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GOT SOUL?
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WHEN YOU HAVE UNFINISHED BUSINESS
ESOTERIC KNOWLEDGE 84
DANAH MOR
CAN WE CHANGE NEGATIVE KARMA?
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SPOTLIGHT
SHINE BRIGHTER EVERY DAY
PERSONAL GROWTH 92
ARE YOU WASTING YOUR LIFE?
JUST LIFE
106 THESE 5 PRACTICES TO HELP YOU WORRY LESS 98
10 STRATEGIES FOR REINVENTING YOURSELF
GOING QUANTUM: THE POWER OF FOCUS
110 CAN WE DEVELOP APPRECIATIVE INTELLIGENCE?
OMLIVING 60
LET GO OF ANXIETY AND REGAIN YOUR FREEDOM
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INNER STRENGTH MEDITATION
METAPHYSICS 76
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DANAH MOR BRIGHTER, EVERY DAY
Danah Mor has traveled extensively across the globe to learn from various cultures and teachers, from the Mayans in Mexico to the nomad Bedouins in Egypt. Fluent in seven languages, Danah has lived in Paris, Madrid, London, West Palm Beach, Florida, and Los Angeles, and has worked with top models, actors, directors, and singers in the entertainment industry. Danah has a unique and diverse credentials, holding a degree in ancient Indian medicine and two specialized certifications from the Hippocrates Health Institute and The Institute for Integrative Nutrition.
OMTimes: When you were a teenager, you lost a significant portion of your sight – can you describe what happened to you? Danah Mor: I started to find it harder and harder to read a book, I had to move closer to the whiteboard in school to the point that I had to stand right in front of it to be able to read it.
It got worse between 13 and 15 years old. At the time, doctors didn't know what was wrong. I had to study; I had exams. I was on the basketball team. I didn't want to spend my time in doctors' offices doing tests. I didn't like being told no one knew what I had. I hated being treated like a freak. There was no diagnosis, no cure, no solution. It was scary because I had no idea what was happening to me, to my sight, and of course, I was afraid it could get worse. I had to adapt and learn a new way of seeing. It was hard enough being a teenager; everything already felt so new and challenging.
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What was already a tough time in life just got a whole lot harder. In the end, I had to lose my pride, ask for help, which frankly is the last thing you want to do as a teenager. I had to learn to be vulnerable and ask stupid questions, and more than anything, be courageous and overcome my fear. At first, it was scary. I would say hi to people I didn't know (by accident) and experienced humiliation. People thought I was arrogant for passing by them and not saying hi. The beginning was harsh, as I didn't know what I wasn't seeing. Having to adapt as a young teenager so quickly was overwhelming. After graduating, I moved to Madrid. There I was finally diagnosed with a rare eye condition called macular dystrophy, which means that I have lost the ability to focus and see details acutely. I can't read or recognize faces. I basically see through my peripheral vision.
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My sight is now stable. It has stayed the same since my diagnosis; however, every day, every moment is a constant challenge, and the adventure continues. At one point, I must've made a decision. I think I decided that this was not going to get in the way of living my life. Macular dystrophy was going to become my strength and not a limitation, and I honestly belief that approach has made all the difference. Today, I recognize my friends by how they walk. I coach basketball and have learned to know my players by their body form. If I am lost, and there is no one to ask, I listen inside. I have learned to trust my body and gut feelings.
The difference between misery and happiness depends on what we do with our attention. Sharon Salzberg
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OMTimes: How has this affected your life? Danah Mor: Macular dystrophy means I can't read a book or the menu at a restaurant or recognize a face from more than a meter away. I can't see if a guy is good-looking from a distance (hahaha). I can't easily access information the same way others do, read subtitles on a movie screen, or a train timetable. I guess life is a little more challenging for me. When my eyesight started to disappear, it was as if I had to open my inner eyes and look deep within myself. I had to find courage, confidence, and trust, even though I had little to hold on to on the outside. I couldn't see what I was used to seeing. I was losing my vision with no given solution, and it was scary. When you look within, you begin a new kind of conversation with yourself. When you go and listen inside, you create in-sight.
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Creating this stronger connection with myself was a foundation of what I call "feeling at home." When you feel at home inside of yourself, anywhere, you place yourself can be home, because you are already home. Feeling home inside of yourself is a deep secret for health on every level. You can only feel as good as you think you can. I can't change my condition. But by perceiving my situation in a different way, I was able to overcome more significant barriers than most of us can imagine. As a result, I have built a life that I love living. I did this by not focusing on my problem and what I couldn't see but rather concentrating on what I can see. And I realized that I actually see much more than many people. I realized just because we have ears, it doesn't mean we listen, and just because we have eyesight, it doesn't mean we look. The curiosity to look without projecting an illusion is more challenging than I ever imagined. Looking without expectation, with the courage to see the truth, is one of the hardest things I have come to learn. Your willingness is your biggest asset; wanting to be or do anything is the beginning of genuinely becoming the driver of your own life. OMTimes: How did the loss of your sight impact your choice of career? Danah Mor: One afternoon my mum took me outside and asked me as she pointed to a treewhat's that? I answered -it's a tree. Then she pointed to the sea. What's that? She asked. It's the sea. Next, she pointed somewhere else. I could see the sun, the sky, the grass, a bird, a mountain. My mom turned to me. She looked into my eyes and said, "Danah, you see everything that is important. You see the essential. Everything else is not important. Do you understand?" I think this simplified perspective has been the foundation of what I teach. Life has obstacles and challenges; why not make it a fun and exciting ride. My simplified way of seeing has inspired my perspective on health, vitality, and wellbeing?
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I like to keep health and science simple, and I'm eager to share that view with others. OMTimes: You are fluent in seven languages. You have lived all over the world, how has that influenced your approach to health and wellness? Danah Mor: During my travels, I met great teachers. I sought knowledge of indigenous tribespeople and leaders in the health and wellness community. Their varying approaches became the foundation of my wellness perspective. I guess the teachings in Shine Brighter reflect a combination of ancient wisdom and academic grounding in cuttingedge modern nutritional science. Additionally, my family background is multicultural. My parents are from Israel and South Africa. I was born in Amsterdam and grew up in Portugal. I suppose all the exposure to a variety of cultures means that I can understand what all human beings have in common. When it comes to defining health and quality of life, my number one mantra is - Life is Joy. OMTimes: You designed Shine Brighter to be a beautiful book. How complicated was the process of writing and creating it? Danah Mor: My vision limitations meant that editing the material was the hardest part. I have to enlarge the font size on the screen to around 55 points, which means I can only see about seven words on the screen at a time. Moving text around and editing was challenging and nauseating. I had to take it slowly. Plus, the book has lots of charts, illustrations, images, and tables, and laying out those pages was the hardest thing I have ever done in my life. Thankfully, I had a fantastic design team that helped out. I think Shine Brighter presents all you need to know about living a better life in a simple, beautiful, exciting, and easy to read format. It is practical, interactive, to the point, full of color, and visually appealing.
OMTimes: What was your inspiration for the book? Danah Mor: I grew up in the food industry. I was tired of seeing people suffer unnecessarily, and I saw many of my friends spend money on trendy health foods that were not actually healthy at all. I wrote the book for anyone who wants to feel courageous, confident, and vital people every day of their life. OMTimes: What is your relationship with food? How has it changed? Danah Mor: I love food. It is vital to me that it tastes absolutely delicious no matter what. That is foundational to my work. I would say my relationship with food is constantly evolving. I used to be obsessed with being healthy, but I wasn't healthy. Something was wrong. Physical food is vital to nourish the body, but it will never have the capacity to feed the spirit. I have changed my perspective from, "I want to, but can't eat that," to "I can eat everything, but I don't want to." This mindset is empowering - you make the calls - you da boss. OMTimes: What do you think is the main issue people have when it comes to their relationship with food and choosing to eat healthfully?
Many of us use food as symptomatic relief. Creating a stronger relationship with ourselves is the secret to longevity. We are the only species that knowingly consume food that is detrimental to our survival. A lion, even if hungry, will not eat a corps older than a day. OMTimes: Can you explain your perspective on nutrition – that nonphysical nourishment is, in some circumstances, more powerful and more important than real food? Danah Mor: Vitality and wellness are not solely dependent on what goes into your mouth. Your relationships, career choices, exercise habits, and relationship with yourself have a considerable influence on the kind of food, lifestyle, and general life choices you make! Your mood influences your life choices and vice-versa. We need non-physical foods to feed us too. Ask yourself, what are the things in life that genuinely feed and nourish you? What gives you energy? What makes you happy? Don't "starve" yourself of happiness, or you will use edible foods to fill that emptiness or void. Learn to ask yourself what kind of food are you hungry for?
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Danah Mor: The main issue is not our relationship with food; it's our relationship with ourselves. Follow Danah Mor at Facebook:Â https://www.facebook.com/danahmor/ Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/danah_mor/
Simply Spiritual To perceive reality from a different perspective is to open oneself to the wonders and unlimited wealth of creation. Simply Spiritual offers the opportunity to visit new places, new methods, and different ways to perceive the vast human knowledge of our Universe.
When You Have Unfinished Business OM TIMES | June B Edition 2020
I
f you were to take stock
He seemed uncomfortable, but
of your life, would you be
then he said quietly, “I love you, too.”
uncomfortable with the amount
My dad recovered f rom that health
of unfinished business you
scare, but in the years that followed,
have? Maybe you meant to clear
until he passed away, he told the
the air with someone or begin
people he cared about “I love you”
working toward a certain goal, but
more often. Maybe my choice to
something always stopped you.
break the old rules about what a
Reflecting on unfinished business
father and son say to each other
can help you to take actions that
had loosened up something in him.
will tie up loose ends, provide closure, and possibly help you and
As you look back on your life, is
others to heal.
there something you wish you’d said to a loved one but somehow
Years ago, when my father was
never did? Have you been fully
admitted to the hospital with a
present for people in the ways you
life-threatening condition, I went
would want them to be present for
to visit him. When I was at his
you? Have you asked forgiveness
bedside, I told him, “I love you, Dad.”
for having wronged them? If
It was something I hadn’t said to
someone wronged you, did you
my father very often, even when I
remain silent or simply cut them
was a child. Men and boys growing
off but are now thinking you would
up in the post-war Midwest were
like to clear the air?
often avoided sentimentality, and Dad and I conformed to that social
St. Francis is said to have been
norm. Now seemed a good time to
asked while he was working in
make sure I affirmed what he surely
his garden, “If you knew you were
knew, but I rarely expressed.
going to die tomorrow, what would you do?” His answer: “Keep working
“People throw that term around a
in my garden.” Whatever your
lot, Carl,” my father replied.
garden, however, you occupy your time, think about what you have
I paused but then pressed on. “That
and haven’t done to resolve any
may be true, but still… I love you.”
unfinished business. How do you
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feel about any loose threads that
something new to come in? Do
could use tying up?
you feel relief arising? A sense of lightness?
Unfinished business with others may be something you have to
Close your eyes and notice whether
resolve within yourself, particularly
you experience any thoughts,
if they rebuff your outreach to have
emotions, or sensations. Do you
a conversation, or they ignore your
feel revitalized? Empty? Numb?
letter or phone call to them. You can
Something else?
energetically release anger, guilt, fear, sorrow—or something else,
You might also want to resolve your
such as your need to be right, your
relationship with Source or Spirit.
need to have the last word, or the
When you use the term for Source
need to save face. A ritual outdoors
that you were taught in your youth,
or at a window you can open can
how does that make you feel? Do
help you to release whatever it is
you want to let go of any negative
you want to let go of to gain a sense
connotations with the word “God,”
of resolution. You might say aloud
for example?
(or silently), “I release my anger at this person” or “I release my need
What if anything could you release
to get my adult son to see things
to create space energetically for
my way” or something similar. Then
a new relationship with Source?
let the wind carry away your words
For example, have you held on
and the energy of your feelings. As
to certain beliefs about God and
you do so, imagine the wind taking
religion and spirituality that you
whatever it is that you’ve held onto
now realize make you feel sad,
for too long and dispersing it as it
lonely, or uncomfortable in some
travels over land and water, far away
other way? If you discarded those
from you.
beliefs, maybe your relationship with the Source of all wisdom, life,
When you feel you’ve released what
and creation would shift positively.
you need to let go of, pause and observe how you feel. Do you sense
Unfinished business with yourself
that now you are holding space for
and your spiritual nature can
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be addressed through spiritual
that was valuable to them. Those of
practices. You might try out ones
my clients who chose to deal with
you haven’t used for years, such
their unfinished business and work
as praying or try a new one. Let
toward achieving closure in some
yourself be uncomfortable at first
way often had a sense of calm,
if that’s what happens. Or, write
acceptance, and equanimity despite
the chapter in the story of your life
the prospect of succumbing to their
about your relationship with Source
disease.
and any unfinished business related to it. See how you feel as a result.
You, in contrast, might be in excellent
Would you like to change the story?
health and good spirits—and
And if so, what would you like it to
confident that the end of your life is
be in the future?
a long way off. Even so, addressing unfinished business can help you to
Reconnecting with Source can help
feel less burdened, less resentful, and
you to relativize your problems and
freed up to live with increased vitality.
see them as less overwhelming. Would you like to experience that?
Shamans say that to die a good
If so, you might want to engage in
death is to leave behind as much
spiritual practices more often and
unfinished business as possible.
spend more time being in nature
Are you creating more unfinished
outdoors—or connecting with
business or cleaning up what lingers
nature in some way indoors, if you
so that you can move forward with
can’t go out.
no regrets?
As a clinical psychologist and Jungian analyst, I sometimes worked with stage-4 cancer patients who came to my office for healing and who found that regardless of what was happening with them physically, resolving unfinished business with others or with Source helped them experience the healing
Carl Greer, Ph.D., PsyD, is a clinical psychologist, Jungian analyst, shamanic practitioner, author, businessman, and philanthropist. He teaches at the C.G. Jung Institute of Chicago and is on staff at the Replogle Center for Counseling and Well-Being. Learn more at CarlGreer.com.
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Got Soul? By John Holland OM TIMES | June B Edition 2020
T
hrough the ages, scholars,
the image you see is just your
as well as all religious
external shell; it is not who you
and spiritual traditions,
really are.
have contemplated the
definition, significance, and nature
The soul is the person within your
of the soul. Some people believe that
body. Your personality can often
soul simply suggests another word
be an instrument for your soul to
for spirit, and that they are really
express itself in the outside world,
one of the same, or that it implies a
and this plays a significant role
religious or even spiritual quality.
in how you relate to others and to yourself. No two souls are ever
You may often hear the word soul
alike. Fortunately, every one of us
used in today's modern culture,
is uniquely different. It is your soul
referring to a sense of pride in areas
that determines who you are and
such as religion, social customs,
what makes you – you.
food, music, or even dance. I have even heard the word used when
Some people ask: "Why should I
expressing a deep-felt emotion: "He
care about the existence of my
put all his heart and soul into that
soul?" To put it as simply as I can, I
performance."
would say: "Because we're spiritual beings in a physical body, having
The number of definitions, meanings,
human experiences." Therefore,
and references have amazed me
since you are both a physical and
there are for one single word, and
spiritual being, you should honor all
how it can mean so many different
of you. If you go through your days,
things to so many other people.
denying yourself the experience of combining these two sides, you are
The soul is consciousness. It is
missing out on so much of what life
my belief that the soul is the true
truly has to offer.
essence of a person. When you look into a mirror and see your reflection,
Many people think that material
you notice your body, your hair, your
possessions will bring them
eyes, your smile, or even your frown!
happiness, fulfillment, and a
The reflection looking back at you,
sense of purpose. Even with all
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these things, they will often find themselves asking: "Why do I still feel so empty inside?" People who live a spiritual life and who work f rom a soul level realize that there is so much more to this life than material things in a physical world. These are the people who get
this lifetime. As you connect and tap into its power, you will start to understand yourself on a soul level and become all that you are meant to be. This phenomenal place of the unlimited resource is accessible to each one of us. Once you begin to recognize that, you will begin to feel, see, and experience a world that you never thought possible.
the bigger picture and have a richer understanding of who they are, what they do, and how they live their lives. Are you the type of person who seeks answers f rom the outside world or looks within the power of your soul? Let's discuss your thoughts about this on my Facebook page. There are no limits and boundaries to where your soul can lead you in
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10 Strategies for Reinventing Yourself By Andrew Pacholyk OM TIMES | June B Edition 2020
I
t's Time. It is time to mix it up. You
Yes, lift your head, pull your shoulders
are feeling stagnant, or things are
back and down, pull your abs in, and
not going the way you'd hoped.
push your hips forwards. The minute
Now is the time to start your new
you realize you have been walking
beginning. You are probably thinking,
around in the shape of a banana, you
“do I have to move to another city and
will understand that you've been in
change my name?" "How am I going to
a "hiding position." It happens to all
reinvent myself if everyone knows me?"
of us. We go through our day, not wanting to be noticed or taken too
Everyone may know one side of you,
seriously. We tend to get wrapped up
but perhaps they have not met your
and involved in our "phone life" or just
creative side or your wild side. Maybe
not caring. This is the hiding position.
everyone knows you as being defined
The minute you decide to stand tall
by your job, where you go, or what
is the minute, and your life will start
you do. But they haven't met the
to change. Feel that energy coming
"new you." Some people reinvent
out of the top of your head to heaven.
themselves all the time. They do this
Feel your feet grounded, yet your body
by changing their way of thinking,
pushing forward in the direction of the
following an interest, or going back to
life you desire to go towards. When
school. Companies do this all the time,
you change your posture, you change
as well. They change the packaging of
your life. Your body language expresses
a product, reinvent a new name for an
a desire to pay attention and move
old product, or restructure their entire
upward. You tell the world, through
business purpose.
your attitude, that you are conscious, aware, and engaged with life.
Reinventing yourself is not that difficult. It is really about the desire
2. Change your mind: How many
to change, discovering a new path to
times a day do you emotionally beat
follow, and having a curiosity about life.
yourself down? How many times
Here are ten sure-fire strategies for
do you tell yourself you are not good
reinventing yourself.
enough, or you can't do anything? Better yet, how often do your actions
1. Change your posture: I could sense
alone express this? The minute you
your body change as you read this.
take control of your thoughts is the
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moment your life can change. Change
3. Change your outlook: Positivity
your mind, change your life. Instead
is the only outlook you are going to
of wishing, start doing. Instead of
have. When you see yourself as what
berating yourself, praise your actions.
you wish to be, it is the most powerful
We have to make a conscious decision
visualization and affirmation you can
to be the best we can be. You have
give yourself. It is the stepping stone
everything you need to make your
of growth, as well as becoming that
dreams come true, so don't fool
"new person" you are going to be.
yourself with excuses.
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self-loving, and self-respecting
5. Change your style: What is your
reinvention of the person you
style? A new beginning starts with
currently are coping with. When you
a new wardrobe. Go in another
project your new self forward, other
direction. Take on a different persona.
people's perceptions of you will also
Cut your hair. Get a facial. Commit to
change. Those who are savvy and
having fun with it. Sometimes styles
forward thinkers will see this in you.
emerge. The more you get to know
They are the role models and mentors
yourself, the more comfortable you
you should believe in. Avoid the
become with your new look or image
jealous, salacious ones who hold you
of who you want to be. Your inside
back. Remember, pride is just the flip
reflects your outside persona, but
side of envy's coin.
your outer persona or look can help you to "get into character."
4. Change your inner programming: When we decide we want to reinvent
6. Learn something new: A critical
ourselves, we have to start with our
factor in reinventing yourself is
inner beliefs or how we perceive
following the passions you yearn
ourselves. It can be a process that
for. Remember, there will always
takes a long time because we
be a learning curve to overcome.
need to restructure how we look
Learn to embrace and understand
at something. Are you judging the
it. You may remember the feeling
situation? Are you self-opinionated,
of accomplishment when you
arrogant, stubborn, or obstinate in
have mastered a new procedure or
holding to your own opinion? If you
process in the past. It makes you
want to reinvent yourself, you have
feel better about yourself and shows
to let go of who you were and start
you that there is so much more out
looking at life through the eyes of
there for you to comprehend and
humility, trust, wonder, and an open
enjoy. Your ability to do anything is
mind. You are pulling away from your
proportional to the amount of love
comfort zone to reach new heights.
and commitment you give it.
Bumps in the road are inevitable. It's how you choose to deal with them
7. Follow your train of thought:
that manifests your positive inner
When reinventing yourself, it is
programming.
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presented itself to you. It has come
of your journey may not always be
up for a reason. Perhaps it's your
smooth. Following that, daydream
subconscious telling you what you
could be a (perceived) nightmare.
want, even though you don't think it's
But in reality, it is just steps you have
possible. Go down that road without
to take into the unfamiliar, to get to
fear. This is often your intuition
the side of knowing.
chiming in. It is great to have a plan, but be flexible. Listen and act on your
8. Control what you can, the
gut feeling or intuition. This unfolding
rest will follow: Factors such as
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motivation, will-power, and enduring
fears. Be sure and fill it with positive
emotional stress will ebb and flow.
reinforcements such as ideas,
You may not be able to control these
images, colors, scents, or anything
ups and downs, but what you can
that inspires you to go on.
control is how you cope with them. You are going to face adversity. You
10. Don't forget to improve what
can make yourself mentally ready
you have now: Improve your
for these challenges each day, by
strengths, better your weaknesses.
starting with a little "me time." We
If you look at who you are now, you
all have commitments to meet and
will see what you are best at doing.
daily life to pursuing. Schedule your
These traits are your strengths,
"me time." Make the time to prepare
and they are there for you to build
yourself. Some people meditate, do
a better foundation on. We also
morning yoga, or just take a more
know what we may not be the best
extended shower. Whatever your
at. This is where there is room for
process, create an extra 15-30 minutes
improvement. Where there is room
to prepare your mind for the day
for improvement, there is room for
ahead.
growth.
9. Support is something you
Reinventing yourself is like a
manifest: If we look long and hard
caterpillar emerging from its
enough, we find what we want.
cocoon to become a butterfly. This
In the meantime, support can
process is one of the most fulfilling
be just what you need when you
and rewarding experiences you can
fall off the positivity train or need
put yourself through. The effort it
direction or guidance. You can find
takes to do this will challenge your
support groups in your local town
mind, body, and spirit. What is most
or on social media. Consider finding
rewarding is when you look back on
reinforcement from books or articles.
your old self and see those stagnant
One of my favorite support tools is
patterns you have overcome. It is
journaling. This is a daily or weekly
when you realize just how much
expression of your journey on the
work it took to find your new self, as
road to reinvention. Create a journal
you reap the rewards you have truly
that you can express your joys and
deserved.
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Let Go of Anxiety and Regain Your Freedom By Guy Finley OM TIMES | June B Edition 2020
W
hen life falls apart or
The same wisdom holds true when it
threatens to come
comes to the moments that make up
unglued, it seems
our lives: we meet in events nothing
almost natural to
more or less than the wealth of
carry around some desperate, stressed,
possibilities they present before us.
or depressed emotional state. But why cling to something that makes
It is the mind asleep to itself that makes
us ache? The answer is surprising, but
monsters appear where there are none,
evident, once we’re aware of what’s
just as a child’s runaway imagination
actually taking place within us.
creates menacing shapes out of shadows on the wall. In this instance,
Negative states tell us that we must
we feel fear when our mind sees
feel as we do.
something that threatens us in some way. But what the mind that feels this
In some strange and unseen way, the
doesn’t recognize, but that we must see
weight of a dark worry serves as proof
if we’re to be free, is that it’s looking at a
that we have “no option” other than to
negative image of its own making!
buckle beneath it . . . to fall down, feel betrayed, or prepare for a fight.
This level of mind, divided and asleep to its own creations—then tells us what
Real-life can no more act to pull us
we must do to protect ourselves from
down than the rising sun can burden
its projection!
the spring flowers that wait to bathe in To give you a picture of how this plays
its nourishing light.
out in mind still asleep to itself, imagine No event, in itself, is the cause of the
a team of bogus bug exterminators,
fear we feel in the moment of its
one of whom shoves termites under
appearance. William Shakespeare,
your back door, while the other knocks
whose insights into the workings of
at the front door to sell you a service
the human mind still remain treasures
you suddenly need!
despite passing the time, validates this important finding: “There is nothing
How does this new knowledge
either good or bad, but thinking
empower us to walk away from what’s
makes it so.”
been hurting us? Imagine an artist OM TIMES | June B Edition 2020
who, as he sleepwalks at night, walks
So he buys an expensive security
into his downstairs studio and paints
system, hires a patrol service, and
a picture that, when he awakens the
takes a host of other steps to protect
next morning, terrifies him. He’s at
himself from an imagined intruder.
a complete loss as to how this could
None of these efforts work—and we
have happened!
know why! It isn’t until he installs a OM TIMES | June B Edition 2020
motion-activated video camera that he
yourself from anything other than a
catches the real culprit: himself!
misunderstanding about who you really are. And, by this same light, a promise
Shocking, for sure, but the outcome is
dawns you couldn’t have seen in any
wonderful. The artist’s fear disappears
other way. You’re already free; you
at the very same moment he discovers
simply have not yet seen the truth of it.
its cause. The next time some fear tries to drag
Anxious thoughts and feelings are not
you down into its world of worry— first
there to help us reach the promised
showing you all that’s dark and wrong,
land. Instead, they keep us a prisoner
then telling you how to make things
in the world of their empty promises.
right and bright again—choose in favor
The courage to see the truth of this
of this action instead.
fact is the same as the courage we need to be free . . . to consciously walk
At the onset of any frightening
away from these impostor powers,
situation—whether in the form of
regardless of how convincing they are
an actual event or because of some
that we can’t live without them.
worrying thought that appears— remember that no such fear exists outside of the dream that makes it seem real. Then simply come as awake to yourself as you can, and see what you’re giving yourself to look at that moment. This new and higher selfawareness reveals the unthinkable: Your own mind is scaring itself. As you see that the feeling is real, but the “why” is a lie, you’re done with both sides of the deception, and the dark state drops away by itself. This kind of clarity gives birth to a whole new kind of spiritual courage, for now, you know that you don’t have to free
Guy Finley is an internationally renowned spiritual teacher and bestselling self-help author. He is the Founder and Director of Life of Learning Foundation, a nonprofit center for transcendent self-study located in Merlin, Oregon. He also hosts the Foundation’s Wisdom School — an on-line self-discovery program for seekers of higher selfknowledge. Guy offers 2 talks on GoToWebinar, open to the public every week. Each lecture is followed by a Question-and-Answer session with the audience. These talks are free to anyone who wants to join in. To register visit www.guyfinley.org/online
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Inner Strength Meditation: Returning to Joy of Living in These Difficult Times
I
n these times of uncertainty, it
being conscious. We miss out not only
is important to return to our joy
on the beauty and importance of our
of living. We need to stay strong,
existence but also on the gifts that life
sound and keep enjoying our
and the Universe offer us in abundance.
existence no matter what It is no different during present times. When happiness leaks out from our life
We, and only we, can decide how our
due to daily stress and struggle, we stop
life will be - each moment of every day.
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While we keep dealing with the pile of
Now take a deep breath and slowly let
obstacles that keep growing, we often
it out. Take another deep breath, and
let ourselves get “connected” to many
again – slowly let it out.
distractions that take over our lives. We get disconnected from our true
Then, while taking in the next breath,
nature. It isn’t the news, our iPhone,
let it fill you up from toes to head and
computer, or the Internet that keeps
add an image to it: a pleasant dim light
us in tune with what’s important to us.
glowing everywhere inside you.
Happiness slips through our fingers, day after day, when we get occupied
Keep breathing, and observing the
with negative messages letting them
light inside, from the count of 10 to 1:
clog our minds and take us away from this very moment in which we are
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
designed to live. Relax, and let the dim light inside At this very moment, life happens to us.
shine in every single cell in your Body.
When we are disconnected from
Imagine now that you are standing at
this moment, we tune out from who
the edge of a beautiful forest. It is early
we are, and we tune out from our
afternoon on a pleasant summer day.
happiness. It is important to return to our joy of living – so that we can stay
The trees in the forest are medium tall
healthy, sound, and keep enjoying our
and full of beautiful dark green leaves.
existence no matter what.
You can see there as well some shrubs and wildflowers.
RETURNING TO JOY OF LIVING – MEDITATION:
The sky above is a light blue color, and some white puffy clouds are passing over your head. The temperature is
Find a comfortable position, sitting, or
exactly right, not too hot, and not
lying down.
too cold. And you can feel the gentle summer breeze on your skin.
Close your eyes and let your arms rest alongside your Body.
Notice a small wavy path leading OM TIMES | June B Edition 2020
to the forest. It looks pleasant,
knowledge that You are the true
comfortable, and inviting.
creator of your life experience since you have control of the focus of your
Step on the path leading to the forest.
thoughts.
Let yourself be curious and excited about the new adventure. You know
You can decide what you want, and
that you’ll be all right.
what you do not want. You can have happy thoughts and dismiss all the
As you are stepping forward, you
negative thoughts.
feel that the temperature inside the forest is slightly cooler. You find it very
As you keep walking forward, you
pleasant and step forward happily. You
see a large clearing in the woods in
feel a quiet joy filling you up more and
front of you.
more with each step.
You walk toward the center of the clearing. Stop here for a moment and
Deep inside, you are awakening the
look around.
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You are basking in the sunlight, and
lookup. That tree knows the gift of
the forest surrounds you like a pleasant
happiness.
blanket of safety. The gift of happiness is ours to give and Stretching your arms, you now raise
take. No power in the world can take it
your head, looking in the sky and
away from us.
feeling taller and stronger than before. With your eyes closed, breathing easily
We are part of the most beautiful world.
and slowly, you are listening to sounds
We are designed to be thriving, evolving,
of nature surrounding you.
and growing into our own power.
There is nothing that can stop, disturb,
We are meant to know happiness. Let us be happy. Let us be alive.
or limit you in any way. You feel free, and you are free. You feel powerful, and you are powerful.
Say in your mind: “I let go of my worries. I learn how to trust, deep in my heart, that all is well - just the way it is. Just as it is today, tomorrow, and every day. What I live through is simply an experience. An experience, that helps me grow. And when I grow, I learn the value of that experience. Once I value each experience - I know happiness.”
Open your eyes. Now turn off your cellphone, TV, close your computer - and step outside. Breathe in the fresh air. Walk to the nearest tree. Touch its trunk and
About the author: Johanna Kern is a transformational teacher, filmmaker, and multiple awardwinning authors of “365 (+1) Affirmations to Create A Great Life”, “Secrets of Love for Everyone,” “Master and the Green-Eyed Hope,” etc. She practices and shares the Master Teachings of HOPE, helping people to find their own power and progress in all areas of life. Her story received international attention, winning praise by readers in North America and Europe, and endorsement by three world-renowned experts: Stanley Krippner, Ph.D., Jerry Solfvin, Ph.D., and Brian Van der Horst. johannakern.com www.facebook.comJohannaKernAuthor
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Metaphysics
Crystals for Your Plant, Flower, and Vegetable Gardens by Andrew Pacholyk, MS, L.Ac. Peacefulmind.com OM TIMES | June B Edition 2020
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f you have ever seen a Kirlian
one side (female), while others have
photo image of a plant or
a small protrusion on one side (male).
vegetable, you will see how
These pairs of stones are composed
these living herbs pulse with
of pyrite and palladium. They have
a beautiful aura. The integration of
been used to facilitate growth and
crystals alongside nature’s bounty can
encourage telecommunication
be an incredible benefit for growth
between plants.
and regeneration. By placing these minerals at the base of any plant
Jasper: has been used by agricultural
or burying them alongside your
associations, farmers, and growers of
vegetables, they can bring an added
herbs, plants, and flowers as the stone
sense of encouragement and even
of transformation and transmutation.
spirituality to your hard work.
It appears to facilitate communication with the plant world to enhance
Minerals Used In The Garden
gardens, terrariums, and crops of any kind.
Agate (Moss): is a transparent stone that has inclusions of minerals that
Fossils: are the organic materials
make it look like the stone has foliage
that have turned to stone. Minerals
in its matrix. This pretty stones can
incorporate into the cellular structures
make a decorative border around any
of animals, bones, insects, shells, and
plant or flower bed.
wood, filling in the spaces and are often found with inclusions of other
Agate (Tree): is a mineral, which
plants or animals. Fossils are a stamp
occasionally resembles trees
from the past that can be used to
branching out with icicles. This stone
adorn any garden, indoor/outdoor
has been used in gardens and work
potted plants. Their high mineral
fields to assist in relieving infestation.
content is said to supplement any type
It can be used to energize and protect
of plantings.
house plants. Garnet: is a mineral that grows in Boji Stones: are actually a registered
plate-like or wedge-shaped form and
trademark of stones discovered in
has been used in grids (see below) to
Colorado. They appear smooth on
encourage growth.
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Quartz: is considered solidified light
Creating A Garden Grid
and oxygen. Quartz encompasses a large family of stones and crystals,
A ‘Grid’ is a way to arrange the stones
all of which are made up primarily
in a sacred geometric pattern. They
of silicon dioxide, one of the most
are then consciously ‘activated’ by
common and most important
connecting a ‘line of Light’ between
substances in the world. This mineral
the stones so that they radiate
is found over 2/3 of the earth and can
an energy field in the immediate
be used in many ways throughout
environment in which they are
your garden. Create beautiful borders.
constructed. Those of you who are
Bury a few quartz points facing
sensitive to energy will be able to tell
upward next to your potted plants.
immediately that there is a shift of
Lay some clear quartz tumbled stones
energy in the area where you build a
alongside your flower garden. Use an
Grid. Depending on which stones you
elixir (see below) of quartz and water
choose, there will either be a gentle
your plants with them. Make a crystal
shift… or a very tangible one.
grid (see below) around your field or plant beds to encourage growth,
Creating a Sacred Space
harmony and transform energy. We live and work in a variety of Tourmaline (Green): is a healing
environments. Many of these
stone that some gem healers
environments have a specific function
consider the strongest of all green
to fulfill that can be consciously and
stones. It is used to help achieve
energetically supported. The current
balance in all areas. Botanists,
attention on Feng Shui and similar
herbalists, farmers, and gardeners
‘getting the energy in the room
have all used this stone to increase
just right’ techniques have shown
the effectiveness of an herb’s healing
that we, as a society, are becoming
properties. Green tourmaline is said
more aware of how our immediate
to hold the “essence of the plant
spaces can either be harmonious
kingdom” within it and is used
or disharmonious to our goals.
to conduct energy between the
Constructing a Crystalline Grid in
earth and the plants for smoother
your garden and an environment that
transitions during growth.
supports the functionality of the area
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is a way to contribute to the energy
The first thing to do is develop specific
flow.
intent of the purpose of your grid.
You may add a Grid that supports
Hold your crystals in your hands at
harmony in your garden or a general
heart level. Say a prayer of intention
feeling of love and comfort. There are
or affirmation that will program these
no right or wrongs. Choose space.
stones to work their highest good for
Familiarizing yourself with the various
your garden.
metaphysical properties of minerals can be very helpful to you as you make your
Place them in a formation. Consider
choices. You can get a nice list of stones
using sacred symbols around your
you may want to use and then use a
plant or garden, such as a star, a circle,
pendulum to figure out which ones
a cross, or a square. Save one crystal
would be the most effective for you.
before placing it into the earth.
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To connect the grid lines, start by pointing the last crystal toward the
Top 10 Ways To Make A Crystal Garden
first stone you laid down. Holding it a few inches above the grid, draw a
1. Choose crystals that will work for your
stripe of energy that connects each
appropriate situation.
crystal you have laid out. Once you have traced these energy lines over your stones, plant the last crystal in your hand into the earth.
2. Choose crystals you are drawn to. 3. Program crystals to their greatest and highest good
Making Crystal Elixirs Crystal concoctions or elixirs are the
4. Place in a grid around plants, shrubs, and trees.
recipes of the past. It is recommended
5. Plant elixir water can be used to
to place clean stones or crystals into
enrich your garden.
clean, clear distilled water and place it in the morning sun through the day
6. Use crystals as a border around your
and into the night of a full moon for 24
plants or herbs.
hours. This allows the (male) sun energy and (female) moon energy to reflect through the water and into the crystals, therefore, charging the water with this vibrational force of light and color. After 24 hours, place this elixir into a
7. Blend sand (high in quartz crystal content) with potting soil. 8. Envoke the elements by coordinating your garden with crystals associated with each season and direction.
dark glass bottle and use it to water
9. Enhance plant food with crystals
your plants, flowers, and vegetables.
by placing them in the food 24 hours before use.
Quartz crystals such as clear, rose, amethyst, citrine, and smokey all
10. Cut flowers and potted plants make
respond very favorably to water and
great gifts. Include one of your garden
light remedy method. They also offer a
crystals with the gift.
complete light spectrum within them. The best for healing.
Enjoy the work you have created! OM TIMES | June B Edition 2020
Can we Change Negative Karma? By Humanity Healing OM TIMES | June B Edition 2020
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arma can be defined as the balance of the sum of experiences of this life and also of those of previous
It is in the vast scope of possibilities that in this, or even in another life you have been aggressive, or abusive, or have taken advantage of another
existences and intermediate lives.
soul, making it now needed to you to
We often ask ourselves what we did
understand more profoundly how our
wrong to deserve something terrible happening in our lives. After all, we genuinely believe that we are good people, we do what we think is right, but we may still have bad luck and face several challenges. The answer to these questions is linked to the collection of karma gather during the
experience the opposite perspective, to actions and thoughts affect others.
Is there Bad Luck, or only Karma? Our unfortunate experiences may be the consequences of past lives, the precise results of this life's actions, belief
journey of our souls.
systems, the scope of limitations or
Things do not just happen in this world
take on for its own evolution.
challenges that our soul has chosen to
of arising and passing away. We don't live in some kind of crazy, accidental universe. Things happen according to certain laws, laws of nature. Laws such as the law of Karma, which teaches us that as a certain seed gets planted, so will that fruit be.
It can be challenging to understand why the soul chooses to live painful experiences. Still, the fact is that evolution is more significant when there are challenges. There is also an overcoming of negative patterns, the
Sharon Salzberg
acquiring of new perspectives and
But Why Me?
levels.
Life is in a continuous process of
Our karmic experiences are not only the
unfolding, of understanding and of
result of the actions we take, but also of
recreating itself. That is the element
our thoughts, intentions, and emotions.
of Impermanence so well-spoken and
When we stop following negative
defined by the Buddhists.
reflections and patterns, it does not
beliefs, and realizations on various
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(n) fate of someone based on their previous actions, whether good or bad
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mean that the laws of Karma will not
It is human nature to focus on the
recognize an ill intention, thought, or
adverse events of our lives. Still, by
emotion that you may be fostering
paying attention to the positive
inside your heart. Make a conscious
experiences we have had, we attract
effort to know what is behind your
the energy of gratitude.
energy and purpose. You are emanating.
Is There Anything Good about Karma?
Gratitude is automatically deposited in our good karmic experiences. The development of a regular gratitude ritual as a spiritual practice and
The good news is that it is possible
is beneficial in expelling negative
to minimize and correct the negative
energies from our energetic system
Karma Network and re-program it to
and slowly but surely it detoxifies our
move on.
heavy and negative Karma.
As a participant and at the same time,
The universal law of Karma... is that of
a proactive observer of our lives, we
action and reaction, cause and effect,
can choose to hold on to facts and
sowing and reaping. In the course of
experiences that may have hurt us, or
natural righteousness, man, by his
we can transform them every time we
thoughts and actions, becomes the
when we notice a pattern forming or
arbiter of his destiny.
redirect our possible negative reactions
Paramahansa Yogananda
- as thoughts, words, and actions before adding them to the account
Karma and Timelines
of negative Karma. The process of correcting and healing the negative
The Karmic dynamics is based on
ego is the main objective of our earthly
balance and understanding of
experience.
experiences. Therefore, Karma is not necessarily instantaneous, it is a
Karma and The Universal Bank Account
process that can be lived in a period across many lives. So, be patient when looking to relieve yourself of "Karmic
No doubt that there is good and there
burdens," keep yourself positive and
is bad Karma.
always and do the right thing. OM TIMES | June B Edition 2020
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Many people tend to give up and
unless we let go of negative feelings,
become discouraged, adopting a
thoughts, emotions, and actions.
generally negative disposition, when they can't pinpoint an immediate
The best course of action in facing
change in their lives, but instead,
frustrating circumstances is to shift
practice fortitude.
perspectives.
This is the most challenging part of
When forgiveness and release
Karma, as it is a mystery when it is
(letting go) cannot be easily achieved
time for the tides to change. In the
by yourself, we strongly recommend
meantime, keep moving forward,
relinquishing negative thoughts and
working on the scope of your good
intentions to your spirit (soul).
intentions and spiritual aspirations. Never forget that at any time, you The law is simple. Every experience
may ask for Spiritual Intervention:
is repeated or suffered until you
higher guidance and healing.
experience it properly and fully the first time.
Now that you know that there are
Ben Okri
Karmic causes and effects for every
Karma and Our Relationships
action during our many lives, we may find it easier to deal with the concept of Karmic mitigation and
As a rule, you need only be concerned
release.
with your own karmic situation. Every action incites a reaction; every cause
Through the analysis of the
generates an effect, and if other
accumulation of all experiences
people intentionally hurt you, there is a
and memories of our previous
cosmic charge in your path, whether in
existence, we may be able to change
this life or in future lives.
the tendencies for negativism and victimization and to start our journey
By cultivating a vengeful heart for
of becoming a more light and
revenge, we create negative Karma
conscious human being. Positive
for ourselves. Karam establishes a
karmic experiences will influence not
connection, which cannot be broken
only this life but many future lives.
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Personal Growth & Development
We grow as individuals as we face challenges and overcome life’s obstacles. This section is dedicated to helping you chart your course.
Are you wasting your Life? 4 Signs you are not Living your Life to the fullest By OMTimes OM TIMES | June B Edition 2020
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ndeed, you have many ideals
Excessive Procrastination
and dreams about what you really want in your Life and what
We all need moments to disconnect
path you must follow to reach
from professional obligations and
your destination. Goals to achieve,
distract ourselves. However, if most of
things to do and people you want
your time is devoted to distractions,
to be with. However, you often do
you will feel that you have done
not have time to achieve everything,
nothing. We are not telling you to
or at least you don't seem to. Have
eliminate all procrastinating activities
you ever thought that you may be
from your day but instead to focus on
wasting your Life? Perhaps some of
those that contribute most to your
the things you have been doing are
future and personal development.
not necessary, or you are wasting time without realizing it. So, let us
Drinking too much, sleeping
talk in this article about 4 signs that
excessively, and spending hours on
you are wasting your Life.
social media are signs that you are wasting your Life. If you want to be
Do you feel like you don't have time
with your friends, look for other ways
to do what you really like, or do you
to do this: why not go with them for a
just invest your time, money, and
weekend trip to the countryside or in
feelings into things that don't get
another city? There are many options
you anywhere? Read this article and
for disconnecting from the routine
learn to identify signs that you are
and feeling alive again.
wasting your Life. "The three most difficult things in the world are: keeping a secret,
Resistance to Learning New Things or Struggling with Changes
forgiving an offense, and enjoying the time."
Human beings need to learn new
Benjamin Franklin
things. One of the signs that you are wasting your Life is not giving
Here are the four signs you may be
opportunities for things that make
wasting your Life.
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to play mind-working games and
over your Life, you may need to ask
try free online courses. Eventually,
yourself the following questions:
this knowledge can help in your • How do you see yourself in ten
professional career.
years? Try to exercise your mind regularly
• What would you like to do now?
and challenge yourself whenever
• What resources will you do this
possible. Learning new skills is also a
with?
great choice. From playing a musical instrument to learning a new language.
Creating a Destructive Inner Dialogue
Although the present time must indeed be lived, we must not forget the future. Goals serve as a reason to move on and prevent you from wasting your Life. They allow you to
Self-destructive conversations hurt
make a path and make you feel like
and are signs that you are wasting
you have something to fight for and
your Life. Remember that what you
improve.
think can come true. Are you aware of what you say to yourself every time you
Many people look like real zombies.
are in an internal conversation? Are
They wake up in the morning, drink
you kind to yourself?
coffee, go to work, and come home. They do the same thing every day,
It is not easy to change this type
without love or pain, without feeling
of behavior, because we do it
and just with complete emptiness.
unconsciously. What you need to do
This is because they have no goals to
is start paying more attention to what
pursue.
you are saying to yourself and try to change the messages, so you don't get
Set one or two big goals and smaller
hurt and calm down.
goals. How about running a marathon
Lack of Plans and Goals
for years to come? After setting your primary goal, create smaller, realistic ones that can be achieved, such as
To really evaluate your level of control
running 5km and then 10km.
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Going Quantum: The Power of Focus by Dagny Grant and Beth Donnelly OM TIMES | June B Edition 2020
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hen we're "going
areas below describe how this
quantum," allowing
power of focus can affect our lives in
the smallest of
either positive or negative ways.
thoughts to direct
our lives in beautiful and amazing
1. Health & Body
ways‌we are open to the belief in the field of limitless possibilities.
If our focus is on hope and wellness, we will tend to nourish our bodies
Quantum? Hard to get smaller
with things that are not toxic.
than a thought! It's been said that
Toxicity comes in many forms. For
everything that exists began with a
some, a life focused on worry & fear
thought. The focus of our thoughts
can be as toxic as a life of eating
creates the attention that we give
nothing but packaged foods and
to areas of our life. Let's consider the
beverages high in sugars and
power potential that we possess.
lacking in nutrients.
The accumulated neural pathways created throughout our lives build
It is a healthy practice to focus on
the perceptions through which we
the beauty and sensory elements of
experience our world. So, on what do
nature. Smell the scent of blooming
we tend to focus on? Areas of thought
flowers, hear the wind blow through
may include finances, nature, music,
the leaves of the trees, appreciate
sickness, friends & family, fears, worry,
the peacefulness and majesty of a
wellness or illness, hope, excited
mountain, notice the movements
anticipation, grief, etc.‌
of birds and other wildlife and acknowledge our oneness with
Our lives are multi-faceted. Our work,
earth energy.
play, relationships, health, moods, and beliefs form patterns that define
We may notice that our experiences
our actions and expectations. Most of
have a tremendous effect on our
us don't realize how much power we
health. Science has shown us that
have in the creation of our lives. If we
through the placebo and nocebo
do understand that power, we can
effects, our focus can literally shift
actively and intentionally participate
our body to states of wellness or
in our focus of thought. The three
illness.
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From the WebMD Archives:
are activated. If you tell people
"People have been noticing this for
to imagine doing some physical
quite some time. Whenever you look
activity, you'll see the motor cortex
at any randomized control trials,
showing activation. Just imagining
it's surprising how similar the side-
something is happening is enough
effect profile for the placebo often
to activate those portions of the
mirrors the side-effect profile for the
brain associated with that thought,
active [treatment]... It's the power of
or worry, or pain."
the imagination. If you ask someone to imagine a visual scene in their
~John Kelley, Ph.D., deputy director
minds, you can see on an MRI that
of Harvard Medical School's Program
their occipital lobes -- the parts of
in Placebo Studies & Therapeutic
their brains involved with a vision --
Encounter.
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2. Mindset & Beliefs
create our mindset. They range from religion to social constructs, politics,
Have you ever spent time with
education, ethics, and more. What is
someone who always seemed to
the quality of beliefs that we carry with
be in a bad mood? Some carry a
us? The attitudes we present to the
victim mentality or are consistently
world will project either our positive
complaining about yesterday or are
or negative thought focus. When our
worried about tomorrow. Our beliefs
mindset is lighthearted, and we are
on a series of topics weave together to
expecting good things, we are using
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our power of focus to create a life we
amazing ways‌we are open to
love. This is the quantum life-force
the belief in the field of limitless
energy of thought.
possibilities.
3. Lifestyle & Relationships
Just the way sound creates visible waves as it travels through a droplet
If our focus is on things we're
of water, our "belief waves" ripple
worried about, our lifestyle will
through the quantum fabric of the
reflect that in a variety of ways.
universe to become our bodies and
We may find ourselves to be self-
the healing, abundance, and peace-
protective and reclusive. If our
or-disease, lack, and suffering that
lifestyle includes things like exercise,
we experience in life. And just the way
walking the dogs, dancing, QiGong,
we can tune a sound to change its
Yoga, we may find that our bodies
patterns, we can tune our beliefs to
thrive with focused movement. An
preserve or destroy all that we cherish,
active appreciation of music, dance,
including life itself. ~ Gregg Braden
gathering with friends and family, laughter & gratitude can provide an expansive lifestyle that helps us focus our lives on joy. Relationships are the core of our life. They can be relationships with our self, partner, kids, friends, relatives, work colleagues, and the strangers we encounter. Elements of these relationships, including respect, love, trust, dependency, jealousy, etc. create thoughts that form the essence of our experience. When we're "going quantum," allowing the smallest of thoughts to direct our lives in beautiful and
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Can We develop Appreciative Intelligence? By Cathedral of the Soul
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"Sometimes the best things are right
the mighty oak in the acorn, by
in front of you;
professor Tojo Thatchenkery,
it just takes some time to see them."
f rom the University of Arlington,
Gladys Knight
United States. The style is oriented
A
to remain as another tool with ppreciation and
which to promote innovation and
gratitude are two of
a more resilient attitude to achieve
the most potent and
personal success and professional
useful psychological
fulfillment.
skills. The Appreciative Intelligence allows us to recognize strengths and
In recent years, the so-called 'black
qualities in ourselves and in others.
swans'
It also helps us to connect with the
presence in each of our contexts.
opportunities that surround us and
Defined by the philosopher Nassim
with a mysterious light that, even if
Nicholas Taleb as "unforeseen
weak, will also shine on gray days.
events that threaten our stability,"
[1]
have only increased their
they are increasingly common, fuel A Grateful and Appreciative
uncertainty and test us.
intelligence defines a skill. The attitude is similar to what was
Everything we take for granted
exposed by Viktor Frankl in his book
can change f rom one moment
"The Man in Search of a Meaning." It
to the next, and, as we know, we
is the ability to identify opportunities
are not always prepared for it. The
in the face of adversity. It can see
first step in facing any challenge is
the value of oneself and the human
not to look for random strategies,
being to activate it and make that
nor to escape f rom what we think
light the beacon that guides us
we cannot control. The first step
through difficulties, challenges, and
in facing problems is to take
complexities.
advantage of them, to evaluate and change our perspective and our
This concept of Appreciative
attitude.
Intelligence appeared in 2006, after the publication of an article entitled
It is an appreciative attitude that
Appreciative Intelligence seeing
brings out the best in everyone.
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Every time something is achieved
real opportunities are here and
through appreciativeness, through a
now and must be appreciated.
look that plunges into the best of our being, It helps us to connect with what is most valuable within us.
The Gears of the Human Brain
2. I appreciate the positive of each situation. Appreciative intelligence is not nourished by delusional or simplistic positivism. In reality, this view does not discard or focus your
Appreciative intelligence is defined
gaze on difficulties or adversities;
as a skill that, in theory, we all have or
it takes them into consideration,
may apply at any time. This term was
accepts them, and understands
created, as we indicated, by professor
them. However, you know that to
Tojo Thatchenkery in the early 2000s.
get the best out of yourself, it is
He did it after exhaustive research in
necessary to recognize what is your
which he tried to understand what
best virtue, your best value, and
the people and companies that were
make this your secret weapon, your
successful had in common.
springboard.
There are three elements of
3. Visualize the future by being
appreciative intelligence or
realistic (but having hopeful
psychological competence, according
goals). If we want to move
to this specialist in processes of
forward, either as individuals or as
change and development are the
a company, it is necessary to set
following:
goals. These purposes must be the engine of everyday life; in them,
1. Focus on the present. It is
we will put all our motivation,
necessary and essential to have
commitment, and hope so that
a well-tuned intuition to search
everything that comes will help us
for opportunities, to see, amid
to progress.
all the current difficulty, which dimensions we should meet, which
"Appreciation" as a personal value.
ones to take advantage of, and
Since the concept of appreciative
improve. It does not matter what
intelligence was created at the
happened in the earlier period; the
beginning of the new millennium,
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new theories have continued to
Intelligence perspective, in all its
appear that have been used in ​​
beneficial dimension. Using it as a
business coaching.
personal value will be of great help to us.
Far beyond the corporate and
Let's reflect on Appreciative
organizational sphere, we should
Intelligence's most straightforward
personally adopt the Appreciative
points.
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Brainstorm- The Raining New Ideas
to everything. It is almost like bear
Make it a habit to tell people thank
acknowledging them. It is necessary to
you. To express your appreciation, sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return. Truly appreciate those around you, and you'll soon find many others around you. Truly appreciate life, and you'll find that you
witnessing to life, without necessarily anchoring these feelings but choose (appreciate) the opportunities presented and the positive that life can still give us. In our daily lives, in our routine, there are many changes that we can make
have more of it. Ralph Marston
to change and invest more in our
How to develop appreciative
conscious, mindful and appreciative
happiness and well-being. Only a
intelligence
look into all aspects of our life journey,
Appreciative intelligence is a deliberate
treasures of Self-Realization.
can help us access these hidden
act. What it looks for is for us to connect emotionally with ourselves and our environment, and to awaken our dormant qualities, to strengthen self-esteem and self-confidence, and
Alejandro Dumas rightly said once: Life is so uncertain that it is necessary to enjoy any moment of happiness that we have, no matter how small. Knowing
bring our sense of wholeness.
how to appreciate these flashes of
It is leaving aside our lives elements
that exist in our reality can make a
of indifference and fear, in order to recognize the value of each thing, each person, each experience and situation that surrounds us. With Appreciative Intelligence, we are able to soak the
emotion, potential, and opportunity difference in the quality, intensity, and deepness of our lives. So, let us apply this interesting appreciative approach to life, and
lessons into my inner core.
make it ours. The changes can be
In order to do so, we need to accept
The black swan theory or theory of black swan events is a metaphor that describes an event that comes as a surprise. The phrase is based on an ancient aphorism that presumed black swans did not exist.
the negative, the adverse, and even the tragic, but without surrendering
extraordinary. [1]
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