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Astro-LOA, astrology, astrology today, letting go, neptune, regulus, royal star, slacker manifesting, trust life
The Daily Astro Flash today is about letting go of micro-management, or even macro-management for that matter. The ides is to stop worrying and trust that life has your back:
Neptune opposite one of the royal stars, Regulus, the Watcher of the North, symbolizes a lift of spirits, a lightening of the heart. Whatever issues weigh you down, you can give them over to the universe, your guardian angels, your higher self, however you envision your ‘supernatural’ support. Remember, you’re entitled to a bit of a break!
How many ways can you let go of your struggles today? If you have any tips, I’d love to hear about them. Meanwhile, here’s a few of mine to get you started:
1. Stop talking about how hard it is
2. Do things you love
3. Get more rest
4. Get more exercise
5. Call a time out (stop thinking about it!)
6. Trust that everything’s going to be all right
For more hints you can read this great article by Abigail Steidley on ‘slacker manifesting’. I’m actually doing a course on this at the Good Vibe University. So supportive!
Have a wonderful, carefree day today, everyone!
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I like to put thoughts down in a journal,in that way it feels the’ve been acknowledged,noted and released. At a later date I re read it my journal and hopefully see things with more clarity and a better understanding
I like that, Carolina. Isn’t it amazing how things can look a little further down the track? Thanks for dropping in!
My go-to technique is to BREATHE! Three long, slow, gentle belly breaths work wonders, and take hardly any time at all. Your brain loves the surge of oxygen and you can feel your “gut brain” (bundle of nerves at the solar plexus) relaxing. For extra letting-go oomph, I do three sets of three breaths, taking a break between to breathe normally.
I also like to immerse in a good story as a distraction. Impossible to worry about your own situation when you’re in the throes of someone else’s adventure / romance / terror!
Perhaps that could be a new marketing strategy for Quantum E – guaranteed to reduce resistance lol!!!
lol! I like that! Deep breathes are amazing, Janette. So glad you pointed that out. They drop the brainwaves automatically into the Alpha zone, and who can stress out from there.
Meditation is a big one for me and I always begin with three deep breaths. Thanks for the reminder.
Okay, marketing for Quantum E – guaranteed to reduce stress, free you from resistance and amp up your powers of manifestation, all without lifting a finger! Love it!
I will share one of my favourites: This comes from Petrea King, who does fantastic work with people experiencing life threatening and life changing events like coping with cancer. What she recommends is that we “come to our senses” – not just as a commonly used cliché, but in terms of becoming aware of what we can sense.
Pause to be aware of your body in space, feet firmly experiencing the support of the ground, the feel of the fabric of your clothes. Become aware of the sense of your breath going in and out. Take time to really taste the food you eat, what you drink. Pause to smell the fragrance, not just of the roses, but of the mown grass or the damp forest floor, the wet dog (OK – not too much wet dog!). Hear the sounds of the traffic, the birds, the rustle of the baby skinks in the undergrowth, the passing of feet as people take a walk or jog. Look at the colours of the world, the nuanced shades as the seasons turn, the particular mood of the ocean, the expressions on people’s faces, their body language, and especially, look up – at the wonderful patterns of the clouds, at the sunrises and sunsets and at the stars and the waning moon.
Coming to one’s senses stills the chatter of the mind – and it’s that mental chatter that keeps us hyper-focussed on all that must be done. Stilling that chatter allows us to be in the present moment, to pull ourselves together instead of being stretched out between the regrets and pains of all the yesterdays that we can’t change, and worrying about the tomorrows we can’t yet do anything about (unless we can time travel like Kreshkali and Rosette!)
Great advice. Increasing one’s consciousness starts with increasing one’s awareness.
I love this, ‘coming to our senses!’
Thank you!
Wonderful reminder!
Great post Kimmy! I love exercise and just acceptance of whatever is going on. I also like to think that the very best moment is always the present and why would you want to waste such a precious moment on worrying about the same old stuff. Let it flow, let it go…
Yes, BG, good question. Why would we want to waste time worrying?
Love it!
Mantra`s singing…
Meditation and mantras is a big one for me too. Singing, well, in my case, listening to others sing is more like it! Wonderful. Thank you!
Kim, and everyone…
As always, your comments come to me at the exact time I “need” them. I am in the throes of selling my house (well, it’s on the market, and I’m waiting for that special buyer)… and agonising over the “what if…” and “if only…” scenarios. And working on my next book (more angst there!); so I have to learn to “let go” and to “trust the universe”. I guess that is my lesson. I also find long walks with the dogs or watching the fish in my outdoor pond “help” quieten that self doubt/internal chatter. My daily yoga regime also gets the mind focused on other things.
Thanks for sharing and for everyone who has commented on this topic (and the others). Always a joy to read and receive.
Kind regards
Astrid.
That’s the thing, Astrid, we always have a choice to focus on stress or let go and move on . . . Love the one of walking the dogs, and yoga too.
Thank you for your contribution. Here’s to the release of ‘agonizing.’ Let the sun shine in! (yes, from HAIR)
Great post, Kim!
Thank you, Helen! Lovely to see you here.
Dancing to a song that encapsulates the mood of the problem… over and over again until its released or I’m ok with it…
Dance yourself to freedom and release. I love that. Thank you!
My favourite mantra when I get wound up is the song by Bjork: ‘Undo’ – it’s slow in tempo and the words are soothing and true.
“It’s not meant to be a strife
It’s not meant to be a struggle uphill
Oh I…
You’re trying too hard
Surrender
Give yourself in
You’re trying too hard
You’re trying too hard, ah
…
Sweetly
It’s not meant to be a strife
To enjoy
…
It’s warmer now
Lean into it
Unfold…Unfold in a generous way
Surrender
It’s not meant to be a srife (surrender)
It’s not meant (undo) to be a struggle uphill (undo)
I’m praying
To be..In a generous mode
The kindness kind
The kindness kind
To share..Me…To share me
It’s not meant to be a strife
It’s not meant to be a struggle uphill
Undo..Undo
If you’re bleeding
Undo
And if you’re sweating
Undo
If you’re crying, darling
Undo
Undo..Oh I…Unravel”
love this! Thanks
That’s beautiful, thank you! Undo, unravel . . . I love it!
Over the past few years there’s been a slow dawning of how much tension I carry in my body, like it is a drawn bow ready to snap and release. But this week I am paying attention to my arms and hands–you know how suddenly a light bulb moment goes off and there is understanding? So I have begun to practice “Slackarding” by massaging my hands, arms and shoulders twice a day with awesome body butter. My whole body let’s go. There are dozens of tiny synchronicites and little vibe shifting awarenesses cropping up this week.
This is so apt, and so Gemini with the hands, arms and shoulders. What kind of bodybutter? I feel relaxed just thinking about it!
Thank you! xxx
Loving everyone’s responses! …especially mantra singing. That’s my current fave. It’s so incredibly vortexy for me…chanting the Name…chanting LOVE open wide…singing BLISS…allowing Source to pour through every cell of my being.
Mmm…just so amazing. A tandem fave is rebounding! Lately, my morning practice involves both together. I have a mantra playlist that I love bouncing to…and at the end of the bouncing, I sit, centered, focused to the east…on my tramp/rebounder which is positioned right in front of a huge window (so I can appreciate & bask in nature, another huge letting go, go-to for me) and I sing my heart out to a few more mantra songs.
Don’t know if exercise classes or yoga studios have caught onto this combo yet…but, I think I’m on to something GOOD!
Enormous Thanks to YOU, Kim for the huge supportive gift you are in our worlds! You rock SO deep!! Mwah!
(Translation: You’re *this blog is* another one of my go-to’s.)
Thank you! Big love right back!
I think you’re onto something good with the mantra rebounding too! Woot!
Love this! I have been mantra rebounding (?)–have you invented a phrase?? for several years and actually use a version of this in my work as a voice teacher/voice coach. I use it with groups, too!
We might be part of the “100th monkey effect!”
It’s a great phrase, isn’t it, HeartOnMySleeve? The rebounding part in this case refers to bouncing on a bungee fitness trampoline, this is the one I have… http://www.amazon.com/JumpSport-Fitness-Trampoline-Model-370/dp/B004G7A51W/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1326495075&sr=8-9
Super great for our bodies…on all levels! And when combined with mantra, it’s just pure heaven for me.
So cool that you’re singing mantra in voice lessons and groups! Jai Ma!!