What if life wasn't a struggle? What if we didn't resist?
Meditation: Day 20 - Living Without Burdens
Synopsis: In today’s meditation, we explore how life feels when the old burdens have lifted. When our mind, body, and spirit become lighter, our life becomes a field of new possibilities.
Meditation: Day 20 - Living Without Burdens
(Chopra Center 21-Day Meditation Challenge: Shedding the Weight
Synopsis: In today’s meditation, we explore how life feels when the old burdens have lifted. When our mind, body, and spirit become lighter, our life becomes a field of new possibilities.
As we are freed from the restraints of old habits and self-criticisms, we may feel a lightness of mood, confidence, and joyfulness. With an expansive spirit we feel unlimited, peaceful, and creative.
Centering Thought: I embrace my life with ease and joy.
Mantra: Om Prani Dhana (I open my awareness to the divine in the universe.)
Quote: “We think so often that we are helpless, but we're not. We always have the power of our minds… Claim and consciously use your power." - Louise L. Hay
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"How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours." - Wayne Dyer
We live much of our lives in reaction mode. There is no pause - no breath - between stimulus and impulse, between action and reaction, between thinking and speaking, between urge and deed, between cause and effect. Without creating space in our lives - vast and fertile emptiness - creation, innovation, and creativity can never blossom in our lives. Instead, we blindly make our way in rote stagnancy, slaves to automatic impulses, habits, responses, and thoughts. We no longer are the creators and authors in our lives, but are merely scripted players.
In order to interrupt this cycle, we must be willing to slow down, pause, and feel. Before talking or doing we must observe our thoughts and we must witness ourselves. By practicing mindfulness in our daily lives, we can create a space of calm amidst chaos. We can stand empowered in choice - in choosing how we wish to respond rather than react.
In a high-speed culture, pausing may seem fanciful, impractical, or even misguided. Yet, it is only by stopping to witness that we can truly assess ourselves and our circumstances in order to make the best choices we can with our knowledge.
It is important to remember that observing and witnessing do not preclude us from living. Indeed, they allow us to be fully present to life and our experience by allowing us to truly Be Here Now.
It is not what happens to you but how you respond to it that matters.
Mantra: I respond to all situations in my life with grounded, peaceful wisdom.
PS
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"How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours." - Wayne Dyer
We live much of our lives in reaction mode. There is no pause - no breath - between stimulus and impulse, between action and reaction, between thinking and speaking, between urge and deed, between cause and effect. Without creating space in our lives - vast and fertile emptiness - creation, innovation, and creativity can never blossom in our lives. Instead, we blindly make our way in rote stagnancy, slaves to automatic impulses, habits, responses, and thoughts. We no longer are the creators and authors in our lives, but are merely scripted players.
In order to interrupt this cycle, we must be willing to slow down, pause, and feel. Before talking or doing we must observe our thoughts and we must witness ourselves. By practicing mindfulness in our daily lives, we can create a space of calm amidst chaos. We can stand empowered in choice - in choosing how we wish to respond rather than react.
In a high-speed culture, pausing may seem fanciful, impractical, or even misguided. Yet, it is only by stopping to witness that we can truly assess ourselves and our circumstances in order to make the best choices we can with our knowledge.
It is important to remember that observing and witnessing do not preclude us from living. Indeed, they allow us to be fully present to life and our experience by allowing us to truly Be Here Now.
It is not what happens to you but how you respond to it that matters.
- In one interaction today, resolve to practice witnessing yourself and the the person you are interacting with as if you were both actors on a stage. Ground yourself in your five senses - pay close attention to what you see, hear, smell, and feel. Try to be fully present to what is happening.
- When it is your turn to speak in the conversation, pause, breathe, and ground yourself before responding.
Mantra: I respond to all situations in my life with grounded, peaceful wisdom.
PS
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