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Get out of this world for a few minutes, focus on your breathing, focus on what you are hearing without judging it, release the past and the future and be right here in this moment. This practice will bring peace and perspective.
Even though you may be social distancing, it's important to look at who you are spending time talking with, what you are reading, what you are watching on television and what you are listening to. All of these can have a tremendous impact on your mood, emotions, thoughts and state of mind. Notice how you feel when you are engaging in one of these activities and ask yourself if it is helping you to be your best or if it is pulling you down.
Practice gratitude, look around in awe of nature and life, appreciate what you have, trust in the universe and know that you are eternal.
I use this quote regularly “All is well. Everything is working out for my highest good. Out of this situation only good will come. I am safe." :Louise Hay Wayne Dyer used to say - " no one knows enough to be a pessimist". Believe in possibilities, believe in magic, believe in yourself and trust the universe.
It's especially helpful to remember this when our external world seems like it has been turned upside down. You are not limited by what is happening in the physical world, although your physical body has limitations your spirit does not, it is boundless. Rely on this now, spend time in silence, letting your worries go, even if only for a few minutes. Bask in the moment, in the nothingness where there is no past and no tomorrow.
Trust your inner self to guide you and learn to listen.
If you are looking for comfort and reassurance during this uncertain time, I encourage you to look up Louise Hay, she offers a plethora of affirmations and meditations on healing and self love. Do things to soothe your soul and your psyche - walk in nature, spend time in silence, read something inspiring, garden, cook, do things that get your creativity flowing- whatever feels good. Be in the moment, not clinging to the past or worrying about the future.
What's done is done, take the lessons from the past and use your limitless imagination to create your future. Make it huge and audacious.
Imagine what you want, feel how you will feel when the thought becomes manifested, look for opportunities and take action. You are a creator.
Overbuying and consumerism not only costs you but it costs our planet too. Waste from throw away products that don't last and have no value, end up in rivers and streams and landfills, add that to the materials that go into packaging the items and the environmental costs to ship them. Then there are the planetary costs of excess water consumption used in manufacturing. And then the cost to humanity that occurs because the companies outbid each other to produce goods cheaper and cheaper, resulting in their employees not being paid fair wages and having to work in unsafe conditions.
Think about these things before you buy that unneeded item or that toy that will be broken before you even get home, and instead take that $5 and donate it to your local animal shelter or buy a few canned goods for the local food bank. This is a great lesson for children too. Helping someone else may bring you the peace and fulfillment that you are looking to gain when you purchase that impulse item |
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