Have you noticed that you have a continuous mental dialog going on inside your head that never stops? We all do! Our mind literally narrates the world for us with incessant chatter. We usually don’t even notice it because we never really step back from it to look. This internal chatter keeps us from being present to our true selves.
I wanted to share my personal story with you about how I went from being totally stressed, overwhelmed and stuck to feeling empowered, free and excited about my life. You know the type...hyperventilating through life, running from one thing to the next while the e-mails pile up and more keeps getting added to the proverbial "to do" list.
Mindfulness and Meditation go hand in hand. Meditation lays the foundation for you to go out into the world carrying a sense of peace and serenity within. While mindfulness is the integrated practice you can employ in all of your daily interactions and relationships. Establish a daily meditation practice with a little mindfulness sprinkled on top!
Sitting on a cushion with an agenda will never produce the result you might be seeking. You can’t show up to meditation with the same agenda and mindset that put you to sleep to begin with.
To embark on your spiritual practice or enhance your current one, consider connecting with expert certified mindful life coach and meditation instructor Maggie Kelly.
Being "in control" is a big issue in most people's lives. Most of us are uncomfortable being out of control because it brings anxiety, uncertainty, confusion, panic, and a loss of self-confidence, depending on how severe the loss of control is.
Honestly, I can't tell you how many of my students tell me the "can't meditate, my mind won't stop chattering!" Do you feel the same way? We'll, let me debunk one of the biggest myths about meditation + mindfulness: you AREN'T SUPPOSED TO STOP THINKING in meditation!! The very fact that you might have attempted to meditate and notice all of the chatter in your mind literally indicates that you are on the path toward a healthy meditation practice! The path begins with you actually noticing. That is the practice of meditation! That we come out of our fog of thoughts long enough to notice we’ve been stuck on automatic pilot for years and not really even living our life.
"No problem can be solved from the same consciousness that created it. We must learn to see the world anew." - Albert Einstein
There are no “quick-fixes” to the stress and craziness we have settled into as the “norm” these days. The practice of meditation is not fast-food spirituality. Developing a meditation practice that leaves you feeling centered, joyful and serene takes time and dedication. Start where you are. If you miss a day or two, that’s ok, start anew. Just start.