Awareness Challenge Day 12

Week Two – Awareness of our Seat of the Soul/Self and the voice in our head.

[box]A man came to Buddha
And asked him, “Are you the Messiah?”
“No,” answered Buddha
“Then are you a saint?”
“No.”
“Then are you a teacher?”
“No.”
“Then what are you?” asked
the student, exasperated.
“I am awake,” Buddha answered.[/box]

•    Meditate for fifteen minutes

The spark divine dwells in thee: let it grow. ~ Ella Wheeler Wilcox

•    Directing the Voice: Thought Shift and Lean Back

 Thought Shift Suggestion: Try appreciating the thought that caused an unpleasant feeling. Appreciate that you noticed the feeling. Appreciate the clarity that recognizing what you do not want gave you about what you do want.

You are only one thought away from a good feeling. ~ Shelia Krystal

Lean Back Suggestion: Try adding counting your breaths as you lean back.

    •    Journal about what you have been aware of in meditation and during the day.  Where in your body do you experience the sense of calm, your Soul/Self? What has the voice been saying? Do you see patterns?  Were you able to Thought Shift?  Did leaning back work for you?

  Additional Question: Can you claim your beauty, value, and wholeness? Can you dump undue criticism and embrace self-respect?