Our goal with all the exercises I talk about in this blog is to be, and live in, presence as much as possible - you can enter it now, at any time, without ceremony - just feeling your energy body - use this meditation. Once our basic needs are met, food, shelter - for example, it is part of the human condition to want to ruminate about all of the things we should have done, should be doing, and need to get done - and our fears kick in, when we think that we are not living up to some standard we have set for ourselves. One of the biggest concerns people tell me, is how difficult it is to "quiet their minds." The methods described below, and in the last blog are simply tools that you can try if you are having that difficulty. It helps many people to use the methods described in the previous blog and this one, to “harness their minds'” activities, so that the emotions surrounding a particular situation can be felt instead of avoided. Since the ultimate goal is to live in presence, or beingness as much as possible, the steps described here are NOT a necessary step – you can feel beingness simply by feeling your body and it’s energy (use the free 6-minute meditation under the meditations tab ), but the self-talk discussed in the previous blog and this one, seems to inhibit many from feeling like they can feel and live in beingness. Therefore, we should consider the ideas of self-hypnosis further.
As a preface, our perspectives on everything in this world, shape our past, present and future. The most important thing we will ever do in our lives is learn how to be present, meaning in a place of peace without the underlying negative mind activity. As a path to learning how to live in beingness, or presence, a first step is to train ourselves to pay attention to the thoughts in our heads, and create new habits of self talk, that are more positively focused. If we are overweight, it does not mean that we should train ourselves to say, “You are thin” in your head , but rather, instead of saying to ourselves, “I am so fat,” we can create a new habit of saying something like, “I know I am moving toward having a healthy and attractive body weight.” The latter statement contains an entirely different energy signature than the former – it lifts our spirits and brings us up. Then when we make choices, we can live more in harmony with the statement, “I know I am moving toward having a healthy and attractive body weight.” It changes our perspective, makes the emotions more palatable, and opens up the possibilities!
As a preface, our perspectives on everything in this world, shape our past, present and future. The most important thing we will ever do in our lives is learn how to be present, meaning in a place of peace without the underlying negative mind activity. As a path to learning how to live in beingness, or presence, a first step is to train ourselves to pay attention to the thoughts in our heads, and create new habits of self talk, that are more positively focused. If we are overweight, it does not mean that we should train ourselves to say, “You are thin” in your head , but rather, instead of saying to ourselves, “I am so fat,” we can create a new habit of saying something like, “I know I am moving toward having a healthy and attractive body weight.” The latter statement contains an entirely different energy signature than the former – it lifts our spirits and brings us up. Then when we make choices, we can live more in harmony with the statement, “I know I am moving toward having a healthy and attractive body weight.” It changes our perspective, makes the emotions more palatable, and opens up the possibilities!
MANIFESTING CHANGE with Guest Blogger Cheryl Stone
I recently had a discussion with a young woman whose life is in turmoil. She is in an abusive relationship. She has a degree but can’t get a job in her career field because of past drug convictions that haunt her. She is doing work she thinks is menial and that she doesn’t enjoy, but she needs a pay check to survive. She is depressed. She judges herself harshly. She feels stuck.
I understand her pain. We have all been in situations where we feel stuck; where life is a chore and we feel trapped. HOWEVER, THE TRUTH IS WE HAVE THE POWER TO SET OURSELVES FREE BY CHANGING OUR PERSPECTIVES.
Thanks to all the literature out there, including books like The Seth books, The Power of Now, Synchrodestiny, Abraham Hicks, Notes from the Universe, etc. and the wonderful individuals who promote them, Wayne Dyer, Jerry and Ester Hicks, Neale Donald Walsh and Deepax Chopra, we know our thoughts manifest into reality. The only real caution here, is to distinguish between self-delusion, and evoking positive change in yourself.
I remember as a child exploring how thoughts shape our reality when I read a book entitled The Little Engine that Could. Many of you may have read this book as well. It’s about a stranded train that is unable to find an engine willing to take it over difficult terrain to its destination. Only a little blue engine is willing to try. While repeating the mantra "I think I can. I think I can." the little engine overcomes a seemingly impossible task. As the little engine reaches its destination, the mantra becomes “I knew I could. I knew I could.”
This simple child’s story illustrates the point I want to make. We all have the power to change our life by changing our thoughts. We can focus our thoughts on the negative aspects of our lives; our failed relationships, the abuses we have suffered; our lack of movement forward in our spiritual abilities, etc. and be stuck, or like the little blue engine, we can think we can.
I have been “stuck” many times in my life. It was when I committed to developing my spirituality and mediumship with Tamara about three years ago that I realized I survived the chaos in my childhood, my lack of self worth as a young adult, many co-dependent relationships, including co-dependent jobs, by thinking positively and expecting that everything would be O.K.
As I developed my psychic and mediumship abilities with Tamara, she taught me several tools I use currently to train my thoughts and change my perspectives, like:
· being present;
· knowing my own energy and how I am being affected by the energy of others;
· focusing on the things in my life that bring me joy instead of focusing on the negative;
· consistently participating in meditation, prayer, or other spiritual activities; and
· surrounding myself with other positive, spiritual people.
I passed along this advice to the young woman whose life is in turmoil. I know that if she practices even one of these techniques, she will manifest positive change in her life.
If you are stuck, I invite you to manifest change in your life. When you feel you are not moving forward, don’t be diverted from the vision of where you want to go by focusing on past trials and tribulations. Instead, focus on the moment. Shift your perspective. Focus on the good things in life. Be aware of how the feelings and attitudes of others are affecting you. This can be especially troublesome if you are empathic. Surround yourself with positive people who you can talk to and who will give you good advice. Keep in mind that change usually isn’t instantaneous. Like the little blue engine, keep repeating the mantra: “I think I can. I think I can.”
Cheryl Stone email: [email protected]
I recently had a discussion with a young woman whose life is in turmoil. She is in an abusive relationship. She has a degree but can’t get a job in her career field because of past drug convictions that haunt her. She is doing work she thinks is menial and that she doesn’t enjoy, but she needs a pay check to survive. She is depressed. She judges herself harshly. She feels stuck.
I understand her pain. We have all been in situations where we feel stuck; where life is a chore and we feel trapped. HOWEVER, THE TRUTH IS WE HAVE THE POWER TO SET OURSELVES FREE BY CHANGING OUR PERSPECTIVES.
Thanks to all the literature out there, including books like The Seth books, The Power of Now, Synchrodestiny, Abraham Hicks, Notes from the Universe, etc. and the wonderful individuals who promote them, Wayne Dyer, Jerry and Ester Hicks, Neale Donald Walsh and Deepax Chopra, we know our thoughts manifest into reality. The only real caution here, is to distinguish between self-delusion, and evoking positive change in yourself.
I remember as a child exploring how thoughts shape our reality when I read a book entitled The Little Engine that Could. Many of you may have read this book as well. It’s about a stranded train that is unable to find an engine willing to take it over difficult terrain to its destination. Only a little blue engine is willing to try. While repeating the mantra "I think I can. I think I can." the little engine overcomes a seemingly impossible task. As the little engine reaches its destination, the mantra becomes “I knew I could. I knew I could.”
This simple child’s story illustrates the point I want to make. We all have the power to change our life by changing our thoughts. We can focus our thoughts on the negative aspects of our lives; our failed relationships, the abuses we have suffered; our lack of movement forward in our spiritual abilities, etc. and be stuck, or like the little blue engine, we can think we can.
I have been “stuck” many times in my life. It was when I committed to developing my spirituality and mediumship with Tamara about three years ago that I realized I survived the chaos in my childhood, my lack of self worth as a young adult, many co-dependent relationships, including co-dependent jobs, by thinking positively and expecting that everything would be O.K.
As I developed my psychic and mediumship abilities with Tamara, she taught me several tools I use currently to train my thoughts and change my perspectives, like:
· being present;
· knowing my own energy and how I am being affected by the energy of others;
· focusing on the things in my life that bring me joy instead of focusing on the negative;
· consistently participating in meditation, prayer, or other spiritual activities; and
· surrounding myself with other positive, spiritual people.
I passed along this advice to the young woman whose life is in turmoil. I know that if she practices even one of these techniques, she will manifest positive change in her life.
If you are stuck, I invite you to manifest change in your life. When you feel you are not moving forward, don’t be diverted from the vision of where you want to go by focusing on past trials and tribulations. Instead, focus on the moment. Shift your perspective. Focus on the good things in life. Be aware of how the feelings and attitudes of others are affecting you. This can be especially troublesome if you are empathic. Surround yourself with positive people who you can talk to and who will give you good advice. Keep in mind that change usually isn’t instantaneous. Like the little blue engine, keep repeating the mantra: “I think I can. I think I can.”
Cheryl Stone email: [email protected]
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