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Ameriprise’s boomer-hip spokesman, Dennis Hopper implores us from our T.V. screens, “C’mon, YOU need a plan!”
Before we can make an actionable plan, we need to know what we want as our intended outcome. Plus we have to make an up-to-date assessment of our current reality. Otherwise devising a plan is a wasted effort. What’s the value of a plan if we don’t like where we are headed in the first place?
Especially these days when those “wild cards” come flying out of nowhere, most of us don’t have a clue what we want or our vision is very foggy and conflicted.
Even the most even-keeled among us are incredibly stressed out these days so first let’s get ourselves quiet and centered before we go plunging into the depths of our unconscious to discover what we want.
We all know about centering, but most of us forget to do so when we are in the heat of life. Here’s a few exercises to get you back in touch with your inner world when you need to the most.
A recession is a perfect time to get back in touch…tap into your own greatness, so you are ready to rock ‘n roll when the numbers game changes!
Note: I’ve given you three tools to work with. You don’t have to do all three at once….or you can when you feel you have the time and the commitment available. You can mix and match but please always start with the first…or something similar that always works for you to get down deep into your inner stillpoint.
These are not light weight exercises, so be sure if you do them, you have some time to “recover.” After adjusting back to earth time, you will find that you will be charged up rather than losing it.
Exercise #1:
Let’s get started with some centering and focusing:
- Be sure to close your office door or find a quiet spot. Give yourself the private time to reflect. Find a comfortable place to sit with your feet on the ground and hands in your lap.
Make sure to keep a pad and pen next to you for journaling and responding to questions that will follow these exercises.
- If you're comfortable to do so, close your eyes and notice your breathing. Don’t change your breath, just observe its flow in
- Shift your focus away from your mind to the area around your heart.
- Imagine yourself breathing through your heart. It may help to put your hand on your heart.
- Keep your focus there for ten seconds or more.
(Note: Remember you can always stop here and use this as a “Just in Time” recharge. Or combine this with one or both of the following exercises for more in-depth exploration and discovery.)
Exercise #2:
Take a few minutes in stillness to reflect on everything you are grateful for. You can say this out loud or better yet, write it down.
Exercise #3:
For this exercise please center again. Make sure you won’t be interrupted. Put out your “Do Not Disturb” sign
- Select some challenge you are facing or question you have today.
I suggest you select something simple and near-time achievable for your first go at this process. You can always go on to bigger concerns once you get the hang of this. If you are an old pro, then please do it your way.
- Take a few more relaxing breaths. It’s important to remember to breathe. We all forget at times.
- Uncross your hands and/or feet and sink down and in.
- Now focus your conscious mind on whatever you’ve selected.
- Notice every aspect about what you’ve selected to work with.
- What outcome do you want? See this in your own inner mind. Be really detailed. Experience this as if it is already true.
- If you don’t know your intended outcome, then concentrate on getting a clear intention of what it would be if you knew.
- Take a few more breaths.
- Now, ask your inner knowing for a symbol which will give you a new perspective on your chosen challenge or question for today. Please remember your symbol…it may come as a shape or an animal or letter…or anything your unconscious can use to communicate with you.
- When you are ready, come back slowly, hearing the sounds around you and feeling your feet are connected to the ground beneath them. Return to your space slowly.
- Sit for a bit. Then grab your notebook and write down every detail and aha! Before you forget them, like a dream lost upon waking.
- You may find you have a take on things – seeing things more clearly, noticing details or connections you hadn’t been aware of before. Don’t make any hasty changes.
- Please use your symbol as your personal amulet for this challenge or question until answers reveal themselves and you find resolution or satisfactory solutions.
- You can return to this exercise anytime and for any situation or question. Just remember to focus in on a manageable aspect so you can effect change and create your reality…now and in y(our) future.
Karen Sands, MCC
Making Futures GreatSM
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