{"id":14063,"date":"2018-08-13T17:24:38","date_gmt":"2018-08-13T17:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iamsignificant.ca\/?p=14063"},"modified":"2018-08-09T17:27:29","modified_gmt":"2018-08-09T17:27:29","slug":"look-again-mirror-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iamsignificant.ca\/home\/featured\/look-again-mirror-exercise\/","title":{"rendered":"Look Again – Mirror Exercise"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In the beginning, …<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/sup>Then God said, \u201cLet there be light\u201d; and there was light.<\/span> God saw that the light was good, and God separated the light from the darkness.<\/span> \u00a0– Genesis 1:3, NASB<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The world was spoken<\/em> into being. \u00a0The\u00a0Word is a creative act, and it is my conviction that\u00a0our words have the potential to\u00a0be creative and to\u00a0co-create beauty.<\/span><\/p>\n

When we speak, the words and their intention manifests a sound wave into the cosmos. Our words, as waves of energy, have a direct impact on the matter it moves through and comes in contact with. This is true not only physically but also\u00a0with<\/span>\u00a0our psychology and brain structure. \u00a0If we are constantly speaking (hearing) trash about ourselves we are reinforcing negative\u00a0neuro-pathways. This shapes the way we see ourselves and our lives. \u00a0Conversely, when we\u00a0change the way\u00a0we\u00a0speak and think about ourselves in life-giving and positive ways, we are\u00a0abandoning negative neuropathways, and rebuilding new positive ones. \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

As such, when we cultivate a practice of positive affirmations, we are actively engaging in brain\u00a0fitness – a proven practice because it rewires our brains. The 25 cent word<\/em> for this is\u00a0Neuroplasticity<\/a><\/span> – the good news is our\u00a0brains can be retaught to\u00a0work in healthier, life-giving ways.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Prayer is not just words and thoughts,\u00a0 In addition to our words, thoughts, and intentions

\u00a0It is not just right thinking but a transformational right-being.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> we engage\u00a0our spirit, the core of who we are. \u00a0 This added dynamic takes us significantly deeper beyond mere cognition to a manifestation of our\u00a0whole-self, that which is rooted in the source of creative divine love itself<\/strong>. \u00a0It is not just right thinking but a transformational right-being.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Mirror prayer exercise was shared with\u00a0me by a dear friend, a fellow spiritual director and alternative health practitioner. This exercise when practiced regularly, and prayerfully helps us realize, accept, and affirm who we are. That we were created by and for divine love, recognizing this source that dwells in each of us and then\u00a0<\/strong>living deeper into this source<\/strong>. \u00a0It’s a practice of compassionate self-care, especially when bombarded by negativity, shame and chronic negative self-talk.<\/span><\/p>\n

Let’s begin<\/h2>\n

I offer you peace.\u00a0<\/span>I offer you love.\u00a0<\/span>I offer you friendship.\u00a0<\/span>I see your beauty.\u00a0<\/span>I hear your need.\u00a0<\/span>I feel your feelings.\u00a0<\/span>My wisdom flows from the Highest Source.\u00a0<\/span>I salute that Source in you.\u00a0<\/span>Let us work together for unity and love.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014 Mohandas Gandhi<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Looking into a mirror –\u00a0Look into your eyes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Take a deep breath and exhale, and repeat two or three times.<\/span><\/p>\n

Notice how you feel while you are looking at yourself. \u00a0Do you feel comfortable? Relaxed? Awkward, revolted? Shame?<\/span><\/p>\n

Release these feelings taking a deep breath and exhale. Repeat two or three times.<\/span><\/p>\n

Re-establish eye contact in the mirror and with gentle and deliberate intention speak Gandi’s prayer out loud. \u00a0You are addressing yourself – an audience of one, with the God-who-loves as your witness. No need to rush. \u00a0Remember to breathe.<\/span><\/p>\n

I offer you peace.<\/span><\/p>\n

I offer you love.<\/span><\/p>\n

I offer you friendship.<\/span><\/p>\n

I see your beauty.<\/span><\/p>\n

I hear your need.<\/span><\/p>\n

I feel your feelings.<\/span><\/p>\n

My wisdom flows from the Highest Source.<\/span><\/p>\n

I salute that Source in you.<\/span><\/p>\n

Let us work together for unity and love.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014 Mohandas Gandhi<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Mirror prayer exercise … when practiced regularly and prayerfully, helps us realize, accept, and affirm who we are. That we were created by and for divine love, recognizing this source that dwells in each of us and then\u00a0living deeper into this source","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":14071,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,37],"tags":[425,593],"class_list":["post-14063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-significant-tools","tag-prayer","tag-spiritual-practices"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iamsignificant.ca\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14063","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iamsignificant.ca\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iamsignificant.ca\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iamsignificant.ca\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iamsignificant.ca\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14063"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iamsignificant.ca\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14063\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iamsignificant.ca\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14071"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iamsignificant.ca\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iamsignificant.ca\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iamsignificant.ca\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}