FOOD FOR THOUGHT - The Joy of Being Happy is a Naturally Who We Are

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Happiness is a gift you must unwrap each day.

 

The Joy of Being



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You could be in high spirits and might wish to share your feelings of delight with others today. Relishing in the joy of being alive may be the reason for your carefree and happy mood. Perhaps you might simply stay present with your feelings today.

During the day you can notice where your sense of pleasure takes you. It may be the enjoyment of living in your body, the emotional sensations you feel, or the high you get from being with others. Try to remain present with whatever manifestation of your happiness arises.
When you are with other people you can remember these feelings and create the intention that they also share in the same joy. Not only may others be drawn to you but they may also be inspired to spread the mutual joyfulness you all feel to others.

Experiencing contentment in simply being alive is one of the greatest gifts we can give ourselves. For so many of us, joy seems to be a guilty pleasure since we are often taught that happiness is something we get only if we work hard at it. Feeling happiness, however, is a natural part of who we are.

Savoring it makes us value it all the more. When we learn to accept this, it becomes natural to want to share it, for being happy with ourselves allows us to reach out to others with an open heart more easily. By delighting in who you are today, you will foster joy not only in yourself but in your community as well.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY - Tell Many Good Feeling Stories Throughout Your Day

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There is no right or wrong way to tell your improved story. It can be about your past, present, or future experiences. The only criterion that is important is that you be conscious of your intent to tell a better-feeling, improved version of your story. Telling many good-feeling short stories throughout your day will change your point of attraction. Just remember that the story you tell is the basis of your life. So tell it the way you want it to be. Abraham

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Gut Response - Nothing Wrong with having Feelings

Gut Response - In Touch with True Emotions
by Madisyn Taylor

Our bellies can be wonderful monitors of our emotional health and the truth can always be found there.

So often, emotions that we long to express get stored in our bodies instead. The space where this most often happens is in our bellies. Rather than telling people, our even ourselves, the way we truly feel, we may stuff our true feelings deep inside of us, where they take up space until we are ready to let them go.

Stuffing our feelings in our bellies may feel like the "safe" response, since we then don’t really have to deal with our emotions. Yet, doing so can actually be detrimental to our emotional well-being and physical health. One way to connect with and release your emotions is to do a focused exercise with your stomach area.

Take a moment to center yourself with some deep breathing and quiet meditation, relaxing your body fully and turning off the chatter in your brain. With your right hand on your stomach, tell yourself three times: "Please reveal to me my true emotions." 

Listen for the answers. Repeat the exercise as many times as you would like, allowing yourself to drop deeper into your body each time. Notice any physical response in the stomach area, whether you have a warm, relaxed feeling in the middle of your body or if you feel tight knots in response to any emotions that do come up. You may even want to write down any answers that come to you. Remember that the body doesn’t lie.

Releasing our pent up feelings from our bellies can prevent disease and allow us to live more authentic and expressive lives. Sometimes, if too much emotional energy builds up inside of us, a blowout can result that can cause discomfort. You can help to alleviate this compression by doing the same exercise and adding sound to your emotional release.

The more guttural the sounds released through your mouth, the more emotions you are likely letting go. Releasing your emotions from your belly doesn’t have to be painful and hard; rather, it can be organic and effortless. It’s important not to judge whatever comes up for you. We tend to stuff our feelings in our bellies when we are ashamed of them or not ready to express them.

There is nothing wrong with having feelings, whatever they may be. You can’t help your feelings; if anything, you can help yourself by acknowledging the truth of your emotions so you can set yourself free. Madisyn Taylor

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2 Ways to Exorcise Your Fearful Thoughts and Feelings

I am a voracious reader  and I find messages in books that help me deal with difficulties What the night knows is one such book.
in my life at any point in time and Dean Koontz's

I've been agonizing for weeks, terrified, worried sick really of never finding another job and I am 54 now and jobless since 2012 and under-employed since 2010. On top of that, I met a man, loved something special in him only to discover that he was an abusive alcoholic who I want out of my life, and to cap it all I live in a homeless shelter.

"So be as a child. Put aside pride and vanity. Have the humility of a child who is weak and knows his weakness. Admit fear in the face of the void. Admit ignorance in the presence of the unknowable. A child believes in mysteries within mysteries and seeks wonder, which should be easy considering that here in this year, this very moment, John was adrift in a sea of mystery, in a storm of wonder. What the heart knows, the mind has forgotten and what the heart knows is the truth. ~Koontz's Calvino

My fear reached its peak and caused me to sit up all night on the balcony wracked with the pain of my negative thoughts.

These powerful, negative feelings only give rise to negative results because we feed those beliefs that
bring us down and we begin living in the hell we created.

Worse, we invited that thing that we don't want into our lives, "nothing's ever going to work for me", "he might as well kill me, I don't care anymore" type of shit. That's where I was.

I stayed up supping all night into early morning on the words of Koontz's characters and gained a lot of insight into my own fears.

This is not a book review. Yes, it's got a psychological thrill but even more important and significant to me, it focuses on the innate strength and intuitive knowing of children and how they hold up the world, theirs and ours.

The book was superb, the best I've read in this genre in a few years. Children and adults overcome their fears in their own unique ways, fight for the right to live and love like any adult and are wise beyond their years.

One of the boys now grown reflects on a 20-year old fear that burdened him: "But he figured that if he worried excessively about the feather and what it implied, he might be inviting something into his life that he would regret. Someone once said that if you painted the devil on the walls often enought, you got the devil on the stairs, his footsteps approaching."

I was reminded to face what you fear - FEAR is False Evidence Appearing Real - with the utter conviction that it cannot harm you ever. No matter if you are shaking as if you have ague, deal with it and free yourself.

Nothing and no one can harm you unless you believe they can. It means you gave away your power by focusing on the other person instead of yourself and what you want! In these situation, be kind to yourself and have compassion for yourself.

In other words, stop beating yourself up!

After the weight of 20 years apprehension has lifted , Calvino says, "In my work Mr Dugley, I've seen that good usually triumphs. But I've also seen that evil never dies. it's always wise to remain vigilant."

2 ways to exorcise your fearful thoughts and feelings:

1- Write a letter

Don't want to or can't face your monster, imagined or real life events, make some quiet time for yourself then sit down write him or her a no-holds barred letter. Write down every single thing you think and feel about that person to exorcise those demonic thoughts and feelings.

Burn the letter afterward and move on with your new, free life.

2- Face the mirror

Stand in front of the mirror and imagine that beast - mother, father, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, friend, neighbour, lover, husband, or colleague - is standing right there in front of you, in the flesh and let rip. Bare your goddam soul as you never have before. Let it all come out.

When you're done, it's done. Go treat yourself to something that makes you feel good and let that be the end of it all.

These two exercises are powerful, cathartic and emotionally freeing. It's just another way of removing emotional blockages and works on anything that disturbs your equilibrium. The letter is particularly powerful and could be one way of opening the door for a much needed discussion.


 "In this world of ours, there's always a chance that a day of fire will come, but there is nothing to be gained by extending an invitation to the arsonist, no matter how persistently he hints that he would like to have one." Koontz's Dugley

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Revealing Your Feelings To Achieve Reconciliation Instead Assigning Blame

Image by catlovers via FlickrIt is so easy to blame others for our distress particularly when our relationships are rocky. But you know what, it is up to each of us individuals to take responsibility for our thoughts and actions. Keeping in mind always that it is your negative thoughts which create your negative emotions and your actions!

Talk to those with whom you have issues as it is your reaction – and I am not saying anything is wrong with that because I'm in the same boat too – that exacerbated the already contentious situation.

If the relationship matters to you keep on trying and remember always to say "I feel...". This clearly shows that you are talking about yourself and you are not assigning blame or pointing fingers to the other person regardless of their part in the scenario.

If you cannot get through to the person then you can write them a letter. Just pour your heart out and express your feelings and send it in the mail.

There are times however when nothing you do or say will make a difference because of the mindset of person or persons. When that is the case, let it go and start working on yourself and trust that all will be well. I have been living this for the past year with my birth mother, sister and brother in law so consider me an "expert" in this area.

When you change as you will because you must grow into who you are, your evolution on the inside will exude an energy which will positively affect those with whom you interact. What must fall by the wayside is inevitable and when family members are the so-called culprits it is time to let go of that "guilt" in particular and move on.

And take it from me a family is not a mother, father, children etc.  A family is a group of people who love, support and lift up each other - never putting them down.

One of the easiest ways to ease distress related to our relationships is to share our feelings with our loved ones. Though we may fear the intensity of our emotional response is out of proportion or that the people we care about will reject us for our vulnerability, expressing our feelings in an ambiguous manner will seldom help us solve the issues weighing on our hearts.

When we are willing to reveal our pain to family and friends, they can then address our concerns openly. The hurt we feel becomes a catalyst that inspires healing through honest and intense discussion. And our forthright manner further reassures our loved ones that our goal in revealing our feelings is to achieve reconciliation rather than to assign blame. You will feel more secure in your relationships today when you resolve to share your pain with the people you care about. —DailyOM

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Avoid Falling Under The Influence – Center Yourself

Vulnerable by Himalayan Trails We can avoid falling under the influence of individuals whose ideas and opinions we disagree with by taking a moment to collect our thoughts when we feel we are being pressured. 

It may seem that there are a number of nefarious forces directing the course our lives take. Yet only a few short minutes of focused contemplation in which we examine the roots of the vulnerability we feel can help us reconnect with our core values and remind us that we are and always will be in full control of our destinies. 

When we stop to think before we are swept up in the tide of outside beliefs and opinions, we temporarily separate ourselves from the suggestions capable of swaying us and thus our overall susceptibility is diminished. The impressions others make on you today will not be as intense when you center yourself in the midst of challenging interpersonal interactions. DailyOM

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THOUGHT FOR TODAY: Get Clear on The Root Cause on Feeling Run Down

Whenever you are feeling run down, take an honest look at how you have been thinking, feeling and acting. 

You will likely find a belief, behavior pattern or even a relationship that is out of alignment with who you really are. 

Perhaps you believe you have to be perfect at everything or you have been bending over backwards to get people to like you. 

Maybe you are dealing with mild depression or simply have too much on your plate right now. There may also be people or situations in your life which are draining your energy. 

Once you get clear on the root cause, you can weed it out and better direct your flow of energy in the future. —DailyOM

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THOUGHT FOR TODAY: Using Them As Your Excuse To Not Feel Good

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Tell everyone you know: "My happiness depends on me, so you're off the hook." And then demonstrate it.

Be happy, no matter what they're doing. Practice feeling good, no matter what. And before you know it, you will not give anyone else responsibility for the way you feel -- and then, you'll love them all.

Because the only reason you don't love them, is because you're using them as your excuse to not feel good. ~Abraham

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Pay Attention To The Way You Feel!

This is my good news day. How do you feel most of the day? Do you know? Are you even aware of the specific emotions you feel when the occur? 

Here's a heads up about life and being in the moment from some of my favourite teachers. It is high time you started paying attention to the way you feel!

Brad Yates, EFT Expert extraordinaire is one of the most heart-connected people I know and in the final video he is tapping for the superlative event 40-Day Oneness which began on 21 June. You can also Learn Emotional Freedom Technique and how it could benefit you.

The 40-Day Oneness Event is based on the book The Proof: A 40-Day Program for Embodying Oneness. It began on 21 June and runs till 1 August 2010. However, you can do it at any time alone or with a group of friends which is what I like about it.

It is all about love and light. Join up and spread the word.

Before You Became Physical

Why Do Bad Things Happen To Children

There is not a stream of badness and a stream of goodness, or sickness or wellness. There is only a Stream of Well-being. The question that you're wanting to ask yourself is, "In this moment, am I letting it in or not? Am I allowing it or am I not? ––Abraham/Hicks

Embracting The Light - 40-Day Event (for worldwide one-ness). EFT with Brad Yates

It is time that you choose to know that you are light! Follow yours ––  It is the only freedom there is.

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