Letting go...

Letting go of an emotion, like fear, does not mean you never feel fear again. That would be repression. Instead, it means you never feel fear the same way again.
Fear occurs. Sadness occurs. Happiness, loneliness, joy, jealousy, anger, they all happen. It is part of the range of human experience. As you come toward peace, sure they may happen less. But there are plenty of stories about gurus and enlightened Beings displaying intense emotions.
So what does it really mean to let go of an emotion? It means you let go of toying with it.
You feel happiness and you have to toy with it. You try to hold onto it so it doesn’t leave. You pet it and admire it and when it changes (like all things must) you mourn it.
Similarly, you feel fear and you can’t help but toy with it. You immediately react against it with anger or pain, you feel this way or that way about it. Either way, fear becomes your focus. You keep trying to reject it and by doing so, it remains present.
Why is it that happiness departs more easily than fear? Because you reject fear but embrace happiness. You aren’t afraid to experience happiness, you open yourself to it. But you are afraid of experiencing fear, sadness, anger, or other typically repressed emotions.
When you are no longer afraid to open yourself to your experience of the moment, whatever it contains, then you stop toying with it. Whatever emotion comes, comes. When it leaves, it leaves.
This stability creates a feeling in you. You watch moods and moments transition from one to the next to the next. But You are still continuous. The feeling that such a continuity creates evades description. Most saints and yogis have simply called it Peace.
Don’t worry about the fine line, for no such line exists. Don’t worry if you’re really letting go. If you have doubts about letting go then the only thing you know for sure is that you haven’t let go of your doubts.
Silence your doubts, if only to better hear over the noise of your mind. Go inward, meditate, and find out if there’s anything actually there anyway. The buddha was quite insistent that everything was emptiness. And yet so full it seemed to krishna!
Namaste, sister. I hope this helped a bit. :)

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Self-Acceptance: More Substance than Self-Esteem

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A positive outlook on who you really are inside is essential to feeling good about yourself, no matter what is going on outside. Unfortunately, you cannot just will self-acceptance to happen. It has to grow. Psychologist Christopher Germer explains in his book the mindful path to self-compassion that the development of self-acceptance occurs in five stages.

Stage 1: Aversion

People instinctively respond to uncomfortable feelings with resistance, avoidance, or rumination (repetitively reviewing a problem to solve it).
Germer illustrated this with the story of a mother, Brenda, whose 9-year-old son died. She became so overwhelmed with her grief that she generally stayed in bed. When she did go out, she would observe people in a detached way-feeling like a foreigner.

Stage 2: Curiosity

When aversion doesn't work, people become curious about their problem. They want to learn more about it; even though they feel anxious.

To continue Germer's example, Brenda's grief became so overwhelming that she wished she could die. Then she "was seized with terror." She questioned what would happen to her surviving daughter and realized that she had to choose between giving in to her emotions and finding a way through.
Psychologist Todd Kashdan explored curiosity in depth in his book, Curious?. He explains that when people are curious about their problems, their anxiety about those problems decreases. Also, some people are generally more curious than others. While highly curious individuals feel anxious just like anyone else, they show more tolerance for distress while they pursue their interests. Curiosity motivates them to find and integrate meaning from experiences. Thus, highly curious people are oriented toward building a fulfilling life; leading them to thrive and feel a strong sense of well-being.

Stage 3: Tolerance
People in this stage endure their pain while still wishing it would disappear.

Once Brenda decided that she needed to live for the sake of her daughter, she found a way to tolerate her grief enough to function as a mother.
Stage 4: Allowing

As people's resistance erodes, they begin to allow their feelings to come and go. Rather than just acknowledging and tolerating feelings that overpower their defenses, they openly let their feelings flow through them.

With time, Brenda realized that she felt close to her son whenever she felt her grief. She also felt close to him at times when she was grateful for having known him. As she allowed for her different emotions, she was able to have a healthy relationship with (feel love for) her deceased son.

Stage 5: Friendship

People in this stage not only allow for their feelings, but they actually see value in them. It's not that they actively want to feel upset, but they can be grateful for the benefits that their situation and its related emotions bring to their life.

“When you lose touch with your inner stillness, you lose touch with yourself. When you lose touch with yourself, you lose yourself in the world.”
—     Eckhart Tolle

What Is Schizophrenia?

What Is Schizophrenia?

Schizophrenia is a chronic, disabling brain disorder that affects about 1% of Americans. It may cause people to hear voices, see imaginary sights, or believe other people are controlling their thoughts. These sensations can be frightening and often lead to erratic behavior. There is no cure, but treatment can usually control the most serious symptoms.

Know more in details from WebMD: http://www.webmd.com/schizophrenia/ss/slideshow-schizophrenia-overview?ecd=wnl_emw_020112

Every situation is an opportunity to grow

“Every situation is an opportunity to grow; everything that happens is giving you the opportunity to become stronger, wiser, and more loving. Everything that happens to you is for your higher good. Allowing your higher good means knowing deep inside that you are safe and loved and that your Higher Self is always working for you.”
—     Orin

Your thoughts can change your life

“Imagine that 40,000 to 50,000 thoughts go through your mind every day. If you can turn even 2,000 of them into thoughts of light, love, abundance, and joy, you will rapidly change what you experience. Within a month your experience of your life will be very different. It does not take that many high and loving thoughts to change your experience, for high and loving thoughts are many times more powerful than thoughts of a lower nature.”
—     Orin

Positive Words

“If you notice yourself feeling anxious or depressed, use positive words to raise your energy. You do not have to make them into statements. Say words to yourself such as LOVE, CLARITY, WILL, INTENT. Say I AM STRONG, GIVING, CARING, COMMITTED, ABUNDANT, RADIANT, LIGHT, ENTHUSIASTIC, PEACEFUL, TRANQUIL, SERENE. Think of all the beautiful, inspiring words you know.”
—     Orin

आदित्यस्य नमस्कारान, ये कुर्वंन्ति दिने दिने । आयु प्रज्ञ बलं वीर्यम, तेज़स तेषां च ज़ायते ॥

Surya Namaskar provides all of the key health benefits of yoga in a very succinct package. The obvious advantage of Surya Namaskar is the workout it provides for the muscles, but it also benefits joints, ligaments and the skeletal system by improving posture, flexibility and balance.

In addition to these physical benefits, Surya Namaskar practice stimulates and conditions virtually every system in the body. It is good for the heart and stimulates the cardiovascular system. It oxygenates the blood and helps strengthen the heart. Surya Namaskar is good for the digestive system and the nervous system. It stimulates the lymphatic system and supports respiratory system health, as well.

Practicing Surya Namaskar also benefits the Endocrine system and enables the various endocrinal glands to function properly. These include the thyroid, parathyroid and pituitary glands as well as the adrenal gland, testes and ovaries.

Like most forms of exercise, Surya Namaskar provides mental benefits to regular practitioners. You will feel wonderful after performing the Sun Salutation. It is relaxing and rejuvenating, and tension, stress and anxiety melt away as you perform Surya Namaskar.

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Awareness in the present moment

“By nourishing awareness in the present moment, you can avoid causing suffering to yourself and those around you. The way you look at others, your smile, and your small acts of caring can create happiness.”

—	Thich Nhat Hanh

Replace Negative Thoughts and Feelings with Positive Ones

Grief and resentment, I replace with understanding and agreement.
Revolt, I replace with music that comes from my violin.
Pain I replace with oblivion.
Revenge, I replace with victory.
I will be able to love above all discontentment.
To give even when I am stripped of everything.
To work happily even when I find myself in the midst of all obstacles.
To dry tears even when I am still crying.
To believe even when I am discredited.

She opens her eyes, puts her hands on my head and says with an authority that comes from above:
- Thy will be done. Thy will be done.

A part of forgiveness prayer from the Aleph by Paulo Coelho.

Be Mindful: Live in the present

Most of the time we are either pondering over what went wrong in the past, or wondering what will happen in the future. Live now, in moments. Because this is NOW when you can redeem your past actions and change your future as you wish it to be.

We have not been living in the present, since we have started thinking. This is a habit, as we have seen elders doing so, and we followed them. We can now start living in the present and create our life by being mindful.

What is being mindful?

When I am mindful, I am giving active, open attention on this moment, on the present. By doing so, I can observe my thoughts and feelings from a distance. I understand how my feelings are changing and what are the outer-world triggers that are causing these changes. I observe my mind, my inner thoughts and feelings without judging them as good or bad.

By being mindful, I am living in the moment and awakening to experience. Start practicing this, you will experience the power of being HERE and NOW.

Ask Questions to Yourself

Ask yourself...have you stopped dreaming? Or have you suppressed your dreams for a long time now? Are you feeling suffocated? Do you want to break free from your routine life? Everything is fine, then what is bothering you?

Never stop asking question to yourself. This is important. For unless you ask, you will not get answers.

Unhappy? Let happiness find you...

You are not happy. So what! Start loving and happiness will find you.

If you feel depressed and angry always, change the way you think and see and then analyze, for the sake of you. As life cannot be so harsh only to you. For everybody, there are positive and negative incidents happening all the time. And always we have options to choose from. As we make our decisions, no matter how small or big they are, we create our life. We do it RIGHT NOW, with each moment we are changing and deciding for ourselves.

Do not blame your destiny, time, anyone else. Do not blame yourself even. Just change the way you have been thinking and deciding things for you. How you can change things for better? By adding love and gratitude in everything you have and wish to have. Start this today and see miracles happening. The more you feel love and less you ego and anger, the more you see miracle happening all around you.