"Add More ~ing to Your Life."
Is this statement at all familiar to you? Perhaps you have seen this title on a
bookshelf at Barnes and Noble or in your iBooks catalogue. The cover features a petite blonde standing
on a skateboard in the middle of Times Square and wearing angel wings. It was the first book written by Gabriel
Bernstein back in 2010 and it was a total game changer for me.
The message of 'Add More ~ing to
Your Life' is to bring an active lifestyle to the forefront of your mind and
associate physical activity with positive thinking. Running, jumping, writing, meditating...all
powerful forces for bringing fresh oxygen into the blood. Then, couple that with a focused mind on
things like envisioning dreams, forgiving those that have hurt us, or simply an
attitude of gratitude. With authentic
intentions and real effort this can be pretty powerful stuff.
My sister gave me Gabby's book when I was in the midst of a terrible
breakup and struggling to get past all of the hurt and pain that it had brought
into my life. I can tell you, without a
doubt, that Gabby's book was instrumental in guiding me to focus my mind and
body on positive thinking and, ultimately, the road to new beginnings. Grow through it -- one of my favorite mantra's
of that chapter in life.
I was thrilled to see Gabby speak live, for the first time, this past
weekend. She talked about some of her
favorite tools in navigating life and referenced personal experience. 'A Course in Miracles' is at the heart of her
teachings and she is able to make the philosophical components of it relevant
and real. There are so many great
'nuggets' that I was able to take away and I hope to share them all with you over
time.
When thinking about the article for today, my mind immediately went to "The
Challenge" that Gabby presented to all of us in attendance at the West
Hollywood studio. She challenged us to
set aside 5 minutes per day for 40 days straight to sit in stillness and just
breathe. Essentially, a morning moment
to set the intention for the day. This
might sound a little 'hippie dippy' to you, but it doesn't have to be ridiculous. I'm not saying that you have to sit cross
legged with wind chime music or chanting in the background. I'm not against any of that, but I also
realize that the stereotypical quiet time is associated with some sort of
'Granola Yoga' weirdo stuff. Get past
your initial judgment and just trust me on this.
You might be thinking, "Sorry, but I don't have even 5 minutes to
simply turn off life in the morning. I
have kids to dress, traffic to face, or emails to return." I get it.
I am not a morning person and this is going to be tough for me too. But if you really want to see how life can
transform through the power of listening then MAKE the time. We can't be ready to receive miracles if we
don't have the lenses to see them. The
best way to prepare yourself to receive miracles moments is to open your eyes
and ears in the stillness. The noise of
this world can drown out so much goodness and it is up to you to make the time
to turn it off, even if for just 5 minutes.
I'm not going to outline this week's challenge steps. You know what you need to do. It's up to you to MAKE it happen.
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