Connecting to the oneness and this moment; living in that space, is easier for you to do each time you try. However, you are not immune to life. There will be a steady stream of triggers that will take you out of this stage. Life happens, and we become disconnected from the oneness, from the moment, from others, from ourselves and from life. This is a good time to craft an environment that keeps you in these later stages as long as possible, and helps get you back there quickly when you become disconnected.
Connection is a fragile thing. It is easily broken. Take some time now to write down the types of situations that disconnect you…
- What disconnects you from yourself?
- What disconnects you from your energy?
- What disconnects you from others?
- What disconnects you from this moment?
- What disconnects you from life and purpose?
- What disconnects you from the oneness or the divine?
Be specific. For example, common triggers for many people include:
- Not getting exercise or movement
- Eating specific foods
- Worrying about specific future issues
- Regretting specific past events
- Reading or watching the news
- Looking at social media
- Watching TV too long
- Negative self talk
- Treating your purpose as unimportant
- Missing your mediation or prayer
- Distractions that come between you and your friends or partner
- Illness or injury
- Elections
- Specific people who seem to pull you back into earlier stages
- Lack of sexual fulfillment
- Work stress
- The daily commute
These are just a few ideas. Triggers are individual and your list may look different.
Once you know what causes you to disconnect, you can craft an environment that avoids it as much as possible. For example, you might find ways to make your daily commute a source of connection, instead of disconnection, by calling a loved one or listening to books or podcasts that give you fuel for your purpose or are just fun. You might organize your calendar to ensure time for exercise, and quality time connecting with your partner. You might make a rule that phones and devices are not allowed when you gather with friends. One idea is to place all the phones face down in the table and the first person to pick their phone up has to pay the bill.
Get creative. Make connection a priority.
Ultimately, life WILL take you around the cycle again. BUT, you can, with these safeguards in place, get back to these blissful later stages quickly and stay there longer.
What changes will you make to safeguard your connection?
