Jon Kabat-Zinn: Somewhere deep within us resides a profoundly healthy and trustworthy core, and our intuitions, as deep resonances of the actuality of the present moment, are worthy of our trust.
Joseph Campbell: Follow your bliss, and the universe will open doors where there were only walls.
Shakti Gawain: To whatever degree you listen to and follow your intuition, you become a creative channel for the higher power of the universe.
Breathing is my anchor – it happens automatically. I let each breathe go with the trust and faith that the next one will come. I believe in my physical intelligence – my stomach metabolizes food, my heart pumps blood to every part of my body, my lungs bring oxygen to my body cells, my senses connect me with the physical world around me. If I can trust my body’s natural wisdom to support life, why should my mind and heart be any different?
I am part of the consciousness of the universe. I am a channel through which the universe becomes conscious and evolves. When I identify and connect with it, it blesses me with boundless abundance, creativity, joy, peace, bliss, love, and potential. The connection helps me feel secure and happy, and fosters a positive belief and trust.
My ego tries to create a cocoon to protect my identity, isolate me in my thinking mind, and disconnect me from the channel of abundance. The scarcity mindset that results from it, in turn, fuels the urge to hold on to things and situations – leading to cravings, fear, worry, anxiety, and stress.
What can help me soften the grip of ego and its reactive thinking patterns:
- Having the newness and wonder of a child
- Spacious awareness – being a witness to my mind and body without judging it
- Acceptance and belief that everything happens for a reason
- Letting go of challenging memories, thoughts, and emotions
- Sense of gratitude
- Mindset to help others and give
- Loving kindness
- Unconditional forgiveness
- Losing myself in creativity
- Equanimity and a peaceful heart
>Twelve Nuggets to Clarify My Mind
> Clarify My Mind: 1 of 12: Wonder and Lightness of a Beginner
> Clarify My Mind: 2 of 12: Be a Witness and not a Judge, Be Always Aware
> Clarify My Mind: 3 of 12: Accept, Allow, Let It Be
> Clarify My Mind: 4 of 12: Let Go
> Clarify My Mind: 5 of 12: Trust or Faith or Belief
> Clarify My Mind: 6 of 12: Patience
> Clarify My Mind: 7 of 12: Generosity – Give
> Clarify My Mind: 8 of 12: Leading with the Inner Compass
> Clarify My Mind: 9 of 12: Gratitude
> Clarify My Mind: 10 of 12: Equanimity
> Clarify My Mind: 11 of 12: Empathy, Compassion, and Forgiveness
> Clarify My Mind: 12 of 12: Surrender