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DISCLAIMER
The medical information and all procedures mentioned and contained in
this book are not intended to be used or construed as a substitute for
professional medical care and advice provided by a physician. People who
read this book and make decisions regarding their health or medical care
which they believe are based on ideas contained in this book do so at their
own risk. The author or publishers are making no medical claims. The
author and publishers are not responsible for any adverse effects or
consequences resulting from the use of any of the suggestions or
information contained in this book, but offer this material as information
which the public has a right to hear and utilize at its own discretion.
To Wee Yin
© Sandy C. Newbigging, 2013
The right of Sandy C. Newbigging to be identified as the author of this work has been
asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1998.
Revised edition published 2013 by Findhorn Press, Scotland Second edition published 2012
by Thread of Souls Publishing First edition published 2005 by New Beginnings Publishing
ISBN 978-1-84409-615-2
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Contents
PREFACE: The New Edition
FOREWORD: I Dare You!
INTRODUCTION: Freedom To Choose
PART ONE: The Ten Inner Teachings
1 Outer Reflects Inner
2 Highlight Highest Hope
3 Be Here Now
4 Rest in Being
5 Live in Love
6 Resistance is Futile
7 Compromise Corrodes
8 Prioritize Praise
9 Positive Focus Has Power
10 Let Go to Let Grow
PART TWO: Manifesting Miracles
11 Harness the Power of the Universe
12 Meet the Universe Halfway
13 Maximum Enjoyment Every Moment
APPENDIX 1: 42 Tools for Applying the Teachings
APPENDIX 2: Questions for Exploring the Book
APPENDIX 3: The New Beginning Continues
About the Author
Acknowledgements
Let this moment be a new beginning.
P R E FA C E
The New Edition
BY SANDY C. NEWBIGGING
(and yes, that has been my
surname since birth!)
“NEWBIGGING, IS THAT YOUR REAL NAME?”… Is one of the most popular
questions that I’ve been asked since publishing the first edition of New
Beginnings. An obvious choice of book title for my first book, you may think.
But funnily enough, I didn’t actually know what to call this book when I first
wrote it. In the end I needed the guidance of a good friend to help me to see
a solution that had been staring me in the face the entire time.
Similarly, it is easy to become so distracted by the finer details of the
daily routine that we end up missing the bigger-picture point of being alive.
By getting caught up with our never-ending list of things to do, we can
forget to stop occasionally to ‘just be’ and enjoy the journey as we move
towards creating the life we ultimately want. With this in mind, it is my hope
that New Beginnings will give you a fresh perspective on the purpose of life –
that inspires you to make every moment matter. By letting this moment be a
new beginning, this book shows you how to embrace the new, let go of
problems, attract what you want and, best of all, live happily ever after – not
in a land far far away, but in the real-world reality of the here and now.
Since Publishing New Beginnings
In the spirit of walking my talk, I set myself the challenge of applying the
messages from New Beginnings to my own life, with miraculous results.
Soon after the book was originally self-published in 2005 I got invited to
work as a therapist on three separate television series that were shown in
thirty countries around the world. The publicity from these shows led to me
being offered big book deals from major publishing houses (leading to the
publication of two best-selling books), run holistic health retreats in the UK,
Spain, France, Turkey, Thailand and Australia, and train people from fifteen
countries in the Mind Detox Method: a form of therapy that I accidentally
created along the way!
Personally, I’ve made fantastic friendships, visited and lived in beautiful
places, become debt-free and even bought myself a convertible and a
motorbike! All without much stress or struggle, and instead, by focusing on
being, loving, and attracting. Exciting, I’m sure you will agree – especially
because the latter focus was the new way of living that I offered readers in the
first edition of New Beginnings.
When the Student Is Ready
Perhaps one of the more unexpected developments since writing the first
edition of New Beginnings was meeting my spiritual teacher and becoming
what can best be described as a “modern-day monk”. I’ve meditated for
thousands of hours since, had the opportunity to teach meditation around
the world and published another book on the subject – Thunk! (Findhorn
Press, 2012).
When you combine the experience that has come from working with a
wide variety of people at my clinics, courses, and retreats, guidance from my
spiritual teacher and insight gained from countless hours of meditation, my
experience of life has moved on somewhat since I wrote New Beginnings in
2005. Now feels like the perfect time to offer a new edition of this much-
loved book.
Ten Inner Teachings
Being present and developing an enlightened perspective on life
circumstances is wisdom that never goes out of fashion and is by its very
nature timeless. Fans of the first edition of New Beginnings will notice that
the structure and tagline of this book have changed significantly.
When writing this edition, ten stand-alone and significant “teachings”
revealed themselves to me through my writing. Furthermore, having lived
these teachings over the past few years I know they can have a dramatic
impact on a person’s life. So in an attempt to communicate the importance
of knowing and living these teachings, I felt that only a grand tagline
involving the statement “Making the Rest of Your Life the Best of Your Life”
would do. But the changes to this edition don’t stop there, mainly due to a
shift in priorities that I’ve made over the past few years.
From Knowing to Being
In 2005, I was starting out as a writer. Being the new kid on the block I felt I
had to prove myself and wanted to become known as a good teacher.
However now, in 2013, I am far more interested in being the teaching. This
shift, although it appears simple on the surface, is profound, and by far the
biggest and most important shift in priorities I have ever made. I have
discovered that it is the difference between knowing about cool spiritual
concepts and directly experiencing, in this lifetime, true wealth, happiness,
peace of mind and freedom from problems.
By offering a fully updated new edition of New Beginnings I want to give
more guidance on how to make the shift between knowing about what you
want and experiencing it in the real world. The difference is worth
everything. There are plenty of conceptually enlightened people on Earth;
however, what this planet needs most right now is people living enlightened
lives.
Here’s to you living it!
Sandy C. Newbigging
May 2013
FOREWOD
I Dare You!
BY DAVID R. HAMILTON PHD
THERE IS LITTLE DOUBT THAT THE QUALITY OF OUR INTENTIONS AFFECTS THE
QUALITY OF OUR LIVES. Even scientists, over the last few years, have proven
unequivocally that our thoughts affect our bodies – our brain, heart,
immune system and even our genes. But our intentions also affect
everything around us; the quality of our intentions affects the quality of our
life circumstances.
It is the place within us that these intentions come from that is
important. Intentions rooted in love and appreciation are proven to bring
about positive changes – both to a person’s health and to their life
circumstances.
In fact, scientific studies have shown that feeling genuine appreciation
for a person boosts your own immune system, protecting you from harmful
microforms. In a real sense, too, appreciation of your gift of life boosts your
immunity to life’s microforms, i.e. “negative” life circumstances.
Although, as this book explains, there are no negative circumstances
really, only circumstances that we label as negative. It is only our way of
looking at things that labels them as either positive or negative and once we
label them, our judgements about them affect how we feel.
So the power to feel good is within us, right now. It’s down to how we
choose to look at things. As Sandy says: “It is not what happens, but instead,
the meaning you attach to what happens that determines whether you
experience a ‘joy-full’ or ‘problem-full’ life.”
Scientific studies show this quite clearly. Say a person is running late for
an appointment. The mental and emotional stress of their lateness causes
biochemical changes in their body – elevates stress hormone levels, speeds
up the aging process and even changes their genes. But it’s not being late
itself, but rather the thoughts about being late, that cause these biochemical
changes. Simply being late is a neutral external event that does nothing to
the body or to life. But the inner meaning attached to it does.
So, for our own sake, we need to learn how to accept and flow with life
circumstances. This way we don’t label things as negative and so don’t
introduce ourselves to stress; instead, we introduce ourselves to joy. One of
the best ways to do this is, as Sandy encourages, stop dwelling on the past,
stop worrying about the future, stop waiting until things are different, better
or improved, and instead embrace the newness of now to feel joyful.
So, go on. Apply Sandy’s Ten Inner Teachings to your daily life and see
what happens. I dare you!
