Tag: mindfulness

A recipe for slow and lasting transformation: Breathe… Relax…. Release… Let go Things get complicated sometimes. There may be too many things going on inside your head, inside your life. There may be too many restrictions, tensions, walls. There may be no room to expand, or find peace, amid the whirlwind. I wonder how much of this is a state of mind, how much is actually external. It seems to always be an interaction. Inner/Outer When the tensions begin to impact, and the neural feedback is largely negative, something has to change. It can feel impossible… trying to change the world around us, but there are always little things, baby steps: decluttering, taking out the trash, clearing and cleaning… Making small commitments, that can be upheld… Doing the things, because there are always little things, that let our brains know that we can be rewarded, now. Making a list and checking things off can help. When we see the same patterns over and over again in the outside world, it may be time for an inner shift. How do we make inners shift? Choices… always choices. Every thought is a choice. Every breath can be conscious… Increasing awareness… holding tensions… letting go. Find the root of noxious weedy thoughts and dig them out. Breathe in through the nose for four seconds Hold the breath for seven seconds Breathe out through the mouth for eight seconds Let Go Replace the old weeds with more productive and aesthetic alternatives: I love myself I love my life This is the life I want to live I am good enough