, whereas this path never asked me to consider my part in all of this. Thank God for Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine.

254. It is great to get a broader understanding of what investment is, even beyond money or time. There is much we invest in simply through our movements and way of being such as having all stay as it is, keeping the peace, striving for a ‘better’ world, not rocking the boat etc. If truly felt into though we can feel how investments are the enemy of evolution, for it robs us of an openness and freedom that would otherwise allow us to go with the flow of the divine soul.

     1. Yes, yes yes!!! I love what you have shared here. Keeping the peace is a big one, its like we continue to live a lie or what feels totally wrong just so we don’t ask anyone to be more and to evolve.

255. I have mostly invested in pictures, in what I wanted my life to look like, others to be like, a relationship to be…. My investments do not only lead to hard work but they are a sure way to stop my own awareness from expanding, as if it did, the pictures would be easily taken apart and the truth of it visible.

256. My investment into the way I care for myself, nurture myself and deepen my relationship with energy is the best investment I’ve made. The more I appreciate that its through this investment that life flows, the greater I am accepting of all that is unfolding, it is an investment that has never let me down. That is all thanks to Universal medicine.

257. I have spent my entire life investing in ways to keep myself small: investing in being a Good Girl, in Being Right, in Judging Others, in putting myself down, in feeling I’m Wrong, all sorts of ways of thinking, comparing, competing instead of seeing the equalness we are and the beautiful beings we all are. My investment in Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine has given me back my life and my health and has shown me a way of living that is the future, where we are all heading.

     1. That is honest Carmel. I think so many of us can relate to all those investments. It is crazy when you think of how much time has been spent on them, putting myself down, comparing etc and how damaging that is to us and to others.

258. You certainly feel claimed Rosie Bason, what an honour you have given to yourself. This is My experience too since Universal Medicine. You give yourself a trophy every time you deliver more and complete. This world is setup to work extensively and to deliver like you are the only one getting paid to deliver that requirement. It certainly brings a whole lot of Joy and an endless amount of energy to do so. Purpose-full in our service becomes our own commitment to Love ❤️

     1. Thanks Rik, I am getting better at giving myself a trophy and appreciating what I bring even though at times I worry about the tall poppy syndrome or standing out… but you know what, I have been playing small and hiding for way too long and that really didn’t work so I am trying something different and it feels good and if anyone is jealous, that is there issue. Not mine.

259. What can I say besides, what a great investment, it works for you and I can vouch for it certainly working for me.

260. Thank you Rosie, I have been finding it difficult to let go of a situation in my life and although I repeatedly talked about how much I had put into it in energy, money, time …all really the same thing…and how it had nearly cost me my life…it was only really today reading your blog that it felt so simple and that it was purely a matter of investment. It is absolutely part of my past and there is no need, in anyway, to let it overshadow the present or the future.

     1. Awesome! It is great to hear that it helped shift what ever it was that you were holding onto. It just brings a big smile to my face because when we share with each other, we really do support each other in ways we can’t even imagine because truth is, I don’t really know you or what is going on in your life but we all matter.

261. In my thirties I invested loads of money and time into studying many modalities such as Psycho Somatic Therapy, Psycho Drama, Chinese Medicine, Astrology, to name a few, only to realise that they did not support true healing, in fact they were harming. Once I realised this I easily gave them away and changed my work.

     1. Its true, once you know how harming they can be, letting go of them and the investment is easy. What I struggled with was getting honest about what I knew to be true as I was confused. On the outside they look good, sound good, tick the boxes etc… but how they made me feel, now that’s a another story.

262. I invested time and money in the new age movement thinking that I could only take what I felt was right and leave the rest behind, not knowing at the time I was taking on the whole energy, until one day I picked up a book in a new age shop and had to put it straight down, I literally felt sick to my stomach, so much so that that was the end of the new age for me.

     1. I know that feeling, and remember a friend trying to give me a book on several occasions but each time, I couldn’t even open it, every part of me was saying No… so instead of trying to please or look happy about receiving the gift, I just gave it back and said it just didn’t feel right for me. It is great when we can be honest rather than “nice”.

263. Above all else I would ask what have you invested in emotionally not just physically and financially. Emotional attachments and investments are never healthy to have as they might seem to trap dividends but we do have to pay the price energetically if our expectations are not met.

     1. I agree, and the emotional investments are so hidden at times that we try to pretend that they are not there, but we know they are and it actually takes a lot of energy to hide them.

264. A moment to stop and consider: what am I investing my time, money and attention in, and is it supporting not just me but everyone else? The reasons behind why we invest in some things and not others are fascinating and well worth looking at, because in doing so, we understand ourselves and what we’re choosing to align to on a much deeper level: what am I investing in, and why – what is the bigger purpose?

     1. Its a good question to ask, because even what I am doing today on my day off …. I am still investing my time so how am I doing that? What is the purpose, what will I bring to the world?

265. Awesome Rosie, you sense of self-responsibility is clear and you have obviously reconnected to the innate power within as a result.

266. “I remember getting really angry at the thought that I had believed something and trusted someone to only realise that it was all a big lie.” I wonder how many of us have done the same, only to find that everything we thought we knew was actually an illusion because we had allowed ourselves to believe in another, rather than trusting ourselves to know that we arleady knew what was true.

     1. Its good I am not the only one! haha

267. So true, Rosie. I too invested so much money and energy by following various teachings and thinking I would get closer to God. I stopped when I had a big operation and realised I had got nowhere.Now I see that I’m not going anywhere but coming back to myself and the love that has always been there waiting to be lived.

268. “…dreaming that life will change because now I am out there making the change” – Rosie I love feeling how you are out there, actually living your truth and wisdom – The Livingness of Love.

269. When we can stop blaming others for our misfortune, give up playing a victim and just be honest enough to take more care of ourselves it does affect everyone around us, the knock on effect can be quite surprising at times. I find it fascinating that my family are so much more aware of what is going on than they give themselves credit for. They see the changes I have made and they are making changes to their life’s too. To me it’s a miracle watching how we are becoming more caring with each other and having more understanding, less judgment and we have never got on so well as we are currently, that is the miracle.

     1. I have experienced the same Mary, when we raise the bar, set a new standard and lead the way, we are offering this to everyone around us. Some may join and some may take a little longer but the ripple effect is beautiful to witness and I too have been witnessing miracles.

270. Investing in ourselves is medicine, self responsibility is indeed priceless – thank-you Rosie

271. Humble pie can be quite healing when we realise we have been barking up the wrong tree. Best to admit it and get it out in the open. It’s then easier to move on.

     1. Hhahaha that made me laugh, I could just imagine myself barking up the wrong tree or trying to convince someone. It so doesn’t work and can be so imposing.

272. It can be quite confronting to realise the real quality of something that we’ve been investing in when it turns out to be not so great, but if we can let go of our pride and any judgement, then we can learn from it and take that learning and clarity with us to be more discerning as we move on.

     1. Yes the pride and judgement can be crippling towards ourselves and towards another. We must be aware of this as it is really important and can make a huge difference.

273. It’s taken me a while and a lot of poorly chosen ‘investments’ but I can finally see so clearly that the investment at the top of my list is the investment in me. I have been investing in me for the last 13 years and the return on my investment has been like no other, it has simply been spectacular; and I’ll be keeping on with this investment until my last glorious breath.

     1. That is beautiful Ingrid, it goes to show it really doesn’t matter when you start, and why not keep on doing that until your last glorious breath.

274. True empowerment is not something we can be given, nor is it a ‘drive’ to become better, fight or bash our way through life, but it’s a surrender to the fact that we do absolutely know what is true and can be the agents of change and speaking up for this truth wherever we go. I love it when you shared Rosie, “now I am out there making the change”

     1. We do know what is true and what is needed next in any given moment, but we have become experts at dishonouring what we know and feel so well and this is all at the expense of our body as it has to suffer each time we deny and override what we feel.

275. There have been many things that I had invested in financially and have felt very foolish for doing so when I realised that I was being conned or my own wishful thinking of wanting something to work out. There is not one ounce of regret when it comes to the money I have spent on Universal Medicine courses; in fact, what I have gained cannot be measured in pounds.

     1. Ah yes, that wishful thinking…. that wanting things to change but not wanting to actually have to do anything about it. I remember that well yet when I am active and I make the changes, I feel so good as I can see my part in it all and see how powerful I am.

276. I wholeheartedly agree with this Rosie – Universal Medicine presentations have exposed the lack of discernment I used to have in life that has changed with understanding that everything is energy and the quality of that energy has to be discerned at all times to live true to our essence.
     “Today I invest with discernment and not just because someone else is doing it. One thing I now invest in is Universal Medicine. I have trialled and felt the support in my body from sessions, courses, presentations and workshops. Nothing airy-fairy, no guru to follow”.

277. One of the big things with investment is that we expect a return, and we often have big expectations, especially when it comes to our investments in our relationships and in work and family. When we invest in something we expect an outcome and for it to work, completely forgetting that what is needed for us to learn and evolve might be something completely different, and sometimes things not working gives us a new perspective and a new growth spurt in life..

     1. Sometimes things not working, a change in job, a change of home or even relationship can be a big blessing in disguise. I know from experience!

278. Discerning where we invest our time and money is really important because it has shown me how much I can waste my precious resources on things that have only distracted me. Investing in ourselves first brings a clarity of what we really want to bring to our lives and the wider community.

279. When we perceive an investment merely for ourselves it does not grow but when we invest our openness to truth with Universal Medicine it is for the benefit of all.

280. Yes I agree Rosie, putting time and energy into investing in Universal Medicine certainly is a win, win for everyone on many levels we have yet to fully appreciate. I too have stubbornly wasted energy investing in all sorts of projects that I knew deep down were not serving me or anyone else for that matter. Universal Medicine has enabled me to re-set the perimeters of what is truly worth investing in, which in turn has transformed my whole life. When we keep our sights on investing our efforts into what benefits us all, life takes on a completely different flavour.

     1. Very good point, when we make it about everyone, we get taken care of as we are part of the all….. on the other hand, when we make it about ourselves we miss out big time.

281. Awesome blog Rosie, I never invested in any spiritual pursuits but the money I passed over the bar would have paid for many. This was the same sort of thing, I was investing in a consciousness that was keeping me away from responsibility and truth. When I look back at it now, it freaks me out that I may still be there if I hadn’t come across Universal Medicine.

     1. This is a great example. We invest in so many things and see them as normal but meanwhile are not aware how much they restrain us and not let us be truly free.

     2. I can imagine Kevmchardy, the amount of money that people spend on alcohol is absolutely crazy, even more so considering it is a poison.

282. I can relate so well to what you have written, Rosie, as I am sure so many other people can too. Learning to discern investment of true return that not only enhances oneself but all of humanity is transformational, and the greatest investment I have made has been in Universal Medicine.

283. Invest in others I am empty and have lost myself; invest in myself and live love I offer all of me in that moment.

284. Yes Alison I too have invested heavily in right and wrong wanting others to agree with me. It is so liberating when we let go of our investment in right and wrong – no more uncomfortable emotion running through our body but a detachment of need and an acceptance of where another is at.

     1. I hadn’t thought about this but yes, I too have wanted things to be right and gone to a lot of expense to ensure it is, even if it is not really.

285. The problem with investments is where do we store them?

     1. Most investments are stored in our body and not in our bank account and that is where they cause havok.

286. In some ways we are all bankers investing in something and have numerous portfolio’s that either nourish us or keep us locked into patterns and behaviours that may place us in the red zone. Universal Medicine has shown me that when I nourish and support my own bank account ( i,e body), I not only invest in my health and wellbeing but also unlock past hurts, pain and or behaviours that not only grow and evolve but also aid my investments for the future and this is a forever unfolding portfolio I really enjoy depositing into.

287. To me investment was only to get something out of it, mostly for personal gain on any level. May it be recognition, emotional pride or a wealthy life. Actually they were all just false dreams I was caught up into, as now I can see that I actually do not need to have any investment but instead only to live my life in full and in accordance with the all.

288. Indeed Jane, the investments in the past were all only for self gain and never to benefit all of humanity.

289. What I love very much Rosie is: “I use my time wisely and do not waste hours upon hours in meditation, dreaming that life will change because now I am out there making the change.” I have to admit that I love it to be out and making my own changes as it so lively and definitely is it not being a victim of what life has presented to me!

     1. Yes for sure and so much can be done, and I am living proof of this… and amazed by what I have accomplished in the last 2 years for example… beyond what I would have ever imagined.

290. It’s quite an ‘ouch’ moment to realise we may have invested in things that we knew would take us nowhere. One of the things I see in myself is investing in what I do or produce and expecting it to give something back to me in the form of recognition.

     1. Yep, I still like a bit of recognition… but its good to be aware of this and see it when it is there hiding behind what I do.

     2. When I reflect back in my life there are many ‘ouch’ moments of investment, but now I am on track and every investment is to deepen my responsibility back to myself.

291. I too would invest in anything that brought a deeper responsibility back to myself, this feels empowering rather than a lack of power from waiting or hoping.

292. ‘I then wanted to prove it was okay because after all, I was going to look like a fool otherwise.’ – everyone makes mistakes, we are not perfect, however, if we can feel we’ve made a mistake, yet then choose to pretend that everything is ok, then we are most certainly choosing to be a fool. We are adding to the falsity that is already far too prevalent in life, which harms us all.

293. ‘I felt like I didn’t want that to be wrong or to accept that just maybe I had wasted my time or I had become caught up in something that was completely wrong.’ – I can so relate to this feeling, Rosie. Yet, in truth, there is no shame in making mistakes, it’s through our mistakes and being open to learning from them that we find truth. As soon as we sense that something is off, we have the opportunity to do something about it and make a true choice that will support us, and everyone else. The mistake then becomes a gift, we learn another lesson and have greater awareness and understanding to share with and/or support others.

     1. I have no shame in making mistakes!! I have no shame in exposing them and talking about them and moving on. In the sharing we can all learn.

294. Fabulous blog Rosie. It is so important to realise that our investments are not just about money, but also time and energy. I can look back on many things I have invested in, especially the ideals that I have taken on in society about how to be a woman, mother, daughter, worker etc. It is a bitter pill when you realise that what you have wasted so much energy investing in, leaves you and everyone else less and living in lie, but that moment of clarity allows so much more truth to be reclaimed.

295. Fabulous blog Rosie. It is so important treatise that our investments are not just about money, but also time and energy. I can look back on many things I have invested in, especially the ideals that I have taken on in society about how to be a woman, mother, daughter, worker etc. It is a bitter pill when you realise that what you have wasted so much energy investing in leaves you and everyone else less and living in lie, but that moment of clarity allows so much more truth to be reclaimed.

296. Up until I came across Universal Medicine and heard Serge Benhayon speaking about investing in ourselves, I had only ever associated an investment with some sort of financial benefit. So it was an absolute revelaton to understand that everything we do that supports us to be more of who we are, is actually an investment in ourselves.

     1. Yes, well put Sandra, In the past it has been more like investing in something (outside of ourselves) that would make us feel ‘better’ in a variety of ways, but in reality nothing comes close to the investment of ourselves, it is the best form of superannuation.

     2. These are truly fruitful investments – that not only nourish ourselves but others too.

297. You can either invest in a lie or invest in truth. Investing in the lie supports the lie to keep living, suiting our choice to stay irresponsible. Or invest in truth, exposing the lie for the detour it is and choosing responsibility and our return back to soul.

298. You nail it beautifully Rosie, we are masters in how we seek things outside us to distract us from the responsibility of living our lives and making the changes we need until we eventually stop and simply come back to living us to the best of our ability, being ourselves.

     1. No perfection, no goal to get to but just even giving it a go is all we need to do and to be open to more than what we have accepted as the norm.

299. The proof of the investment is in the outcomes, the quality of my thoughts and daily life reflects that living in a certain way really pays off.

     1. I love what you share here, so simply and clearly, Vanessa – the quality of how we are living is a reflection of all of our ‘investments’ and it is constantly changing as we always have the choice to choose truth or a lie.

300. I am investing in myself and it is giving me the best returns because as you say when we use discernment and take responsibility for our lives then any investment whether it be time/money/health etc reaps dividends that keep on growing. Having wasted a lot of time/energy and money in the past it feels awesome to be investing in mine and everyone’s future by becoming a responsible member of society and having a lot of fun along the way.

301. Sometimes we stay invested in investments simply because we don’t want to admit we were off track. I know this scenario very well. Sometimes even just investing in an opinion can have very unpleasant consequences. When we let go of our need to be right we have an opportunity to invest in truth.

302. I can relate to investing in many things that led me miles away from the source I have known all along – the person I need to invest in is me.

303. Great article Rosie. The word ‘investment’ originates from the word for ‘clothes’ and came to mean ‘clothe with the ‘insignia of a rank’ and ‘endow with authority’. So when we invest in anything it suggests a very intimate kind of relationship – we will be wearing it and giving it all our authority. ‘Clothes’ also are symbolic of energy – the energy we are choosing or ‘investing in’.

     1. Really and how telling is this, “The word ‘investment’ originates from the word for ‘clothes’” and “we will be wearing it and giving it all our authority.” A really different view for me and us on the word investment and how we only think that we are just here now with everything as it is. We forget that all things have an origin and from that origin we can see the truth of how this all started and indeed how we stand where we stand.

     2. Whoa isn’t that interesting! Thanks for the insight!

304. I have recently been aware of the investment I have in an outcome in my work and this being part of a pattern of this being the case, when this is not for me to determine – instead my only real concern is to determine the quality of movements I make in order to determine the quality of energy which I bring to all I do, the rest is taken care of.

     1. Yes, we can only take care and be responsible for our part and allow others the space to take care of theirs!

305. We invest energy in issues, difficulties and distractions all the time thinking we can avoid God’s accounting. But he doesn’t miss a trick – you always get the truth returned with interest. You can bank on this for sure – thank you Rosie.

     1. hahah, I like your playful way Joseph! Everything does get returned, all of it….

306. Rosie, how inspiring it is to read the honesty in your blog exposing the detours that we can all take through our life. The natural power and authority you have reclaimed is clearly felt in your writing.
     “I feel more claimed in the woman I am, more confident with the way I live and express in the world because I have grown to love and accept myself more and more”.

307. I think this can also go for patterns of behaviour too, we become so invested in acting a certain way or responding a certain way and we can struggle to let this go because of the familiarity of it.

     1. Totally, and because when we change, our loved ones around us may react.. so we just stay the same even when it feels awful!

308. It is a big pill to swallow to accept we have been completely fooled but a necessary step for us to truly move on to greater expansiveness within ourselves.

309. I agree Rosie, it certainly is a win win for everyone when we let go of blame, choose to be love and say yes to responsibility more and more. The moment we invest in anything outside of ourselves that is not love, it becomes a drain on us and possibly everyone else around us.

310. The best investment we can ever make is in ourselves… coming back to who we truly are.

     1. Absolutely, the best investment we will ever make. One that forever provides a well of endless wealth.

311. There are so many investments in life, and not just in relation to money… it has only been since attending Universal Medicine presentations and workshops that I have come to understand all the ideals, beliefs and pictures we have of how we/life/the world ‘should’ be are also investments – ways of trying to control, have things our way, attachment to things and people – all are forms of investments but come with irresponsibility.
     Once we expose these investments, we can take responsibility for investing in ourselves and this is when life truly transforms.

312. When we invest in the truth things change dramatically for us, for example, we have more energy because we are not fighting against ourselves, this creates more energy and we then have more time and space for ourselves, for others, for work etc.

     1. I like what you say Elizabeth about investing in truth. It really makes the difference in ours and others lives.

313. Spiritual pride is the last bastion of ‘self’ we have to confront and dissolve before we can return to our true and authentic selves. This includes the ‘needing to be right’ card we play as an excuse to hold onto that which we have created that does not belong to the love that we are. That is, before we can invest in all that is godly, true and loving we must first renounce all that we have invested in, that has led us away from this truth.

     1. The ‘needing to be right’ can be paralysing. In that you keep your movements in a very tight check so as not to step out too far as to be embarrassed for being ‘wrong’. Both these, ‘right and wrong’ are in the same basket, neither one being ‘better or worse’ as both are restrictive in how they are. As you are saying, let all this go and feel the freedom that is already there for you to move into.

314. No matter what you are doing if this is the result or awareness you are taking from it, then we all should sign up, “No more blame, just more care for me and that then affects everyone around me. It’s a win win for all of us.” From what I see we jump on the blame band wagon all too soon and yet here is something going against that grain or momentum and bringing us to the point that more care is the antidote for the blame. Interesting that the cycle of blame has never let us out and in fact it seems to have grown and as this article maps out, cycling in care brings a freedom with it that allows it all to settle. I know where my monies in.

     1. Good point Ray, with more care there is no room for blame.

        1. Yes and “with more care there is” less “room for blame”. There is no perfect pictures or a perceived smooth sailing. Energy and things will always be there at this point for us to tap into and the choice in how you move to and from these points will be the quality in which they return to you the next time.

315. It is indeed Rosie, a win-win for all of us. I have truly benefitted from getting to know you through working with you on a project and if you had still been sitting on the sidelines that would not have happened.

     1. Thanks Sarah, and isn’t it amazing what we can do, when we all work together…. and whats even better is that we all worked on the project for free because we knew its purpose.

316. This makes me think of all the material things I hold onto because I spent money or invested in them in some way. It’s like the remnants of the ideals I had invested in, in life. The more care and respect I have for myself, the easier I find letting go. It’s amazing what happens when you realise you don’t ‘need’ all the crouches you thought you did, or rather didn’t even realise you had because you were so busy focussing and investing your time in them, you forgot about you.

     1. Well said and we carry around so much physically and emotionally, the baggage of life you could call it. There are points we can reflect on and feel how we have let go and how great it feels. Like when you move house and have a clean out, how light you feel and invigorated it is. These are markers for us to continue in this way, not as one offs or every now and thens. I don’t mean to literally move house all the time but continue that letting go feeling or clearing out, that then allows the space for more of the same feeling.

317. I was just talking about this today with a friend. I have been doing part-time studying with the Open University for some years now and I did not listen to the original impulse at the beginning of term to put this on hold for a while and focus on other things. Several months later feeling stressed and that it was not the right choice to take up another module I was able to defer for a year. I can feel a tension from my body being released after doing this which feels good. However I was told I would not lose any money if I took up the same course next year .. which brought a tension back in my body and I did not realise this until today and speaking with a friend where I came to the point that if I lost over £700 from not picking up the course again next year it would actually be okay. Great realisation and lesson to learn in first listen to the original impulse from the body that is clear and second as you say don’t continue to do something that no longer feels right just because we have invested money into it.

     1. That’s a good example Vicky of how we can hang onto something because of investing our money, even when we know it doesn’t feel right.

        1. Yes, and that was my main reason for writing this because this happens to all of us all of the time but most of the time, we dare not admit it.

318. I love the question in the title: ‘Investments – Where Are You Investing?’ And just like you, Rosie, I am investing in love, in Universal Medicine and I gain so much I can’t express that in Euro’s or any other currency.

     1. Yes, its actually priceless!

319. There is such a lovely sense of lightness and new beginnings when an investment is revealed and released for what it was (distraction, neediness, attachment, etc) as a learning rather than a mistake. When willing to be open and loving with our selves for learning it is much more likely to be open to discerning any possible traps ‘next time’.

320. I too have found anytime I wish to play the victim role I am basically saying I refuse to take responsibility. When we choose to live irresponsibly we basically have the world backing us… When we choose responsibility we offer ourselves the freedom of knowing much more than the physical world is with us as we feel it in the wisdom and grace we hold in our bodies, and nothing else is needed.

321. Very true Rosie, it is a win win all around. When we hold on to things that are not working because we have invested time and physical or emotional energy in them there are always strings attached. Those strings are like pipes draining our energy and not giving space for either party to consider the relationship or attachment freely.

322. ‘And time wise, I am busier than ever before and because of that I use my time wisely and do not waste hours upon hours in meditation, dreaming that life will change because now I am out there making the change.’ I can relate to what you have shared, I had invested in becoming enlightened without any true commitment towards myself and how I was in life, it was a dream, completely irresponsible behaviour which effected a lot of people. Investing in Universal Medicine is the opposite of ‘dreaming that life will change’, it is always about being responsible for the choices we make and it is about being out there and making the change, beautifully said Rosie!

     1. This is a part I also appreciated when I read it. Then reflecting on the dreams of winning lotto or living playing golf or the holiday or the new car etc etc. I had never really seen how much time was spent living in a dream. With Universal Medicine I have certainly spent more time on the ground and not in dreamland and for this I am not only thankful but moving into another quality of living where time is opening up and I have more space to see things.

        1. Its interesting how much time can be wasted dreaming our lives away, rather than just living in the present.

        2. I agree and it sounds simple and common place and yet from my experience I was wishing a lot of things to be another way and then hoping this would make it possible. Life is more assured then we think or then we allow ourselves to be aware of. We can have a part in the quality of the all that is coming to us by simply taking care in how we are in each moment, each movement leads to the next and then the quality of those is what we see life as. In this way no need to dream things to be different or hope they come true, just move yourself for all to be that way.

     2. I can relate to what you are sharing here Annelies about investing in ‘enlightenment’ and only after reading your comment have I also come to the realisation that the whole time I had been searching and meditating towards this goal of some kind of ‘enlightened awareness’, it was done in a way that once I would attain that goal, the journey would be over and it would be like ‘mission accomplished’ in life with nothing greater to work towards except helping others attain that same state. After coming to Universal Medicine I now see just how inaccurate and wayward that approach is, because for one, enlightenment is sold by various gurus and new age modalities as some incredibly difficult and almost unattainable achievement, and there is no real talk about service to humanity both during the approach to it or afterwards. It’s like a self-centred goal, really. Perhaps true enlightenment is simply realising that we are all Sons of God, and can breath gently and live and express in service to ourselves and others from this place of stillness.

323. Yes, Universal Medicine is true investment in all our futures!

324. I found myself nodding a lot while reading this as it’s likewise been my experience. To me the Universal Medicine presentations and workshops are worth investing in because there is such a rich return that is greater than any material gain. I feel settled in myself and I wake up 9/10 days ready to be out in the world. That to me is priceless.

325. Having gone very far down that rabbit hole of New Age healing modalities myself, I can very much relate with what Rosie has shared here, in that there was a kind of excitement and adventurous feeling with finding the truth of life via these pursuits, but there was also almost an addictive nature to it as if I never wanted the journey to end. As Rosie stated, I now understand that this had to do with me avoiding the simplicity of living my life from an inner knowing that was always there and taking the responsibility to look at all my choices and how they have affected my life and that of others. Also, during that same time period of my life I was involved in all kinds of other projects that cost thousands of dollars (building a geodesic dome greenhouse, creating a permaculture based homestead and building a pond, etc.) that were all really distractions from living what I now know and practice as a very simple life based on self-love and only doing what I feel is needed from what my body is telling me to support myself and others. Only by coming to the works of Serge Benhayon and Universal Medicine have these changes been made and I can now look back with honesty at that time when I was so invested in living my life via many ideals and beliefs that were not truly supporting my family or myself at all, even though at the time I held onto them with a death grip because I couldn’t fathom the thought of admitting that I wasted all that time and money for nothing.

     1. Love your honesty, of holding on with a death grip. It is so like that isn’t it.

326. If you really think about it, it’s crazy how the cost of something will affect our level of investment in it. The money is gone, it’s spent…so why does it matter whether that which you are attached too cost £1 or £1,000? Whether you discard it or keep it, you are not getting the money back. So, it clearly isn’t a financial decision and thus our attempt to make it one is exposed as a self-spun web, to protect us from having to admit to our investment in creation; an investment that, in truth, we know does not support us.

     1. It is interesting, makes no sense and certainly isn’t consistent in the amount spent equalling the level of attachment. When you look across your house at the things you have, some have little money value but have been along for the ride for such a long time, why? Then you have others that hit that dollar mark so can’t go because of that. Our measure of value is all over the shop, some financial, some sentimental and others status. We can hide ourselves in any number of things but when it comes back to how something truly feels then this is our marker. It for me brings it all back to not necessarily a ‘level playing field’ but a marker of where value truly lies.

        1. I can absolutely concur with this from lived experience. I have thrown in the garbage a few things of considerable value and have been amazed at how, ultimately, it feels exactly the same as throwing away a small plastic toy. If neither are needed or serve, then neither are needed or serve.

        2. Great to have this confirmed as at times it can seem as though you are on your own. From this there are a few things around me that are needing to be moved on, spring clean in summer.

        3. What always amazes me is that we can do a big clear-out of our house….and then, six months later, feel the need to do another. Perfect proof that we are constantly evolving and thus our home and space needs to evolve too.

        4. Yes and shows the value in ‘movement’. How many of us when we move houses always have a clean out? Things that no longer fit with where we are moving to are let go of. If we ‘move’ this out into being a symbol for life then each movement allows a point for us to let go as a preparation for the next place we move to. Allow ourselves the ‘let go’ as a natural part of that movement as parts we are carrying no longer are needed and don’t ‘fit’ into the ‘new’ place we are indeed moving to.

        5. Oh wow! This is great what you have added and an awesome way of showing the opportunity we have at every stage of our day to let stuff go. The more stuff we let go, the more of the true us is revealed, and the clearance allows more space into which we can then expand further. Really enjoy this angle that you have offered Ray. Thank you.

        6. Yes and the more awareness of what we are carrying becomes more detailed. At first as we are saying the image we have with cleaning out and movement could relate to a house, then you are possibly aware of things in your room, then your draw, then you wallet, then your body and it may come down to how your hands feel when you type. It’s amazing how we hold images of what things mean and in that this stops us seeing how things connect and effect everywhere. For instance how can holding your hands when you type effect anything? As they say from ‘little things big things grow’. Every move counts.

        7. Considering the notion of whether our hands typing can effect something is a deeply powerful act of humility – opening ourselves up to even just the possibility that there is something bigger at play here and that all is not just what we see with our eyes. Once we have accepted the possibility of this, then we can evolve in the true sense.

        8. Great building and I agree and we even say ‘the possibilities are endless’. There was a time when the world was flat remember and you would drop off it at the end of the horizon. This was just an accepted belief, it was almost law in that anyone that said otherwise was literally pushed aside and almost condemned. We can see this everywhere and the possibility that there is more to life isn’t just something to say as most of us at some point have looked to the ‘heavens’ and almost cried a similar message out. There is actually more to life, not in a hope but a matter of fact.

        9. And thus, it becomes our responsibility to live the fact. In the same way that those that knew the world was round and orbited around the sun, had the courage to stand up to the aggression of the accepted norm, so to is it our responsibility to claim the truth that we know, irrespective of what comes our way.

     2. Yes it is spent… but having been in a poverty consciousness for a long time… and not having much money, to me there is a huge difference between the amounts…. and that is what has caught me out but you are right as it really doesn’t matter.

327. Beautiful sharing Rosie.

328. Its difficult to accept the fact that other people consciously or unconsciously set out to fool us or fool themselves. The purpose of this is to cover over the truth , its difficult to accept that a human being wants to cover over the truth , but in accepting this truth the truth is then revealed for those that want to see it , thank you for sharing Rosie and revealing the truth for all that want to see.

     1. I fooled others with what I thought was the truth… to only later find out it was not…. so I am a lot more understanding of those people who do this… I could get upset that they led me away but in fact, I allowed that and accepted that as I did not discern so its is not about them and whatever they chose, but about me and my choices.

329. It can be easy to invest our time, money and pursuits in something we perceive will feed us back, only to realise that these were false investments to begin with. I too invest my time with Universal Medicine… nothing else has ever shown me truth to such a high level and by way of inspiration had such a positive profound effect on so many lives.

330. Rosie a great article, what do we invest in.. for me also so many things but the only thing that has truly changed my life has been Universal Medicine which has inspired me to truly invest in myself.

331. The best investment you could ever make is in loving yourself deeply in full, to the max. Another that is not truly coming from you is not a wise investment to make.

332. Bountiful, beautiful you Rosie.

333. I am with you Rosie, investing in Universal Medicine for some time now and saving money in the process. I am much more discerning about what I do invest in and I am still letting go of things that I have invested in, in the past, and if or when they no longer serve me then I let them go. Great topic to have written about, thank you.

334. When you come from the perspective that everything is energy first, it highlights the deeper exchanges taking place in our day to day.

     1. Very well said Abby. When we look at everything as energy first, we get to see very clearly what we are investing in and sometimes it can be very exposing when our investments are not loving or supportive.

     2. True, because even if we are not aware of the energetic exchange, it is there all the same.

335. A very interesting perspective offered here Rosie. This certainly does let me consider all the things I have invested in that are not true and a total distraction. It also highlights where we simply choose to get distracted and not be discerning.

     1. I like what you point out here. We actually chose to get distracted…. it doesn’t just happen to us.. Nothing just happens!

336. ‘And the difference in me is so huge that I have saved $$$, not lost it.’ I couldn’t agree with you more, Rosie!

     1. Yeah totally, just add up the cost of drinking most nights over a 10 year period and then add cigarettes, take aways, etc and I am most certainly ‘quids in’ as they say my neck of the woods.

        1. Yes best way to save, take care of yourself. No crazy medical bills later either when you are suffering from ill health due to the way ward way of living.

337. Brilliant blog, Rosie. These days, I too ‘enjoy being responsible, choosing my way and I love the results I now reap because of the choices I make.’ I have wasted so much time, energy and money over the years avoiding taking responsibility and wanting to be fixed. Investing in Universal Medicine helped me to understand and feel the waywardness of not wanting to take responsibility for my choices. One of the things that makes Serge Benhayon stand head and shoulders above the rest is the simplicity and real-ness with and in which he presents. His presentations are about a living way, not just a lot of lip service – real ways of how to make changes in my life in order to start taking that responsibility if I so choose. And I do choose.

     1. Love your honesty Brigette! How many of us have wasted so much time, energy and money over the years avoiding taking responsibility and wanting to be fixed.

338. The thing about investing our time, money and effort into something is that we are often very invested in a particular outcome or picture of how life should turn out. Drop the investment in the outcome and we can really enjoy engaging with life.

     1. I often have invested in a certain picture and outcome and then been thoroughly disappointed when my picture or expectation hasn’t been met. You are right, jennym if we let go of the initial investment we can engage and respond to life completely differently… there is a freshness, lightness and ease this way.

     2. When we don’t have a picture of the outcome, we don’t get disapointed and more often than not, the result is better than our limited picture ever was.

339. I can so recognise the investing in spiritual pursuits too. About thirty years worth of courses, always searching and moving on to the next thing as I got disappointed with presenters (not living what they presented) and the information that never hit the mark and no real change was ever made. So a lot of time and money spent. Coming to Universal Medicine was like a breath of fresh air. Attending presentations by someone who walked their talk and whose words resonated deeply in my body. Also no hassling to ‘do the next course’. I now invest wisely and this serves not only myself but those I now come into contact with everyday and with the knock-on effect as I reflect a true living way to be.

     1. I too love that there is no selling or pushing the next course at Universal Medicine. It is entirely up to you to come along and attend or not.

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