Day 210 - A Year to Clear - Check In WEEK 30 - Waiting It Out

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Lesson 210: Check In WEEK 30 - Waiting It Out

This week was a reminder for me to take a moment to pause when feelings start to arise and if you “wait it out”, there will be a shift that occurs. What happens is that when we’re in stressful situations, our bodies react with more alertness, chemical reactions and even a fear response.

I think there has been moments recently where I have stopped doing the practise of just breathing. Usually when I’m getting overwhelmed, I stop to do this, and I’m not sure why I’ve just forgotten to do this. It’s all about shifting energy really. Get rid of that which is having some negative impact on ourselves to release it. From there, it opens up space. Not only this, I was reminded that if I let things be, they will pan out with a solution. Sometimes it’s not about how much effort you can into fixing something that will stress you even further. It’s about just taking a step back, letting it be and taking a calmer approach and the solution may just come on it’s own. Whatever you believe in whether it’s God, the Universe, the Divine… if we surrender, then answers and solutions will come. Things may just fix themselves too.

Day 209 - A Year of Spiritual Awakening - You May See People...

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Lesson 209: You May See People...

…. Who are uncomfortable in their bodies and those that aren’t. The body is just a container and does not reflect the being inside. Whether someone is fit or someone is plagued with disease, we don’t really know what’s going on internally. Today we are to consider what it means to have a beautiful body and what is considered not attractive.

I don’t really know what is attractive and unattractive these days. When I was growing up there was all this pressure to be skinny. As the years passed, the hourglass body figure became the latest craze, then it was ladies with large bums and then curvaceous women. If I followed suit to every body trend that came about, I would be all over the place. I feel like this leads to confidence and self-esteem issues, body dysmorphia and eating disorders.

I think what’s beautiful is when people are comfortable in themselves because they practise self-love and are confident – no matter what the body type. I just don’t think people should fit to any standard. The only body types I worry about are those that are obese because of the serious health ramifications that it can have. I’m all for body confidence but if there is a serious health risk, then I would want that person to consider their options that would allow them to be healthy again.

Sometimes I look at myself and wonder if I’m truly attractive. There are always those slight moments of self-doubt but I’m sure someone out there appreciates my body type and maybe I haven’t met them yet. I don’t obsess over my looks though. I just try and make myself happy in different ways.

So, what body types do you consider to be attractive and beautiful?

Day 209 - A Year to Clear - Things Always Work Out

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Lesson 209: Things Always Work Out

Today we are to complete and hold onto this statement:

• One of the ways that things have always worked out for me without my having to try so hard is______

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My answer:

• One of the ways that things have always worked out for me without my having to try so hard is to let the Universe take control and not over think things – just let it flow. I am a true believer that things will work out the way they are supposed to.

Day 208 - A Year of Spiritual Awakening - What Appears to be Failure...

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Lesson 208: What Appears to be Failure...

Failure happens in life and it’s more than okay. It can be a tool for us to move through the first passage of the heart which is pain. Today’s lesson is to think of someone in your life that you see as a “failure” and do you notice if they are awakened or not? Do you think they are moving through the passage of pain right now?

I don’t really like to think of any of my friends or family as failures. I mean, we all measure success differently and our paths are never the same as another, so how can we look at others as failures if they are living the very best that they can? I’m not sure this is a lesson for me today. I feel like only those with negative mindsets and those that look upon others with judgement, can really think of someone as a failure.

I think every person leads their own lives, we fall down and pick ourselves up. Sometimes picking ourselves up is slow whilst other times we get over issues in a faster fashion, though I don’t think when someone falls that we should see them as a failure. Who are we to judge for someone living their lives the way they want to? I have no right to categorise someone as a failure.

I do however see people going through the passages of pain. I think when people are ready to open up about it and need some support, they will reach out. There are times when I can sense it and I ask, but I wouldn’t pry into someone’s life when they are in pain. It’s more that I want to assist if they need it.

Anyway, I don’t particularly like this lesson, so I am moving on.

Day 208 - A Year to Clear - What Feels Unresolved?

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Lesson 208: What Feels Unresolved?

Today we are to reflect on the statements below:

• One thing in my life that feels unresolved in my life is______

• It is safe for me to trust that things will work out because______

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My answers:

• One thing in my life that feels unresolved in my life is truly knowing what I should do with my life.

• It is safe for me to trust that things will work out because as I’ve opened my heart and space to the possibilities, things I’ve wished, hoped  or dreamed for have come to fruition.