FREEEEEEEDOM!
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Forgiveness frees you, not the one you forgive.
WEDNESDAY
12.16.20
Today’s Mantra
I AM changing.
I AM transforming.
I AM limitless.
HRV: 52
DHARANA: GRATITUDE PRACTICE & HEART CENTER FOCUS (AM 7M)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (AM 15M)
DHYANA:
ASANA: Yin Yoga (45min)
ASANA: Spin - Trainer Road: Gibraltar (26.66mi 1h45m)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (PM 15M
I helped a man climb a mountain and found that I too had reached the summit…
I am addicted to my own power. Intoxicated by my own divinity. Hungry for my own beauty. Mesmerized by my own soul. Hypnotized by own energy. Betwtiched by my own essence. Enchanted by MY EVOLUTION. Bewildered by my own transformation. And lastly, I AM IN LOVE WITH MY OWN MAGIC
Love is spiritual oxygen; without it, the soul dies…
“Isn’t it a hoot? Nick, of all the people in all the world who actually “get it,” few actually give it to themselves.
Whatever it is you want, Nick, start.
And remember to also give yourself compliments, praise, and presents… Time, permission, and love. Hugs, kisses, and smiles. Winks, laughs, and applause.
And I will give you even more.
”
“Your energy is currency. Understand how you are spending it and what you are spending it on.
Care more about cultivating and conserving your energetic currency so that its available to be spent on creating and transforming your life, rather than on defending your reality.”
A woman years to know every inch of you. Your desires and fears, the very depth of your being, the life of your soul. She just wants to drown in th waves of this knowing. How fortunate are you? And what of real friends….those who reach into your very veins? …Who stand by you, are with you no matter what? How fortunate are you?
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No greater act of self love than facing fear.
TUESDAY
12.15.20
Today’s Mantra
I AM moving beyond all limitations.
I AM moving past all obstacles.
HRV: 55
DHARANA: GRATITUDE PRACTICE & HEART CENTER FOCUS (AM 7M)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (AM 15M)
DHYANA: Reclaiming Ancient Gifts W/S.Nobel
ASANA: YIN YOGA (45M)
ASANA: Hike (Nerstrand State Park)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (PM 15M
“Yikes! The holidays aren’t far off, Nick, and I have no idea what to get for eight billion people this year!
Do you have any idea how difficult it is shopping for folks who already have dominion over all things?
There’s nothing I can give them that they can’t give to themselves.
”
“In order to be truly free, you must desire to know the truth more than you want to feel good. because, if feeling good is your goal, then as soon as you feel better you will lose interest in what is true. This does not mean that feeling good or experiencing love and bliss is a bad thing. Given the choice, anyone would choose feel bliss rather than sorrow. It simply means that if this desire to feel good is stronger than the yearning to see, know and experience Truth, then this desire will always be distorting the perception of what is REAL, while corrupting the deepest integrity.”
“To him who has had the experience no explanation is necessary. To him who has not, none is possible”
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MONDAY
12.14.20
Today’s Mantra
I AM filled with Light.
I AM surrounded by Light.
I AM LIGHT..
HRV: 54
DHARANA: GRATITUDE PRACTICE & HEART CENTER FOCUS (AM 7M)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (AM 15M)
ASANA: YIN YOGA (45M)
ASANA: Recovery Spin (60min)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (PM 15M
The bridge between knowledge and skill is practice. The bridge between skill and mastery is time.
“I’m sorry, Nick, but concerning your dream job, did you want a salary, royalties, commissions… or all three?
How many weeks vacation are you expecting?
Are you willing to share the New York apartment?
Oh, and should your London assistant speak French? Or will your French be sufficient by then? ”
~ The sound of the rain need no translation… ~
‘The Battle For Stock Market Profits’ - Loeb 1971 (Shared by John Boik)
‘Stock Market Technique Vol 2’ - Wyckoff 1934 (Shared by John Boik)
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When the mind realizes that YOU are relentless, it will submit. You have to beat that bitch into submission. Nothing, no-one, wants to stand in front of something that is relentless, something or someone that will not quit. Lezzzgo.
Sunday
12.13.20
Today’s Mantra
I AM LISTENING for nothing other than wisdom coming from within.
HRV: 54
DHARANA: GRATITUDE PRACTICE & HEART CENTER FOCUS (AM 7M)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (AM 15M)
ASANA: YIN YOGA (45M)
ASANA: Lake Walk / Rest Day
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (PM 15M
UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTHS THAT ARE REQUIRED ✌️ GROW:
• You’re the one that needs to change, not others
• You’re happily playing the victim role
• Your life won’t improve till you heal
• People-pleasing is causing you discomfort
• Your intentions don’t always align with your actions
People use so many excuses as to why they can't be happy, but you have to learn to see the good in everything. Happiness attracts happiness. You have to regularly remind yourself that it doesn't matter what others think of you. You're not perfect but nor are they. Recognize that you deserve better and work on uncovering your greatness – that’s all you can do. Aspire to be better than the person you were yesterday.
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When I am sharply judgmental of any other person, it's because I sense or see reflected in them some aspect of myself that I don't want to acknowledge.
Saturday
12.12.20
Today’s Mantra
I AM Healthy and Well!
HRV: 61
DHARANA: GRATITUDE PRACTICE & HEART CENTER FOCUS (AM 12M)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (AM 15M)
ASANA: YIN YOGA (45M)
ASANA: HIKE - Lebanon Hills 50k
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (PM 15M
A lot of people think or have told me I am intense, like it’s a bad thing, it used to make me self conscious. Thankfully, I have zero fucks left to give. Damn fucking right I am. ✌️
Live Fearless. Not Reckless.
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FriYAY
12.10.20
Today’s Mantra
I AM choosing Love over fear.
I AM choosing peace instead of reaction.
I AM choosing compassion rather than judgement.
HRV: 61
DHARANA: GRATITUDE PRACTICE & HEART CENTER FOCUS (AM 12M)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (AM 15M)
ASANA: YIN YOGA (45M)
ASANA: Rest Day
DHARANA: Wings of Isis Transmission: Moving beyond 3/4d Limitations
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (PM 15M
~ If you are persistent, you will get it. If you are consistent, you will keep it. ~
Don’t adapt to the energy in the room. Influence the energy in the room. Be consistent in maintaining an aura you want others to absorb. Your energy is contagious. Either you affect people or you infect people. Don’t doubt your impact. Feel it in everything you do. - TheOracleInU
“Nick, a thought on the “hows”:
Just because you’re not to mess with them doesn’t mean you’re not to get busy doing all you can, with what you’ve got, from where you are.
The difference is in how you see what you do: you don’t do all you can with an eye to hitting a home run, but with an understanding that for each door you knock upon and every stone you turn over, you’re pitching the ball to me.
The more balls you pitch, the greater my options, and the farther the balls will sail.”
“Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't.” ― Mark Twain
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For a committed man there's no such thing as failure, you fall down a 100 times, a 100 lessons to be learned.
Thursday
12.9.20
Today’s Mantra
I AM Powerful.
I AM Unstoppable.
HRV: 48
DHARANA: GRATITUDE PRACTICE & HEART CENTER FOCUS (AM 6M)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (AM 15M)
ASANA: YIN YOGA (45M)
ASANA: Lake Walk
ASANA: Strength Circuit (60min)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (PM 15M
“S-h-h-h-h-h-h-h!
Don’t say a word and off with the lights!
Now is as good a time as any to watch It’s a Wonderful Life. No, no, not the one with Jimmy Stewart! The other one! You know... starring Nick. It’s the best. A total-underdog, goose-bump, come-from-behind kind of adventure. And what an “ending”!
Whooo-hoooo!
I especially love the part where you, in spite of all evidence to the contrary, finally declare “enough is enough” (actually, far more colorful language is used because we don’t have a rating system here) and you begin visualizing, putting up dream photos on the computer, refrigerator, and mirrors, and start performing simple acts of faith, as if your dreams had already come true, every single bloomin’ day.
The transformation that follows really pushes the envelope on believability. Except, of course, it’s a true story!
It’s also a great psyche-up “watch” for new souls. You know, before their first big plunge.
Definitely two thumbs-up.”
- Layer by layer I removed all I thought I was, all I thought I had to be and in the moment I was left standing naked and vulnerable without identities and labels, I remembered... I AM THAT I AM… -
~ The heart opens when it is touched by a hand that does not wish to pull, impose or dominate. ~
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The pathway to enlightenment is barred by the necessity of a passage through hell. That’s why there is not a world full of enlightened people.
Wednesday
12.8.20
Today’s Mantra
I AM the ONE, this ain’t over til I’ve won.
I AM persevering, moving forward & finding MY way.
HRV: 50
DHARANA: GRATITUDE PRACTICE & HEART CENTER FOCUS (AM 12M)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (AM 15M)
ASANA: YIN YOGA (45M)
ASANA: Spin - TrainerRoad: Holt Hill (21.12mi 90min)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (PM 15M
And then I learned this spiritual journey has nothing to do with being fucking nice. Its about been real, being authentic, fucking up and stepping forward giving zero fucks. having boundaries, and honoring my space first, others second. And in this space of self care and self love, nice just happens, it flows and is not motivated by fear, but motivated by Love.
“Nick, for whatever you do to further your dreams, I will do more for you. ”
Nicholas Darvas - How I made $2,000,000 in the stock market. Shared By: John Boik
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Shift your focus away from all low frequency news.
Tuesday
12.7.20
Today’s Mantra
~ I AM focusing my energy and attention on what I want to experience. ~
I am consciously focusing on that which I wish to grow. A flower and a weed both grow if given water and sunlight. The same applies to my thoughts. I am only speaking words of love, wisdom and admiration even towards those that do not deserve them. My thoughts are pure.
HRV: 50
DHARANA: GRATITUDE PRACTICE & HEART CENTER FOCUS (AM 12M)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (AM 15M)
ASANA: YIN YOGA (45M)
ASANA: Hike Leb Hills - (6mi 90min)
ASANA: Strength Circuit
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (PM 15M)
Strength Circuit
Step Downs: 5x 20/L
Split Squats (ATG) 5x 10/L
Nordics 3x 10
Sissy Squats 3x 10
Push ups 5x 20
Ab Wheel 5x 10
Hip Flex Curls 5x 12/L (blue band)
Pull ups 3x 15
“Nick, if at first you don’t succeed, it only means you’re getting closer, cooler, hotter, better, “badder,” and more awesome. ”
The Major causes of low vibration are:
Fear of survival / worrying about the future
shame about the past or holding onto the past in some way
limiting or false beliefs like scarcity, powerlessness or victimhood
criticsm and judgement of self and/or others
feelings of unworthiness
negative thinking
not trusting myself or the Universe.
In other words, consciously and unconsciously focus on what we want, rather than what we do not want.
~ Amor Fati ~
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Unspoken expectations are predetermined resentments 👆🧡
Monday
12.6.20
Today’s Mantra
Everything is working out.
I AM grateful.
HRV: 55
DHARANA: GRATITUDE PRACTICE & HEART CENTER FOCUS (AM 8M)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (AM 15M)
ASANA: YIN YOGA (45M)
ASANA: SPIN - TrainerRoad
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (PM 15M)
I came with nothing, I will leave with nothing. So what is mine?
Your emotions are teachers, listen to them, and stop suppressing them. When something doesn’t feel right. Ask “what is this trying to teach me?” Every emotion brings good news, even the ones that are painful. They are guiding you, and telling you how to break out of the pattern. - The Oracle Reads U
“Nick, you do know, of course, why you’re here don’t you?
Because you couldn’t resist the challenge!
Nothing in all creation, not in any sphere of the universe, compares to being born into time and space without any recollection of your past. Having to find your own way when lost, your own courage when frightened, and the infinite powers at your disposal when challenged. Left to the elements to rediscover your supremacy over them.
Driven by your passions so that you might rise above your humble, naked beginnings and ultimately see through the illusions that have trapped you. To find yourself once again high upon the throne of thy Kingdom come, from whence it all began. ”
Live Fearless, Not Reckless.
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Consistent integrity builds trust.
Sunday
12.6.20
Today’s Mantra
I breathe in Love.
I AM filled with Love.
I breathe out fear.
I AM safe. ✌️
HRV: 45
DHARANA: GRATITUDE PRACTICE & HEART CENTER FOCUS (AM 11M)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (AM 15M)
ASANA: YIN YOGA (45M)
ASANA: Morning Hike (Leb Hills -5.5mi - 90min)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (PM 15M)
~ The best way to win over anger is silence.~
~ When it comes to self-improvement, you underestimate the role of self and overestimate the role of books. ~
“When you operate at a higher frequency you trigger a lot of people. The path of connecting with your higher self means the path of being a mirror. You show people what they have been running away from, and they get offended, because they don’t want their illusions destroyed.”
“Remember that the lowest, heaviest, densest emotion isn’t fear. It’s shame and closest to that, guilt.”
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Life manifests inside out. Everything I and experience in the world reflects my subconscious truths.
SaturYAY
12.5.20
Today’s Mantra
I AM changing myself and transforming my life.
HRV: 46
DHARANA: GRATITUDE PRACTICE & HEART CENTER FOCUS (AM 8M)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (AM 15M)
ASANA: YIN YOGA (45M)
ASANA: Spin - TrainerRoad: Koip (33.52mi - 2h30m)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (PM 15M)
“Where you are right now is how bad stories end. But it’s also how the best stories begin. Be patient. Trust the journey. All the restless nights wondering why everything happened to you will finally make sense. You’ve got a new story to write, and it looks nothing like your past.”
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You have the power to change the world. Meditate. Pray. Be kind. Help others. The world becomes better one person at a time.
FriYAY
12.4.20
Today’s Mantra
I AM forgiving and Loving.
I AM forgiving and Loving Myself.
I AM forgiving and Loving everyone.
HRV: 49
DHARANA: GRATITUDE PRACTICE & HEART CENTER FOCUS (AM 10M)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (AM 15M)
ASANA: YIN YOGA (45M)
ASANA: Spin - TrainerRoad: Mist (19.25mi 90min)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (PM 15M)
Poetry… the art of saying what cannot be said.
“
Nick, one hundred years from now, it will not matter what was in your bank account, what kind of car you drove, or what style of home you lived in.
On the other hand, since one of the reasons you’re in time and space is to understand that you do, indeed, have dominion over all things... nailing these early on would be way cool.”
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THURSDAY
12.3.20
Today’s Mantra
I AM shifting from fear and doubt into Love and Trust.
I HAVE shifted from fear and doubt to Love and Trust.
I AM Love and Trust.
HRV: 50
DHARANA: GRATITUDE PRACTICE & HEART CENTER FOCUS (AM 5M)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (AM 15M)
ASANA: YIN YOGA (45M)
ASANA: Yoga - Vinyasa Flow (45m)
ASANA: Strength Circuit - 3X
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (PM 15M)
When you are getting yourself together and evolving to a higher self, the road seems lonely but you’re simply shedding the energies that no longer match the frequency of your destiny. Choose growth over company. Choose courage over comfort. Give yourself the chance to excel.
The 2nd of 7 Laws of Mirrors of the Essenes is that you attract what you judge. This means focused judgement on things that you have a bias against creates a stronger energy cord and magnetic pull towards them. This is why I always reject the idea, “you are what you attract”. - Maryamhasnaa
“Manifesting doesn’t just work sometimes, Nick.
Which is pretty much the only “lesson” you have to learn.”
The road is long and hard and frustrating at times. But, it’s worth it! From “The Perfect Speculator” - Brad Koteshwar
“Believe in what you do,
Do what you believe in,
Whatever the consequences...
At least you will sleep better knowing that you did what you believed in.”
From 1908 “The Ticker Magazine” - Wyckoff
More Wyckoff wisdom from “Stock Market Technique” - 1933
A few Flashes from Wyckoff “Stock Market Technique” - 1933
7 Essene Mirrors: Taken from Here
THE 1ST AND 2ND ESSENE MIRRORS OF RELATIONSHIPS:
FIRST MIRROR: shows my presence in the moment… what we reflect by others in the moment. What we are radiating in the moment.
SECOND MIRROR: similar quality, but more subtle: mirrors to us that which we judge in the moment.
When we find that many people show us the same pattern of anger or fear, they may be showing us an internal truth about ourselves in the moment.
Example: Multiple new relationships appear within the same month: PAY ATTENTION because there is something valuable to learn within the network of those relationships.
Look at the people you hold most dear. Look at the qualities that really push your buttons the most. Ask yourself:
“Are they showing you what you are in the moment?”
If you can honestly answer with a “no” then ask yourself:
“Are they showing you what you judge in the moment?”
UNDERSTANDING THE INNER TECHNOLOGY OF EMOTION. THE 3RD AND 4TH ESSENE MIRRORS
3RD ESSENE MYSTERY/MIRROR OF RELATIONSHIP: the mirror we sense every time we find ourselves in the presence of a person who, when we look in their eyes you feel an electric charge.
Through the Course of our lives, we give away or lose parts of ourselves. When we come to find ourselves in the presence of another individual who embodies what we have lost, we will feel it as a magnetic connection to that person. Ask yourself “ What is it that I see in this person that I may have lost or given away, or that was taken from me at some point in my life?”
“We will seek to reinforce that which we have lost, given away, or had taken away”
4TH ESSENE MYSTERY/MIRROR OF RELATIONSHIP: This one has a bit of a different quality. Through the course of our lives often we will adopt certain patterns of behavior that become so important to us that we will rearrange the rest of our lives to accommodate this pattern or behavior. When we find ourselves in this situation, we find that these patterns may be compulsive or addictive patterns of behavior. The 4th Mirror allows us to see ourselves in the presence of addiction or compulsion. Through addiction and compulsion, we give away little by little the things that are most important to us. And in this giving away, we have the opportunity to see ourselves as we lose the things we hold most dear.
The most common addictions that come to our minds are usually Alcohol, Nicotine, or Drugs. Issues of control. Addictions to sex. Need for money, to create money/abundance. Etc.
The patterns unfold gradually over time. We give away what is most important to us over time. We may recognize the pattern at any time & find our wholeness in healing. Rather than the opposite of taking the addiction to its extreme.
“The best science now tells us that every organ in our body has the ability to heal itself, every organ, even the organs we were told could not (so brain tissue, spinal cord tissue, heart tissue, pancreatic tissue) — all now are documented with the ability to heal themselves if they are given the right environment, and that environment is directly connected to thoughts, feelings and emotions, how we feel about this world.”
- Gregg Braden
THE 5TH ESSENE MIRROR: This one is perhaps the single most powerful pattern. Through this mirror, we can see more and understand to a greater level why we’ve lived the lives we live. It is the mirror that our parents showed us through the course of our childhood lives with them. Through this mirror we are asked to allow for the possibility, to entertain the possibility that perhaps the actions of our parents toward us are mirroring our beliefs and expectations of what may be the most sacred relationship we’ll ever know in our lifetime: The relationship between us and our Heavenly Mother & Father. It is through this relationship with our earthly parents that our parents are showing us ourselves in that expectation and belief of that Divine relationship.
For example: If we find ourselves in a relationship with our parents where we feel judged, constantly. Or that we feel our best is never good enough. There is a HIGH probability that what is being mirrored is our belief within ourselves that we may not be good enough. Or that we may not have accomplished that which may have been expected of us.
It’s a very powerful yet subtle mirror. Through our perceptions of ourselves and our creator, it may tell us more about why we’ve lived our lives as we have than any other.
If you feel something inside of you welling up that says “NO WAY,” you’ve likely encountered something that could be really powerful. The only way you’ll have a response is when you are being shown something that is so deep you may have chosen to avert looking at it in the past.
(In the video attached Gregg Braden walks you through a written exercise where you write down positive and negative words to describe your parents or the people who mostly raised you when you were a child)
There is a good possibility that the words (positive & negative) you use to describe your parents have very little to do with those you call Mom and Dad. With those words, what you are describing is a mirror. This is the mirror your parents have held to you of the most sacred relationship you will experience. The way you see your Mother and Father (The words you use) of this world is a mirror of your expectations of the relationship you have with your Heavenly Mother and Father.
There are many ways to look at this. Could it be possible that inviting you to this world lives as an unspoken responsibility that those who raise us are surrogates, they are the closest thing we know in our Heavenly Creator. That they have impeccably held to you the way you see your relationship with your Heavenly Parents.
When you perceived your parents' anger, (often times when you were little) you felt what your Creator felt. This mirror may show you your beliefs, your expectations of what your Creator feels for and about you.
A great question to ask ourselves is
“What would I say to my parents if I only had one minute left?"
"What would I like to hear from my parents in the last minute of my life?”
Through our Earth life, we have the opportunity to heal our relationships with both our earthly parents and our Heavenly parents by recognizing what the mirror is trying to show us, so as to release it.
“Both the positive and negative attributes of our earthly parents mirror to us how we perceive our Heavenly Parents.”
THE SIXTH ESSENE MIRROR: Ominous name: The Dark Night of The Soul
We are constantly reminded that life & nature have a propensity toward balance. It takes an extremely skillful and masterful being to upset the balance in nature and in our lives. When we find ourselves in the greatest challenges of life, it is in these moments that we have amassed each tool that will allow us to move through that challenge with grace and with ease. Until those tools are amassed, we will never see ourselves in the situations that ask us to demonstrate these high levels of mastery.
From this perspective, the greatest challenges of life may be viewed as tremendous opportunities to demonstrate this mastery, rather than tests that may be passed or failed in life.
It is through this mirror that we see ourselves naked. Without the emotions, feelings, thoughts, and constructs around us that we have constructed around us to keep us safe.
We have the opportunity to see ourselves in a completely transparent way and to prove to ourselves that the process of life may be trusted.
This mirror is an opportunity to lose everything we’ve held dear in life and see ourselves truly naked as we came. As we climb out of the abyss that is left after the loss of everything we held dear, and we see ourselves in a new way; this is where we find ourselves our Highest levels of Master.
LIGHT & DARK
From the Ancient perspectives, possibility that the forces at play in our polarized world have chosen to come here to anchor. The only way to anchor is for a force or field to hold the mirrors for us. Pre-twelfth century texts show benign beings Gabriel & Lucifer volunteering to anchor light and dark respectively.
DREAM FIRE CEREMONY:
Gaze into a flame, at the space between the flame and the rest of the flame. It allows us to relax and move into an altered state of awareness, often without knowing it.
Your body mirrors your belief. Illness is only possible if you believe that the forces of light and dark are separate. If we know that dark and light both originate in our Creator, we will not fear.
As you heal each memory (a single memory) you heal these 3 Universal fears:
1. Fear of not being good enough.
2. Fear of trusting and surrendering.
3. Fear of abandonment and separation.
And the science of compassion is an even greater possibility.
THE 7TH ESSENE MIRROR: This one is the most subtle. It asks us to allow for the possibility that each experience of life, regardless of the outcome, is perfect in its nature. Regardless of whether or not we achieve the lofty goals that have been set by others, we are invited to view our accomplishments in life without comparing them to anything else. Without any external reference. The only way we can view ourselves in failure or success is when we measure our accomplishments to an external yardstick.
These questions then arise in us, What is it that we hold ourselves accountable to? What do we use as our yardstick of accomplishment? From the perspective of this 7th mirror, we are asked to allow for the possibility that all aspects of our lives (each aspect of our personal life: body shape, body weight, academic, business, athletic, spiritual achievements) are perfect as they stand. We can only be judged when they are compared to an external reference.
Allow for perfection in the imperfections of life.
What standards are we holding ourselves which cause us to feel unhappy?
How do I come to determine when I have succeeded or failed at something in life?
The Essene’s remind us that we will go through each of these mirrors through this life. Sometimes multiple times and sometimes multiple mirrors at a time. We are invited to know ourselves in the presence of others through our relationships. As those relationships are reconciled, we become the benefit of that healing. It is that benefit that we carry with us through life as we walk between the worlds of Heaven & Earth.
-Gregg Braden
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WENESDAY
12.2.20
Today’s Mantra
I AM experiencing exactly what is needed for my healing, growth and awakening.
I AM winning when I observe without reacting.
HRV: 54
DHARANA: GRATITUDE PRACTICE & HEART CENTER FOCUS (AM 5M)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (AM 15M)
ASANA: YIN YOGA (45M)
ASANA: SPIN - Trainer Road Gibraltar 26.5mi (1h45m)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (PM 15M)
If everything goes according to plan, Its not a life, it's a script.
- The best indicator of one's intelligence is their ability to change. -
“Wall Street Ventures and Adventures” - Wyckoff 1930
“If you want it, Nick, I got it.
I got it! So why look elsewhere? To others? To the things of time and space? Aren’t we one?
Yes. Do your earthly things. Do all of them. Move with your dreams. Not because of what you may or may not achieve, but because you love life… because you’ll thereby exponentially increase the opportunities I have to share what’s ours… and because you can. ”
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TUESDAY
12.1.20
Today’s Mantra
I AM trusting that everything is aligning in my favor.
Sure, I can point the way but I must walk the path.
“It is our lack of intense, disciplined activity that has allowed evil to flourish and good men to flounder. If life does not seem fair sometimes, we have no one to blame but ourselves.”
HRV: 54
DHARANA: GRATITUDE PRACTICE & HEART CENTER FOCUS (AM 5M)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (AM 15M)
ASANA: YIN YOGA (45M)
ASANA: REST DAY
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (PM 15M)
“Would it be enough to know, Nick (and you can know this), that long ago, when the two of us carefully mapped out your pending adventure into the jungles of time and space: the hills and valleys you would traverse; the setbacks and advances you would encounter; the good, the bad, and the ugly, and all of the lives you would touch; when our planning was done and the “big picture” revealed... You burst into tears of joy, overwhelmed with its perfection and who you’d become.”
If you want peace, be still
If you want wisdom, be silent
If you want love, be yourself
Whoever is reading this... you are magic. A true force to be reckoned with. A beautiful masterpiece of the universe. You are a shining white light full of happiness, positivity, prosperity, health, abundance, joy, luck, success, and all the good in the world. You are not one in a million... you are one in forever. There is only one of you across all dimensions, galaxies, and times. You are so unique and unusual, so extraordinary in your own remarkable way. Stay thankful gorgeous people!!!!! Have the best day everyday! Much, much LOVE! 👆🧡
The Corner of 8th & Insanity
MONDAY
11.30.20
Today’s Mantra
I AM open to unexpected opportunities and unlimited possibilities.
HRV: 56
DHARANA: GRATITUDE PRACTICE & HEART CENTER FOCUS (AM 5M)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (AM 15M)
ASANA: Yin Yoga (45m)
ASANA: SPIN - Trainer Road: Dade - 13.91mi 60m)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (PM 15M)
I cannot change what is happening. I can only change the way I look at it. To become who I AM, I have to.. I AM letting go of what is not me.
“Haven’t I always said, Nick, knock and it will be opened? Prepare and the way shall be revealed? Speak and all the elements will obey? Act and I will, too? Laugh and be healed? Give and the floodgates will open? Wink and you’ll be winked at? Dream and thy Kingdom will come?
Oh… Well, that’s what I meant to say. ”
“Eclipse Window from Nov 30-Dec 14 brings Magical & Radical Transformation. Exposing the dark underbelly of our personal & collective shadows. Stay grounded; expect fast shifts. False beliefs & illusions crumbling. Keep your vibe high & stay in your own lane. It will be worth it.”
The Corner of 8th & Insanity
MONDAY
11.23.20
Today’s Mantra
I AM shifting my four from the negative to the positive. Where my attention goes, my energy flows.
I AM so thankful I know where my happiness comes from.
HRV: 55
DHARANA: GRATITUDE PRACTICE & HEART CENTER FOCUS (AM 15M)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (AM 15M)
PRATYAHARA: ECMP (AM: 45M)
ASANA: SPIN - ERICKSON (TRAINER ROAD 1H)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (PM 15M)
I don’t need to outfight my enemies. I don’t need to raise my voice. I out think them.
“Blazing desire, Nick, even when it’s all you’ve got, is all you’ve ever needed.
But mind you, if your blazing desire has not effortlessly thrown you into action — preparing the way, taking baby steps, and doing all you can — then it’s just a smoldering desire, and you’re thinking other conflicting thoughts as well. ”
The Corner of 8th & Insanity
TUESDAY
11.24.20
Today’s Mantra
I AM relaxing into the unknown and inviting in goodness, health and thriving!
HRV: 56
DHARANA: GRATITUDE PRACTICE & HEART CENTER FOCUS (AM 15M)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (AM 15M)
ASANA: GYM - TREDMILL WARM UP - 3mi
ASANA: GYM - STRENGTH CIRCUIT 3X
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (PM 15M)
“Nick, just as you are today, challenges and all, you’re still the envy of the Universe. ”
WEDNESDAY
11.25.20
Today’s Mantra
I AM patient and kind with myself and with those around me.
I AM surrounding myself with those that have spiritual maturity that support me in my happiness and success.
HRV: 51
DHARANA: GRATITUDE PRACTICE & HEART CENTER FOCUS (AM 5M)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (AM 15M)
ASANA: SPIN - Tray Mountain (TRAINER ROAD 90m - 22.22mi)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (PM 15M)
“It’s been so long, Nick, I’m quite sure you’ve forgotten our secret handshake, haven’t you?
Hmmmm...
How about our code for saying, “I love you”?
Dang...
Then I doubt you’ll recall my solemn promise to let you know once you began approaching exactly the right time and exactly the right place, with enough life lessons under your belt to finally stop struggling, start soaring, and living the life of your wildest dreams?
Well, if not, the following might not make much sense:
”You’re getting hot! Really HOT!! Ouch, so hot! DOUBLE-HOT! Nick, NOW-W-W-W-W-W-W!””
THURSDAY
11.26.20
Today’s Mantra
I give thanks for my life, for my family, friends and all of my loves ones, for this living planet and all her gifts that nourish and sustain me. I AM GRATEFUL.
HRV: 53
DHARANA: GRATITUDE PRACTICE & HEART CENTER FOCUS (AM 5M)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (AM 15M)
ASANA: Yin Yoga 60m
ASANA: Gobble Gobble Walkin 5.36mi (70m)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (PM 15M)
“Are you always thinking to yourself, Nick, “Wow, there’s so, so, so much love in the world! How come I didn’t always see it, night and day, here and there, between every blink, word, and moment? How could I have ever felt sad, alone, or down? I’m so, so, so grateful just to be… especially to be me!”?
You will, Nick, you will. ”
FRIDAY
11.27.20
Today’s Mantra
I AM a channel of abundance. I create abundantly and share generously.
HRV: 49
DHARANA: GRATITUDE PRACTICE & HEART CENTER FOCUS (AM 5M)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (AM 15M)
ASANA:
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (PM 15M)
“When giving careful and calculated thought on how else you might see certain situations differently than you now see them — including your entire life, for that matter — please keep in mind, Nick, that occasionally being on “the fringe,” is good. Real good. ”
SATURDAY
11.28.20
Today’s Mantra
I AM loving and accepting myself, here and now.
HRV: 59
DHARANA: GRATITUDE PRACTICE & HEART CENTER FOCUS (AM 5M)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (AM 15M)
ASANA: SPIN - Trainer Road: Gibraltar (26.36mi 1h45m)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (PM 15M)
“If somebody doesn’t choose you, let them fucking lose you. Once somebody has made up their mind, have the self-respect to stop wasting your own time.”
SUNDAY
12.15.19
Today’s Mantra
I AM relaxing, letting go and taking care of ME.
DHARANA: GRATITUDE PRACTICE & HEART CENTER FOCUS (AM 5M)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (AM 15M)
ASANA:
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (PM 15M)
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, What are you doing for others?”
The Samadhi Chronicles
MONDAY
11.16.20
Today's Mantra:
I AM adjusting and adapting easily to change.
HRV: 51
DHARANA: GRATITUDE & Heart Coherence Breathing (AM 5M)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (AM 15M)
ASANA: SPIN - ERICKSON (TRAINER ROAD 1H)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (PM 15M)
If I die, so be it.
“Get out, get out, get out even more, Nick!
Because there are people you’ve yet to meet, laughs you’ve yet to share, stories you’ve yet to live, and riches you’ve yet to tap, that will not find you under any other circumstances. ”
TUESDAY
11.17.20
Today’s Mantra:
I AM releasing comparison and trusting my unique journey.
HRV: 51
DHARANA: GRATITUDE & Heart Coherence Breathing (AM 5M)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (AM 15M)
Asana: Tread mil warm up: 1.5mi
ASANA: GYM - Stability Circuit 3x
Asana: Carpe Diem Yoga: Vinyasa Flow - Anna
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (PM 5M)
“Did you know, Nick, that you can expect extraordinary miracles to manifest in your life about 2% more often, simply by learning that your thoughts become the things and events of your life?
”Whoop-de-do.”
And that you can expect extraordinary miracles to manifest about 25% more often, when you not only learn this, but you also visualize at least several times a week?
”Oh, cowabunga.”
But when you understand “thoughts become things,” you visualize, and you begin saying and doing things, every day, that you’ve never said or done before, the onslaught of serendipities and coincidences are immeasurable.
”OMG! I’ll have what she’s having!” ”
WEDNESDAY
11.18.20
Today’s Mantra: Love fills me. Fear leaves me. I AM healthy and well.
HRV: 50
DHARANA: GRATITUDE & Heart Coherence Breathing (AM 5M)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (AM 15M)
ASANA: SPIN - CARSON (TRAINER ROAD 1HR)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (PM 5M)
“Me? Concerned, Nick? Let’s see, at the moment, you’re exactly where you’re supposed to be. Whenever the going has gotten tough, you’ve always bounced back even higher than you were before. And, somehow, you keep getting even better looking.
.....But you are a dear for thinking of me. ”
THURSDAY
11.19.20
Today’s Mantra:
I AM creating and receiving everything I need in alignment with my highest good.
HRV: 57
DHARANA: GRATITUDE & Heart Coherence Breathing (AM 5M)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (AM 15M)
ASANA: SPIN - CARTER (TRAINER ROAD 60M)
ASANA: GYM - STRENGTH CIRCUIT 3X
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE (PM 5M)
“People act as if “scientists” come down from the sky — They too have special interests, mental conditioning, ideological dispositions, political leanings, sexual preferences, pride, arrogance, trauma, repressions, spiritual blind-spots ... they too can be easily manipulated.”
“When people say they believe in science but science itself built on ever evolving theories in search of the truth, and the studies of these theories are usually funded by people who want you to find a “truth” that serves their purpose.”
“Exactly — believing in Science is like believing in the power of a mirror. It certainly has the power to reflect the visible world, but who is aiming the mirror ? At what ? And who can tell if the mirror is not bent, stained or broken, creating distortions in the reflections?”
“You can always change how you feel, Nick, and you can always feel whatever you like.
Don’t you remember? You bought the upgraded “Superior-Deluxe, Double-Plus-Good Time-Space Package,” with side order of “mousse,” if I recall. ”
FRIDAY
11.20.20
Today’s Mantra:
I AM bigger than my fears, greater than my reactions and more than my judgements.
HRV: 49
DHARANA: GRATITUDE & Heart Coherence Breathing (AM 5M)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (AM 15M)
PRATYAHARA:
ASANA:
PRANAYAMA:
“Actually, Nick, while I don’t mean to burst your bubble, it’s pretty much just you who thinks you’re “awake” right now. You’re actually dreaming.
You see, we’re all still sitting on that little patch of grass, in utter paradise, under the ancient oak in your favorite meadow by the sea. And at this moment, you’re practicing your new in-body-experience technique as you doze in and out of trance. ”
SATURDAY
11.21.20
Today’s Mantra:
I AM finding the way to my desired reality.
HRV: 50
DHARANA: GRATITUDE & Heart Coherence Breathing (AM 5M)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (AM 15M)
ASANA: Hike (AM) - Lebanon Hills (5.1mi)
ASANA: Hike (PM) - Lebanon Hills (6.6mi)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE
SUNDAY
11.22.20
Today’s Mantra
I AM peaceful.
HRV: 58
DHARANA: GRATITUDE & Heart Coherence Breathing (AM 5M)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (AM 15M)
ASANA: Hike - Willow River (6mi)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE
Your energy is your currency - stop allowing people to use your energy in exchange for nothing.
Live Fearless, Not Reckless.
The Samadhi Chronicles: Volume XXXIV
MONDAY
12.9.19
DHARANA: GRATITUDE PRACTICE & HEART CENTER FOCUS (AM 15M)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (AM 15M)
PRATYAHARA: ECMP (AM: 45M)
ASANA: SPIN - ERICKSON (TRAINER ROAD 1H)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (PM 15M)
TUESDAY
12.10.19
DHARANA: GRATITUDE PRACTICE & HEART CENTER FOCUS (AM 15M)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (AM 15M)
PRATYAHARA: ECMP (AM: 45M)
ASANA: GYM - STRENGTH CIRCUIT 3X
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (PM 15M)
WEDNESDAY
12.11.19
DHARANA: GRATITUDE PRACTICE & HEART CENTER FOCUS (AM 15M)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (AM 15M)
PRATYAHARA: ECMP (AM: 45M)
ASANA: SPIN - CARSON (TRAINER ROAD 1HR)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (PM 15M)
THURSDAY
12.12.19
DHARANA: GRATITUDE PRACTICE & HEART CENTER FOCUS (AM 15M)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (AM 15M)
PRATYAHARA: ECMP (AM: 45M)
ASANA: SPIN - CARTER (TRAINER ROAD 60M)
ASANA: GYM - STRENGTH CIRCUIT 3X
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (PM 15M)
FRIDAY
12.13.19
DHARANA: GRATITUDE PRACTICE & HEART CENTER FOCUS (AM 15M)
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (AM 15M)
PRATYAHARA: ECMP (AM: 45M)
ASANA: RUN NZ 2% 1H
PRANAYAMA: BREATHING PRACTICE WH (PM 15M)