ElenaO
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Interesting. Would love to see this happen. Not there yet. Hope to be one day.
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I get your point @clytaemnestra . I think differently though. I would definitely prefer a guy out of my league, because he would teach me something. Even if it's going to be painful in the end. I most certainly don't want a guy who is below, or at least for a serious relationship. If I would have a guy who's below me I would feel like his mom. And that is not attractive!
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@STC You put it so well, I completely agree! I would feel sorry for a guy who doesn't have it all together. And I think that's the last thing a guy wants to get from a woman!
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ElenaO replied to MARTIN LENNARD's topic in Spirituality, Consciousness, Awakening, Mysticism, Meditation, God
It's great you are noticing the thoughts that come up in your mind. I believe this is how you build the awareness. The way I do it is noticing the thoughts and letting them go. Noticing your own thoughts and being aware of them coming in is probably the toughest in meditation. -
Hello, I am noticing about myself these thoughts and feelings that whenever I do everything right and everything is going great. I mean I am disciplined and I get things done, I have this weird feeling that this is all going too well. I feel like I am afraid to have all this too perfect life. That's why I screw up and do wrong things instead. Any ideas of how to deal with this?
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ElenaO replied to electroBeam's topic in Spirituality, Consciousness, Awakening, Mysticism, Meditation, God
I do see benefits even from 20 minutes. Even though I have to say that I only see the real benefits when I actually stay focused while meditating. I often tend to become lazy and just let the minutes pass just to get over with. However, when I stay focused and notice my thoughts I sometimes have crazy levels of awareness throughout the day. This happens quite rarely, though. Unfortunately. -
Could you elaborate on this @John Flores ? What do you mean by an obstacle? When I feel it, I actually have this thought in my mind: "Oh, this is all going way too well. I cannot take it."
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I don't entirely understand this: do you mean that my ego seems to imagine that I am perfect at that moment, even though I am not and no one is?
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You are probably right, Andrea. I haven't thought of it from this perspective.
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Hey Arnie, I personally do stretches/yoga every morning. The effect is obvious, I say. I tend to slouch, so stretches help me a lot in opening up my body. My upper back is especially tense, so I focus on it mostly when stretching, but this may be different in your case. You just have to try out and see what works. Good luck
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Have you found any good pillows yourself then? I mean any recommendations
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I think there are some repeating parts in your video. I wouldn't think that the canned peach is a great addition to a meal (if talking about clean eating), in my opinion.
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I agree on the part of the good night sleep, for sure. I myself get these dark circles only when I didn't sleep enough.
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Hi @Greer, that's an awesome idea! I, however, have started the course already over a month ago, but still doing it. I would love to join nevertheless. I live in Finland, so we might also have timezone differences.
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So I have been struggling with eating enough proteins (in fact, my body has problems with digesting proteins and fats, because I've been mostly eating fruits and veggies, which are high in carbohydrates). I am wondering if any of you know of a great planner, meal plan or something similar, for vegetarians. So that I would get enough macros and micros according to my physique.
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I still haven't figured out why I am getting breakouts myself, but at least I know how to get rid of them -- lots and LOTS of water! That's the only thing that helped, while I've been to several doctors and they've prescribed me all kinds of creams and similar. Try to drink as much as you can! I've been drinking quite some water (2-3 litres) before in a day. But this didn't solve the issue. Now I drink around 5 litres and no breakouts so far.
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I have a somewhat similar experience. Would really like to hear what others have to say.
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Would appreciate if you could post the sources that you have found already
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Hey! When have you got into the habit of waking up early? It may take some time to get used to be awake in the early hours. Try it for a month straight and see if it works. Just a suggestion.
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I do follow the same channel that @The Son suggested. I like her workouts, somehow they are very soothing and make me feel great. I only recently discovered yoga and I feel great every time I do it. I am not sure how dangerous to do it at home yourself, I haven't noticed any issues so far.
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I agree and I know that negative motivation isn't good in the long run. But right now I would take what I can, until I develop the right habits. If positive motivation ain't working...
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Mine so far has been good. I also realized that sometimes you need to have some repercussions for not getting things done. For instance, once I said to my accountability partner that I would buy him a drink (it's expensive (!), while I hate wasting money. Besides, I am not a fan of alcohol), if I don't succeed in doing the job. I must say that was probably the most powerful thing that made me accomplish the task.
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That's what I kind of thought too. But I am not sure that's ideal though. I am still in doubt whether that's fine or not. I mean Leo talks about showering and listening to videos. Eating and showering, though, are quite different activities.
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For me that's definitely morning. Almost immediately after waking up. I usually start my day by going to the bathroom and cleaning my face and then drinking a glass of water. Then I sit down and meditate. After I'm done, I feel great. Not only because I've just meditated, but also because I know I've done a thing I should be doing. So doing it in the morning right after waking up gives me momentum and saves me from trouble of thinking that I need to meditate.
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I am a big fan of minimalism. I think it's a great subject. I am still working on it and trying to remove all unnecessary things that "clutter up" my life: such as distracting yourself with work all the time, focusing on so many personal projects, trying to meet everyone, etc. I am sure I will figure it out at some point, but for now it's a learning process. Would love to hear how others are practising minimalism