I told her she should create a special
place where she can completely be herself. It might be a room in her house, or
at a park near her home. It might even be a sidewalk table at a neighborhood
tavern where she can sit and quickly sketch the faces of people as they walk
by. It might also be a table at Starbucks where she can scribble uplifting
thoughts. It can be the comfortable lounge chair in her parents’ living room
where she can hug an overstuffed pillow.
The only criterion here is it should
be a place she can experience what she is and what she might become; a place to
roam her field of dreams.
I told her to think of ideal
conditions that she wants to manifest in her life. It might be about a more
fulfilling love life, or the financial independence she has been longing for. I
urged her to begin actualizing those desires by creating detailed mental movies
about them. And that she should save them in a special place in her mind for
her to return to and expand upon on a regular basis.
And while engaged in such mental
exercises, in case unwanted thoughts begin to disturb her consciousness, I told her
to keep her eyes closed and remain focused on her breathing. She should then count the
first inhale as one, the exhale as two, and so forth; return to one again after
the tenth count.
Should those negative thoughts persist, I advised her to
firmly but silently utter the word, “Stop!” And to keep saying it until she
regains total control of her thoughts. After which, resume her breathing
exercises, but on a slower pace. I told her to do this for about 10 minutes, or
for whatever length of time she is comfortable with.
When she likened it to meditation I
said, “Sort of, but it’s more like setting the stage for a magical life.” When she asked who powers this magic, with a
smile I told her, “You do, because your inner desires of good are God’s desires
for you.”
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These are lovely thoughts, Tito, and so true. It is our thoughts and the direction we take them that guides our lives forward.
ReplyDeleteThank you for visiting me and leaving such nice comments. I am now following.
Blessings,
Karen
And this article I posted to remind us to make good use of such gifts.
DeleteMany thanks, Karen!
I can appreciate the lady's navy blue dress, but I do not agree with the video.
ReplyDeleteHappy Blue Monday, Tito.
Thank you, Sally!
DeleteI like the dress too!
ReplyDeleteMy BLUE
Your comment is always a delight to read.
Thanks, Rose!
DeleteControl over breathing has lot of benefits, Nicely explained.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with you, Indrani! Many thanks ;)
Deletei have produced thousands of MTV's in my mind.:p
ReplyDeleteit's my favorite past time when i'm bored, stuck in traffic, or couldn't sleep. this is an interesting video--was that Stephen Hawking before the wine glass?:p
"...your inner desires of good are God’s desires for you." really?:p
"...your inner desires of good are God’s desires for you." really?
DeleteThat has become one of my mantras since the early 90s, Luna, and I deeply believe in it; otherwise, I would have never thought of such good things in my life.
Keep producing those videos in your mind, for as they say, thoughts manifest themselves. And check out out how successful you are with your endeavors :)
Cheers!