Today is the 61st birthday of a dear friend  Robert Key, Executive Director of the Elton John AIDS foundation.  Last year we celebrated Robert's big Six O down in Nice.  In his birthday speech last year he said that he did not think he would make his 60th.  Robert has a condition called myelofibrosis - this is rare bone marrow disorder and as I write this Robert is in the Royal Free hospital in Hampstead here in London recovering after a bone marrow transplant.  He is rallying round after picking up an opportunistic infection called CMV and undergoing further surgery.  We have been unable to visit Robert because of the strict quarantine conditions imposed to protect him from further infections. 

There almost seems to be a cruel irony that somebody who has raised countless millions for those affected by HIV and AIDS should contract this degenerative condition.  He is undoubtedly one of the kindest people that I have ever met and has made a phenomenal contribution to the lives of others.  Now for those reading this blog who are well practised in Ho'oponopono I know that you will join me in doing some 'cleaning' so that Robert's health moves in a positive direction.

Many people who give so much to others sometimes forget to re-stock their own well.  The well I am talking about here is the 'well of wellness'.  You need to take regular care of your physiological and psychological well-being.  Next time you travel by air, listen to the safety announcement made before departure.  "In the unlikely event of a sudden loss of pressure, oxygen masks will fall from the panel above your head.  Place the mask over your mouth and nose and breath normally.  The action of pulling the mask to your face will activate the oxygen supply.  Ensure that you fit your own mask before helping children and infants."  You can't give away what you don't have to give, especially when the well is dry.  What do you need to do to make sure that your well is stocked and that your wellness if foremost on your agenda?  When you read this blog today, send some healing thoughts and energy to this special person to help with his recovery and while you are doing that, make sure that you are doing everything possible to look after your own wellness.

Have you noticed how many times a day you replay certain memories?  If the answer is no, you need to sharpen your awareness.  So many people that I see are suffering immensely because they keep replaying memories that are painful.  Often the root event that they are remembering was painful enough, so why do people keep replaying things over and over that make them feel bad?  Well it is quite simple, it is called conditioning.  We live in a world where things are repeated over and over on Television, on the Radio in Newspapers, magazines and books and now in emails and on websites.  Have you ever noticed how certain news stories that were big at some point disappear, and then they re-appear again.  Anniversaries of things like 9/11 and of the 2nd World War.  All of these things broadcast and re-ignite memories of fear and anxiety.

The teachings of Ho'oponopono are that illness and imperfections and suffering and great deal of other 'states' are simply memories replaying.  They do not really exist.  They were always somebody else's idea in the first instance.  The only way that you can believe that somebody has a particular illness or problem is by accessing your memory or representation of that.  Without that recall or knowledge, the condition or state cannot exist.  Develop a state of permanent amnesia for the things that are no longer useful to you.  It is a life long commitment to clean up all of those old memories that keep replaying.  Think about how many you have accumulated over the years.  Every time you find one coming up, all you need to do is remember that you were once a perfect white sheet of pure potentiality free of any fear of pre-conceived ideas. 

When you cease looking to the outside world for answers and instead look in-wards to your neglected child, you will start to find peace and wisdom beyond your wildest imagination.  If you have to rely on external people or things for your peace of mind you are in for a tough ride.  Know as you clean on all of your past memories of troublesome things you can get back to a place of pure inspiration and wonderment.    When you choose to replay memories, make sure they are the good ones that inspire you, fill your soul with joy and bring a big smile to your face.

Now having mentioned in my previous blog that there are no accidents in life and that I should no longer be surprised, I am constantly finding myself in wonderful situations with the 'messengers of the universe'.  On Monday morning as I was packing my suitcase to leave for London, the phone rang at 9AM.  I answered it "hello darling" expecting it to be my friend and colleague Liz who I attended the course with, instead I was being invited to breakfast by Joan Kahaleuahi from the Foundation of I Inc (the organiser of the LA seminar).  I am dedicating this blog to Joan and to her wonderful husband Keith because they are very generous and gracious people.

When I finished the seminar on Sunday night I felt that there was some unfinished business for me, but I did not know what it was.  It was as though something was missing and I was feeling a little uneasy about it.

I headed down to breakfast and there at a large table was Joan, her husband Keith, Leyla and Adrianna from the course.  We chatted and chatted, people came and went and we ate great food.  Keith then asked me what questions I had to ask.  He knew that there was unfinished business for both Liz and I, and he allowed us to unfold and unravel with our tirade of information and questions.  He sat patiently writing things down as we spoke.  There were often long pauses before he would speak to either one of us and it became clear that 'something or someone else' was guiding him and speaking to us through him.  He gave each of us a list of things that we must do each day based on the teachings of Ho'oponopono.  As each of our issues were aired, they were then cleaned upon.  I knew that this was no ordinary breakfast.  I also realised that this man was a Chanel.  I don't know if I will ever have such a breakfast again.  It was a rich gift beyond belief and I would like to thank Joan Kahaleuahi and Keith from the bottom of my heart.  Joan has been practising Ho'oponopono for over 27 years.   The origins of her teachings go back to her time in Hawaii alongside Hew Len and  Morrnah Nalamaku Simeona.

I got far more than a breakfast that day, I sat at a banquet that will feed me for the rest of my days.  My Ho'oponopono journey has only just begun and I know that as I 'clean' all of my patients and clients will benefit from the work that I do on myself.  So to Joan and Keith is say 'Mahalo' from the bottom of my heart. 

If you were wondering what happened to day 2 of my course, then here it is.  Admittedly it is a few days late but hey, that is what happens when you travel many miles and cross different time zones.  To make up for the missing blog, there will be an extra one today.

So day two of the Ho'oponopono self discovery course was another amazing day in the presence of great and evolved souls.  Not just Ihaleakala Hew Len but with many others who are using the Ho'oponopono teachings and achieving great things in their lives.  I do not wish to share too much of the content on my blog because the intellectual property belongs to The Foundation of I Inc and if my musings interest you, I would urge you to go along and do this first hand for yourself.  You will find details of all future trainings for this year on the following web site:  http://www.hooponoponotheamericas.org/classes-dates-locations.htm

Can you imagine the collective energy of 200 people in a room reading prayers and creating energy.  People who shared questions brought different levels of awareness into the room that was then 'cleaned'.  Cleaning is a life long commitment and the penny dropped on Sunday for me that I had signed up for a lifetime of cleaning with the surety that peace of mind and freedom of my loved ones and ancestors is undoubtedly a prize of Ho'oponopono.  I don't believe that there are any accidents in life and my calling to LA to see Ihaleakala Hew Len and all of his wonderful people was planned for me long ago.  I just show up when and where I am supposed to be.  Relinquishing the idea that I am in charge is a wonderful gift, and no doubt something that I will need to remind myself of from time to time. 

I am now back in London where the sun is shining and the world is an altogether brighter place for some reason.  I have also been re-acquainted with a child that has long been neglected.  We have much work to do together.  Please always remember that peace begins with you.

Greeting from Los Angeles.  I arrived here on Thursday night to attend a 2 day seminar entitled "Self Identity Through Ho'oponopono"  The present is Ihaleakala Hew Len Ph.D.  You can find out more by logging on to: www.self-i-dentity-through-Hooponopono.org .  I remember being sent an email about 18 months ago about a Doctor in Hawaii who cured a ward of criminally insane prisoners in Honolulu without ever seeing one of them.  Instead he took their case notes and repeatedly looked within himself for the part of him which reflected the illness or imperfection in each of them.  He then 'cleaned' on his own imperfections and they got better.  I found it hard to believe until I then picked up a copy of "Zero Limits" by Joe Vitale and Ihaleakala Hew Len.  I started cleaning on my own memories of imperfections and sickness and things started improving.

Dr Hew Len is now in his 70's and is still running seminars across the US, Canada and in Asia.  I decided that I wanted to come and meet this amazing man in person and hear his teachings first hand.  I have not been disappointed.  This is day one and it has been an amazingly peaceful and enlightening day.  Apart from learning some incredible things, I have also met some great people - one of the things a I really love about doing seminars!

Coming home to yourself is all about returning to your true and natural identity.  Clearing away all of the mental clutter and memories of what you believe to be real.  The prize of course is abundant health and peace of mind.  Imagine a time when you were first born, when you arrived into this life.  You were a blank sheet of pure potentiality.  It is called the zero state.  Cleaning is a process that helps you clear away the clutter and get back to the zero state - to be inspired and to operate out of your pure potential.  Peace begins with you.