Opening and closing your day with intention is an important element in raising your consciousness. What do I mean by raising consciousness? I simply mean feeling the deep sense of joy that comes when we are in alignment with our experience of life. When we are actually present in the moment and experiencing the fullness that life offers without trying to limit it through “past” or “future” thinking. Life unfolds in the Now. Life happens in the now. If we are not fully conscious we are missing it

I am walking the spiritual path to allow myself more opportunities to feel the power in the present moment. It’s very challenging for me and takes constant effort, but I know that it’s worth it. Inner peace is the ultimate goal for me. I am by no means close to achieving that but I am excited to feel glimpses of the joy that I know is there. I am learning to unlearn : ) Here are some thoughts on creating morning and evening routines that are helping me on my path toward inner peace.

First, its important to remember that our mind is comprised of 2 forces, the conscious mind and the subconscious mind. The conscious mind is important for making day to day decisions:  analyzing, making judgments and keeping us working towards our outward goals.  Our conscious mind is working the moment we wake to the time we go to sleep. In contrast, the subconscious mind is that of universal intelligence. It’s the force that, without us thinking about it, grew our organs and organized our cells into this beautiful functioning human body.  It is always silently at work even when we sleep to keep us alive + thriving.

The subconscious however, does not have a filter. It believes and takes at face value whatever we think or suggest. You’ve heard of people in a hypnotic state bending to the power of suggestion, right? When the hypnotist gets the person into a deeply relaxed state, he/she can then speak directly to the subconscious. People have spiked fevers when it was suggested that they were very ill, or developed a limp when they were told they could not walk, or even exhibited a rash when told they were allergic to something! This demonstrates the power of the subconscious to bring into manifestation whatever the dominant thought may be. Now you see why we hear “you are what you think” or “whatever you think will become” because your subconscious is always working… even when the inputs/beliefs/thoughts are negative.

The Law of Attraction (LoA) works in concert with our subconscious.. bringing into manifestation that which we think on a subconscious level. Feeding the mind with positive, healthy forward thinking thoughts  will result in positive manifestations or creations. An awesome book to check out is “The power of the subconscious mind” by Joseph Murphy. I’ve realized the importance of cleaning up my mind and providing my subconscious with healthy, loving, healing thoughts and I know the best way to clean up the mind is to meditate.

Lately I’ve struggled to have a productive morning routine- but have since realized that the point of a morning routine is not “to be productive” but rather to prepare my subconscious for all that I intend for the day. Its the act of “tuning” in to the vibration or alignment that is key to leveraging the LoA to work for you. If you skip the tuning in part then the outcome will not be as rich! Plus, we all know the good stuff is in the process… the journey…. not the destination ❤

Here are some ideas for getting into alignment at the beginning and end of your day.

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