Words by Melissa Ambrosini
Last night I attended The Conscious Club, the what club? Let me give you a little background. Three Bondi locals Tim Brown, Gary Gorrow and Lee Te Hire were sick of going out to the same night club week in and week out, yelling at each other over the bar until the wee hours of the morning, then coming home with nothing to show for it except a hoarse voice and a hangover. ‘The guys realised that everyone was going out to clubs and pubs to become unconscious, this sparked the idea to create a club where you could have a fun night out and get highly conscious’. Thus THE CONSCIOUS CLUB was born.
What a great idea, right!
Last night was the third event and over 300 like-minded people gathered at Bondi Pavilion to have an experience. The night commenced with beautiful live music, we then watched an awesome documentary titled the ‘The Quite Signs Of Love’, listened to Sarah Wilson deliver an incredible talk on her top 7 tips to happiness and then finally a 20 minute group meditation (there is something so powerful about meditating in a group especially over 300 people).
My favourite part of the evening was listening to Sarah Wilson speak, I love this chick and not because we turned up in matching outfits but because she is authentic. Sarah got up and didn’t preach about always being super happy, and even said ‘I am really good at being sad’. This made her real. I have seen a lot of speakers preach about happiness and how if you follow their steps you too will be happy. Uh uh, it doesn’t happen like that, no one is always happy, that’s life! There are ups and downs, but it’s how you react to these situations that determines your true strength.
Throughout her career Sarah has interviewed the Dalai Lama, Louise L Hay, Richard Branson, John Demartini and many more. Sarah wanted to share what she learnt from them and her 7 tips towards happiness that have worked for her.
Sarah Wilson’s 7 Tips To Happiness:
1. Morning routine
Sarah emphasised the importance of implementing a daily morning routine, such as meditation, exercise, journaling and walking in nature or whatever it is for you. Doing something daily without thinking becomes habit and takes out the decisions making process for you. You just do it. She also mentioned her interview with Eugene Tan (Owner of Aquabumps), who says every morning he has a conversation with his inside people to make sure he is in check and on track. Love that idea.
2. Have a gratitude ritual
John Demartini when being interviewed by Sarah insisted on showing her his last 5 years worth of gratitude journals. He has been writing daily gratitude lists for the last 37 years. Expressing what you are grateful for is recognised by the universe and is super powerful. Give this a try!
3. Don’t just sit there
Things aren’t just going to be served to you on a silver platter. You’ve got to make it happen, get up every day and do one thing towards your dreams.
4. Get deliberate
Manifestation is extremely powerful so getting deliberate about what you want is key to fulfilling your dreams.
5. Do the right thing. The rest follows
I think this one speaks for itself.
6. Create boundaries, choose how you want to live
Sarah mentioned the impact Louise L Hay had on her, the importance of using daily mantras and the effect Louise’s book ‘You Can Heal Your Life’ had on her life. Mine too, that book is a lifesaver, do yourself a favour and read it, it opened my eyes and changed my life.
7. Build the muscle
We live in a society where we want everything yesterday. Sarah said ‘there is no magic bullet, everything takes time’.
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| Melissa & Sarah Wilson! |
