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🌠A Dose of Inspiration - Issue No 7
🌠A Dose of Inspiration - Issue No 7
Hello friends and family!
Here we are at the end of February and I am bursting with excitement because I get to share the song I found. Ahhh it's so good. But before you scroll down and take a listen .....
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The theme of this week is the Mind.
"You are not your mind and you are not your feelings,
" This quote is in most self-help books, and while it can feel like an Instagram quote to share and not think too deeply about...it's very true...you are not your mind and you are not your feelings.
We often forget this and get wrapped up in the dramatic emotion of it all, which throws us off our entire day and makes us lose foothold on our dreams.
My Monday morning started off like this, wrapped up in heightened emotions of stress, anxiety, sadness, happiness, overwhelm, and random joy.
Welcome to Monday in Pravina's world. Not a normal Monday for me but one that needed extra attention.
What do you do ...
When you have all these heightened emotions running around inside of you?
When the thoughts in your mind are filling your head with " I can't do this" or "I have so much to do" ?
When your emotions are talking to your mind and saying you need to get back in bed?
When your mind is running over all your tasks and your stress level is rising?
What do you do?
Here is what I did:
First I felt the feeling and acknowledged it. (Like saying "Hey what's up anxiety, I see you")
Next, I mapped out where this feeling is coming from, what is the root cause of this anxious feeling. (Like oh I have 10 000 tasks to do and only 24 hours in a day x 5 days of work and 2 days of the weekend, okay so this unrealistic expectation that I have put on myself to complete these tasks this week is causing me to feel this way. "OKAY hey, Anxiety ...you see this, this is the reason you are here")
Now we breathe (Yes, WE as in, me and this feeling, we breath), I take a few deep, deeeeep breaths to release it. (Tapping works too)
Now is the important part. I change my state of mind. (This is a choice you know. You can always choose a different state of mind.) So I started off feeling anxious...and I want to be calm, happy, and excited about life. How do I get there?
Well, Monday I played Lenny Kravitz and used my mind (which is amazing btw because it chose to create anxiety out of a to-do list), to then imagine myself in the front row at a Lenny Kravitz concert.
And BAM ...I was happy. My mind was calm and energized in a positive way.
I did this with each feeling throughout the day. Mapped it down, found out where it came from, and then decided to change it if I didn't like it.
A lot of success in life is the result of becoming so self-aware of who you are and how you operate, then learning to master this.
Mastering the mind the key to it all. Imagine if this was a class taught in school!
Remember each week, we are just moving one tiny step forward to creating a life you love.
Can You Inspire Someone in 1 min?
In case you answered no or are doubting this,
YES you can!
Meet Nuseir Yassin, better known as Nas Daily.
He has 28 million followers all around the world and he started this by making 1-minute videos every day.
He makes great videos, shares stories of amazing people, and provides so much value in the world.
Here are some of my favourites:
Above all he preaches UNITY ...the world needs more humans who understand that we are all one!
Artists Who Inspire
Artist: Sinoxarts
"Let us imagine ourselves as the kings and queens that we are"
I have been saving this one. Waiting for the right time to share her power and her artwork. Patricia is a Brazilian Artist who sent me hunting the web for more of her work when I found the first piece. I was captured instantly, wrapped in the possibility of a reimagined world. A world where everyone can be Kings and Queens from day 1.
Click on the links below to check out her work.
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Song of the week
You are welcome! Thank me later for this beauty and magic for your ears. It's so good and it's South African. The soul, the vocal, and the energy of this song combined with the journey that it takes you on...Pure Magic. Please honor this song by turning off distractions and giving it your full attention. Soak it into your soul and enjoy.
In case you don't have Spotify, HERE is the Youtube link to it. (One more thank you to Brian who made this moment possible for you)
“Reality exists in the human mind, and nowhere else.”
― George Orwell, 1984
Before I forget - a big thank you to @0melapics for the Tribal design.