1. Express gratitude
Every new day leads to a new way to say “thank you”
for being alive. Everything we experience and are capable of
experiencing on this blue marble in this universal arena is something to
be grateful for. Contemplate the fact that something rather than
nothing exists and that within that something we exist and experience
such an amazing reality. There is always something to be grateful for,
we simply need to look around us and within us.Through continued
gratitude we cannot help but feel an explosive volcanic eruption of
bliss to be so fortunate as to have what we have.
Don’t get hung up on what you don’t
have, because that will lead you to disappointment and suffering. Our
life situation may never be ideal in our eyes but
at any point on our life paths we can stop and be mindful of what we
appreciate about our lives. Feeling like it’s difficult to find
something to be grateful for? You can always get down to the basics…
“Thank you for this breath that gives me life”. Say it or feel it, it
doesn’t matter how you express gratitude, as long as the conscious
intention is there.
2. Set your intentions for the day
Treat your thoughts as if they were spells of magic, replicating in the real world from the garden of
your mind. Our thoughts are what shape the reality we personally
experience. If we intend for something to happen, either to our state of mind or
our life situation, we usually make it happen. If we want to be happy,
we do what we know has brought us happiness before or what we feel will
make us happy. If we want to get out of a physically or emotionally
toxic environment, we initiate plans to move or relocate somewhere else.
Without that initial energy to move things towards a new direction, our
situation won’t be moved towards a change.
Most of us have to get up for work on a regular
basis which leads to going through the motions of getting out of bed,
getting ready and going to work. Before we do any of that we can affirm,
either in the form of saying
aloud or writing down, what we intend for the day or wish to get done.
This could be something specific like set the intention to go grocery
shopping, or something more broad, such as intending to not say anything
hurtful to anyone we interact with that day.
3. Take five long deep breaths in & out
Breathing is what keeps us alive. If we stopped
breathing, our hearts would stop beating and we wouldn’t live to see a
new day. Breath is incredibly powerful and can take us into
transcendental states of consciousness where we become masters of our
inner fire. All too often we baseline to shallow breathing which may
sustain our lives but will not optimize them. Get up to the next level. Breathe in and
breathe out deeply for as long as is comfortable… s l o w l y. You
should feel your stress and tension melt away like butter on a hot day.
If you want to enhance your breathing, get some essential oils like
eucalyptus to keep beside your bed and take deep whiffs. Start your day
off feeling refreshed.
4. Smile for no reason — just flex the muscle
Smiling is one of the best free life
hacks we have. You know how difficult it is to stay angry or not feel
better when smiling. All that serotonin and all those endorphins flooding your
brain chemically cure melancholia. The pronoia sets in and you get off
to a great start for the new day. Smiling has been shown to reduce
stress, reduce blood pressure and boost the immune system which is all
the more reason to do it after leaving Dreamland. Smile and get
elevated.
5. Forgive yourself for yesterday’s mistakes
Can anybody say they lead a
“perfect” life? Hardly. We all make mistakes… actions or reactions we
come to later regret because we feel it would have been better if we
didn’t do them. Forgiveness benefits you more than anyone else. Through
forgiveness we stop holding on to the cause of our suffering and let it
go. Acknowledge that you made a mistake and while you can’t change the
past, you can create a new present.
Everything is in a constant state of change… it’s
the only constant in existence. We change all the time whether we
realize it or not. We are not the same person we were yesterday, a year
ago, or a decade ago. We shouldn’t forevermore hold something against ourselves since
that will only create more suffering. We have all suffered enough for
one reason or another. Let’s not add any unnecessary suffering to our
lives. Look at your shadows, acknowledge their transient nature and let
them go.
Source: “5 Things Happy People Do Before Getting Out of Bed Every Morning,” from shift.is, by Paul Lenda
Via: Earth. We Are One
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