Describing Me ♡

The other day I started writing down adjectives that describe me just so I can see it on paper. There is just something about visually seeing something, that triggers the feeling initiators of the brain to come forth. I also did this little exercise on a day when I wasn't feeling so good about myself, out of balance, to perk my mood.

Here is what I came up with.

Silly.
Headstrong.
Fighter.
Strong.
Stubborn.
Passionate.
Compassionate.
Funny.
Caring.
Dreamer.
Giving.
Enlightened.
Spiritual.
Inspiring.
Creative.
Adventurer.
Traveler.


I know myself to be those things I listed above, but I doubt every single one of them. Why? Lack of acceptance for who I am, constantly comparing myself to others. I do realize (and know) that I cannot be anyone else and will only live in my skin. I have to embrace, accept it, own it and most of LOVE IT. I've been constantly told I don't practice what I preach, its the truth. I give it my all to help someone see the light within themselves, to help them breakdown the roadblocks they've constructed within their brain, but I cannot do the same for myself. Perhaps I can't be my own guide, maybe sometimes I wish a fairy godmother would magically appear out of nowhere and make everything better.

But, I also do know the secret to finding youself is to turn inward, look within yourself, sit in meditation {which is another post on its own}.

The list I created above is a guideline of the "me-ness" I want to focus on in my mediation, get clarity about, so I can really turn the adjectives into verbs, actions.

What adjectives would you use to describe yourself?

♡ Love yourself ♡

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What is Anxiety?

You feel your heart hysterically screaming, yelling, pounding on your chest walls as if enlarged twice its size and beating faster than the speed of light. You try to softly sing a lullaby that oozes sweetness to help it make sense of what it's feeling and why it'll be okay. The hysteria just keeps getting worse, and you feel like you're losing a battle that wasn't even yours to win.

This scenario is all to familiar, but ever wonder why anxiety lurks up?

When we don't take action, this is what causes anxiety. 

Anxiety is a symptom of fear based thought, which are usually irrational. Irrational because they are not real, they are just an illusion of your worry-some mind. It has convinced you that feeling this way is 100% normal, a-okay. And we repetitively keep letting ourselves feel this way because its the only way we know how to feel.

What now? How do you fix it, make amends with your anxiety?

Heal yourself. Healing is to make whole and complete.

How to?

Use this simple phrase throughout your day, "I love......{fill in the blank}". Do this as often as you need to during the day. The point of this is to shift your focus or perception inward, to you.

For example:
I love writing, traveling, inspiring others.

Then pick 1 thing that you love and do that 1 thing. When you're taking action and allowing that passive energy to be released, you'll also release anxiety. Eventually, you will begin to center yourself as you shift your attention onto all the lovely things that make up who you are.

The most important thing is to keep up with it and make it a part of your spiritual practice. The only way to master something is to keep at it; even when you don't want to.

Remember: passive energy without action is laziness, which increases anxiety.