Most of us know that being stressed, extremely anxious or upset can lead to illness. Being stressed or angry can raise blood pressure and can increase the chance of a heart attack; Being anxious, with fear or panic, can create panic attacks, fainting and seizures.
The body can also react in a different way, with skin conditions occurring, brought on by excessive worry or being anxious. It is therefore very important to find ways of de-stressing and learning to live in the moment.
When we have difficulty with problems in life, it is easy for others to say ‘don’t worry about it, it will be alright’ – in reality, when we are going through personal difficulties, be it health related, family associated matters or financial state, the fact of the matter is that we often feel alone, isolated with the problem, and that there is no way out. We can feel trapped in the centre of this circle, with no doors for escape.
With health issues, we can do our best to alleviate the pain and discomfort with prescribed advice from the professional doctors. The rest needs to be from within, with positive mindset and determination to improve any situation, with hope and faith to regain stability and control of life and good health.
We cannot fully change what the universe holds for us personally, but learning to accept each challenge, deal with it, and utilise it from a negative to positive state, helps to find and keep inner calm. Dealing with each situation in a calm state is far better rather that fighting it with a negative and brutal force that will just create more negativity.
Most people have a story of what life has thrown at them; it is how they have dealt with those issues that makes the difference. There are those who just go with the flow, living in the moment, accepting what they have to deal with, trying to find a solution and work through things with positive attitude and with hope that all will resolve for the better and things are meant to be, for a reason beyond our current understanding. Many others do not see things in this way and only see the negative down side and with only negative outcome.
Learn to live in the present moment. Freedom will come as our life in thoughts diminishes and our experience of the present moment predominates. Freedom comes through learning how to balance thoughts and the present moment with ‘whatever will be, will be ‘; accept it and go with the flow and see how it miraculously unfolds with the end outcome. It may not be what you originally wanted, but often it is for the best, for whatever reason. Like the saying of ‘as one door closes, another one opens’ or that of ‘every cloud has a silver lining’.
Ways to find your freedom of mind awakening and living in the present moment:
* Learn to meditate and find ways to calm with things you enjoy doing. What may work for you may not work for others, so find your own personal methods, as different ways will trigger different forms of relaxation or moments of calm state.
* Yoga, Tai chi, creative activities art, painting, sketching, pottery, textile/sewing crafts, reading, nature park/forest walking, beach walking, audio stories, film escape, music, dancing, meditation, these are just some of course.
* Spend time out with people you enjoy being around, who lift your spirits and bring out the best in you, with good intention, with love, laughter and good well-being.
* Stay far away and keep to minimal, when impossible, any miserable draining source of energy by others.
* Live in the moment – that means believing that everything in life happens for a reason, and that it is not a coincidence. Whether the things that happen are good or bad, they are happening for a reason and at a later date, when a lesson has been gained through the experience, you will see the bigger picture.
* Don’t hold resentment for others if they don’t live up to your expectations. Change your own mindset and just accept their behaviour and accommodate it if it will suit you and if you want to at the present time, till you or the other person moves on from it to another stage or level.
Love and Sparkles
Samsara x
