Daily Dose of Inspiration

3/14/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“An uncomfortable feeling is not an enemy. It’s a gift that says, “Get honest; inquire.” We reach out for alcohol, or television, or credit cards, so we can focus out there and not have to look at the feeling.”

~ Byron Katie

Uncomfortable feelings come in all different shapes and sizes. It might be fear, apprehension, anger, blame, guilt, edginess, queasiness, anything really. You know what doesn’t feel good.

Now, before you go blaming someone or something else for your emotional state, or before you let yourself fall victim to whatever you’re feeling, start examining your thoughts. You do realize that it’s your thoughts and beliefs that create the way you feel, right?

Well, check it out. Change your thoughts — change your beliefs — and you’ll change how you feel. With practice at this, my friend, you’ll realize that there’s really no valid reason for you not to feel good.

3/13/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“Faith is a place of mystery, where we find the courage to believe in what we cannot see and the strength to let go of our fear of uncertainty.”

~ Brené Brown

It’s nice to have guarantees, isn’t it? Where there are guarantees, there’s no need for doubts or fears or worries. You’ve got a sure deal.

But you know what else? The same thing is true with faith. Where there’s faith, there’s no room for doubts, concerns or worries. Fear based thoughts can only take hold where faith is weak.

Faith creates guarantees, my friend. With your unwavering faith it’s a sure thing.

3/12/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“It is loyalty to the unseen reality that gives meaning to the word faith.”

~ Neville Goddard

Do you realize that you get to choose in every moment whether to allow fear or faith to dictate your experience? Focusing on your fears feels bad while focusing on what you want feels good.

Notice how as you focus your attention on something it creates an energetic feeling in your body. That energetic feeling is a clear indication of how you would feel should the scenario your mind is mapping out actually occur. Even though it’s 100% in your imagination at the moment you think and then feel it, you can know very clearly whether you’d like it as your reality or not.

Think about that, my friend. It’s an incredible gift to have that awareness.

Remember, the future is the future — it hasn’t happened yet! But your thoughts and energetic state are actively creating and shaping it. The unseen reality he speaks of above is whatever you’re mapping out in your imagination. So decide for something you’d love and be faithful in its delivery.

Simply ignore the facts and circumstances that tell you otherwise and hold true to your desired outcome. I know, it’s easier said than done. But when you master this, my friend, you master life!

3/11/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“Fear is man’s worst enemy for you attract what you fear. It is faith turned upside down. It is really Faith in evil instead of good.”

~ Florence Scovel Shinn

It’s time to face your fears, my friend. You are their only source of power — your belief in them.

It’s up to you to turn off their source of power. It’s up to you to redirect your mind. You must train yourself to focus your thoughts, your attention, your energy on what you want. Gently, diligently, consciously, direct your thoughts. Use your imagination and create the experience you want, first on the mental plane and then it can be on the physical plane.

Remember, the future hasn’t happened yet. You get to choose what you have faith in. Will it be in good or evil?

3/10/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“Fear exhausts life energy. It is one of the greatest enemies of dynamic will power. Fear causes the life force that ordinarily flows steadily through the nerves to be squeezed out, and the nerves themselves to become as though paralyzed. The vitality of the whole body is lowered. Fear doesn’t help you get away from the object of fear; it only weakens your will power. Fear causes the brain to send an inhibiting message to all bodily organs. It constricts the heart, checks the digestive functions, and causes many other physical disturbances…”

~ Paramahansa Yogananda, The Law of Success

What are you afraid of, my friend? Ask yourself that question. The sooner you uncover your fears, the sooner you can turn around your ailments and take back control of your life.

Why are you afraid? What is the worst that can happen? Is it really likely to happen?

What you need to know about that last question is this: It will be most likely to happen if you keep worrying about it, thinking about it, and giving it attention and credence.

Unless you’re actually in a life or death situation, unexplained fear is a sign that you’re about to step into unknown territory or, in other words, on the verge of a breakthrough. See it as verification that you’re on the right path and keep on going!

Now, there’s one last thing you should know about fear, it’s the polar opposite of faith (think hot and cold). Fear can only be present where your faith is weak.

So you get to choose, my friend. Will it be fear or faith?

3/9/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt.”

~ William Shakespeare

Oh, oh, oh, my friend, don’t let this be you! Your doubts only serve to undermine your efforts. Your heart harbors no doubts. So get centered in your heart, face your fears, whatever they may be, and take the next step.

Never let your fears rule your life. What you really want, that thing that will make your heart sing, is always on the other side of your fear.

Either you let your fears rule or you let your faith rule. In either case, can you see how you’re focusing on and aligning with something that hasn’t happened yet? So, which path do you think is likely to be more rewarding?

Have Faith, my friend. Look beyond your doubts and fears and embrace change!

3/8/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our lives.”

~ Henry David Thoreau

Your mental muscles, like your physical ones, take time and repetition to develop. Awareness of your thoughts, awareness of how your thoughts make you feel, and conscious effort to direct your thoughts always to something that makes you feel better is the foundation upon which you’ll build a happy and healthy life.

As with everything in life, mastery of your mind takes practice. Fortunately for you, Bikram Yoga helps you build your faith, concentration, determination, discipline, and patience. These are the core mental muscles you must develop first.

Don’t give up on yourself, my friend. Every effort spent in this regard reaps rewards — a happy and healthy you. Just think of it!

3/7/2020: Daily Dose of Inspiration

“When patterns are broken, new worlds emerge.”

~ Tuli Kupferberg

What are your normal patterns? What is your daily routine? What are your habits? How do you start your day? What do you eat daily? What you do drink throughout your day? And what are your thoughts? Are you even aware of them?

So, my friend, are you happy with your life as things are now? Surely there’s some room for improvement. Do you know what the enemy of great is? It’s good. We too often settle for just good when we deserve great.

Remember, all change begins with awareness. And then, with determination and discipline, you can break your patterns and set yourself free.

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