Dedicate one hour this evening to being completely alone. In this time, sit in stillness (no TV, no radio, no music, no cell phone, no conversation, no books). In this time, decide whether or not you earnestly want to engage in the Awakening of your True Self … Your mind may wander, and yet continue […]
Go through your house and find three (3) items that you have not used in the last month (and that are not broken) and drop them off at the nearest Goodwill store (or branch of the Salvation Army, or a local church, etc.) … Bonus Activity: Find 3 more items, wrap them as presents and […]
Sit down and write down five (5) of your past actions that harmed someone else (with physical pain, intellectual confusion, &/or emotional sadness/fear) … Write a letter forgiving yourself for those transgressions. Now go and mail that letter to yourself – today!
Have a seat and write down five (5) of the actions of others that have most harmed you (with physical pain, intellectual confusion &/or emotional sadness or fear) … Now write each of these past “perpetrators” a note, outlining your perception of their offense(s) and expressing your unconditional Forgiveness to them as people. Imagine yourself […]
Find a time this morning and have the courage to visualize your own death … If you were to die this instant, what regrets would you have? What would you have done that you did not attempt? What would you have said that you did not say? … Then, sometime this afternoon, write your own […]
In bed this morning after waking, interlock your fingers and notice which thumb is “on top”. Let your thumbs switch places and see how it feels. Next, get up and get dressed by putting on your shirt and socks before your underwear and pants. Finally, sit down and cross your legs the way you normally […]
In succession, visit a local hospital, a city morgue, and a cemetery … For this task, it is enough to silently visit the first two and observe them in heartfelt reverence (though leaving some flowers in the lobby of each would be a nice bonus). Then, take a few gardening tools &/or some flowers to […]
In order to set your True Self free, you must have the Courage both to acknowledge It and Care for It. So this morning, take 3 minutes and listen without interruption to your own heartbeat. Hear the True Self within your body while you do so. Then, go to a mirror and look into your […]
Today, every hour on the hour (set a chime-alarm if you wish), stop what you are doing and ask yourself either “What Time is it?” (and then give the only worthy Answer: “Now”) — or “Where Am I?” (and Answer: “Here”). Alternate the asking of these two questions throughout the day, and be sure to […]
Every moment of your life is filled with stimuli & circumstances that allow your “ego-self” to respond impulsively and emotionally. Your “reptile brain” (essentially the amygdala, home of the defense mechanisms of “friend or foe” & “fight or flight”) is working constantly to keep you “safe,” and because the neocortex (home of your ability to […]
At least for today, Purpose-fully wait five (5) minutes before fulfilling any desire or wish … Hungry? Wait five minutes before going to get food. Thirsty? Wait five minutes before getting a drink. Have to go to the bathroom? Wait five minutes before going. Want to listen to your I-Pod or car radio? Wait five […]
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