Tuning in to Inner Peace: The Surprisingly Fun Way to Transform Your Life

Tuning in to Inner Peace: The Surprisingly Fun Way to Transform Your Life by Joan M Gregerson Read Free Book Online

Book: Tuning in to Inner Peace: The Surprisingly Fun Way to Transform Your Life by Joan M Gregerson Read Free Book Online
Authors: Joan M Gregerson
generally set up in our youth.
     
    Flawed behavior in one generation sets up the next. We then pass on our version of flawed parenting, setting up our kids for flawed relationships. Okay, let’s accept that. Who among us can say that we would be able to be, or have been 100% right on target as the loving parents we feel every child deserves. So, chances are we picked up some crazy beliefs as kids.
     
    But, we don’t have to pass on the whole package of what our parents gave us kit-and-caboodle, uninspected.
     
    Tell me about your treasured family recipes. Do you follow your mom’s potato salad recipe exactly, or do you prefer less mayo? Just because your grandma was famous at potlucks for her jello with pimientos, are you?
     
    When we look at our family beliefs and values as a step in evolution, we see clearly that it is our responsibility to tidy things up, to spruce up the good stuff, and to throw out the old useless stuff. Then, yes, we can proudly pass on the best of our family’s traditions and values.
     
    Inner Peace Check
    You can put your fingers in your ears and say, “Na na na na na na, I can’t hear you.” But truth doesn’t go away, so it won’t be long until you hear its voice bubble up again.
     
    The truth is that we have a very short time on the planet, and that we will be fulfilled by being loving toward ourselves and others. The weaknesses in ourselves are not to be hidden, but to be admitted, and seen as challenges that present a way for us to grow into deeper, more compassionate people.
     
    When you acknowledge that you have a problem and that help is likely available, you’ll feel a wave of peacefulness wash over you. Your peace meter will be pegged out .
     
     
     

Exercises
              What areas of your life are your go-to addictive or compulsive behaviors? Make a list.
              What areas used to be problems that are no longer? How did you move through them? What changes did you make? How?
              Listen to the mental chatter. Is there an area of a heated argument? What is the topic? Is a compulsive or addictive behavior involved?
              Instead of siding with the addict in your thinking, try to move to the middle. Are there arguments that come from that deeper place of truth you’ve been trying to dismiss? Acknowledge them.
              List the compulsive behaviors and addictions that you know of for the people nearest you when you were a child.
              Google it. Allow the possibility that there might be a solution for your problem. Then, google it. “What causes overeating?” “What are the best proven ways to stop smoking for people that have already tried everything?” “How can I stop nagging my kids?” After a week of research, hopefully you’re beginning to consider this more like you would approach a project at work, and less like a big pimple on your butt cheek.
              Write down a statement about a weakness. Can you honestly say something like, “_______ is an area that I’ve had troubles with. I can see how it is holding me back from my highest potential. I might need help to change and move through it.” Or simply, “I allow the possibility of change,” or “I release the need to hold on to this pattern,” as Louise Hay suggests. Work on variations of this statement daily. See how changing the wording registers with your inner peace meter.
              Formulate a plan for a first step. This could be as simple as reading a book that you’ve found recommended repeatedly for this problem or signing up for an email newsletter on the topic. It could be attending a support group meeting or contacting a friend that has overcome the problem.
              Continue monitoring the mental chatter and your level of inner peace. These two can help nudge you to keep you on the right track.
     
    Be gentle with yourself. Remember the goal is not to be perfect. It

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