10 Quick Tips for Self-Mastery

In these powerful times, people are experiencing things faster and deeper, it seems, than ever before.

Even the atomic clocks, which are supposed to be permanently set, have had to be re-set something like nineteen times.

Life has sped up. What does that ask, in fact, demand of us?

Certainly it requires that we toughen up, while ideally, still remain heart-centered, open and poised for change.

The ancient Chinese oracle, the I-Ching, provides a guide for this process. It reminds us that life revolves in cycles.

It teaches that one constant is change. And reminds us to trust the Creative, that force which inevitably takes a zig zag path to its goal.

Further, we begin to understand that when the good times come we don't fall apart, and when the "bad" times come we don't fall apart. We retain an even keel.

It's a given that all things pass. And in the heat of it, we can learn to remain the conscious witness.

Science of Mind practitioner and teacher, Louise Hay, tells us in (You Can Heal Your Life) that the first thing she says upon awakening is, "I love you Louise. This is going to be one of your best days." She focuses on gratitude and reparents the inner child.

What actions can we take to strengthen at the core?

Here are a few suggestions:

10 Quick Tips for Self-Mastery

1. Be aware of your energy field. Awareness is the first step. You don't have to see it; simply know that it exists.

Imagine that you're sitting within a bubble of light. What does it look like? Is it bright and clear?

Uneven, have holes? Do you see colors?

You can call in the highest healing light and let it fill your aura. For instance, imagine a bright gold light coming in from the top of your head.

Notice if anything changes. The simple act of attention changes things. And willingness, even willingness to be willing, always brings in something new.

2. Light Up Your Chakras. Imagine that you have primary energy portals from your root to your crown. Breathe into each one, asking or allowing it to balance and stabilize.

Don't worry about seeing or not seeing them. The act of self-attention is the key here. It's said that the body follows the commands of the mind.

3. Cut cords. Sometimes our closeness with others or desire for it creates cords of attachment between us.

Imagine cutting the cords and seeing those areas heal with light. People will come to you freely; you don't need to be tied.

4. Pray. This is concentrated attention and intention, and ultimately surrender to what healing studies have shown to be the most profound prayer: Thy will be done.

We can't carry everything on our shoulders, and our sight, no matter how psychic, is still limited.

5. Meditate, even if it's simply to stop and watch your breath, noticing how it moves on its own.

6. Slow down. Remember how people were during 9/11? Sort of shocked out of daily concerns, hurled back into our bodies and our sense of connection?

You could say 9/11 broke our hearts, which we felt acutely at the time. That seemed to change when we were told to focus on shopping rather than feeling.

Slowing down means being fully present in the moment. Highly Sensitive people are urged to lie down when overwhelmed; this even eliminates the stress of dealing with gravity.

7. A broken heart is an open heart. Pain is part of life, suffering is optional. Recognize where you are. Loss of a dream, a pet, a plan...some things just break your heart.

But an open heart lets in more light and more love, and may offer a freedom of its own. (In Landmark Education, they say breakdown precedes breakthrough.)

8. Acceptance. There's an oft-quoted line from the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. "And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today."

It tells us that there are no mistakes "in God's world" only in our view of how we think it should be.

Basically, what we resist persists. And we don't know where everything is leading, how we are being developed.

9. How Can I Make Myself Happy?

This one is from Dr. Colbey Forman (www.gobu.org). For Dr. Forman, our job is to enjoy our lives and fill our individual cups so that we can be there abundantly and radiantly for others.

Each moment of the day he asks himself, what can I do to make Colbey happy now? And then he takes the action and decides if it worked.

Since we are naturally meant to give and receive from others, making ourselves happy might include volunteering, for example. (Studies have consistently shown that giving service is one of the best ways out of pain.)

Or, it could be a hot mineral bath. A walk in nature, playing or listening to music. Moment-by-moment means we're not done. We're in process.

10. Ask the universe empowering questions. Tony Robbins suggested asking the Universe: How can I do what I need to do and have it be fun?

Every question we ask is answered. Are we listening or do we think we already know? Perhaps the willingness to attend to ourselves, to be with not knowing, ultimately leads to transformed awareness.

Please feel free to share what you do to strengthen and sustain yourself. I certainly could have added more steps to this list but I decided to create a beginning.

Blessings,

Lorrie
Supporting you In living an abundant life that truly honors your soul