5 Ways You Can Sharpen Your Intuition Skills

Journey

February 21, 2018

Intuition is our innate ability to know the right choices in life. But as time goes by, when we become so entangled in the busyness of everyday life, we come to lose grips of our intuition.

This can leave us a bit confused, wondering what is the best thing to do at a given moment. Before we knew it, every time we hear the whispers of this “inner voice”, we come questioning it because we’re no longer familiar with it.

However, hearing clearly this “inner voice” or “gut feeling” is very much possible if we just know how to do it. There are ways to follow, though.

And these ways are generously shared to us by Sonia Choquette, who has been teaching people on how to unleash their intuition for more than 35 years. Allow Sonia to lead you in discovering your inner voice once again.

How To Sharpen Your Intuition:

1. Seek solitude.

We’re living in a world where information comes in handy. With just one click, different opinions from people may drown you. Even your email is jam packed with media campaigns.

Because of this, it requires a certain amount of time to come hear your voice once again. To do this, you need to take the time to spend alone time with yourself at least 30 minutes a day.

You can either meditate or do journaling. Begin by asking yourself questions. The answers may surprise you, but let your thoughts flow and keep listening to yourself.

When you become familiar with your inner voice and its personality, your intuition starts to get enhanced.

The more you have a good idea of who you are, the louder your intuition becomes until all you hear is your own voice and the voice of the world slowly dissipates into the background.

2. Put yourself in someone else’s shoes.

Feeling what the other person is feeling or going through is one sign that your intuition is doing its crucial work. This usually happens when you’re with someone and you pick up their mood whether they’re happy or sad even without them telling you.

Or, when you’re in a public place and you sense that someone is uncomfortable or is under stress. Having the ability to pick up the energies around you is a work of your intuition.

You can make your intuition work in your relationships when you’re able to put yourself in the shoes of others but without judgment. This helps you to know them on a much deeper level.

Once your intuition works great in this area, finding a soulmate or even a group of friends will end in more positive outcomes.

3. Acknowledge your “vibes”.

Vibes are the feelings that you get when you’re in a particular place, situation, or with a person. Whenever you sense something, never ignore it.

Acknowledge this feeling, focus on it and seek for the reasons behind that feeling. It could mean something important, such as to warn you of something or inform you that something is coming.

Most of the time, this happens when you meet people.

People normally carry with them either a positive or negative vibe. When your intuition is strong, you’re able to feel these energies.

Regardless of the vibe that you feel, acknowledge it and act accordingly.

When you practice this regularly, recognizing your intuition when it surfaces will become much easier.

4. Play the “I wonder” game.

The best way to test your intuition is to summon it and have fun with you. Begin by saying “I wonder” and finish that sentence with all kinds of things you could think of.

For example, “I wonder who’s going to come out of the office first”. “I wonder what flower is blooming outside today”.

According to Sonia, “Wondering is the front door to intuition”. Hence, playing this game allows you to set aside logical thinking and dig into your intuition more.

5. Allow your intuition to help you earn money.

While earning money seems not to fit with the intuition thing, the truth is, intuition plays a big role in your finances.

Successful people, like Oprah Winfrey, Steve Jobs, and Bill Gates, owe their success to intuition.

Most often, failure comes our way when we’re wandering through life without a clear path of where we want to be. It’s true that we learn from trial and error, but then we can minimize these things from happening and save our hearts from unnecessary pains if we’ll just know how to tap into our intuition.

Our intuition is here to guide us and leads us not into a sour deal or a cheating business partner. It knows our strengths.

We only need to listen more closely to it, and allow it to lead us in greener pastures and abundant life.

Source: http://www.riseearth.com/2018/02/the-5-most-effective-ways-to-sharpen.html > https://blog.mindvalley.com/sharpen-your-intuition/;

6 Habits That Most People Think Are Toxic But Are Actually Healthy In A Relationship

Attitude

Nezel Padayhag

February 20, 2018

What makes a relationship great? While this question is easily answered by the common do’s and don’ts, there are deeper issues around a relationship that needs profound attention.

These issues can make your relationship work beyond watching sunsets or playing with a puppy together.

If you extremely want to make your relationship work, you have to have an open mind because there are things in a relationship that most people find toxic but actually are the key ingredients for making up for a lasting relationship.

We’re not aiming here for a ‘perfect’ kind of relationship thing because that one doesn’t exist. We’ll be talking about the habits that are helpful in making your relationship work.

This means you have to be open, understanding and honest enough to admit your own flaws. If you have that kind of resolve as well as your partner, then there’s no reason why your relationship won’t work.

6 Habits That Most People Think Are Toxic But Are Actually Healthy:

1. The willingness to let go of unresolved conflicts.

John Gottman, a professor emeritus in psychology, says, “The idea that couples must communicate and resolve all of their problems is a myth.” Gottman’s expertise is mainly focused on marital stability and relationship analysis.

From his research, which involves thousands of happily married couples some of whom have been married for 40+ years, he found that the most successful married couples have persistent unresolved issues from time to time.

Some of these issues were even fought for over a decade. But what makes the couples stay together is their ability to allow unresolved issues to stay as they are.

They know well enough that disagreements arise from time to time but they managed not to allow these issues to ruin their relationship and happiness.

On the other hand, those couples who believed that all issues must be dealt with, almost always end their relationship up. A relationship is not a battle of the will. It involves acceptance of the other person whether they agree with us or not.

Trying to resolve issues is not always the answer. Rather, it’s knowing what types of battles are worth fighting for. And at times, to “live and let live” is the best strategy you need to hold on to making your relationship work.

2. Having the willingness to hurt the other’s feelings.

Keeping a relationship healthy also means not making the other person feel good. Not that you want to hurt them, but for healthier reasons that are beneficial to you both.

These reasons include being honest and truthful with each other. As we all know, the truth hurts, especially if we don’t want to hear it.

For example, if your significant other took an hour to prepare themselves to look good for you and when finally they emerge and ask you how do they look, what would you be your best response?

You might be caught between telling them the truth and not hurting their feelings if ever you find that they look awful. Telling them the truth is not directed to hurting their feelings, but it’s directed to improve themselves.

You’re not being authentic when you don’t tell them the truth. What you need is a little creativity in using the right sweet words so that the truth hurts less.

Another thing is, being honest with your emotions. Like, when you feel your partner is being unresponsive or cold, you need to tell them how their actions made you feel.

They may be defensive at first, but later on, they’ll realize their mistake and be more mindful of their actions. In a way, you’re helping them improve themselves, which can help them in their dealings with other people too.

Even if it hurts, honesty is key to a healthy relationship.

3. Knowing when to end it.

There are relationships that require some form of sacrifice, like fighting for your love when the odds against you are great. Or, being the stronger version of yourself because your partner is not as strong in some aspects.

But, there are also cases when giving your all is no longer healthy. It’s when you tend to lose yourself because the relationship is eating you whole.

Giving up your own needs and identity in favor of the relationship is a form of abuse; neither is suppressing your own pain and suffering in the name of maintaining a relationship is helpful.

You need to be willing to know when to end a relationship before the damage is too intense for you to handle. Ending a relationship might be the only way for you and your partner to be both happy.

4. Getting attracted to other people outside of the relationship.

Finding other people to be attractive and interesting is a part of our biological makeup. It’s part of being human. The difference lies in how you act on the attraction.

We used to believe that when we’re in a relationship, all our attention, eyes, ears, and all should be in our partner. Other people don’t count a thing.

However, this is not often the case. From time to time, some people make us turn our heads. And when we do it, feeling guilty doesn’t help.

When we feel guilty, we’re only suppressing these feelings, thereby giving them power over us and allowing them to dictate our behavior.

What you’d rather do is acknowledge the feeling, dictate your behavior for yourself, that is feeling them and choosing not to do anything. You may appreciate the attention or even the flirtation of others, but this only strengthens your commitment to the person you love.

Getting attracted is common, but having an intimacy with someone is not.

5. Being apart from each other.

When you’re in a relationship, it doesn’t mean you have to cease to be the person you used to be when you were still single. Meaning, you give up your friends, your interests, and other aspects of who you are because you spend all of your time in the relationship.

This kind of relationship is bound to fail because you’re losing the person your partner falls in love with in the first place.

Learn to continue to be the person you used to be. Have your own time and space. Go out with your friends or take occasional trips alone.

You need this space as an oxygen that you breathe. If not, you will lose the spark needed to make your relationship work.

6. Accepting each other’s flaws.

There are some flaws in others that irritate us while there are some flaws that we find cute. In finding the right person, make sure that their flaws don’t bug you.

This means you’re able to live with or even appreciate their flaws. Establishing an intimacy with a person is much easier when the two of you are able to accept and adore each other’s shortcomings.

Since there is no perfect person, you will only find someone closer to it once you find their imperfections complementing to yours. As the artist Alex Grey puts it: “True love is when two people’s pathologies complement one another’s”.

True love is a bit crazy and irrational. And you’re truly in love when you and your partner’s irrationalities complement one another and your flaws enamored one another.

Source: https://upliftconnect.com/six-healthy-relationship-habits-people-think-toxic/ by Mark Manson;

5 Truths About Karma That Will Tell You How It Works

Spirituality

Nezel Padayhag

February 20, 2018

Karma, a Sanskrit word that is viewed in spiritual belief as “getting what you give”, is also a universal law that is demonstrated by Newton as the Law of Action and Reaction.

Karma works as a series of events or chain reactions through the thousands of years we live in the other realms. Our every breathe, thought, or feeling causes a change in the astral and physical plane, which will then turn into actual events or reality.

In short, our ‘reality’ is the result of all our actions, thoughts, prayers, and curses in our present and past lives. However, these are not the only things karma is here to bring us.

The Universal Law of Karma is here not to work against us, but to work for us and our evolution.

5 Truths About Karma And How It Works:

1. Karma is here to help us avoid future suffering.

The Karmic Law is not here to judge nor punish us. It’s not an entity where our actions are weighed down and then either punishes or rewards us.

The source of karma is our Spirit itself which we are part of.

2. The purpose of karma is to free us from this realm.

The sufferings that we encounter, the rewards we get, and the challenges we face come our way to serve us the lessons that we significantly have to learn.

It’s in this way that the Law of Karma works, to aid us in our evolution until we are free from this plane of existence.

3. The slightest effort is recognized.

In times of deep trouble, when you see nothing but hardships, keep in mind that even your slightest effort counts in changing your chain reaction.

You will have what you crave for, especially when you change the workings of your mind in your favor.

4. Karma is proven by science.

Doing good activates the feel-good hormones in our brain. This will then create a positive chain reaction that can actually heal us and change our lives in more meaningful ways.

5. You’re able to release negative emotional baggage when you understand karma.

Having a keen understanding of how your thoughts and actions work gives you a clue that you’re able to change every outcome by changing your own thoughts and actions. In so doing, you release every pain, hatred, anger, or misery that is making your world a living hell.

This understanding shifts your mind from identifying yourself from the victim to the victor. You will then take responsibility for your thoughts, actions, and your life.

Inspired By: https://themindsjournal.com/7-things-you-dont-know-about-karma/;

23 Signs You Can Recognize That Someone Is A Crystal Child

Spirituality

Dejan

February 20, 2018

Reports of the unique generation known as the Indigo Children have permeated our collective consciousness since the 1980s. But as these “children” have grown into adulthood, we are blessed with an entirely new wave of beings known as the Crystals.

Beginning to arrive en masse in the 1990’s, a few scouts made their way through to test the waters as early as the 1980’s. Their temperament is entirely fresh in comparison to their elder spiritual counterparts yet their unique life path and imprint on our world is just as profound. While the Indigos forged their way by challenging the establishment, the zen and blissful nature of the Crystal Children came here in sublime harmony to champion a loving partnership with the Gaia.

It is the Crystal Children who will herald in the next phase of humanity honoring the ways of the natural world, protective of the Earth and in gentler ways illuminating ways to shift the trajectory of humanity.

As we are witnessing the millennials (many of whom are early Crystals) re-shape corporate America, question established moral structures and step away completely from the materially driven ideal of success, we can see early inklings of just what their impact will be.

The Purpose Of Crystal Children

The Crystal Children follow their heart in all matters, championing an idealism not as a lofty notion but actually put into practice. They are not contented to suck up and work hard in order to attain vernacular success but rather are driven in heart and soul by making the world better in every facet.

Thanks in part to the aggressive trail blazing ways of the Indigos, the Crystal Children appeared in a unsteady society emboldened to walk in peaceful harmony and gently offer new ways of being. In their heart centered ways, they are more easily received than the Indigo generation and will help create a safer, more beautiful and inclusive world for us all.

They move not from force but from clear purpose as beacons of possibility and peace. It was this generation that created school recycling programs, collected clothing and food for the less fortunate and spoke in public forums on what they saw as the demise of our civilization. Immensely connected to nature, they are creating a resurgence in living off the grid, working with crystals as tools for well being and seek healing outside of the medical paradigm.

The Crystals emanate a pure vibration of love. More than simply the next wave, they are here to elevate humanity and pave the way for new compassion, community and ways of being that will uplift us all. They are the future illuminating true unity consciousness free of greed and ego based drives.

23 Signs Of A Crystal Child:

1. Large clear eyes which seem to see right through you.

2. Immediately likable, they are beings of pure love and people are drawn to them.

3. Deeply affectionate, their hugs will feel sincere and meaningful.

4. They start talking later in toddler years.

5. They are very vibrational beings and may have a gift for music and singing.

6. Highly psychic with no need for honing psychic ability.

7. Telepathic communicators you will feel them before you hear them.

8. May carry autism or Asperger’s spectrum labels.

9. Peaceful and loving toward all.

10. Protective of the planet.

11. Compassionate and forgiving.

12. Their radiant vibration of love and positivity transforms those around them.

13. Highly sensitive both emotionally and environmentally. They may be affected by loud sounds, chaotic surroundings, smells & textures.

14. Prone to allergies and food intolerances because of their more finely tuned frequency, they may have multiple food allergies and cannot endure chemicals and GMOs.

15. Big animal lovers.

16. Vegetarians at an early age as they can feel the pain of others and don’t desire to contribute toward suffering.

17. Highly empathic in feeling everything around them, may not know the distinction between their emotions and those they experience in others.

18. They are drawn to crystals, rocks and gems and all things from the earth (even dirt!) they can elicit healing abilities through their connection with crystals.

19. They have direct connection to Spirit and feel close to angels, ancestors, many have past life memories in tact.

20. Extremely artistic and creative coupled with sensitive and loving nature, they see the world through rose colored glasses and invite us to move into more compassion.

21. Almost fearless due to their intuitive connection to the planet, they tend to know their boundaries better than we as parents may be comfortable. They are avid climbers and explorers yet not always mindful of the limitations of their little physical bodies.

22. Parents often are Indigos.

23. Internal governing force as these kids are ancient souls who are impatient with the limitations of their young bodies. They are eager to grow up and often know better than us what will serve them. Sleep schedules, food choices and arbitrary rules don’t fly easily as they innately know what is better for them than our idea of parenting permits.

The blessings of these beings of light are certainly making our world an easier, kinder and gentler place to inhabit. When we can honor their teachings and new ways, we are more easily moving into a new vibration of consciousness. It will be these brave and delightful souls who show us the ways of the New Earth and herald in a golden age of peace.

Source: https://www.consciousreminder.com/2018/02/20/23-ways-will-help-recognize-crystal-children/ > https://www.gaia.com/article/23-ways-to-recognize-crystal-children/;

The One Simple Act We All Do Subconsciously That Refreshes Your Brain And Improves Your Focus

Activities

Nezel Padayhag

February 19, 2018

Oftentimes, we associate yawning with feelings of being tired or sleepy. But researchers found out that it’s the other way around.

What is Yawning

Our body knows exactly what it feels. When we feel sluggish and our concentration starts to decline, our body will inform the brain.

In turn, the brain will struggle to regain focus and order for extra air. The thoracic muscles of the chest, diaphragm, larynx in the throat, and palate in the mouth will soon coordinate and make us open our mouth wide and yes, yawn.

Yawning research

According to researchers, yawning is our mind and body’s way of fending off sleep and staying alert.

They’ve found that brain temperature fluctuates constantly. The process of yawning balances the brain temperature and helps maintain the brain’s thermal homeostasis that is neither too hot nor too cool.

A slight elevation in the temperature of the brain tissue causes our senses to dull. Hence, when we feel drowsy or bored, the mind makes an effort to maintain contact with the external environment. And this is done through a yawn.

Physiological changes after a yawn

The following takes place in our body after a yawn:

1. The heart rate increases and stays higher after the yawn is through.

2. The skin conductance improves.

3. There’s a boost in the brain’s alpha waves, which is linked in increasing creativity and better mood.

4. The mechanical action yawning puts the squeeze on structures in the neck known as carotid bodies, which in turn releases a variety of hormones like adenosine and catecholamines. After a yawn, this regulates the brain’s arousal and increases blood flow to brain cells.

A wake up call for the brain

With this evidence at hand, the researchers believe that a yawn acts as a type of wake-up call to the brain. Every time you’re bored and are distracted, such as watching a boring movie or driving a long stretch of highway, let go of a yawn to revive your mental focus.

However, if you’re in a situation where you want to keep yourself from yawning like in a middle of a boring meeting, do this trick instead: dodge yawning by breathing through your nose. This keeps your brain cooler than mouth breathing. Cooling your forehead also helps in suppressing a yawn.

Excessive yawning

If you feel the urge to yawn excessively, don’t take it for granted. Excessive yawning can be a sign of a more serious condition such as multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, stress, anxiety or schizophrenia.

Other causes of excessive yawning are damage in the central nervous system, sleep deprivation, and drugs like Prozac that are serotonin reuptake inhibitors.

But if you’re in a good shape and just want to recharge your focus, a well-timed yawn is your best solution that comes in handy without the need of getting out of your chair.

Source: https://consciouslifenews.com/one-simple-act-will-instantly-refresh-brain-improve-focus/11133582/ > http://www.awakeningfromalzheimers.com/a-natural-way-to-refresh-your-brain-and-become-more-focused/;

5 Steps To Improve The Quality Of Being And Have An Amazing Life

Journey

Dejan

February 19, 2018

Here are five steps to an amazing life. At every step, your life will get noticeably better. Put together, you’ll be experiencing perfection. This is not something made up, but the cumulative wisdom of thousands of years of the yoga tradition, now confirmed by modern science.

5 Steps To An Amazing Life:

Step 1: Self observation

The first step is to look inside. Before you can make any changes to how you’re living and what your mind is doing, you have to become a witness to your own self. What are you thinking, what’s your focus, what are you feeling? Track your mind’s movements and get in touch with not only your emotions but what’s behind them. Keep track of your motivations and desires and see what their outcomes are.

Take time to examine your consciousness. Silence is key for this. Focus not on external things or your endless to do list, but just on yourself. Get to know yourself deeply.

Step 2: Self responsibility

Once you’re looking inside, now you can start taking control of what’s going on. This is when you take the helm and direct your life to where you want it. You assume FULL responsibility for your well being. No more victimhood. You put aside any idea that your happiness depends on anything or anyone else. You and you alone call the shots when it comes to how you’re feeling and the quality of your life.

Step 3: Mindfulness

Now that you’re trying to command your mind, the first thing you need to do is to bring it to the here and now, which is a basic definition of mindfulness. Mindfulness is the portal for all higher states of consciousness. Being in the here and now is the solution to just about every form of suffering you impose on yourself.

As your mind drifts to the past, you experience melancholy and lamentation. When your mind jumps to the future, in the false hopes of future happiness, you experience anxiety, fear, and frustration. True joy begins in the now.

Step 4: Dharma

Being in the here and now allows you to bring your full attention to your task at hand. This raises a key question: what should I do? This is where the concept of dharma comes in.

Dharma means your duty and essence. What’s the best you can do right now? What’s the purest expression of the best of you at this very moment?

Dharma means prioritizing your true nature and learning to balance out your different demands and responsibilities properly. It’s about being guided by values, not external goals. It’s about living your purpose.

Step 5: Bhakti

Lastly, and most importantly, you need transcendence. You need love. Bhakti means transcendental love and devotion. Once you’re in the here and now, living the best of you, now you can make that your spiritual practice, by connecting it all in love of God. Love is the highest expression of the soul. You know this because you’ve experienced how love makes feel great.

But love requires an object. You have to love someone. And you can only love someone to the extent they are “loveable”. That’s why, though we can all agree that love is the highest state of mind, we end up not experiencing it enough. Not many people are so loveable.

Even if you don’t understand or accept the concept of God, at least you can see the logic here. God is defined as infinitely loveable. As such, you can love Him and Her infinitely, which naturally gives you access to an infinitely high state of consciousness and bliss. As an added bonus, God, being transcendent, is always with you, so you can experience this loving connection anywhere, at any time.

Conclusion

So, there you have it: 5 steps to an amazing life. The first four will make your life flow with grace and enthusiasm. The last will take you beyond the constraints of material life, to an ocean of bliss.

In the book, The 3T Path, you can see in detail all these points, the techniques necessary to make them happen and how this can transform your life.

Watch the video on this topic!

Source: https://www.consciousreminder.com/2018/02/19/5-steps-amazing-life/ by Giridhari Das;

9 Psychological Secrets To Make Yourself More Attractive

Psychology

Nezel Padayhag

February 19, 2018

There are people who possess a charisma that is so hard to resist. Something deep within them tells they’re more than their looks.

Most of it is not an innate nature they’re born with, rather it’s a personality they have nurtured within themselves.

The good news is, you have the ability to nurture these qualities within yourself too and make yourself equally attractive.

Psychologists have discovered the secrets of these attractive people.

9 Psychological Secrets To Make You More Attractive:

1. Cultivating self-awareness.

Self awareness is the knowledge you have of yourself. It’s knowing your strengths and your weaknesses without any judgments of yourself.

When you’re self aware, you know where you’re standing on. You’ll treat yourself with respect and people will treat you the way you treat yourself.

You easily figure out what you want and communicate this knowledge to others in a clear manner.

Being self aware, you’re able to develop a strong posture, good conversation skills, and a genuine smile. With this, your presence will have its mark on the people’s minds and they find it hard to easily forget how you made them feel.

2. Having big goals.

Goals are what fuel people to do their best and keep moving on. If you have one, people will tend to gravitate towards you because they can’t resist the positivity you have.

They can see that you’re not only a dreamer of larger than life dreams, but also know how to find your way in fulfilling them.

No matter how impossible your dreams may appear, if you continue to charge forward with a strong conviction that you”re able to make it, people will admire you for that.

3. Having confidence.

Confidence is not a goal to be achieved, rather it’s the fruit of small and constant wins over yourself. The more you know you’re able to do a thing, the more confident you’ll appear.

People will see this as greatness within you.

When you’re confident, you wouldn’t feel envious or jealous of other’s achievements because you know that you’re also being great in your own way doing your own thing.

You’re taking authority of your actions. Having confidence doesn’t mean you’re not afraid or feel nervous, you do have these feelings. Only that you’re sure you can handle the situation and are able to pull it through.

4. Never complaining.

Complaints are signals that say you’re not being happy with the world and with yourself as well. It’s a kind of defense mechanism people use to validate their reason for not being able to do a thing right.

You seldom hear attractive people complain. All because when challenges arise, they see it as opportunities for more creativity and a test of their problem solving skills.

They’re able to find ways on how to make things right. Or, if things are out of hand, they let go without complaints and look for other things that are worthy of their time and effort.

5. Using the right body gestures.

Even before you speak, people start to read you through your body movements. First impressions or snap judgments are often based on your looks and body language.

A fidgety movement signifies discomfort or lack of confidence, so is not looking at the other person’s eyes in conversations.

You’re likely to make a great first impression when you offer people a warm smile while you look at them in the eye in conversations. This creates a connection that makes people feel that you acknowledge their presence, in which case a reason for them to love having you around.

6. Being a great storyteller.

Sharing stories and experiences are also a great way of attracting people to you. When you’re able to weave your story in an interesting manner, people tend to get hooked on you.

To be interesting, you don’t have to appear comical. It’s being your genuine self communicating your ideas and stories in a clear and captivating way.

This is a skill you can learn to master, and one that allows for better social interactions.

7. Focusing on one.

Whether it be your goals or a person, focusing only on one thing is necessary. A lot of people nowadays couldn’t resist from looking at their phone from time to time even when they’re speaking with someone.

Though they may not be aware of it, it’s a rude act. People have also other things to do, but they’re there with you for some reason.

It’s not proper to break the momentum you have with other people due to unimportant distractions.

Looking away or looking down while talking to someone is equally unattractive.

But when you give someone your undivided attention when you’re with them, you’re not only making a connection, you’re making yourself attractive too.

8. Learning to listen.

Listening is a skill. Pretending to listen while your mind or eyes are somewhere else doesn’t make up for a good conversationalist.

Remember, attractive people are good conversationalist who not only speak well but listen greatly too. Being able to listen attentively is a skill you can develop once you learn how to focus on the person you’re talking to.

Listen to not only speak but to understand as well.

9. Be a mirror of other people.

Being a mirror is being on the same page with the other person. When you’re out with someone, show interest in their hobbies and interests without faking it.

For example, if their hobbies or interests are your pet peeves, never drop the subject just because you hate it. Instead, allow yourself to step on their shoes and be curious enough why they like a certain thing.

This way, you’re not only being a good company but are learning a lot too. People can teach us in so many ways. And we can only learn when we’re open to what others have to say.

All these tips are not difficult to learn when you plant these within you like seeds. You only need to constantly water it, nurture it, and give it sunshine untiringly.

From time to time some weeds may grow, pluck them out while their roots are still new.

In the right time, you’ll just be surprised how your relationship with yourself and with the world will expand that much. Most of all, people seem not to get enough of you.

Source: https://themindsjournal.com/9-psychological-tricks-to-attract-people/;

Easy Techniques You Can Try To Ground Your Energy And Stay Aligned With Who You Are

Journey

Nezel Padayhag

February 18, 2018

Grounding yourself is a way of connecting yourself to Mother Earth, to keep rooted in your being as well as to the essence of who you are. It’s a way of being centered in yourself including the physical, mental, and emotional space you are currently in.

Regardless of where you are, you can stay grounded as long as you remain centered and rooted to the ground. However, there are times when feelings of confusion, chaos, or being lost conquer you.

These things are inevitable since you don’t control everything that happens to your life. When this occurs, you don’t need to be afraid for groping in the dark.

You can realign yourself by grounding your energies back.

Easy Techniques You Can Try To Ground Your Energy:

1. Spend time in nature.

The trees, plants, and flowers are rooted deeply to mother Earth. Spending some time in this nature reconnects your energy and leads you back to your center and the environment.

As you walk in nature, try to feel the weight of your feet as they touch the ground. Thich Nhat Hahn puts it beautifully:

“Walk as if you are kissing the earth with your feet.”

Nothing could be as amazing as feeling the energy of the earth under your feet. While walking, take a few, deep mindful breaths as you imagine your feet sinking deeper into the earth and taking roots.

Use all your senses: smell the freshness of the air, listen to the chirping of the birds, and appreciate the tranquil blue sky.

Doing this practice for 5-30 minutes a day will not only reenergize you but gives you a sense of deeper calm too.

2. Use meditation for grounding your energy.

This is a simple technique you can do while sitting on the ground. Be sure that you are a bit far from anything that may distract you.

Make yourself as comfortable as you can as you sit on the ground. Close your eyes and begin to imagine your body sinking into the ground under you.

Feel the earth supporting you and visualize roots coming out of your body reaching into the ground. See your roots being nourished by the earth.

Breathe deeply and feel a deeper sense of connection to the earth. After visualizing your roots moving into the ground, take a few deep breaths then open your eyes.

3. Walk on the grass with your bare feet.

Walking barefoot or earthing is a great way of grounding yourself. It’s a must do exercise you need, especially when you have been sitting around technology for a longer period.

Taking a 5 to 10 minute walk on the grass instantly gives yourself a boost while stabilizing your energy.

Source: http://foreverconscious.com/how-to-ground-your-energy/;

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