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I Want To Feel Better - Inside & Out
Can
Meditation Really Boost My Self Confidence?
Many might find it shocking that meditation
can be used to boost your self confidence. The truth is that
meditation can be used to strengthen any emotion or skill.
When you meditate, you bring a great amount of awareness into
your mind. In the moment of meditation you hold the power to
decide exactly what your life is all about. The past and the
future melt away, and all that's left is you. So when you actively
decide to boost confidence, you will!
Bringing Past Feelings Into The Present
The first thing you should do is familiarize yourself with
the feelings associated with confidence. Take a moment to recall
different times in your life that you felt especially confident.
How exactly did you feel?
For example, maybe you remember a time when you entered a
sports competition. You trained hard and you believed in yourself.
How did you feel right before you started?
Let's say that you now have to lead a group of people at work.
You're feeling a little scared about it because all of the
details are not falling into place as you'd like. Meditate
on the feelings of confidence. Bring the positive emotions
from past successes into your present and approach your problem
with those positive feelings instead.
Picturing The Future
In order to strengthen your meditation skills to encourage
greater confidence, it may help to picture future circumstances
turning out in your favor. When you sit down to meditate, be
very detailed in your visions. Use the confident feelings you
know you have and place them into the situations you're envisioning.
This activity is a good idea to try if you feel that negative
emotions are overtaking you. However, for the most part you
should be concentrating on the present moment and taking life
one breath at a time.
Staying In The Now
Sometimes you'll feel negative emotions, the opposite of confidence,
when you're overwhelmed with problems. This is when it's especially
important to stay in the now.
When you meditate on each breath and focus on the present
moment, you'll realize how very simple life is among the complexity.
You'll be able to calm down. With a calm head you can then
reach for the confidence you seek.
Remember these tips as you meditate:
- Find
a place where you can be alone with your thoughts.
- Sit
in an upright position with good posture.
- Fight
the urge to take a nap or go to bed.
- Take
deep inhales and long exhales.
- Pause
in between breaths.
- Repeat
a mantra or affirmation to yourself as you breathe in and
out.
Meditating Often
Meditation is an art that takes practice. Just like anything
else, when you practice often you'll get better at it. You
shouldn't just use the art of meditation when you feel that
you need it. Strive to make meditation a part of your every
day routine!
Soon you'll find that you won't have to try as hard to reach
your meditative state. Understanding and confidence will become
part of your life and you'll feel a greater power within.
It's easy to talk and read about meditation, but it's quite
another experience to do it.
In theory it sounds like such an easy and delightful practice.
The truth is that you're likely to get bored at first and you'll
probably make excuses about whether or not you really have
the time for it. Strive to remain disciplined and keep up with
your practice. When you do, you'll experience a true inner
peace and confidence like never before.
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by SolveYourProblem.com
: 2009
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