There are a few practices that I'm doing on a daily basis to keep me in good mental shape & help me live beyond the script:
1) Spending some time each morning & each evening "feeling how I'll feel" when I'm living in the sunlight of the spirit.
Feeling how you'll feel when you've got what you want is a powerful way of getting yourself comfortable with having it. Why? Because people like what's familiar. Comfort zones relate to how we are FEELING. When you get comfortable with feeling how you'll feel when you've got what you want, you massively reduce the impact of your "comfort zone sensors".
2) Practicing gratitude for absolutely everything, whether "good" or "bad".
The reality is that everything that has happened in my life so far has been part of getting me to where I am now. So it follows that wherever I get to in future will be the net effect of everything that happens along the way. I assume that where I go in future will be great, so I can thank everything along the way, as it's helping me to get there in some way.
There's another, slightly more subtle motive too. The more grateful I feel for the wonderful stuff in my life, the more comfortable I'll be having great stuff to feel grateful for. It's those comfort zones again.
3) Going for walks in the nature reserve near where I live.
For many years, I went for a walk nearly every day. For the last couple of years, I stopped doing it (I'd moved into the city & it wasn't as easy & bla bla bla). In fact, there's a nature reserve less than half a mile away from where I live. When I go for a walk, it does wonderful things for my mind, body & spirit.
I'd even go so far as to say that walking is an essential part of me consciously making changes in my life. It's what my friend Bill Cummings describes as "Spiritual Self-care". When I walk regularly, out in nature (rather than just along a city street), wonderful things happen in my life. And yet, I stopped for a couple of years (probably due to some fear of change).
By the way, please post your comments, because I'd love to get your feedback on this.
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Hi Jamie. I have been following your work for some time now and I love it. But, by far, I think this is your best idea! I love the tips, wealth, happiness and all, but this year-long-adventure is my favorite. Of all your great ideas and info, this is the one that has inspired me the most. Enjoy the ride and good luck. I am going to do it myself... and see how it goes.
Hi Jamie
I love the idea of getting comfortable so when you arrive you are comfortable, please take time to look back to see how far you have come being comfortable. This is another of your interesting pieces of work and I will be honoured to follow your progress. Keep up the fantastic work.
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