I ran around like a crazy woman today and didn’t feel very grounded, but I feel really good about what I got accomplished. Now the trick is remain present while accomplishing the days assignments in a state of serene joy.
My routine is to meditate when I wake up and before I go to bed. Tonight I decided to meditate before writing this because my energy was all over the place. Yogananda says to never say you are tired. I’ve been searching for the exact quote and the reasons why but I haven’t found them yet. My thoughts are that words are powerful and Source energy is flowing threw us in a powerful way. Hence saying “I am tired” puts a kink in the flow of energy. He said you can say, my body needs a rest. This is ok to say because we are not the body. We are the spirit soul incased in a body suit of flesh and bones.
When I was searching for Paramahnsa Yogananda’s quote on tiredness. I found some of these other great quotes from him about energy.
“A genuine smile distributes the cosmic current, Prana to every body cell. The happy man is less subject to disease, for happiness actually attracts into the body a greater supply of the Universal life energy.”
“Incredible amounts of energy are hidden in your brain; enough in a gram of flesh to run the city of Chicago for 2 days. And you say you are tired?”
“Conserve the vital energy, follow a balanced diet, and always smile and be happy. He who finds joy within himself discovers that his body is charged with electric current, life energy, not from food but from God. If you feel that you can’t smile, stand before a mirror and with your fingers pull your mouth into a smile. It is that important!”
“He who finds joy within himself discovers that his body is charged with electric current, life energy, not from food but from God.”
“The greater the will, the greater the flow of energy.”
I love these. They inspire me to remember to be joyous. Not only does it feel good, it makes me healthier and more ready for Universal energy to flow threw me. I always want to search for the most positive angle of every situation. If nothing else works, I can use my fingers to pull my mouth into a smile. And a smile is prettier than a frown.
Favorite pictures of the day
East Coast Sunset (What?) and Ranunculus they are ridiculously beautiful
