Do you remember how we felt as children playing with our favourite toy? We were completely absorbed and present with it. This state of blissful focus is what I think of as the first step in evolving and becoming fully realized. The mind, however, is an agitated place, and so being this present is not always as easy as it was when we were young.
The awesome video above centers around our values in this day and age. How do we make ourselves feel great in order to pass on our shiney vibes? Taking a moment to re-connect can save the world in many many ways.
Eoin Finn, the presenter, mentioned that everything in our day has meaning, however, our values are based in economics and productivity. In one of my nutrition classes last week, we discussed an article stating, that for optimal physical and mental health (not to mention emotional and spiritual), people can only work a MAXIMUM of 30 hours a week. But who works just 30 hours a week? Practically no one who is fully supporting themselves.
We feel stressed and overworked, like there isn't enough time in the day to do everything that needs doing. The truth of the matter is that we have all the time in universe. We don't need to speed up or find extra time, we need to SLOW DOWN and be present, like the child with his favourite toy.
This reminded me of David Suzuki, who has been trying to open us up for a long time, to see that the most valuable things in life are not economics, but precious moments with family and friends. So how did we get here? How did we get to the point where we overlook the beauty in our lives?
Eion brings up the phrase "Nothing personal, it's just business". How are we able to let these words leave our lips? We have adopted this cold phrase to excuse ourselves from feeling guilty for our actions. So the question is, how do we shed the fear of "Not enough for everyone" and reclaim our true nature, which is kindness and generosity?
Eion suggests we need to lay in hammocks... which I think is brilliant. Take a huge belly breath, and look around us to appreciate the magic that is everywhere. When we are in a hammock, the whole world exhales around us.
Eion didn't get too much into the notion of reconnecting with ourselves though, so I will elaborate on the subject. It is so important to stop and check in with ourselves-- how many great thinkers have re-stated the concept of "know thy-self"? Whether it is at work, in class, or during yoga, we need to simply look in and say what am I feeling right now? What am I thinking? What parts of me are tense? What parts of me are feeling amazing? What was the greatest thing I saw or heard today? What did I love and appreciate about the day? Or Eion's question of "What was your nature appreciation moment of the day"?
This reconnection is not to be mistaken with the common notion of "Me-Time", which is zoning out in front of the Television eating chips after an exhausting day. True Me-Time comes with doing something for ourselves, by ourselves. Examples of this are meditation, a yoga class, a hot bath, painting, or anything we simply do because we truly enjoy it. These things ease our agitated minds and allow us to be exactly who we are: Beautiful Souls who have every right to take a time out.
The stillness and focus created in these moments allows us to know ourselves and be present with everything in our universes. Once we have reunited with ourselves, we can positively impact the world with our unique skills and knowledge. All this just adds to the Global Namaste that Eion speaks of, which simply becomes reflex, and as Einstein said:
"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."
I hope you enjoy this talk as much as I did!
Much much metta to you my friends,
Erin :)
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