Vitamins for Your Soul, Part VII
If you've been practicing our vitamins for your soul tips for the last six weeks, you've probably seen some major changes occurring in your life. Must of the change may be non-trading related, but overall, I believe they'll help you immensely as a trader because they'll help you lighten up.
Our last six vitamins have included:
- Focus on the Moment;
- Make Yourself Laugh;
- If Something Bothers You, Give It To God;
- Give Thanks Every Day for your Blessings;
- Follow Your Bliss;
- Commit to Love.
This week I'm adding Meditate and Listen
Meditate and Listen
At the end of the day, when the day's activities have ended, take time to meditate. Or, if you prefer, you might begin the day with meditation - whichever feels better for you. I've written about meditation several times because I believe it to be so important. Here, we'll just consider it as a soul vitamin.
I recommend that you sit with an upright posture with your feet on the floor (if you're sitting in a chair) or your legs crossed (if you're sitting on the floor). Breathe slowly and just notice the air going into your lungs and filling your lungs. Notice where the air seems to go. In fact, you might want to control that by taking deep breaths and filling your diaphragm up with air. Or perhaps you might want to just allow your lungs to breathe themselves as they have been doing it for some time. Just notice what happens.
And while you are noticing your breath, slow down or stop the chatter in your mind. Just concentrate on the breath. With practice, you'll get better and better at just watching your breath. And when you notice a lot of chatter going on, just let it go and go back to watching your breath.
When you do this on a regular basis, you'll notice several things that might happen. First, you'll notice that you have a lot of chatter. That's great, just get it out of your system and allow yourself to quiet down.
Second, you might notice that you tend to fall asleep. If that's the case, great! You needed the sleep and you get to refresh yourself with a little nap.
The third thing that might happen is that you slip into the space between your breaths.
From this space, comes forth creativity, contact with higher realms of consciousness, and messages you might need to hear. Just listen.
My recommendation is that you do this for about 20 minutes each day for an entire week. At minimum, I think you'll find that when you do this for a week, you'll start to become more creative. The creative ideas might not happen while you are meditating, but you may find them flooding in at other times. And you might find that they help you become a better trader.
Dr. Van K Tharp
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