Happiness Day 3

I'm scared of heights but the few times I have overcome that fear have felt great. Overcoming fear can give you a sense of accomplishment. Happiness comes from inside and growing through adversity can bring some of the greatest happiness. 

Namaste

Happiness Day 2

Planning for the future is necessary but living in the future only leads to frustration. Take time to notice what is happening each moment and you will find that happiness finds you. Meditating today on be found by happiness.

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Happiness Day 1

Watch more comedy shows, read more jokes, play with a child; do more things that make you laugh. Enjoy the moments as much as possible. Find your happiness.

Namaste

Persistence Day 7

Finally persistence solves problems and creates valuable things. If you believe in something be persistent in your beliefs. Reach your goals and develop more goals to reach. Continue to move forward.

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Persistence Day 6

Are you an achiever? Do you keep going or give up? Luckily many of us do not give up or we would not keep learning and growing. Persevere in the face of those who tell you it can not be done. The universe keeps growing and so can you. 

Namaste

Persistence Day 5

The right track is a good place to start but you have to keep moving while you are there. Keep trying, keep looking ahead. Persist when others tell you that you can't. 

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Persistence Day 4

I start many mornings saying to myself that yesterday was not the best day but today is a new one. Each day gives us another chance to improve, to grow, to make a difference. This morning is a clean slate. I will eat better today. I will smile more today. I will help someone today. Start your day with the courage to begin again.

Namaste

Persistence Day 3

Are you like the stream? Are you flowing and ever changing? Or are you the rock that never wishes change and thinks the stream will not harm it? Choose the stream. Persistence will pay off.

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Persistence Day 2

Some days this is a difficult one for me. Dealing with chronic pain often makes you want to stop. However, I learned quickly that if I do stop that I might never move again. Even if I am slow at least I am moving and trying. Meditating today on never stopping. 

Namaste

Persistence Day 1

This week we will focus on persistence. Too often we begin something, fail the first time and give up. If something is important enough to start then it should be important enough to finish. Focus on the smaller goals and keep moving. Meditating today on finishing what I start.

Namaste

Sleep Well

Restful

The weekend is the time to find restfulness. Seek serenity and declare happiness. Enjoy each moment. Namaste

Anger

Needed this today because I feel like I am holding some anger from yesterday. I need to show more patience. It only hurts the one carrying the anger. Meditating today on letting go. 

Namaste

A Little Umph

So do you have a little umph today? Mine seems hard to come by but together maybe we can put it together. That extra push will keep us going and growing. So take a little umph and improve your day. Mediating on pushing through.

Namaste

Seeking Happiness

None of us can be happy all the time but when we bring a good attitude to life we seek happiness. Meditating today on bringing the best attitude I can. 

Namaste

Eat A Cookie

Either way makes it pleasant - enjoying the moment and eating a cookie may be the best way of all. Don't take yourself too seriously. We can get deep in this stuff but ultimately it is about taking time for you so you can be there when others need you. Meditating today on a little fun. Go ahead and eat a cookie. 

Namaste

Take the Shot

It is easier to stay complacent and tell yourself that once I do such and such I will be where I want to be. It is easier to complain instead of do. There are always excuses for not moving forward. I make them everyday to myself. But if we never take the shot there is no way we will ever score. Meditating today on shooting for new dreams everyday. 

Namaste

Today

This doesn't mean that you should try to do everything all at once but that what you decide to do should be important to you. Even if what is important is resting. Make the most of your day. Meditating on seeing the sunshine and using my time wisely.

Namaste

Bring Your Own Sunshine

It has rained a lot recently. It can get you down to always be dealing with rain. But attitude is everything. Bring the sunshine with you and the rain will appear helpful instead of a hindrance. Meditating today on carrying sunshine with me wherever I go. 

Namaste

Keep Trying

Today I need some help to remember to keep trying. Some things in life are going to be hard and we can not let them take us down. I believe maybe I need better planning to help me out so I will work on that today. What will you keep trying to do today? Meditating on continuing to move forward.

Namaste

Surround Yourself

Sometimes you do not have a choice on who you are with during the day. However, when you can, choose people who will lift you up not tear you down. It is not their job to improve you that is only for you to do. Take advice but consider the source before implementing it. People who love you will know the best way to share their opinions with you and it will not be from a negative place. Meditating today on seeing greatness in all of you.

Namaste

First Day Of School

Our schools start tomorrow and I am sure that there are many teachers who feel like this poem. It is hard to get back into routine. Parents, students and teachers can take a moment and focus on being positive and supportive of each other. We are all in this together. 

Namaste

Peaceful Sleep

Tonight I need meditation to help take me out of my body which is not feeling so well. Mind over matter can be attained with meditation. I wish you all a restful night's sleep. 

Namaste

Overcoming Fear

Well that is a difficult one to take in. Typically we want to run away from the fear but the way to overcome it is to run toward it with a plan to get past it. Take some time in your meditation today to focus on your greatest fear and release pieces of it so you can move forward.

Namaste

Seek Peace

Remember that to find peace you must seek for it within yourself first. I find this to be one of the most difficult things within meditation. My hope is that I present a peaceful image to those around me but I know that often I must seem all over the place. Meditation has provided me with a method of reigning the randomness in and find an inner peace. One day maybe I will look and feel peaceful to not only to you but also to myself. 

New Year of Meditation

Music from http://www.radiosrichinmoy.org

A year ago today I began this blog to support my meditation practice and hopefully yours. This year there will be greater focus and more learning. There will be additional posts providing specific information on meditation and its benefits. This post includes some free music that you can use in your meditation. I will include more as we go along. Thanks for being with me so far and I look forward to learning more together during this next year. 

Joyous

Make service a part of your day and joy will abound with you. The more you do for others and the less for self, the greater the joy. Meditating today on being joyous and bringing it to others. 

Namaste

Joy

Choosing Joy can prove to be difficult. Staying in the moment as much as you can allows you to be open and choose joy. You should find joy in what you are doing daily. If not choose other things to do. Meditating today with the Calm

App on finding joy and keeping it. 

Namaste

Rainbow

With our 21 Day meditation experience completed you are back to just my thoughts. Hopefully they will continue to help you. I thought the above statement was great. How often do we miss the beauty and awe surrounding us because we are not looking up? Look for a rainbow today.

Day 22 - The Most You Can Do For The World

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We received an extra day in Our 21 day Meditation series from the Chopra Center.  Enjoy!

Day 22 - The Most You Can Do for the World

“Your own Self-Realization is the greatest service you can render the world.” – Ramana Maharshi

The freedom we know when we become unstuck and step into our limitless life is the spiritual freedom of our true self. We radiate this freedom as love, peace, compassion, and joy. This light of our creative self is our most precious gift to the world because it unites, heals, and uplifts everyone it reaches.

In today’s meditation, we learn that in every moment we live from our highest self, we are giving our best to the world.

from www.chopracentermeditation.com