Live Consciously
Written by Jerry on January 30, 2010 – 1:08 am -
Have you ever seen ants searching for food? They just follow one another in an almost endless game that seems to drone on and on. Are you living ants life – going from day to day, doing the same thing, the same way, and nothing ever changes?
If so, you’re not living consciously.
Conscious living is being aware of your life and the things you’re doing, moment by moment. It’s about taking the time to stop and smell the roses so you can see where you fit into the big picture. Besides adding more beauty and peace in your life, living consciously helps you live with a passion and purpose that few ever realize.
Small Steps to Living More Consciously
Transforming your humdrum life into one filled with passion is easier than you may think! There are dozens of little things, you can do almost effortlessly and that take just a minute or two, to live more consciously starting today!
Here are a few:
1. Stop. Take some time to stop throughout the day and look around. Be aware of where you are and what’s around you. Become conscious of your surroundings and notice how you fit into them.
2. Notice. Really see the details such as the green leaves on the trees, or the condensation dripping down the side of the cup.
3. Feel. Get in tune with what your body feels and actually search out the sensations of your fingers touching a glass or your toes touching inside your socks. Feel your chest rise and fall with each breath.
4. Be in the Now. Take deep breaths and be in the moment. Don’t think about what you’ve done or what you still have to do, just take a minute or two to just breathe!
5. Learn. Take a few minutes each day to try something new. Pick up a book you’ve always wanted to read or learn a new skill. You will find yourself being more conscious when trying something new than when doing something you already know very well.
There are so many things you can do to create a better life. Living consciously is one of the easiest changes to make because it takes so little time, can be done spontaneously and has great rewards. Take a few of these ideas, add a few of your own, integrate them into your routine, and begin enjoying the benefits of living consciously today!
Never Stop Exploring Life!
Jerry L Saunders, RM
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Achieving Happiness Through Meditation
Written by Jerry on July 3, 2009 – 7:45 pm -There is only one way to achieve happiness. And that way is to simply be happy.
You’re probably thinking right now "How do I get to be happy? Things just don’t work like that; you’re not taking into account the times that I’m miserable because of problems that come up in my everyday life, that aren’t my fault."
At this point you need to stop and meditate. Meditation can be done many different ways, just find the one that works best for you.
Being happy more often than you have been is an incredibly difficult task to accomplish. Yet, I still say that with meditation you can do it. The path that you have chose that led you to your current situation was not over a few days or weeks in the making, but a long and strenuous path that has spanned many years.
In reality it has taken you as long as you have been alive to become the way you are today. It has also taken you that long to achieve what you have achieved and to arrive at your current condition.
Taking the time to meditate and think about who you are, and what you have in your life is truly the key. If you’re completely satisfied with the way your life is going, congratulations. Do more of what you have been doing and you will get more of what you already have in your life.
But if who you are, what you want, what you have, and your current conditions are less than what you want or perhaps are different from what you want, you simply have to start meditating. Failure to take action will keep you continuing to seek the things you really desire as the years pass by.
Because some of this will seem impossible, or out of reach and it may at first offend you and maybe even cause you to reject what you have read. I really want to suggest to you that before you reject how meditation can help you change your life, ask yourself whether or not you really want these things. Give it a chance for at least 21 days before you discount meditation.
Our break neck speed society and a poor economy may make it very hard to stay on a positive level and be happy all the time. But meditation for even just a few minutes a day will help you keep things in perspective where instead of being unhappy about the situation you are in, you can find a way to start experiencing happiness in your life a few moments at a time.
Never Stop Exploring Life!
Jerry L Saunders, RM
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