Keeping Life Simple Through Times of Transition
Keeping Life Simple Through Times of Transition
At some point during our lives we find ourselves going through some form of transition. Going through transition often puts us in a place of not knowing what lies ahead, or even if we do know what lies ahead, we may not have a reference point of what it is going to look or feel like and that can create fear and doubt.
Transition can show up in the form of changes in relationships, jobs, leaving one home to embrace another, moving to another country with a new language and culture or reinventing yourself to honour your passion in life with a whole new career path.
Whatever the circumstance, for some of us, transition can appear to be challenging, but if we are conscious and remain in the moment with what is, as it is, and not label the way we feel, transition is just that ~ transition from one moment to the next.
Even when we do have a compass of where we are going in life most of us have experienced that the best laid plans can change in an instant.
Whenever life appears to be challenging as we move through times of transition begin to notice if your thoughts are made up of scenarios from past experiences or are they related to expectations of the future? When we live our life in the moment and surrender to everything as it is, in that moment, there actually is no problem. Look into that statement deeper, if you will, and see for yourself what you discover.
When we label our circumstances and feelings our mind begins to tell us a story of our life situation but it’s the way we choose to perceive our life challenges that make them appear as if they are difficult or not. And, when we surrender and welcome everything in our life as it is and trust that this moment is perfect and there is no resistance present, it’s then we can discover ourselves in a place of freedom – freedom from the mind and stories it tells us . Welcome to keeping your life simple.
Honour your spirit and walk towards the journey your heart desires.
In love,
Lorraine
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About Lorraine
Lorraine Wilson has been on a journey of self discovery for many years. She openly shares her experience with others and offers hope, inspiration and an invitation to “Keep Life Simple” through self inquiry. She lives on the West Coast with her children.
Lorraine has been influenced and is incredibly grateful for the teachings of Gangaji, Adyashanti, Eckart Tolle, Pamela Wilson, Muni and His Holiness, The Dalai Lama. She has worked in the field of communications and broadcasting for over 30 years and utilizes her communication skills as a program facilitator and provides one on one support to others who desire to investigate their life journey.
Stayed tuned for ‘Keeping Life Simple’ on VividLife Radio. The program will be an opportunity for everyone in the community to come together to discuss and be supported in the never ending discovery of who we truly are.
Ask Rochelle
January 20, 2010 by admin
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Ask Rochelle
Stars of Celestial Waters through Rochelle Sparrow
Hi Rochelle-
I was wondering if you might answer a question or two for me.
My parents are both deceased. Recently, I have been having many vivid dreams about my father. However, in my dreams it seems I seek him out but can never quite make contact with him. It is just a dream, but still frustrating as there was so much unresolved between us. I wonder if there is some message he is trying to convey, and I’m just not able to understand. I never got to know him too well in this life, and just want to feel that connection with him if possible. What can I do to become more receptive? Many changes are evolving in my life right now and I would like to know if there are any spirit energies around me that can give me that support I need right now and that I can connect with.
Thanks for your time, and for any thoughts.
Best regards,
Ron
Dear Ron:
Thank you for sharing and yes, I do think you can make a connection. The guides state:
You are correct to pay attention to your dreams. Your father is coming through and your mother will someday soon as well. You are aware that he has certain regrets (abandonment is the energy) in how he related to you. He now wishes to have reconciliation with you but you must understand and know (we suggest) that you come to terms with a greater understanding: his regrets stem from his being on our side. He was not able to see and understand his withdrawn, detached behavior on your side as problematic. He did not care for you in a proper manner because of his unresolved issue with (alcohol is the energy than father energy coming in which could indicate he had alcoholic father). His own father was quite abusive and obstructed a hones relationship with him (got lying as an energy). Your father therefore, was not able to form a honest relationship with you and continually told you parts of truths rather than the totality of the truth itself. Your father now sees that he obstructed himself from great love. He regrets his decision. He comes through to let you he is healing. He wants to heal his relationship with you.
Blessings, Stars
Dear Stars:
After more than 20 years as a single mom, I now find myself an empty-nester. I am enjoying the “me time” and now that I have more freedom, I am ready for more from life. I feel like there’s so much more that I can offer, but I can’t seem to get myself out of the rut. I want to find both love and job fulfillment, but with each attempt, I hit a brick wall. Do your Guides have any advice on how I can reach my potential in both arenas?
Thank you,
JMH
Dear JMH:
Thank you for coming to us. This is an important question, a situation many woman experience. Here is what the guides say:
You are correct to know and understand that meditation is key here. Your being has disregarded your interests for many years. You are correct to delve into your interests. (Writing is the energy.) You are correct to regain interest in and within novel. Your being does have aptitude for explaining mysteries and solving mysteries. Why not make your interest a vocation rather than hobby? You have ability to be able to become successful in this arena. We suggest you join writing group (a nurturing group) and think of a plan to regain (restart is the energy) your novel. Think also what you want to do can be completed. Your stories can help people understand their relationship with themselves and their families in connection to love and to spirit. You can finish what you set out to accomplish and you can reach success. That is the correct way.
Blessings, Stars
Hello,
I’d like to please ask when will I be in a romantic relationship or renew a love affair with the biracial man I love. I think he is my twin flame (he is a Scorpio) and it is hard to get things off the ground.
Thank you so much, and have a wonderful week!
Julie
Dear Julie:
Remember, all relationships start from the inside out. Thank you for trusting us.
Here is what they say:
You are correct to move ahead in discovering what leads you into a pattern of situations that keep you involved with individuals who are not of trust. Now this not of your fault or of your doing, but of the unconscious unresolved issues from child hood which kept mother at a distance due to feeling she was not of trust. (very loud) you had to do so because mother was alcoholic (is the energy) and not able to move into healing for herself because she was not willing to move out of denial regarding her disease. You, however, can now see the issues of trust due to the pattern of relationships in your life, which are not of trust. We suggest to move into a psycho social support group, such as Al Anon. In doing to, you receive healing. It is the focus upon yourself which now must happen (we suggest) for your healing to happen.
Blessings, Stars
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Keeping Life Simple – Make a choice and let it go
January 6, 2010 by Lorraine
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Think of all the choices you make and I’m sure you’ll be surprised at how many decisions you actually make in a day. Some of them are simple choices and some of them have more of an impact on life, but if we look closely at the difficulty we have in making some choices it may be that there is an underlying theme or an element of fear connected to them.
Fear of making the wrong choice can freeze us into doing nothing; simply out of fear of thinking we may make the wrong decision. Some of us really struggle with making choices in our lives but each decision we do make is a choice which leads us to the next step in our journey of life, and another experience to discover more deeply who we really are. Every choice we have made to date has been a constant unfolding that has led each of us, to who we are today. The decisions we make open the door for new experiences filled with joy, fear, stress, peace, vulnerability and love and at the end of the day, they are all choices towards a movement of expressing our way through life.
When we surrender to the fears that come along with making choices there’s a sense of freedom that arises in the knowing that you can’t make a wrong decision, it’s just a choice which will provide an experience. It’s all in the way we choose to view our life circumstances through our mind that makes it appear as if there is a problem with a specific choice we make or not.
If you listen to your heart when making choices and not let fear be the ruler of your decision making, you will discover there is no problem with making a choice. Decisions which are not driven by ego and fear have a particular feel to them. Take a moment to reflect back over the times when you have made choices in your life that resonated with your heart, the decisions that were not made out of fear – how did your body feel? I know mine feels free and joyful with an undeniable energy that runs through it that simply says ‘yes’.
Keep your life simple by knowing that the choices you make in your in life in this moment are perfect and there is no problem with choice when we live life in the moment – that too, is also a choice.
Honour your spirit and walk towards the journey your heart desires.
In love,
Lorraine
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About Lorraine
Lorraine Wilson has been on a journey of self discovery for many years. She openly shares her experience with others and offers hope, inspiration and an invitation to “Keep Life Simple” through self inquiry. She lives on the West Coast with her children.
Lorraine has been influenced and is incredibly grateful for the teachings of Gangaji, Adyashanti, Eckart Tolle, Pamela Wilson, Muni and His Holiness, The Dalai Lama. She has worked in the field of communications and broadcasting for over 30 years and utilizes her communication skills as a program facilitator and provides one on one support to others who desire to investigate their life journey.
Stayed tuned for ‘Keeping Life Simple’ on VividLife Radio. The program will be an opportunity for everyone in the community to come together to discuss and be supported in the never ending discovery of who we truly are.
ROBIN ARMSTRONG’S ZODIAC PREDICTIONS FOR JANUARY 2010:
ROBIN ARMSTRONG’S ZODIAC PREDICTIONS FOR JANUARY 2010:
ARIES: MAR. 21 to APR. 20:
If you simply stick to your own thing, then your actions will succeed. The second you talk, doubt, or even worry you will attract delays and obstacles. You will be wiser to take small initiatives, than presume to carry the world on your shoulders. In big matters, the way is blocked. You will have to wait and bide your time.
On the New Moon Eclipse of January 15th it will be easier to give than to receive. The Full Moon January 30 will be a positive one for you. Be spontaneous and trust your instincts.
TAURUS: APR. 20: to MAY 21
You will encounter mixed signals this month. The more you force things or push, the more resistance you will encounter. It is not worth getting angry about. If you simply relax and maintain a courteous approach, good things will come to you without having to ask. The more you listen and reflect, the better your options will become.
The New Moon Eclipse of January 15th will be a positive one as long as you are patient. Obsessive behaviour will invoke anger! The Full Moon January 30 will be a difficult one for you. Your timing will be off. You will spoil things by complaining. Drive carefully!
GEMINI: MAY 21 to JUNE 21:
Happiness is contagious. Smile and the world will smile with you. Don’t get pulled into the worries and responsibilities of others. Good cheer will lighten their load and make your progress easier. This is a positive month for you. Look ahead, not back and you will make good progress. Be spontaneous!
The New Moon Eclipse of January 15th will be an uneventful one. You will stay one step ahead of any adversaries. The Full Moon January 30 will be a positive one. Your charisma will be high. Your initiatives will be rewarded.
CANCER: JUNE 21 to JULY 23:
Cancers will be feeling the January blahs for most of the month. You will be hemmed in by time demands and by having to face the repercussions of last months spending. Don’t expect sympathy! The best way through this month is simply to keep busy and work hard. Don’t try to explain! Communications will be problematic.
The New Moon Eclipse of January 15th will be the most difficult lunation of the year. You will be hard to satisfy and easily threatened. Keep your sarcasm to yourself! The Full Moon January 30 will be less stressful. The pressure is lifting and the tide is turning in your favour.
LEO: JULY 23 to AUG. 23:
You will continue to get your way this month although our priorities are likely to be a little screwy! The more considerate you can be toward others, the more applause you will attract. Try to avoid irresponsible and overindulgent people as they will only create great difficulties for you. Be discriminating.
The New Moon Eclipse of January 15th will also be relatively uneventful. The Full Moon January 30 will bring contradictory energies your way. Be direct! Don’t explain. The more people that get involved, the more delays there will be.
VIRGO: AUG. 23 to SEP. 23:
January will be a productive moth for Virgos. You efforts will be appreciated. By paying attention to what needs to be done, you will make good choices and attract good rewards, In fact, you could accomplish more by charm or with a compliment than you will by the use of force. Take your time this month and enjoy yourself.
The New Moon Eclipse of January 15th will be a positive one for most Virgos. Stay calm and listen well. The Full Moon January 30 will be a relatively uneventful lunation for you. Trust your mind over your instincts.
LIBRA: SEPT. 23 to OCT. 23:
The pressure is on to reassess your priorities. Financial restraints and delays will hold in place until the 19th. Work hard and keep busy for the first half of the month. Save collections for the last week or so. It will be easier to make things happen than to get rewards. Keep active but be patient.
The New Moon Eclipse of January 15th will be stressful. This is a time when silence will be golden!. The Full Moon January 30 will be a positive one for Libra. Delays will fall away. Your popularity increases. Trust your instincts!
SCORPIO: OCT. 23 to NOV. 22:
You will tend to react for no obvious reason. Your initiatives are likely to be misconstrued. Through dealing directly with adversity you will make progress and reap rewards. You will be appreciated for standing your ground. If someone is going to be the flake, don’t let it be you! Hold steady and be consistent!
The New Moon Eclipse of January 15th will be a positive one. You will be listened to. The Full Moon January 30 will be argumentative and stressful. Tolerance will be minimal. Drive carefully!
SAGITTARIUS: NOV. 22 to DEC. 22:
This will be another good month for most Sagittarians. There are little or no outer obstacles. Your Initiatives will be well received. Positive actions will inspire others. Be noble. Have courage. If there is something that you want to do or somewhere you want to go, then now is the time! Make the most of it!
The New Moon Eclipse of January 15th will be an uneventful one. No big hassles! The Full Moon January 30 will be an positive one. You will feel a wave of good support. Set the example and others will follow!
CAPRICORN: DEC. 22 to JAN. 20:
Your will accomplish more by charm and courtesy this month than you will by the use of force. Double check the details for the first half of the month as little things are inclined to be overlooked. The last half of the month is yours. Communications and the quality of your choices will be good.
The New Moon Eclipse of January 15th will be the most sensitive and significant one of the year. Take a moment to reflect, the tide is turning in your favour. The Full Moon January 30 will be relatively uneventful.
AQUARIUS: JAN. 20 to FEB. 19:
Take your time. Too much enthusiasm will attract resistance; too little will generate inertia! If you take care of the little things, the big things will take care of themselves, in time. Expect mechanical problems and delays. Keep your cool. Do not express your impatience or your anger. It will be difficult to find good helpers.
The New Moon Eclipse of January 15th will also be uneventful as long as you mind your own business. On the Full Moon January 30 contradictory energies will arise. A smile will work wonders but aggression will be resisted.
PISCES: FEB. 19 to MAR. 20:
Smooth sailing for Pisces this month. It will be a month of style and grace. You will attract what you desire without having to chase it. Go with the flow. Others will align with you. As free time emerges, use it productively. You will be able to accomplish much without much effort. If you add a little effort you will increase the reward.
The New Moon Eclipse of January 15th will also be a positive one. Trust your instincts. The Full Moon January 30 will be an easy going one. A little patience will work wonders.
Robin’s predictions are meant for entertainment and insight. Any serious decision made by astrology requires a full personalized horoscope to be calculated and studied.
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Follow Your Heart in 2010
January 6, 2010 by Agni
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What do you want to experience in life more then anything? What is your true hearts desire? I would like to share with you why the answer to this question has great importance in your life.
We have asked this question to thousands of people and there is always a common theme. The answer is almost always to experience peace, happiness or joy. Sometimes the answer may be to have more money; and usually people realize that the reason they want to have more money is because they think that this will make them happy. Deep down every human being would simply like to experience peace and happiness.
A lot of people have not been taught to find their true desire. Many of us have forgotten about it. Other people may have had this desire a long time ago but after going through some tough situations they no longer believe it is possible to live life fully. Within all of us is a driving force and no matter what we do it will always be there. We can attempt to drown it out with food, drugs or alcohol. We can try to ignore it by working obsessively or be overwhelmed by our drama or agony to notice it. In the end, there will come a time when we must pursue it.
For myself I went through most of my life without even knowing that I had a true hearts desire. I was going through life as I thought I was supposed to. And there was always something missing. Luckily for me I suffered depression during this time and ended up wanting something more. Soon after this; someone asked me the question “What is your true hearts desire?” I answered peace. At that point I knew that the most important thing to do in my life was to experience that. After becoming clear on my heart’s desire; things in my life changed rapidly. As I focused on peace, I started to experience peace and things came into my life to support me in this desire.
Are you satisfied with the life that you are living? Be completely honest with yourself. Are you completely satisfied? If the answer to this question is no, then you owe it to yourself to find your true hearts desire. When you do find your true hearts desire, start living it right now. This does not mean that you have to make drastic changes in your life or give things up. It simply means to start taking time every day and focusing on what you truly desire. Put energy into this one simple thing and all aspects of your life will improve. It is everyone’s birthright to experience peace and joy in their life; including you. What is your hearts desire?
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After a profound spiritual experience in 2002, Agni committed his life to Enlightenment. During the years that followed, meditation became the main tool to experience the simplicity and ease of the present moment.
Agni is co-founder of Happy Monks. A company dedicated to helping people experience their full potential and enjoy a life of Peace, Joy and Well-Being. Agni teaches a simple, effortless and powerful meditation practice called Ascension that includes a series of techniques that can be used with the eyes closed (to clear the nervous system of stress and relax the body/mind) and with the eyes open (to be fully present and live life fully).
Happy Monks teach these techniques to individuals and also in the workplace. For more information visit:
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No More Lame Excuses
When we’re about to start a brand new adventure, to learn a new skill or to take on something we’ve never done before, acknowledging our limited know how is an ideal strategy because it allows us to start from an uncomplicated position and we are wide open to receive new information. Once we’ve spent time practicing a task for period of time we acquire more knowledge and eventually develop some expertise and our confidence grows, right? Well, I’ve been paying attention to a particular human behaviour, especially prominent in women and it’s become apparent that too many of us continually make nonsensical excuses for our performance and aptitude.
When attending a series of meetings I witnessed the dynamic, inspiring, intelligent, witty and outgoing woman running the event, tell the group at every meeting how very shy she really is. This may have been the case at some point in her life, but from where I was sitting, nothing seemed to be further from the truth.
Then there is my accomplished and vibrant friend who has been insisting since I helped her purchase a laptop about five years ago, that she’s completely out of her league when it comes to anything to do with computers or technology. I wish she would acknowledge how far she’s come and that this statement totally discounts the hours and hours she’s committed to improving her skills.
Until just recently my favourite personal excuse when I didn’t understand something immediately had always been “It takes me a long time to grasp a new concept”, then I backed it up with facts from a test I took a zillion years ago, which determined that I use my right brain and left brain, as well as my visual and auditory learning skills equally that in turn did a bunch of other blah blah blah and supposedly proved without a shadow of a doubt I wasn’t as stupid as I felt when sitting somewhere with vacant look on my face. Didn’t it?
Consciously or unconsciously, we often pretend we’re far less competent than we truly are by wearing our illusory deficiencies like an armour of pre-formulated justification in case something goes amiss. In an effort to protect our precious egos, we send out a disclaimer to camouflage our perceived imperfections so we can’t be blamed if we make a mistake or so we won’t look dumb for not understanding or for doing something else we think could make us look foolish if our performance isn’t up to some self-imposed expectation.
Excuses are negative low-level energies damaging to our abilities and ourselves. When these energies become locked into our consciousness we see them to as truth. This belief then alters our brain chemistry making our misconceptions about our capabilities a reality. (See Dr. Joe Dispenza’s: Evolve Your Brain: The Science of Changing Your Mind.) When we hide behind our excuses we lie to others, but even more harmful is that we lie to ourselves and when we allow ourselves to believe that we are not capable, we deny our infinite Spirit.
Our Spirit allow us to be and do ANYTHING we can imagine and at eighty-three my mother proved it this past holiday season. Mom has trouble lifting her feet and is dependant on a walker to get around even on the flattest surface, so for a few years now, due to the sixteen-steps leading up to our front door, she’s believed she was unable to visit our home anymore. Well, this year fate intervened and determined that if Mom wanted to spend the holidays with the rest of us, she was going to have to put aside the excuses and muster everything she had to make the climb. Our entire family shared a wonderful Christmas at the top of those stairs. Mom’s triumphant climb is a tribute to our truly unlimited Spirit.
Energize this New Year with Love!
~ Go with the Flow!
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Heart Yoga
January 6, 2010 by vividlife
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Heart Yoga, which is formally called Yoga of the Heart, works the mind, heart, and emotions, corollary stimulating the physical, mental, and spiritual levels. This results to a strong body, sound mind, and a healthy heart.
Aside from these benefits, Heart Yoga also builds up relationships, keeps connections, nurtures mindfulness, and fulfills emotional needs. One of the gentlest Styles of Yoga, Heart Yoga is comprised basically of activeMeditation, Yoga Postures, and breathing practices.
Heart Yoga focuses on the inner workings of the body, particularly the heart, and the application of essential Buddhism principles. Heart Yoga is based on Tibetan Buddhist texts written thousands of years ago by yogis to serve as a guide for a progressive practice.
Heart Yoga started when yogis in India used Hatha Yoga to achieve spiritual enlightenment. Eventually, the yogis shifted to gentler Yoga practices. Yamas and Niyamas became the rules of conduct. Later on, Yoga practices were kept, but many of these geared towards Meditation.
Yoga branched into two approaches led by Tibetan Buddhists and yogis, but both still followed Patanjali’s 8 limbs. Heart Yoga brings back the two approaches together among modern-day Yoga practitioners. Regardless of age, physical condition, or ability level, anyone can do Heart Yoga.
Heart Yoga puts emphasis on energy forces called vayus or inner winds, which fashion the thoughts of a person, and are affected by the breath. The inner winds flow all throughout the body, especially through the two channels called ida and pangala, which represent the female and male side, respectively.
Aside from the inner winds, ethics are also given prime emphasis by Heart yogis. Six times a day, many Heart yogis pause to reflect. They check whether they follow the ten vows that are comparable to the yamas and nayamas. In this sense, Heart yogis look over their sense of morality.
Heart Yoga also upholds the practice of giving. The elements of karma and emptiness are employed in this Yoga practice. Among Heart Yogis, their Yoga practice is offered to others rather than to themselves. So when Heart Yogis are looking for love or compassion, they have to direct it first to someone else.
Source: http://www.abc-of-yoga.com/info/heart-yoga.asp
How to be Charitable Regardless of the Economy!
January 6, 2010 by Marcia
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How to be Charitable Regardless of the Economy!
1. What if you exchange your service for a tax receipt…. so, if you have book keeping or accounting skills. Or if you have a legal background… or if you have mad chef skills…. Speak with the charity to see is they would be willing to exchange your service for a little piece of paper that saves you money in tax season.
13. Turn your Christmas party into a fundraiser or food drive…
14. Encourage company management to sponsor the Operation Red-nose campaign …(or whatever you call it in your town.) Local University or College supply’s designated drivers to bring home party goers and their cars…so they don’t drink and drive. It is all donation ‘s to support the athletic department.
16. Coats… if you have winter clothing or blankets that are gently used, drop them off at the shelter to keep other people warm.
17. Gift Books to the school Library. You can add a tag that say’s this book was donated by “insert child’s name and year.” Then as your kids grow, they can she how many children get to check out the book that they donated.
19. Helping Hands …Carl Van Haght and some other Earth Angels of HelloHello.net is mentoring people with their ‘online’ skills to help give a hand up rather than a hand out. HelloHello.Net is: A Social Networking Portal where you can upload your profile, search for friends, become friends, upload pictures and videos, chat, blog, email, use Twitter & Facebook on the site, check profiles, update your online status, start groups, post a poll, add an event, and much, much more. Compared to all other similar concepts that make billions of dollars per portal per year and don’t share this revenue with their members, HelloHello.Net pays 60% of all income from different advertising sources on HelloHello.Net back to all members. HelloHello.Net also has a strong mission regarding charity and fundraising that is why helping hands is so successful! 60% of all income from advertising and other ventures will be paid back to the members. 38% of all income will go to HelloHello.Net (administration). 2% will be given to well established and reputable charity organizations. 50 cents will go to charity each time a transaction is made via PinPay (Merchant). Check out http://bit.ly/2ceZFs to Social Network for $$$’s for Charity and YOU!
21. Shovel a neighbors drive way.
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Marcia
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Top 10 Reasons to Meditate
December 17, 2009 by Marina
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Why do people meditate?
Answers to that question are as varied as meditation styles are. In almost 20 years of teaching meditation to beginners, ranging from Manhattan professionals to prisoners at a correctional facility, I’ve collected a few reasons. They are:
10. You better remember why you walked into a room—OK, maybe this more applies to Baby Boomers than anyone else. But meditation does increase focus and concentration for anyone.
9. The light changed at the crosswalk and aren’t left behind, lost in thought—Now this happens to anyone, regardless of age. Getting caught up in worry reminds me a dog gnawing on a bone, only they seem to have more fun.
8. You stop the nervous foot tapping thing—Instead of nervously tapping your foot, you breathe instead. It’s more subtle, and not annoying (unless you’re breathing really, really loudly).
7. You smile more and grind your teeth less—One of the meditation techniques I teach involves a BIG GRIN at the end of the technique. People hate and love it.
6. You have the feeling you do after an hour of yoga, but without the exercise—Don’t get me wrong, I’m a yogini too and nothing takes the place of a yoga class. But there’s no reason to think the yoga studio is the only place to have that cleared out feeling.
5. Your obnoxious uncle/aunt/cousin doesn’t bother you as much—Though remember, if you think you’re enlightened, spend time with your family and you’ll know for sure.
4. You’re so chilled, people ask if you’ve stopped drinking coffee—Definitely, calmness comes with watching your mind through meditation and its twin, mindfulness.
3. Your intuition becomes your secret advisor—Amazing, we have this brilliant compass instead of us that can guide us at every turn. Who knew? The more you meditate the more intuitive you become because the doubting thoughts are turned down.
2. You have moments of not thinking, and feeling brilliantly alive—Westerners aren’t raised to do, not be, so meditation is counter-intuitive. But we need the clearing swish of meditation to re-set. The most creative ideas, for me, come after a meditation session.
1. Your heart heals, and holds more love—How many times have you been heart broken? If you are alive to be reading this, it’s probably more than you care to remember. Meditation, especially on the heart center, can heal the heart, allowing you to accept and receive love more fully. There are also forgiveness techniques, focusing on forgiving ourselves first, to aid in our healing process.
A final thought: meditation is like a shower for the mind. You wouldn’t go days and days without showering would you? Of course not!
Meditation. Don’t leave the house without having done it.
For more details how to begin a meditation practice in 2010, please see www.itseasytomeditate.com
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Keeping Life Simple – The gift of silence
December 17, 2009 by Lorraine
Filed under Spirit, • Headline
Over the years as I searched for a deeper meaning and purpose in my life I kept coming across teachers that would point me towards silence. When I first began meditation the thought of being still and silent was difficult because I had never done this before. When had I ever stopped and just consciously been still with myself? I can tell you never. It took a tragedy in this life for me to come to that place. As I began to sit and be still with my thoughts, my mind would race, thought after thought , but eventually I settled and became the observer of my thoughts. It was then I noticed that thoughts were coming and going in this silence and eventually there was no thought, just this magical space of stillness.
What is the meaning of silence? Webster’s dictionary describes it as “the absence of any sound or noise; stillness.”
I wanted to know more about this stillness and began attending silent or weekend retreats over several years with various teachers such as Gangaji, Adyashaniti, Muni or Pamela Wilson to investigate the depth of awareness and the gift of silence. If you have never attended a silent retreat I highly encourage you to do so. These amazing teachers have the ability from their own experience to point you to the silence that is always present. You see, I was of the belief that being silent was boring and that nothing happens in silence, but in reality it’s quite the contrary.
Most people are reluctant to enter silence for long periods of time, or for any period of time for that matter. I’ve actually had conversations with people who tell me they are scared of being silent and would do anything not to arrive at that place. And why might that be? Perhaps there is the true knowing that when we enter into silence, we enter into a place where there is nowhere to go but to meet ourselves. We are so conditioned to the external stimulation of voices, television, radio, our mobile phones and thoughts of what we should be doing, that we rarely experience ourseleves in a state of silence. But when we eventually enter into silence with awareness, we enter into a place where we are meeting ourselves at a deeper level.
I love silence and it doesn’t mean that I have to be by myself to enter into it. As human beings, many of us are not comfortable when a conversation lags and silence enters, there is a natural tendency to move towards speaking to fill the gap, but if you allow silence to be present in your exchange with another, you will notice that it can have a very powerful effect in the absence of conversation.
When we intentionally enter into silence we get to be with ourselves without any external influence and it helps provide perspective on the true simplicity of life. Let me warn you though, the more you do this, the more you will want to hang out with your ‘self’ – what a concept! Notice how nature is always in silence, the trees, the mountains, the ocean, the flowers, the sun, the moon, they all exist in silence, take a look at their beauty. I would like to suggest you take one day and commit to ‘being’ in silence and take a walk out in nature and see for yourself, pay attention to the stillness . If you’re in a relationship ask your partner to enter into silence with you for a day and become aware of you both notice without using the mind and words to communicate with each other. Let your communication take place in the silence. It truly is a beautiful way to be.
Adyashanti says “There is a great space in which this moment takes place. There is a great silence that is listening to the thoughts”. May you discover the gift of silence this holiday season and may you live your life in love always.
Honour your spirit and walk towards the journey your heart desires.
In love,
Lorraine
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About Lorraine
Lorraine Wilson has been on a journey of self discovery for many years. She openly shares her experience with others and offers hope, inspiration and an invitation to “Keep Life Simple” through self inquiry. She lives on the West Coast with her children.
Lorraine has been influenced and is incredibly grateful for the teachings of Gangaji, Adyashanti, Eckart Tolle, Pamela Wilson, Muni and His Holiness, The Dalai Lama. She has worked in the field of communications and broadcasting for over 30 years and utilizes her communication skills as a program facilitator and provides one on one support to others who desire to investigate their life journey.
Stayed tuned for ‘Keeping Life Simple’ on VividLife Radio. The program will be an opportunity for everyone in the community to come together to discuss and be supported in the never ending discovery of who we truly are.
