We all make mistakes, yet we are all learning. We are all on a journey of discovery and constantly evolving as human and also spiritual beings. Do you get days when go to bed at night and it is almost impossible to switch off? You suddenly can’t stop thinking about what has happened during the day and if something didn’t go as planned, you may be wondering what it would be like if things turned out differently. You start creating an alternative scenarios in your mind and go over them again and again stressing yourself out even more. Now you start worrying you are not going to be able to sleep at all, and wondering how are you going to function at work in the morning. Does this sound like you? If the answers is yes, know that you are not alone. We all get bad days, bad seasons, sleepless nights, regret things we have said or done and we wish we would get another chance and change them. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work like this in this Universe. Being hard on ourselves and paying for the same mistakes twice (in most cases even more than that) is so unnecessary. Remember, you are always doing the best you can with the knowledge and understanding you have at the time. Let’s take a healthier approach and see what we can do when some of the above occurs.
FORGIVE YOURSELF
When you have done something you may consider as wrong or something has happened in your life and you wish it turned out differently and you still worry about it, give yourself a break. Be gentle with yourself and forgive yourself. Forgiveness is the best gift you can give to yourself. When something like this happens to me, I say to myself: “I forgive myself for my past mistakes, I learned from them!” This liberating statement can be life-transforming. Trust me and try it for yourself. Repeat it as often as possible. Whenever an unpleasant thought reaches your mind, forgive yourself. You are a human being and you are allowed to make mistakes. You are always learning, always growing and even if your journey seems more difficult at the moment, remember it is all happening for your highest good. Don’t give up, trust and know that all is well and life is unfolding as it supposed to. Forgive yourself!
BE STILL
Daily moments of stillness and meditation allow us to perceive this entire world from a higher perspective. When we live this way, the whole life seems brighter, our problems get lighter and we start seeing opportunities instead of obstacles. How do you get still? Breathe! Inhale slowly and deeply through your nose and exhale through your mouth. When you breathe in, visualise you are breathing in a pure white light which represents all the positive energy of this Universe. When you breathe out, visualise you are breathing out all the negative energies, all the worries, all the fears and anything which is not serving you well. Repeat this cycle of breathing for about 5 minutes and see how you feel.
FOCUS ON WHAT LIGHTS YOU UP
What do you like doing? What makes you smile? What fills your life with joy? Go and do that right now. Get your energy as high as possible and start shifting your perspective. There si so much to be excited about in this life if we really open our eyes and look. This whole life is one great, exciting adventure. Try to enjoy this trip a little more and focus on what lights you up!
We all make mistakes, we all get worried, tired, feeling we want to give up occasionally. And I admit, I feel like this as well sometimes. This is the reason whey I have decided to choose this topic today and write about it. But know this, every day is an opportunity to make a new choice and start again. Maya Angelou said: “Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better!” Powerful words! So stop being so hard on yourself and have some fun!