These are just some of the techniques I have learned over the past 40 years to improve one's life and help remove some of the excess baggage we accumulate over our lives on Earth.
To live your life without regret (no more looking back and saying "if only.....")
Every morning upon rising, have both feet on the floor, you may be sitting on your bed or standing up, say out loud:
"TODAY IS A GOOD DAY, TO DIE"
Lakota Sioux warriors used to say this before they went into battle, so that if they died on the battlefield they would not greet Great Spirit with fear in their eyes (fear represents distrust).
This phrase is not a death wish, rather the opposite.
To bring more "respect and balance" to your life:
If you are spending most of your time giving your energy and time to others with no return, make copies of the following and place on any surface where OTHERS will see it (desktop, dashboard, behind front and back doors of house & etc.)
ALL FAVORS MUST BE RETURNED WITHIN 24 HOURS
This means that the energy/intention used in the favors has to be returned to YOU, not necessarily the same favor eg. you take a friend to the store and back in your car, they then offer to babysit one evening for you.
Learning to share and TREAT your SELF better:
Every time you gift a friend with a "present" buy one of equal value for yourself.
UNDERSTANDING WORDS:
Also the spoken word has immense power, when you read ANY prayer or affirmation, read it slowly, with intention.
As children we all learn prayers and phrases "parrot fashion" almost "just to get them out of the way".
By reading them, out loud, slowly, and understanding the meaning in those words, you release their power.
This is one of the ways the spoken word heals.
Forgiving Your SELF daily, reducing self guilt:
This is one of the strongest, and sometimes the most difficult of rituals...
Every night before bed, face yourself in the bathroom mirror, (or a mirror with a glass of water* besides you), and using your own name, tell your image that you forgive (using your name) eg. "John I forgive you".
That is all you don't have to say what you are forgiving yourself for.
LET LOVE IN:
Everyone needs to be loved more, but one has to be "open" to receive it when offered.
When someone thanks you, wait 10 seonds and absorb the words, let them fill your heart chakra, then simply reply,
"I appreciate that".
Thanking someone is offering them love, when you reply "you are welcome", "no problem", "thank You"..you are brushing them off..which in turn means you are disrespecting them and The Universe..this disrespect will return to you, in many ways of negativity.
Being open to love is not being vulnerable quite the opposite, the same goes for asking for help..asking for help makes you stronger.
*Water represents life.
These simple techniques WORK, especially when done daily or regularly.
Eaglewolf
