I'm here to help you change your life, and trust me, I'm going to tell you that it's going to take some serious effort. So here's my challenge to you today.
Take on a meditation practice. Before you go, "Oh please that's hippie nonsense" I really would like for you to hear me out.
So lend me your ears for a minute (not literally - Robin Hood Men In Tights fans know that reference).
You're not going to gain anything from meditation. Nada. Nothing. In fact, let's just call this a "sitting practice."
I'm asking you to find a place every single day, for 10 minutes a day (set your timer), cross your legs, close your eyes, and focus on your breath. That's it. No guided meditations, no ohms, no sound, nothing.
Sit there. Quietly...and just...breathe.
Now let me explain what I'm really up to here.
Even though you aren't going to gain anything from meditation, you are going to get something completely different out of it entirely. You will actually experience something that many people don't get to experience at all. The "falling away" of things that are plaguing your life. All of the fear, doubt, and worry starts to drip out of you as you really take the time to slow down and focus on being in the present moment.
If thoughts and emotions come in and distract you, don't get mad at yourself, simply come back to your breath. If you get all wrapped up in something or your internal critic is going off, don't get mad or anxious, just come back to your breath.
And that's what this is all about - constantly coming back. Over a 10 minute meditation, you can literally come back hundreds of times. But that's actually the point...you keep coming back to this moment.
So give this a shot. And like with any practice we engage in, we all find ourselves falling in and out of it. We miss a day or two...or three. But hey, you know exactly what to do.
Come back to it.
Take on a meditation practice. Before you go, "Oh please that's hippie nonsense" I really would like for you to hear me out.
So lend me your ears for a minute (not literally - Robin Hood Men In Tights fans know that reference).
You're not going to gain anything from meditation. Nada. Nothing. In fact, let's just call this a "sitting practice."
I'm asking you to find a place every single day, for 10 minutes a day (set your timer), cross your legs, close your eyes, and focus on your breath. That's it. No guided meditations, no ohms, no sound, nothing.
Sit there. Quietly...and just...breathe.
Now let me explain what I'm really up to here.
Even though you aren't going to gain anything from meditation, you are going to get something completely different out of it entirely. You will actually experience something that many people don't get to experience at all. The "falling away" of things that are plaguing your life. All of the fear, doubt, and worry starts to drip out of you as you really take the time to slow down and focus on being in the present moment.
If thoughts and emotions come in and distract you, don't get mad at yourself, simply come back to your breath. If you get all wrapped up in something or your internal critic is going off, don't get mad or anxious, just come back to your breath.
And that's what this is all about - constantly coming back. Over a 10 minute meditation, you can literally come back hundreds of times. But that's actually the point...you keep coming back to this moment.
So give this a shot. And like with any practice we engage in, we all find ourselves falling in and out of it. We miss a day or two...or three. But hey, you know exactly what to do.
Come back to it.
About the Author:
Evan Sanders is a professional life coach at AYKME coaching. Dive into these great Life Changing Quotes http://thewordsofencouragement.com/life-changing-quotes/ or some Motivation For Weight Loss http://thewordsofencouragement.com/motivation-for-weight-loss/ so you can have the best year of your life.
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