It is all you

Brace yourself.  How you view life is like a gauge for your expectations.  It all comes back to conditioning, that is, what you assume you can do (or not).  If you believe all is imposed by your entourage and role models, you temporarily forget that ever-present inner companion called the ego.  Imagine what happens as limitations dissolve and doubt falls away.

Watch what happens as you realize that your perceptions shape your expectations.  Watch how you feel about and experience abundance as you alter how you view the world.  Notice how shifting from mental images of scarcity to prosperity is merely a thought away.  Feel directly how changing your thoughts raises esteem, self-worth and all you allow self to see.

"When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you." -Lao Tzu

Connect with your intention

Every moment, you are either connected with your deepest intentions or disconnected from them.   Call them your intentions, purpose or mission. You may ask, how do you know? If you are asking someone, what does this tell you?  It is the right moment to;

1) Let go of all doubt that you are not where you are meant to be

2) Recognize the power of reflecting without judgment

3) Meditate on appreciating something wherever you are

4) Visualize something inspiring and notice how it feels 

5) Notice what you see and experience as beauty spreads

5 Tips to eliminate stress forever

At different stages, you may think you feel stressed and share stories about it. Listen to words and tenses you use to describe observations.   You may fear history will repeat or worry about what has not yet happened.  How do you keep your head above water?

Perhaps you also allow the mind to linger on missed opportunities because you felt something was too risky or you feared what would happen and got stressed.  Be attentive to how often you write and speak in the present tense.  Rest assured, life  exists beyond stress, and it is accessible to all.  Ponder these 5 tips to eiminate stress forever;

1) Let go of the past.  You cannot change the past so why spend your time thinking about it and talking about it? Watch what happens when people around you do this.  The pulse races, adrenalin kicks in and an emotional roller coaster can take over.  Know that a silent observer beyond brain and mental noise can shift your focus of attention. 

2) Stop worrying about the future.  Consider what happens as you allow thoughts to dwell on the future.  Fear encroaches.  Stay in the present moment and do what is necessary to prepare your mind for any challenges you may face around the corner.

3) Be a rubbish bin with a hole in the bottom.  Notice people dump their stories of frustration, imbalance, anger and pressure on you.  You can dwell onthem or allow them to pass through you.  Similarly, you can dwell on your thoughts and perceptions or focus attention beyond them.  Thinking about things reveals itself as the hard part. 

4) Explore meditation.  Allowing the mind to recell the feeling of emptying helps you trust that letting go of thoughts.  Notice the longer you hold onto a full glass of water (or something else), the heavier it gets.  Similarly, the longer you cling to memories of experiences and discuss them, the more they weigh you down.

5) Focus on the present moment.  Listen to the signs of the body.  Notice that you only get sick if you grow desensitized about what the body is telling you.  Notice the basic energy level of the brain and other body parts. Notice how often you ignore your body.  Notice how when you are kind and rest appropriately, you can perform to a very high standard.  Without rest, you are inefficient.

 “Be gentle first with yourself if you wish to be gentle with others.” -Lama Yeshe

Expect the best

As you experience stages of this journey called 'life,' you always have choices about how to respond to what you imagine is unfolding. Whether you expect the best or fear the worst, the mind invites you to imagine and create scenarios to reinforce your thoughts.

Take a few moments to ask some questions. Notice how you respond to people and events in your current focus of attention. What are the reactions of people in your life inviting you to notice about yourself? How is every event gently nudging you away from what you outgrow and toward what is dear to the heart? Which signs do you hear or ignore?

As you recall more details of your night dreams, notice what they reveal about your waking life. Everything is a message. Which lessons are you invited to recognize? How do you feel about them? What role do perceptions play in shaping your experience? What happens as you sense your current situation is actually a blessing in disguise?

From the moment you focus your thoughts and attention on how everything is serving your greater good, you also transform how and what you allow yourself to see.

"The best things in life are unexpected- because there were no expectations." -Eli Khamarov

Love happens

Love cannot be defined.  As you give unconditionally, you feel it.  Love is like the fragrance of a perpetually blooming flower.  You can allow it to flourish or block its light and stifle its growth.  Love is enough unto itself.  As you grow more aware, love reveals itself as an ever-present shadow.  As you focus on being more loving, awareness arises as a silent, humble companion.  Hear the heart.  It always knows.   Uncover more hidden gems.  Join us for our March book launch for 365 Paths to Love.

"To love is to receive a glimpse of heaven." -Karen Sunde