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Navel Meditation

July 29, 2011 Simple Serenity

Navel meditation is one of the easiest ways to introduce yourself to quieting your mind. Journeys of lifelong evolution often begin simply. No matter how complex the goal or desire we have nurtured in our souls, the first steps we take are nearly always basic and uncomplicated. Navel meditation, a creation of the Taoist tradition and the oldest form of meditation recognized in China and India, is a simple practice suitable for those experienced in the art of meditation, yet it is also a wonderful introductory meditation for novices. It utilizes the natural rhythms of the breath and the regular movement of the abdomen as a means to focus awareness and rid oneself of extraneous thoughts. As you concentrate on the breath, the chaos within reveals itself, allowing you to gently train your mind to accept stillness as its natural state.

To begin, assume a comfortable and natural seated position—either cross-legged on a cushion on the floor or on a chair with your legs facing forward. Maintaining an upright, balanced posture will ensure that you are physically centered and prevent fatigue.

Close your eyes and relax your body gradually, starting at the toes and ending at the crown of the head. Take a moment to note any physical sensations you are feeling, such as the hardness of the floor under your legs or the weight of a piece of jewelry.

When you are relaxed, breathe through the nose at your natural pace. With each inhalation, draw air deep into the abdomen, allowing the area surrounding your navel to rise and fall. Gradually focus your attention on the sensations caused by the inhalation and exhalation of breath. Feel the air flowing in and out of the nostrils as well as the expansion and contraction of the abdomen. If you find it difficult to concentrate on both sensations, concentrate only on the movement of the navel area.

As you endeavor to commune with the breath, you may notice that your mind strays. When this occurs, do not attach any significance to your thoughts.

Simply bring your attention back to the flow of air into and out of your body and the rise and fall of your navel. Eventually, the torrent of mental noise flooding your mind will slow to a trickle, and you will learn to control the current of your thoughts until you are no longer at the mercy of your reactions. The more you practice this meditation, daily if possible, the more you will be able to get back to this relaxed state easily throughout your day.

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Reflections in the air

Jul 29
0148am sin time
距离沁芝3小时40分钟、3145公里、亚洲加尔各答的空中
mummy和daddy由白天飞入黑夜
飞近沁芝和家的地方

瑞士的旅程即将结束。
崭新的生活即将开始。

在这个时刻给沁芝写点东西,感觉真是温暖。

过去几天,游走瑞士各地,不能说是完全的松懈、放松
事实上,有时候非常紧绷劳累,有时我屈服了,败下阵来。我哭了。懦弱了。放弃自己了。

有的时候,我努力,put up my v best。
去经验它。

原来,就是这样。
起起落落。
高高低低。
生活就是这样。
能够勇敢面对。持之以恒,用慷慨开阔的心情面对。结果总是让自己满意。

此刻,想和沁芝分享的,是mummy的一些错误,我想这些错误都是宝贵的,因为我们都能从中学习和成长。

1)一切都是自己找来的
之所以变成现在这样的自己,都是自己造成的,不是别人。

自己的思路、价值、偏执、喜好、爱恨,慢慢的,把自己困住,是上面那些,把自己关在一个越来越狭窄的空间,带到现在的位置。

必须要慢慢的改变,bring space in/create space for myself,那是我要的,在努力做的,用很多的mindfulness在努力实践的。

2)为什么?
有时一直追根究底,会把自己带到更远的地方。
追根究底,倒不如找寻解决的方案。解决了,为什么,就不那么重要了。

佛陀说了一个故事。一个被箭靶刺伤的士兵,在治疗前问了很多问题。

箭靶哪里来的?谁打的?打的人从哪里来的等等。

待问题问完,他已经流血伤重。

倒不如一开始使劲解决。

mummy总是习惯性地陷入寻找原因,分析一切。寻找为什么。一直找、一直探寻,结果离开原地远了,又牵扯出一系列的问题出来,加重自己的负担和烦恼。

想知道为什么,不是不应该或不好,但真的可以为一切挖出一个两个三个原因吗?

挖出来了,就一定正确?还是,只是让自己好过一些?

我想,简单的理清就足够,最重要的还是解决。

3)偏执
这太厉害!很多对人事务的看法都是自己的偏执。
对偏执的执著和clinging给自己造成很大的痛苦,造成自己的狭窄人生。
学习看自己的clinging是mummy最近开始做的练习。它让我看到自己的心的模样。看到自己的自大,ego的部分。
很多时候是这些无谓的偏执,在作怪。因为心已逐渐cling to这些久立心中的偏执己见,习惯性、第一时间就以惯有方式操作。

看到了,才可以改过。需要很多的mindfulness。

希望这些mummy的错误,都可以让沁芝有所借鉴。

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The Power of Staying Positive

July 28, 2011
As Blessed as You Want to Be

Positive thinking dramatically increases your chances of success in any endeavor.

Our thoughts are not simply ethereal pieces of information that enter our minds and then disappear. The words and ideas that we think can shape our lives and drive us toward success and happiness or failure and distress. How you think and feel can have a profound effect on your ability to recognize opportunity, how well you perform, and the outcome of the goals that you’ve set for yourself. When you maintain an optimistic outlook and make an effort to harbor only positive thoughts, you begin to create the circumstances conducive to you achieving what you desire. You feel in control and few of life’s challenges seem truly overwhelming because it is in your nature to expect a positive conclusion. An optimistic mind is also an honest one. Staying positive does not mean that you ignore difficulties or disregard limitations. Instead, it means spending time focusing only on the thoughts that are conducive to your well-being and progress.

Positive thinking dramatically increases your chances of success in any endeavor. When you’re sure that you are worthy and that achievement is within your grasp, you start to relax and look for solutions rather than dwelling on problems. You are more likely to imagine positive situations or outcomes and disregard the thoughts related to giving up, failure, or roadblocks. What the mind expects, it finds. If you anticipate joy, good health, happiness, and accomplishment, then you will experience each one. Thinking positively may sound like a simple shift in attention – and it is – but it is a mind-set that must be developed. Whenever a negative thought enters your mind, try immediately replacing it with a constructive or optimistic one. With persistence, you can condition your mind to judge fleeting, self-defeating thoughts as inconsequential and dismiss them.

It is within your power to become as happy, content, or successful as you make up your mind to be. Staying positive may not have an immediate effect on your situation, but it will likely have a profound and instantaneous effect on your mood and the quality of your experiences. In order for positive thinking to change your life, it must become your predominant mind-set. Once you are committed to embracing positive thinking, you’ll start believing that everything that you want is within your grasp.

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生活不必这么累

亲爱的沁芝

飞机抵达瑞士苏黎世的跑道的时候
mummy真的很开心
瑞士,我来了。我居然能来到这里。
了不起。

搭乘火车一路往上
蜿蜒
在山的身上
迂回
火车带你着你,经过一道一道的风景
还要往上

到瑞士已经第二天
感觉是,想有一天,带沁芝来
带姨姨、公公、舅舅、婆婆一起来
感觉是,如果要再来,
怎么能停止工作?

第一站是南部的zermatt
以孤高傲立的matterhorn为标志
这里空气好
天气好
风光好
食物味美
好像只有贵不太好

我们从furi一路往下走
每一步、每一个转弯
揭开新的景色
一步一步,one at a time,原来可以拼凑成了不起的旅程
关键是不要只、太专注眼前的一步
忘了抬头
和那一直都在的更大更美的风光

这里蓝的蓝
绿的绿
红的红
白的白
好像重新定义了颜色

让你重新学习生活中你已经熟悉的

来到这里另一深刻的感觉是
生活不必这么累
不必什么都这么费神、伤神伤身
不必什么都抓得那么牢那么紧
不必那么地仔细推敲 、那么经营

如果这里疼痛、那里酸痛、后面刺痛
那就让它
不一会儿,就又好了

如果工作做了决定、努力了
那其余的也不要在意

如果知道过去哪里错了,懊悔了,伤感了,讨厌自己了
那原谅自己吧。
改过。从中学习。以后不要再犯。那就好了。

不必紧抓它紧张它
怀疑它惧怕它
悔恨它
结果
搞得自己神经敏感精神疲劳
身心透支

来到瑞士的感觉是这样的。
生活不需要太多的懊悔、紧张、巨恐、盘算
即便发现自己一直背负这些

它们都是可以被包容、化解和被原谅的
因为
实在有太多很美妙美好的在身边
就像今天走到一处
看到眼前壮丽的峡谷高山
最俊秀的居然勾勒出我内心最深处最黑暗的最深邃的
一下子
它们化作眼泪
被释放了

眼前那么美
巴不得空出位置拥抱一切
那释放来的突然也自然

这就是大自然的魔力
让你let loose

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29months

17/7/2011

再过几个小时,mummy和daddy就要搭飞机去瑞士了。亲爱的沁芝,飞机起飞的时候,你应该在梦乡。

刚才mummy抱着沁芝,对沁芝说,mummy n daddy is going for a holiday, in the meantime, qinzhi will b with yiyi n popo…..qinzhi muz b a good girl ok.

沁芝一边听一边点头。

mummy以为有了沁芝的批准,心情上会比较过意得去。原来,还是一样的。

一心想飞,一心也想在沁芝在一起。

所以,下一次的起飞,一定要有沁芝。

沁芝29个月大的时候,是这个样子的。很可爱。

:)

无敌可爱。

但mummy和daddy在沁芝29个月大的时候去瑞士了,10天的行程,因为路途太遥远,没有带沁芝去。不知道在新加坡的沁芝会怎么想?会不会想念我们?会不会生气呢?

无论如何,mummy还是想对沁芝说一声,对不起。

anyway,这是沁芝从小到大,到现在,累积的鞋子

第一双,在沁芝刚刚学走路的时候,陪伴沁芝,跟着沁芝一块跌倒、一块爬起的,是粉红色袋子里

白色的那双

粉红的,是第二双。

最近,沁芝outgrow鞋子的速度加快了,沁芝长大的速度,越来越快了。

这个时候的沁芝,有一阵子喜欢吧hello kitty这个发夹别在头上,daddy当然也乐意

daddy乐意的,还有陪着沁芝爬楼梯,出门的时候,因为沁芝喜欢,为了训练沁芝的体力,陪着沁芝这样步步拾级而上

这张照片,怎么看,都是温暖。

这一天,带沁芝去marina bay link mall附近,原只想在那里走走,
刚好到the lawn一大片翠绿草场
面向floating platform
我们脱掉鞋子,将草场占为己有

巧遇国庆彩排璀璨的烟花汇演
在空中炸出五颜六色
蓝绿红粉紫黄橙
还有心、星形的
沁芝有些害怕
mummy抱着沁芝一起看

过后她说:qinzhi sees fireworks is ok

29个月大的沁芝,参与了姨姨婆婆的搬迁行动,住了几年的upp boon keng,现在要搬迁到pasir ris,近日婆婆姨姨忙着看家具、电器,沁芝也参与其中。

这个时候的沁芝,不太爱上happy train,比较喜欢上music class

也许是老师的原因,沁芝比较能专心上peiqing teacher的课

姨姨听沁芝说,在music class 有drum,于是买了这个,后来被沁芝敲敲打打,坏了,不mummy相信,很快又会有新的!

沁芝这个时候仍旧爱搭成巴士,等巴士的时候,会有样学样地双手折起,然后问daddy,where is the ez link card?

所以现在上下巴士,要tap ezlink,都由沁芝代劳 :)

n i totally understand the magic in the action

to a child, it juz feels so special to do an adult thing

她已经知道从beach road的happy train回来时,要搭成961号巴士,在巴士上,沁芝总是有收获,看到wheel喝许多美丽的风景

因为沁芝喜欢,我们总是有巴士搭,有巴士的冷气吹,mummy也是喜欢搭巴士的:)

但除了搭巴士,最近经常搭地铁,开始熟悉了地铁的环境,原本怕怕要抱抱的沁芝,现在走入地铁车厢,会说要坐坐

但有时就是没有人让位,但没有也有没有的好,沁芝在peak hour的人潮中学会自己站着

已经习惯地铁摩擦轨道嘎嘎声响的沁芝说,everybody sit train 没有怕

我们带沁芝去泳池,希望让沁芝习惯水,下来就能喜欢这个运动。

因为沁芝喜欢看地铁,我们到了这个位置,稍稍停下,让沁芝体验地铁的快速。

沁芝现在已经能够在baby pool的水中来回走动

甚至能有足够的胆量,坐在比较深的台阶

沁芝在泳池的学习,让我看到原来又这么多的可能性,人学着长大,原来是这样一步步的在加深、扩大能力,先是不适应和害怕,坐在泳池最浅的台阶,之后慢慢习惯环境甚至有些感兴趣,走入更深的台阶,接着是走向泳池,在里头为pooh bear冲凉,

最近是给泳池洗涤

简单的泳池构造,原来可以给沁芝带来这么多的学习和有趣的体验。

有一两次,不小心跌倒,都是爸爸在旁边一把拉起。

沁芝当然害怕,但这些都比不上泳池带来的新体验,所以沁芝还是一次又一次,愿意到泳池来。下一次来的时候,已经忘记跌倒的痛苦。

希望沁芝长大了,继续保持这样的心。

不要害怕跌倒。

愿意继续探索和尝试。

沁芝喜欢的游泳体验,包括swimming过后要穿pink bathrobe,她总是很满意那样穿着bathrobe的自己。

沁芝这个时候已经能很好的用ipad,如何在video里找寻自己爱听的歌曲影像、animal apps等等,如何开大小声,播放前后片段、看完后按DONE等,实在很了不起。

不过29个月大的沁芝,最明显的成长,就是在言语方面。时时刻刻,语出惊人,让在座每位,惊喜连连。

比如要出门的时候,兴奋地叫daddy,mummy,lets go!

我们又带沁芝到动物园去了,这一天,看到了这些动物:)

沁芝这个月里也吃了很多美味的甜点,像是月饼,她记得是mooncake

吃了一次粉红色冰皮的,还会说,芝芝wants to eat pink mooncake

因为沁芝喜欢bakerzin的strawberry cake,我们成了bakerzin的member,下来带沁芝去吃,有些免费的甜点,和10%折扣

这一天,沁芝吃的是banana split,最爱紫色的berries ice cream

姨姨又特地到NTUC买好吃的草莓雪糕给沁芝

沁芝每次出门,会说,bye bye plants,希望对沁芝培养起对生物的疼惜

这一天,我们带沁芝去吃cedele的早餐,沁芝自己坐在baby chair然后一勺一勺自己吃,乐趣无穷。

回来的时候,刚好家楼下有大规模的pasar malam,沁芝就在这里选发夹。不知道沁芝长大的时候,还有没有这种零售概念,但沁芝是曾经体验过的

这两天,沁芝也突然喜欢上庚延舅舅买的这个owl bag,去哪里都挂在肩上,上music class的时候还特地去跟老师说,this is owl。哈哈哈。

最近沁芝的语言能力突飞猛进,会说:remember?

妈妈做工,沁芝哭。

mummy的nenepok在redhill

不但会说o my god,还会说o my goodness,然后双手捂住嘴

看到天上的云,说:“mummy look at the clouds”

想喝奶的时候会说:“姨姨泡贝贝,喝milk milk”喝完奶,姨姨要给沁芝包贝贝时,她说:“屁股痒痒,不可以包贝贝”

sally lets play

问她jack n the beanstalk在哪里,她说:“in the bookstore”

晚上睡觉,我们一起唱歌

沁芝累了,喜欢钻在mummy双腿之间
mummy想再靠近一些
和沁芝躺着
结果她把手绕到我的肩上说
mummy protect

早上给沁芝冲凉
给沁芝洗头后
和沁芝一起脱掉,一起冲凉
光着身体抱着沁芝的感觉,其实很好
第一次,沁芝没有哭
大概也喜欢吧:)

这个时候的沁芝,回来冲凉已经不会哭,用花洒淋浴,真的很了不起。

tickle沁芝,她说mummy dont do that

看到mummy的脚黑青
她凑过来吻,说:its ok

就像mummy看到沁芝撞到或怎么,也会这样做,难怪他们说,the people around u are the mirror/reflection of yourself

带沁芝出去,在楼下抬头看到婆婆
她挥手,却说不出bye bye
问她怎么了,她说zhizhi is sad
然后凑过来抱我
之后她走路沉沉的慢慢的
然后说the moon is sad

拿着ezlink卡
不小心掉了
她说:o my gdness wat happened

经过大悲中心
她说:there’s a Buddha on the building

沁芝偏爱粉红色的tutu
某天daddy带沁芝下楼,看到小弟弟,daddy问沁芝,可以把tutu给弟弟吗?
沁芝说:可以
daddy问:什么颜色的?
沁芝:blue

看到selly去补习,她说:"kwa cia hor"(看车)

这一天,阿妹姨姨把车胜元的hyundai广告给沁芝看

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKgoiXvScXE
里头有段ding dong沁芝一看就迷上
跟着,食指出位,边说:ding dong
她看着广告里的车胜元说ding dong
嘴巴就往上扬
非常的漂亮
问她是爸爸美?还是广告中的uncle美?
她笑说:广告里的uncle

阿姨再把双手遮着双眼:gidd po克服的意思,车胜元在<最佳爱情>里的惯性动作
结果沁芝也会

今天ah kiat舅舅买了一只比沁芝还大的care bear给沁芝
pink colour的
听ah hui姨姨说,舅舅早上上班前先问过沁芝,要什么颜色的。结果,下班后直接开门进来,从大纸袋里掏出大bear bear。


沁芝乐坏了
一直抱一直抱

没几天,ah boon舅舅又买了支粉红色的手表给沁芝戴上


这样的宠爱,是daddy mummy鲜少挥霍在沁芝身上的
很开心,沁芝有舅舅这样的疼啊

问她:mummy可以跟daddy去holiday吗?她摇头,说,mummy stay with zhizhi,zhizhi sad

她说,黑猫坏坏
跟着不断喊:stop it
就像有时沁芝坏坏daddy喊stop it一样

问她黑猫哪里坏?她说:在楼下

沁芝说:黑猫走了
mummy问:去哪里?
沁芝:去找妈妈
mummy:黑猫的妈妈呢?
沁芝:去做工

在黑猫之前,小白鸟也是这样,整天飞,就是为了找妈妈

毫无疑问,沁芝真的很需要妈妈
又:我是怎么搞的,整天需要沁芝去找?
我在沁芝的心中,是不是一个经常不在的妈妈?
是沁芝因为最近长大了,懂得要妈妈了?还是我之前的心态,沁芝察觉到了?
现在的我,万二分的后悔,后悔自己因为没有智慧,被自己的一套思路蒙蔽
结果让无辜幼小的纯真心灵也受到伤害。

我下来能怎么做?做什么?才能抚平沁芝这么小的心灵的创痛?

答案只有一个。好好爱她。

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幸福

幸福是

知道错,然后跟沁芝说对不起,请你原谅,然后看到沁芝点点头

是跟沁芝说要沁芝抱抱,沁芝就过来抱抱

是给沁芝唱歌到沁芝睡觉

是有daddy帮沁芝在脚上擦润肤液,然后沁芝也要妈妈有份。跟着爸爸就给妈妈的脚擦上润肤液。沁芝在旁一直看着。

处身其中,感受到了非常强烈的震撼。非常非常强烈的感动。那股力量好像在跟我说

我一直要去的地方
原来我一直在找寻的
就在这里。

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心灵是不分大小的

亲爱的沁芝

mummy刚才去剪头发,碰到一位让他剪头发感觉还不错的人,闲谈间,他说了一句:“心灵是不分大小的。”

让mummy的心融化了。

我无法再容忍自己的错误,再也无法也不要找理由掩盖,自己也不太能原谅自己。

下来工作方面会有些改变,原本安排,姨姨婆婆搬家以后,mummy尽量把沁芝接回来,在家办公。但因为工作的变化,下来可能工作量更大,不知道先前的打算能否照旧。

但mummy是欢迎这样的改变的。我需要写一些我有感觉的东西,而不是一些我必须写的东西,我才能活。2年了,不在做自己,好辛苦。

但是不是趁此辞职照顾沁芝呢?我又无法那么干脆。

总是这样,让自己陷入两难。

所以心里很难受。

如果可以干脆一点,就无需这么挣扎。

但是我会努力,努力去履行原定的安排,多多地把沁芝接回来。我知道不会容易,但我会努力。

听到了理发叔叔这句话,很震撼。因为沁芝都懂的。mummy最初如何地unprepared、因为unprepared而没有做好沁芝的妈妈。

想对沁芝说对不起。但好像是说对不起也无补于事的感觉。好像说上亿万次都不够。

对沁芝,有太多的对不起在心头。比如今天离开要去上班的时候,沁芝哭了,但mummy还是去了。比如每晚mummy要回家的时候,沁芝不肯,得想方设法哄骗沁芝,mummy偷偷和daddy开溜,比如骗沁芝说是去wee wee,结果后来回家了。

比如有时不小心让沁芝弄伤。比如这次去瑞士没有带沁芝去。好多。数不清。

这些小举动每一步都是错误,都不是我愿意的,我却一再去重复错误了。

我要坦白地对沁芝,但沁芝不接受,结果选择了非常不坦白的手法,亲手破坏了沁芝的妈妈,破坏了mummy在沁芝心中的地位。破坏了小沁芝对妈妈的trust

就像父亲怎么破坏我对他的trust、high regard一样。

我居然也在做这样的家长。在下一代身上重复着这样的痛苦。

这些都是很错很错的。

就是因为这些错,沁芝也许感觉到不被疼爱/不被妈妈要,所以才会那么的哭了起来。

跟mummy一样。

我看到了!我看到了。

很开心能看到这一点。看到了,就可以改进,可以做得更好。

理发叔叔说的,心灵是不分大小的。

亲爱的沁芝,mummy深深深深,深深深深地鞠躬,向沁芝说声对不起。对于前面做的一切没有智慧的决定和行为,请沁芝原谅这样的一个mummy。我真的也还在学习和成长,我也遭遇那样不愉快的经历,才会在你和自己的身上犯了这样的错。mummy非常的后悔,对沁芝有很多很多的歉意。

亲爱的沁芝,你可以原谅mummy吗?请你原谅mummy。

我也看到了自己应该原谅自己的父母,因为他们可能从自己的父母身上遭遇相同的经验。但没有觉醒过来。

我更看到了应该先原谅自己。

我看到了,就能冲破。

dear qinzhi,i want to b a better mummy,n will learn to b a better mummy, i cannot guarantee that i will not make mistakes in future, but i i will try my utmost to do the things right n to do the right things for the 2 of us.

i sincerely hope that i can, in doing this, mend qinzhi and myself and make us both, better persons.

Please forgive me.

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你还记得吗

沁芝会知道吗?

婆婆姨姨要搬家了。

upp boon keng rd blk 14a, #04-971是沁芝出生以后第一个到的地方,在这里,度过非常珍贵的29+个月,不知道以后沁芝长大了,还会记得这个地方吗?

还会记得曾经在这里,往窗外看去,看到bird bird sitting on the tree。曾经,你坐在这里吃早午晚餐。

还会记得楼下的黑猫吗?

还会记得舅舅姨姨带你到楼下的playground坐suu--slide吗?

还会记得到巴刹去吗?

还会记得冲凉时往外看去的日历吗?

还会记得沁芝刚刚回来的时候,阿嬷他们让出一间房间给mummy和daddy睡,mummy晚间一边喂奶,一边唱歌给沁芝听?

还会记得在沁芝现在睡的房间,喝着mummy的奶?和婆婆姨姨睡觉的滋味?

还会记得吗?

这个你很爱的小角落?

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Finding Your Next Step in Life

July 15, 2011

The Most Fulfilling Road

It is when you are willing to listen to yourself and be fearless that figuring out your next step becomes easy. Our lives are made up of a complex network of pathways that we can use to move from one phase of life to the next. For some of us, our paths are wide, smooth, and clearly marked. Many people, however, find that they have a difficult time figuring out where they need to go next. Determining which “next step” will land you on the most direct route to fulfillment and the realization of your life purpose may not seem easy. There are many ways to discover what the next step on your life path should be. If you are someone who seeks to satisfy your soul, it is vital that you make this inquiry. Often, your inner voice will counsel you that it’s time for a change, and it is very important to trust yourself because only you know what is best for you. Personal growth always results when you let yourself expand beyond the farthest borders of what your life has been so far. When figuring out what your next step will be, you may want to review your life experiences. The choices you’ve made and the dreams you’ve held onto can give you an idea of what you don’t want to do anymore and what you might like to do next. It is also a good idea to think about creative ways you can use your skills and satisfy your passions. Visualizing your perfect future and making a list of ways to manifest that future can help you choose a logical next step that’s in harmony with your desires. Meditation, journal writing, taking a class, and other creative activities may inspire you and provide insight regarding the next step in life that will bring you the most satisfaction. It is when you are willing to listen to yourself and be fearless that figuring out your next step becomes easy. Beneath the fear and hesitation and uncertainty lies your inner knowing that always knows which step you need to take next. If you can allow the taking of your next step to be as easy as putting one foot in front of the next, you’ll notice that your next step is always the one that is right in front of you. All you have to do is put one foot forward and on the ground

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Releasing Negativity

July 13, 2011 Pity Party

When you have a terrible day, there should definitely be a time and place to have your feelings so you can process them. It’s important not to pretend that you are fine with things when you aren’t. It’s also important, however, to notice when you’re having a pity party. It’s a good idea to set a time limit in which to fully express your emotions and not feel guilty, ashamed, or judge yourself. Having a friend witness you during this process can be helpful. You may also want to write about your feelings. When your time is up, let go of the negativity you just expressed. You can declare your intention to your friend. If you’ve written down your feelings, you can burn the piece of paper or throw it in the recycling bin. Try not to dwell on unpleasant experiences and do everything you can to avoid holding on to negative emotions.

When you indulge in self-pity, you only make a bad day worse.

Stop feeling sorry for yourself, release the notion that you are a victim, and notice the good that exists in your life.