10 Ways to stretch your capacities

Whenever your mind imagines a problem, you give energy to manifest it. Ideas riccochet in the moment. They manifest tension and other forms of discomfort. Until you learn to sense energy for what it is and nip distractions in the bud, then you turn away from the parts of you that believe you are expanding.

As you grow to identifyyour capacities, you also realize you act in waysto limit them and stifle your potential growth. It is possible to devise ways to access knowledge you already have, but are not yet grasping or applying.This is part of the process of detaching from your anxieties. Stretch in new directions;

1) Give complete attention to what you do. If you focus on where you are not or speak only of what you will do when you reach a destination, then you overlookhow it feelsto exist now. Giving your full attention to what you do means learning to block out interpretations of the past, future visions and any perception or opinion that prevents you from being fully present. It requires you discipline the mind.

2) Allow your emotions to flow freely. To feel emotions as they are enables you to register their impact on you,retain key wisdom and dissolve what you no longer need or letenergy go. Free-flowing emotions come in waves yet dissipate. They make room for you to receive incoming energy and ideas.

3) Expect abundance. A person cannot grow and expand to new levels unless he learns to release old ways of thinking. Whenever you hope for just enough or expect to barely get by, this is the request you send out and what will be answered. Yet,as you enlarge your vision, you invite different degrees of growth, opportunities, healing or energy to boggle your mind.

4) Explore regenerative practices. To restore faith and trust in yourself, it helps to explore various options. You may wonder what would cause you to feel born again spiritually, to believe you have a new lease on or zest for life. Allow yourself to appreciate every thought and feeling as they flow. Rise to new levels of connection with what is yet to come. You alreadysense what is unfolding. Everything you do creates results. You shape your evolution with every force you exert.

5)Eat and hydrateproperly. Self-preservation or survival is abasic, universalmotivation. Change and fear of change exist in every mind. Your energy level affects your capacity to reactandthis comes back to diet. If you choose to eat nutritious food, and hydrate properly, you are in position to attune to your physcial bodyand to cope with what life throws.

6) Recognize travel can expand you. Whether you hitchhike alone with inexpensive detours, visit a nearby town or, explore parts of a foreign country in a couple or with a group, youhave abilities to takeinitiatives to step outside your comfort zone. Alternatively, just close your eyes and travel however and wherever you choose.  Discovering a new place nurtures the imagination, offers ways to develop life skills.

7) Be present.To close your eyes and listenwhere you are, enables you to explore the power ofyour perceived senses. You are reminded that you create a mental image of yourself where ideas have no reality other than what you give them. Discern a separateness between what you see, feel and observe from another vantage point. To realize involuntary and conditioned thinking for what they are teaches you new ways to gain insight into soul and evolving consciousness.

8) See through random impulses. As you become aware of doing things without thinking, you can gradually come to realize how and why you interact with people. This offers insight into your attitude, beliefs, self-imposed limitations, assumptions and misplaced perceptions.

9) Give yourself away with happiness and love. Nothing builds self-knowledge like giving parts of yourself away selflessly. Whether you volunteer your time, choose to give a homeless personyour lunch, stop to help victims of an accident or contribute your expertise to empower others, you are expanding your understanding of love and healing.

10) Share vulnerable parts of yourself. This is a way to gain insight into what it means to feel intimate with people. To choose to share challenging experiences, to speak openly about yourfears, is how you invite others to feel more comfortable to share intimate parts of themselves. To be willing to confide glimpses of your anxious moments is a way to earn the respect of others who find they can relate.

Comments

[Alexys Fairfield]

Hi Liara,

I like all of these tips and do a little of them each day or as close to that as possible. They really do make a difference in how we feel and react to our surroundings. I think the eleventh tip is to read enlightening posts like this. Thanks.

[Liara Covert]

Alexys, friendly reminders and guides surround people. It is up to each person to reach out and access the tools at their fingertips. To choose to explore your options will expand your knowledge of the possibilities.

[Jay]

Hey Liara-
I love the tips. I found that even the mundane tasks can be more exciting when done with a present mindset. Just focusing on the task and letting the mind stay quiet can even bring joy to washing the dishes. Thanks for another great set of tips to live better!

[Evita]

Another fantastic list of tips Liara! These are so quick and easy to get, remember and apply, and thus a great help to so many out there!

[AngelBaby]

This is really beautiful. It is a good reminder to all of us that being on a spiritual path does not mean we can't be human. We need our feelings and our emotions to grow. Thank you for sharing this.

Love and Blessings,
AngelBaby

[Liara Covert]

AngelBaby, as you point out, learning to feel does not have to be scary. In fact, evolving to discern and gain insight into feelings is part of the process of maturity. Rediscovering what it means to be human brings new levels of growth and extended awareness.

[Liara Covert]

Evita, human perception is constantly evolving. Fearlessness is not the same as finding courage. The latter trait implies a person decides to act despite feeling discomfort. Private, silent acts of courage stretch you in ways you do not always notice or choose to share. What courage means to you will not be the same for others.

[Susan Mazza]

This would be a fabulous one year course. Every one of them is so rich I find myself wanting more.

I think I struggle the most with giving complete attention to what I am doing. Do you have more written on this one I could read somewhere on your site (or perhaps it is in your book).

[Buddha of Hollywood]

Happiness comes from inside and as soon we understand that and start cultivate and love our selves happiness starts flourishing. Great tips! Thank you for sharing.
Love, peace and happiness!

[Liara Covert]

Susan, reader interest in certain blog subjects has prompted the development of online courses which will be offered soon. This is currently listed under the "services" section of this website.

The soon-to-be-released Self-Disclosure book offers insight into topics you mention. An ebook that offers insight into conscious awareness will also soon be made available on this site. To explore your interest further, you could view posts on the consciousness thread here, books and blogs concerning mental discipline and meditation.

[Liara Covert]

Buddha of Hollywood, joy, love and happiness exist as they are. Human beings often strain to convince themselves they must exert energy and accomplish profound things to experience. Yet, anyone has happiness in the palm of the hand wherever he is by doing nothing.

[Mark]

Great advice! All of these create awareness. The more aware we are the more growth we experience!

[Liara Covert]

Mark, as human beings realize that every experience is a choice, they are already stepping back to expand awareness and broaden the scope of their perception in this moment. A gap exists between what people experience, how they view potential and their interpretation of what is possible. How you view the world and your capacities is directly proportional to your illusions about yourself.

[CG Walters]

Thank you for this gift, Liara! My favorite is " Give yourself away with happiness and love." Accepting this, I believe I am always blessed....
peace and wonder to you and your dear ones,
CG

[Liara Covert]

CG, blessings are wherever a person chooses to find them.

[Daphne]

Hi Liara,

I love your opening sentence: whenever we entertain a thought, we give our minds energy to manifest it. You have a beautiful way of stating these principles!

[Liara Covert]

Daphne, as you evolve to let energy flow more freely, you gain new insight and begin to understand concepts more clearly. Honesty becomes more prevalent inside when you listen to your core. Awareness is constantly evolving. You decide how conscious this process will become for you. Expressing what you feel as you feel it empowers you to clarify concepts even further, inside yourself and beyond.

[Vikum]

Hi Liara,

Useful tips. I found them again.And I especially love that 9th one.It stretches not only your capacities but others also. :)

[Liara Covert]

Vikum, you are endowed with capacities. It is for you to discern, identify and explore them. You have untapped inner power that eagerly awaits your undivided attention.

[Jannie Funster]

Liara, if you don't mind me asking, do you or have you considered yourself a "Seer" or "psychic?" And I mean that in the best of ways because I know some people do have the precious gift of seeing more than others do. You always seem to be full of more wisdom than than most I"ve encountered. Is this something that you have developed over time, had to work at, I mean -- or come as a gift to be very responsible with?

Your comments on my blog always leave me in awe that a very wise and other-worldly presence has passed my way.