To see yourself from the inside out:
- SIT STILL & UPRIGHT
- RELAX
- CLOSE YOUR EYES ALMOST ALL THE WAY [LET LIGHT IN]
- BREATHE CALMLY, DEEPLY, RHYTHMICALLY
- FOCUS
- FOCUS
- FOCUS
- FOCUS
You get the idea: it’s simple, not easy.
At the beginning, focus all of your attention on a physical aspect of your body (e.g., breath, heart beat, physical sensation). If that doesn’t work, silently and slowly recite the alphabet forward and backwards.
Your thoughts WILL drift away from the object of your attention. When you realize it’s happened, smile and gently bring your attention back to the object as if you’re lovingly leading a child home.
Like EVERYTHING, you WILL get better at it the longer you do it. How long have you been working at your profession? I assume you’re better at it today than your first day on the job. Same idea.
Eventually your intuition deepens as you access the more subtle, generally sub-conscious regions of your own mind.
Trust me, you WANT to be motivated by intuition. It saves SO MUCH TIME & TROUBLE!!
Just start. Like ANY new healthy habit chose one a) you’ll enjoy and thus want to make time for, and b) one you KNOW you’ll be grateful for twenty years from now – to stoke that motivation. Because I’m lazy, I picked two simple, relatively easy ones a long time ago: walking and meditating.
It’s your body/mind. Take loving care of it because – sadly – no one else ever will. It took a long time for my teacher’s expression “we’re all alone” to sink in. THAT PART SUCKS!!
If you’re religious or spiritual, I encourage you to think of your body/mind as a gift from God.❤
If you’re not (and 16 years ago I wasn’t), I encourage you to recognize the scientific miraculousness of your body/mind – and to meditate!!
When you realize the nature of your own awareness, the world around you takes on an entirely new, miraculous perspective. I wish it for everyone.
Seeing life as miraculous, if not divine, is a happier way of living! That paradigm relieves fear, reducing blood pressure, stress and anxiety!
It inspires us to take better care of our self.
My job description: stimulating self-awareness in others.
Wishing you insights galore and lasting peace of mind.
Blessings, Skip ❤😊🕉
