{"id":380013,"date":"2017-05-07T22:34:46","date_gmt":"2017-05-07T22:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.annahelizabeth.com\/index.php\/2017\/05\/07\/and-so-it-is\/"},"modified":"2017-05-07T22:34:46","modified_gmt":"2017-05-07T22:34:46","slug":"and-so-it-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.annahelizabeth.com\/index.php\/2017\/05\/07\/and-so-it-is\/","title":{"rendered":"And So It Is"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Sunday,  Journeyer,<\/p>\n<p>Some of our greatest thinkers and spiritualist have these or similar sayings, &#8220;Your  thoughts create your reality,&#8221; and &#8220;Change your thinking; change your world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Part of mindfulness meditation is allowing feelings and sensations to move through us without effecting us in harmful or negative ways.<\/p>\n<p>One of the ways we create our desired realities is by creating affirmations, positive statements that affirm our heart&#8217;s desire or wishes, as if they have already happened. &#8220;Thank you, Universe, for helping me recognize the gifts in my life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Another way we can create our reality is through simple meditations, known by many as prayer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Universe\/God\/Spirit, please help me recognize the many gifts in my life. I realize that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction; for every sadness, there is a joyful moment. I trust that I can see the other side of my suffering and that You will help me to notice these things. From this day forward I will honor the moments that bring warmth to my heart, peace to my soul, and happiness to my spirit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>And so it is.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When we end these statements with &#8220;and so it is,&#8221; we affirm to ourselves and to the universe that we believe in the power of our thought, in the power of our choice, Journeyer.<\/p>\n<p>This doesn&#8217;t mean that we&#8217;ll experience this every single time we&#8217;re challenged, but it does bring the positive out into the light, where it has an opportunity to shine.<\/p>\n<p>This has been my challenge this past week, Journeyer, to recognize the blessings I do have, even in spite of recent struggles.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11944 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/annahelizabeth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Change-your-thoughts-and-your-change-your-world.--300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>During my re-check last week my blood pressure was still high and my doctor recommended another week off from work. What I realized yesterday is that I spent the past seven days focusing on what I didn&#8217;t have and on what I feared.<\/p>\n<p>Through meditation and shifting my thoughts, I believe I am allowing myself to shift my energy from a pervasively low-vibration level to a more positive, higher vibrational energy. I embrace a calmer me that will bring balance back to my blood pressure levels, and in turn, help me get back to work sooner than later. And so it is.<\/p>\n<p>What about you, Journeyer? Do you use prayer or meditation to help change your thought or improve your situations? Will you share one of your practices with us?<\/p>\n<p>Until next time, yours in hope, healing, and happiness,<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7123\" src=\"https:\/\/annahelizabeth.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Annah-Elizabeth-Signature-300x52.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"52\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Sunday, Journeyer, Some of our greatest thinkers and spiritualist have these or similar sayings, &#8220;Your thoughts create your reality,&#8221; and &#8220;Change your thinking; change your world.&#8221; Part of mindfulness meditation is allowing feelings and sensations to move through us without effecting us in harmful or negative ways. 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