I wondered how many of you waver in trusting yourself. I got a puppy this year, and he’s almost 6 months old. I had been considering getting another dog since my beloved Remington passed away. I had abundant trust in myself that I could handle a puppy and thrive in training him. Last night, I felt defeated because my puppy was, for lack of a better explanation, being a puppy! You could say that my confidence had bottomed out, but as I contemplated today, I realized I didn’t trust myself. I reached out to my cousin, who has experience training her dogs and referred me to a few online training programs. When I was supposed to be meditating this morning, I was watching a training video on YouTube. I’m smiling now because this is a significant example of trusting myself. I’m going off on a brief tangent, but I’ll return to this story. Sometimes, our attention is in other places for a reason.
If you’re a mom, grandmother, career woman, entrepreneur, or domestic goddess, you have responsibilities. If something is looming in your mind, sitting and meditating is going to be tough. I trust myself enough to know that I can pause the meditation, take care of business, and get back to the moment I can lose myself in no thoughts. That’s because of the repetition of meditating at the same time in the morning for the past 4 years. Ok, back to trust, or should I say on with the trust? After watching the video, I remembered the previous times I trained my 4-year-old Labrador retriever. I remembered how to do some exercises, so I tried some with my dogs. It worked, and they had fun. Then, we all got back to meditation. On my morning walk with the dogs, I listened to a podcast whose guest talked about using multiple tools for emotional well-being. I considered what I did to help myself. I texted my cousin, watched a YouTube video, tried some games with my dogs, meditated, and then went on a long walk, and now I’m writing about it. That’s six techniques for managing my emotions and deepening my spiritual connection with the world around me. Remember when I suggested setting a time for meditation and repeating it? If not, click on that link to read my post. The basis of Samadhi, or the highest state of consciousness, is meditation! You don’t have to be an expert; just start.
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Lori Clow
12/30/2024 05:40:44 pm
This is so great, Dr. Lisa! You trusted yourself to reach out, as guided by your meditation. This is a testament to exactly the thing you teach. Thank you for the post! I need to remember this each day.
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