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Let’s talk about ‘meditation’ … LOTS of people in the past have ‘pushed-back’ against the idea of ‘meditating’ so I’m going to help all of you understand that you already meditate every day. Have you ever been stressed? How about depressed? Perhaps felt guilty about something? Maybe even angry? Well … how do you think you ‘created’ that emotion or mood from a simple feeling? You ‘thought about it on purpose’ … you ‘ruminated’ … aka you ‘meditated’ on the ideas that created that feeling. We all know how to meditate and we do it all the time, it’s just that for most of us we do it in a negative and/or non-self-serving way. We COULD CHOOSE to focus on the good things, positive ideas, what we want to achieve, the life we want to live, how we want to feel, and so on … and THAT is a form of meditation 🙂 Enjoy the day!
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Want to "upgrade" your life? DE~STRESS!! Your brain is naturally an innovative, creative, inspirational, intuitive, problem-solving machine BUT it is literally "stupid" when it stays in chronic stress. Stress is a natural response but your systems were NOT designed to stay in stress for prolonged periods of time. Stress can be physical, psychological, chemical, and environmental ... and just because you don't 'feel' stressed doesn't mean your system isn't. Stress is created by "your" narratives that are based on "your" beliefs about how you 'think' things should be ... THAT'S IT! Your beliefs are the 'meanings' you give things ... 'this' is 'good' ... 'this' is 'bad' ... 'this' is 'ok' ... 'this' is 'not ok' ... and so on. This means that ... YOU can change them ANYTIME you want! The rub is, as they are your beliefs and your meanings that makes them real to you, and challenging your own beliefs is difficult as it creates a cognitive dissonance. It is a literal 'forest for the trees' kind of thing. This is why it can be hard to change things on your own, and why even if you 'want' to change it can still be very hard to change ... beliefs are literally 'hard-wired' in your brain. But thanks to neuroplasticity you CAN change them. Start by simply getting off the rat wheel and taking a deep breath! RELAX! Get out of fight or flight ... and then you can get to work! Illegitimi non Carborundum! Hello Sports Fans :)
Why is it so hard to change beliefs? First, a belief by default is ‘true’ to you … as you were the one who gave the belief ‘meaning’. Second, as ‘you’ are the one who gave it its initial meaning ‘you’ must be the one who changes the meaning … which is why people can’t just ‘tell’ you what to believe. Third, most people don’t get to the real ‘root’ of the initial meaning when they try to change things. For example … if you are depressed about your life, people look at what is currently going on in life not what beliefs created the current situations in life. Illegitimi non Carborundum! Hello Sports Fans :)
The first step in gaining control over your feelings is to get control over your ‘body’ again. This means DO the things you say you want to do. Start small … 1. Do, RIGHT NOW … 5 bodyweight squats or 5 push-ups … if you can’t make yourself do that, you are hosed when it comes to dealing with your depression or anxiety. 2. Add 10 seconds of cold or cooler water during a shower … if you won’t try this, you won’t do the hard mental work either. 3. Command yourself to ‘sit’ and be ‘still’ for 2 minutes … if you can’t why do you expect kids to be able to lol … AND if you can’t then where is the surprise you have an issue dealing with your feelings? It starts that simply … start getting your ‘brain’ in control of your body again. Once you have ‘control’ it will be MUCH easier to ‘control’ or redirect your feelings as well. As “feelings” resonate with the body where “thoughts” are obviously the mind. The goal is to learn to THINK higher than you FEEL! 🙂 Illegitimi non Carborundum! Hello Sports Fans :)
Changing your habits and thinking is not rocket science … people by nature are just lazy and we lean towards what is comfortable and routine. This is why, if you want to change, you must become comfortable being uncomfortable 🙂 Illegitimi non Carborundum! Hello Sports Fans :)
So here is how you can dissect your own “issues” … Beliefs —–> Thoughts Thoughts —–> Emotions Emotions —–> Actions / Behaviors Actions ——> Results Results reinforce Beliefs If you aren’t experiencing something in your life that you would like to look at what is ‘upstream’ from it. For example, if you want to change your emotions ~ look to your thoughts and beliefs to see where things are going side-ways. Most of the time you are either in avoidance or overcompensation … figure out ‘why’ your psyche thinks you are not going to be ok … and you can make huge changes in your life 🙂 Illegitimi non Carborundum! |
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