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As I mentioned in the podcast, the state of our inner world has direct and indirect effects on the world around us. However, as most of us live in the busybusybusy, gottagetitdonenow mode, it can be difficult to realize the role our inner world has. This can be compared to focusing on the screen in front of you to the point where you forget the chair you’re sitting in, or the air around you. It’s there. It’s important. But you just don’t notice it now.
Sometimes, we don’t pay heed to our inner world because either we don’t like what we see, or are afraid we won’t like what we see. I’ll deal with those on Tuesday, but for now, I just wanted to offer a few tips on how to remember and strengthen the connection:
- Take a moment, when one is offered. When there’s a lull of some kind, imagine that you are just an observer, riding along. What’s going on? How is this person feeling? What is the body doing? What is the mind doing? There aren’t any “right” or “good” answers for this one. If there were, it wouldn’t be effective. The object is just to connect.
- The imaginary friend is a powerful tool, if you have the guts to reclaim it. I can say with a straight face that I never stopped playing and talking with my imaginary friend. Why? It adds perspective. It adds dialog and a way of trying on new ideas. The NLP technique of modeling is functionally practically identical. Just how imaginary your imaginary friend is would be discussed elsewhere, but the technique itself is pretty strong. This can also be excellent for accessing your intuition, obviously.
- Flip a coin. Seriously. When you have a tough decision to make, or you are curious about something, flip a coin and see what the coin says. When you first see the result, Pay close attention to your initial reaction!. It may last a fraction of a second, but it’ll be there. Once you have that data, you can start digging deeper. This is really good for uncovering conflicting feelings. Once discovered, you now have greater ability to deal with them.
- Ask yourself for communication. Your subconscious mind is a powerful and underrated tool. Learning your own mind includes learning give-and take with your non-conscious mind. Ask yourself for a symbol of recognition or for something to appear, or to find a lost piece of information. Keep going until it appears. When it does, make sure to allow yourself to feel the good feelings of appreciation.
- Be gentle. When we go about our lives, way too often we will push our bodies, minds, and hearts way too hard. We expect perfection of ourselves and then beat ourselves up when we don’t get it. Learn to be gentle with yourself. Being gentle doesn’t mean being weak. The act of being gentle by definition implies strength. The more you learn to be gentle with yourself, the more you can show that gentle nature to the outside world.
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