Beliefs

What do you believe about yourself? Beliefs about ourselves govern what we do in our life. Do you believe that you are not confident? Then you will act as if you are not confident, and you won’t feel confident. Do you believe that you are old? Think what this word means to you. You will act like this, and your body and mind will become old. Do you believe that you aren’t good enough. Well, you will behave as if you aren’t good enough. Do you believe that others don’t listen to you? Believing this means that this is what will happen. Beliefs about ourselves are very powerful things that run our lives and limit our freedom. Often we don’t realize they are there because they are so deep.

Armor

How open are you? Do you let your real self out when having conversations? Or do you have a protective armor around you, stopping you from exposing too much of yourself in case you become vulnerable. How heavy is this armor? Is it so heavy that it takes an effort to have it in place? Is it weighing you down? What would you risk feeling if you let the armor down? Imagine the armor falling away and give yourself the gift of feeling what is really here and then letting it go. Sure, you might feel vulnerable. You will find truth, trust and joy with the vulnerability, as well as an inner strength. Be free of the heavy armor. 

Difficult things.

Sometimes we have to do really difficult things. Stuff that is going to affect other people or not be approved of. We don’t want to. We don’t like unpleasantness. The mind goes round and round. The thoughts go one way and then the other. There must be some way out of the situation without having to do the difficult bit. It’s hard to focus on what we know is the right thing to do. It feels so confusing. To achieve some peace and clarity let the mind thoughts come and go, without attaching too much to them, without thinking more about each one. Breathe deeply and let your awareness of life expand so that you have a fuller picture. Know the truth inside you and trust that.

Happy New Year

It’s a New Year. What will this one be like? It’s unknown, except that you have the power to be in charge of how you face it. You can choose to be a victim of whatever circumstances show up and blame these for how you feel and for not achieving your goals. Or you can choose to stand tall and follow your heart, regardless of the circumstances. You can choose to be the wonderful person that you really are and be the best that you can be. Take some time to be still and inside yourself. Focus on what is important to you in life. Then ask yourself – how can I increase these important things? How can I spend more time on these? Trust your inner wisdom – you will know what is really important for you. 

Well done, you.

 Look after your own well-being by giving yourself some positive feedback. Think back over the day. What did you say that you really liked? What did you say that really mattered? It may have been open and honest, it may have been kind, or it may have been thoughtful. You may have made a comment that really connected with someone else, or that gave them some positive feedback, or that caused them to feel good. What did you do that was positive and really mattered? You may have shown consideration on the road. You may have offered someone some help, you may have smiled at someone, or shown appreciation. Well done, you.

Isn’t it interesting how emotions pop up unexpectedly. Someone pushes our “buttons” and suddenly the feeling is here. Where do the emotions come from? Emotions from the past are stored in our body. And a word, a tone of voice, a smell, a sight, a sound, a thought can trigger them.  We are so used to thinking that emotions, mind and body are separate. Whereas they aren’t. We make such a story about how we feel and blame the circumstances or someone else. How about just feeling and letting go – there does not have to be a reason or a story. You will feel so much freer

What is most important?

What is the most important thing to you in life? What do you value the most? Is it your family? Is it your status? Is it your possessions? Is it your safety and comfort? Is it your inner self? Is it truth? When you get to the end of your life, what will you look back on with the most pride? Will it be accomplishments? Or occasions of compassion and love? Will you have regrets? If so, what would they be? Maybe you could act on these now.  When you leave there is nothing to take other than your inner self, so treasure this and follow your own truth in every moment. Live consciously consulting your own deeper awareness of life and what it means for you.