I’ve read the books. Memorized what needed memorizing. Took notes. Received the highest of grades.

But I never found in a book what I always knew to be true.

I mean, how could I?

Books use words.

Words are symbols.

Symbols can never hold the vastness of what they represent.

Could your essence truly be captured by symbols?

How accurate would they be?

Would you rather eat a mango or read the letters that represent it?

You get my meaning.

The experience is the treasure. It is our gift. It’s the present.

Sure, you could read about me. But to truly know me… you’d have to be me.

Similarly, the only way for that present to be fully recognized is by being present.

In this article, I’m going to help you unlock the ultimate experience.

Where an apple is not just an apple.

A flower is not just a flower.

Love is not just love.

Everything is closer to how it’s intended to be experienced.

Beyond all senses.

Beyond all logic.

Shall we begin?

Let’s begin!

The World Is Drowning in Knowledge

Fifteen years ago, there were already over 130 million books in existence. That’s not even including self-published works.

To read every one of those 130 million books—without stopping, without sleeping—it would take over 62,000 years.

Even if a thousand of us read around the clock without sleeping and while sitting on the toilet, it would still take over seven years to finish.

And yet, with all that information…
Are we any closer to having that which is truly meaningful?

Are we any closer to having peace, experiencing endless love, and being in a constant state of bliss? What about joy?

Or are we simply recycling the same old paradigms that existed well before we were “born”?

The self-publishing sector alone saw 2.6 million new titles hit platforms in 2023.

But here’s the real question:

Do we need all of this information?

And more importantly… is all this information actually knowledge?

Information vs Knowledge

Many have affirmed that knowledge is power. Then what’s information?

Google defines information as:

• facts provided or learned about something or someone
• what is conveyed or represented by a particular arrangement or sequence of things

Clearly, everything contained in books isn’t factual. Or could we be mistaken about what a fact actually is?

Google defines a fact as:

• a thing that is known or proved to be true

Now we’re getting somewhere.

Take a look at the following illustration.

The man on the left sees a 6 and knows it to be true. The man on the right sees a 9 and knows it to be true.

Both can prove their “truth”, but are either correct in their assessment?

You may be tempted to say a variation of, “Yes, they are both correct, and both things are true. It’s all a matter of perspective.”

So does truth rely on perspective?

Truly, I tell you, it does not.

Truth is truth.

It never changes.

What’s true cannot have a contradiction or contain variation, no matter the perspective, because that would render it untrue.

Yet we have words for this: opinions, beliefs, judgments, etc.

We’ve traded these words for phrases like:

• my truth
• in my experience
• it is my feeling that
• my grandma always said

…and then we treat these as law, which is another made-up concept.

Then we uphold this law and seek to punish those who don’t adhere to our laws, which aren’t even based on truth.

Woah!

I have lyrics from a song in the works that illustrate this point perfectly.

The jailed becomes the jailer

Enforcing rules he was teached

Too busy jailing more jailers

Jailer forgets that he’s free

Jailer calls everyone jealous

When they don’t care for his key

Jailer was sold on a cell

He tried to sell one to me

In other words, a lot of fuss and conflict is born out of non-truth.

What sense does that make?

We Don’t Lack Knowledge, We Lack Knowing

The real reason books remain so popular is that people are seeking knowing.

They’ve confused knowing with knowledge.

And so continues the cycle of seeking knowledge, finding it, being satisfied for a short time, and returning to a state of longing for more.

Knowing is different from feeling or believing. It goes deeper.
Knowing is total.

It leaves no room for doubt because doubt cannot exist in its presence.

It’s not sensed, meaning it cannot be understood through your physical senses.

Knowing is aligned with truth. And by truth, I mean the cosmic, unmoving principles that never change no matter who’s looking or when it is being seen.

When you know, you know.

You aren’t seeking.

You aren’t proving.

It doesn’t matter if everybody in the world displayed an alternative perspective. You would rest comfortably in your knowing.

Returning to Presence

As mentioned earlier, the present is called the present for a reason.
It is Creation’s Gift to Itself, and that includes us.

Knowing only exists in the present.
It cannot exist in the past or in the future.

The past and the future are shaped by perception, and often misperception, filtered through who you think you are and what you believe is possible.

Knowing never requires you to think.

To return to the present and to the state of knowing, you must loose the past and all of its causes.

I use the word loose instead of lose because it is too great of jump to go from believing in past events to realizing all of those events are being created now.

By loosening it, so to speak, you allow yourself to see new perspectives and welcome more ease into your life.

No longer will you be at the mercy of others and their circumstances.

It would be as if you unlocked a new world where all is like a beautiful lucid dream that you can see through and manipulate with your energy.

And that’s just the beginning!

The Hidden Curriculum We Were Never Taught

As soon as you were “born”, society has taught you to identify things in their separation.

It made a game of it, giving encouraging cheers, attention, and love to every correct answer you gave about perceiving the separate edges of light.

A spark is no longer a spark, but a pencil, a tree, or a person.

As you begin to recognize and perceive separateness, you identify with it. You start to possess it and assign ownership to all as you see fit.

You relegate yourself to being a body, separate, and living life unconsciously, so much so that you can no longer transcend time and space at will, except during your “dream” state, where you often return to consciousness.

Furthermore, you have learned to memorize and remember EVERYTHING except the most important of all, your divinity.

Instead of seeing the present as it truly is, you see your memories and your opinions displayed on the big screen.

Once you render judgment on an aspect of reality, you will only experience it as you judged it no matter divine the present truly is.

So the idea is loosen these judgments. Acknowledge that you may not truly know what everything means and the purpose it holds.

By loosening ideas of matter and what matters, you allow the truth to fill the spaces you held between yourself and All There Is.

The False Mind, The Ego

The Ego – a person’s sense of self-esteem or self-importance.

There are many misperceptions surrounding the concept of the ego.

The ego is the self that is formed as a result of you identifying as separate from reality.

And since the ego wants to continue to be, it will use whatever it can to keep you identifying with it, and to keep you separate for as long as possible.

But no worries.

This is where everything comes together.

If the ego is the self you created in separation, then knowing is the Self that exists only in truth.

And yes, truth is reconciliation – the remembering of your unity with All That Is.

Truth Is Experienced, Not Acquired

You permanently exist in a state of truth.
You don’t step into it, you are it.

It only seems otherwise because you’ve identified with the false.

What the false, bro?

The ego.

To witness the truth, you must first notice the difference between you and the voice pretending to be you.

Not because separation is real, but because seeing the illusion clearly helps you release it.

Here’s the essence:

• The ego’s entire thought system is unnecessary.
• You are not who the ego tells you you are.
• Truth is only available in the present, and the present reveals how absurd ego-thoughts truly are.
• The moment you recognize truth directly, you start hearing from the highest source … the one that has always been you.

Again, this isn’t something you memorize.

It’s not a technique you “remember” later.

Truth is something you experience.

And once you experience it, even once, nothing is ever the same.

There is a simple way to dissolve the ego and return to truth, however, it isn’t learned through words.

You don’t study it.

You do it.

You feel it.

You become it.

And when you do… you understand why no book could ever give you what presence reveals instantly.

If You Want to Experience This Shift for Real

Not in theory.
Not as a concept.
Not as a quote or a cool idea…

…but as your alive reality…

…I’ve created three paths.
Each one meets you at a different level of depth and asks a different level of commitment.

Let’s start with the deepest.

1. HOLY SHIFT Retreat – The Transformation

This is the big one.

HOLY SHIFT is where you step out of the intellectual world and into the direct experience of truth.

We dissolve illusion, loosen ego, and open the space for you to remember who you truly are.

You don’t “attend” this retreat.

You shift.

It’s the closest thing to stepping outside of the dream and realizing you’ve been awake the whole time.

If you’re called to this work — truly called — this is where to begin.

2. Private Coaching – Direct Guidance Into Truth

For those who want a more personal journey, I offer one-on-one coaching.

You get real-time guidance, reflection, and practical application of truth in your daily life.

I walk with you through clarity, alignment, ego dissolving, and returning to the presence you were born with.

If HOLY SHIFT is the spiritual immersion,
coaching is the integration.

3. The Music – Transformation in Rhythm

And for those who want to begin now…

The music is your entry point.

My albums carry the frequency of this work.

They’re coded with the principles of truth, presence, and inner peace.

You don’t just listen to them.

You shift with them.

They open your mind, soften the ego, and prepare you for the deeper work ahead.

Start here if you’re ready to feel different… even before you know why.

Final Word

You won’t find this in any book I’ve ever read.

Not because the books are wrong…

but because truth is too alive to fit on a page.

Truth is presence.

Knowing is presence.

You are presence.

This is why truth is experienced, not acquired. It reveals itself the moment you finally choose to be present

And the moment you stop trying to acquire truth

and start experiencing it…

everything becomes clear.

P.S. If this resonated, choose whichever path feels right for where you are.
Your shift begins the moment you say yes to yourself.

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What if I told you that you have more control over your experience than you realize and that it’s all a simple math equation that you already have the answer to? Would you solve it? Let’s talk spiritual math.

I will attempt to keep this article as simple as possible so that a non-Math person can understand and apply these spiritual math concepts.

I will also cite sources where you can go deeper into math principles if you so choose.

What is Spiritual Math as opposed to regular Math?

Short for Mathematics, Math is a universal language and a fundamental tool for understanding the physical world around us. It is the study of numbers, quantities, and shapes, and their relationships to one another.

Math is used to describe and model the behavior of natural phenomena, from the smallest particles in the universe to the largest structures in the cosmos. It is the foundation of science, technology, engineering, and finance, and plays a crucial role in almost every aspect of our daily lives.

Similarly, Spiritual Math is a term that refers to the use of mathematical concepts and principles in exploring spiritual or metaphysical ideas. It recognizes that math is not just a tool for understanding the physical world, but also has the potential to illuminate deeper truths about the nature of reality and our place in it.

Spiritual Math can involve the use of geometry, numerology, and other mathematical techniques to explore concepts such as the interconnectedness of all things, the nature of consciousness, and the relationship between the material and spiritual realms.

It can be seen as a way to bridge the gap between science and spirituality and to provide a language for exploring the mysteries of the universe beyond what can be perceived through our physical senses.

Are you ready to add more to your life or would you simply like to remain equal to the negativity that seems to exist?

0 and 1

0 and 1 are the basis of all computing systems and operations, including circuitry. Often referred to as the binary number system, 1 and 0 represent two choices, which can be displayed in a myriad of ways…yes & no, true & false, on & off, ok & cancel. You get the idea.

I won’t get into the details of binary, but if you want to learn more, check this article on How To Read Binary.

As I said earlier, 1 and 0 can be used to represent true and false, which means only one of these numbers is true, 1.

0 does not exist. It’s imaginary.

Mathematically speaking, since zero is both nonpositive and its own square root, then zero can be considered imaginary.

But I’m speaking logically. If 1 represents true, then zero represents false.

They can never be equal. And if both existed equally, we would not.

What is true can never be false. What is false can sometimes seem true, but it can never be.

Since falseness is inconsistent with itself, it has no foundation of truth to stand on. It is imaginary.

Truth on the other hand, or 1, is always true no matter what.

This is the basis of spiritual math.

If something truly exists, it shares the same properties as 1 or as truth.

Now we can begin to understand the expressions, “All are 1” and “Everything is one.”

So what is 0 really?

0 is more like “not 1”.

For example, if 1 represents all that is right, good, true, holy, and magnificent, then what is its opposite?

It has no opposite, but more on that later.

For now, we’ll accept the usual representation of the opposition, which would be considered wrong, sinful, false, unholy, and weak.

So for example, if something is “not good”, many would say it’s bad or sinful.

In other words, “not good” is to sinful as “not 1” is to 0.

What should begin to be clear now is that what is “not” is not. “Not” is not real and you shouldn’t let the idea of what’s not real take up real space in your mind.

The Introduction of 0

Quick history lesson.

It’s hard to say exactly when the concept of 0 was introduced into the world’s mathematics. Just know it wasn’t there from the beginning.

Some say it was first introduced in India around 500 AD. Others say zero dates back to the 7th century in a manuscript called the Bakhshali manuscript that was eventually transmitted to the Islamic world, where it was further developed and eventually introduced to Europe in the 12th century. And still, others say zero was first recorded in Mesopotamia around the year 3 B.C.

Regardless of when it was first brought into awareness, zero has had a profound impact on the development of mathematics, as it enabled the creation of the decimal system, which is still used today.

The introduction of zero also paved the way for the development of algebra and calculus, which would later revolutionize the fields of science and engineering.

And as such, the concept of zero is now considered to be one of the most important contributions to human civilization, as it has had a profound impact on the way we understand and interact with the world around us.

All of this from a false/imaginary number.

Is this to say that algebra and calculus are also false? That’s not for me to say.
I will say, however, applying this technique to the words above, we get some interesting combinations.

Understanding “Not 1”

To put this in full perspective, not 1 can be represented as:

• Not complete
• Not good
• Not truth
• Not real
• Not rich
• Not life

Or:

• Incomplete
• Sinful
• False
• Imaginary
• Poor
• Death

By making “not 1” a thing, many are able to react to it as if it is real and engage with this non-realness on a regular basis.

By this same logic, people are able to react to “not good” as if it were a real thing claiming that “sin is real”.

In the same way that the concept of zero has spawned algebra, calculus, engineering, science, and more….the concept of sin or evil deeds has spawned sickness, death, judgment, mental illness, etc.

This may be a stretch, but then again, it may “not”.

That is the power of “not 1”. It forces you to look at what is not there and experience it as if it was.

Understanding 1

We see what “not 1” is, but what exactly is 1?

Here’s the irony. 1 cannot be fully understood alone, which is also why it’s not good for man to be alone.

To really understand and know anything, you have to live it. And what better way than to live in oneness?

It’s not possible to live in none-ness or zero-ness because then nothing would exist. But with oneness, all things are the same. I’ll explain.

Anything that means anything to you, you have given meaning to it.

I’ll repeat. Anything that means anything to you, YOU have given meaning to it.

Now, look around you. From your body to the room that you’re in, you’ve given some sort of meaning and even value to it.

Without you giving the world meaning, it would in a sense to you be formless and void. A human body would just be clay and a building would just be sticks and stones.

Yet even those comparisons have meaning that you have also given.

Because of your core rootedness in truth, you have the ability to imagine and even use this imagination to project meaning onto that which has none.

Living In Oneness

When oneness is truly lived, you recognize that what is on the inside is also reflected/seen on the outside.

However, when oneness is falsely lived, what you see seems imbalanced or unequal.

The reason is that the oneness law is inescapable. It is what you are.

Even in an imagined conflicting world of 1s and 0s, you still live in oneness because the laws & rules you apply to others, you are also subjected to.

1 = 1. Always.

1 represents All. And within All lies even the possibility/illusion of not, or 0.

This is why you could judge someone as naive or ignorant when they don’t believe what you believe, and yet in this misbelief, they don’t share the consequence that would befall you, had you lived their beliefs.

This is also why you may perceive certain friends as lucky or able to get away with what you could never. Your perceived oneness within does equal another’s perceived oneness within. Each are mixed with a combination of 1s and 0s.

Even though neither of you may be living 100% aligned with truth, both of you are still experiencing aspects of the law of oneness in your own way.

So what is within always appears without.

Opposite vs Equal

You may have heard that you live in a world of duality. Binary language is a representation of duality meaning there are two sides to all. But as I said earlier, 1 has no opposite. This is because it has no other sides. It’s all-encompassing. 1 = 1 = 1 = 1 = 1, forever and ever.

Modern math represents opposite numbers as their negative counterpart. So it would claim that the opposite of 1 is -1.

However, -1 is also an imaginary number. It can’t be represented physically.

If an imaginary number is not real then it is equal to every other imaginary number in its not-realness.

What’s imaginary is equal to what’s imaginary.

To claim that something is opposite another is another matter indeed.

An opposite must be as powerful as the other to be considered a true opposite.

One wouldn’t judge another as their enemy unless they believe this person is as capable or even more capable than them.

Mathematically speaking, stating that 1 = 1 or 0 = 0 is a true representation of equal and opposite.

Saying that 1 ≠ 0 is not representing opposition or equality, but just stating the obvious.

So while you’re continuing to give parts of your world a negative meaning, recognize that these parts or circumstances should have no power over you because firstly, you’ve given meaning to it thus making you its maker. And secondly, what has no power or what has imaginary power shies away when in the presence of true power, you.

1 Division

Sounds like a singing group, huh?

Now that we understand the all-encompassing nature of 1, what would happen if 1 could be split?

Let’s divide.

Why divide? Because again, to truly understand something, you have to live it, being within it and it within you.

To keep it simple, we’ll divide 1 evenly.

We’ll say 1 divided by 2.

Commonly in math, 1 divided by 2 is considered one half, but let’s use the symbol … ½.

But actually, it’s ½ + ½. The other half didn’t magically disappear. It’s just that for some reason, mathematicians were focused on the subset.

So now we have 2 equal parts of ½.

Since we know that 1 is considered good, let’s restate that. 1 is good.

Now we split 1 (or good) into 2.

You now have 2 parts good. Yet each one represents half of good.

If we took one of the halves and regarded it as whole, what is it made up as?

It’s still good because, from the perspective of all of good, it’s half of itself.

Some would even say it’s just half good. To which I would ask, then what’s the other half made up as?

This is where things get confusing to individual minds, similar to halved minds.

It believes that part of itself is missing or cut off simply because it chooses to be halved or not connected.

So instead of regarding itself as whole, it seeks another half.

Now it’s getting interesting.

But let’s say this ½ judges its other ½ as being bad.

From the judgment of the first ½, this half now unknowingly sees itself as bad simply because, ½ = ½.

And since what’s bad could never equal what’s good, the self-judged divides again to search for ½ good, but each half is halved making it a fourth, an eighth, a sixteenth, and so on.

Are you with me?

Plugging In Real Values

Let’s look at this another way.

Good = ½Good + ½Good

If we subtract ½Good from both sides, we get…

Good – ½Good = ½Good

So:

½Good = Good – ½Good

Since it’s getting confusing, let’s give these all names to simplify.

We’ll name Good as Christ. The first ½Good would be Adam and the other ½Good would be Eve.

Let’s list all the equations we can to represent this using basic math.

Christ = Adam + Eve
Adam = Christ – Eve
Eve = Christ – Adam
Adam = Eve

Now Adam and Eve both feel incomplete. They’ve been cut off in a sense from each other. Yet from the perspective of Christ, nothing has been lost. Christ still has all parts of himself.

From the perspectives of Adam and Eve, something is not right.

So Adam attempts to join with Eve and the two feel good together.

Then Eve does something Adam does not agree with and he judges her as bad. But Adam equals Eve? So Adam has unknowingly or unconsciously judged himself as bad.

Since they are all that is, they still mix and mingle. They have two kids together.

From the perspective of Christ, nothing has been lost.

Christ = Adam + Eve + Child 1 + Child 2

It may seem like Christ has gained. This is true, but not in the way you think. The energy or value of Christ is still the same, however, the energy that makes up Christ has shifted and new possibilities are formed, but still all within the 1.

Now from the perspective of Adam, he may believe he’s greater than the others.

Adam < Christ

Yet, Adam believes:

Adam > Eve
Adam > Child 1
Adam > Child 2

But truly:

Adam = Eve

And now also:

Adam = Child 1
Adam = Child 2

But because Adam believes he is greater, then he unknowingly or unconsciously made others greater than he in his mind. So to even the playing field or to even out the equation, he has thoughts of attempting to belittle the “others”, not realizing that they are also himself.

This cycle repeats and repeats for each.

Yet Christ is still a happy 1.

And within, the perceived individuals are not ready to accept that the sum of all its parts equals the whole.

In other words, you plus me plus everyone else in existence make up this oneness.

And since all the parts are equal, having a good life is as simple as recognizing the good in all. Because to judge one is to judge yourself.

To state that another way, since you’ve given meaning to all you see, you’re really only seeing yourself. And to then judge against what you see, would directly be judging against yourself.

Bad Math or better yet ‘Not Math’

It’s easy to believe that you’re greater than another because of a misinterpretation of the following equation.

Remember how:

Christ = Adam + Eve

Then to solve for Adam would be:

Adam = Christ – Eve

The misinterpretation comes from the above. Adam may feel that if he gets rid of Eve, then he will be equal to Christ.

But again remember that since Adam is equal to Eve, we can substitute Adam for Eve. So to represent this perceived equation accurately would be:

Adam = Christ – Adam

From Adam’s perspective, he would lose himself in the process.

But since 1 is always 1, Adam would only imagine that he’s lost himself.

Again, from the viewpoint of Christ, the equation is still balanced, we see that:

Christ = Adam + Adam

Going back to this equation and looking at it differently, we have:

Adam = Christ – Eve

Now Adam attempts to remove Eve and…

Adam – Eve = Christ – Eve – Eve

Since Adam equals Eve, we have:

0 = Christ

Since Christ represents 1, we see how untrue this statement is:

0 = 1

It doesn’t and it won’t. Yet that is what happens when you attempt to go against a fellow self.

Takeaways One

What can be concluded from this?

1. We truly are all connected.
2. If you judge me, you judge yourself.
3. If you praise me, you praise yourself.
4. Negativity has no power because it’s imaginary.
5. Division is impossible because all parts of the 1 still remain.
6. What I see has always just been me, so why don’t I start seeing through the eyes of the 1.

If you’ve enjoyed this, here’s another fun thing with numbers tailored to exactly who you are.

Last, check out this rap song 123 which represents both the halved side and then the whole side as outlined in this article.

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We all have conflicting thoughts. Well, I should say we all keep conflicting thoughts for the time being.

Conflicting thoughts are thoughts that are opposite in meaning, yet we believe them both.

Even defining it so plainly reveals how crazy it is to have these conflicting thoughts.

Yet every day we entertain one or more.

Some common conflicting thoughts include:

• “I don’t know why bad things happen to me” vs “I love drama”
• “The mind controls the body” vs “my body is sick”
• “People really are nice at heart” vs “people suck”

The purpose of this article is not to list out all of your conflicting thoughts, but to help you live more in harmony with yourself.

This can be accomplished by first recognizing what your conflicting thoughts are. And secondly, by choosing just one (hopefully the thought aligned with truth).

Let’s jump in!

Others will tell you

We can sometimes become so wrapped up in our own ego that we become unconscious of what we actually believe, think, and say.

Luckily, we have mirrors (those around us) to remind us.

For whatever reason, people love proving others wrong and calling out their faults, especially kids.

So you’re surrounded by amazingly eager participants willing to show you your conflicting thoughts.

When confronted openly about these conflicting thoughts, there’s a tendency to react by directing anger toward the messenger.

But when you see the reality of this situation, you can understand that the messenger just did you a HUGE favor.

They have just brought to light some conflicting thoughts that you were unaware of.

At this moment you have a choice. You can defend your beliefs as if truth itself needs someone to fight for it. Or you can take a moment to reflect and see if there is some truth to what the person is revealing to you.

It takes practice, but you’ll get it.

You find yourself feeling uneasy, angry, or sick

Despite the common belief, sickness is not normal.

Seeing the above statement now is so blatantly obvious to me, but there was a time when it wasn’t. I believed that it was natural to get sick and that there was nothing I could do about it.

I believed that something was natural that could never be natural. It’s like living death, fighting peace, or lying for the truth…obvious conflicts that we’ve merged into one.

Since as so above, so below…what you believe inside is reflected outside.

In this case, this inner mental conflict reveals itself as bodily conflict reinforcing that the mind controls the body. Yet we sometimes believe that the body has a mind of its own. And it does. It’s yours. 

This conflict also reveals itself in anger and uneasiness.

You would only be angry if someone reveals something that goes both against your belief and for your belief.

For example, let’s say someone calls you stupid.

If you’re content in your genius-ness, then you would brush off this attempt at an insult because it’s obviously absurd.

Yet if deep down you believe that you are stupid, then conflict or anger will arise. There’s conflict because you are trying to prove to others that you are smart without having truly accepted it for yourself.

It’s time to start using these perceived anger and/or sick times as triggers to practice seeing the miracle of moving toward a united mind.

Being present with what you’re teaching/saying (the advice you give others)

You are always teaching. You are always sharing. They are one and the same.

If for example, I say, “Eating chicken is bad for you.” You may be quick to teach or share why it is or isn’t.

We unconsciously do this. And by doing this unconsciously, we are setting up our own limits.

We are making the parameters for how we are to live. And if we don’t abide by these, conflict arises.

The conflict is there because you’ve set a rule yourself to live by, but you don’t live by it.

See how sneaky conflicting thoughts can be.

It’s not just there. It’s in the debates you have.

You may be so wrapped up in being right, that you don’t realize you’re righting something that you never wanted for yourself while denying what you do.

Fortunately, the fix is the same.

Be present at this moment.

Observe your thoughts as you think them.

Observe your words as you speak them.

This also takes practice. But once it’s perfected, nothing will ever bother you again.

You will be in perfect harmony within yourself always.

In conclusion

On this harmonic journey, try not to get frustrated if you don’t always succeed at overcoming the conflict.

To get frustrated would be to make further disharmony (more conflicting thoughts).

No more!

Here’s a song of mine to help.

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One of the most asked questions people ask themselves is, “Why am I here?”

Even asking yourself this question gives a hint toward the answer. In fact, “why am I here” answers itself.

To get to the question’s simplicity, we must pull back some layers of complexity.

I can just give you the answer now (or you can scroll down), but it won’t be accepted without first pulling back these layers.

Understanding your Why

It’s important that you understand why you’re asking this. The reason is that you may not really want the answer to this question, but to many other questions.

For now, let’s explore the two main reasons you may ask, “Why am I here?”

The first is out of pure curiosity. In this way, the answer does not really matter. It’s a question asked at the moment and then let go of in the next.

Surprisingly, when you let go of questions, answers come much faster as opposed to always asking questions.

And since you’re reading this article, chances are you still have questions.

The second main reason you may ask why you are here comes from a not-so-loving place.

Chances are you are bored with life, find it unfulfilling, and/or completely overwhelmed by it.

You want out!

This is not to be confused with wanting to die, you just want out of your current way of living.

Who would blame you? Not loving life is not living.

It’s kind of like undying…you aren’t dying, yet you won’t live.

But the fact that you’re asking this question is HUGE.

Asking, “Why am I here” shows signs of life and that you’re ready for change.

Embrace it and ask yourself again why you are here.

Then let the question go completely knowing deep down you’ll find your answer (hint: it’s below).

Where is “here”?

The “here” in the question is one of the most misunderstood parts because even you as the asker don’t really know what you’re asking.

For example, “here” could mean on earth, in this town, in this relationship, at this job, in this conversation, on this website, in this body, in this skin, at this party, in this time, etc.

You could think you’re asking for one of the above mentioned, but you’re really asking for another one of the above mentioned.

I know…it makes us humans sound confused. This is also true, which is why you understand what I’m pointing out.

But JClay, doesn’t “confused” mean that you don’t understand? Exactly.

Back to “here”.

The first step in understanding why you are here is to know the “here” that you’re asking about.

If you want some extra credit, you can play the “Where’s here?” game. It’s where you ask yourself, “Where am I?”

You’ll probably start with the room that you are in and eventually escalate to your planet. After that, it starts to get tricky, but it’s a good awareness exercise to realize that you aren’t where you think you are.

So if you do play the “Where’s here?” game, try to go as far as you can.

And then of course ask yourself again, “Why am I here?” with the new awareness of where you think here is.

Who is “I” or who are you?

If your brain isn’t tingling yet, it’s about to.

Let’s talk the “I” aka your I-dentity aka your Individuality aka your I-dea of yourself.

Before I go too in-depth, ask yourself right now who you are.

Did answers come up like your name, profession, race, class, etc?

Let’s say you let go completely of your past, all of it. Who are you right now in this moment?

Your sex may have come into play. But are you just flesh? If so, you would’ve died with the millions of cells that died from your body today.

Go deeper. Who are you? And with the knowledge that you’re not a body, what are you?

If you were anything like me, you may have thought that you were your thoughts and emotions?

The problem, however, is that thoughts and emotions come and go, and you always seem to remain even when they’re gone.

So you’re not a body, you’re not your thoughts, and you’re not your emotions. What the heck are you?

Don’t say your past either. If you did, go listen to this song right now.

Since your past is gone while you are here, then we can conclude that you’re not your past either.

What you truly are

Let us now answer the questions, “Who am I?” and “What am I?”

Everything you perceive outside of yourself seems to have meaning.

What may not yet be realized is that you gave it all the meaning that it has.

This explains why some of your friends may like partying while you do not (or vice versa).

It’s because it has no meaning to you, or you place no value in it.

You are what gives value to the valueless.

In order to give value, you must be valuable.

In this, your identity is shared with all. You’ve given value to that you want to value and thus your own perceived value is reflected back to you.

You are not apart from anything. In other words, you are one with everything.

This is why mindset is everything.

That which you believe about a person or thing will be made real to you because you gave realness to it through your thoughts. You “realized” it.

Everyone is not ready to accept responsibility for their own thoughts. But once you do, you’ll see that life was always everything you thought it would be.

So what’s your purpose? Whatever you’ve done on purpose.

The answer to, “Why am I here?”

To answer once and for all, “Why am I here”, let’s restate the big reveal from above.

You are not apart from anything…you are one with everything.

You believe that you are a separate being, but the truth is that you are one with all existence.

By asking yourself why you are here, you are siding with the false notion that you could be separate. And so in this asking, you are denying yourself yourself.

To ask, “Why am I here?” is to already have the answer.

The “I” is “here” because you’ve attempted to separate yourself from reality by asking a question that is not possible.

The idea of separateness is the cause of all despair and fear.

“Why am I here?” You are not, well at least not how you believe yourself to be.

You are.

You are not a body or thing.

You are.

You are not a thought or emotion.

You are.

To say that you are anything is to place a limit on yourself and what you are can only be described as limitless. Yet the word “limitless” is just a symbol and cannot represent the totality of what you are.

You exist beyond all existence. You cannot be separate from your Creator just as your creations cannot be separate from you.

Author’s Notes

I know. It got a little deep. Some may not even understand it right now.

It’s ok.

You will eventually.

I’ve even made this album to help you along.

It takes you step-by-step through the undoing of false ideas you have of yourself so that you may tap into your limitless potential.

And best of all, you can chill out and vibe to it from start to finish.

It’s title IAMNOBODY, IAMSOMEONE.

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Happiness. We all want it. We all love to be it. Most importantly, we never want to be without it.

Happy people are just fun to be around unless of course, you don’t feel happy.

Happiness doesn’t mean you have to skip up and down the street singling la la la. But it does mean that you are truly content with life at this moment.

A while back I wrote How To Be Happy All The Time. That article is a very detailed look at what’s blocking your happiness and how to change it.

This checklist is a simplified version. When you’re able to complete this checklist, you’ll know that you are living the best possible life you can.

Living the best possible life does not mean you won’t have goals and new experiences you want to try. It means that whether you meet those goals or not, you’re still happy. It also means that there will be nothing stopping you from pursuing more joy.

You will be free.

I just have one question for you.

Would you complete this checklist if you knew it would lead you to ultimate happiness?

The Simple Checklist for a Happy Life

• I’ve organized my life so that my mornings are happy
• I’ve organized my life so that my afternoons are happy
• I’ve organized my life so that my evenings are happy
• I’ve organized my life so that when I sleep, I sleep well

Happiness Checklist Explained

Just so there’s no mistaking, mornings are from when you wake until noon. Afternoons are from noon until about 5 pm. Evenings are from 5 pm until bedtime. And of course, your sleep time is when you’re sleeping.

This is pretty simple, right?

Yet there are many things at play.

Your morning may be affected by how well you sleep. And your sleep may be affected by your nights.

Each part of your day seems to affect another.

By focusing on one part at a time, you can see the inconsistencies. You’ll see the patterns within your relationships, health, work, and even leisure.

You may even discover that your nights, sleep, and mornings are perfect, but your afternoons aren’t so happy.

In this case, taking action toward improving your afternoons may lead to your mornings declining in happiness.

But that’s what’s great about this. You will start to create holistic solutions so that every part of your life is filled with happiness and not just some.

How To Use This Checklist

1. 1. Write out your checklist (or use this printable Happiness Checklist)
   2. Purposefully reflect on yesterday
   3. Mark a check next to each section that you experienced total happiness
   4. Count the number of checkmarks to get your Happiness Score for yesterday

Happiness Score of 4 – I’m Happy!

If your score is 4, congratulations, you live a happy life or at least lived one yesterday.

Just in case yesterday did not represent your normal routine, repeat the checklist for a day that does. Then compare the results.

If your score is still a 4, then keep on being happy!

Happiness Score of 3 – I’m Pretty Happy

Congratulations! You may have a few things to reorder in your life, but this is still a great place to be.

Work toward being happy in that remaining area and take care to not take any away from the others.

It’s ok to take baby steps.

Happiness Score of 2 – I Want A Happier Life

Half of your days are happy and if you count weekends, you’re over 50%, which is a good start.

However, it’s time to take inventory, but don’t focus on all parts of your day at once.

Start with one and list out what you think prevented you from being happy.

Work toward being happy in that area. This might involve learning some new skills or even unlearning old behaviors.

No matter where this journey takes you, let it take you happily.

Once you reach a score of 3, follow the instructions above.

Happiness Score of 1 – I Need To Make Some Changes

A score of 1 seems bad, but it’s really a good thing because now you know. And since you know, you can do something about it.

Start by asking yourself, “Do I really want to continue living life like this? Is it worth it? How will I know if it’s worth it? How long have my days been like this?”

If you don’t like the answer to any of these questions, good. You are more aware of your needs than you ever have been.

Start small. Don’t make any big changes yet like quit your job and leave your spouse.

Choose the easiest timeframe to improve. Really go at it.

It won’t take long to improve at all.

Once you get your Happiness Score to 2, following the instructions above for that score.

Happiness Score of 0 – I Need To Make Some Immediate Changes

The good news is, your score is only going to go up from here.

Changes do need to be made. Know that you deserve happiness in your life.

Say this right now, “I’m open to the idea that I deserve more happiness in my life.”

Say it once more. “I’m open to the idea that I deserve more happiness in my life.”

Awesome! The remnants of that phrase are now echoing throughout the universe gathering allies to help you realize this.

I’m one of them. Message me here with the subject “I Got A Happiness Score of 0”. In the body of the message, let me know anything you think I need to know in order to help you.

I’ll respond shortly with some assistance.

Stay Happy

Life is meant to be lived happily. Even if your idea of happiness is not the norm, you still deserve to be happy.

Live what that is for you.

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The body seems like a fickle master always changing what it wants and needs. You serve it proudly, but it betrays you when you need it most.

To add insult to injury, the body blames you for not adhering to its ever-changing laws and creeds. Then it withers away and dies as if that was always its purpose.

This sounds like an insane master.

What if the body was never meant to be a leader but a symbol of what its host’s mind embodies?

In the 17th century, Thomas Willis, M.D. hypothesized that diabetes was caused by “sadness or long sorrow and other depressions.“^[1]

This was followed up a couple of hundred years later by Sir Henry Maudsley that published “The Physiology and Pathology of Mind“. In it, he said, “Diabetes is a disease which often shows itself in families in which insanity prevails.”

If a physical disease such as diabetes has strong ties to mental stability, do other illnesses share this trait? Is healing the body as simple as healing the mind?

Let’s explore!

The supposed leading causes of death

According to the CDC, here are the top 10 leading causes of death in the United States in 2019.

1. Heart disease
2. Cancer
3. Accidents (unintentional injuries)
4. Chronic lower respiratory diseases
5. Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases)
6. Alzheimer’s disease
7. Diabetes
8. Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis
9. Influenza and pneumonia
10. Intentional self-harm (suicide)

Many expect COVID-19 to be added to that list when the 2020 numbers are released.

Both Alzheimer’s (6) and intentional self-harm (10) are already regarded as mental illnesses, but what about the rest?

Could all of these be cured with a wellness mindset?

A Sad Heart

Have you ever thought about why being depressed is often referred to as having a sad heart?

Yes, you have a physical heart. Yet, this saying refers to thoughts and feelings of sorrow, not that of physical chest pain.

One study conducted by John Hopkins University on nearly 7,000 U.S. adults concluded that women aged 17 to 39 with depression had a significantly higher risk of ischemic heart disease death.

ischemia – an inadequate blood supply to an organ or part of the body, especially the heart muscles

These findings are backed by another study conducted by the American Heart Association that found that young women are twice as likely to suffer a heart attack or die of heart disease if they suffer from depression.

Men are not exempt.

The European Society of Cardiology recently published the findings of a Swedish study outlining how men diagnosed with anxiety in their late teens or early 20s are more than twice as likely to have heart-related diseases later in life in comparison to their more laid-back peers.

There’s more to mental wellness than meets the eye.

Cancer

Funds available to the National Cancer Institute in 2018 totaled $5.94 billion!^[2] This is a 5% increase from the previous fiscal year.

Obviously, people are serious about curing cancer.

From these dollars have come such studies as this one, which showed that cancer patients can live longer lives by getting mental health treatment.

There is also a growing belief that cancer is directly related to feelings of unforgiveness.

Dr. Michael Barry, author of the book The Forgiveness Project estimates that 61% of cancer patients have forgiveness issues. “Harboring these negative emotions, this anger and hatred, creates a state of chronic anxiety” Dr. Barry explains.

You may also like: It’s Not Hard To Forgive, It’s Hard To Keep Lying To Yourself About It

The Mind-Body Connection

There have been similar findings with stroke victims and Alzheimer’s patients.

One study by the American Stroke Association found that higher levels of optimism in stroke survivors were associated with reduced stroke severity.

Another by the Alzheimers’s Association found a link between repetitive negative thinking and Alzheimer’s disease.

The mind-body connection is one that has been explored since the beginning of mankind.

Many believe that we are spiritual beings having a temporary human experience, so the body is of no consequence.

Even those that have died and been resuscitated support this theory by expressing that they felt immense peace and unconditional love while wrapped in an endless sea of light absent a body.

So can all illness be healed through the mind?

Is mental wellness the most important thing for this seemingly physical experience?

How To Ensure Mental Well-Being

There are many ways to secure and maintain mental wellness.

One super effective way is music. It’s meditation, visualization, and affirmations all rolled into one.

Studies have shown that patients who listened to music had less anxiety and stress hormones in the body than people who took drugs.

When listening to music, your mind goes to another place (meditation). You can feel and imagine what the song invokes (visualization). When you listen, you sing or chant along (affirmations) with full confidence.

This is why it is also important to choose the music you listen to wisely.

I’ve created an album, IAMNOBODY, IAMSOMEONE, that is a thorough guide to having inner peace. By listening, you can reverse the effects of anxiety & depression without therapy or medicine.

Find out more here.

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Focus on the good. This seems like great advice. Since what you focus on expands, all you have to do is focus on the good to increase it, right?

Not so much.

There’s a fatal flaw in this logic. This flaw will be the basis of this article. The “good” thing is that by the end of it, you’ll have a better understanding of what is stopping you from being happy all the time.

Focusing on the good is a decent starting point in turning things around in your life, but I want you to be totally happy and remain that way no matter what.

So let’s get into it.

What’s Good?

Take a moment to think about what’s good in your life.

Feel free to grab a journal or open a text document and list out everything you can think of.

Just so you won’t take the easy way out, list at least 20 things.

You will be happy you did. Most people don’t realize that there are so many things in the world they are grateful for.

This exercise is your chance to see them all in one place.

It could be something as simple as popcorn or something like a rapper that made a classic healing album. Yes, that was a shameless plug. But focus.

Make your list.

With your list made, pay attention to how you feel right now.

That is genuine gratitude that you are feeling. See, you have more reasons to be happy about than you realize.

So how could focusing on these things ever be bad?

What Happens When You Focus On The Good Only

Look at your list again now think about each item’s opposite, if applicable.

For example, you may have on your list that all your bills are paid for this month. Its opposite would be, you have bills that you are unable to pay.

Another example would be that you’re thankful for a loved one in your life. Its opposite would be that the loved one is no longer in your life.

Would you consider these opposites bad?

Most would.

The problem is that by focusing on what you consider good, you’ve created the exact circumstances that will make you unhappy.

If your list has opposites, then if one or more of the opposites were to occur, you would no longer be in a gracious state.

This is because your faith lies in what’s on your list and many other things that exist outside of you.

What To Do Instead of Focusing Only on What’s Good

Since you are the one that continuously gives power to these things, then this power is yours to remove or give to something else.

Certain questions come to mind.

1. How did I give power to these things and how do I stop?
2. Where does this source of power even come from?
3. What should I give this power to?

Let’s answer each of these.

1. How did I give power to these things and how do I stop?

In short, it’s based on your judgments. By judging something as good, you’ve inadvertently judged the opposite as bad. Else there would be no reason to judge it is good. It would just be.

I go into much more detail about the mistakes of judging in these articles:

• Why It’s Hard To Make Friends As An Adult, The Math
• Law of Attraction Mistakes That Undo Your Progress
• The Painting: A Modern-Day Parable

The important thing to remember is that you shouldn’t judge anything. In order to accurately judge something, you would have to know EVERYTHING about it including its past and future.

For example, a person may have judged that it’s hard to make a lot of money. Another may have judged that’s it’s easy to make a lot of money. Who’s right when they both are successfully making money according to how they choose to work?

They both are correct. Each one is bound to the rules he or she has set through judgment.

Yet another person may have not judged anything about this at all. He or she is free to make money or not make money, work hard or not work hard. Regardless, this person will remain at peace about what he or she is doing.

2. Where does this source of power even come from?

This is an excellent question. Before we answer together, you should try to answer yourself.

Where does your power come from?

Possible answers you may have said are yourself, God, the food you eat, the exercise that you do, all of the above, etc.

Which answers are the truth, if any?

First, let’s determine if any of these power sources are limited in any way.

Food is obviously limited. It has to be grown or prepared, which depends on many outside factors.

We should be able to agree that exercise is limited as well because nobody exercises 24 hours a day every day.

What about God?

There’s a lot of debate about who or what God is. So let’s come back to this later.

What about yourself?

Those that believe in themselves seem to be pretty confident and happy. Those that do not believe in themselves seem to either be sad at, mad at, or scared of the world.

We can almost conclude that the source of your power is yourself or the belief in yourself.

There’s just one problem, you didn’t create yourself. Or did you?

“JClay, this is getting too deep. I’m not ready for this.” Stick with me, even though I don’t know where this is going either.

We’re taught that our parents made us and that their parents made them. Well, who or what made our parent’s parent’s parent’s parent’s parent’ssssssss?

Some may say science, but science does not create. Science attempts to explain what already happened.

So we’re brought back to God. Well, who is God? Who created God? Did He create Himself? If so, does that mean another God can create Him or Herself at any moment?

These are a lot of tough questions that won’t be answered right now in this article.

One question for you that can be answered is that if you can’t answer the above, how can you know with all certainty what is good and what is not?

It’s best to leave the judging to whatever force did the supposed creating, because He, She, or It obviously knows more than you.

And this brings us to our last question.

3. What should I give this power to?

Life is giving and so is your identity.

You are the thoughts you give/share with others. For example, if you’re always speaking about music, you see yourself as a musician or a music lover.

It’s the same with the stories you share of your perception of your past. These are the things you are currently giving power to and identifying as.

Humans are very reciprocatory beings.

Give people compliments and they’ll respond with one of their own or even a smile-inducing smile. On the other hand, give people a harsh criticism and they’ll give a painful look or another criticism in return.

You are only giving power to the things outside of yourself that you think give you power (you’re reciprocating).

This is why some really focus on what they eat while others may focus on what they read. The possibilities are endless.

Yet the original question answers itself.

If what you give power to seems to be limited, yet you seem to always have more power to give even when you change the object of what you’ve given power to, then you must be powerful.

*please read that sentence again*

How else could you consistently receive power from what’s limited while endlessly giving it away?

You can’t unless you’re already full of power.

But again, you acknowledge that you don’t believe you created yourself. You also acknowledge that your parents don’t seem to be unlimited.

Then there must be something else supplying your power that you can return the favor to.

Let me know in the comments who or what that is for you.

The Important Things To Remember

The first thing to remember is don’t make any new judgments.

Every judgment creates a split in reality where only half of it will make you happy.

Why have half happiness when you can have complete happiness?

The second thing to remember is to forgive all of your previous judgments.

This opens your world and allows you to experience peace and happiness despite what seems to be happening in the world.

When you stop giving your power/focus away to other people and things, it remains with you. You then get to be a reflection of power to others so that they may do the same.

You may also enjoy: Make Your Words So Powerful That They Manifest Instantly.

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Everyone wants general wellness and it’s no secret that a daily meditation routine will help.

But with everything going on, who has time to meditate?

Luckily, some of these meditations only take 1 minute to do.

You don’t have to be a pro to begin meditating and receiving its many benefits.

Below are some of the ways you can start to meditate now.

Just choose at least one and go with it.

1. Guided Meditation

Time: 3 minutes to 3 hours

Meditation is all about relaxing and letting go of any perceived stress.

Sometimes you don’t want to think about how not to think.

This is where guided meditation comes into play.

Guided meditation is a meditation ranging from a few minutes to several hours where another instructs your mind where to go.

This individual also tells you how to sit and what to focus on so that you don’t have to think about anything at all.

It’s usually led by a yoga instructor, a religious guide, or a cool YouTuber.

Resources:

• 40-Minute Guided Meditation
• 10-Minute Guided Meditation
• 3-Minute Guided Meditation
• Guided Rap Meditation

2. Mantra

Time: 3-30 minutes

Mantra meditation is when you repeat a word, sound, or phrase to help release your mind.

That’s it. You just sit comfortably and repeat the mantra either out loud or to yourself.

Helpful Mantras:

• “I am not a body. I am free. For I am still as God created me.“
• “I am not the body, I am not the mind.“
• “Om“

3. Breathing Meditation

Time: 1 minute to 30 minutes (3 to 100 deep breaths)

Breathing meditation is when you focus only on your breath.

A breath is a complete inhale and exhale. The slower and deeper you breathe, the more relaxed you will feel.

You can do these anywhere and at any time (ie in the car, standing in a long line, holding a crying baby, etc).

Whenever you are most relaxed, you breathe slowly. So by practicing breathing slowly, you will be most relaxed.

For extra credit, try to get to 100 complete breaths where you only focus on breathing. If your mind wanders at all during the count, you must restart your count.

Noted Benefits:

• Ability to handle extreme weather
• Multi-orgasmic
• Anxiety free

4. Clear your mind

Time: 1 minute to 30 minutes

Although all meditation is geared toward helping clear the mind, this meditation is focused only on that.

To achieve this, you sit comfortably with your eyes closed, and you clear your mind.

When a thought arises, let it go.

In the beginning, you may find yourself dwelling on these thoughts for a while before letting them go. It will get easier with practice.

Great places to clear your mind:

• In a warm or hot bath
• Sitting on the toilet
• In a dark closet

5. Solo Activity Outside

Time: 5 minutes to 3 hours

There’s something about being in nature alone that gets your mind working on a higher level.

Yes, thoughts will come. The difference is that these thoughts will be clear and helpful.

When you are both alone and not listening to anything through headphones, you let go and become one with your nature.

You notice what you hadn’t before and can even experience a state of bliss.

Activities that may spark higher level relaxed thought:

• Riding a bike
• Eating fruit
• Running
• Walking
• Fishing
• Sitting

6. Music

Time: 3 minutes to 2 hours

Music meditation can take many forms.

Alone, music can help lift your spirits and slow down your breathing.

When combined with meditation, it can multiply the benefits. This all depends on the type of music and the frequency at which you listen.

Many prefer to use slow, melodic music that you could fall asleep to.

This keeps you calm and acts as a prompt for you to relax.

Since access to music is not always available when you want to meditate, try not to rely heavily on it.

Unbeknownst to many, music with words can act as a guided meditation.

So if the music you listen to reinforces the thoughts of distrust, loneliness, and even depression that led you to seek relaxation through it, then you could be canceling out its effects.

Resources:

• Healing Rap Music
• 741 hz Music
• Slow Music

7. Silence

Time: 1 minute to 2 hours

Silence meditation is just what it sounds like. You sit in silence.

You can focus on your breath if you want, but it isn’t a requirement.

When you meditate in silence, you sit and let whatever happens, happen.

You may find yourself dwelling on a thought or asking yourself a question. It doesn’t matter.

What is important is that you allow yourself to sit quietly with your eyes closed in silence.

Resources:

• Shh

8. Body scan

Time: 2 minutes to 1 hour

Body scan meditation is where you make yourself fully aware of your body.

You do this by closing your eyes and bringing your awareness to either your feet or your head. Then you trace through every part of your body filling it with love and healing energies.

Many guided meditations will often start with a body scan. It can lead to you relaxing muscles you didn’t even know needed relaxing.

Resources:

• 30-minute guided body scan
• 8-minute guided body scan
• 2-minute guided body scan

9. Visualization

Time: 1-10 minutes

Visualization is all about focus. It’s an extreme focus on a feeling or goal that you want.

Visualizing your goal allows you to practice having it.

Success will no longer be a scary thing because you would have practiced it multiple times in your mind.

You can use visualization to practice being happy, to see yourself fully healed, or even living in a new place.

You’re only limited by your imagination.

Resources:

• Your imagination

10. Giving love

Time: 1-10 minutes

A giving love meditation is very similar to Visualization and even body scan.

This is where you sit quiet and visualize yourself or another, and send huge amounts of love toward him or her.

The best results come from sending love to someone you feel is toxic or an enemy. So much healing comes from this exercise.

You can also use this technique to send love to your job if you don’t love it yet.

Resources:

• Love

11. Reflection meditation

Time: 3-30 minutes

Reflection meditation is great for entrepreneurs. It’s also great for those seeking true answers.

The idea is that you sit quietly with your eyes closed. Then you ask yourself a question. Next, you simply wait for an answer.

However, don’t force or demand an answer. Let it come naturally.

This practice can take your mind to many places. You may even want to keep a notepad handy for all of the ideas that might come to mind.

Starting questions to ask:

• What’s the one thing I can do such that by doing it everything else will be easier or unnecessary?
• Am I my body, my mind, or something else?
• What am I grateful for?

12. Yoga

Time: 10 minutes to 2 hours

If done mindfully, yoga combines exercise with meditation. Yoga can sync your mind, body, and spirit together for a single purpose.

If you’ve never done yoga before, seek help from a professional.

There are many great yoga teachers in your town and on YouTube.

Resources:

• 25-minute yoga
• 20-minute yoga
• 10-minute yoga

THINGS TO REMEMBER

You don’t have to be perfect with any of these. Giving your mind a break for even a minute works wonders for your mental and general health.

Many of these meditations can be used together or in a sequence.

Experiment and see what you like.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

• IAMNOBODY, IAMSOMEONE – rap album
• ACIM Book – workbook

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