Joyful Minds, Open HeartsOvercoming Negativity Addiction

Well, today was spectacular! I didn’t get out of bed until I vibe switched. That is my new commitment; that I won’t get out of bed until I feel good, whether it’s through playing Feel it Real Games, meditation, or just smiling, I make sure my body’s biochemicals are set to “happy” before I get out of bed, even if I have to go pee!

I found myself having to vibe switch only a couple of times. Once, when giving a pep talk to someone else, I realized that I was really invested in them “getting it” which made me feel not so good. I quickly vibe switched into “They’re on their own journey” and I imagined releasing them to their highest good, knowing that they’re in the perfect place for them, and my needing to convince anyone of anything just triggers my negativity addiction, so I felt really calm knowing the only person I have to convince of anything is myself.

I also found myself needing to vibe switch when I thought about the future, about the enormity of the movie project I am about to take on. I found that meditating on the present moment, listening to sounds around me, focusing on my breath, really helped me.

The really great thing I did today was focus on being of service and loving others. I held the love note for everyone I even thought about today and it felt so good. Having an open and loving heart, thinking of others, gets me outside of myself and that usually means it gets me out of any sort of negativity addiction. Having a wide open heart always means I am in my joy addiction and is hands down my favorite vibe switch of all time.

I received this wonderful quote from Ram Dass today in my inbox that sums up someone who is truly vibe switched to Love all the time. This is why Ram Dass is my hero. I hope to be like him one day.

“This journey is very much a fourth (heart) chakra journey in the sense that the emotions I feel are waves of compassion and love from all of my being.  I can get on a bus and by the time I get off I feel like I have met my most intimate family that I’ve known all my life. We’re all in love with one another. That’s the type of experience I’m having with the world around me. It’s scary because of the degree of openness that it entails. There has got to be an awareness that you are not vulnerable on the separateness level before you can let yourself live in that place.”–Ram Dass