We don’t get here landing on Earth with a guide on how to be a Human Being, do we?
No one says to us: ”Hey! Happy landing, darling. Here is a clear instruction on how to get the best out of this trippy experience called Life. Read carefully before you proceed.”
We have no idea how to become happy without suffering too much, or how to survive without selling our time and energy; or how to raise our kids without messing them up too much; or how to love without getting tired, or how to live without regret.
We are basically clueless.
We learn as we go along and by the time we get a little understanding…. it is time to go/fly some other place that we are as clueless about. We are so much fun, my human fellows!
WARNING: following this short guide might lead to silly little things like Freedom, Passion, Happiness, Healthy Fit Body, Strong Flexible Mind, Inner Joy, Love and Fulfillment.
- MOVE!
Without a clear understanding of how this phenomenal machine called ‘body’ works, we are living in a dark.
Your body is your point of reference to this realm. It is your home, your temple, your magical vehicle that takes you places and gives you pleasure and pain, bringing you into the moment.. into something that is called NOW.
It likes to move, to jump, to run, to stretch. - go to the gym;
-run/walk/jump/dance;
-do yoga or chi gong;
-do a little shake in the morning in front of a mirror while brushing your teeth. It is better than nothing.
See it like this -
If you get a great car, let’s say, a “Ferrari” and you never take it for any kind of service or a nice drive, what will happen to it? I am sure you got my point.
MEDITATE - REWIRE!
I know what you think. The word “Me-di-ta-tion” has been as beaten up as many other highly meaningful words in this world. Allow me to re-word it for you. Sit down to REWIRE YOURSELF.
We don’t meditate to meditate, we take a few moments to rewire and reprogram ourselves, that is what we do.
IT HAS THE POWER TO ROCK OUR WORLD.
Just to make a point here - Imagine this beautiful, grand mansion - Your mansion. It has many floors and sexy spiral stare cases, it has bedrooms, it has a play room and a swimming pool, even a movie room. It is filled with so much great stuff. You name it, it has it. it has it all.
The problem is, the house has no lights on.
It is dark and kind of scary, and has all those dark little corners that no one wants to visit. To make it livable, to make it inviting and attractive, In short - to invite life in, you need to put the lights on.
Sitting down sweetly and quietly to just BE and FEEL what you are is the best thing you can do for yourself.
Switch the Lights on, darling.
Meditation is an act of Soul, you make your Soul shine. You turn all the Lights on, leaving no space for darkness. After a few times of our own ass-kicking with discipline and effort, it becomes the most enjoyable experience that no one can give us or explain to us. It has to be earned!
I heard so much about this magical tool and I didn’t get it for a long time, but I am curious and determined to have great experiences, so I kept doing it. I wanted to see if it was really as great and magical as all my teachers told me it was. Now, over a decade later, I know it is the best thing any of us can do for ourselves, each other, and for the world.
Meditation builds our mental strength making us capable of anything. It allows us to be connected to the Higher Force and align with a bigger picture of Life.
-TRAVEL.
Changing geographical places is not just fun. It is very educating and expanding experience on many levels. When we move through different realities, we shift energetically and we start seeing much further than the tip of our nose. We begin to question what is really REAL.
Was that glorious breakfast buffet that you had in a London 5 star resort real, or that stinking polluted area by the river of city of Kathmandu was real?
Are those ruins of sacred places and magnificent mountains real? Or the sky scrapers of big noisy cities are real? If they are all real, which ones are more real? While travelling we train our Mind and feed our Spirit; we begin to recognize that what is real for some is just a dream for others. We become more intelligent, deep, and wise; we become open minded and more Real. Pack your bags, darling. And free your Spirit.
- DETOX.
Most of us have no idea how awesome we are actually designed to feel.
You know that feeling, when you look around you, and you see all the shades of green and blue. You feel the breeze stroking your skin. You hear everything around and you feel the UNIVERSE breath. Do you know that feeling?
If not, perhaps you are ready to experience yourself in a new way.
If you have not done a single detox in your life and feel heavy and grumpy and see the world as a gloomy kind of place, then - it is time.
I cannot describe the taste of a Himalayan berry or real unrefined chocolate to those who have not tried it. I am saying - try it and you might not ever want to live without it.
Detox cleans out not just our body, it gets rid of the fog in our mind and allows our entire being to repair itself. One of the most powerful books I ever got my hands on about detox is called “Detoxify or die.” I guess the author made a point, I don’t have to.
- CREATE.
Think about this. This world is a beautiful and fun place only because those who create stuff, filled this chaotic and unjust world with their passions, with what they loved. We have art: movies to watch, paintings and sculptures to admire, we have books and poems to read and beautiful temples to visit. We have bridges to cross, toys and games to play, and internet to explore! All this stuff was created by someone like you, who lived and meant it.
Creativity is like breath. If you are one of those who think that you have no talent, may I say this to you?
Just because you did not find something, does not mean it does not exist. Look! Look with the eyes of your HEART...and you will find. Look for the way to express what lives through you. There is a purpose to your being here.
Carl Jung, the guy who really knows what he is taking about, said: ”But, If you have nothing at all to create, then perhaps you create Yourself.”
TAKE RESPONSIBILITY!
I hear this voice. It lives in the head. It says: “I wish I could move more, but I am so busy with work. I wish I could meditate, but I have no time really. I wish I could travel, but I have no money. I wish I could create, but I have no talent….
I am too fat, too old, too tired, too busy, too sick…… too smart-ass-and- good-at-making-excuses. Bla- bla-bla” I know all of those. I am human, just like you. Get a grip of your beautiful SELF.
Make a decision now. What do you want to spend your time on: Living your awesome life like you own it…. Or watching life pass you by, envying others who live it and damn mean it?
It is Your Life. You are the one who drives that bus.. Take responsibility!
BREATH!
Each breath is a miracle, a new chance to experience Joy of Life, Love, Truth.
Take a deep breath NOW and feel its sacred presence, listen to its hidden wisdom. Follow it now. Let it guide you, let it teach you, let it take you to that place within when you know everything that has been written here, just forgot for a while.
You know you can do this!
Move it! Live it! Mean it!
Thank you for listening my own reminding to myself.
Anna Suvorova.
Health/Yoga Educator. Author. Cosmic 007