Meditation

5/27/15 Workout of the Day

Appreciation, Health & Wellness, Hope, Joy, Love, Self-Realization

5 Rounds:

  • 20 Sumo-Deadlift High Pulls (30-50 lbs)
  • 15 V-Ups or U-Ups
  • 10 Push Presses (15-30 lb Dumbbells)

  
Mental Workout of the Day:

Go outside and sit for 5-10 minutes. Do your best to be as present as possible. Look at the trees, and really study the colors and shapes of the trees. Look at the clouds, look at how beautiful they are and how high they are in the sky. Feel the breeze brushing your skin and the warmth of the sun dancing on your face. Listen to the song the animals, whatever they may be, sing to you. Just sit and enjoy the present moment and allow your thoughts to elevate to a more calm and peaceful state.

5/24/15 Workout of the Day

Health & Wellness, Love, Self-Realization

10 Rounds:

  • 10 Pull-ups or Inverted Rows
  • 10 N-Ups or Z-Ups
  • 10 Alternating Reverse Lunges

  

Mental Workout of the Day:

Place your hand on your heart. Take 5 deep, natural breaths. Feel the warmth coming from your heart. Stay here for 5-10 minutes feeling the warmth of your heart. Repeating every so often, “This warmth is the Love of my soul.”

5/22/15 Workout of the Day

Appreciation, Health & Wellness, Joy, Love, Self-Realization

As Many Reps As Possible in 7 minutes:

  • Burpees

Followed by:

  • 150 Sit-Ups

  

Mental Workout of the Day:

Set a timer for 7-12 minutes. Sit in a comfortable position. Close your eyes and take your awareness to your breath. Focus on the movement of your breath. As you inhale, feel the breath move into your lungs energizing you. As you exhale, feel the breath moving outward and releasing all the stress you are holding on to. Feel yourself sink deeper into the couch or chair or floor every time you exhale, relaxing every muscle of your body. Continue this until the timer ends.

5/19/15 Workout of the Day

Health & Wellness

3 Rounds for Time:

  • 50 Cherry Pickers
  • 40 Leg Lifts
  • 30 Bench Dips
  • 20 Walking Lunges (10-20 lb Dumbbells)

Mental Workout of the Day:

Set a timer for 5-10 minutes. Sit in a comfortable position, start the timer, and close your eyes. Bring your attention to your breath. As you breathe in, say to yourself “IN” and as you exhale, say to yourself, “OUT.” When thoughts arise, acknowledge them, and then bring you attention back to the breath.

Remember To Be Grateful…

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I took a walk and shared a few of my thoughts on why it is important to be grateful.

All My Love,

Zach

Why Should I Meditate?

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Answering some questions on why it is important to meditate, and how to meditate. Hope you enjoy!

All My Love,

Zach IAM

Mind-Full or Mind-Empty?

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Hello my Lovelies,

As I’m sitting here this little wonder popped into my awareness…if we are truly BEing, if we are truly present, do we want to be mind-full or do we want to be mind-empty?

If your mind is full do you not feel cluttered? Do you not feel scattered over what is happening in your mind? Do you not feel bombarded? Contrastingly, what happens when our mind is empty? Do we not feel peace-full? Do we not feel relaxed, trusting, faith-full?

When we meditate what is the focus? Is it not to simply let go and BE present? To empty our minds and reside in the Silence that is Source? Would we not then call this mind-empty? 🙂

A man once asked Buddha, “When you attained enlightenment what did you gain?” Buddha responded, “I gained nothing but lost everything.” This statement allows us to infer that emptiness of mind can allow us to recognize the Divinity within. If we are always stuck looking at the surface of the water, and the waves that are bombarding the surface, and never take the time to see the vast stillness below the surface, how can we ever find the peace of the deep stillness?

I thought this was a fun idea and wonder that came into my awareness and hope that what is written here can get you to ask the same quest-ions.

All My Love,

Zach IAM

Our Father, Who Art Within

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For some reason I have been continually thinking of the Lord’s Prayer the last few days. When I was a child, our family would say this prayer every night before dinner, when families use to eat together. :/ As a child it was simply a repition that we would utter so that we could eat, but recently it has become very dominant in my awareness.

“Our Father, who art in Heaven,
Holy be Thy name,
Thy Kingdom come,
Thy will be done,
On earth as it is in Heaven,
Give us this day our daily bread,
And forgive our trepasses
As we forgive those who trepass against us,
Lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil”

Now, what has consistently been entering into my awareness have been the first 5 lines. “Our Father who art in Heaven, Holy be Thy name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, On earth as it is in Heaven.” So if we use our scientific mind and deduce this we can come to some conclusions.

In the book of Luke it says “The Kingdom of God is within man.” Now…we can conclude from this statement in the Bible that because God resides within His Kingdom, and the Kingdom of God is within man, God is within us…yes? Yes. Not a special person (Jesus –who is a True Master), nor a few lucky souls, ALL of us. So, God is within us. We are an extension of God. Now this is where it gets fun. “Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven.” From here we can conclude that because the Kingdom of God is within us, God resides within us (our Higher Self) and His will (your inspiration) shall come forth into physical manifestation (earth) as it is in Heaven.

Can you see this? Can you see by the prayer that a True Master, Jesus, gave to us that all human beings are not only capable, but suppose to bring forth our heart’s desires because they are the Divine Mind’s (God)desires? Read the prayer again. Read it 100 times! Read it 1000 times! And then shut off your mind, close your eyes, breathe as if it is the first and last breath you have ever taken, and let your heart supply you with the answer.

This prayer, the prayer that the enlightened Master Jesus gave to His deciples to reach the state that he had awakened, is our prayer as well. This prayer gives us exactly what we are searching for. We no longer need to fear, to be afraid of the darkness, because God not only walks with us each moment, God is us! Heaven is within you! Can you feel that Truth?! You are the Kingdom of Heaven! Wow! How glorious is it to know that the desires we have, and the inspiration we are receiving is the Infinite Mind saying, “This is what I want for you. Because we are One, your successes are My successes, your joys are My joys, your laughter is my laughter.”

How wonderful is it to know that the statement the Master Jesus, our brother, provided us was saying that the Kingdom of Heaven is within us, ALL of us! Oh, how wonderful! You no longer need to condemn your brother or sister for his or her actions, because no matter what they say or do, Heaven is within them as it is within you! Because they are God and you are God, you are One!

How wonderful is it to know that when you are scared, or sad, or depressed, that all you need to do is relax your mind so that the Divine may whisper to you exactly what is needed to bring you peace! We are Spirit! We are Truth! We are Love! That can never be taken away! How lovely is it to know that the desires you hold are God’s desires? That all you need to know is that She has provided the way and as you walk with faith, that all doors will be opened! Oh, how glorious it is!

Our brother Jesus asked us to walk the path with Him. He reached a state of understanding and Truth through dedication and perserverance. He listened to that whisper within, and He told us what we needed to do to reach that state with Him. This prayer has a deep meaning for all, and for those who speak it with true wanting and reverance all doors shall be opened! I love you all!!!

With All My Love,
Zach IAM

Happy 2013! | Awakening Challenge

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I want to wish everyone a very happy 2013  and more importantly a blissful New Age of Aquarius!!! With all my love!!!

I’m not special!

Appreciation, Hope, Joy, Love

I was told the other day that I was special. I had shared my beliefs, and adversities that I’ve experienced in my life, with a woman and she told me I was special. I thought for just one second and replied with a smile, “I’m not special, I’m stubborn.”

There is nothing special about me. At my core I am no different from that woman, nor am I any different from any of you reading this. We are all made in the image and likeness of One creator, One substance, that pervades each one of us.

All I have done in my life is to be as stubborn as possible and refuse to accept the opinions of others that do not resonate with my heart. That doesn’t mean I haven’t listened to the opinion of others, it means that I have not allowed their opinions to affect the knowing I felt in my heart.

I am asked quite frequently, “How are you so happy?” And the answer is quite simple, I have refused to let the words and actions of others affect the happiness I wanted to feel. I am happy because I consciously find things to be happy about. I am happy because I have practiced listening to my gut. I am happy because I choose to be happy and not let anyone affect that.

I am not special. The Life Force that pervades every atom of my being is the same exact Life Force that pervades every atom of your being! We are One! I am you, you are me! I am not monetarily rich, I do not have the best body, I am not in a romantic relationship, and yet I feel happy simply because I choose to be.

I am not special, I am no different from you. I hear it all the time, “Zach, why are you always smiling? Every time I see you you are always happy and smiling.” Well, you guessed it…I choose to smile. It is not something that is pressed upon me because I am in Divine favor. I am smiling because I have so much to be grateful for! I am smiling because I know that you are just as wonderful and beautiful and Divine as I am. I am smiling because although experiences in this life seem tough, we always get past them and are better off for having experienced them.

I am not special. “Zach, why are you so positive all the time?” Why aren’t you positive all the time? I understand that there is suffering occurring in this world, poverty, hunger, so many atrocities. However, when I see that I do not dwell on where my brothers and sisters are suffering, I see them thriving. I ask myself what can I do to better their situation? Should I pity these people or should I acknowledge the abundance and ecstasy I wish my brothers and sisters to experience and let that inspire me to make a change? Out of the depths of darkness these people, our brothers and sisters, experience they grow strong! Their strength is unlike that of many of us who have never experienced such atrocities. So why shouldn’t I be positive? The suffering people go through strengthens them emotionally, mentally, and spiritually, and from that perspective I will find what I can do to help them.

So, as you can see, I am not special. I have experienced a similar amount of suffering as you. I have dealt with death, dis-ease, heart-break, physical ailments, emotional turbulence, mentally instability, just as we all have. All I have done was been stubborn towards the opinions of others if it insulted my soul. We are free! Truly unlimited beings, able to consciously imagine and bring forth anything we choose, and yet we fall short. We fall short because we allow others to insult our soul, our heart’s beliefs.

Do you want to be happy? Do you want to smile? Do you want to be positive? Then stop allowing the opinions of others to continually insult your soul. You do not need anyone to approve of your dreams or heart’s desires…you simply need the strength and faith to say, “I will because my heart says so.” And then all those outside voices will quiet while you begin to live your dreams.

But you know what, I am special…and you are special…and you are special…and you…and you and yes! Even you!!! We are the children of Divinity. Each one of us connected and yet perfectly individual and unique!!! We are special!!! So let’s begin to walk like it!! Let’s begin to act like we’re special!! Let’s begin to talk like we’re special!!! Let’s begin to treat each other with the kindness and Love that we are all special!! When we are all able to recognize how special and perfect we truly are is a day that is soon upon us!! So let us get started now and let every one else know how truly special they are as well!!! I love you all so very dearly and am so excited to see our unfolding!!

With All My Love,

Zach