Meditation
February 15th, 2008 . by molly
“To thine ownself be true,and it will followas the night the daythat thou canst be false to any man. Hamlet-
Meditation is for Every Parent and Non-Parent
What does it mean to be “true to yourself”? In this day and age we are all so busy, torn between helping our children, our family and our friends, that we believe it is “selfish” to pay attention to ourselves. And even when we have a minute to be “true”to ourselves, we have no idea which “truth” to follow!
Meditation is a wonderful way of quieting all of those “shoulds” and allowing space and quiet to fill our beings. This space and quiet gives us a much larger picture from which to see our struggles. It is also a creative space, so new ideas can emerge that we wouldn’t have otherwise thought about. It also helps us to sit with unclarity, until true clarity comes.
How many times have I had clients tell me, “well I’ve tried to meditate but I can’t. I can’t quiet my mind.”
Everyone who meditates has this experience over and over again. I’ve been meditating for over 20 years and I still feel, at times, that I can’t quiet my mind! The whole point of meditation is to bring awareness to ourselves and to shed light on just how distracted we are. As you begin to see the obstacles in the way of your own truth, then you can define and follow your own truth with more clarity.
I teach both guided and quiet meditations which will help you understand more clearly how to be true to yourself. Once you have this clarity, then you will most likely see, that you really can’t help others unless you are also being true to yourself. It is a paradox. The more you ignore your own calling, the more pulled you’ll be to help others find theirs. But all you will receive is more neediness from those you are trying to help and in turn you will become more exhausted, which will lead you to help even more but you will continue to feel more and more exhausted.Once you can begin to fullfill your own calling, then you will find that those you are helping will be able to follow theirs as well. You will feel more energized and less pulled upon. The more energy you have, the more inspired you are to follow your own calling, which in turn inspires those you are trying to help.
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