Are You Craving To "Let Go" of Your Problems and Anxiety...But Don't Know How?

Here Are Practical Step-By-Step Guideliness To Gaining Peace of Mind
  

Intuition - The Practical Side of "Letting Go" - How To Do It!

How To "Let Go" Of Problems In Your Life - Practical Step By Step Answers

When you're learning to develop your Intuition or honing your Intuitive Powers you find out the Inner Peace your seeking is so often blocked by anxiety, frustration and stress from your normal everyday life. What you might not know is you're causing a lot of that stress yourself. And learning how to "Let Go" in life has become a critical skill.

I've talked a little about the willingness to "Let Go" or "Surrender" parts of your life. Maybe even your whole life. I realized that I was talking about "What To Do". But left out the "How To Do"

You might already call on your Intuitive Powers to guide you into letting go. You may be part of a Church or Religion that has their own ways. Or you might only know the widespread use of the sign "Let Go and Let God"

So here's some basic Letting Go Guidelines.

If you hate the idea of God...or Religion...you might skip this post. It's not meant to be preachy as much as instructive. But there is some talk about that.

Letting Go Through Prayer

When I say prayer, I mean your praying to God for help and release from your burdens. The "I can't...you can"

You can also pray for Understanding and Wisdom. That can be very smart.

Wisdom moves you beyond the answer to your problem. Wisdom can give you answers to the big picture. Not the results of your self inflicted problems...but get to the roots.

If you don't believe in God...you can still do your form of prayer.

But you still have to pray to something outside yourself.

It might be your job. It might be a comic book hero you had when you're a kid. It might be to the God Of Logic. It doesn't really matter to me. But you have to look outside yourself.

You can't surrender yourself to yourself. That's like an Army surrendering to itself in a war. Doesn't make any sense.

So put your Surrender in the form of a prayer.

If you don't know a prayer...or have one...Google Prayers Of Surrender and find one you like.

It doesn't have to be long...or chest thumping. Quiet works just as well.

The point is you are turning the burden you are carrying over...away from you You are giving up control...desire...understanding. You are giving up control.

Don't take it back. Keep your mind focused...at least temporarily on the act of turning over. When you get dragged back into the same thoughts you were holding on to...turn it over again if you have to. (And you will.)


You Can Surrender Problems...or Yourself

The "Ultimate Surrender" is turning yourself over to some outside power.

At first, your definition of "Self" will be pretty limited. It will probably be in the form of whatever problem you're facing at the moment.

That used to be called a Fox Hole Prayer. That's when the soldiers in the heat of battle would pray...Get me out of this...and I'll do anything.

That's surrendering a problem.

And it works.

Surrendering yourself is more of a lifetime thing.

It might start with a problem. Then expand to include parts of your "ego". Then letting go of making decisions on your own...and trusting yourself in every situation. Ultimately, the goal of many people is to surrender everything...so that their life is a continuous stage of surrenders and Intuitive Instructions that they listen to and follow.

If you want to take a "prayer" that's universally used and recognized as masterful by many religions...you can look at the Prayer of St Francis of Assisi. Now he was supposed to have originated this prayer in the 13th Century...but there's a good chance it's just another Religious Myth.

The story is St Francis was rich...and gave it all up to become holy. That's fine. But I personally don't think you have to be poor to be holy. That's just me. He's the guy you see the statue of with all the animals and birds around him. (Maybe PETA should adopt him as their patron saint)

But no matter where the Prayer/Poem came from...it's still powerful.

Lord, make me a channel of thy peace;
that where there is hatred, I may bring love;
that where there is wrong, I may bring the spirit of forgiveness;
that where there is discord, I may bring harmony;
that where there is error, I may bring truth;
that where there is doubt, I may bring faith;
that where there is despair, I may bring hope;
that where there are shadows, I may bring light;
that where there is sadness, I may bring joy.

Lord, grant that I may seek rather to comfort than to be comforted;
to understand, than to be understood;
to love, than to be loved.
For it is by self-forgetting that one finds.
It is by forgiving that one is forgiven.
It is by dying that one awakens to eternal life.
Amen.


Instructions: Say the prayer. Pay attention to what you think...how you fee...what your thoughts supporting or condemning the ideas brought up.

It's basically a laundry list of actions and beliefs to surrender and accept as change in your life to make you happier...and people around your happier too.


Forgiving Yourself Is A Form Of Surrender

It might sound strange. How can Forgiving Yourself be a form a surrender?

Acknowledging how harshly you treat yourself is f surrendering to the fact that you're really human...just like the rest of us can be.

So many people are raised harshly...and have never had the benefit of close friendship and understanding...so they adopt the "I have to be hard on myself" attitude. They don't know anything different. And every time they try to cut themselves some slack...they get dragged back into the Vortex of Self Contempt.

Instruction: Make a list at the end of the day of how you had hurt yourself by condemning yourself. Or you can do it as the thoughts come up.

I'm not talking about judging yourself appropriately. I'm talking about the "I'm such a stupid...." attacking yourself attitude. You know the difference.

Then surrender the feelings....or thoughts....or actions that you're holding on to.

First say, "Yes I did that"

Then say, "I react to it _______ this way ________"

And surrender to the feelings and thoughts that come along.

Don't fight the thoughts and feelings that come in.

If you're used to judging yourself...the thoughts and feelings will rush in...and normally you want to fight them...deny them...feel guilty about them...really a whirlwind.

But sit still and let them in. Let it be a form of meditation. Of guidance come to you.

But don't stop them.

Unresolved Thoughts create more anxiety in you.

It's better is some cases to not introduce certain thoughts into your conscious mind...if you're just going to cut them short. It's like adding fuel to the fire.

You bring the thought up.
You start reacting to it.
You push it back down.
The feelings don't change
The response doesn't change.
Your thoughts are pushed away...but don't change.

And now you feel even worse because you wanted to change...but didn't.

Ever feel that way?

If you've never forgiven yourself...you might be surprised how strong this experience is. Like turning into a crying baby strong.

You can also tip toe into it. Just think about one or two things at a time.

Or you can immerse yourself in it...take one of the weekend retreats or seminars that is structured to bring up a lot of this stuff in a safe environment. (It's like a huge mind and emotion cleansing.)

A lot of people start out unexpectedly at the wrong end of a bottle of wine...and their emotions start swelling up...and they finally can't hold them back anymore. It might start as self pity...but it can evolve to self forgiveness.

Thanks,

Intuitive John

PS My experience shows two things.

1) Prayer is a very personal experience. You can discover the power yourself. And keep it to yourself

2) It helps to have a short Pocket Prayer or Meditation that you can call upon when you need to surrender things quickly and regularly.

Copyright © 2008 Intuitive John Shoemaker JohnWShoemaker.com

Intuitive John Shoemaker has led a fascinating life...and has discovered through the knocks of life that Learning To Let Go is now a required skill in modern life.

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