Now, don’t laugh. While you MAY not have had this EXACT experience, I suspect there is something in your life where you’ve had a similar experience.
Last Tuesday evening I found out that the new season of The Bachelorette had begun…on MONDAY night, the night before!!! Being a big fan of the show (one of my FEW indulgences on television), I was both excited (yeah…new season!!)…and panicked. Did my DVR record last night’s episode? Gulp.
Before we dashed to dinner, I HAD to check the DVR. Was it or wasn’t it recorded?
As I watched myself, I was quite amused.
In that moment, I was CERTAIN my life would’ve been SO much better and more peaceful had I either: 1) Watched the season premiere of The Bachelorette the night before or 2) If my DVR had been wise enough to record the show for me.
But alas. It was NOT recorded!!!!! Darn it.
For a moment, it felt like I was missing some MUCH needed oxygen. My life was a little less whole and complete.
Now, of course, moments before I realized The Bachelorette’s new season had begun…all was quite well in my world. Hmmm.
This small, harmless, momentary reaction caught my attention and got me thinking.
How many times in our lives do we convince ourselves for a moment, for hours, for days or for years that our lives would be SO much better IF ONLY ____________(fill in the blank) had happened or hadn’t happened? “I would be expriencing so much more JOY, so much more WHOLENESS, so much more INNER PEACE and so much more LIFE…IF ONLY.”
Or conversely, I would be experiencing so much LESS pain, so much LESS suffering or so much LESS inner turmoil IF ONLY______________(fill in the blank) had happened or hadn’t happened. Continue reading »
Filed under Inner Peace 101, Inner Peace Culprits, Inner Peace Practices | Comment (1)When it comes to maximizing one’s “inner peace quotient,” it’s essential to learn how to “be with” those aspects of life which are most challenging.
We must learn to “be with” disappointing others, being judged, imperfection, chaos, another rejecting us, a lengthy to-do list, unmet goals, unconsciousness, weakness, time, mistakes, suffering and UNCERTAINTY.
Most human beings, myself included, LOVE to be “in control.” Perhaps this gives us a sense of security in this ever dynamic and changing world. But, with all the UNCERTAINTY that exists, it makes it one of the most challenging aspects of life to “be with.”
Uncertainty can range from mildly annoying to all consuming and stress-inducing. Of course, the MORE stress, frustration and inner turmoil you bring to yourself, the more sabotaging it is (i.e. aging us, creating disease in our bodies, making us grumpy, etc).
Sometimes uncertainty comes with ONE potential happy ending, and ONE “not so good” ending.
Here are some examples:
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Energy conservation is one of the biggest conversations of today. Yet, few are talking about conserving the most precious resource of all — your personal energy. And, you need it more than ever before. Especially if you value inner peace.
Everyday there are countless demands vying for your personal energy and attention. How much energy do you need to sustain your household, finances, health, families, businesses, marriages and friendships? How much more energy is needed if your intention is to thrive in these areas? Throw in a surprise health emergency, uncertainties with the economy or another family crisis and you’ll soon be running on empty. Perhaps worse, you’ll be cranky, argumentative and snappy with those you love.
As important as personal energy is, we all know how easy it is to waste precious energy with procrastination, fear, stress, worry, preoccupation or emotional reactions. It happens, doesn’t it?
These three traps could be unnecessarily zapping precious energy from you. Energy that could go toward growing your business or navigating your biggest challenges. Energy to ENJOY your life more fully and more peacefully.
Once aware of each trap, you can choose to bring your attention and energy back into the present moment where you’re best able to make powerful choices.
Trap #1. Artificially Speeding Things Up.
You artificially try to speed things up when you resist the here and now, while simultaneously wishing for a future that can’t occur in this moment, but — that inevitably WILL come to pass as part of destiny.
It’s a lot like trying to force bread to bake before its perfect time. You can pace, open the oven door, hope or pray, but in the end the dough becomes bread when it does. And, by artificially trying to speed things up, we may actually be slowing the process down! Continue reading »
Filed under Inner Peace 101, Inner Peace Culprits, Inner Peace Practices, Inner Peace Strategies | Comment (0)“The world is a great mirror.
It reflects back to you what you are.
If you are loving,
if you are friendly,
if you are helpful,
the world will prove loving and friendly and helpful to you.
The world is what you are”
– Thomas Dreier
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