Day 262 - A Year to Clear - AUDIO Meditation - Rest

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Lesson 262: AUDIO Meditation - Rest

Today is about meditating on the following phrases:

• I rest in stillness

• I rest in awareness

• I rest

You can take yourself through the guided audio or go through repeating these phrases yourself. Just close your eyes, let go of any thoughts for the day and take some deep breaths in through the nose and out of the mouth. Let your mind be still and repeat the first phrase. Once you’ve feel you’ve accomplished this, move onto the second phrases. Again, once you’ve feel you’ve accepted this phrase, move onto the last one. Let any emotions rise up or physical feelings, but you don’t have to do anything about it. When you feel ready, open your eyes and allow yourself to let any feelings that came up during the meditation, to be let go.

When I was meditating, I was taken to a valley. I was standing up the top and could see various cliff faces in the distance as well as a stream in the valley. It was just a rock faced valley without trees but it seemed peaceful. It was nice. Not sure where those images came from, but it was like I needed to be transported there for this meditation to just sink in. It was still. I appreciate this simple exercise to switch off and take a moment of rest.

Day 262 - A Year of Spiritual Awakening - Pain is No Longer Something to Be...

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Lesson 262: Pain is No Longer Something to Be...

Pain is no longer something to be afraid of. Over these months, going through pain, compassion and connection has allowed us to confront fear in ways that we wouldn’t have been able to before. Today we are to practise just that… thinking of a moment that causes you pain, going into it and progressing it through those 3 phases. It’s easier than it’s ever been.

I personally forget to practise just this. As I’ve been developing this year into my spiritual journey and passing through the passages of the heart, I feel a lot more stronger as an individual. I think being able to tackle pain head on is something that I can do without an issue. I think it’s part of life and we should definitely work through it. I understand that it’s not something to avoid. Yes, it can linger there, but the longer we leave it, the longer it can manifest into our lives and not for the better. My pain holds me back.

During the month of August I recognised the signs of depression coming on. I had no emotions and I wasn’t sure why. I had to meditate and look within myself to find the answer. That was confronting my own pain essentially. Some of it was stuff that I manifested myself, but some was that of others infiltrating my own energy. What I’m proud of is being able to recognise that there was something I had to confront and not having the fear to face it. It was more of an attitude of “just get it done”. Not everyone has this self-awareness and I’ve definitely learned this from the 365 challenges that I’ve taken on this year. From dealing with the pain, I did apply compassion, so that I could go back to being in connection. I still learn every day and although I don’t remember these lessons, I somehow get reminded from time to time to use past lessons in my every day life. I am grateful for this series because it’s helped me to grow.