Friday, December 6, 2013

Intend To Avoid Holiday Stress



Time to go Christmas shopping! Get those lights up! Hey, what about the tree? How do we hide that bald spot on it unless we put it in the corner? Cookies? What do we need to bring to what party? I don't want to go to your uncle's house again; it feels weird there. These are just a very small sample of the dominate thought patterns that plague most of us this time of year. 

The Christmas/Thanksgiving season and stress seem to come hand in hand, don't they? How much of this stress is self induced? All of it. You, yourself, and you are the cause of all of the holiday stress that you are feeling or have ever felt. It is not your fault; it is not the fault of anyone really. These thought patterns get passed down from generation to generation, person to person..we are conditioned to it. 

We are all energetic beings, and therefore even when we feel that we have "raised our game" to be above the holiday stress in the end most of us eventually succumb to it in some way. How can we protect ourselves?
Protecting yourself from the stress and lower energy vibrations of others is a two step process. First, you must raise your own vibration and energy to be above those around you. This of course can have two effects: everyone in the room tries to counteract your higher vibrational level of energy with their lowered vibrations, or their vibrations rise up to meet the level that you have intentionally set. The problem is that you don't know which of the two will happen. Or do you? It is not enough to raise your vibration, energy, or for some of you this equates to mood, which brings me to the second thing that you need to do. 

Setting the intention to maintain a higher level of energy also is not enough...you still have the issue of those in the room that are trying to draw your energy down. I had an epiphany while doing an energy experiment yesterday; actually it was more of a hard palm smack to the forehead with the thought of "seriously, I knew this all along!".

The epiphany was....

Setting an intention for all those around you, for the environmental surroundings around you, and for everything down the last particle of air that you breathe to be raised to a higher energy level. That's it. Simple. 

Going to the gym? Set your intention for everyone to be working out today with a smile on their face. BELIEVE IT TO BE TRUE!!!!! Then set an intention for yourself to be in a higher state of energy. Yes, you set your intention second. It is the old adage of "what you put out you get back" at work. Putting out the intention of everyone being happy before you ultimately raises your own elevation, as those that are elevated around you brings everything up around you, making it hard for anyone to stay down for long, even if for a moment.

Still not sure what I am talking about? Watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQUg75Q_t1c


I have simplified the above of course, and I have my own issues in accomplishing this, though I only had the epiphany yesterday. But, do what I have done...take an index card and write down two or three positive affirmations that instantly raise you up. If nothing comes to mind, just think of a funny line from a movie that cracks you up, or anything that comes to mind over the course of the day that makes you smile. It is simple, it is easy, and you can do it. 

Imagine if everyone does this...imagine the differences you will see in the stores, at family gatherings, company parties, or in any passerby you encounter on the street. You will get sick less, have more energy, and have less stress. You may even find yourself drawn to meditate more...actually I know that you will find yourself drawn to meditate more. 

Bringing up your energy level, your vibrational level, leads to a healthy and habit spirit; a grand sense of well being and abundance and, to borrow a line from Dr. Joe Dispenza, "an elevated state of emotion". 

Isn't that where we all want to be? 

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