úterý 23. února 2010

A Word or Two about Emotional Vibrations

Do you know the following quote from Abraham: “When you emerge into the day, let your vibration be the dominant one. Your vibration of joy, your vibration of growth, your vibration of freedom, your vibration of love, your vibration of all is well. And anybody that is out there vibrating in discord with that – will vibrate somewhere else.”

I love that quote! What I like the most is the re-assurance that if you remain positive and focused on your joyful emotions and on what it is you want, everybody who is in your way will get lost! Isn’t that just great?

I have heard many stories about the dreadful boss being transferred elsewhere or the misbehaving boyfriend finding himself a new girlfriend, thus just disappearing and sparing the ex-girlfriend the pain of dumping him!

When the people whom you no longer want in your life persist, there must be a reason for it. You need to look deep within yourself and find out what is keeping you attached to them. Maybe you are learning something from them? Perhaps your vibrations are good when it comes to everything else but still awful when it comes to this person?

Don’t waste your time thinking up a vicious plan on how to avoid such people or get rid of them, the Universe will do it on your behalf, if you let it. Just remember, even towards people we don’t like we need to send the vibration of love and peace. At the end, they will either accept it and their behavior will become loving and peaceful, too, or they will be removed miraculously from your life. Try it and then wait and see!

pondělí 22. února 2010

Learn to Shift Your Perception

Everything in life is about perception, meaning, things can be different if we look at them differently.

Keeping this information on top of your mind can be extremely helpful whenever you find yourself in a situation that is pulling you down instead of keeping you up or when your feelings of ease and happiness are long forgotten and you can’t imagine you will ever find them again.

All those feelings of disconnection, loss of direction and not having enough energy to keep us going can be easily changed by a simple shift in our perception.

Let’s say you have been trying for some time to get promoted. You feel you work hard; you have all the competencies, qualifications, drive, etc. Yet the promotion is not happening. Over time your perception of the whole situation might begin to slide towards self-doubt, de-motivation and thinking that your Company or your boss will never recognize you and you are just wasting time working for them.

In a situation like this it is hard to remain positive and believe in a better outcome. Here is where a shift in perception can help. Firstly, you can shift your perception towards experience and ask yourself questions such as “What am I learning here?” One of the answers can be: “By having been in this situation for such a long time, I have developed patience, I have come up with new ways to motivate myself, I have improved my competencies”. Doesn’t that sound more powerful?

Another shift in perception might be towards honesty and you might ask questions such as: “Do I really want this promotion or am I after it just because everybody tells me I should?” By giving yourself an honest answer you might realize that all that time you spent waiting was not lost , because you actually would be happier in another job altogether.

No matter what our reality is, there is always a lesson to be learned. Realizing that is already a first step to shifting your perception the right way.

úterý 2. února 2010

The Ancient Wisdom of Kung Fu Panda

For those of you who have children, you have probably seen and enjoyed the movie Kung Fu Panda. For those of you, who don’t, you might want to consider watching it; it can teach you a lot.

Poor Panda, the main character of the movie, has to overcome a lot, push a lot of boundaries and break many beliefs he held about himself. Along the way he gets a lot of advice from those who are more mature than him and plenty of it we could apply to our everyday life; but from all of that wisdom, there is one that stood out for me.

“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery but today is a gift” is a sentence that helps Panda eventually turn things around. I know we all recognize something similar from other places where we might have heard it. For me, though, this particular phrase has a special sound to it and so I stick with it.

It comes really handy in situations when you worry about a certain outcome, even though that particular outcome is out of your control. The statement helps when you are beating yourself about the past mistakes which you can do nothing about any more. And it points out the importance of presence as the only guarantee you have.

Remembering those simple words in your hardest moments is a reminder that all that you have is now and the way you deal with it is up to you. You can start treating yourself with respect right now. You can pick up the phone and call that person you have missed right now. You can apply for a new job right now. You can start treating people with kindness right now.

To accept the above and change your perspective might not be easy but look at it this way. If the animated character can do it, surely you can, too?