We can listen to ourselves in various ways, some of them are listed below.
Is your body warm enough? Do you drink enough water and have enough food to live? Food, water and air are basic necessities and important Ingredients for our well being. Information on the importance of water intake nowadays is well advertised and so is a healthy diet. A saying of the Prophet Muhammed (Peace Be Upon Him) is that our stomach should be a third food, a third water, and a third air. Do you follow a good diet or is your diet poor? If so, then look into it consciously and make amends. Go a step further and listen to your soul - what is it saying to you? Does it have enough food or is it thirsty? Meditation, contemplation, making and maintaining the connection with the Supreme Being, our Spirituality can help fulfil the thirst and hunger of the soul. Breath is life, how much attention do you give to your breathing? We can learn to breathe in ways that can help our bodies and help quieten the internal noise of the mind. Yoga can be one way to learning different methods of breathing. Sit in quiet surroundings and a comfortable position and listen to any internal noise within you. Although breathing is an automatic function, focussing and breathing consciously can help you access positive feelings of well being. Begin to bring more awareness to your breath for own good. How are you physically? Do you exercise and/or walk regularly? Any aches and pains must be addressed. My way of dealing with minor issues is in the following sequence: resting and relaxing, stretching, use of alternative medicine with the full knowledge of my GP, and if nothing works then move to conventional medication. What is your method? Mental health is as important as physical health. How are you feeling? Do you generally feel at ease or are you carrying unnecessary worries? Worries will give you something to do but will not take you anywhere so ask yourself, “Where am I in a situation?” “Am I seeing it objectively or am I lost in it?” How much of the responsibility is yours in the situation? Take a pen and paper and write the answers down. Putting them on a piece of paper may help clear the picture and bring clarity. How critical and judgmental are you of yourself? Do you often put yourself down? Notice what you think and say, even when joking. Pay attention to how you react to your mistakes and poor choices. Are you the only one who makes mistakes? Can you forgive yourself and give you permission to enjoy your life? Instead of putting yourself down, affirm positive messages about yourself. Treat yourself gently, with respect and grace. Every time you put yourself down do the complete opposite – give yourself a gift. The gift doesn’t have to be an expensive one. If you love flowers just visit your local flower shop – a mere observation of the flowers can be relaxing. The memory of the beauty of flowers can be visited later without visiting the shop. Or it could be a pat on your shoulder for recognising the negative and turning the tide in the other direction for one’s own good. Buy a bouquet for yourself if you can. You deserve it. Think of yourself as a child who is learning to walk, you need encouragement and not criticism. Do you accept yourself? Are you kind and compassionate to yourself? If not, then what is stopping you? Ask yourself and listen to your inner answer. Accept yourself – be kind, gentle and compassionate. These qualities, though not seen physically, will be seeping through you. Let the positive energy spread around like an aroma, like the sweet aroma curling out from an incense stick and melting away.....flow like water, adapt yourself to your surroundings, be at ease. Love yourself, listen to yourself and pay attention. We are a combination of mind, body and soul. If our soul is hungry or thirsty, we won’t feel at ease. If there is anything on our mind that is bothering us, we won’t feel at ease. The unease can travel in the body and can bring discomfort, which, if not addressed, can lead to ill health. So we see how important it is to listen to one’s self, to know one’s self as best we can and act accordingly. Be a jack of all trades and the master of yourself.
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