When I access inner peace, I'm no longer impacted by events
within my environment or by what I see on televison. Instead,
when I step into my peace state, I find a place of profound
stillness and connection with all. It's where I have absolutely
no doubt that I am worthy, loved and supported.
Peace can mean quiet, tranquillity, serenity, peace of mind,
mental calmness, friendliness, no wars, civil disorders or
strife. Sometimes a word makes sense and other times there is no
reference for it.
From my own experience I had no reference for the word ?happy?.
Logically I knew what it was supposed to mean, however I
couldn?t relate to it. On the other hand I knew and experienced
what ?contentment? and ?joy? was, but with ?happy? ? sadly I had
no reference point.
The word ?happy? had to be demonstrated to me in order for it to
have any meaning. ?Happy? was demonstrated to me by a male
facilitator on a course I was on a couple of years ago. He
started an impromptu, very silly dance which had me laughing for
a long time afterwards. The memory of it still gets me smiling
and gives me a ?happy? feeling which I fully experience
throughout my body.
With that in mind whenever I step into peace I totally
experience it through every cell in my body. How do I know that
is what I?m experiencing? I feel it and link the word peace to
that feeling.
Before trying the exercise on the next page I?d like you to ask
yourself a few questions:
* Does the word ?peace? mean anything to you? If so, what does
it mean?
* As you ask yourself this question, do you notice any
sensations or feelings in parts of your body? Do you have a
sense of colours, sounds, visual images, tastes or even smells?
These are links to the word ?peace?. If the links are subtle you
can increase them, if they are too full on you can decrease them.
* If the word ?peace? doesn?t mean anything, link to a word that
you can relate to that means much the same. For example, it
would be a word that describes how you?d be feeling if you were
gently floating through the air with no concerns or fears, and
you were safe and comfortable, and experiencing a deep sense of
quiet.
Before starting this exercise, practise with a few words such as
peace, serenity, calm, friendliness, accepting etc. Also choose
a time where the distractions will be minimal to nil for you to
practise. The more you do the exercise the better you?ll become
at accessing this state wherever you are regardless of what is
happening around you.
Exercise:
* Sit quietly ? breathing comfortably and deeply ? settled and
safe in the space you find yourself, and give yourself
permission to be fully present, now, here, just you and the
sound of your inward and outward breath ? closing your eyes
gradually and continuing to breathe in gentle rhythm.
* Fully experience stillness, there is you and only you.
* Imagine yourself now in the centre of your universe, fully
supported, floating within this centre. As you do this imagine
what it would feel like if you were sitting or laying on a
light, feathery cloud.
* Breathe in this experience and allow the sensation to expand
through every cell within your body.
* Allow all attachments to the physical world fall away
dissolve, melt down for now, as you continue discovering your
source, the very heart of you ? attachments like tentacles
falling away now as you let go of any fear.
* Suspended within your universe ? move your awareness around
you ? there are many wonderful things life has to offer ? this
is the place where you can see, feel, hear and know that without
prejudice.
* Locating your heart and the warm light that shines from it,
notice how it radiates out from you in all directions, reaching
and permeating through all time and beyond.
* Breathe in deeply knowing this light, radiates from your being.
* Notice a jelly like substance that protects you from being
impacted from the thoughts of others, words that potentially
could hurt begin to bounce and fall away because you?re now
becoming thick skinned ? only universal and unconditional love
reaches you here.
* You can access and experience this place of inner peace
anytime you want to, simply practise quietening your mind,
breathing gently and allow the sensation what you know peace to
be, to expand within you.
Whenever I've completed this exercise I feel lighter, brighter,
clearer minded, and ready for whatever the day brings.
About the author:
Michaela is a Transformational Coach, certified practitioner of
Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), writer and Metaphysician who
is totally committed to helping others create positive and
action oriented changes to their lives. Michaela is the author
of the eBook 10 Colour Meditation Scripts, and publisher of a
monthly e-newsletter called From My Desk. You can contact her at
http://www.michaelascherr.com.
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