Day 308 - A Year to Clear - Check In WEEK 44 - Marking Progress

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Lesson 308: Check In WEEK 44 - Marking Progress

The week was to bring about the 4 levels of awareness. It is mentioned that most people reside in 2 or 3 as it depends on how they are feeling on that particular day. What I learned is that this course has opened my awareness. Although I don’t have detachment down pat, it’s something I am aware of that I need to improve on. I think recognising all the uncomfortable feelings is a good thing and I ride the wave of that. I allow the emotions and feelings to wash over me and then I can let go from there. Sometimes some things are not easy to let go of where as some instance they are. I think I’ve got a lot to learn and this course has always mentioned that it is not a race. I feel that I’ve grown so much in this course. It has opened my mind to being aware of how I can react to things and being mindful to choose a different method. I have so much learning to go in fully letting go. I think having a pure loving heart, which was always my intention when starting on this spiritual journey, is something we can have in order to be filled with light and spread that light. I’m working on it. Go some time to go, I think.

Day 302 - A Year of Spiritual Awakening - Like a Wave...

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Lesson 302: Like a Wave...

“Like a wave, life swells forward then recedes. It’s always in constant cycle of moving forward, receding backward. We like to think we’re making progress in the “forward” phase. And yet, it’s in the negative space the gathering phase—this is where we collect our strength.”

— Sara Wiseman

Life is cycles. Cycles through both good and bad, new experiences and lessons. Today we are to think about if you have a need to always have something happening in your life. Do you feel like there is a need to be continually moving forward? What about if you did nothing? How do you feel about that? Just resting and doing nothing…

I like today’s little paragraph about being in a negative space allows us to collect our strength. I really needed that reminder. It allows me to be okay with my negativity for the moment so I can build myself up and let it go. The main thing is to not allow it to consume me and I know I have it within myself to let it go. I know it’s just a cycle I need to go through.

I don’t feel like life has to have something going on at the time. I would actually welcome some peace in my life. I feel like I’ve been bombarded with challenges towards the end of the year and all I can ask is whyyyyyy? I would love to rest and do nothing. I find that I can really recharge when I do this. Switch off from everyone and I do mean everyone, and just do some things for myself for my own self-care. I think we stretch ourselves too much and forget about ourselves. I would like if my life wasn’t so happening sometimes. My energy gets depleted so much sometimes. I say bring on the rest! I need some more and can’t wait for the Christmas holidays to just relax on my own.

How do you feel about doing nothing? Or do you find yourself restless in those moments?

Day 302 - A Year to Clear - How Spacious Can You Be?

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Lesson 302: How Spacious Can You Be?

“There are the obvious external clues of clearing success, of course: an emptier bookcase, more white space in your email inbox, a new love interest, a job offer. But what about the internal markers? How spacious, and detached and present can you truly be when the next family reunion rolls around? Or a child becomes seriously ill. Are you able to glide about your life without as much as a button getting pressed?”

— Stephanie Bennett Vogt

New week equals a new theme and this week is “Marking Progress”. Very different from making progress. How does one mark progress? I guess the answer lies within the paragraph above. If we do physical clearing, our mark is made by having more space in our physical environment. But what about all the mental clutter we’ve got under control? Do we notice the progress then? I guess because I’ve been more down lately based on personal circumstance, I might not see the progress as I’m not in the best head space right now. But if I think back on the person I used to be, I would have had headaches by now with all the stress I would have had on my mind. I would feel the pangs of worry overwhelm my body, whereas now, I am better able to take on the load. Yes, I have a redundancy of my job to deal with, but I know it’s going to be okay. I remember that I can always return to breath if I need to. I don’t have a monkey mind like I used to. That to me is marking my progress. We shall see how the lesson unfold…

Day 43 - A Year to Clear - Baby Steps

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Lesson 43: Baby Steps

New week equals a new theme. The theme for Week 7 is "Going Slow to Go Fast."

Today is applauding the progress so far and knowing that we are rewiring the brain. I am to note what changes and new clearing habits that I’ve noticed.

I think the most noticeable action I’ve taken is when emotions arise to tell myself “it’s just weather” and then I breathe through it. I am breathing through everything especially any anxiety that comes up. It’s been a good tool to just get some calmness into my body and mind.

Apart from this, I am taking on the observer position more often. This helps gain more perspective and to regain control of overwhelm.
 

Definitely is a gradual process for a much bigger picture.