Listen. What do you listen to? Your iPod? Your friends? Movies? And the list goes on.
We are almost constantly listening, filling our minds with sounds and such. We wake up to an alarm, listen to our iPods on our way to work/school, listen to your supervisor and clients at work or your teachers at school, listen to your friends during lunch, then to the radio on your way home, and then the television before you go to bed.
So when would you have time to listen to yourself? To hear the sound of your breath with every inhalation and exhalation. To hear the subtle rhythm of your heart beating to keep you here. To hear your own thoughts. And then silence. To listen to that voice deep within. To listen to your soul.
The intention for this week is to quiet the world around you and listen to that voice deep within.
Find a time in your day when your surroundings are calm and quiet, like when you are lying in bed before falling asleep. Close your cell phone, TV, radio, anything and everything that has potential to make noise. Sit comfortably with your eyes closed, palms facing up or on top of each other on your lap. Inhale deeply. Exhale. Releasing all that has happened in the day; every worry, every thought, every responsibility. Inhale. And exhaling all your worries and fears plaguing your mind. Your mind is empty. Inhale. Exhale deeply. Listen. Listen to the silence surrounding you. Listen to the silence in your mind. Every thought that enters, entertain it shortly before letting it go. Your mind is free. Clear. Empty. Nothingness. Listen to the silence. Breathing in deeply and out. Listen.
What do you hear?
We are almost constantly listening, filling our minds with sounds and such. We wake up to an alarm, listen to our iPods on our way to work/school, listen to your supervisor and clients at work or your teachers at school, listen to your friends during lunch, then to the radio on your way home, and then the television before you go to bed.
So when would you have time to listen to yourself? To hear the sound of your breath with every inhalation and exhalation. To hear the subtle rhythm of your heart beating to keep you here. To hear your own thoughts. And then silence. To listen to that voice deep within. To listen to your soul.
The intention for this week is to quiet the world around you and listen to that voice deep within.
Find a time in your day when your surroundings are calm and quiet, like when you are lying in bed before falling asleep. Close your cell phone, TV, radio, anything and everything that has potential to make noise. Sit comfortably with your eyes closed, palms facing up or on top of each other on your lap. Inhale deeply. Exhale. Releasing all that has happened in the day; every worry, every thought, every responsibility. Inhale. And exhaling all your worries and fears plaguing your mind. Your mind is empty. Inhale. Exhale deeply. Listen. Listen to the silence surrounding you. Listen to the silence in your mind. Every thought that enters, entertain it shortly before letting it go. Your mind is free. Clear. Empty. Nothingness. Listen to the silence. Breathing in deeply and out. Listen.
What do you hear?
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