Day 116 - A Year to Clear - Liquid Memory Aid

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Lesson 116: Liquid Memory Aid

Have a moment to reflect as you’re observing a tap running with water going into the drain. Whether it’s your sink, shower, laundry… just remember to “Stop. Breathe. Let go.”

I highly recommend that this be practised every day. I don’t believe it’s an instant fix but one that progresses with time. I always believe that taking some time to just breathe is so helpful in distressing. This just includes water in the exercise because we learned about fluidity last week and our worries, clutter, life should be a fluid turn of events with a natural flow. When you do start getting overwhelmed or bogged down, just stop to take some deep breaths, think of how fluid things can be and go from there. We can let go with practise.

Day 105 - A Year of Spiritual Awakening - Some Days You Feel Good

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Lesson 105: Some Days You Feel Good...

We all have good and bad days. That goes without saying. We have the capability to raise our vibration in those moments when we can really get low. This can be done by using your breath. When people say take some deep breaths, it really has the power to increase our vibration. I think we really take for granted just how much power that has for us.

Today’s exercise is to hold your intentions with each breath. In through the nose with one deep breath, hold it, then release through the mouth. Do this as many times as you like. Think of something you want to achieve today and breathe that in with good intention. With each breath out, release any negative thought that you may have towards yourself and your intentions. I prefer to close my eyes when I do this, because as I open my eyes, I feel so refreshed.

I decided to release any negative thoughts involved with work and I want to move on from it. Some bullshit is going down and I have to remember that because I cannot control it, I shouldn’t let my anger to the situation get the best of me. I got to keep focusing on myself and realise if it’s not for me, to look for another job. It will work out. Breathing helps to calm me down and I feel lighter. That’s a good way to be.

How did you go?

Day 70 - A Year to Clear - Check In WEEK 10 - Breathing In Calm

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Lesson 70: Check In WEEK 10 - Breathing In Calm

So, the weekly check in has me reviewing what I learned this past week with all the breathing exercises and what ways more “calm” has come into my life.

I can definitely say that I do feel more calmness as I practise and focus on breathing into situations. Like right now, I don’t really think about too much, except for focusing on my goals. I have done more healing visualisations with the breathing exercises and have felt overall goodness. I went to visit the Twelve Apostles today along the coast of Victoria, Australia (major tourist attraction) and I just stood there, closed my eyes and just breathed in the calm of that natural setting. It was amazing! Like what a nice feeling of calm that nature brought to me. I honestly believe visualising some positive images or goals, whilst doing your breathing, helps with it more. If we’re calming our mind, then we should also accommodate positive images to get us out of that stress, anxiety, worry etc. I think even just 5 minutes a day, if you are stretched for time, would make all the difference in the world.

Day 67 - A Year to Clear - Breathe Into Calm

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Lesson 67: Breathe Into Calm

It’s not always a ringing phone that sends you into fight-or-flight. Maybe it’s the energy at work, or you walk into a room and find a bunch of clutter, or maybe confronting a friend with something difficult you need to speak to them about. Whatever it is, today’s lesson is about breathing into it and creating enough calm to be able to take on the issue. By taking a deep breath in, the next step will be come to you.

I tend to do this when I am losing focus at work. I close my eyes, take in a few deep breaths, be aware that the sun coming through the window is warm and just refocus on the task at hand. It’s very useful when I’m like “oh shit, I just forgot what I was just doing”. I also use this method when I am feeling a bit anxious. Just get those breaths in, bring awareness, and bring some warmth. Then just feel a relaxing calmness fill your body and go back to what you were doing. Sometimes I really feel like it’s a power lift or energy boost if you will. You can power on even if you feel tired and then just keep going. It’s amazing!

Keep those breaths up!

Day 65 - A Year to Clear - Ringing Phones

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Lesson 65: Ringing Phones

Today’s lesson is about how we react to our phones – the dings, the pings, the vibrations, the calls. How does it make you feel when you any one of those actions occurs? What happens to your breathing and state of mind as soon as you hear the ding of a message, or email? What’s your reaction when your phone starts ringing? The aim is to take a moment of awareness the next time, take in a deep breath and slow down.

I must admit when my phone rings, I immediately get anxious – like who is calling me? I dislike speaking on the phone very much. I do it because I have to and not because I want to. I feel like you have to put on a voice in order to speak to certain people (for example, work people) which does seem a bit fake. I loathe my phone ringing. The next time it rings, I’ll take a deep breath.

Another thing I do, besides spending too much time on my phone, is just looking through apps because I have nothing better to do. I am trying to get away from my phone but it really consumes a lot of my time. I should be concentrating on more in life and I somehow get sucked in. I should just lock it away for the day/night and see what happens.

When I do hear the ding of an email or message, my immediate reaction usually is to read and reply straight away. I feel we live in a society, which makes it seem like answering a message or email, should have a sense of urgency – maybe that’s a construct we need to be away with. I think I rush myself to answer, when I just need to chill. Just be aware it’s there but don’t let it get to me.

This is a good exercise to adopt for all future interactions with people via the phone. Maybe it will eventually allow me to not be so addicted to it at the same time.