Relaxation is the Secret Sauce To Turn Your Life Around.

3 Ingredients From Eckhart Tolle and A Course In Miracles

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I had to learn this through a lot of starts and defeats, sometimes trying too hard, and other times reaping the benefits of growth. But that’s not what is meant by ‘reap and ye shall sow.” My way was the hard way, the long way around, and Life at its best doesn’t work like that. It may seem counter to the way we’ve mostly been living.

You don’t add anything to the Creative Source within, you align with it.

When I still catch myself thinking of productivity, success, achievement, goal setting, multitasking, I shift focus. At the very least, the road through all that mind chatter can lead to burn out and overwhelm.

Instead, I remember to get peaceful inside first. I am intentional about it as I breathe deeply to the count of four breaths in and four breaths out, through any tension, or ‘expectations,’ and feel my mind and body relax. It could take a minute or ten, but I recognize the magic that it brings, and I’m motivated.

In this quiet space, I ask myself what I love doing. I want to feel the sensations of good will, loving expression, and self-compassion. Eckhart Tolle, highly acclaimed author of Power of Now says, “The right action arises…