Now that we are in touch with our hearts desire, lets focus on our possibilities. Let’s focus on what we want over what we don’t want. Our wisdom knows where to guide us when we pay attention. When we align our calmness with the source of energy we begin to make decisions from a place of divine design.
Deepak Chopra talks about steps to focusing on our desires and intuition plays a big part of it. When focusing on our stillness, we have clarity into our intuition rather than being clouded by fears or preconceived beliefs. I also wanted to provide some guided steps from the Chopra Center about avoiding summer distractions and staying focused on goals:
- Don’t think of distractions as distractions. Distractions are only distractions if you label them as such and allow them to derail you. At the end of the day, you want to bring harmony to how you are living so that you can achieve your goals while enjoying life.
- Create a daily schedule. Bear in mind that summertime brings an air of spontaneity and you may need to plan for variables. Again, the idea is to create the space in your summer to savor the season while staying on track.
- Do More Things that Increase Your Energy. Summer is a time when we are more active and in the outdoors. If you’re blowing off your routine in favor of painting the town, you’re probably lacking mental clarity and motivation when it comes to making the time to work toward your goal. While you’re out and about having a ball—as you should be—make sure you’re doing more things that increase your energy. Daily exercise, healthy eating, meditation, laughter, and time in nature are just a few examples.
I hope you find the simple guidelines helpful and in line with this 21 Day Meditation Experience. Here is today’s meditation.
Day 9 – Focused Me
“We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the dark to our success.” ― Henry David Thoreau
CENTERING THOUGHT
I am focused upon what I want.
SANSKRIT MANTRA
Om Varunam Namah (My life is in harmony with cosmic law.)
Message of the Day
It’s difficult to arrive at a destination if we don’t know where we are headed. This is equally true for our life journey. In order to realize our deepest desires, it is essential to identify exactly what we want and stay focused on that intention with dedication, focus, and awareness. At the same time, this practice requires us to let go of attachment to any single outcome, opening us to abundant possibility.
Today’s meditation centers on bringing our heartfelt desires into crystallized focus and putting our heart-centered attention on what we envision. In this way, we align ourselves with the universe to reach our intended destination, clear on what we hope to achieve and open to all opportunities that help us realize our dreams.
Reflect in Journal Questions:
- Our meditation today reminds us to focus on what we want versus thinking about what we don’t want. Write in detail about one thing you truly want in your life. What is it? Paint the picture in detail. What will your life be like when you have it? How will you feel? Who will be with you and what will you being doing? Have fun with this one, dream big!
- As you connect daily with your inner knowing – your intuition – you notice that you will find clarity and confidence as you select each step toward your dream. What three things do you intuitively know will bring you closer to living the vision you wrote in Question 1?
- What are you grateful for today?
- Reflect further on your experience today.