Change Begins Within

[pollyanna]

Thankyou for your kind words Sogno, especially at a time when you have been feeling so miserable - you made a difference to this heart And that's what life is all about when it comes down to it.

As long as I can make a difference, I'm going nowhere - I'm here to stay

The journey through life is a bit like a long railroad I think. So many wonderful things to see and experience along the way, yet every once in a while we journey through a dark tunnel. Some are short, some are longer than others and some can seem so long that we almost forget the light that is always waiting at the end. Some we see coming in the distance and some just seem to appear from nowhere.

Through reading your previous posts I understand that you suffer from PTSD and bi-polar. I mention this to you because I cannot imagine how you feel sometimes, though my heart reaches out to you and hopes the things that have helped me in the past are of some use to you.

For many years, I found that counting my blessings and reading good books to help me develop a better, more positive and healthy attitude really improved my life. However, when I entered a dark tunnel, I found I didn't want to read - that's when I discovered that this was the most crucial time for me to read, play good music, count my blessings etc.

I believe the tunnels became shorter and less frequent because of this.

And then I learned how to observe with LF and let go of so much more garbage than I would have ever believed I was carrying around with me.

And I'm still letting go of stuff

Looking back, I feel like I was like Atlas, carrying the weight of the whole world on my shoulders - and I had the massive amount of tension to prove it.

Now I feel FREE, though I'm glad I experienced it all - it allows me to understand and hopefully help others.

Have you learned to observe and let things go? Let me know and if I can be of any help to you. I wish you much peace and joy on your journey

[daisy3]

pollyanna;8701]By observing in a loving, non-judgemental and curious way, the various parts of our belief systems that are holding us back - by curiously and kindly asking where a particular belief pattern came from we can become responsible for the changes we need to make and allow ourselves to move forward.

We all have belief systems/maps of reality/ego and although it appears true to us, it is not necessarily the truth - it's simply what we and our ancestors perceive (often mistakenly) to be the truth.

For example, like many, you may have grown up with the belief that "money is the root of all evil" and therefore if you want more money because you are in debt or struggling to make ends meet, your sub-conscious will stop this from happening for you because it knows you don't want to be evil.

If you kindly ask where this belief came from, you may realise it came from a parent or teacher etc. You can look at the evidence and ask do I want to continue to believe the belief my parent told me when I was little? - do I believe it at this present moment, even though George Bernard Shaw said "The lack of money is the root of all evil"?

Many well meaning parents try to protect their children from being let down by saying things like "Don't get your hopes up"

By observing your thoughts and lovingly questioning your belief patterns that hold you back, you begin to disempower them. You begin to see clearly that it's not a proven fact - it's not the truth - it's just a belief pattern and if you ask yourself again do you want to continue to believe that money is the root of all evil you'll probably decide - NO WAY - this belief is not helping me, it is hindering me. This is the point that it will dissolve and you will be able to replace it with something like "Money is a beneficial commodity that I can use in my life"

Wealthy people don't love money - they love time and freedom - money is simply a commodity.

Meditation opens you up to the creativity of the sub-conscious and the universe. Welcome the things that come up for release, lovingly observe them and let them go if they do not serve you.

I wish you peace and joy in abundance

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Thank you so much for being so resourceful and valuable to us all.I'm still learning to observe and let go, every time i hit the wall ,my problem is i rush
head on and feel first and stop to observe. i'm practicing to do it the other way round .This post has helped me so much.
I love you.
daffodil

[Eady]

Pollyana the way you post about things it sounds like you have reached enlightenment tell me how did you come about Life Flow and whats your story if you have these posted somewhere else just let me know where so I can check it out I want to experience what you experience.

If you have any good tips for meditating please let me know my biggest problems come from I get distracted easily I was practicing the discover meditation fast track to success I was practicing meditating for the first time .


It was going well for the first few minutes but then all sorts of random thoughts came flooding into my head I did just as michael said don't resist them just let them pass by but I was wondering if you knew of a technique to help quiet the noise in my head a little more easily your response is appreciated


Hope to experience bliss soon
~Eady~

[pollyanna]

Hi there Eady and welcome to the community I came accross LifeFlow nearly 3 years ago when I was introduced to Michael Mackenzie. I had spent much time and money trying to learn to meditate including T.M. and another entrainment company.

What Michael said just seemed right to me, I trusted him, followed his instructions to the letter and the rest is history. My perspective/ego/map of reality is constantly improving for the better because of taking the little special time out each day to meditate with LifeFlow - it really has improved my life immensely in so many ways as it has for many others here - as I'm sure it will for you.

For many years I have studied and applied personal growth to my life - I am a great believer in "If it's meant to be, it's up to me". Here's a link to my story

The law of attraction

The best tip I can give you is not to try or expect anything - just trust, relax and enjoy the rest. Once you learn how to observe negative emotions and supressed feelings you will begin to feel the amazing feeling of letting them go and experiencing the peace, joy and bliss that is already within you. Hope this answers your questions and I wish you an abundance of peace and joy

[AntonHansen]

I am truly thankful for this awakening post!

Thanks a lot pollyanna

Great day to everyone

[pollyanna]

Bless you Anton, may your life be filled with peace and joy

[pollyanna]

Hi again daffodil, sorry I missed your post until now - I am so pleased to be of any help to you. Practise makes perfect and you have great commitment and determination - which will pay you back immensely I am watching your progress and if I can be of help I am always here. I love you and your beautiful spirit too and wish you an abundance of peace and joy on your continuing journey of self discovery

[sogno]

Pollyanna,

Once again you touch my heart very deeply. Thank you so much. I do too feel like Atlas and my shoulders are a confirmation of it. You are so right, the darkest hours are the one when action is most needed, even if it seems impossible to so. I'm not too sure that I know how to observe and let go. I tend to get stuck! How do you do it?

Thanks again, I really find your wisdom and compassion absolutely illuminating.

Lots of love

Sogno

[pollyanna]

Hi again Sogno and once more, thankyou for your kind words I've just re-read this whole thread to see if I can explain how I observe more simply.

When you can make time, re-read it carefully and you may understand it better (I apologise that I cannot explain it more simply at the moment - I also know when I am talking to people, I have a tendancy to go off on tangents )

Try re-reading the thread and also it may help if you explain what you try and do yourself when attempting to observe. The most important thing I can stress is, don't get involved with the thoughts, memories or the story - just observe the body sensation.

You'll definately get there because I did and once it clicks with you it will seem easy I look forward to seeing how you progress and wish you an abundance of peace and joy

P.S. In the meantime, I'll try to find a simpler way to explain observing

[pollyanna]

Just found the following in a journal last night and would like to share it with you:-

So often, we read books filled with great advice and feel we have learned much. Then we go on to read and learn more and more until we accumulate a vast ammount of knowledge.

It's wonderful to have a hunger to learn, however, if we do not put into action what we have learned it becomes wasted effort.

Here is some sound advice which I wrote onto a giant poster and placed on my back door many years ago. As I read it numerous times each day, it gradually seeped into and became engrained in my sub-conscious, enabling me to take action and move forward.

TO KNOW AND NOT TO DO, IS NOT TO KNOW -
IF YOU REALLY, REALLY KNEW (WHAT YOU CAN ACHIEVE OR DO)
YOU COULD NOT POSSIBLY HOLD BACK

Hope this is of help to someone