Hi

As promised here’s the next installment of your mini-course:

“7 Easy Steps You Can Take Now to Create the Life of Your Dreams, Improve Your Health and Make MORE MONEY!”

So, how’d you sleep last night? Are you relaxed right now?

One of the keys to maintaining a constant state of relaxation is covered by today’s installment.

Remember, I sincerely appreciate your feedback! Be sure to start your comments off with a testimonial like “Hey Doug, it’s <fill in your name> from <fill in your town and state> and my friends want to know what meds I’m on because I’ve been so calm lately. I just tell them “It is what it is”, smile and then tell them all about what I learned from you” then move on to your comment or question.

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Day 2 – Stop Resisting “What Is”

What do I mean by resisting “what is?”  In my e-book, I discuss some of the common reasons for resistance.

Most are fear based, such as a need to be in control, when you’re not getting what you want, or because your expectations aren’t being met.

How do you react in the following situations in a given day?

  • The driver in front of you cuts you off and doesn’t signal a lane change.
  • The guy standing next to you in the line at the DMV is a real jerk.
  • The line at the DMV moves at glacial speed.
  • The DMV clerk at the window is rude and condescending.

If you get angry or upset, then you are resisting “what is”. Resistance in the mind is manifested as tension in the body, and collectively is known as “stress”.

Ah hah! Now you know why stress and relaxation are number one on my list!

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Here’s an excerpt from my e-book (which you really need to get if you haven’t already) The first trick is to start noticing or “catching” yourself when you’re resisting what is. When you do, try this breathing technique I learned from one of my teachers, Dick Sutphen.

1. Take a deep breath and hold it as long as you comfortably can, then let it out slowly through slightly parted teeth, this allows you to retain the moisture in your mouth.

2. As you slowly exhale, think to yourself, “this clerk is rude and condescending AND an a**hole. Ok, it is what it is.” (I added this part for myself, try it, you’ll like it)

3. When the breath is all the way out, contract your stomach muscles and push it further out and further out. Then repeat the process.

A few minutes of this breathing is extremely relaxing and will defuse your automatic reflexive response because changing your breathing changes your thinking. Hmm. Could that be part of the mind body connection I talked about earlier. We’ll see in Day 5.

Oh, and for some of you the phrase “it is what it is” may sound trite, yet the moment you start to say it to yourself, you’ll notice your world becoming a lot calmer.

“To offer no resistance to life is to be in a state of grace, ease, and lightness. This state is then no longer dependent upon things being in a certain way, good or bad. It seems almost paradoxical, yet when your inner dependency on form is gone, the general conditions of your life, the outer forms, tend to improve greatly. Things, people, or conditions that you thought you needed for your happiness now come to you with no struggle or effort on your part, and you are free to enjoy and appreciate them – while they last. All those things, of course, will still pass away, cycles will come and go, but with dependency gone there is no fear of loss anymore. Life flows with ease.”

Eckhart Tolle From the Power of Now

The point my friend is to learn to control your thoughts and thereby your emotions and actions, or realize they will control you.

Till next time…

Light and Love,

Doug

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