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16 February 2011, 21:50
One of the main reasons by Dr. Robert Anthony
Hi Reader!
One of the main reasons it is so valuable to become more aware is
so we can more fully live in the present moment. Even as you increase
your level of awareness it is amazing how easily you can still
"forget yourself". When you forget yourself because you are so
focused on somebody else, your work, the future, the past, or
whatever, you are no longer in the present moment. When you are no
longer in the present moment you are more likely to be neglectful
of your physical, mental or emotional needs.
Here are some examples of how many people 'forget themselves' and
the self neglect that results...
- Some people can have a needle-nose approach to tasks and
completely forget that they haven't eaten for the last six hours.
- Some can be so focused on others' needs that they forget to exercise.
- Some can be so caught up in the drama of a situation that
they forget to handle their own life.
- Some can get so caught up in doubt and worry that they have a
hard time sleeping at night.
- Some can be so lost in having a good time that they forget their
commitments to finishing mundane tasks.
- Some can be so involved in righting the wrongs of the world that
they neglect their own family relationships.
Of course, all of us can forget themselves in many ways. What's
important is that you figure out how you forget yourself and
then discover what to do to wake yourself up!
Today will bring you a new awareness, a lesson or a manifestation
that you are making progress - IF YOU LOOK FOR IT! No matter how
large or small, please record it in your Evidence Journal. It will
only take a few moments and will AUTOMATICALLY put you in the Flow.
Truly Caring for Your Success!
Dr. Robert Anthony
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that's why I designed my Zero Resistance Weight Release Program
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Engoiy!
Magarita Nomeikiene
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13 January 2011, 20:14
Stress-Proof Your Brain by Rick Hanson, PhD
Neuroscience has made great strides in linking stress, fear, and happiness to neural pathways, and proving those pathways can be changed for the better through meditation. A trustee at the Buddhist magazine Tricycle, founder of the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom, and a pioneer in bringing the tenets of Buddhist meditation into a western psychological context, Rick Hanson is a leader in the field of scientifically measuring the benefits of meditation on neural pathways. For Stress-Proof Your Brain, Hanson introduces us to a series of seven guided practices that help ensure greater portions of happiness and a life free of stress and anxiety via the rewiring of these neural pathways. Practices include mindfulness, feeling connected, feeling stronger and safer, anger and forgiveness, experiencing equanimity, and deepening virtues and aspirations. The result is unconditional happiness; all you need is breath, willingness, and a CD player.
His voice calm and unaffected, Hanson notes: "We want to feel safe and unthreatened; we want to feel love and respected. When we don't, we feel stress, left out, unloved, and disrespected." Stress is the underlying condition behind those feelings. Hanson describes the machinery of stress in the brain and how to use your brain in a different way, with the resulting state characterized by higher levels of well-being. We can even take this all the way into deep peace and happiness, true inner peace and "unshakable happiness, even in the face of great hardship."
One of the bigger ideas in the set is a guided practice to increase what Buddhists refer to as “equanimity,” loosely defined as "the ultimate circuit breaker." Hanson notes that it is "considered a fundamental and profound state of development," a source of "evenness, clarity, balance, and peacefulness." With this and the other practices included in the two discs of Stress-Proof Your Brain, Rick Hanson gives us all the tools we need for daily practice and improvement: "Keep focusing on compassion for yourself, the sense of kindness and contribution to others, the feeling of being cherished and included by other people, and, of course, soaking in the benefits of all these feelings, so that they gradually sift into the fabric of your brain, and therefore yourself." Sounds easier than it is, but Hanson is a fine guide. All you need is love, and the willingness to pause for a deep, centering breath.
Enjoy!
Margarita Nomeikiene, DAILYOM
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07 January 2011, 21:10
Beyond Behavior.
Defense Mechanisms
Defense mechanism behaviors that have worked for you in the past may not fit you anymore and need to change.
We all have defense mechanisms that we've developed over time, often without being aware of it. In times of trouble, the behaviors that have worked to get us past challenges with the least amount of pain are the ones that we repeat; even when part of us knows they no longer work. Such behavior is a natural response from our mental and physical aspects. But because we are spiritual beings as well, we have the ability to rise above habits and patterns to see the truth that lay beyond. And from that moment on, we can make choices that allow us to work directly from that place of truth within us.
Most of our defense mechanisms were developed in childhood; from the moment that we realized crying would get us the attention we craved. Passive aggressive ways of communicating may have allowed us to get what we needed without being scolded, punished or laughed at, so we learned to avoid being direct and honest. Some of us may have taken refuge in the lives of others, discovering ways to direct attention away from ourselves entirely. Throwing ourselves into projects or rescuing others from themselves can be effective ways to avoid dealing with our own issues. And when people are truly helped by our actions, we get the added bonus of feeling heroic. But while defenses can keep away the things we fear, they can also work to keep our good from us.
When we can be honest with ourselves about what we truly desire, then we can connect our desires to the creative power of the spirit within us. Knowing that we are one with the energy of the universe allows us release any need for defense. Trusting that power, we know that we are exactly where we are meant to be, and that challenges bring gifts of growth and experience. When we can put down arms raised in defense, then we are free to use our hands, minds, hearts and spirits to mold and shape our abundant energy to create and live our lives.
From DailyOM
Enjoy!
Margarita Nomeikiene
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