things i learned this week
take it or leave it
Life has been moving at a breakneck pace lately. Perhaps we really did enter a time warp in 2012…
I chose not to stand idly by while my life accelerates around me and just accept it as an inevitable factor of aging.
But what is there to do?
According to Neuroscientist Dr. David Eagleman, novel experiences can slow down our perception of time, making life feel longer. Great practical applications of this principle in this article.
As the author of this humble rag, the practice of reflection in the form of writing stood out to me the most.
So here we are. Welcome to “things I learned this week”. An aptly named series where I will be reflecting on all the lessons sent my way from the Universe in an attempt to take back control over the speedometer of my life.
Here goes nothing.
things i learned this week
How to break the time warp.
If you, too, want to step outside of the lightspeed passage of time that has overtaken our modern-day lives, try some of the things below to increase the novelty of your life.
Seek out new experiences
Switch up your daily routine
Engage in mindfulness practices
Challenge yourself in new ways
Novelty and the perception of time have an inverse relationship. Keep life on its toes, and you will be rewarded with a perceived slower pace of life.
If preparedness is the floor, then audacity is the ceiling.
There is a saying, “you fall to the level of your preparedness.” This was bandied about frequently in my collegiate volleyball days to motivate (scare) us to practice longer and harder, knowing that when game time comes, you will inevitably revert back to the base level performance you established in practice. But that begs the question, what is the ceiling?
Audacity.
I think that you will only ever rise to the height of your audacity. AKA be careful what you demand (from yourself, from life) because that will create a ceiling to what you will receive.
Ask for more, the Universe isn’t on a budget.
Reiki was developed in Japan by Mikao Usui in 1922.
Mikao Usui, or Usui Sensei as he is called by Reiki students in Japan, had been attending a fasting meditation retreat in Kurama yama, a sacred mountain north of Kyoto, and on the midnight of his 21st day, he was struck down by a powerful light. When he awoke, he discovered he had the power to heal. He established a school to spread his gift of healing and knowledge, thus creating what we know today as Reiki.
I hope you took something away from this. But, even if you didn’t, I enjoyed writing and sharing it, so its purpose has already been accomplished.
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