Licking the Razor's Edge (2015)
Recognizing the hidden addictions that bind you, … to then set your True Self free
Recognizing the hidden addictions that bind you,
… to then set your True Self free
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*TIP #02: REMAIN in <strong>the</strong> MOMENT …<br />
For misery to be potent, it must be founded in some sort of fear. And for fear to be viable,<br />
your mind must reside at least partially somewhere else and at least partially sometime in<br />
<strong>the</strong> future.<br />
So, to help you return to <strong>the</strong> Here&Now, avoid watching or reading “<strong>the</strong> news” about<br />
things happening elsewhere, and avoid worrying about what “could happen” sometime in<br />
<strong>the</strong> future. Focus instead on looking around you in that moment for something Kind you<br />
can do in your immediate environment.<br />
Appreciate <strong>the</strong> Beauty of Nature …<br />
Smile at a stranger …<br />
Lend a helping hand to ano<strong>the</strong>r in need.<br />
There is always someone or something nearby that could use your assistance. Having <strong>the</strong><br />
wherewithal to look for it and <strong>the</strong> courage to engage it will chase all gloom & doom<br />
away. In-deed, negativity has no place to reside in your mind while you are “in <strong>the</strong><br />
moment” in this manner.<br />
TIP #03: AVOID ALCOHOL …<br />
This one is a true no-brainer. Alcohol is a depressant … It also weakens <strong>the</strong><br />
consciousness-level required to make sound choices related to how you express your<br />
fears and how you fulfill (or choose not to fulfill) your desires. In essence, <strong>the</strong> more<br />
alcohol you imbibe, <strong>the</strong> weaker your resolve to live a life of appreciation and gratitude,<br />
and <strong>the</strong> greater <strong>the</strong> chance for you to slip deep into a pit of depressing negativity.<br />
TIP #04: TAKE a WALK in <strong>the</strong> WILD-SIDE …<br />
Opus (in <strong>the</strong> comic strip “Bloom County”) didn’t take “dandelion breaks” for nothing.<br />
Immersing yourself in Nature is a fantastic way to release & replace a gloomy<br />
perspective; to see life as Beauty-full & Purpose-full once again. Of course, unless you<br />
allow its re-awakening to inspire you to go forth and care for your Community, “walking<br />
in <strong>the</strong> woods” will only be a short-term fix … but still.<br />
TIP #05: BE THANK-FULL …<br />
Make gratitude your new habit. Even though you might still find yourself slipping into<br />
your negativity addiction during <strong>the</strong> day, choose to express a general, deep-seated sense<br />
of gratitude for your life right before you go to bed, and <strong>the</strong>n again immediately upon<br />
waking. Your brain is a computer … It is reprogrammable – and you are allowed to do<br />
<strong>the</strong> positive reprogramming.<br />
TIP #06: SHARE <strong>the</strong> GOODNESS …<br />
Instead of complaining to your friends, coworkers and fellow elevator-riders about all<br />
that is wrong with <strong>the</strong> world, go forth each day and share at least one “Nonacalypse” (an<br />
uplifting story or an inspiring scene) with at least three people. Even if you only<br />
encourage folks to look at <strong>the</strong> amazingness of <strong>the</strong> sky above, you will at least have<br />
awoken those people to <strong>the</strong> oft-forgotten fact that <strong>the</strong>ir lives too are Beauty-full.<br />
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