Stillness Time
Last week I introduced the idea of developing a mindset of abundance and invited you to acknowledge your feelings, honor them and then release them. This week I invite you to experience a way to hone in on your true feelings in the midst of your busy life.
Most of the time this is happening under the surface – you have a negative thought or feeling, and you react to it. As you’re going on through your busy life, you may not know why all of a sudden you don’t feel motivated to take that action towards the life of fulfillment that you really want.
There’s another reason to get to know your inner world a bit better. It’s the only place you can control. You can’t control or change someone else’s thoughts, words or actions, but you can change your reactions to them. Introspection is powerful!
That’s why it is helpful to create a quiet time for yourself each and every day. I call it “stillness time”. First thing in the morning is the most realistic option for carving out this time – as little as 15-minutes can be incredibly powerful. During “stillness time”, open yourself up to notice what’s going on inside of you. What feelings and thoughts are speaking to you most loudly, and which ones are whispering but still need to be heard? Next week we will be looking at the experience of an effortless flow of actions.
With warmth and joy,Cara
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December 10th, 2007 at
I have put some stillness time into my busy day and at first I thought no way, I do not have time for this! But lo and behold, I got more energy and got even more done that first day. I have continued the practice and now look forward to that time! I think I’m addicted now, but in a good way. Keep up the great writing.
January 9th, 2008 at
Definitely hard to “give” yourself time. Well worth it, though, and the reminder and the positivity in your writings inspires me every time I read them.