Posts tagged Struggle
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.
Can I Learn to Be Intuitive?
Oct 29th
Intuition could be described as instinct, an insight, a hunch, or perhaps a certain knowingness you might have arrived at without rational process. We all have it in varying degrees, but did you know that you can learn to be more intuitive? In my own personal exploration, I have discovered different ways to develop intuition.
Believe that you have it
Before you to start to develop you need believe that you have this capacity, which is innate to everyone. Not believing, on the other hand is a circuit-breaker.
Learn how your own intuition speaks to you
For some people, intuition is somatic, that is it speaks through the body. We might feel something in a certain part of the body, especially the solar plexus area. Have you ever met someone and had a certain “gut-wrenching” feeling that you couldn’t trust him/her. That feeling is real.
?Some people hear a whisper in their head. This happens to me often, almost as if a voice is speaking. It can be a one word “yes” or “no” answer to a question I’ve asked or the name of a person, or sometimes I even hear the lyrics to a song playing in my head. All these little tidbits contain pieces of an answer I’m looking for.
Sometimes, intuition might speak through a passage in a book that has just opened to the right page after it was dropped. Other times, it can speak through symbols that appear on your mental screen as you can close your eyes to visualize and see a significant.
Start with yes/no questions
Learning the language of your intuition is an ongoing process. Ask yourself a question that would have a “yes” or a “no” as an answer. See if you can start to learn the difference between what feels like a “yes” and what feels like a “no”. For me, “yes” feels like flow, downhill or downstream. Sometimes, I simply hear the word “yes” in my head. A “no”, on the other hand, has a kind of “stuck” energy to it, one of struggle, a feeling like the brakes are on, or perhaps an anxious knot that forms in my stomach. Whatever you get, trust it. The more you trust the answers, the easier it will become to effortlessly access your own internal knowingness.
Keep an intuition notebook
In your intuition notebook, record your questions and answers about any topic. Start with yes/ no questions and then move on to more complex ones. Before you ask the questions, relax a bit, then wait for an answer. Remember how your intuition speaks to you and write down the answers that you receive. Try not to censor yourself. As events unfold around you, compare the outcomes of your questions to what you initially wrote down. See how many times you were right. You may surprise yourself as to how many times you were right. We really do know.
Dialoguing with the “greater self” technique
This is one I practice through writing. I imagine I am talking to a friend. I ask the question in writing. Then I pause, then write the answer as if I am another person giving advice. Often what comes out is great wisdom. I believe that friend is really the greater self, or the higher self as some people call it. The higher self is the aspect of yourself that knows, that sees the bigger picture.
Journaling
Get into the habit of journaling. Create a private electronic journal or handwrite one in a notebook. Journaling, itself, is a way to access your inner knowingness. As you write in your own stream of consciousness without any censoring, you will find that you already know the answers to your questions, that you already had the insight or the wisdom. Trust these. I have often looked back on past relationships to see that the seeds of problems, for instance, were evident at the outset, and my writing was a conduit for the insight. There it is,? staring me in the face on the page, and I was right from the outset.
Meditate
Any kind of meditation and relaxation can open the portals of your mind and reduce the inner chatter. When your mind is relaxed, you will not censor yourself and be more open to the information you receive.
Learn to recognize the “Aha” feeling
The “Aha” feeling is a kind of “click” in your body and mind. You know it when you feel it. It’s almost as if your inner guidance is telling you, “of course”, “that’s right”. You are certain. You just know and don’t question it. Again, recognizing you’re “aha’s” takes a bit of practice.
Intuition is innate to all of us. Following these easy steps can help you access and improve your inner knowingness.
