This week is seeing many changes around Heartland. We are extending the Temple – to offer other groups to use Heartland as a learning facility for their own workshops & programmes. Please let other teachers & facilitators know that Heartland now offers its wonderful rooms, Temple, Library & kitchen (we supply all vegetarian food for workshops) as beautiful facilities for hire.

The sun is shining, the garden is green, we have a helper in our vegie patch (thanks Peter), Kelley is here being a wonderful help & support to both Les and I. Maxeen is returning in September (hooray!), and Chris is arriving in a few weeks to take over in the Heartland garden & orchard! Thanks Chris!

So, Les and I feel extremely blessed once again, to have the wonderful support of like-minded people who share the same vision of Heartland. May it continue to inspire & support those who are walking a path of Light and Love on this precious earth.

I have been reading many different inspirational books (I always have a few on the go at any one time) and listening to Wayne Dyer’s cd’s in the car, and hearing over and over that we are such powerful beings of Love! I picked up a flyer on autism yesterday and in it I found another inspirational message “that we are what we think we are”.

So,  if we are truly connecting to the Divine that is within us, there is no disease. That there is only health in the Divine – and that we can be  blessed with good health too. We get sick – often from our random-out-of-control-negative-thoughts that we seem to replay over & over & over.

We can truly break the cycle of our own negativity, if we simply step into our abundant power – of God, of Good. I am going to practice aligning with the Divine energy every day. You can too! I look forward to seeing your God-Light shine next time I see you! Bye for now, Trudi x

Most people would cringe at the thought of autism – but its been a gift in my life and in the lives of many people that visit us here at Heartland. Our son Nicholas was diagnosed with autism when he was about 7 years old. I knew he had something but it took that long to find answers. He is turning 17 this year, and is one of the most balanced 17 year old boys I have ever come across (apart from my other son of course! J). He has autism and yet we have all grown so much because of this gift.

I know some parents cringe at the thought that a child with autism would be in the same class as their “normal” child, but we have taught Nicholas that everyone here on planet earth  has problems and its simply that some people’s problems are more obvious that others! Most of us are very good at hiding our problems. I know I am! J

Through this experience, I learnt to change my life. I learnt to grow in strength & love, compassion & truth. I once went to see a doctor who was in charge of an autistic department in a hospital and he and I spoke about the use of drug therapy and how it could help Nicholas. The problem was, the drugs would have a “blanket effect” and would alter Nicholas’s behaviour in many ways, and we didn’t know in which ways.

I only wanted to help Nicholas to cope with frustration and anger problems. I didn’t want to change his personality but the doctor could not guarantee how the drugs would effect him. When I suggested alternative therapy, the doctor was not helpful at all and told me that if I had $30,000 to throw “his way”, he could offer a vitamin & alternative therapy program for Nicholas. Basically, he was trying to tell me that I could waste a lot of money on alternative practices!! But it shocked me more because if I wanted to put Nicholas on pharmaceutical drugs then that would be free and easy!

We have taught Nicholas many ways of coping and we are very happy to pass these on to other parents who are searching for answers. I think that what we are learning from Nicholas has been a great experience for us all – and we are not out to “change” him, simply to help him to be a balanced, loving, kind & aware being who treats others with respect & love. I think that he is (mostly) this person and those people that come here & meet him feel the same way. We miss him when he’s not here – he’s in Brisbane this week visiting his other family. We are a combined family… but more about that later. I have guests to see now! Bye for now, Trudi x