Religion preaches that everyone has a soul and on your deathbed you will be judged and given a one-way ticket to either heaven or hell and reinforces it by the doctrine of reincarnation. Heaven is like a dreamland, where all your wishes come true. A place full of eternal happiness and no regrets. While hell is a hopeless dark place of sadness.

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Many of us allow ‘outer forces’ and ‘authorities’ to mold our perception of life, and to define who we are and why we are here. Escaping our current reality on earth by living on a promise of a perfect afterlife in heaven or eternal punishment in hell, both are confining outlooks that can deprive us of  living life to the fullest. While people wait for death to tell them which place they go to, I don't believe in any of that. I believe that you choose to make your heaven or hell right here on Earth.

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I believe that they are states of minds rather than destinations. They are a choice of thoughts, emotions and beliefs, and a state of awareness, in the present. They are more accurately, the perspective we decide to ‘operate’ from in our everyday lives.

The way I see it, heaven is created on Earth when you are in alignment with the purpose of your Life. Fulfilling your dreams, living your full potential and creating consciously by knowing what you want and who you are. Heaven is where you understand that you are a deliberate creator of your own reality, manifesting for the joy of it, and living from a love-based perspective. Experiencing heaven is about consciously molding your life into what YOU desire right here on earth.

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Hell is the opposite. It is a state of mind where you ignore your purpose. Where you doubt yourself and don't realize what you are truly capable of. For me, ‘Hell’ on Earth is designed by a negative state of mind nurturing limiting beliefs that ‘tell’ you that you are insignificant and that the reality ‘out there’ is dictating the way your life unfolds. You live from a fear-based perspective – avoiding pain, aimlessly reacting to insecurities and often being a victim – instead of creating a life where you are in charge and actively seeking joy and abundance. Hell on earth is when we believe we are not in control.

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How can I be so sure of this? Because my time during COVID lockdown was the type of hell I am talking about. For a long time, I asked 'God' why he put me in such a position. That was until I realized that this 'God' was a state of my mind. I chose to wake up every morning with a frown and see the negative. 'God' was me unconsciously accepting that I was helpless, that I had no control over the situation. Until one day, when I woke up early and decided to take a walk. As I saw the sunrise, I felt its charm and positivity. I realized how many beautiful things I have overlooked and how much I had. A loving family, all the things I could ever need, a beautiful home and a healthy body. It was then when I realized that I had the opportunity to use my free will to flip the situation around.

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It took some time, but the result was beautiful. I woke up every morning looking forward to the day. I developed better relations with my family, and expressed gratitude for the never-ending joy I felt. I experienced happiness talking to my friends. I learnt to come out of my shell and create heaven right here in the present. So now, if someone asked me if I would choose to go to the conventional Heaven, I would reply no, because I believe that I can create heaven right here on earth.

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By offering myself polarities to play with and by allowing myself to feel how it is to transform negativity into beautiful times, this perplexing situation gave me the understanding that I chose to be born into ‘hell’, just so I could experience the immense joy of creating ‘my own heaven’ right here on earth. and now when I think of creating my heaven wherever I go, I am taken aback by the immense possibilities. Now Isn’t that beautiful?

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