It's About Time: Enjoy Yours

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stumpin by legin on flickrAn IBM ad once showed an employee in his office leaning back in his chair, with his head back in his hands and his feet on his desk.

The caption said something like, “Don’t disturb our engineers, they’re working.”

Too often we equate working with physical movement and busyness and discount time spent quietly reflecting or thinking.

Our best ideas often come in times of quiet, times that may look to an outsider as wasted time. The human mind craves time off to massage all our mental rumblings so that wonderful creations can emerge.

As a matter of fact, most advice on how to be happy suggests meditation, prayer or time spent in silence.

Our inner critic keeps loud constant chatter as it weaves its way through the 65,000 thoughts we have each day.

Our intuition, on the other hand, is a kinder gentler voice that we can only hear when we get still and quiet the inner critic.

Take time off to do nothing, to lean back, to reflect. Give your great ideas a chance to float up to your conscious.

You’ll be rejuvenated and better ready to tackle what lies ahead of you.

“Realize that now, in this moment of time, you are creating. You are creating your next moment. That is what’s real. “ Sara Paddison

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Two Actions That Will Make You Happier

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orchestra conductor by sogolitta on flickr

orchestra conductor by sogolitta on flickr

Being happier requires taking action, but it’s the action we take on the inside that makes the difference. Two actions are essential: Bring your inner critic under control and turn up your intuition. These two actions will guide you to your higher self, the best life you were meant to live.

Intuition is a knowing of what is true and right without anyone telling you. When intuition puts you in touch with your higher self you feel at peace, content, even in the midst of a difficult situation. Have you ever, even if for only a moment, felt more loving, felt your own power and greatness? If so, you were in touch with your higher self.

Some people call intuition hunches, sixth sense, or the little voice. Whatever you call it, we all have it though it’s better developed in some than in others because they’ve practiced. Have you ever had a hunch to do something that worked out well for you? You probably couldn’t explain the source of that thought, but you knew it was the right and good thing to do. Perhaps you’ve heard of someone cancelling a flight because they heard an inner voice that told them to do so.

Unfortunately we have given our inner critic so much more attention that it drowns out our intuition. The best way to get in touch with your intuition is shut off the inner chatter, making the inner critic get quiet. It’s then that you can hear your inner voice or intuition.

This is tough to do without physically sitting still and shutting off those thousands of thoughts that race through our heads everyday. Some achieve this through meditation, others through self-hypnosis, others through listening to soothing music.

There are many meditation exercises available that can guide you through the process of breathing properly to facilitate getting in touch with your intuition. Practicing getting to your higher self is not dependent on your belief in any religion or deity, since your intuition is without denomination. The more you practice getting in touch with your intuition, the more you will be able to tackle the adversities that come your way, form the relationships you desire and create the inner joy and happiness you want.

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