When the morning comes and the weather may not be exactly as you want it to be, how do you view your world? How do you set the emotional tone for your day?
As I drove to work a few mornings ago the sun was shining bright, the sky was blue, and they were fluffy clouds scattered across the sky floating around. I had uplifting music playing on my radio and my mood was one of extreme happiness! 😃
Then…. all of the sudden, the sun was gone…..the sky was overcast…. and for a moment my mood plummeted.
How could the weather change so quickly? Why did my mood shift so easily along with it? What could I do to get that feeling back again?
Well, the weather and view changed simply because there was an area of fog that had settled in a specific place along my drive. It was as simple as that. However, during those few minutes of cloudiness I reflected on my reaction and pondered how we as human beings are so easily influenced by our external world. How can one moment of fogginess (weather or life experiences) have such a strong influence over our feelings or mood?
Life itself can be like that cloudiness that settled in so suddenly! One moment everything can be beautiful and happiness overwhelms you, then something can happen in your life that causes a shift. Your mood can change in a heartbeat, and it can set the tone from that moment on. How can you take control of those reactions?
Mindfullness
What is Mindfullnes??
Merriam-Webster defines mindfulness as :
“the practice of maintaining a nonjudgmental state of heightened or complete awareness of one’s thoughts, emotions, or experiences on a moment-to-moment basis; also : such a state of awareness”
We all have the potential to harness how we react to our experiences. We all have control over our perception of experiences, and we have control of our thoughts and emotions. YOU and I can tap into and harness the power of our thoughts!
Jon Kabat-Zinn (1994) described mindfullness “as paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment and non-judgementally”
Have you ever purposely practiced mindfulness? Would you practice it more if you believed it could change you life completely? Everything we experience on a day-to-day basis can present opportunities for practicing mindfulness.
I CHALLENGE and DARE you to set a goal of practing mindfulness on a daily basis for 1 week and assess at the end of those 7 days. How did mindfullness change your life?
A few of my favorite teachers for teaching mindfulness
*Tara Brach – Buddhist Teacher that has many podcasts “I love her voice” I search under my phone apps. and have found a wealth of resources by her.
*Eckhart Tolle – Author of a book “A New Earth”. I read this book years ago when it first came out. Eckhart first introduced me to the depth of our ego and had specific practices that teach mindfulness.
*Wayne Dyer : Amazing mentor!! I have listened to many of his books, read articles, receive his newsletter and listen to the podcasts he has authored. One specific book he wrote I’d recommend is “Change Your Thoughts – Change Your Life” He also filmed a movie titled “The Shift” SUCH life altering lessons within this movie!! So good I purchased it. ❤
*Louise Hay – Founded the Hay House publishing company and website http://www.healyourlife.com I can’t say enough about this woman! She was way ahead of her time in the 70’s. Everything she has taught is finally being proven today with science!!!! OMG 😲 40 years later (my lifetime) and science is finally getting caught up to her thoughts and personal research. I recommend you watch her movie “You can Heal Your Life” I own two of these so I can share with others.
Louise also has the Hay House World Summit Coming up this weekend. I’d highly recommened signing up to receive the emails. You’ll have opportunities to listen to all the speakers each day. www.hayhouseworldsummit.com
Life experiences are like the weather. The sun can be shining down on you and everything is great in your life, then at any given moment a cloud or even a full blown storm can move in and EVERYTHING changes.
What matters most is what are you going to do when that cloud or storm moves in?, How are you going react? Can you take control of how you react by changing your thoughts?
Empowered Passionate Life 