It feels like yesterday we were watching the movie "2001 - Space Odyssey"- and how here comes 2011 - the first year of the second decade of the third millennium. As the beginning of the next decade will you start your personal odyssey to a brighter, happier future? It is not difficult if you follow these "soft" steps to increase "good" in your life - and reduce or stop bits "the and the villain". Let's just do it!
(1) Increase - give and receive love
"What the world needs now is love - Sweet Love'-great song, beautiful lyrics with a sense of really valid – for this time, but still.." And that means not - you must be prepared to receive love - in both directions with elegance and gratefully - even the word "plots" more small that may be offered.
It is not difficult to begin - try just being the first to smile walking into an unknown - the first offers a greeting, a kind word, a helping hand. This love is in its simplest form - a gesture of account to another human being. The amazing part is how this simple courtesy is reciprocal and instantly and warmly returned with surprise but sincere gratitude and your kindness small rewarded somehow. Perhaps step all the time, but which don't discourage your donation. When it happens, it is the best feeling. And, after this Foundation, it is easy to build, brick by brick - never the top, more and more your joy - and that of those around you.
(2) Increase - acceptance - just being
Any life serves you, there is a choice of what to do with it. "Go with the flow" is a popular saying which is incredibly easy to do, with a little practice. If you can achieve deep yourself and find your "quiet place", you will be surprised by the depth of comfort and spiritual food, you can find. Breathing eyes closed, quiet, relaxing in a State of dream - and you can "lose" the world and all its problems - and "quieten" all your own, for example. What a treasure lives in this part of you - all you need to survive spiritually and emotionally - if you will just be "happen" - loosen inhibitions and the ingrained habit of hiding the best of you - yourself and others.
(3) Increase - appreciation and enjoyment - all
In this fast-paced life, it is too easy to forget - even ignore - some of the most beautiful experiences and precious that are ours to enjoy, any time choose us. It's those that cost nothing financially - but can be expensive, emotionally and spiritually.
Think sunrises with their promise of a better future day - every day; and sunsets with their meaning peaceful in the completion of another cycle. And the stars in a clear sky, the night - in numbers beyond imagination and a moon man walked on (imagination operated and implemented). And grains of sand on a beach that were once a rock, perhaps a cliff - somewhere - some time.
You get the feeling of precious how it is to take time "stop and smell the Daisies"? You do yourself and your world an incredible service when you look really - and really listen. It is all there, just waiting for you. So much beauty, so much fun. What are you waiting for? Enjoy!
(4) Increase - empathy
Not to be confused with sympathy - meaning am sorry for, or have pity; to grieve for - leaving the person sometimes feel alone in their tragedy - a lack of understanding, in a certain way.
No.. Empathy is quite different. It is entering another world as it will leave you - and respecting whatever the level, he is ready to welcome - and forward gently, as and when it evolves for him. Forget - we have no idea what this person feels, fears, avoids or suffers - at least that we have "walked a mile in her shoes".
What we have to offer, is a willingness to try to stay "with" this person suffering - trying to sense and to share and therefore reduce its burden. Only he can raise, but your understanding will support him in what could be his bottom.
And while you focus on support with sensitivity of this person, you'll find unexpected changes happening within yourself. Many negative earlier attitudes to people and events will slowly change and soften - and your tolerance will increase to a level unimaginable previously.
It is empathy.
(5) Increase - Compassion
Compassion is the next step after the empathy. It accepts how another sees or feels or reacts in life even when you do actually understand and accept these attitudes for yourself. Compassion is grateful that one of us can act or react in this way - if our situation, our life - would have been different. And once you develop the ability to feel deep compassion for another, you will learn how to look with compassion yourself - your own breaches to your own views sometimes twisted on life, in your own inappropriate attitude and reactions.
And your compassion will be forgiveness of yourself not only possible - but "-able".
I like the idea to choose a future for the ' first day of the rest of your life-"Don't you?" Such hope and confidence and the possibility of change for the better, these simple words - like the promise of the dawn - a new day, and a new chapter begins. Why not begin your Odyssey, your renewal process, by simply.
Loving yourself
Forgive yourself
Believer yourself
A better, Happier planning and more peaceful tomorrow
Carry out the plan - at your own pace,
And - focusing on becoming the best person Possible that only you can be.
© 2010 Christine Larsen all rights reserved
If you want to travel more on your personal Odyssey - just watch out for my titles that start with ' 2011, personal space Odyssey '
And if you find you cannot do everything alone - there is always someone expects you - Please - 'Really' listenlisten
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