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Gratitude, Mindfulness and Meditation

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Gratitude allows us to notice the many blessings we have and distracts us from the many troubles that we face. Mindfulness helps us react to our troubles with grace and acceptance. Meditation is the habitual process of training your mind to focus and redirect your thoughts. Together these practices nurture a happier self.

For the last four months, I have been working to ensure that I mediate most days. Not only for self-care, but to intentionally support my resiliency by adding some peace and calm into my life daily.

Mindfulness is the awareness of “some-thing,” while meditation is the awareness of “no-thing.” There are many forms of meditation. Finding a method that works for you daily will provide the most benefit.

Ten-minute mindfulness meditation made easy:

  1. Settle in. Find a quiet space…
  2. Breathe. Close your eyes, take a deep breath, and relax…
  3. Stay focused on your breath. Thoughts will try to pull your attention away from the breath…

I will set a timer before I start my meditation so I can just be. If I can, I will try to meditate more than one session a day but find that at least once and during my morning routine, helps me start my day on a positive note.

Try it if you don’t already do it.

Mission Focus- Gratitude

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Besides my focus Word of integrity for 2021, I decided this year to take each month and focus on one of my mission statements.

The focus for August is I engage in self-care daily including meditation, prayer, self-improvement reading and keeping commitments to myself. I regularly craft or do projects for enjoyment.

With that in mind, I have decided to do a 21-day gratitude challenge this month. Will you join me?

Starting today through August 28, I plan to write down three things I am grateful for at the end of each day. I have my gratitude journal at the ready and an alert set on my phone to help me keep my commitment.

I am looking forward to how my life will be enriched by this practice. Join me?

If you need some inspiration for this challenge, try some of the online challenge calendars or prompts such as this one: http://gratitudechallenge.com/downloads/gratitude-calendar.pdf

 

10 Habits to Adopt

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Adopting daily actions will turn them into our habits.

If you want to have habits that make you happier and more successful, here is a list of 10 things or “Dos” that can have a huge impact for you.

Do: Say “no” to yourself once a day. By saying no to yourself, you will get yourself out of the habit of entitlement. Saying no (to a dessert, something that does not focus on your goal, buying something you do not need) will help you succeed and stick to your current plan.

 Do: Read 15 minutes every day. Read some type of non-fiction, inspirational or self-improvement material daily. This will help you continue to grow as a person and can add motivation and positivity to your day.

Do: cut down on your screen time (TV, phone, etc.) by one hour each day. If you have been challenged with achieving your goals, this hour can be spent on them. [Read more…]

Calmness in Gratitude

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“There is always something to be grateful for.” Being grateful in the present can be enough. It can provide calm in the storm. It can create a sense of appreciation for the things we do have. It can lead to an abundant life.

There is a lot of stress, worry and uncertainty these days…maybe now more than ever. Yet by choosing to be grateful each day, we can create our own happiness with what we have now.

Start today. What are you grateful for?

Live with VIGOR©

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Several months ago, I was asked to do a presentation for a group that centered on the theme taking back your life. As I thought about the goals for the program and my audience, I focused on creating a vision, setting intentions, practicing gratitude, taking action and identifying daily practices. And VIGOR© became the acronym for that program and a part of my coaching practice. VIGOR© is:

• Vision
• Intention
• Gratitude
• Orchestration (action)
• Routine

I will be sharing with you some thoughts about VIGOR© over the next several weeks. Let’s start with the definition of vigor according to dictionary.com:

Vigor [vig-er]
Noun
1. active strength or force.
2. healthy physical or mental energy or power; vitality.
3. energetic activity; energy; intensity:
4. force of healthy growth in any living matter or organism, as a plant.
5. active or effective force, especially legal validity.

Any of those definitions would apply to the goal of taking back your life. Which of those speak to you?