Designing a passionate life includes stopping the hiccups. Let me explain. I'm talking about the actual physical hiccups that you can get and what I'm calling the hiccups of life. Stay with me here. I will connect the dots. I got the hiccups today and I expressed my frustration with having them to a friend of mine. My friend's face lit up and he said, as people often do when you have the hiccups, "I have the perfect solution and it really works, just try it!" I don't know how many times I've heard different solutions for stopping the hiccups but I humored him and listened. What he said resonated with me and I knew it would work and I wanted to prove it to myself.
How to Stop the Hiccups
Here's what he said to do. Find a location where you can be free of diversion, you can't have anyone talking to you, no TV, no driving, or anything else that will distract your attention. Close your eyes, clear your mind, and then focus on the next hiccup. Don't think about anything else. Totally focus on your body and expect the next hiccup. Keep your focus totally on that next hiccup. I did this for about 3-4 minutes and during that entire time I did not have a hiccup. I decided to take a risk and stop focusing on it. I waited five minutes and no hiccups, then 10 minutes went by, 15, and then at 20 minutes I proclaimed myself hiccup free. They stopped and didn't come back at all. What a relief to my mind, body and energy level.
Then I made the connection between this technique and other techniques I've learned about dealing with stressful thought and body aches and pains. It's very similar and very simple. Please don't discount its power because it is so simple.
How to Stop the Hiccups of Life
Now, here's where I connect the dots. You can use a similar process to stop the hiccups in your life. I'm referring to hiccups here as stressful thoughts, limiting beliefs, or even body aches and pains. You can use this technique on both the mind and body. Play with it, have some fun and try it, you have nothing to loose and everything to gain.
- Find a location where you can be diversion free, close your eyes and think of a stressful thought.
- Notice where you feel the stressful thought in your body.
- Focus on that part of your body and notice how it feels in your body.
- Stay completely focused on that feeling in your body until you can't notice it anymore. If the feeling moves to another part of your body, follow it there and remain focused on it.
- When you can't find the feeling in your body, test the stressful thought. Think of the original thought again and see if you can feel it in your body. If you do, start the process again.
This process can take some time, but be patient and stick with it, the rewards outweigh any time you have to give to it. Besides, how long have you been holding onto that stressful thought? Could be a few minutes but more than likely its been hours, days, months, or years. Give it a try. You will be amazed at the peaceful place that you can obtain using this technique. Get into the habit of using this when ever a stressful thought appears. Don't be afraid to try it on aches and pains in your body.
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