  | | Co-Habitating with Others |
by Madisyn Taylor Our homes are our havens. These places where we come to rest, recharge, and dream in safety and comfort allow us to better face the challenges of the world outside our doors. When sharing a living space with others, an awareness of the thoughts and feelings of everyone involved is essential in creating the peace we all desire. Regardless of where we lived before, each time we co-habitate with others it is important that we make the effort to share the space in a way that supports everyone.
We need to remember that in a shared space, everything we sense can also be sensed by another person. Peace will not likely be the result when the senses are filled with the sight of unwashed plates, intrusive sounds, unpleasant smells, the feel of a foreign substance beneath bare feet, or the taste of food tainted by an uncovered onion in the fridge. But if we communicate and listen with respect to those with whom we share a space, we may find that one enjoys washing dishes to end the day, while the other can take out the garbage during their evening walk. Working with another's schedule, you can still meditate or exercise to your favorite music while the other is out, and save reading for the times when they are trying to sleep. Being thoughtful of the energy that is required for something to be cleaned up may make everyone aware of being neater, whether that means taking off your shoes at the entrance or wiping up juice spilled on the kitchen floor.
In the same way, pent up resentment toward your living partners is just as easily felt. Keeping the energy clear requires the effort of communication, the awareness of another's feelings, and courtesy toward the space you share. While that sometimes requires changing your schedule or habits, there are many times when having a caring someone nearby is worth all the effort. Living with others can help us learn to mingle our energies at home as well as at work and in the world at large in a way that benefits us and everyone around us. |
DailyOM Course Spotlight by Danielle Collins We know that Yoga keeps the mind and body healthy and strong. Did you know the muscles in our face can benefit from Yoga too? Your face has 43 muscles and keeping them toned has positive physical and mental effects. Face Yoga can help you feel happier, look younger, and maintain a youthful glow. If you want to see facial lines and wrinkles disappear, practicing Face Yoga regularly can help. Using these tested and mastered techniques, you'll find a new glow in your face and skin. Danielle Collins offers a natural, safe and effective alternative to surgery. Face Yoga gives you a natural, non-surgical face lift!
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 | | Lighthearted And Healthy Competition | Cancer Horoscope April 30, 2018 You could feel competitive when playing sports or debating with friends today. Even though you may be driven to win, your need to win may come from a desire to have fun rather than the desire to better someone else. Looking at life as if it were a game and not so serious could make it easier for you to indulge yourself in healthy competition today. If you find that your drive is pushing you beyond a limit that is comfortable, you can think about what you will gain from winning, such as acknowledgment from others that you are the best. Taking a few deep breaths, let yourself feel these emotions fully and then scan your body to see what effect they have on you. Your body might tell you that your drive is not healthy. By breathing into that area, you could find it easier to let go and simply join in the fun of the moment.
Releasing into the joy of the present infuses our play with wonder and delight. When our competitive spirit overtakes us and starts to drive us further, our bodies give us signals tightness in our necks, shoulders, stomachs, and chest that tell us to slow down. Listening to these signs is a way to relax and be in the moment, enjoying the playfulness of the present as opposed to savoring a desire for our victorious future. By engaging in your activities in a lighthearted way today, everything you do will be imbued with the positive energy of life, joy, and the present moment.
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DailyOM Course Spotlight by Danielle Collins We know that Yoga keeps the mind and body healthy and strong. Did you know the muscles in our face can benefit from Yoga too? Your face has 43 muscles and keeping them toned has positive physical and mental effects. Face Yoga can help you feel happier, look younger, and maintain a youthful glow. If you want to see facial lines and wrinkles disappear, practicing Face Yoga regularly can help. Using these tested and mastered techniques, you'll find a new glow in your face and skin. Danielle Collins offers a natural, safe and effective alternative to surgery. Face Yoga gives you a natural, non-surgical face lift!
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 | | Opening a Closed Connection |
by Madisyn Taylor There may be times when we feel like our connection to the universe is closed. Maybe things don't seem to be going well in our day, or our lives, or we may feel out of our element. The truth is, the universe is always there for us. We know that we create our experience with our thoughts, and this is another way we need to make a conscious decision about how we want to experience life. It is up to us to do the work of making the connection, because nobody can do it for us, though sometimes the universe may send us wake-up calls.
You can think of it as getting some fresh air. We are always breathing and the air is always around us, surrounding us, moving through us. But we may need to step outside of where we are in the moment--physically, mentally, or emotionally--and make the conscious choice to take a deep breath in order to feel the air coming in and going out. Whether this means stepping outside physically or merely shifting our thoughts, it is only our perception that changes; the air remains the same.
It is just as easy to reconnect with the universe. Using the same technique as a breath of fresh air, a deep breath can bring us back to our center. As we inhale, we fill our bodies with the oxygen needed to replenish our most basic physical needs, allowing the air to circulate within us. Exhaling, we release the stale, the used, the potentially toxic air, removing any blocks that may keep us from going deeper into the stillness that lies at our center where we connect to the universe. Feeling closed off does not need to be a negative experience. When we become conscious of it, we can think of the wholeness of a closed circuit, which allows electricity to connect and flow properly. Our bodies work the same way, and when we make that connection in our minds, it can help bring us back to the connection we seek. |
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| | Put Yourself First | Cancer Horoscope April 29, 2018 Your commitments to various projects could leave you feeling pulled in many directions today. It might seem as if you have so much on your plate that you are unable to accomplish anything. Perhaps your need to be involved in so many projects may be the result of your desire to please others. Learning to say no and to put your own needs first might help you feel more organized and composed today. Reflecting upon why you have a tendency to commit to so many things, while uncomfortable at first, could help you see the reasons behind your taking on so much. As you begin to look at your internal motives, you might find that you have been putting others' needs before your own. This realization may make turning down others much easier to do.
Putting our own needs first, while at times difficult, is necessary for our sense of well-being. When we have so many things that we are involved in, we are unable to concentrate on one thing. Our lives become scattered, disorganized, and perhaps even fragmented as a result. Setting our priorities, however, allows us to see what we need to achieve our goals. Even though learning to put ourselves first is difficult, in doing so we will be able to establish healthy boundaries for our lives and place our focus on what is most important for our own growth. By committing to yourself today, you will discover what is essential for you to reach your dreams.
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