Two Simple Things You Can Start Doing Now To Transform Your Life
by Sueños on 02/09/17
I talk a lot on this blog about the power of perception. This is that we have the ability to control the quality of our life based on how we choose to interpret stimulus. (I.e. you make eye contact with a stranger and you either think they're conspiring against you, or they're admiring how cute your outfit is). While the concept sounds easy it can be very difficult to implement. Here are a couple of tips I give to my clients to help them begin the transformation.
Keep a Gratitude Journal
It can be so easy to get to the end of day and feel like it was a total wash. It was just one of those days that EVERYTHING seemed to go wrong. It's easy to let days get you down, however, if you take a minute to reconsider your day, you'll often find that all sorts of things actually went pretty well. Even if it's just that you have a roof over your head and food in your belly, that's a lot more than most people. This exercise is incredibly useful in re-framing how you interpret your world, and is always a very humbling way to end the day.
Stop Assuming
I talk about this book probably a little too often, but good God it's so marvelous! Don Miguel Ruiz does a deep dive on this topic in his book The Four Agreements, and if you haven't read it, then put this blog post down and go pick it up immediately! The premise of this section in his book is this: how the hell do you know what's going on in other people's minds? Or how do you know what's really going on in that person's life? My favorite example of this is the parent of a teenager. If their kid doesn't call home when they're out, they're certain they are dead in a ditch somewhere. So when their child walks in 20 min. past curfew the parents are so worked up with anxiety that the fight of the century ensues, and their kid walks away totally blowing them off, instead of listening to what they have to say. We can save ourselves so much heartache if we stop assuming. We can avoid the self-doubt that comes from assuming what other people think about it us, and we can eliminate the anxiety that exists in anticipating negative outcomes of events that haven't come to pass yet.
These are two great starts, and supplemented with a meditation and yoga practice, I think you'll begin to notice changes in your life in no time at all. In gratitude we find happiness in what we already have, and in the ceasing of assumption we are able to begin viewing the world objectively. Paraphrased a bit: enjoy your life as it is, and don't let your mind make it into something it is not.
This is a guest blog by one of our coached Diego-Andreas. If you like this post, and want to see more like it, check out his blog at www.wonderingintomyself.com
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