Zen Commuter

I find so much inspiration in the books I read.  Such is the case of the Wayne Dyer Book I am reading right now, Change your Thought, Change your Life: Living the Wisdom of the Tao.  I shared a verse with you on episode #449 but the following day I read something that inspired me further; to go 7 days without violent content.

I hope you will listen to the experiment I will subject myself to this week and encourage you to join me in it.  I want to go an entire week without subjecting myself to any violence in any media.

Come Listen and join me.

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Deep breathing is the absolute easiest way to regain a sense of calm.  However, many people think it is a simple placebo, that something so simple must be ineffective.  How wrong they are.  

Today I talk about what exactly happens in your body when you practice deep breathing.  We will talk about the vagus nerve, diaphragm and the nervous system.  Put on your white coats.  It's time to play doctor.

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The other day I came to a lull in activities and took at moment to look around at my apartment.  I am not a messy guy but there was just a little bit of clutter in every room.  As I surveyed the whole apartment I started to wig out a little.  The clutter was upsetting my peace of mind. 

I definitely have some friends think that I am a retentive guy, but in my defense enjoy walking around my house and seeing everything where it belongs.  Judgment is not my thing but i just can't understand how anyone can feel serene when there are piles of cr** all over the place.

Well, the good news is that Leo Babauta of Zen habits feels the same way.  Not only does he feel the same way but he has 18 tips for decluttering that take less than five minutes each.

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I have told you that reading is one of the best ways to become inspired.  Today will prove just that.  This morning I read a passage from Dr. Wayne Dyer's book, Change your Thoughts, Change your Life: Living the wisdom of the Tao.

The book takes the verses of the Tao te Ching and relaters them to the challenges and joys we encounter in the contemporary world.  You won't want to miss this!

There are ways to become calm and all of them are attached to the body you possess.  Learn how to be grateful for the world around you by using your senses.

In the blog we discuss the benefit of realizing that when we embrace community we link to our higher selves.  We understand that we create joy when we realize that we are not completely separate entities.  We are one energy, splintered off into different physicalities.  Yet even though we are one energy, these “splinters” that are each of us, are amazing in their own right.

It seems that lately ( or maybe not so much) that people are timid about stepping out into the limelight.  And not even that boldly; it seems that many are content to be led around like sheep, bending to what the general consensus is.  So many people are afraid to be marked as individuals.  At times this desire to belong to a group can elicit some concerning behaviors.  Some instances are mild and some take us several steps back from embracing our divinity.  

 It is important to note that embracing community and going along with the crowd are two different thoughts entirely.  When we foster community, we link through our shared individuality.  It means we empower the parts of each of us that are divine, that link us to our higher selves.  It is through kindness and Love that we build community.  We acknowledge that we are the embodiment of Love and we connect through this bond.  We come together sharing our light and our Love.  We add to the group but recognizing that the “splinter” we are is a unique manifestation of the whole.

Conversely, when we go along with the crowd we disavow that we are unique.  We play down the fact that we have value; that our individual thoughts have merit.  In most cases we align ourselves with someone who is charismatic but steeped in humanness and ego.  And in doing so, an energy that does not serve us begins to grow.  Clearly anyone who knows history can think of some instances where this was the case.  Even on a smaller scale, more topically, we can think of situationssuch as looting where a crowd mentality festers.

But we are here to speak of the power of one.  There are times in our history where the group has become prominent.  But on more occasions, individuals have made amazing advances by acknowledging their power; divine power not chained by ego.  They have acknowledged Love and used their abilities to the betterment of all of us.  It is amazing to think of the strides of those such as: Martin Luther King, Albert Einstein or Susan B. Anthony, just to name a few.  In every culture and every ethnicity there have been amazing examples of individuals who embraced who they were and are.  These individuals knew that they were special; and not to the exclusion of others.  They were wholly self actualized to know that their voice was important because it spoke of Love and compassion.  Their contributions had merit because they lifted us up as a people.

How do each of us compare to these examples? Many would think that these are remarkable people with extraordinary gifts.  And this is true.  But the most amazing thing is that these people..are people, just like us.  Each of us has amazing abilities.  When we hide our gifts or disavow our higher selves we stay fully   human, unremarkable and ordinary.  But when we recognize that we matter we tap into the amazing energy that propels us to incredible heights.  When we embrace our power we find cures, we right social injustices and we make a difference.

The examples we speak of are wondrous.  Yet it is important to empower ourselves in daily situations as well, possibly even more so.  That means we purchase things because they serve a function; not because everyone else is.  It means if we see someone being unkind to another that we step in, with kindness, to show another way.  It means that if we see something on TV that we don’t just believe it because it is paired with bright colors or “ the voice of an expert”.  Most of all, we don’t kowtow to panic and fear.  Use your heart, mind and intuition to discern what is real and what is fear.  The media will make everything a calamity.   Their goal is money, not knowledge or well being.

If they are able to convince you that they are the ones with the information, correct or not, then you will return to watch their show, which will indeed allow them to charge more to advertisers.  And then, they make more money.  And if there isn’t anything for your to tune in for then they will create it.  They will create situations that will draw you back to follow.  In most cases they are situations that play on our fears.  Again, if they are the “source” that provides you with information to keep you safe, then you will tune in,  even if the danger is nonexistent or make believe.  

So, much like last blog, we think.  But more, we realize who we are individually.  Take a moment in solitude daily to find your voice, not the mumblings of the crowd.  Each of us matters.  Each of us, has within, the ability to do all the things we spoke of before.  Each of us can make a change.  Each of us can right a wrong.  Each of us has a voice that is clear and inspired and uniquely ours.  And whether it a word spoken in kindness to a stranger or a speech meant to inspire, we all can move mountains.

With Light and Love,
Thom

I'm no mystic but I certainly know when things are amiss in the Universe.  I can feel when the energy of the people around me is a little off.  And I feel that now.  I sense that even though we are only two weeks into the new yea that people are already feeling a little defeated about their goals or resolutions.

Well, dont give up just yet my friends.  I have a pick me up that is full of ways to retool your thinking to have you getting right back up.

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Inspiration is a tricky nut to crack.  People who are trying to adopt a more positive outlook will often times turn to quotes to uplift them.  They do, but not for long.  Unless you take action on those quotes they become an amphetamine.  They give you a quick high and return you back to whatever you were trying to escape.

I am a person who talks about the absolute necessity of surrounding yourself with positivity. Whether that is people, places or things, you need to constantly be bathed in energies that will move you forward.  As beneficial as that is, it is just one step.  You need to take action as well; to move towards the goals you have set up (you do set goals right?)

That step is lost on many people.  They surround themselves with positivity, drink it in, but expect it to work like a magic spell.  Such is the case with inspiration.  Those looking to live an inspired life get quotes mailed to them daily, listen to podcasts and read books but fail to take steps to implement those principles.  It is a one-two punch; you need to be inspired and then act on the messages you take in.  Doing only half leaves you enervated for a few minutes and then has you going back to doing the same things that have you feeling the need to change.

Today I talk about the ways to get inspiration but then use it to propel your success.

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The thought of appearing fallible is gut-wrenching to some people.  They need to be seen as all knowing and capable.  Not just capable but super.  However, those feelings are the very epitome of ego.  Your higher self knows that vulnerability creates community.

There is an embarrassment many people feel in reaching out for assistance from anyone.  They see their need for help to a sign of weakness, that they are flawed.  The truth is vulnerability is a quality that draws people to us.  When we ask others for help we are subtly bolstering there sense of importance.  Everyone digs that.

On today's show I talk about how to ask for help, and not just ask for it but why you should be asking for help.

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Some people find it sooner in life and others find it later. Some don't even find it at all?  What is the elusive it?  A meaningful life, a deeper life.  The default thinking of our brain is comfort and security.  Each of these things is steeped in ego, in self.  Many people come to a point in their lives when they don't even know how they got to the point they are at.  They stop and think about the meaning in their lives.

If they had taken the time earlier in their life the may not have come to their present state.  If they looked to see where their life could be deeper, more meaningful they would realize the beauty in life.

Today I talk about how to live a deeper life.  More so, what a deeper life entails and how it can be achieved.

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