What daily things do you do to...

[gettingskinny]

become a better person? Do you meditate, read personal development books, exercise, etc.? What things do currently do or want to start doing to become a healthier person emotionally, mentally, spiritually or physically?

[Tim Brownson]

Meditate at least once for 25-40 minutes. This started off a couple of years ago as a chore now it's the first thing I do every morning after (rather sadly) checking my e-mails and putting the coffee on. I love it and it just gets better and better.

Blog. Almost every day anyway. All my best stuff is there on my blog and it alllows me to clarify my thoughts and jot down ideas that would otherwise wander the empty corridors of my mind eventually slipping into the room marked "Oblivion' never to be heard from again.

Eat - Highly recommended.

Have a green drink and protein shake each morning as well as multivitamins.

Workout about 5 times per week. Mainly CV work but some weights too when I'm not feeling too lazy.

[gettingskinny]

Tim...those are great! Meditate is on my list!
Blogging is also something I am doing now.
I love to eat.
Exercise is one I'm battling with as I'm home with 3 kids and no car. I can take them on walks, but that's a habit I have to form b/c it's a lot.
I started taking vitamins again today.

Your list is great! Tell me how you like to meditate.

[Tim Brownson]

My meditating has evolved slowly.

I started of with Wayne Dyers 'Meditations for Manifestation' and then got into a couple of Deepak Chopra cd's. I also like Bodhipaksa, a Scottish Buddhist living here in the US. Lovely gentle Scottish lilt to his voice that certainly trances me out

However, the one I love most is one I only got into recently and it's called 'Seven Masters One Path' by John Selby. I downloaded it from Audible.com and I think it was about 6 bucks as a member. Very clear explanations of not only what to do but why it works etc. It's about 65 minutes long but there is a condensed version of about 7 minutes at the end and each section is about 7 or 8 minutes long and can be used as a standalone.

Here's a couple of blogs that give you my take fwiw:

A Life Coach’s View Of Meditation

Choose Wisely Grasshopper

[Fullcrum]

I image stream every morning for five minutes on a challenge. I also listen to some paraliminals. Or I'll listen to Eckhart Tolle. Depends on what I feel I need to do. I'm not a fan of too much structure, or at least I feel that won't help me at the moment. I review my written goals. It's funny, I'm achieving them very fast because I get into a great mindstate for most of the day and review my goals. Stuff just starts happening for me, right action arises out of present moment awareness.

I imagine myself being a genius at whatever I'm doing. This goes for physical activity, homework, etc. This is a great habit I've just started and really helps. The image streaming also seems to make me think faster. It also makes my thoughts less useless and repetitive - more new and creative thoughts arise.

Currently my daily habits are in a state of evolution so I'll keep ya posted on what works for me!

[gettingskinny]

Wow Fullcrum, that sounds great! I like that you think of yourself as a genius in all you do. You are setting yourself up to be the best at everything you do. Wonderful! Do keep us posted.

[Fullcrum]

Thanks mate, your words struck me

It's from the genius code (Learning Strategies). It's called borrowed genius. You don't have to buy the program to know what it is - check the Project Renaissance website (Google "Project Renaissance" or "Win Wenger").

I am a believer in SATURATION OF CONSCIOUSNESS with what you want. I also believe in the principle of OVERWHELMING FORCE. So what I do is saturate myself with the stuff I want (mindsets, whatever) until something clicks and the movement towards the goal is as natural as breathing.

It works like a charm. I just SATURATE myself. So maybe I've been feeling stuck for a week. I'll do paraliminals for like a few hours before bed or upon waking. That gets me going. I'll practice martial arts - I'm currently a brown belt (the rank where developing analysis of technique is very important - maybe even think of something new!).

Other times I'll feel my social life slipping. And I'll be "bored" at home. So I'll go out and party non-stop. Maybe even go out alone. Bring it back to balance. It's kinda cool the way I do this; though many people may criticize me for being "unstructured" in how I approach this stuff.

Maybe in the future I'll need more structure. I don't know. But that's alright.

[Angela]

I practice letting go of what I no longer need, and generating what would make a difference if it were present.

[gettingskinny]

Originally Posted by Angela

I practice letting go of what I no longer need, and generating what would make a difference if it were present.

can u give an example?

[Angela]

Originally Posted by gettingskinny

can u give an example?

There's always something to let go of, and there is always something that would make a difference if I were generating it.

Some things to let go of: being right, judging, looking good, withholding, shoulds, muscle tension, old pain, old clothes.

Some things to generate: love right now in this conversation, being peace, being connected, generous listening, being inspired, being free.

It's just a matter of paying attention to each moment, and making a choice that works well for me. Doing these things doesn't make me a better person (I don't believe in being "better"); but it does give me the path through which I can be in love with my life.

Like I said, it takes vigilance! I often slip into my habitual ways of being and forget that I have unlimited power. Ooops!

Can you see anything in your life right now that you are inspired to let go of or generate?

[Kaybee]

Spiritually, I spend quiet time each morning praying and reading my Bible.
Physically, I exercise at least three times per week
Mentally, I've developed a love for learning and an attitude of gratitude.
Emotionally, I use everyday as an opportunity to master my emotional reaction to what happens in my life (this is a real challenge at times)

Most importantly, I love humor. A good belly laugh goes a long way.

Kim
personal growth and inspiration
dishing 'common sense' and 'life experience' for personal growth

[Trezker]

I run Linux and get my music from Jamendo.com

Aww, I don't really have any daily habits that make me a better person.

[Adrian]

Hrm... it's not so much to become a better person, but every day I try to contact my closest friends and see how their day was and how life is going.

[Tobias Zimpel]

Originally Posted by gettingskinny

become a better person? Do you meditate, read personal development books, exercise, etc.? What things do currently do or want to start doing to become a healthier person emotionally, mentally, spiritually or physically?

What I'm currently doing is quite simple: I stand up every morning and live my life. that's how I learn all (or nearly all) of my life's lessons and eventually become a better person. And I blog about it to encourage others.

But I guess that's not really what you wanted to know. When I think about it, I nearly have no daily habits that contribute to becoming a better or healthier person. In fact I'm currently living a quite unhealthy life - at least physical -, while my emotional state is steadily increasing - and mostly because I'm turning my life around in a very big way at the moment. Although this can be very hard from time to time, I'm thrilled by what difference as little as one hour of work a day can make in my life as well as the lives of a growing group of readers of my blog.

[gettingskinny]

Originally Posted by Angela

There's always something to let go of, and there is always something that would make a difference if I were generating it.

Some things to let go of: being right, judging, looking good, withholding, shoulds, muscle tension, old pain, old clothes.

Some things to generate: love right now in this conversation, being peace, being connected, generous listening, being inspired, being free.

It's just a matter of paying attention to each moment, and making a choice that works well for me. Doing these things doesn't make me a better person (I don't believe in being "better"); but it does give me the path through which I can be in love with my life.

Like I said, it takes vigilance! I often slip into my habitual ways of being and forget that I have unlimited power. Ooops!

Can you see anything in your life right now that you are inspired to let go of or generate?

I want to let go of control. I'm not a controlling person by nature I'd say, but lately w/my 4 year old daughter I sometimes get into a situation where I want her to do what I want and that's not how I want to raise my kids

I want to generate a healthier marriage by changing all I can and knowing that my dh will change and improve what he can.

I want to let go of weight and my idea that I need to eat certain foods. I've done this before, but need to again.

I want to generate a peaceful, beautiful place to live where we can finally establish some roots for our family and to raise our children!

[Angela]

Yeah, control is a great thing to let go of! Actually, the illusion of control, cuz you don't really have it anyway, do you, except fleetingly?

I would invite you to turn your last answer upside-down:

You want to let go of controlling what your daughter does. (I don't actually believe that -- I'll bet what you really want is to trust her and encourage her to make her own choices and make her own mistakes, so that she can grow up strong and live a life that she's in love with.) So, what are you willing to generate with your daughter? What quality or condition would make a difference if you were generating it?

I had to laugh at your marriage answer. You want to generate a healthy relationship, but you do want to be certain that your dh will change and improve what he can. What are you willing to let go of there? Can you see that needing him to change and improve doesn't exactly generate freedom and love in a relationship? What is he, a fixer-upper?

What could you generate around your body and your attitude towards it that would make a difference, in a brand new way?

And regarding your home, what could you let go of that would allow you to generate that peaceful beautiful place right now? What could you generate that would have you experiencing roots right now?

I was really struck by the ideas in the book, "The Astonishing Power of Emotions" about relating to your children (and everyone else, too). Maybe you would enjoy picking it up from the library?

[gettingskinny]

Originally Posted by Angela

Yeah, control is a great thing to let go of! Actually, the illusion of control, cuz you don't really have it anyway, do you, except fleetingly?

I would invite you to turn your last answer upside-down:

You want to let go of controlling what your daughter does. (I don't actually believe that -- I'll bet what you really want is to trust her and encourage her to make her own choices and make her own mistakes, so that she can grow up strong and live a life that she's in love with.) So, what are you willing to generate with your daughter? What quality or condition would make a difference if you were generating it?

I had to laugh at your marriage answer. You want to generate a healthy relationship, but you do want to be certain that your dh will change and improve what he can. What are you willing to let go of there? Can you see that needing him to change and improve doesn't exactly generate freedom and love in a relationship? What is he, a fixer-upper?

What could you generate around your body and your attitude towards it that would make a difference, in a brand new way?

And regarding your home, what could you let go of that would allow you to generate that peaceful beautiful place right now? What could you generate that would have you experiencing roots right now?

I was really struck by the ideas in the book, "The Astonishing Power of Emotions" about relating to your children (and everyone else, too). Maybe you would enjoy picking it up from the library?

ETA: I came to even more realizations while blogging today!

Ok Angela, let's see.

With my daughter I am (re) generating my patience and remember my unconditional love for her.

With my husband...there's more there. I meant that I know I can only change myself and have faith that it will have a positive effect on our relationship. With him changing, that is up to him and I am going off recent discussions and experience him and I have had.

I realized something about my weight yesterday. I am so hungry. I keep beating myself up that I"m not getting "on top of it" with my weight/food. I realized that my body is telling me to EAT and I am listening. I just had a baby 3 months ago and am nursing her. I lost 30 lbs right away, but have stayed the same since. It's not a super comfortable weight for me, but where I need to be right now. I'm not gaining, just maintaining apparently.

With my home...I actually love my house. It's just that my dh wants to go back to school, which means another move (we've moved 3 times in 6 months). I usually up for adventure and change, but am feeling tired of moving! In the meantime I can be open to friendships even though I am moving. I can just love and enjoy each day I do have here in this home.

The Astonishing Power of Emotions...I'll have to look into it. Thank you for the rec.!

[Alison Jenkins]

I meditate most days, go for a brisk walk through the river side park (when it's not flooded!), write in my journal and read from my daily meditation books. I love those books as they really help to set my day off. I've a list of the ones I read on my website if you are interested Daily Meditations books listed with Changing Lives Online Counselling Service

I also read a lot of books

[openeyes]

My primary goals are to stay in good shape for as long as I live, to have close enduring relationships, and have a wide variety of life experiences, all while largely enjoying myself, and the following habits help stay the course:

Generally up by 6 am
Healthy breakfast unless fasting
Several cups of green/white tea throughout the day, phasing in loose leaf variety
Eat several servings of wild salmon per week
Eat slowly, chewing 30+ times per bite, stopping when satisfied
Healthy version of moderate carb diet, plenty of raw/steamed foods, plus dark chocolate
Fast at least 1 day per week (something I’ve done since my early teens, excepting the occasional break)

Do 7-10+ chin-ups, but not to failure
Practice handstands
Floss

Visit and hug mom, dad, and grandmother daily when in town
Talk with girlfriend at least one hour per night, plus regular weekend visits
Read 2+ books per week
Stick to taking in media that reinforces who I choose to be

Meditate (a semi-regular habit since age 8)
Flexible biphasic sleep schedule, generally 3-4.5 hours per night, 5-90 minutes during day
Lucid dreaming

Walk or ride bike in lieu of car whenever convenient
Breathe slowly and deeply
Smile and laugh regularly
Listen

Something new I’m trying out:
Jump on trampoline 10+ minutes per day

[Joely]

Do new and different things. Be spontaneous!