Lightarted Living: Have Patience with all Things; But First of all Yo...

Lightarted Living: Have Patience with all Things; But First of all Yo...:  

Have Patience with all Things; But First of all Yourself St Francis de Sales

 

"Have patience with all things; but first of all with yourself."

St Francis de Sales

 

·         What are you feeling anxious about?

·         What are you in a hurry to get past?

·         Why are you beating yourself up?

 

A Well-Ordered Mind—Able to Pause and Linger Within Itself

It was Seneca who said, "the first proof of a well-ordered mind is to be able to pause and linger within itself."

If you're feeling impatient with yourself, run a little experiment. Sit quiet for five minutes. Do nothing. Gently breathe in and out. Let your mind and body grow still. In the stillness of the moment, choose one positive action to take that will calm and strengthen you. Do it now.

 

Train Yourself to Use The Five Minute Anxiety Cure Daily

Commit to running this experiment daily. 

Sit quiet for five minutes. 

Do nothing. 

Gently breathe in and out. 

Let your mind and body grow still. 

In the stillness of the moment, 

choose one positive action to take 

that will calm and strengthen you.

Calmly repeat daily.

Daily Moments of Mindfulness Create Consistent Positive Outcomes

Move yourself out of feeling overwhelmed by your situation into a calmer, more productive and peaceful state of mind.

Don't be in a hurry to bypass the five minute cure. You have too much to give the world to stay anxious and distressed.

• Within a week of practicing five minutes of calming mindfulness daily, you'll have taken seven steps.
• Within a month of daily mindfulness you'll have calmly and deliberately accomplished 30 positive steps.
• Within a year of daily 5 minute practice you'll have taken 365 positive steps. 

Choose to gently untangle your mind, and with a clear mind and renewed spirit confidently step over your invisible barriers.

Learn to pause and linger within yourself.

 

 "Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. 

Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, 

even if your whole world seems upset."

 St Francis de Sales

  

"While I am busy with little things, 

I am not required to do greater things."

St Francis de Sales 

To do greater things in your life, 

learn to pause and linger within yourself.

"You brave and glorious thing, you've come so far.

I see you. Your beauty is breath-taking.

You brave and glorious thing, you've come so far.

I see you. Your strength is breath-taking.

You brave and glorious thing, you've come so far.

I see you. Your courage is breath-taking."

Jeannette Encinias

Helping One Another

What could be better than helping each other tap into our more robust and resilient natures, particularly when we're working through issues of self-doubt, life and career transitions, relationships, and self-confidence. 

Through listening to, and interacting with, one another in a nonjudgmental and growth-oriented manner we can encourage each other to become the people we’re meant to be—while helping each appreciate the richness of who we already are. 

We're all in this awesome life together. Let's all do our part to lift each other up, and make it a better life for all.