The UNCOMFORTABLE Fresh Start

The UNCOMFORTABLE Fresh Start

For the past decade my routine consisted of school and work, toxic relationships, love/dislike relationship with family and friends, people in general honestly. Needless to say, it wasn’t until 2020 when I decided to face the problems, I was having within myself. I started to seek spiritual help, as well as learn things on my own and connect the pieces to my puzzle. I really started getting into meditation and yoga, and more in-depth with astrology to better understand myself. As I enter the new year, 2021 that is, I look forward to doing the uncomfortable fresh start. I’ve been too accustomed to the same routine for so long, and with me rediscovering myself, now is the time to rebuild myself for the years to come. Moving forward, I want to accomplish my self-growth – mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually; connect with positive human beings, create multiple sources of income, and most importantly build a foundation that influences others in a positive perspective and see the beauty of life and all it has to offer when you learn to make self-care a priority.

The power of mindfulness starts with a peace of mind, knowing when to befriend my emotions. A mindful approach to life can help with everything such as relationship problems to stress at work. Being mindful means feeling better – starting today. When life becomes hectic, causing me to be fearful of spending time with my own thoughts, I stop and take a deep breath. Knowing the benefits of mindfulness can assist with motivating me to find the path to contentment.

Tips for Mindfulness of Feeling Better, Starting Today:

1. Find a quiet space and create a time schedule to practice it. The best time to do this would be in the morning, to awaken your energy and prepare for the day. Practicing breath work, while sitting up in a comfortable position to meditate can help prepare the body and the mind for mindfulness.

2. Take a Moment to Check-in to where you are mentally, physically, and emotionally to create daily motivation practices and make it an intention to practice them daily.

3. Train the Mind to Focus on one thing for an extended period of time. Learning various meditation techniques can help unify and center the mind to find focused attention. The focused attention will bring light to the habits and patterns formed in the mind. With this comes freedom to connect with deeper wisdom.

4. Experience Flooded Thoughts, when thoughts arise, treat them gently and invite them into the mind to revert back to the technique chosen to anchor the set attention.

5. Begin Noticing How Out of Control the Mind is, one will learn to not take every thought seriously and start developing compassion toward yourself.

6. Understand That It Takes Time to Develop a New Habit, so be patient with yourself. Every morning or throughout the day, start with 5-10 minutes of meditation and build up to 30-45 minutes.

I will be kind to my body and mind and meditate to connect with my chakras allowing the inner radiance to shine through me. I’m going to create a morning ritual to start my day with contentment. I will find silence in relaxation by meditating to calm my mind and body. I’m also going to learn to be grateful and appreciative of myself. Instead of being hard on myself for not living up to certain expectations, I will learn to value myself more by giving thanks for who I am and what I have. My day should end by reflecting on my day and pointing out the positive key factors as well as the negatives and finding ways to turn my negatives into positives.

The next goal for this uncomfortable fresh start is to find life balance. The only predictable thing about life is that it’s unpredictable. One has to learn the ups and downs with strength using effective mindfulness practices. Having compassion in action allows individuals to transform their life and increase their happiness. However, having compassion for yourself is important because we live in a society where everything is a competition. A great way to tap into self-compassion is to recall a time in your life when you felt recognized by someone who should genuine affection. For myself, my goal is to set daily intentions and later reflect on whether or not I succeeded with fulfilling the intention(s) I set. Taking mindful steps to discover my true purpose and find the courage to live my dream is what I’m focused on now in 2021 and the years to come. Mindfulness in everyday life starts with – RAIN:

Recognize what’s happening, by being aware as I reflect on the inside of myself, with a felt sense of a situation as a whole.

Allowing life to be, just as it is, by sending a letter to my heart and finding the willingness to accept my experiences. The overall goal here is to be free with experimenting with befriending my inner life.

Investigate with an intimate attention to dive deeper into exploring such experiences regarding the curiosity within my inner self. As I continue to investigate, I will allow myself to feel the fullness and intensity of the experience.

Non-Identification: Rest in natural awareness to offer myself the unconditional self-love I deserve from within, so that I can embrace the unconditional love of those around me in a positive perspective. Doing this will allow me to sense all the possibilities of relaxing and being aware. This will allow all the arises in my body and mind to come and go spiritually free, knowing that my natural awareness is the inner truth of who I really am.

When your energy is flagging, imagine an energetic shield around you, protecting you from exhausting distractions. If you’re waking up and feeling behind, start with clarity. Learn to breathe in and banish the blues when you’re feeling sad. You sometimes can’t help being critical of others; however, learn to ignore the negativity and embrace the positivity and have faith. Activate a sense of compassion when recognizing inter-connectedness when you’re struggling to feel sympathy of yourself or others. If traveling the world scares you, remain calm and collected, especially during the pandemic and enjoy the experience of the world and all it has to offer. Before the year is over, you will realize that you broke a resolution. From that moment, you can take a deep breath, acknowledge all the wonderful things you’ve accomplished and continue to take the steps to move forward along this uncomfortable, yet challenging and the overflow of blessings for taking action and believing.

Note to Self:

“Every day, start your day with clarity.”

For 5-30 minutes after waking up, notice if you feel rested or still feeling sleepy. Next, observe your mind, is it relaxed or tense, busy or quiet, remembering a dream, whatever it maybe you now know what needs your attention. Use your body as an object to appreciate the feeling of positivity in your mind, enhancing the ability to relax your body throughout the day. Following that, perform a self-body scan where you imagine healing energy flowing through, inviting your breath to help release tension before starting your day. After completing the body scan, focus your attention on the thoughts in your mind. Also, be aware of how your body reacts; be mindful of your attitude and gratitude that can have an impact on your day.

*if you sense tension, invite your mind to relax by reflecting on things that you’re grateful for.

Finally, after allowing your body and mind to relax, contemplate about what lies ahead for that day. If you find something to be difficult, pause, breathe, and allow your mind and body to relax. Repeat this process until you feel centered.

In conclusion, allow your desires to create better habits that directs your vital force towards action and thoughts that are sincerely for you. Be grateful for wanting to make a positive change and choosing you as the number one priority. It’s ok to make mistakes; however, adopting a loving kindness attitude towards yourself matters. When you have too much stuff going on, declutter both your inner and outer life. Learn to separate fear from fact, by turning envy into a positive practice to fulfill your own potential. When you are aware of the unconscious patterns you choose, then you can redirect yourself to positivity.

From Yours Truly,

Andreanna Robinson

2021 Weekly Agenda

*Try to be consistent with these weekly agendas to ensure that you’re making the progress needed for such necessary changes that you want in your life. If you feel that you’re lacking, have a self-talk and motivate yourself to keep fighting, because your life becomes a masterpiece when you learn to master peace along a never ending journey when you have patience.