The Man in the Mirror Project - Make that Change; Day Five

"It's almost heartbreaking isn't it?  When we find out that we are our worst enemies.  The thoughts and patterns we have set into motion for ourselves are very destructive and need to be broken in order to create a new pattern of joy and love for ourselves and the world.

I'm truly hoping you will stick with it.  The work it takes to get back to a state of bliss is a lot.  I know.  But like I said, it's well worth it.

So this time lets focus on our energy.  The breath.  Your breath is the vehicle which your life force is regulated.  Notice your breath.  When you have thoughts about yourself that are negative in nature or when the feelings arise that we were trying to pay attention to on day one come up, notice now the breath.  What changes?  Is your breath restricted?  Are you holding your breath or are you breathing freely?  Is your chest open and expanded or caved and constricted?

The chakra, or energy center of the heart is very powerful.  This is the area you will feel pain if you've been hurt.  You might have even noticed reliving a painful situation by remembering, it is felt in the heart and solar plexus.  The heart energy is the energy that can transform energy of our bodies and minds into something very beautiful.  When we feel pain from someone else, emotional pain or trauma the first thing we want to to is shut down.  We don't want to feel the pain anymore,  It hurts and we want to shut it out.  The best thing we can do for ourselves, however, is to feel the pain fully, then let it go.  If we let the pain live within us we store it as "pain" energy, that from it's hurt will turn into anger subconsciously.  In order to heal we need to release the pain energy back to the universe and let the universe or our heart energy transform it.  This is how:

"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly"

When you feel the feeling coming on or the thoughts coming into your mind, stop yourself.  Notice your breath. Then make a conscious effort to lift your heart center, sending both shoulders back expanding the chest.  Now think of the feeling, breathe in pure white light.  Feel it expanding in your chest and illuminating all of the black or gray areas of sadness transforming them into pure light.  Now exhale, letting the breath take all the negative energy out.  Practice this on each situation that arises."

Note:  If the pain is associated with pain from another human being, try to make a conscious attempt to forgive them.  Forgiveness is not saying that what they did to you is right.  Forgiveness is not about forgetting what they did to you.  Forgiveness is about transforming yourself into a loving pattern of energy that rises above the situation that caused the hurt.  Realizing that we are all imperfect beings, each on a different level of consciousness.