Bonus
On Being Happier: Thinking with Heart and Mind
English - March 22, 2021 01:37 - ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsSelf-Improvement Education Religion & Spirituality Spirituality creativity happiness mindfulness happier Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Show Notes: Bonus 9a
A Daily Practice with Heart and Mind
Begin the practice before opening your eyes in the AM
If you set your alarm, give myself an extra 10 minutes
Turn off phone alarms without seeing any notifications
Practice this, if necessary
Let in light and love
Steps in Episode 9
Use an image of the sun poking through clouds
Say a prayer or verse
Stay with this feeling as long as you like
Cursory view of the day
Glance chronologically
See all the events that will be happening
Look over the day a second time
This time hover more closely
Look at practical details
Look for helpful tips and reminders
Not a ‘to do’ list, it’s a ‘what’s doing’ list
Avoid getting too lost in detail, though do so if important
Pause where events seem hard.
Break into two groups
Don’t see how I’ll get things done
Discomfort connected to people
See what you need to do to get through the logjams
Massive schedule changes can be saved for review at a different time
Save interpersonal challenges for next layer
Go through day again, looking with eyes of the heart
How I want to be?
Seeing interactions from the viewpoint of others
Work at places of discomfort
Reviewing ‘forgiveness’ in Episode 5
Finding a heart-based response > see Episode 10
If stuck, ask love to join you and move on
When days or lifestyles are more about being than meeting scheduled demands
Same process
Focus on feeling love, on carrying love
When finished with reviews, fill yourself with light and live the day
End of day
Before going to sleep, fill yourself with light
Glance over the day backwards
Stop where things went particularly well
Appreciate that you’re loved
Stop at moments that concerned you
How did you do
Non-judgmentally look
Think of ideas for similar situations in the future
Review situations that didn’t go well
Dissect them
What were the problems?
How could you have made it better?
How could you avoid this in the future?
Feel closure: you did your best
Save issues that need more time, and get to them when you can
When finished, fill yourself with light and love and drift off to sleep.
Notes on process
The day ahead is coming
The goal is to live fully and be in flow as much as possible
It’s about being you
Continued work has definite and real effects