UPDATED MARCH 2024

One of the biggest excuses to not align with the energy of love, abundance, and peace is our challenging times and past traumas. When we say we can’t do this because… that is a CHOICE not to do it. We are telling ourselves we are comfortable in our pain states. There is a safety we feel in staying in our stories.

As a survivor of multiple traumas, including rape, attempted suicide, and verbal, emotional, psychological, spiritual, and financial abuse, I used to make this choice over and over again. At seventeen, I landed myself in a psychiatric ward after trying to attempt suicide. It would be a long time and a lot more trauma before I realized that I was projecting the energy of fear, lack, and separation into the world by holding onto my inner trauma victim. I believed, which was my perspective of truth, that I was protecting myself, when really I was not only causing myself harm by bringing that energy into ALL my relationships (EEEK).

Whatever we tell ourselves is true to us in that moment. This is why it is SO important to be conscious of where we are energetically. We have the power to re-wire and re-train our brains to go to different thoughts when we face challenges, what better time to practice this than right now.

Byron Katie’s work taught me to REALLY question my thoughts. If a thought creates dis-ease in my body, I pay attention and ask myself, “Where would I be without the thought (name the thought)?” This practice truly helps me to see that my thoughts can be changed, if I CHOOSE to change them. One of the steps I use to keep my brain wired for love, abundance, and peace during challenging times is to find lessons to be grateful for.

This might not be easy in the beginning if your brain is used to staying in the chaos, which mine was. Now, it is one of the first places my mind goes after I fully feel my way through whatever is happening around me (come back tomorrow for more on that). For today, think about some lessons you got from challenging times that have helped you in SOME way, whether that be in relationships, work, school, parenting, dealing with negative people, etc.

Now, breathe. Our conscious breathing is a crucial piece of aligning our energy. When we slow down and breathe through our stressful thoughts, it not only lessens their impact on our bodies, but in the functioning of our brains. Sometimes just taking three conscious breaths in and out is all we need to gain a little space from the stressful thought, belief, or story. This gives a place to question the thought and re-access it.

Today’s Aligning

Love

Today, I will look at a picture of myself while I was struggling and focus on how much love and compassion I have for the image looking back at me.

This picture can be from your phone or a picture from your childhood. Just make sure you have love and compassion for the person you are looking at. If you don’t feel it for the adult you are, go back as far as you need to go in order to feel the love and compassion in your heart.

Abundance

Today, I’m grateful for these three lessons I learned from challenging times…

Peace

Today, I commit to taking at least three conscious breaths every time I have a stressful thought, belief, or story running through my mind.

If you have a stressful thought today, pay attention to what happens to your breathing. Stress makes us hold our breath. Make sure you are taking a long and deep breath in and FULLY releasing it. If you can get into the habit of doing this, you will be able to re-align with the energy of love, abundance, and peace much faster.

With Love, Gratitude, and Peace,

©Rachael Wolff 2020, 2024