We have discussed appealing to the teachings of the Great Spiritual Leaders for guidance. They help us on our spiritual journey to connect with our Higher Power or God, to discover truth, become beings of Love, and find our Why or purpose. We want to incorporate truths from all of them. Today we will focus…
Category: The Steps
Step Thirty
Exercise is essential to our emotional, mental, and physical health. It has been proven to improve mood and decrease anxiety and depression. According to this study at Harvard Health, “Moderate-intensity exercise can help improve your thinking and memory in just six months.“ Start wherever you are. If you are a beginner, choose a simple activity…
Step Twenty-Nine
Meditation is a very critical step in increasing mental health, combatting issues like depression, and increasing our light energy level. I don’t think any journey toward personal growth is complete without it. However, if you are like me, this is one of the most difficult steps to really get good at. Once you have practiced…
Step Twenty-Eight
Our housekeeping chores can be physical reminders to us of important mindset patterns in our lives. I am not the person to tell you how to clean your house or organize your paperwork, which is why I introduced you to Flylady in Step Seven and to Learn Do Become in Step Twenty-One. But I can…
Step Twenty-Seven
One important skill to better relationships is figuring out how to put ourselves in another person’s shoes. In our relationships we often approach people from our perspective rather than from theirs. We super-impose our version of the world over the things people say and do. If we really want to understand others, we have to…
Step Twenty-Six
Let’s keep the flow of positive financial energy going in your life. Pick one day each week to choose someone to give to financially. It could be a tip to someone who doesn’t expect it, an anonymous cash drop to a neighbor, or a donation to a large charitable organization. charitynavigator.org will help you find the…
Step Twenty-Five
Continual learning is part of self-development, and science shows us that we are continually structuring our brain during the process of learning. New information or skills cause our brains to create new pathways. Disuse and bad health habits cause the opposite, brain deterioration. According to CogniFit Research, “active brain cells receive more blood . ….
Step Twenty-Four
A spiritual journey is about these four things: Connect with God the Programmer/Creator Seek eternal truth (truths that apply beyond this existence or that give meaning to this program/existence) Becoming a being of love (which equates to becoming a high level being of light and energy) Finding your personal purpose in this existence Viktor Frankl…
Step Twenty-Three
Do you put enough value on sleep? Let’s do some math. If you miss an hour of useful sleep each night, in one week you miss the equivalent to a full seven hour night, which is considered the minimum for good health for most adults. That means in a year you have missed 52 nights…
Step Twenty-Two
We have been working on habits that improve all areas of our life to help us grow and have a sense of well-being. One area we are working on is our emotional health. Our emotions are actually a sign of what is going on with our mindset. Part of our brain is a rational, learning…