Peace with Injury

“Reject your sense of injury and the injury itself disappears”~Marcus Aurelius

I have tried to put this quote into practice many times and I don’t feel that I gave it a fair chance. I feel that we are attached to our injuries for one reason or another. It gives us something to talk about, it keeps us in victim mode, it helps us to feel like we exist. But what if we wholeheartedly believed, without a doubt, that we are not our injuries? We are so much more. Could we chip away at the pains and hurts that we experience in our lives?

I know that Louise Hays, who wrote You Can Heal Your Life, has a comprehensive list of facets in our lives that correspond to certain illnesses or pains in our bodies. I believe I mentioned it here before on Nirvana Island. It might be good for us to revisit her list according to things that ail us and to see if we can detach from the root of the problem. We can choose to think of it as neither good or bad,  but a fact of our lives, igure out the cause and forgive whatever we need to in order to let it go. It takes some work, it takes some relenting of the ego, but it will bring us more towards balance.

“GIve up all bad qualities in you, banish the ego and develop the spirit of surrender. You will then experience Bliss.”~Sri Sathya Sai BabaL

Tasty, Healthy Summer Treat!

Do you like ice cream but wish it could be more healthy? Have you ever heard of Kefir? It is a great yogurt drink that is packed with probiotics and great ingredients for your tummy. Just take a bottle of Kefir and pour the whole bottle into a larger piece of tupperware. Load that in your freezer and 4-6 hours later, you will have a healthy and cool treat!

Here is more info about Kefir: http://www.kefir.net

The Ocean in Your Home!

I bought the coolest Ocean cd yesterday! It’s called Ocean Waves~ With Alpha Brainwave Pulses by Dr. Jeffrey Thompson. You can use this as a meditation tool or to play in your house or on your iPod. I have tried playing it both ways and it sounds like you are actually by the Ocean with the headphones on and it’s also relaxing when playing it in the house. My pets love it!! Basically, when you are really relaxed, your brainwave patterns change to slow frequency “Alpha” waves. So in listening to this Ocean “Alpha” wave recording, your own brainwaves naturally lock on to the Alpha pulses and lead you easily into states of deep relaxation.

I found the cd at Borders, but online, here is where you can find it:

http://www.therelaxationcompany.com/cd6401.html