Conscious Choice Making. Do you ever find yourself, despite your best intentions, having the same heated conversation with someone or engaging in the same unsupportive habit you resolved to kick? It’s as if you’ve driven your car down the same dirt road so many times, that your wheels have carved out ruts in the dirt and your car – on autopilot – just goes where it’s always gone before. Can you imagine what fantastic things you could accomplish and how connected and satisfying your relationships might be, if only you knew how to break free of the thought and behavior patterns youve been unconsciously running? The key is becoming aware of your choices in every moment. Conscious choice-making is what world-renowned expert on mind-body medicine, Deepak Chopra, MD, FACP, calls the most effective way to break free of our karma (or conditioning) to create the life we truly desire. So, instead of acting as a bundle of conditioned reflexes and nerves that are constantly triggered by people and circumstances to produce predictable responses, we become conscious and deliberate creators of a brand new reality. Most of us don’t know how to do it, but everyone can learn! In fact, here’s a 10-minute exercise from Deepak that will get you started. Try this simple 3-step process for conscious choice-making today: Step 1: Witness the choices you make in every moment. In doing so, you bring your decision-making process from the unconscious realm into the conscious realm. Step 2: Before making a choice, ask yourself two questions: What are the consequences of this choice that I’m making? And will this choice bring happiness and fulfillment to me, as well as to others? Step 3: Tune in to your body’s inner wisdom. As you consider the choice before you, pay attention to the sensations in your body and use your feelings of comfort or discomfort to guide you. Most of us receive the message of comfort or discomfort in the area of the heart. Some receive it in our solar plexus (the proverbial “gut feeling”). Putting your attention on your heart, ask your body, “How do I feel about this choice?” If your body sends a feeling of comfort and eagerness, you can plunge ahead. If your body sends a signal of physical or emotional distress, recognize that this isn’t a choice that will lead you in the direction of your life’s dreams. Pause and consider other possibilities until you find a choice that resonates with your heart’s guidance. Mastering the art of conscious decision-making is just one important step to deliberately creating the life you’ve always wanted. Deepak Chopra Center Meditation
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 11:48:18 +0000
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