Today we arrived in Isle Of Pines and OMG it is paradise! Absolutely beautiful, relatively untouched, uninhibited, a beautiful mix of hues, blues and turquoise waters, simply stunning and for me, definitely the highlight of this cruise!

Unless there's a major, major reason, I generally like to do my own thing in ports, explore the local area and walk around...

Today, was no different in that respect, I walked a little bit around and I saw a little foresty area, intrigued, I ducked in and came across a footpath, definitely off the beaten track. I could hear some noises, which I hoped could've been the sea but could also have been the rustle of the trees.

A few minutes later, lo and behold I came across a beautiful little beach! A little private area for me, untouched and totally, completely tranquil and stunning! WOW! What a blessing. I just sat down and observed the waves, the sun and the sand. It was paradise! No one around but me! Perfection!

It really highlighted to me that just do whatever suits you! I've never been into excursions or doing group thingys and today I was well rewarded and reinforced the greatness of just following your heart and doing your thang.

On another note...

The last tender to the ship was at 4.30pm and I thought I had another hour to spare (so many time changes on the cruise!!!). I thought it was approaching 3.30pm but I thought just in case I'll head back early... I came to the mini dock and saw they were packing things away. It was only when I got on the tender that I realised is was the last freaking tender to the ship!!! Dear lord, what a blessing the voices in my head, OCD, and all that kicked in. It was just a little impulse to hurry back and lucky I followed it. 'Things are always working out for me' we must repeat!!! Lol!!

A couple of sea days then we hit Sydney. Not sure what reception will be like but I will see you when I see you!!! It has been the most amazing trip ever! There's no going back, go all in and until the end!!! (Private joke...!!!)

Things really are working out for us all!!!

Happy paradise-ing!!!

Lots of love, Nick Xxx

It is so wonderful to observe my little nephew growing up. It is such a joy to see a little pure child- a tabula rasa, learn about his surroundings through constant experience.

What he shows me is that he continuously falls over as he learns to walk, gets his fingers caught everywhere, bangs his head but it's all part of learning and growing. He doesn't trip over and then declare he's no good at it and refuse to get up and move. He just props himself up, and keeps on going, ever eager to resume play in his surroundings!

As Louise Hay says- we need to treat ourselves as gently as a little child. Not berate ourselves, tell ourselves we're no good or make up some excuse to give up! We just keep on going, being our own best friend, hopefully, but not necessarily surrounded with people who will support and love us. It's defo worth seeking out like minded, supportive people, especially if you need a boost from time to time, it can make the world of difference!

The more you get out there; the more you try; the more you'll 'fail!' Although you won't actually be failing, you'll be learning and growing and only when you look back will you be able to see how important it was to go through whatever it was you went through.

Make it your mission to be someone who experiences it for the sake of it and not for some ulterior motive. Listening to the wildly successful stories from the A-list actors and actresses on The Hollywood Reporter Roundtables, their decades were littered with rejection after rejection, after rejection, after rejection! No really! Watch some episodes and you'll see! But they came to the realisation that acting (or writing or composing etc) was their passion that they would just continue to do it anyway. Such is the strength of their calling.

So follow your bliss, keep on going. It doesn't matter how many times you fall over, all that counts is that you get back up and keep going!

All is fun!!!

Happy fall-ing!!!

Lots of love, Nick Xxx

We have arrived at Suva and it is looking like a mightily busy place, I'm off to explore!

I am re-loving the Hollywood Roundtables! If you didn't know, it's about an hour long group discussion with the top A-listers in a specific field e.g. Oscar actors 2014, or Emmy comedy actresses, Showrunners 2015 etc

They are asked about their lives, careers, reflections and all sorts of good stuff. I love it because it gives us such a wonderful insight into what makes these incredible consciousnesses, as they really are at the top of their game!

What is interesting, is that they are also asked about working with the different departments, e.g. The actors are asked about how they deal with writers, the studio execs are quizzed on how do they make their next choice of movies etc. And it is so clearly evident that everyone is just doing their best, even though that may not involve making everyone's life easy!

The execs have to make a profit as they have to answer to the shareholders. The showrunners need to answer to the ratings from the studio heads. The actors need to work alongside the directors and writers to get the best performance and so on... And whilst there may be tussles along the way, everyone is just trying to make the best show that they can.

Same with life, everyone is doing their best and has something or someone they have to answer to in some way. What you must do, is instead of pushing against them and using that as your excuse to block up your life, you just make the best of where you are and give your ultimate performance and keep your eye on the goal. And your goal is joy, experience, personal fulfilment and all that good crap!

There will always be someone to answer to in some manner- that's the inherent truth about being in this world and with other people in our lives! You just need to align with your inner being.

All is well, enjoy it all! We make to much of this!!!

Happy Report-ing!!!

Lots of love, Nick Xxx

We have arrived in Lautoka, off to explore soon!!! Looks quite beautiful!!!!

One thing which I hear quite consistently in the Hollywood Reporter interviews with the actors and actresses is the fact that a number of them say something along the lines of 'What are my roles are my roles and that's good enough.' In other words, they don't stress (too much) about not getting certain roles, what is supposed to be theirs, will be. That is quite zen, especially if they are fighting it out with a ton of actors for the best parts. It's definitely what we would prescribe as your thinking for anything in life- what's your is yours and what's theirs is theirs.

There is enough abundance and all that you are wanting, waiting for you in your magical escrow. No one can steal from it, no one can remove any of the contents, it is all for you and you alone. You just have to align with it.

We live in a wonderfully diverse universe. Some say that they are concerned there wouldn't be enough of whatever to go around, but part of the magic of this world is that not everybody wants exactly the same thing. Each one of us has our own route to what makes us happy and because we have all lived our own unique life experience, we all are satisfied in a myriad of ways. Some people love cars, others prefer transport, some love to travel, others are more homebody, some love to cook and prepare, others love convenience and restaurants. There is so much variety and we live in an infinite universe- when you ask it is given!

So try to release any feelings of lack. If you see someone else with something you would like, try not to feel jealous or resentful, instead, appreciate their ability to create, think 'good for them!', use it as a basis to launch your powerful desire and do your best to line up with that.

This time-space reality can yield to you anything you want- you can be, do or have whatever you desire, just become a vibrational match to it!

All is well and abundant!!!

Happy role-ing!!!

Lots of love, Nick Xxx

'Happiness is more important than oxygen' (Don't take this literally!) Alignment is vital to life, and when you've tasted that alignment, when you're not in it, it feels incredibly tough!

Everyday can be a celebration, all day, everyday can be a good one and you can't go back- once you've expanded, retracting feels wildly uncomfortable.

Your 'microphone' is always on, i.e. you are always sending out vibrations but are they inline with what's in your Vortex? Most people aren't usually 'broadcasting' positively about as many life areas as they could. It's easy to broadcast good things about a cruise, but most don't expect, nor broadcast positively about their job. We want you to be deliberate and conscious in your broadcasts about as many areas of your life as you can. Or deactivate your negative subjects, until you're so secure and locked in to that positively powerful vibration and then work to shift it! It isn't the conditions around you, it's your broadcast about the conditions around you that matter.

If alignment is all that matters, then why not start with simple things which get you in the Vortex?!

The distinction they wish to make is- go to the beach feeling joyful and don't go to the beach to make you feel joyful. If you can do that, things manifest with so much more ease and flow, simply because you're in that good feeling space.

Even if you're specific desire doesn't occur, the goal is to be happy along the way, to know that it is coming regardless, and to be happy anyway! It is really easy to be dissatisfied or upset if something hasn't happened in the exact way that you wanted, even if all the signs, pre paving and things have been pointing to this particular thing manifesting. But it's all on way to the perfect unfolding.

Be happy regardless! That is the key here.

All is truly well!

Happy broadcast-ing!!!

Lots of love, Nick Xxx

I have been enjoying the Iplayer TV series 'Eat well for less' with Greg Wallace of Masterchef fame. Together with a partner in crime he goes out to help families whose food spending is out of whack and helps them not only save money but also eat a more nutritionally dense diet.

On a side note, they do taste tests with the general public and with the families they are working with- they remove all packaging from their food, replace it with generic plain wrapping (so they don't know the brand they'll be using) and either: keep the food product exactly the same as the family has been using for years, change it to a cheaper brand or sometimes a more expensive product, if the need calls for it. Without fail- with some of the products that have stayed exactly the same, the family cannot identify it- even if they been eating/drinking it every day for the last decade! They declare that it probably is some inferior supermarket own produce. And also, it's amazing the impact of packaging and brands has on us, our perception and choices- don't judge a food by its cover!

Anyhoo, my main point, was that on one of the shows, the presenter helped cook a healthy meal with the mother and when they fed the children, they asked one of her young sons if he liked it. He replied that it was yummy and he thought the chard salad was delicious. To which his mother replied 'You can be honest you know, you don't need to lie' type thing. He repeated that it was yummy, to which she repeated that he didn't need to lie and could be honest, to which he responded 'OK... I don't like it at all!'

I thought that was quite funny, as he didn't appear evasive or that he was lying at all, plus it was quite an innocuous question. But his mother, like the Universe, knew his true vibration!

And it can be like that with us- we may offer the happy, clappy, chappy words and affirmations but if we're not being true to how we feel, then it can't work! The Universe can only bring us what is a match to what really is going on within us. In other words, we'd like you to accept how you are feeling, don't stick a fake smiley face sticker over it and from that place of realness, seek to feel better from where you are, wherever you are.

We want you to be connected to how you really feel and not how you think we would like you to feel, or how you think you should be feeling. But how you are honestly feeling. Identify where you are on the emotional guidance scale and seek to improve it just a little bit- depression to anger to frustration to hope to joy, love and appreciation. But only when you're ready- you have that choice, that is self empowerment after all. Choosing what to do and when to do it!!!

So there you go, be realness peoples!!!

All is well, no matter where you are vibrating!!!

Happy Chard-ing!!!

Lots of love, Nick Xxx

That's what Abe says, kinda! I was watching part of the Steve Jobs documentary and it still blows my mind the effect he had and continues to have on the world, what an amazing legacy!

It showed how he started off. Back in the day they had the old tone based telephony systems which used beep thingys. They managed to work out how to create a little box that would send the signals down the line and so they would be able to call internationally for free. As they stated- it let them control billions of dollars worth of communication lines using only a box worth $100.

They then went on to say that had they not experienced that, then the Apple computers wouldn't exist. Presumably as it set them up and whetted their appetite for all things technological. Amazing how from these smaller starts, that they've have gone on to great things. It shows how you must appreciate and make the most of every experience as you never know where it will lead you.

Such was his belief in what he was doing, he was able to communicate that so passionately to us that we got sucked into his Vortex of knowingness. Although his journey wasn't completely smooth- he was fired from the company he created, but no doubt that added to the richness of his journey. It was this experience that he recounts himself re-starting as a novice- free from the expectations of success and those boundaries. And from here he went on to eventually create smash after smash hit, with the iPhone 6S smashing sales targets even to this day!

So I think what stands out most for me now, is just believe as much as you can. Believe! Believe! Believe! Faith can move mountains! You never know what's possible but just believe in something. And the world can be your oyster!

Enjoy it all!!!

Happy Jobs-ing!!!

Lots of love, Nick Xxx

So we enter the second set of lectures... Here are some key points:

- We opened the day with transitioning! Those who linger and hold on to being alive when the path of least resistance would be to leave their physical body. The questioner asked what to say to the relatives and loved ones. Abe said every case is so individual it would be impossible to offer a set of words to be used in every situation. They said it's important to know the love in the situation. Death is inevitable, so why we are not prepared for it more, Abe doesn't know why?! Lol! Abe encourages unconditionality, the carer has to know well being and what's really going and not get drawn in to the negative feeling that relatives and those around the person who is transitioning. All is well! Abe said what we really want you to say is 'WOOOO!!! This is going to be the best time of your life, what's coming next is going to be the best thing ever!!!' Obviously this might not be the best thing to tell the loved ones but you can know it within yourself!

Abe recounted how that morning Esther was feeling so good and aligned. She then went onto her balcony and appreciated the waves, the ocean and all that surrounded her. They pointed out that had Esther been in a lower vibration, she could've felt lonely, or vulnerable. In other words, she felt good and then looked into the world. But someone with a different perspective in exactly the sane situation could look out into the world and feel bad. You get to choose! It is all about perspective.

- Don't be so quick to get to the culmination, the best point of creation is the sweet spot of the idea flowing through you and the thought, emotion and impulse to act. Lining up with what you've put in your Vortex.

- Abe's Updated 5 Steps Of Creation:

1/ Ask- you do this by the living of life. Contrast causes you to ask for you stuff.

2/ Answer- the Universe answers and creates your stuff in a vibrational space.

3/ Allow- this is your work, to get into a mode of allowing by releasing resistance and being in a good space of receptivity to allow your stuff to flow in.

4/ Maintaining your good vibration, consciously and deliberately.

5/ Not being hard on yourself for being in the step 1 mode of contrast.

- It's ok to notice the 'problems' as long as you become solution oriented and not holding onto the vibration of the issue.

A really great day of learning as always!

Happy transition-ing!!!

Lots of love, Nick Xxx

A beautiful sea day, albeit a bit bumpy! Interestingly Abe went straight into questions and didn't do an opening spiel! Today we had our first day of lectures and here are the stand out points...

- A counsellor is a soother. Your greatest benefit is to help the 'client' move forward toward who they really are. Make it softly clear that you're not going to be a sounding board for what's gone wrong. Your work is to help close that gap between where they are and where they want to be. Their inner being won't join them in the misery and neither would you. Let them know that things can get better and they deserve it to be so.

The next spoke about his journey with the 12 step programmes. Abe went through them one by one giving their own spin!

Abe's New 12 Steps:

1/ The powerlessness I feel is temporary and caused by something I have power over. My Source sees me as powerful.

2/ I know my inner being is aware of me and offering clarity at all times.

3/ I like being in alignment with the Source within me so I can hear the guidance.

4/ I mean to see myself and where I am from the eyes of Source. I intend to look at myself in a fearless way.

5/ I want to shout to the world what a good person I am.

6/ When I'm in alignment, thriving is my experience and evident all around me. A defect is a step 1 moment that is now serving me extremely well.

7/ Since God has never seen my flaws, it must be my work to remove any defects.

8/ I'm going to make a short list of people who were most helpful in helping me launch clarity. Great value has come for me and them. I am appreciative of everyone in this co creative journey. I will write letters of appreciation.

9/ The note of appreciation!

10/ It is my intention to pay attention to how I feel, I am tuning in to that clarity.

11/ I soar to those heights, it is my intention that my prayer is of appreciation. In appreciation I am in contact with Source.

12/ I teach through the clarity of my example.

- Separating your vibration from conditions. Focusing and controlling your thought because of how you feel. Your inner being knows what you're path of least resistance to accomplish a good feeling relationship. Even if they have differing views (e.g. Them being anti-Abraham).

The main push of today was not needing conditions to be happy, doing your best to feel good for the sake of feeling good. Letting go of relationships needing to be in certain way and focusing on your relationship between you and your Source!

All is well!!!

Happy uncondition-ing!!!

Lots of love, Nick Xxx

The next lot of blogs may be dated as I'm out of sync with UK time and may not be able to get online everyday.

Oooh, Sydney port is opposite the Opera House, it is absolutely stunning. What a blessing it is to be here. Am loving Australia lots and lots, really fresh, vibrant and clean! Quinoa and chia galore!

It is now just before 5.30pm and we are getting ready for the first opening talk by Abe. It's just a 30 minute, pre cruise intro to set the tone. The ship is stunning as always, as is the food and cake, cake and more cake! It is wonderful to meet up with old friends from London and past cruises.

Abe began with:

- It is a rare one who comes consciously into alignment on a consistent basis. Focusing is deliberate intent. Your emotions are your moment by moment indicator of the relationship between you and your Inner Being. It's more important than what anyone thinks, or what you think about anyone.

- You are tethered to a broader perspective. You didn't come to save the world. You came because you are creative genius. You came because there is variety.

- When conditions are at their best, it's easy to be in alignment. But we do not want you to be need to pleased by the environment or people. Maybe Abe should've got Esther to organise one of these in a wretched place! Lol. So we can focus and be in alignment.

- Be nice to each other, be nice to yourselves!

All is well!

Happy cruise-ing!!!

Lots of love, Nick Xxx

Oh wow!!! I am just loving Sydney- it is an incredible city. Tomorrow we join the ship! Internet may be very sketchy, so will see you when I can! Lots of love, Nick Xxx

Ok, well that's not completely true, there are many people who do, but it's funny what a myriad of prescribed ways there are to deal with it- literally!

Some people advise (well most people) that you would generally be better holding your equities for long periods of time, 5-10 years+ to level out the fluctuations. Others say it would be best to check them regularly- for example, every 6 months, just to see how they are doing compared to the market in general.

One chunk of research I read said that after some psychological research, it's in fact highly recommended to buy a good diverse mix of shares and then don't check them for decades- don't read another business article or anything like that! The reason for this is that they found people were more risk averse when they saw frequent losses (which can be common in the financial markets). However as the stock exchange generally does provide the best gains, especially compared to government bonds and gilts (which are more stable but with lower returns), they said it is worth putting your money in the riskier shares market because your returns would be far better. But with the frequent downs, it puts people off and so they would tend to invest less.

So as with all things, it's 6 of one and half a dozen of the other. There are tons of people out there giving you diametrical opposed advices. What you have to do is sift and sort and work out what systems work for you!

You have to be brave enough to make your own mistakes. When I did a finance course ages ago, they said don't copy anyone else, it's not the same, whether you're right or wrong, you need to be making your own choices. It just makes more emotional sense! So just get out there and work out your own way of doing it.

Enjoy it all!!

Happy share-ing!!!

Lots of love, Nick Xxx

I was re-watching one of my fave interviews ever- The Hollywood Reporter with the academy actresses such as: Oprah, Lupita, a few others and Amy Adams. What caught my attention this time was when Amy was speaking about her role in American Hustle.

She played a really vulnerable woman and she spoke about how emotional it was. What was interesting was that she said that even though it wasn't always made apparent to the audience, every decision that that character made had to be from that place of 'weakness.'

It really got me thinking that's how it is for us and the people we observe. First, you can't know everything for everyone, so there's a limit to what you can infer about the way someone loves (in other words, mind your own beeswax and focus on living your joyous life!). But second, everyone has their own emotional set points that they are used to. It's the internal basis from which they act, also known as the dominant vibration and from there things it spring forth.

Fear not dear ones! This is all up for change. If you can put in the time and the effort to focus on how you're feeling and lift your vibration, then you can make your emotional set point whatever you choose! And hopefully, you'll want to make it happier and higher. That is what deliberate creation and focus can be!

As a child, I definitely fell into what I felt was the more 'unlucky' category, things going wrong, running out of cake where every other child would get their slice before me (unthinkable now, cos I love me cake!). But definitely since doing this work, things are more aligned for me (so much so that some call me 'lucky'), and even if things don't go my way I like to think I can refocus and take it on the chin.

So the moral of this film tale, is that you can change the basis of how you act. You can take your decisions from a bias is of well being and strength, not weakness. And when you do, see your life change! It truly is magical!

All is well!!!

Happy act-ing!!!

Lots of love, Nick Xxx

Woo! I've arrived in Australia, my internet is very sketchy so may very well not be able to post daily. Catch ya when I can!!! Lots of love, Nick Xxx

NB: I'm off down under from this evening so my internet/blogging might not be posted everyday!!! Will do it as often as I can get online though!!! Lots of love Xxx

It was funny, quite a while ago, I was into the Wicked musical soundtrack and had it on full blast. My friend who isn't really into that was, like 'Turn that off! It's awful!' Well sorry! Lol!

It just got me thinking about the wonderful diversity of stuff that's out there and the diametric responses we can have to them.

That is the magic of being in this varied physical time-space reality. There is so much to choose and focus on.

Somethings will make you soar so high with joy and appreciation (music has always been a good one for me). And other things will switch you off faster than you can say 'Eleka Nahmen Nahmen!!!'

The key in life is to seek that which you find enjoyable. Make that a priority every day! Laugh more, play more.

Steve Jobs in his Stanford Commencement said words to the effect of- when he was about to set off on his day ahead, if he looked in the mirror and asked himself if this was the way he wanted to spend his life and the answer was 'No' too many days in a row, he'd be thinking of changing it up.

Life is relatively short. So don't waste your time living someone else's dream! Live your own. Follow your passions and inspirations. Even if it's just small part of your day! You're needs are important too!

No one gets to choose for you. And there is so much choice in this world, that you really can get out there to hunt for things that float your boat.

Life is for living!

Happy Wicked-ing!!!

Lots of love, Nick Xxx