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Article #345: Guide to Losing Your Mind Before You Go Crazy

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I would like for you to go on an Breathe softly through your nose today,
excursion with me, away from your mind. allow the air to fill into your stomach
In our journey, you will be able to area and then into your lungs and exhale
re-discover the world with childlike naturally. As you are doing this, notice
wonder and curiosity. Your stress level the aroma around you, in the air, in the
is going to drop significantly and you clothes you're wearing, yours or others
are going to become more effective with perfume, whatever is around you that has
your mind than what you may now think is an aroma, let your nose notice it.
possible. This might seem like a totally Again, there is no thought necessary for
unrealistic goal to you, maybe even this, just breath and smell as your
completely far fetched. Please bear with primary activity today.
me though, with an open mind and heart. Please remember to spend some time
We could very well be taking the first reflecting on this adventure at the end
step towards changing your life! of your day. Oh, and keep breathing,
This adventure we are going on will take I've heard it's good for you!
one week of your time. It won't cost you Day Five: Today is about tasting. If
a dime and you don't need to pack you normally read or watch TV, or work
anything at all. You can still go about while you eat, please reschedule that
your daily activities and might even find today. Every time you eat today, do
yourself becoming more productive with nothing else other than taste what you
them as we go. You can invite a friend are putting into your mouth and body.
or loved one, or as many as you like. I Really take your time chewing each bite
will be your humble guide to lead you and tasting the flavors of the foods and
through the events. Please remember liquids you choose to eat and drink.
there is a purpose of each adventure that Allow your taste buds to fully experience
is planned. It will all come together at this event without your mind telling you
the end. Now, if you are ready we can what it is that you're mouth is busy
begin. tasting for you.
Here is your Itinerary: Tonight reflect on the adventure of fully
Day One: Today we are going to live tasting the food you ate. If your mind
through our eyes. Spend the entire day wants to wander, allow it to consider the
looking. It's as simple as that. Allow full experience of what eating is in your
your brain to take a break, it doesn't life.
need to describe or tell you what you are Day Six: Today is the final day of our
looking at. Just use your eyes to see excursion. It's going to be an
everything you can see today. Go about adventurous one! Today is about paying
your daily tasks as usual while using attention to everything we have worked on
your eyes as much as you get the all week. It might take a lot of
opportunity to. Experience the colors in practice to pay attention to seeing,
your world, the textures, shapes and hearing, feeling, and tasting all at the
architecture; see the trees and sky and same time. That's okay; take as much
nature. Look at your loved ones as time as you need to fully incorporate
though for the first time. If your mind that into your life. Today, just try it
starts thinking about what you're looking out. Breathe all day, then look and
at, just allow the thoughts to pass on by listen. Touch what you are looking at
and bring your attention back to seeing and feel it, mix everything all together
with your eyes. and see how it goes for you. Remember,
At the end of the day, spend a few your mind still doesn't need to tell you
moments reflecting about your adventure how to do any of these things, or to tell
of looking with your eyes. Use your you what you are doing. Let the thoughts
feelings to experience the emotions about flow by as they may without dwelling on
today's event. Get a good night sleep to them. Always bring your attention back
prepare for tomorrows journey! to seeing, hearing, feeling, and tasting.
Day Two: This is the day we are going to For tonight's reflection feel gratitude
listen. There is no need to think about for the senses that allow you to fully
what you hear, simply allow your ears to experience your life.
fully live their experience of listening. Day Seven: I hope you had some good fun
You can even find silence has a sound to and good learning during this journey
it if you pay enough attention. Listen with me. This is the last day I will ask
to the sound of your breath and any sound you to do anything. From now on the rest
at all that's close or far away from you. is up to you. Today, I would like for
Listen for tones, volume levels, pitch. you to reflect on how the past six days
Any sound at all is worthy of your ears have gone for you. Are you feeling that
today. you've been able to experience old things
Spend your evening reflection time to in brand new ways? How has your stress
notice how your listening experiences level been while you stayed busy using
felt throughout the day. your senses? Have you noticed you can
Day Three: Today we are going to think more clearly about the things you
physically feel, everything. Feel the want to think about, and spend less time
way you sit, stand, walk, and recline. on all the mental chit chat that
Feel how the clothes feel against your distracts you from staying aware of your
body and how the air feels on your skin. senses?
Touch things. Feel textures and Come back to your senses with me anytime
comfortable temperatures. Allow your you need to lose your mind! I'm always
body to stretch out and take up space. an email away and would love to talk with
Feel how your body feels in that space. you. You are welcome to email with
Your mind does not have to tell you what questions about applying these tools to
you are feeling; your body can feel your unique lifestyle, or if you need
everything all by itself. more insight into our daily adventures.
During your evening reflection time, feel I do want to make special mention to
with your emotions how it feels to feel people who may not have all of their
with your body. Now let that body get physical senses. It's important to me
some good rest. Tomorrow is another busy that no one gets left out of our journey.
day! On the days we are working on anything
Day Four: This is the day we are going you may not have use of, substitute that
to breathe. Of course we have to breathe as you normally do. Example; if you are
to survive. But today we are going to blind, use your sixth sense and your
pay attention to this. As we breathe, we hands to see things for you on the day we
are going to allow our noses to smell. are using our eyes.






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