Ten
simple steps

These are ten very simple steps, they are simple but not necessarily easy to remember to do in the moment. As we journey though Lent and the 40 days to love perhaps focus on one step each day. Practice it until it becomes part of you. They work together, alone and can become a integral part of your life and enhance the quality of your life immensely.

Breathing. Pause frequently
during the day and take a deep breath. It is so easy to get caught up with the
events of the day and forget to take the time to connect with ourselves, no
less our spirit. The simple act of taking a long, slow, mindful breath will
allow us to do just that.

Choice. Each moment of our
life is an opportunity to make a choice. We can choose thoughts that allow us
to feel stressed, disconnected, and unhappy, or we can begin to train our minds
to think thoughts that bring peace.

Perspective. How we look at
life dictates how we feel and the choices we make. If you change your perspective,
everything changes and, simultaneously, nothing changes. Dominion is a way of
looking at life in which the problem and the solution become one and in which happiness
becomes second nature. Symbolically, dominion is represented as a sphere.
Today, imagine yourself looking at life from a different spot on the sphere and
see what happens.

Gratitude. When we are truly
grateful, fear no longer exists. If you find yourself stuck in traffic, be grateful
you have a car. Whatever you ‘hate’ in your life – find a way to be grateful
for it.

Emotional Neutrality.
Nothing in life inherently has an emotion attached to it. All of our emotions
are based on what we tell ourselves about the events in our life. If you don’t
like how you are feeling at any given moment, notice what you’ve been telling
yourself and tell yourself something different.

Eyes of love. We can see
life through the eyes of love or the eyes of fear. Practice asking yourself, “How
can I see this through the eyes of love?”

Meditating. Instead of
fitting your spiritual practices into your life why not fit your life around
your spiritual practice? Set aside a specific time each day to meditate and
then sit back and relax. You will find you have more time, not less, when
connecting with your spirit becomes a priority rather than an occasional
afterthought.

Discernment. You are
constantly talking to yourself – at times you are more aware of your self-talk than
others. Ask yourself, “Is this the voice of fear or the voice of love?” Learn
to listen to the voice of love more often than the voice of fear.

Letting go. As the Buddha
said – all suffering is caused by our attachment. In life, you can let go of outcomes,
people’s behaviors, and events in two ways. If you have something in your hand,
you can let go with your palm facing up and it remains in your hand or you can
let go with your palm facing down and it falls away. Practice letting go of
life with your palm down and see what happens.

Do you want to be right or
happy? Your beliefs and perspective often make those choices mutually exclusive.
Before you decide to act today, notice if you really want to be right or if you
really want to be happy; then decide accordingly.

With love and aloha,
Susan

Angels are everywhere just open your mind and your heart to the signs.

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