Quieting the Monkey Brain on the Journey to Enlightenment

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Welcome to the joyful journey podcast. If

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vibration we heighten the collective consciousness and

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All right, today we're going to talk about finding

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enlightenment. Did you know that only 3% of the world's

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population is dancing around enlightenment as a way of being

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that's according to Alvin Davidson, the best selling

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author of the multi award winning book Body brilliance

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mastering your five vital intelligences. He claims that as

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the number of enlightened people grows another three or 4%, the

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problems that plague humanity now will dramatically shift as

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10% of the world's population shifts into full enlightened

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consciousness. He says, at a tipping point of transformation

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will make life on Earth, a very different experience. This idea

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of moving our species to a higher enlightened consciousness

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gets me jazzed. And the work we are doing right here is playing

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a role in this big, beautiful, extremely worthy vision. The

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fact that you were listening to this podcast tells me that the

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idea of raising the collective consciousness also resonates

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with you. So thank you, for being someone who wants to make

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a difference. Who wants to create a more loving, kinder,

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more compassionate world. So how do we do that? Exactly? By

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walking the path of self actualization, and that path can

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be found on a trail through the woods, right? There are many

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paths to self actualization, I just happen to like the one

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through the forest best. Why? Because when you are in nature,

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you are more easily able to get present in the here and now. And

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your presence is key. The monkey brain that we all have, quiets

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as you actively take in your environment, upsets of the past

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and worries of the future slip away, even if only for a moment.

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And it's in these quiet moments of calm where you feel connected

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to the universe and connected to your higher self. In these

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moments, you experience inner stillness, and the truth is

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revealed. The truth about who you are the truth about what you

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really want the truth that you are one with the universe. Lao

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Tzu and ancient Chinese philosopher and founder of

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Taoism says, at the center of your being, you have the answer,

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you know who you are, and you know what you want. The problem

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is, most people can't hear the answers coming from the center

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of their being because of the noise made by the monkey brain.

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That is either retelling stories of the past things that happened

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yesterday, last month, or even 10 years ago, or it's fretting

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about what's going to happen tomorrow or next month or next

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year. Few people are truly present in the now.

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It's only when we are fully present, that we can be still

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and quiet enough to hear our sole voice. That voice that is

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trying to guide you Me to our higher self. Being in nature

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helps to quiet that monkey mind so you can get present and hear

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the guidance of your soul. You have to be intentional about

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getting present though. Start by making it your intention to

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connect with your environment by noticing everything using all of

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your senses. Notice the wind rustle through the trees. Feel

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the coolness of it on your cheeks. Watch the Ravens ride

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the updraft, listen to the different and unique noises they

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make. Feel the bark of a tree on your fingertips. Witness the way

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the light shimmers as it breaks through the leaves. Smell the

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blossoms. You may even be able to taste the air. This noticing

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stops the monkey brain from all its stories of past and future

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and get you present. In the moment. When this happens, a

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calmness washes over you and you tap into higher consciousness.

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You felt this before all of us have those moments of all when

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time seems to stop. As someone who is on a journey to

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enlightenment, intentionally creating more of these moments

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is our task. The more we can quiet the monkey mind, the more

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we give space for our soul voice to be heard. As we develop this

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ability to quiet the mind and get present to the moment our

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listening skills improve. If you listen, really listen, you will

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be guided by that voice and it will lead you to making choices

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that are aligned with your most authentic, highest self. Those

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choices will then lead you to creating a life you absolutely

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love. And as you operate from this higher vibrational

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frequency, you'll shine so bright that your light will show

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the way for others. In this way, by simply investing time to get

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present to quiet the monkey mind and make space for your sole

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voice to be heard. You will be moving our world to a heightened

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consciousness as more people take notice and will want what

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you have. And what do you have a joy that has sprung up from

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within. This is not a joy from things from possessions,

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experiences or relationships. This is a joy that is more

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eternal. It's the joy of knowing who you really are and what you

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want. And that knowledge comes from listening to your soul. At

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the center of your being, you have the answer. The Stepping

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into nature to find enlightenment sounds too simple

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to be true. It is simple. And that's the beauty of it. Yet

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many people will not make the time to do this because they

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believe they are too busy to step away from all the things

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that are pulling at them. The truth is, when you make this

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time to quiet the monkey brain and get present, you will reduce

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your stress. And with that, find more clarity. And with that

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become more productive. taking time away from your busyness is

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exactly what the busiest people need to do. I invite you to try

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a little experiment, a 30 day challenge. Commit to solo time

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in nature for just 20 to 30 minutes every day for 30 days to

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get present. And check in with your inner being your heart,

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your soul, and I promise you'll be less stress, less anxious,

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more present more focused more productive. You'll discover you

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have more time to do the things you love and you'll feel a joy

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bubbling up from within.

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I recognize access to a forest is not easily within everyone's

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grasp. You don't need to walk among giant Douglas firs to get

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present. Go to a local park. Walk through your neighborhood

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or sit on your balcony. The point is to step away and unplug

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from the daily grind and connect With your environment, by

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getting present to the now you are making space for your sole

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voice to be heard. And that is your journey to enlightenment

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and to raising the collective consciousness. In so doing, you

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are creating a better life and a better world. Are you up for

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this challenge? It's the same personal challenge I took in

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April 2020. And it has transformed my life. It will

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transform yours too. I'd love to hear from you. If you do this

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challenge, connect with me in our private Facebook group. The

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link is in the show notes below. Thanks for tuning in. And we'll

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