This is the time of year where we get to see our true colors, the beauty of who we are beyond all our rules. We also realize the fruits of the effort over the last year. It is a time of breakthroughs to acknowledge all of the work we’ve put in throughout the year. It is also a time to celebrate and be grateful for all we have.
I moved throughout my morning in the empty haze of my routine with the question pressed hard against my previously purposeful actions. I dressed and brushed my teeth, asking, "Why do I do it?" There was a point in my life when I woke thinking everything was so damn important. My shoulders were heavy with the things that mattered weighing heavy on the twenty-four hours in front of me.
Sometimes it's difficult to figure out which way to go. During these times, it's always better to tap into new, innovative information than it is to rummage around in our brain trying to do the things we've tried a million times to finally get that different result.
This guided meditation has several opportunities to pause and reflect as it helps you gently release the hopes and fears of your past. As you do, it reveals an opportunity for a whole new you.
This week, our focus has been on memories. Because of the way the brain stores information, memories can be a tremendous tool. They can also be a devastating limitation. This guided meditation tool is two-part. In this first part, we connect with our memories, not to examine or explore them, but to simply observe them. Next week, we'll move into an opportunity to do more than analysis ever could.
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There is a lot of pain in the world right now, but there is more possibility. Every day, we are faced with challenges, but when we develop the ability to transform challenges into possibilities, we can live life in a whole new way. Learn how to use mediation, not to just quiet the mind, but to transform it.
We often think of winter as the month where we feel most starved, but I can't imagine a more difficult time than waiting for the harvest. As we enter winter, we have a bounty of food to sustain us. That's why we celebrate with gifts to welcome the winter season. The fall is when we build our stores, so summer is when we find our coffers empty. We must earn the sustenance we get this season. We must work for every morsel, and it must be enough to feed the hard work this season demands of us.
