Posts tagged Deep Breath
Universal Energy – Align With It – Eleven Tips
Dec 29th
When your intentions are aligned with the Universe’s energy, rather than, a mere personal caprice or doing something on a whim, then you are working with the current of becoming. The expression, ‘Go with the flow,’ is the message from the Universal energies that prevail.
Allow yourself to become who you truly are, without forcing the current. You only need to understand that you are part of the magnificent whole, eternal, infinite and good. When you understand this, your life expands in a growing exponential expression of that good. ‘Flow with whatever is transpiring and let your mind be free. Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate.’ – Chuang Tzu
Align with the Universe’s energy:
- Remember: You influence things. Controlling anything is an illusion.
- Become aware: Notice your thoughts, feelings, behavior (actions) second by second. What are your thoughts, feelings, behavior (action) creating?
- Breathe: A deep breath allows you to remain calm and do what you need to do in the moment.
- Maintain Perspective: Take a step back from a frustrating situation. A week, month, or year from now this incident will matter little. Few will remember the incident, but, everyone, including you, will remember, if there was a huge drama about it. This too shall pass. Let it go.
- Step by Step: Taking the first step is the most difficult. Notice how a child learns to walk – one step and then another and another. Just take the first step.
- Practice – Practice – Practice: No one became proficient at anything without practice. Become a commensurate learner and you will move your results more quickly.
- Maintain a Sense of Humor: Laughter has been proven to be the best medicine. Laugh at yourself, even during a big struggle. Life contains many ironies, paradoxes and absurdities – learn to see the funny side of everything, albeit sometimes laughing out loud would be inappropriate for those who are involved.
- Keep a record of your ‘To Do’ items and progress: Go over your day. Examine: What worked, and if not, what needs to be changed? Recollection and examination will help you learn how to be more effective.
- Avoid Frustration build-up – take a break: De-stressing is important to maintain your focus. Take deep breaths. Detach and be an observer. Relaxation will improve your learning process.
- Control of others: Accept that people have habits and behaviors that are different from yours to avoid being frustrated. Influence and negotiation will assist you in creating the best outcome. “Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them – that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.” – Lao-Tzu
- Accept imperfection and change: Change is a fact of life. Accept that everything is constantly in a state of change, and you are part of that change. Instead of seeking perfection; accept what is ‘good enough.’ Life is a flow of change, chaos and beauty: Life is constantly in flux and change. Beauty is abundant even in the midst of messiness, chaos, pain, sadness and fear. The Universe is perfect to the nth degree to create the learning experience you need. ‘Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them – that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.’ – Lao-Tzu
Experiment with these suggestions. Have fun and let yourself go with the Universe’s energy flow.
The Signs of a Weak Mind
Oct 10th
‘The mind is like an elastic band; once stretched by a new idea, it never regains its original dimension.’ Oliver Wendell Holmes
It’s hardly surprising with the great demands on us in modern society sometimes we feel like we are running full tilt just to stand still. Add working long hours, bills and children in to the mix and it’s any wonder we can manage to make it through the day.
So when we consider these chinks in our armour and signs that things aren’t maybe as good as they could be we should look out for the signs, the alarm bells, the intuition saying ‘you in there – I’m talking to you’ and stop what we are doing and pause to regain some calm and clarity.
One positive about our mind giving us these strong signals is this, you can do something about it. Right now, today. The main issue to remember when it comes to your mind, body and spirit is that it is your responsibility to nourish it and look after it, no-one will do it for you and after all you are spending your entire life with yourself, may as well make the very best of it, haven’t you!
Here are some mind strengthening and stretching tips you can do right away.
1. By pausing and taking a deep breath and centering yourself. Your mind will be able to level out and it usually with moments of calmness, happiness and meditative states that your brains best creative work comes out. Do this daily and you will keep in touch with the real you.
2. Ensure you are getting at least 20 minutes of fresh air every day. Not only is it great to be outdoors surveying all of natures beauty but it gives your brain vital oxygen and air that helps it function optimally. It’s good for the whole of your wellbeing as well as your mind.
3. Living your life with passion and purpose. Spend some time with yourself in pondering one of your most important questions in life, what are you here for? Get to grips with that and your mind will pay you dividends for it will happily churn out all the information, ideas, creativity, people and contacts, reminders and so on to keep you on track with living life as you truly deserve.
4. Practice mental strength by saying no when you really want to. You don’t have to do everything everyone asks of you, especially if you don’t want to. So don’t. Also when you make your mind up to do something do it. Don’t procrastinate or let anything else get in the way. Plan to do it, keep your appointments with yourself and be strong. Your mind will thank-you for it and grow stronger every time.
5. Learn something new, do something different. Read books, attend courses or anything that you fancy a go at or trying. Every single time your mind is stretched, that’s it, it can’t go back. So the more you do and learn the bigger and stronger it gets. Don’t worry though there haven’t been any reports on people’s brains getting too big for their heads, our clever brain is too smart for that hiccup.
6. Invest in yourself and do personal development Aim for daily or weekly efforts. At the end of the day you are your greatest asset everything that you could ever need will come from you. So think of yourself as a living breathing walking library of knowledge and the greater the depths of your understanding of yourself, the more adept you will be at handling challenges, overcoming obstacles and keeping yourself at optimal levels of happiness.
Your mind is truly the most amazing tool ever but it needs your nurturing, attention, care and effort to be at it’s best.
I hope you will spend a little time each day in cultivating your own mind and seeing where it can take you. I look forward to hearing your results and new found passion for your little grey matter.
