The Moment of Peace
I am gifting myself an hour of peace, stillness and spaciousness..will you???
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Mirror Mirror On The Wall
Looking into the mirror
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.
Have a beautiful light filled day!
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.
Have a beautiful light filled day!
Trust and Fear
Published in Living Now Magazine
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 fear and 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! :)
The issue of Closure
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.
Hope Vs Faith
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.
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.
| Glass half full. Glass half empty |
| Living Now Magazine | |
 Nivedita MehtaFrom 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. |
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