A few weeks ago I was ready to lay down some ‘serious’ excuses as to why this blog went several months without being updated.
I realized I was just making excuses to cover up for a major issue of mine. I want projects to be perfect or I wont see them through. I give up in ‘The Dip’.
We are occasionally faced with a challenge that is seemingly insurmountable, something that strikes fear in our hearts yet we still yearn to conquer. The challenge may be physical, but the primary component stopping us is always psychological.
Our subconscious is always erecting barriers and blockades in front of our path for various reasons. This is self sabotage.
There are so many different techniques and forms of meditation. Most believe it to be just sitting cross legged in a quiet room and saying ‘ohmmmm’ repeatedly. While that is one example there are many others and more importantly there is bound to be one out there that will suit you.
Meditation is primarily linked to several eastern religions; it is typically an integral part of their practice, like prayer and confession.
Each religion has their own different form of meditation, from Zen Buddhists practice of Zazen, Taoists practice of Tai Chi and even Sikhism’s practice of Satnam.
Just like belifs in religion or philosophy, experimentation is vital to finding what meditation works for you along, with some persistence.
I’m introducing the habit of asking myself several times a day the vital question ‘am I having fun?’
In that moment I question if I’m enjoying what I am doing. If the answer is yes then I’m free to continue.
But if the answer is a no, then I look further at just why I’m not enjoying myself and what to do about it.
I’ve been meditating for about 7 years now and find the benefits innumerable. Among others I reduce stress and apprehension, ease pain, improve concentration, clear my mind when it is clouded with multiple thoughts and more.
Don’t just take my word for it though.
One respected study showed mediation can create positive changes in metabolism, heart rate, breathing and brain chemistry. MRI imaging has even proven meditation can actually rewire brain circuitry – powerful stuff.
I have been an amateur racing driver since the age of 16 and a thrill seeker from the time I lost my training wheels. I have also practiced meditation since my mid teens.
Until recently I failed to see the connection between what seem like polar opposites.
I recently had an interesting comment in response to my previous post, It Is Your Life, asking how to discover what you want to do with your life and for a career.
“It is my life – but I don-t know what I want to do with it. I have yet to have that ‘Aha’ moment … the moment of clarity when you find something you love and want to do,” wrote Hips Magee.
This is an incredibly common problem so I thought I would take the time to share my thought and what has worked for me.
If you followed my previous post you should now have a great big list of all your dreams.
Well done – if not go back and do it. You can thank me in a few years time.
Now it’s all well and good to write out your list, but it’s just the first step. There is plenty more to go.
In my last post about the positives I received from suffering from a major illness I mentioned my ultimate to-do list.
Basically while bed ridden for 18 months I wrote a list of everything I wanted to do once I got out of that bed.
To me there is nothing more inspiring. It contains every major thing I wish to achieve in my life and so far I have ticked off quite a few.
So let’s get you started on your way to achieving your dreams.
Today I want to share with you the worst and also most important time in my life. Rather than dwell on the negatives though I-m going to focus on the many positives that came from it.
Most people think of major illness as bad thing and at the time I did too. Looking back now spending almost 18 months of my mid-teens bedridden and in constant agony was probably the best thing that had ever happened to me.
