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7 Simple Steps to Energize Your Life

We all strive for that calm peace in life where everything just flows. We dream of a time where we can just float down the river of life and say, “Ahh”. No stress. No pressure. No drama. No blips. No speed bumps. But, life is a journey and it does have its challenges. They are part of the process, causing us to learn and grow on our journey. However there are ways to make the travel through life smoother, more peaceful and more empowering, even in the darkest of moments. Here are seven simple steps that you can incorporate into your day, no matter what your present situation. These steps will smooth the road and give you the space to breath even when the going is tough.

Visualize Your Goal

Step One: Focus. There are so many things we want to accomplish and experience in life. At any given time we are focused on a variety of wants and desires. Pick one. This doesn’t mean you let the rest go and no longer desire them, but you need a laser sharp focus for your energy. Pick one, you can move on to the others later. Take this one goal and visualize it down to the tiniest detail, as if it already existed in your life. This helps you to know exactly what you are striving to achieve. Often times defining what we want is much more difficult than defining what we don’t want. Take the time to get clear on what you want. Upon rising and before bed, replay this visualization in your mind. Do this to remind your subconscious what it is you are working toward right now.

Keep Your Energy Clean

Step Three: Practice good energy hygiene. Through prayer, intention and energy healing maintain your energy body. Cleanse your energy body daily, just as you cleanse your physical body with a daily shower. Each day as we move through life we pick up energy particles from the environments we are in, from our thoughts and from our interactions. Some of them stick. Energetic connections are created between you and other people, places and events that may continue after the interaction has passed. Clear all of this daily. One way to do this is to mentally, and even physically with your hand motions, “wash” away this energetic dirt. Cut away those energetic cords while you are in the shower each morning, starting your day fresh and clean both physically and energetically.

Watch Your Thoughts

Step Four: As you go through your day, mind your thoughts. One key to smoothing the journey of life and giving ourselves time to breath is to avoid getting caught up in negative thinking. Whether it is about ourselves (we all beat ourselves up every day), others or just a life situation, negative thinking is a road to nowhere. Notice your thoughts. When you realize you are entering a pattern of negative thinking, take a breath. Try refocusing your thoughts on something else. Consciously choose to start thinking of things you can be grateful for about the situation, or mentally bless the situation or person repeatedly until your mind moves on to something else.

If the negativity is too overwhelming, try one of the following: find something completely off topic to refocus on; play that favorite song and belt it out at the top of your lungs as you go down the road; do something else to break the cycle of repetitive negative thinking on the subject. This is not to say you should ignore negative things that need to be dealt with. Deal with the situation and move forward. Use a technique of gratitude, blessing or distraction to stop yourself from replaying those negative thoughts over and over in your mind like a broken record.

Appreciate Yourself

Step Seven: Before going to sleep, give thanks. Pat yourself on the back! Today you created moments to breath, moments of inner peace, “Ahh” moments. You took time to visualize achieving your current goal. You made yourself a priority to start your day. You practiced good energy hygiene and released any energetic junk that was hitchhiking. You refocused your thoughts and kept it positive. You made your soul smile and you took a step to make your dream a reality. “Ahh”…. You did it!

These steps take just a few minutes each day. You can easily incorporate them into your daily routine: your commute to and from work, your lunch break, etc. With a little practice they become part of the routine, take up no additional time, but can make all the difference. You will find it easier to make it through the challenging times. You will find yourself calmer, happier and less affected by the stresses of daily life. When you are going through a rocky patch, it will still be rocky. But you will have moments every day where you get a little relief, a breather, an “Ahh” moment that you can treasure and rely on to get you through.