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Keep the promises that you make to yourself

You are the most important person in your life. The world needs you to be at your best. It is up to you to take care of yourself. Pamper yourself. Learn to relax and reduce stress in your life. Balance work and play. Take time off from work and do absolutely nothing. Congratulate and praise yourself for how far you have come in your life up to this point instead of reminding yourself of how you need to go. Give yourself enjoyable experiences. Expose yourself to new ideas and experiences. Surround yourself with positive, uplifting people who energize you. Pay attention to what kinds of messages and images you allow into your consciousness.

Take good care of yourself. Get connected with yourself and spend quality time alone in self reflection or meditation. Pursue a lifelong dream that you have put off. Do one thing that you have always wanted to do, but never made the time to do it. Treat yourself often in ways that make you feel loved and appreciated. Talk about your strengths and successes instead of your flaws and failures. Get clear about your goals and pick one to pursue. Make your needs a priority. Speak up for yourself. Ask for what you want and expect to get it. Understand that when you take care of yourself and keep your promises to yourself, then you will have more to give to others.

Our Job is Not to Question

Little kids are always asking, "Why?". They want to know exactly how and why everything works the way it does. As adults, we want to know why did this experience happen or why it did not happen, too. Maybe it is wiser not to question our experiences and circumstances. We need to stop telling ourselves that we need to know why as if knowing why will solve the great puzzle of life. Why not learn to trust that every experience, no matter how difficult or confusing, will benefit us in some way. It really does not matter why something happened since we may never fully know or understand why something did happen.

There is always a reason why everything happens in life. We always benefit from all of our experiences. Sometimes, it takes time for us to fully understand the big picture of how we benefit from each of our experiences. It may take time for the benefits to unfold or for us to recognize the true opportunities hidden within every experience. Instead of trying to understand why something happens, ask the following: What is the opportunity here? What is the lesson in this experience? How can I use this experience for my good and to serve others? It probably is futile to try to figure out why something happens when we could be figuring out how we can use what happens for our betterment. Our job is not to question, but trust that we are always on the receiving end of good, even when we face difficulty.

Meditation for Embracing Change

Whenever we are having difficulty dealing with change, here are some healing thoughts that might help us to see change as an opportunity instead of a negative:

Change is my friend, not my enemy. Change is always ready to present me with a gift if I am willing to accept it. Change is my teacher and healer. Change is reminding me that I have outgrown a part of my life or even a part of my present identity. It is time for me to say goodbye to what is no longer serving me and get ready for what is next.

I trust that there is more for me--more for me to know about who I am, more for me to do, more for me to receive, more for me to experience, more people for me to know, and more opportunities and possibilities for me. I am willing to embrace a larger vision for myself and my life. Change will help me move into that larger view. Change will help me to see that more is possible.

I trust that a new, wonderful opportunity will fill the empty space in my life. I am grateful for all my experiences and look forward to more wonderful experiences. I release fear and anger about the chapter that is closing in my life. I know my needs will be better served by the new chapter that is emerging in my life. I patiently allow the new chapter to unfold according to Divine wisdom.

A Bigger Stage of Living for You

Believe it or not, your life is always encouraging you to move to a bigger stage. Your instincts are always giving you new ideas and insights, which are calling you to take a bigger step or a step in a different direction. Some of these ideas are grand while others are small little changes that move you slightly away from what is familiar to you. Do you ever stop and listen to those ideas? Do you ever seriously consider them? Are you bold enough to act on your instincts?

The question is what keeps you from moving to a bigger stage? Do you really believe that a bigger stage is possible for you? Do you need to know exactly how everything will work out before you are willing to act? Can you be comfortable with learning as you go instead of knowing all the answers of "how" beforehand? Do you tell yourself that these new ideas will not work? Are you afraid to take a risk without any guarantees? Do you believe that you deserve more from life? Do you deserve to be happy and successful?

It could be time to believe that a bigger stage is possible for you. It is always up to you to open yourself to a larger vision of your life. Find out what holds you back and work through it. Imagine how exciting and refreshing your life would be if you dared to step into a bigger stage of life.

Here's a simple little affirmation to carry with you, repeat or write to remind yourself about the idea of taking a bigger stage in your life: I dare myself to step into a bigger stage of my life.

It is What It Is

Our experiences are just experiences, but it is the meaning that we attach to them that contributes to our joy or sadness. We give meaning through judging the experiences as good or bad. For example, if we get a parking ticket, we have a choice about what meaning we give to it. We can have the attitude of "Well, that's life! Sooner or later, we will all get a parking ticket. Today was our turn." We simply pay the ticket without making a big deal about it. We decide not to allow the ticket to create unhappiness.

We could also take getting a parking ticket as a personal offense. The ticket is a symbol of our imperfection--we lost track of time and the parking meter ran out of time. We are mad at the city for writing the parking ticket. The thought of paying a fine makes us angry. Getting a ticket becomes a bitter memory that we re-live over and over again. The ticket becomes a source of unhappiness in our lives.

Think about your life and your experiences. What meaning do you attach to your experiences? Can you look at your experiences and create a more neutral meaning to them? Can you see them as merely experiences that you can learn from without indicting yourself and those involved?

A Meditation for Happiness

We can always choose to be happy, even if our lives are less than perfect. We are guardians of our emotions. We can allow ourselves to be happy, regardless of our circumstances. There will be times when we cannot escape a feeling of unhappiness. The key is to feel it and allow ourselves to move on. Here is a meditation to read when you feel unhappy for any reason:

I can choose to be happy, regardless of my circumstances. My circumstances will shift, but my happiness is here to stay. Happiness is my birthright. It is up to me not to allow anything to deny me of it. I will accept and nurture my happiness. Even in my darkest moments, I will find the smallest reason to be happy with myself and my life. I choose to celebrate all the reasons that I have to be happy. As I find more happiness within my life, my happiness will expand to even greater levels. No past or present life experience blocks my happiness unless I allow it. I give myself permission to be happy right now and always.

Bless All the Open Channels Supporting You

Do you bless all the channels that support and give you what you need in your life? Your home is a channel providing you with shelter away from the elements and a place of rest. Your job or business venture is another channel giving you the financial means to get what you need and want in life. Your mate is another channel giving you love, companionship and support. Your children are another channel of love.

Think about all the channels in your life that provide you with what you need. Bless them with love. Thank them for providing what you need. The more we bless what we have and truly appreciate all our blessings, we are opening ourselves up to receiving more blessing.

Now bless channels that have not opened up to you yet. You may not know exactly what channels will be open for you in the future, but get your mind ready to receive them. Trust that new channels will be open to you. These channels may be unexpected, but trust that they will be there for you.

Someday can be Today

What is it that you tell yourself that you will do someday? Why not do it now? Whatever we are putting off for the future could be the key to providing us with more happiness and aliveness right now. It might be the very thing that we need to do right now. That thing that we are putting off may be the springboard to creating new opportunities and possibilities for us right now.

Whatever you are putting off, ask yourself if you can do it now. If your wise instincts are urging you to do it, then follow that guidance with trust. Give yourself the opportunity to do it now, even if you have to start off with baby steps. The right time or circumstances may never come, so we have to learn to work with what we have now. Be creative and find a way to do it now. Give yourself a little more joy right now instead of putting it off for the future. This is the moment for you to enjoy it now.

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