Brilliant music and fantastic pictures. This video brings you into a state of peace like nature does on earth. Watch this as a meditation.

Posted: July 25th, 2008 under Meditation, Videos.
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There are days when you let your self esteem drop and it feels like anything you do won’t improve the image you have of yourself. A solution could be saying a few positive affirmations however sometimes you aren’t in the mood and no matter what you try you’ll need another form of lift .

If you start analyzing yourself you won’t be any better off because you are using the very tool that is dragging you down in the first place . If you stimulate the mind with thoughts, headaches may appear and clouded thought patterns make it harder to find sanity.  To make the shift from bad to good happen you need to consciously stop the negativity that is dwelling in your thoughts by ceasing to think and removing your inner self from the mind. Let yourself feel the emotion, it can bring about an instant calm. It awakens you to what is actually causing these negative feelings of yourself and who can stop them. No outside help needed . You are the how you feel. 

Close your eyes and take a deep breath, a slow in and a slow out. Are you angry ? sad ? anxious ?.  Feel the emotion you have, don’t associate it with any thought. The feeling may appear to be a physical presence. Let the feeling remain. Detach your thoughts from the feeling and it cannot gain any strength. Be conscious of the feeling.

I did this recently when feeling a little down. My Father is very sick and ‘trying’ to be in the present wasn’t working. The problem was the ‘trying’ part, I needed to let go and just let the feeling be. I managed to identify that it wasn’t my father at all that was making me feel down it was ME. I was feeling down because I let my thoughts identify with my emotion. Once I accepted this, I felt an instant calm . The sad feeling was still there but not in my mind, I found peace. I recognised the space between my inner self and  thoughts.

When you look at any problem you have in the world it all relates to your reaction . It is never on the outside for peace, it’s within. Try to stop identifying with your emotions and find clarity in the present.

Posted: June 14th, 2008 under Ego.
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I’ve seen my fair share of Road Rage.  From the finger out the window to punch ups. It can be a hostile environment out on the road. Some people seem to become possessed behind the wheel of a car and their whole personality changes. Minor traffic annoyances turn into full blown attacks as if it were the end of the world. I have riden in cars with people who drive like this, they honk the horn, shout obscenities as they flash lights and tailgate. It is as though the person you spoke to ten minutes ago, before departing, has left and another personality taken their body it’s like being insane, maybe it is. Why get so upset ? If the same situation were to happen while walking on the footpath, more than likely they would say sorry or give an apologetic wave, so why is the car so different ?

The car has become an extension of the person driving thus part of the ego, mind, body, it becomes a form of attachment. Driving in a car with the thick metal doors and glass becomes a security blanket, a place where the thoughts they may have outside but only in the head manifest into the capsule. The mind sees the car as a part of the person so if someone else invades the space that the mind claims as safe all hell breaks loose and the painbody is released. How can someone stop the road rage problem they are having? It won’t happen without commitment but a there are a few of precautionary measures a person who really wants to change can do to kick start the detachment.

Think of the car you are driving as just that, a car, a lump of metal, rubber, plastic and glass, a mode of transport nothing more, nothing to do with you emotionally. You can while driving play calm, relaxing music as loud heavy music will only add to any aggitation that already exists. The music played today on commercial radio stations tend to be too heavy if you want to make a change. While in the car listen to audio books. On longer trips it is a fantastic way to travel and learn at the same time. Say an affirmation to yourself ” I am calm and confident when I drive” . Treat each drive as a step closer to knowing yourself better. What if after putting all of this into practice, you happen to cut someone off and find yourself at the other end of road rage?

I have used the following a couple of times and it works. Simply put your hand up palm out and mouth the word ’sorry’. It is not a big deal to submit to anybody. It is actually good for you and good for the other person also. Once, I had a man ready to rip my head off when I almost clipped the side of his car when coming out of a construction site. He began yelling and shaking his fist . All I did was mouth the word sorry and held up my hand up as mentioned earlier. He instantly quietened down, that was it, all over.

Road rage is part of peoples lives, don’t let the car be a part of you.

Posted: May 19th, 2008 under Attachment.
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