Thanks everyone who came along and participated.  It was a great night!

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In Peace and Kindness,
Dean ‘Jagaro’ Crabb

3 days ago was my wedding anniversary and we never got to celebrate it and my wife has supported me running around to put on this event. I deeply appreciate her, and my son, and their patience. Today I put it all aside for a while to go outside and play with my son.

Enjoy this day, and spent time not only finding peace within, but being at peace with and loving those around you! Have fun!

In Peace and Kindness,
Dean ‘Jagaro’ Crabb

I look forward to joining you all in just 2 short days for The Moment of Peace.

In Peace and Kindness,
Dean ‘Jagaro’ Crabb

(Sorry about the bad lighting, if you haven’t seen the news, a lot of storms in Sydney so not much good natural lighting available).

While promoting The Moment of Peace last year I was fortunate enough to meet a lovely man and author by the name of Andrew Jobling.  Here is an inspiring article by him.  You can read more about him here and subscribe to his weekly newsletter if you like. http://www.andrewjobling.com.au/

Keep on giving but …

Be Open to Receive

Wow! I am learning some amazing stuff every single day, and I am loving what it is doing for me in my life. I can’t wait to share this week’s article with you! I have just finishing reading this book and, in fact, as it is so amazing I have started reading it again. It is called ‘The Go-Giver’ (as you can plainly see) and is a parable or story with the message highlighting and re-inforcing a concept we already know … the power of giving. It is an engaging story which highlights ‘The Five Laws of Stratospheric Success’. All five of the laws are invaluable and the book had me all the way through – but it wasn’t until the last law, in the last few pages of the book, that the penny really dropped for me. The last law is; the key to effective giving is to stay open to receive…

I think we all know why giving is so important, don’t we? Nevertheless, my strongest recommendation is to get and read this book – because from what I have just read and after some self reflection & observation of others I now understand why many people don’t get the full value from their giving. What most people don’t do is … be open to receive.

‘Open to receive’ or ‘only to receive’?

This is subtle and there is a big difference between being open to receive and only giving in order that you will receive. The mistake I have made, and that many people may have made, is when the only reason I have given something whether it be; time, a compliment, money, a gift or something else is to get something in return. I remember as teenager helping my grandmother move boxes simply so that she would give me some of her amazing chocolate cake – by the way, she did! More recently, I have offered my time, help or services with the intention of getting something in return.

This strategy may work short term and people may be embarrassed into giving what it is you are after, but according to ‘The Go-Giver’, long term stratospheric success will only come when you give without the expectation of receiving, yet staying open to receive. It is confusing isn’t it? It just means give, give, give because you care about people and you want to see them happy and successful – NOT because you want something in return. But also know that when you give, someone else receives and so when others give you will also receive! This is how the universe works – everything is in balance. I hope this makes sense.

There is another thing that holds people back from ‘stratospheric’ success and it is certainly not that they don’t give. In fact many people give far and beyond what others would think necessary, yet they are not open to receive because they don’t feel they deserve to receive. My mum is a perfect example of this …Deserving to receive …

In my book Dance Until It Rains I talk about my mum’s life and her 15 year battle with cancer that ultimately took her life. As a child she was raised in trying times and had to help out with the family & business duties. From a young age she developed the belief that she was not loved unconditionally and had to work to earn her parents love. She was conditioned to just keep giving and to not expect anything in return – she never felt worthy of receiving, until much later in her life. She would often not accept kindness, gestures or help from others as she didn’t feel that she was deserving of it.

Let me tell what I now know. If this is you, and you have a hard time opening yourself to receive from others, understand that you are denying those people the joy that comes from giving! Remember this is how the universe works and stays in balance. If you give then you deserve to receive – make no mistake about it! You must be open to receive.

Enjoy giving and the receiving will take care of itself …

I actually saw a simple example of this in my life just this week. I have a client who buys organic vitamins from me and she makes one small order every month or two. I know she doesn’t have heaps of money and I really like her and so I sell them to her at my cost price, in fact a bit below my cost price. They cost me $51, but I say to her $50 because it is a round number. I pick up the vitamins, I drop them off to her in the city and so it is neither a profitable nor a smart business activity – but I have never really stopped to think about this, because I like helping her out.

During the week I had an appointment in the city and so I stopped to drop the vitamins off on the way. I went to put money in the meter and fortunately it already had enough time on it, so it saved me a massive $1! I then had to drive to get to my next appointment, parked and again there was money and time already on the meter – I saved another $2!! “Big deal” I here you saying … It is a big deal, a huge deal in fact, if you understand and believe what is happening!  I wasn’t giving to my client expecting to receive, but I was open to receive free parking. Perhaps I wasn’t open enough or I would have received more than $3!

Are you ready to receive?

Start giving more than you have ever given before. Give from your heart, with a heart for people and with no ulterior motive – do it because it is a great thing to do and really enjoy the feeling you get as a result. Then open your heart and your mind to receive in abundance and receive you will. Have an amazing week!

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My trip away made me reflect upon this, “Where is it we call home?” One night I went out on my own and sat and watched people, observed them talking and laughing and reflected upon this feeling inside. Really it is not about place or location, but about the space, sometimes shared with another, when you feel at peace inside. Let’s make this moment OUR home!

Come and join me and millions of others this year for “The Moment of Peace”. We only have one week to go. Please SHARE SHARE SHARE as much as you can. Let’s get the word out there.

This is for you, and everyone like you, who longs for more peace in their lives. May we all live happy and peacefully.

In Peace and Kindness,
Dean ‘Jagaro’

I went for a tea ceremony today and enjoyed some really lovely tea, only to be shocked at how expensive the tea was.  When I checked with some locals afterwards they were like “Oh yes, that is normal.  That is really good quality tea” as if to indicate it was expected to pay so much for it.

Later however as I walked about the city I had people offering me to have “massages” and “sex with girls”.  What surprised me is that this was cheaper than buying tea!  You can actually get sex for less than a bag of tea.  It is a crazy world when people are respected less than tea.

Yet, we do this with so many things in our lives.  We seek after objects, we desire after “things” for the sacrifice of what is most important.  Our lives have become a perpetuating cycle of  unhappiness because we pursue happiness in the wrong ways.  We pursue happiness outside of ourselves, so the “things” in our lives become more valuable to us than that which we have inside and that we should recognise in others.

Later that day, I sat down in city after dark for about an hour or more and relaxed and watch people come and go.  I reflected upon my day and the things I’d seen.  In our pursuit for money, fortune and the “good” things, we’ve lost focus on what is important.  Our meaning of “good” and “happiness” has slowly changed and warped.  While being with a girl for sex may make you momentarily happy, it does not make you happy in your heart.

I started the Moment of Peace to allow us to stop for an hour and reflect upon ourselves and our lives.  To respect not only the truth in our hearts but to respect each other and the lives we share, rather than respecting the objects of our desires that make us unhappy.  Is it not so hard to ask that we respect people as much as tea?

It is not a complex thing to do, all it requires is that we stop and be silent for a while and listen to the voice deep inside and to follow what we know really brings us peace and happiness.

I look forward to joining you in that space of silence and peace on March 10th across the world.

In Peace and Kindness,

Dean ‘Jagaro’
Founder, The Moment of Peace

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I use Facebook and Twitter a lot for providing updates about the day-to-day happenings for The Moment of Peace.  Unforunately, there is no access for it here in Shanghai, so unfortunately, with just less than 2 weeks to go until The Moment of Peace, one of the main forms of communication is limited for me.  Just wanted everyone to know why I’m so quiet of Facebook this week.  :-)

Sorry everybody, I don’t make the rules here.

See join you all in silence soon  :-) (when I return next Monday).

In Kindness,
Dean Crabb

I feel like a complete twit, having not put out a hashtag for this years “The Moment of Peace” until so late!  So for all your twitter fans, you can follow our Twitter page at @Moment_Peace and you can also spread the word by hashtagging #TMOP.  Thanks for your support.

In Kindness,
Dean ‘Jagaro’