Week 61 - Sitting in the Power

Training for Life

Be patient with yourself

In your complexity

Your mind is figuring everything out

And your heart is listening

And the war starts - which one is right

But there is no right or wrong

There is no good and bad

There is only tender love

The mind believes what it sees

Using the filter of its upbringing.

Fear plays a part to keep you small

Harnessed in its walls of safety.

Notice when things go well, it is like a rubber band

As the mind is standing at the edge

With the cord ready to pull you back

Into its controlling arms of safety

Then the reminders start to remember your place.

Remember who you are as the mind

Hacks down your stateliness to keep you small

And bids you good night in your crib

Satisfied in its control,

But forgetting your heart has a voice as well.

A subtle, gentle voice so patient in its presence

Never giving up on you, never abandoning.

It takes courage to stand up against your mind.

To ignore the reasons why you should be small.

As you water and care for your dreams until

They manifest into what you desire.

Your mind holds the rules of your youth

And the opinions of your elders

And the criticisms of your teachers

And the limits of your fear.

Your heart holds the truth of your core

And the desires of your creativity

And the doorway to your self-worth

And a depth of love that will carry you.

It takes courage to be yourself.

It takes courage to remember you count.

It takes courage to ignore the opinions.

It takes courage to defy your inner bully.

You are humanity rising

Up against the forces of limitation.

With a right to hold your flag high

And pursue what you love.

Keep your eyes on your own feet

Stop comparing yourself to others

It feeds fuel to the mind’s fire

And keeps you small.

These are the concepts of HeartMath and refers to a state of physiological and psychological balance where the heart, brain, and other bodily systems work together in harmony. Using visual imagery, one can create a harmonic state in about a minute with the simple, but powerful steps using the HeartMath Quick Coherence® Technique.

"Step 1: Focus your attention in the area of the heart. Imagine your breath is flowing in and out of your heart or chest area, breathing a little slower and deeper than usual.

Suggestion: Inhale 5 seconds, exhale 5 seconds (or whatever rhythm is comfortable.)"

"Step 2: Make a sincere attempt to experience a regenerative feeling such as appreciation or care for someone or something in your life.

Suggestion: Try to re-experience the feeling you have for someone you love, a pet, a special place, an accomplishment, etc. or focus on a feeling of calm or ease."

With practice, using this harmonic exercise, we can learn to find harmony in the heart by training our mind.