#overcomingaddictions

[michaeltheexceptional]

Many of us have a complicated relationship with our body. Sometimes it serves us well but sometimes we're critical of its appearance or limitations. Much of the time we give our body little thought as it works its magic by adjusting and breathing and manoeuvring without the slightest conscious effort. Try to deliberately feel gratitude for your body from time to time. When you appreciate all of its features and functions you may see a bigger bounce in your steps and sparkle in your eyes. As David Steindl Rast said " it is not joy that makes us grateful its gratitude that makes us joyful" So as you move through the day focus on what works rather than doesn't. What brings you joy rather than pain, what's functional rather than what's limited. Find gratitude for every blink and every breath. #overcomingaddictions #anxiety #dealingwithanxiety #howtodealwithanxiety #highperformancehabits #livingyourdream #dreamaudaciously #calmmeditation #dailycalm #dailycalmquote #anewyou #anewversionofyou #newyear #setyourintentions #serendipity #naturalproducts #healthylivingdaily #livinghealthyandfit #myweightlosejourney #resolution #gratitude #mindfulgratitude #networkmarketing #entrepreneurs #businessowner #workingfromhome #familyfirst #famlyimportant https://www.instagram.com/p/B7VMWeZp8ED/?igshid=1op4fin0i1moj

[michaeltheexceptional]

Today we'll explore how to mindfully consume media. Many of us feel a responsibility to stay informed on world events but consuming news media can feel like we are waiting upstream in a volatile forceful river. The steady flow of conflicts and tragedies can leave us overwhelmed and exhausted. And to make matters worse much of the news are sensationalized with headlines and images crafted to ruffle our emotions and hook our attention. So while we want to be informed about our world we should also be mindful of how media impacts our wellbeing. The next time you are consuming news content whether scrolling through social media or watching the news be aware of how each story impacts you, notice which headlines you are drawn to and what feelings they provoke. Just as we do during meditation practice scan your thoughts and body to gain awareness of what's happening within. And after finishing the article or closing the browser tab, notice what thoughts or feelings you're left with. Is there a residue of irritability, pessimism, or discouragement did you notice physical discomfort in your body? As Mark Manson said "limitless access to knowledge brings limitless opportunity but only to those who learn to manage the new currency; their attention" so try to being the skill of mindfulness to your consumption of news. And as you notice and welcome habits consider implementing boundaries. Perhaps you will decide to consume media at designated time of the day or for a certain duration of time, perhaps you'll ignore certain news outlets or avoid the temptation of specific kinds of stories. Empower yourself to create a healthy relationship with media. Deep your toes into the river to stay informed but don't get swept up in the current; all the choas of our busy world may seem like it needs our attention but what actually needs our attention above all is our own wellbeing. #newbegining #dealingwithaddiction #overcomingaddictions #anxiety #dealingwithanxiety #howtodealwithanxiety #highperformancehabits #livingyourdream #dreamaudaciously #calmmeditation #dailycalm #dailycalmquote #anewyou #anewversionofyou #setyourintentions #serendipity #naturalproducts #healthylivingdaily https://www.instagram.com/p/B7SqAUcJ5wh/?igshid=l9j5vh3yx76y

[michaeltheexceptional]

You must let go to receive the new. It can be scary to let go of what you know, we always want to stay within our comfort zone, but great things come when we let go of the known to accept the unknown. The seed must let go of its body (comfort zone) before it can produce a new plants that brings forth new fruits filled with lots of seed. Let go today! #newbegining #dealingwithaddiction #overcomingaddictions #anxiety #dealingwithanxiety #howtodealwithanxiety #highperformancehabits #livingyourdream #dreamaudaciously #calmmeditation #dailycalm #dailycalmquote #anewyou #anewversionofyou #newyear #setyourintentions #serendipity #naturalproducts #healthylivingdaily #livinghealthyandfit #myweightlosejourney #resolution #bepresent #letgoandletin #letgo #letgotogrow #networkmarketing #goat https://www.instagram.com/p/B7QB_KBpfte/?igshid=1c4d8z8skoug1

[michaeltheexceptional]

Today I will like to talk about the tendency to want to relive positive memories. Am sure we can all think back to at least one memory of an event that seems just perfect, maybe it was a romantic first date or a picturesque vacation. Often when we remenense past experiences we try to recreate them. Perhaps by revisiting the same beautiful beach or organizing the same group of friends for a weekend get away or ski trip, but we may notice that these recreations don't quite measure up to the original experience. We sometimes make the mistakes of associating physical places or external events with the inner enjoyment we experienced when we're there. When what we experience is new we are able to be more present because we aren't comparing it to previous memories we are truly living the experience for the very first time and since we are more present we pour ourselves into every sight and sound and enjoy it more fully. So the next time you're revisiting a favourite place or are getting together with a group of friends see if you can let go of previous memories in order to create new ones resist the urge to compare and bring yourself fully to the present, as Michael Shriner said " the magic is not in the place, the place is just the backdrop no matter how nice it is. The magic is in our own attitude, our decisions to leave the past and the future for a while to focus all of our attention to here and now." #newbegining #dealingwithaddiction #overcomingaddictions #anxiety #dealingwithanxiety #howtodealwithanxiety #highperformancehabits #livingyourdream #dreamaudaciously #calmmeditation #dailycalm #dailycalmquote #anewyou #anewversionofyou #newyear #setyourintentions #serendipity #naturalproducts #healthylivingdaily #livinghealthyandfit #myweightlosejourney #resolution #bepresent https://www.instagram.com/p/B7NKbeWpltu/?igshid=1axwwrorq4s8k

[michaeltheexceptional]

Although we are almost two weeks into January many of us are still in an introspective state concerning our goals and intentions for the year. The beginning of the year is one of the few times we pause and consider where we are and if we step back far enough we can actually view our lives as a single continuous journey. No matter how hard we try to plan our lives change always come into effect sometimes challenging us, sometimes dazzling us, always sending us in a new unforeseen direction that could be a diagnosis or loss just as easily a promotion or windfall. When we seat we learn that change is always happening there is an ever flowing river of new sensation, emotions and thoughts. In life we know change is coming we just never know what form it will take untilit shows up. Sometimes if we are open to it change can arrive out of no where and send our lives into a new and wonder direction.its impossible to predict whether the circumstances will cooperate with our plans but the one thing we can predict with certainty is that this year will bring some changes we couldn't have predicted. So let us expect change, embrace it, revel in it instead of suiting up in a life jacket to save us from the tide of change try reaching for the surf board just like Taylor Swift said this is a new year, a new beginning and things will change #change #newbegining #dealingwithaddiction #overcomingaddictions #anxiety #dealingwithanxiety #howtodealwithanxiety #highperformancehabits #livingyourdream #dreamaudaciously #calmmeditation #dailycalm #dailycalmquote #anewyou #anewversionofyou #newyear #setyourintentions #serendipity #naturalproducts #healthylivingdaily #livinghealthyandfit #myweightlosejourney #resolution https://www.instagram.com/p/B7LRRONpVqz/?igshid=143p1wwvyp6jj

[michaeltheexceptional]

I heard the story of Malidoma Patrice Somé from Dano, Burkina Faso though born in rural village yet he ended up pursuing a distinguished education at oxford and later at Harvard. As he grew older he began to struggle in his life because he didn't really know who he was or where he came from so one day he had the idea to go back and explore his ancestry and his roots he packed his bags and flew back to west Africa where he arrived in his tribal village. The elders welcomed him back and took him in so that he could explore his lineage. It was a struggle at first because he has totally lost that connection. In the evening he will seat with the elders near darkness trying to receive their teachings. He will keep on turning up his lantern to see better and he kept turning it up and turning it up and one night one of the elders asked him why are you turning up the lantern? He responded by saying so I can see better and the elder explained, turning up the light doesn't always help us see better because often we see what we want to see or what we feel pressure to see. Sometimes we actually need to dim the light down so we can turn our attention inwards into the silence away from the brightness of concept and stimulus towards the soft dim internal light where truth can be found. As Ram Dass said the quieter you become the more you can hear so my invitation today is this: on those days when clarity evades you, in those moments when the noise of life feels amplified; when you're straining your attention in frustration looking outwards for answers instead of turning up the lantern find yourself a seat and dim the lights breath, go inwards, and just listen. #dealingwithaddiction #overcomingaddictions #anxiety #dealingwithanxiety #howtodealwithanxiety #highperformancehabits #livingyourdream #dreamaudaciously #calmmeditation #dailycalm #dailycalmquote #anewyou #anewversionofyou #newyear #setyourintentions #serendipity #naturalproducts #healthylivingdaily #livinghealthyandfit #myweightlosejourney #resolution https://www.instagram.com/p/B7IZM2-p5c6/?igshid=t7i5toz3urte

[michaeltheexceptional]

To continue with our focus for change in the new year I thought we explore mindfulness and addiction. Addictions are our attempts to get away from the unsettling emotions that arise within us. While deal with discomfort when we can have a drink, or take a smoke or take a pill. Very quickly some of our discomfort goes away at least temporarily, while it might not hurt at the moment there is always a repercussion latter whether to our health, employment, finances, relationships or self esteem. Mindfulness offers us tools with which we can relate with our discomfort differently. So if an uncomfortable feeling like a craving, or anxiety arises, rather than automatically reaching out to a vice to make it disappear we learn to pause and stay with our discomfort even lean in and observe it with presence and compassion. We can say okay, I see you anxiety, or fear or anger and I will try and hold space for this agitation or craving and observe it until it passes. I'll bravely stay rather than run and if we do slip rather than falling into abandoned we can forgive ourselves for having that wondering and not making it a big deal. When it comes to addictions what's most important is what we say to ourselves when we descend into temptations or worse yet relapse, we must remind ourselves that we are human and the road to recovery is sure to challenge us. We offer ourselves patience and kindness and slowly we learn to resist our cravings. As Pema Chodron said when we scratch the wound and give into our addictions we do not allow the wound to heal so instead of running we want to get familiar with the experience of our unsettled emotions, we get to know them this way we tenderly acknowledge what's happening in our minds and bodies and rather than reacting to our discomfort in a habitual way we can choose how we want to respond. #dealingwithaddiction #overcomingaddictions #anxiety #dealingwithanxiety #howtodealwithanxiety #highperformancehabits #livingyourdream #dreamaudaciously #calmmeditation #dailycalm #dailycalmquote #anewyou #anewversionofyou #newyear #setyourintentions #serendipity #naturalproducts #healthylivingdaily #livinghealthyandfit #myweightlosejourney #resolution # https://www.instagram.com/p/B7Ha2-0JTuB/?igshid=4o1t0ar6yk3r

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