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Hope the happiness course helped you to understand your own blocks to greater happiness?
..I am now winding down my blog for this year. I will be back next year with brand new stuff so I hope to see you there soon!
For the last post of the year, I thought it would be worthwhile sharing my grounding visualisation with you that I often use with my clients.
Grounding yourself is very important especially around the time of family gatherings, holidays, frantic activities as this can subconsciously trigger a lot of your negative reactions like impatience, frustration, anger and resentment. We never quite feel fully present when we are living in the past or thinking about the future.
This creative visualisation exercise can be done anytime, sitting down with your back upright. Choose a place and time when you have 10 full minutes to yourself without being disturbed. Enjoy!
I wish you all a beautiful holiday season and a very happy new year!!
This week as part of the Happiness Course by Robert Holden, PhD; you are invited to pause and reflect on the meaning of happiness for you. What is the word happiness mean?
Take a 10 minute break now and on a fresh piece of paper write the heading,' My Definition of Happiness'. It is for you to write, doodle, scribble and draw what happiness really means to you.
Come back to this paper after the Happiness Workshop is over and go back to revisit it. Notice if there is a newer addition or deletion to your definition.
You will find that your definition of happiness influences every other significant decision in your life.
The purpose of meditating on the question"what is happiness?" is to go beyond learned ideas and concepts so as to enjoy a direct experience-with your whole being-of what the word happiness means. This is a powerful journey as it means sometimes honouring everything you have ever learned or at other times letting go of everything you think you know.
The Happiness Circle
This is a powerful exercise for discovering what you really mean by happiness. It is a sentence completion exercise which means you complete the sentence you are given. This is even more amazing when you do this with a few friends seated in a circle. Each person completes the sentence once before the next person begins. Each round must last about 6-7 minutes.
So part one, complete the following sentence, " Happiness is.." Give yourself 30 seconds.
The second part begins with, " True happiness is.." 45 seconds
Then after a minutes silence, complete the last part of the exercise with the following sentence, " My favourite definition of happiness is.." 15-25 seconds.
In part one, you may find your answers only skim the surface, part two there is greater honesty, intimacy and sharing. And in the third part, you might experience greater clarity, inner wisdom and a profound revelation that is beyond words.
Types of Happiness
After the above exercise you might become aware of the different "types" of happiness and its awareness will no doubt be very helpful in understanding the nature of true, lasting happiness.
a)Pleasure: Sensory Happiness
This is the happiness that we experience through our physical senses; it is what makes us have a good time. Healthy pleasures are natural, innocent, and life-affirming. The benefits can be summed up with three words:
1. Aliveness: We come to life through our senses
2. Connection: We connect and join with others through our senses
3. Presence: The enjoyment of simple pleasures helps you to enter into everyday experiences with greater awareness and appreciation.
A wonderful way to spend an hour this week would be to compose a list of your most life-enhancing pleasures. Then make sure you really let yourself enjoy these pleasures.
Pleasure (sensory happiness) also has some serious shortfalls:
1. It is wholly reliant on a stimulus and response action. No stimulus, no response.
2. It is a transient experience that vanishes once the effects of the pleasure chemicals wears off.
3. It is a personal experience, not a universal one; we don't all receive sensory impressions the same way.
4. Pleasure exists in duality with a twin called pain. For example, you might enjoy one cup of coffee a day; occasionally two. The third would probably make you tensed, emotionally irritable, mentally tired amongst others.
b) Satisfaction: Circumstantial Happiness
This is the type of happiness that comes from getting what you want. Other words used to describe this type of happiness include "contentment," "fulfilment".
Satisfaction arises when you enjoy circumstances and conditions that are deemed favourable. Satisfaction is the result of the thought, I am happy because..
It could be getting things, finding meaning in certain activities, in having a purpose, in loving relationships, and in values and ethics.
Another wonderful way to spend an hour of your life, then, is to create a list of all the most meaningful moments, events, and relationships in your life. You will feel like your whole life just got better if you do this..guaranteed! :)
But like Pleasure, Satisfaction has some shortfalls too:
1. It is a by-product of a "cause and effect" dance. No cause, no effect.
2. It is notoriously short-lived because you adapt so quickly to favourable circumstances.
3. Satisfaction exists in duality with dissatisfaction. Things that used to satisfy you in the past may no longer satisfy you now. For example, the ipod that only has enough memory for 40,000 songs and 200 hours of video is not enough when the next version is unveiled.
4. The problem with satisfaction is that it is entirely dependent upon the external world and your mind-neither of which are particularly safe places to live. When you are not in your right mind, for instance, you may overlook everything you could appreciate.
c) Joy: Unreasonable Happiness
Like pleasure, it can express itself through the body but it is not of the body. Like satisfaction, it can be felt emotionally and appreciated mentally, but it is so much more than just an emotion or a state of mind. Other words used to describe this type of happiness include "bliss" and "felicity" and also "ecstasy".
Although describing joy is very difficult it is also very worthwhile as the more you tune in to joy and let yourself feel it, the more you learn about what true happiness is.
You are encouraged to describe joy by meditating on joy, by painting joy, by singing joy, by crafting a poem in joy, or by finding a symbol, in nature, for instance, that represents joy.
You will find the following qualities of joy emerging:
1. Constancy: Joy does not come and go, what comes and goes is our awareness of joy.
2. Creativity: " From joy springs all creation, by joy it is sustained, towards joy it proceeds, and to joy it returns" (From the Upanishads; classic sacred texts of Indian literature)
3. Unreasonable: It does not seem to need a reason. This is why we can be surprised by joy even in the most ordinary moments.
4. Untroubled: Unlike pleasure and satisfaction, joy has no opposite. Is is as if nothing in the world can tarnish or diminish the essence of joy.
5. Enough:Joy does not induce a craving for more, because joy is enough. If ever we feel joy is missing, it is because we are absent-minded-caught up, probably, in some grief over a passing pleasure or preoccupied with a new object of desire.
One does not have to choose between pleasure, satisfaction and joy,
unless you cultivate an awareness of joy, no amount of pleasure or satisfaction can make you happy.
Here are the 3 questions to ask after the 10 minute Happiness Monologue:
question 1: " What is the main lesson you learned about yourself and your relationship to happiness by doing the Happiness Monologue?"
question 2: "What was the most truthful thing you said?"
question 3: " Is there anything else you wish you had said?"
Become aware about the conversation you have with your self and others about how much happiness you tell yourself is possible.
The goal is to listen to yourself and discover what your mantra is..
Usually people have six paradigms (taken directly from Robert Holden's Book) read through to find out if you resonate with any of them..each paradigm is then followed by a little red flag in italics at the end.
1.The Achievement Paradigm: Driven by a belief that happiness is a by-product of effort, action and doing. It is something you must accomplish. BUT what about the happiness that is effortless and exists irrespective of your to-do list?
2.The Possession Paradigm: Key words in this paradigm are "having" "manifesting" " attracting". Happiness is considered as an external object which one has to find and keep. BUT this paradigm encourages a 'having mode' rather than a 'being mode'.
3.The Reward Paradigm: According to this paradigm, happiness is not natural; it must be earned and deserved. A medal you win for being good enough, for being responsible and for succeeding at something. BUT this reward is bestowed by whom? It's your superego which always says repeatedly you are not good enough yet!
4. The Destination paradigm: This paradigm is about "searching", "looking" or "finding" with a belief in the "pursuit of happiness". The focus is always upon the future, and the language is always about "becoming happy" rather than "being happy". Like a finishing line you will cross someday. BUT the more you look and strive the more you overlook the possibility that it is here already!
5. The Choice Paradigm: This paradigm relates to happiness as a state of mind. People with this paradigm talk about "inner peace", they experience "joy within" and they believe that happiness is an "inside job". BUT what happens when you have a toothache or a period pain? Is the joy still there or does it only exist because you chose it?
6. The Identity Paradigm: People who experience happiness as a "way of being". In this paradigm, happiness is sometimes referred to as a 'frequency', an 'energy' or a 'harmonic'. BUT this paradigm is too weird and big for your ego "to get". In fact it has nothing to do with your ego at all!
next week i will put up the joy mantra for each of the above paradigms which is designed for you to be more open to a greater experience of happiness now.
I am going to share with you over the course of the next 8-10 weeks, little exercises that form a part of the 8 week Happiness Workshop facilitated by Robert Holden, Ph.D; author of the best selling book "Be Happy".
Robert Holden has now become synonymous with the word Happiness after he created the Happiness Project in the UK, the findings of which were broadcasted to over 5 million viewers.
So are you ready to give it a go? Hop along with me for this joy ride and discover what is on offer!!
Your very first exercise is this:
Speak on the topic of "Happiness" for 10 minutes. Do not stop, do not rehearse and if you do it with a friend, family or even your pet :)
If you decide to record your 10 minute monologue, you will get the very first glimpse of what your beliefs are about happiness.
Make a note. What does your monologue say about happiness to you??
I write this a day after my beautiful place of birth was bombed by three separate attacks by terrorists killing and maiming its citizens randomly only in order to uphold the twisted idea of patriotism and brotherhood espoused by its perpetrators.
It is the perfect time for me to question the idea of 'acceptance'. Am I to accept what happened to my city? Am I to accept it as a non-violent follower of Gandhi and his teachings of peace that brought my country to freedom from Colonialism?
I know the mind is screaming at the top of its voice, to avenge this attack. An eye for an eye. The argument veering towards righteousness using morality and justice as its excuse. They were wrong, they need to be punished. Your city was attacked and it is your moral duty to fight back and "correct" the equation.
And then, I received an email about a young Indian techie who started a helpline using twitter in the spur of the moment which grew from a list of 5 people willing to help victims to 500 in a few hours. It made me remember the power of acceptance just when I was on the brink of forgetting.
The power that flows within when we accept what is/has happened and focus on whats possible. Were we to give ourselves the gift of accepting what is more often, we would be enormously grateful for the hidden power that lies beneath. The power to transform oneself from feeling helpless and angry to feeling hopeful and calm.
There is never a good reason to avenge anything or anyone. We all live in a time when the slogan "war on terror" does not seem comic-tragic, if not highly misguided. What does it say when one nation can declare war as its primary intention to bring about peace?? With what higher moral authority can that nation then simultaneously denounce the act of terror by another?
I pray that we all are reminded of the blessing that acceptance brings into our lives. Acceptance as the magical treasure trove within us which can light the way through our darkest hour if we are willing to believe in its promise of total transformation.
A regular practice of self inquiry in some Buddhist spiritual traditions revolves around the question "is that really so??"
Seems like a fairly insipid question on the surface but when one does ask oneself, one is brought face-to-face with one's deepest held beliefs and presumptions..
So the belief, "I am not good enough.." is a good starting point. Challenge your arguments. Ask yourself honestly where you picked up that notion? Is it really your own voice or somebody else?
Once you have committed to this question sincerely you will realise the first fluttery feelings of freedom. Freedom from self-limited thoughts and negative emotions. Closer to the truth of who you really have always been and are.
My version of Louise Hay's Classic Mirror exercise
Go to a mirror and look deeply into your eyes. Try to resist all impulses to touch your hair/adjusting or beautifying any facial features. Resist from judging your face superficially, like scowling at your nose etc ;)
Then as you are connected to your eyes alone, stay there. Stay.
Observe what comes up. What it feels like? What needs to be acknowledged? What is behind that stare? Nothing? Too much?
Then ask yourself who is looking at yourself?
Is it the person you are today, at this moment of the day in your life?
Or is it some version of yourself? A younger version who is perceiving yourself? If so, how old is she/he?
The same self that was hurt, was scared and did not have the tools and ability that you have today?
Go back to the feelings/emotions/thoughts that you are experiencing just now as you lock your gaze in the mirror looking into your eyes.
Ask again, who is this persona?
Are you willing and ready to play the role of student instead of a victim of your pain?
Are you ready to step back from the story your mind is replaying in your head which brings in the emotions and instead watch yourself step into a place of power. The power that the present moment brings when you realise that you are not a child anymore. No you are an adult. Say aloud the current date. For eg, it is MAY 20, 2011 4pm on Friday.
Take a deep breath.
Then,
Say to yourself
I am ready and willing to be a student of my wounds instead of being a victim.
I am the observer in the theatre of my life and choose to learn the lessons that make me grow.
I am safe, always protected and loved.
All is well, All is well, All is well.
And so it is.
To have the thought,"Maybe he/she does not love me anymore', "I do not have the ability to do this", "'I will do that when I have a bigger house/more money/get thinner", "I cannot show my true emotions, it will make me seem weak", "This has to happen now or else I am a total failure" etc etc is the very FIRST step in recognising that these are the same mental patterns which bring about the negative emotional states of fearand distrust. Being aware of them is the primary access point to actually transforming them into a source of strength which we were not aware of before!
Next time you have these thoughts realise that you have left the present moment and are dangling in the mind's favourite hang- out place:"The FUTURE"! The only way to foster more trust is by remembering that YOU are in charge of the thoughts you have. If particular thoughts do not allow you to connect with your ever-present inner joy and faith; let them pass without judgement. Much like a house guest. Why? Because they are after all in your house..your sanctuary.
Our minds want a rationale for trusting a particular event or person , it asks ,"but give me the full facts of the case here before we can proceed here..". That proof can of course never be satisfactory as the mind which shuts out our true voice also regularly shuts out daily miracles that are unfolding everywhere. Infact we could counter the mind by asking,"how can I not trust?? look at the beautiful universe andthe love I am always surrounded by".
Once the mind slowly stops its chatter, what is left is but a sense of overwhelming peace. The hang-out place for TRUST! :)
Of late every time I have watched the headlines on the news or a talk show the topic of closure gets bandied about a lot. The question every one asks, "So does the death of Osama provide you with closure? " or " Does the death of the world's biggest terrorist give its victims a sense of closure?"
A closure connoting a gaping hole which has been left bleeding in the hearts of those who have lost a loved one and been left bereft since which has now has been sealed. But this means that we somehow believe that something or someone out there has to change before you can start feeling peaceful. Before you can acknowledge the love in your heart once again. This precludes one's free will to choose. To choose to be OK. To choose to live in the present and look at the life you have chosen as a gift. A journey of your soul that has evolved and seeks to grow with each experience if you allow it.
Like Marianne Williamson points out in A Return to Love:
It is not the hurt that you felt or the love that was denied to you in the past but the hurt that you feel and the love that you deny yourself now that is source of all your suffering.
Let us not forget what history has taught us. Hate begets more hatred. The seeds of any truly positive transformation are sown with love and forgiveness. It is the only way to personal peace and freedom from the tyrannies of the mind which keeps us locked out in the past or dangling in the uncertain future.
Forgiveness is not condoning any act but claiming your own power to choose to be happy in every moment. Forgiveness is not giving up or resigning with a broken heart. Forgiveness is an act of power, a very effective but under-utilised action from the bottom of your heart.
To live in the hope that something, someone or some place will get better in the "future" is a classic pattern of the mind to delude us in believing that what we are or what we have is not good enough "yet". It is this very same repetitive thought pattern which pretends to be your friend when in fact it only succeeds in keeping you in a state of limbo. Or worse in a state of non-acceptance of self and your life with all its aspects included. Within a mental plane that rejects continuously the life that you have, the physical dimensions you embody and the relationships which you form you are stuck in a place of perpetual discontentment.
It is no doubt a tricky garb that the subconscious employs because we are "hopeful" and we find "motivation" in the imaginary land of tomorrow or the next day. But what is really the effect of this pattern of thinking? The very least effect is that it removes you totally from the pristine moment of where you are and hauls you into a place of non-gratitude. Because something somewhere someone always promises to be better than what you are or have or is.
But what if you placed you faith in your life and its relationships around it in such a way that you had no doubt at all within your mind that what you have, who you are, where you are and with whom you share your life with is exactly in the perfect time and space sequence?? Would you then not only be grateful for all that is and all that has been but also vibrate with an attractor field which increasingly attracts more to you as you are now in a state of receiving and not rejecting.
Try this today..Go through your day accepting and feeling grateful for everything and everyone that happens to come in your life. With an attitude of gratitude where you do not wish for anything to be different that what it is. Experience the exhilaration and the peace that follows. Feel the essence of how beautiful life really is and how you are blessed beyond your understanding.
Glass half full. Glass half empty
Living Now Magazine
Nivedita Mehta
From somebody who perpetually perceives the glass as half full, I have often wondered out of curiosity about those who observe with equal conviction that the glass is in fact half empty! After all why not choose the wonderful feelings of abundance, safety and gratitude which accompany the positive observation of our physical environment?
The only thing which comes between you and an event, person, experience, circumstance or life is the meaning you attach to it – in other words, how you choose to perceive it. Perception lies between joy and discontentment, love and loathing, feelings of wholeness and emptiness, achievement and failure, forgiveness and illness.
Manage your perception so it allows you to feel good, powerful and joyous – your true state.
Nivedita is a spiritual counsellor with two masters degrees in Psychology and HR Management. She is a trained and licensed Louise Hay teacher in Australia. She specialises in thought awareness, combining the best in science, psychology and spirituality. Currently she is the Chief Creative Director of Blissful Mantra which is based in Melbourne. She is also a coach and consultant in the area of emotional well-being for both individuals and organisations.
..bridging the gap between your Conscious and Subconscious Mind.
Is your body speaking to you with any physical symptoms? If so, write them down now on a piece of paper and rate each symptom on a scale of 0-10. . 0 being nothing at all and 10 being unbearable.
Next, I would like you to imagine for a moment, a situation in your life that makes you feel stressed/worried or is challenging. Ask yourself what happened or did not happen no matter what or where it takes you..No matter who or what you think about. After that, check the emotion that comes up at this time and rate it on a scale of 0-10.
Given the opportunity to create your life or even a single moment from your heart’s true desire, would you ever choose to create a day or a moment feeling the emotion you have just recorded above?? Would you ever choose to create a day experiencing the physical symptoms you have listed?
And if your answer is NEVER, but you are feeling this way and experiencing these emotions/physical symptoms then we know that if you are not consciously choosing it then you are in fact reacting subconsciously. The only reactive essence of our selves is the subconscious mind. The subconscious mind knows only how to repetitively react without any discernment. It is a survival mechanism whose sole purpose is to protect us from harm and danger. However, this reactive mechanism is outdated as the perceived threat in your current reality is but a shade of the first time you ever felt this way. No wonder we all have patterns in our lives, relationships or health concerns. This pattern is no longer useful to us and its akin to paying for an expensive alarm system in a house you no longer live. Why? Because you are now an adult with the tools, strategy and abilities to handle life which you did not have when you first created this reactive pattern. The main reason the subconscious reaction is so painful or challenging is because it is alerting you that you are now ready to step into your own power.
The LifeLine Technique (LLT) developed by Dr Darren Weissman (www.drdarrenweissman.com) is a revolutionary technique that bridges the gap between the conscious and the subconscious mind. The invisible barrier that the subconscious mind has created in your life, which is preventing you from living your life with intention, joy and love, is harmonized so that you can start living the life you want instead of a life of reactions and self-sabotaging behavior patterns.
The LLT is made up of more than 14 different healing modalities including NLP, Ayurveda, Color Therapy, Chakras, Chinese Medicine, Acupressure, Aromatherapy, amongst others.
The LLT is content-free, which means you do not have to reveal any information that you feel uncomfortable talking about and sharing.
The primary diagnostic tool used in LLT is Muscle Reflex Testing (MRT). MRT is an automatic, autonomic pattern of reaction, which is triggered through any one of your senses. It is quick and non-invasive and assesses any imbalance within your mind, body and spirit with a laser like efficiency. MRT is carried out on your arm and can be tested on anyone irrespective of age or physical disability.
If you are ready to start living more consciously, you can book your first session with me by emailing: info@blissfulmantra.com.au
How often do we perceive the stress and pain in our lives as a gift? The answer for most of us is Never! And the very question stirs up a curious suspicion in your mind even as you read this..for why would anyone welcome stress? Or say "Hello, Pain! Thank you for being here. I am so grateful to have you in my life". It does seem counter-intuitive on the surface for most of us conditioned to stuff our so-called undesired negative experiences/sensations with pills or food or other diversions. Because we say that this pain, challenge or stress in our lives is so very annoying. We say, we want to 'get rid' of this damn 'problem' as soon as possible. Most of us treat this problem as the end point instead of the starting point. The starting point of a new relationship with our body.
But how many times have we stopped and asked ourselves, 'why is it here in the first place?' Surely the fact that we are nothing short of a miracle of creation (which we all occasionally acknowledge we are), we can safely assume that this grand miracle was not designed to create itself from a single-cell organism and then hastily left to fend for itself when things went off-balance?? If that which created the magnificence of our body did not leave anything unattended to, then we know that just as our wounds start clotting to prevent excess loss of blood and other daily miracles, our bodies are absolutely built to perfection. Created as self-regenerating, healing beings which needs only our due acknowledgement before the millions and trillions of our beautiful miracle-worker cells in our bodies can go about their business to heal us.
But we do not listen to the body when it speaks to us do we? Like a child it begs our attention in the only way it knows how, by doing things so we can stop and pay attention to it.
The next time your body dialogues with you, please listen to it. Ask it what you can do to assist it in its healing. What extra care can you offer? It is sticking to its end of the bargain by working 24/7 for your wellbeing, all it asks of you in return is your love. Love offered through forgiveness. Love offered through meditation. Love offered by keeping positive affirmations in your head. Love offered as a vision of perfect health in the mind's eye.
Go to a mirror and look at your body and say," My beautiful body, I accept you as a creation of the highest intelligence in the Universe. I am grateful to house the spirit of pure love within me. I love you unconditionally and allow you to heal without creating any mind-made interferences. I am ready to release any resistance and start my healing journey."
What is the difference between intuition and a negative thought?
That was my source of confusion at the time I believed I was the sum total of all my thoughts. Amongst many other similarly crazy beliefs which were never challenged.
Intuition comes as a feeling. A self-evident knowing that requires no defense or explanation based on logic. There is a strong and compelling aspect to this feeling whereby action is deemed right and unquestionable. An invisible force, which alerts you without alarming you. A voice that speaks to you through the physical sensations of peace, quiet strength and benevolence. A vivid image, which clarifies and at the same time illuminates a certain topic in a flash!
A negative thought on the other hand is fear masquerading as the voice of reason and logic. It is repetitive, reactive and mostly based in the past. It is fear appointed by the mind to execute terror in the form of very sophisticated combination of words and sentences. Ultimately though, the purpose is not solely to shock and awe as one would be inclined to label but an overwhelming sense of responsibility and protection. The fear based subconscious mind is only reacting to shield you from hurt and rejection. A reaction you developed the very first time any negative emotions were felt in your life.
Next time you are undecided about something, ask the question with your mind but not to it. Then get the answer by going within and inquiring your Self. The part of you that feels and senses. Become curious and remain open to what needs to reveal itself to you. Usually the answer might even come days and moments later. Odd places and circumstances. Like a bathtub as Archimedes was to find out! When he discovered by accident that the amount of water displaced from the bath tub equalled to his weight..
Most importantly trust what is revealed to you. That is your intuition.
I spent a phenomenal week in Adelaide training for the LifeLine Technique developed by Dr Darren Weissman (www.drdarrenweissman.com).
This ancient yet very modern healing technique combines more than 14 healing modalities including Chiropractic, Applied Kinesiology, NLP, Ayurveda, Chinese Medicine, Chakra Cleansing, Homeopathy and the Five Element Theory.
This amazing technique overcomes the one big obstacle which has always impeded the evolution of our spiritual journey..the elusive yet powerful part of our mind..the subconscious. The part of our mind responsible for almost 98% of our daily life. Science has proven that we only use between 2-10% of our conscious mind, the rest is all subconscious. This is a really profound discovery when you are one of the millions on the planet who face the same questions again and again and again. Precisely, why am I not ABLE to do what I REALLY want to do? WHY do my resolutions and noble intentions go out of the window sooner than I can blink? WHAT am I doing wrong that keeps pulling me into the vortex of similar destructive patterns in my life?? WHO is really controlling my decisions? HOW am I ever going to know what it is I want to do/be/say????
The answers to all the above questions are found in the LifeLine Technique which through a series of 16 steps integrates the mind, body and spirit to close the gap that exists between the conscious and the subconscious mind. The gap is the schism where all our dreams and aspirations lay. This gap when bridged is who you really are. You are now living life with intention instead of living a life of reacting to reactions. You are not trapped in an unauthentic identity not knowing why you react the way you do to certain stimuli and not to others. You are LIBERATED.
Find out more about this revolutionary technique on www.thelifelinetechnique.com and if possible get a session from a Certified LifeLine Practitioner near you sooon.
You will be the judge of how amazingly accurate it is named, it is truly your LifeLine. Grab one!
Dear Nivedita, Every year, I decide that the upcoming year
is going to be my best ever! I encourage you
to do the same. At 84, my life keeps getting
more and more exciting. I continue learning
new things and stretching. Where will you
stretch this year? I am delighted that my work continues to
spread with your workshops and study
groups. You are one of the Heal Your Life teachers
in 47 countries and 32 states in the US, plus nine authorized trainers.
This is wonderful! So many people are in fear these days. You are helping
to change that consciousness.
Here are a few simple thoughts for you in 2011. Be willing to go beyond
other peoples’ limitations. Take some risks. Welcome more prosperity
because you deserve it. And of course, love yourself even more.
You experience personal liberation and peace when you realise that it is you alone that actually invites and interprets everything in your life. How is this liberating? Don't we need to feel guilty, frustrated or resentful? After all if we are the ones who are the source of our problems then we cannot really feel all that good about ourselves now can we? Can we feel any better knowing that we could have done things differently? Made different choices? Said something differently? etc etc
YES!
Because consciously choosing the thoughts that bring you peace, joy and happiness is still your very divine privilege. You have the indisputable right to release yourself from mental fears and anxiety once you know who is really in charge. YOU! You know now that whatever happens to you first germinated as a thought in your head, which after giving it enough attention (or being ignorant of its existence and therefore not challenged) gathered emotional momentum. This mental pattern is key in bringing awareness to ourselves as far as how we fit into the equation of life.
Instead of thinking," This is happening to me" now you restructure that thought and express it as," I make this happen" and rest assured you have just experienced the powerful force within you to create or eliminate anything in your life.
You life is beginning in every moment you choose to focus on your positive emotional and mental state.
Remember those moments when your breath is taken away as you witness the inexplicable sensation of resonance? Maybe it was a scene in a film? A beautifully painted piece of art? A passage in a book? A quotation? A landscape or photograph? Even a random sentence snatched from a conversation?
Revel in these moments of resonance because these are the one of the few true moments in your life..stripped of illusion and mind-interference! It is these fleeting seconds where you are awakened and feel a stirring within..a calling of your inner most voice..speaking in an undiluted language whose meaning is significant only to you. There is no function of resonance other than resonating itself.
Do we stop and pause for thought before we experience resonance? NO! NEVER! It is not borne out of the mind but comes unannounced through our spirit..which is why we have no real opinion of it. We only need to embrace it, accept it and fully experience ourselves through resonance. It may be different each time but there is no mistake when we are in its throes.
Next time you feel your SELF resonating, listen with gratitude. You have been here before!
Nivedita Mehta
