Follow your instinct. All the truth you will ever need is inside you already and it can be found by following your instinct. Your instinct always tells the truth.
That's all.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Mirror, Mirror
We all mirror each other constantly. Think of a time when you were in a good mood and encountered someone, at work possibly, who was in a lousy temper. What happened? Chances are that your mood shifted. Maybe a lot and you became grumpy or maybe just a little and you felt a tinge of irritation for the rest of the day. Perhaps it went the other way and your pleasant mood rubbed off onto the grouch.
This is called "The Mirror Effect" and is part of our natural clairvoyant ability to read other people's mood. Sure sometimes it is obvious, but other times it is subtle and wordless. We may not even be aware that we are picking up on someone else's mood and making slight changes in ourself to accommodate for that.
Pay attention to it next time it starts to happen. When you see Grumpy coming, recognize it immediately and in this way you will become less inclined to mirror that bad mood. In fact, you can become the agent for change as you set your intention to be the brightness that others mirror. It could make the day go a whole lot smoother.
This is called "The Mirror Effect" and is part of our natural clairvoyant ability to read other people's mood. Sure sometimes it is obvious, but other times it is subtle and wordless. We may not even be aware that we are picking up on someone else's mood and making slight changes in ourself to accommodate for that.
Pay attention to it next time it starts to happen. When you see Grumpy coming, recognize it immediately and in this way you will become less inclined to mirror that bad mood. In fact, you can become the agent for change as you set your intention to be the brightness that others mirror. It could make the day go a whole lot smoother.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Distraction and Procrastination
There is something you should be doing right now. You know how much better you will feel after you have completed the task that is calling you. Maybe it is paying your bills, exercising or getting a project done. Perhaps your daily meditation - since that is what I always implore you to do.
Ah, yes, there is resistance - I feel it myself. That thought of "Hmm, what else needs to be done right now?" It is easy to become distracted during a stretch of procrastination. But you know you will be glad if you do it. You know you will be rewarded with satisfaction and peace once you have simply done your daily meditation.
So do it now, and tomorrow you can get up a bit earlier and have it done first thing in the morning. You will be glad of it.
Ah, yes, there is resistance - I feel it myself. That thought of "Hmm, what else needs to be done right now?" It is easy to become distracted during a stretch of procrastination. But you know you will be glad if you do it. You know you will be rewarded with satisfaction and peace once you have simply done your daily meditation.
So do it now, and tomorrow you can get up a bit earlier and have it done first thing in the morning. You will be glad of it.