I woke up at 5:30 am this morning feeling very tired that was why I told myself; "5 minutes more.." But that extension wasn't always going to be exact because I woke up at around 6:00 am. So much for the 5 minute extension haha! ☺
positivity to everyone like they were born with it. The truth is, we don't always feel that way because we are just normal people like everyone else who feels tired and unmotivated at times but the difference is that we have built a habit to effectively counter those feelings to get on with our day. I am going to share with you a habit that I've created during the toughest point in my life. A lot of you may not know that I've been or gone through depression about a year ago. During this phase in my life, I hated myself so much and that led me to disconnect myself from the people I love. I am glad that I made it out through self-help books but I must caution you that not everyone will have the same result as I did. If you know someone who is really having a tough time in their life, it is best to seek professional help. The habit I am talking about is Meditation. I learned this from the book "Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It" by Kamal Ravikant. In this book, he suggests meditating 7 minutes per day (because he listens to a music that is 7 mins long) while saying the words I Love Myself in your head everytime you take an inhale and saying whatever negative thought that passes through your mind when you exhale. It's very simple! But not easy. I couldn't find a relaxing music that is 7 minutes long that is why I meditated without music when I started and it felt like an eternity. My mind was all over the place because I was a beginner at controlling my thoughts. I then figured out that in order to build up to 7 minutes of meditation, I should start lower so I timed my alarm at 3 minutes and it worked perfectly for me. My current meditation time nowadays is 6 minutes still without music. You can choose whatever music that suites you and start as short as you can minute wise. Another thing Kamal Ravikant suggests while meditating is to visualize the Universe giving you all the positive energy to recharge your body. It may look silly at first (trust me, I was skeptical too) but I have made my own twist to it. Since I am a Leo, my governing planet is the Sun (star). I visualize the image of the sun showering me with its warm rays. After my 6 minutes were up, I feel totally recharged and full of love. ☺ "Negative thoughts are like birds dropping poop on you. You can either let those birds do their thing on you and make the rest of your day feel like sh*t or you can make the birds go away by scaring them off (taking an action)." You can't control different thoughts that pass by your mind but you can surely control what you want to believe in. That is why meditating on positive and self-affirming phrase is one of the best ways to defeat those negative thoughts. Photo Source: http://huff.to/2prfNu8 Meditation has been an ancient practice that has been handed down from generation to generation. You don't need a lot of things to start with, just find a comfortable place where you can sit on the floor with legs crossed and allocate as short as 3 minutes of your time. You can visualize almost anything that embodies the word LOVE but I think planets/stars are way cooler to imagine because they are bigger than life. I am hoping that everyone will get into the habit of meditation because if my life has drastically changed, then I believe so will yours. Until then, stay tuned! ☺ |
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My name is Gelo Amurao. I created the Habit Whisperer because of my desire to help people improve themselves, by creating one good habit at a time. Archives
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