We looked at three videos,one six ways to make people to immediately like you. One is to mirror the other person in the way they stand or their manner. Another to be vulnerable, to be positive and to have a sense of humour. I think those four are enough to think about.
One video put forward the argument that reality is a simulation created by a future life form.
To save computer power if you don't see it it isn't there. The world exists only as we look at it. Quantum theory seems to reveal the same thing. Perhaps it is true.
Another video increased consciousness put forward that reality was a mental creation by us who in turn is the mental creation of "God" I like this one better.
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Truth Warriorng
To Escape Yourself?
I
can see in my life that there have been times that I have been
unwilling to be with what I am feeling,
be that anxiety, anger, fear, worry and the thoughts I am thinking,
especially if they are negative. I can see that I am usually looking
for ways to distract or get away from these thoughts
or feelings through
working, exercising, traveling, eating, drinking etc. However the
reality is that no matter how much I do these activities, I can never
seem to escape myself.
The
truth is that we can go to the most distant countries, be with the
most beautiful lovers, have the greatest jobs and have the most fancy
of houses, however we can never escape who we really are. We always
bring ourselves to every experience by the thoughts we think and the
feelings we are feeling.
We
are brainwashed by the media, advertising and society in general
that all these things outside of ourselves can be a way to make us
happy, peaceful and joyful, however it can only be found within.
Many
people in our society use drink, drugs, sex, money, people, fame,
watching TV, work etc. as a means to escape their existing reality,
the reality of what their minds and their feelings are creating. This
cycle of escaping can be a vicious cycle whereby people can live this
way all their lives and never know any different. Sometimes people
reach a place of deep unhappiness in their lives which pushes them to
reflect and reevaluate their lives. Often times it is at this place
that the person has the opportunity to create another way
of living.
We
are taught from an early age to NOT become
aware and understand how we are feeling and thinking. When we were in
school and college, we were told what to think rather than how to
think. In my experience, it was a very rare occasion where I
was taught how to understand and become aware of how I was
feeling and thinking. Generally, children are punished in school for
misbehaving and judged for being so called “bad”. There is
little focus and attention given to why the child behaved in the way
they did and what was really going on for them at an emotional and
psychological level. The “bad” behaviour is reinforced by giving
attention to it and more than likely the child tends to repeat the
behaviour.
When
we come from this place of lack of awareness and understanding of
ourselves, it can lead us to a place of trying to shut out or escape
who really are and what is really going on for us.
So
how do we learn to stop escaping ourselves?
Here
are a few ways I have come across, that you may like to consider;
~ Meditate for
20 – 30 minutes per day and just become aware of your thoughts and
feelings.
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Journal or do a stream of consciousness of writing on how you are in
that moment.
~
Ask yourself – how is it serving me to be doing this work, be
drinking this much, etc?
~
Get more connected with nature – go for a walk in the woods, jump
into the sea, climb a mountain.
How To Live Each Day As If It Is Your Last?
You
probably have heard of the saying to live each day of your life as if
it is your last, but how many of us actually do it. Many of us
procrastinate in doing the things we really want to
do or
live the life we really want to live. We say things like I will do it
when I have more time, more money etc.
however often times we never get around to it.
I
have been becoming aware in my own life of how I am engaging in this
pattern of behaviour and thought. I can see that I am making
excuses of
why not to do this and not to do that. At the moment I am in a job
which my heart really isn’t in it. The truth is I am not finding
any meaning and purpose in this job. I am currently in Australia on a
4 week holiday and I really don’t want to go back to this job. I
have this dream of going to India and
learn to become a yoga teacher in my life and also explore the many
wonders in India.
I
can see my approval seeking thoughts and limiting beliefs holding me
back. I have been asking myself the question of what do I want? The
answer which is coming up for me is to be true to myself! At times
this easier said than done in the world that we live in.
Most
of us are living in a way that we have all the time in the world. We
can wish our days away by wishing we had more time, more money etc.
By living this way we can have the tendency to put off really living
until something happens such as getting that job or when we have the
money or the time….Time waits for no man/woman!! Time really is our
greatest commodity….it is up to each of us how we choose to spend
it.
How
would you choose to live if you knew you had a limited amount
of time on this earth?…….Would you choose to continue to live the
life you are currently living?
The
truth is that none of us know when out time is up. You or I could die
today, tomorrow, next week or next year. We need to consciously
choose to live our lives as if everyday is our last day on this
earth.
Here
are a few questions to get you thinking…
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Are you living to die or dying to live?
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What things are you putting off that you could do today that would
make
you a more happier, peaceful and loving person?
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What would you dream to do if you had more time or money?
*
If you knew you had only 6 months to live, what would you be, do or
have?
*
What would you like people to say about you if you died in regards to
the
person you were or how you lived?
*
What would you like to say to yourself when you are on your death
bed?
You
might wonder, at some point today, what’s going on in another
person’s mind. You may compliment someone’s great mind, or say
they are out of their mind. You may even try to expand or free your
own mind.But what is a mind?
Defining the concept is a surprisingly slippery task. The mind is the seat of consciousness, the essence of your being. Without a mind, you cannot be considered meaningfully alive. So what exactly, and where precisely, is it?
Traditionally, scientists have tried to define the mind as the product of brain activity: The brain is the physical substance, and the mind is the conscious product of those firing neurons, according to the classic argument. But growing evidence shows that the mind goes far beyond the physical workings of your brain.
No doubt, the brain plays an incredibly important role. But our mind cannot be confined to what’s inside our skull, or even our body, according to a definition first put forward by Dan Siegel, a professor of psychiatry at UCLA School of Medicine
