Barrie Davenport When you think of meditation, you probably picture someone sitting with their eyes closed.
However, do you have to close your eyes to meditate?
What about meditating with your eyes open?
Can this be done–and will you still reap the benefits of meditation?
Today we will focus on how to meditate with open eyes.
Ever since “The Secret” movie and book came out, manifestations have become a buzzword.
People have been declaring intentions, mostly privately, to change their lives through positive thoughts and setting the stage for a better life.
While “The Secret” promises that you can manifest anything, manifestation journaling helps keep you on track to achieve what you want.
The best part about journaling your manifestations is your power to make it happen.
It’s not something that just happens because you thought about it.
Rejection is about as pleasant as a porta potty.
It stinks, it’s confining and uncomfortable, and when using one, you’re terrified that someone will open the door and expose you at your most vulnerable.
But there’s another way to look at it.
As they say: “It’s not rejection; it is redirection.”
In other words: rejection can often be a good thing.
To that end, let’s explore the emotions associated with rejection and how to reframe eliminations, exclusions, and brutal rebuffs.
Here’s a scientific fact: journaling benefits your body and mind.
Moreover, as part of a daily routine, journaling helps you to think better, sleep better, eat better, and prosper more.
But it’s not always easy to get started.
So below, we’re breaking down how and why keeping a spiritual journal can help you live your best life.
Then we’ll look at 75 spiritual journaling prompts for the times you need a starting spark.
How long would you go without brushing your teeth, washing your sheets, or doing the dishes?
From the earliest age, you are taught how to cleanse yourself and your belongings.
Were you ever taught how to cleanse your soul?
We cannot see the stains or smell the stench, but we feel it deep inside when our souls need soothing.
Learning how to cleanse your soul isn’t something you’ll find on a college syllabus.
It’s likely not something your parents taught you, but something as simple as a spiritual cleansing can help us in every facet of our lives.
Trauma. Betrayal. Loss.
Mistakes and regrets.
Your past is likely jam-packed with painful events and situations that affect who you are today.
You might have negative behaviors and thought patterns, low self-confidence, low self-esteem, and feelings of low self-worth because of them.
Perhaps you haven’t adequately grieved some of the things you’ve experienced.
You want to overcome it to live a happy, fulfilling life.
But how?
You might be surprised to learn how journaling for healing can help.
Wanting to grow personally is a beautiful thing.
But constantly striving to do more, be more, and have more can take a toll on your mind, body, and soul.
That’s why checking in with yourself is so important.
It allows you to focus on where you are and how you feel to better achieve all those other things.
Let’s review what checking in means, the benefits of doing so, how to and how often, and we’ll provide you with questions to check in with yourself.
Famous smart person Albert Einstein labeled it the “mystic emotion,” describing it as “the finest emotion of which we are capable” — fertile cognitive soil where “the germ of all art and true science” is born.
These days, we call what Einstein so eloquently described “the superconscious.”
Unlike the conscious and subconscious minds, the superconscious is sometimes called “infinite intelligence” or “the Universal mind.”
What is it?
Can you tap into it?
Let’s dive in.
You’ve heard the phrase “wise mind,” but you aren’t sure what it means.
And how does it relate to dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)?
In dialectical behavioral therapy, the term “dialectical” refers to the concept of “dialectic” found in classical philosophy and the manipulation of opposing relations, such as thesis and antithesis.
The term “DBT wise mind” refers to a technical concept.
While logic is the driving force behind reasonable minds and emotions are the driving force behind emotional minds, wisdom is the driving force behind wise mind.
Wisdom combines the precision of logic with the energy of emotions.
Here’s an undeniable fact: the Universe and everything in it wouldn’t exist if not for energy — including us.
It’s life’s catalyst, the galaxy’s cosmic fuel.
So it logically follows that energy, the foundation of existence, affects how we feel, behave, think, and sleep — which raises a probing question: Is it possible to control the energy in and around us?
In a word: Yes.
And one of the best ways to start is by doing an energetic scrubbing of your abode — aka a house cleansing.