| Hi, my name is Ali Sharifi and this is part two of a | | | | process. |
| two part series on how to relieve stress at work | | | | 8:36 PM |
| and at home. If you missed part one, please | | | | You bring your daughter home from the hospital |
| see the link at the bottom of the article. So, in | | | | and she is doing just fine. You make some quick |
| the last article, we had seen our "awful day" | | | | dinner and sit down to eat. As you try to have |
| progress up until around 2pm. Lets see what | | | | your meal, you receive calls from four different |
| happens the rest of the day. | | | | telemarketers trying to sell you their services. |
| 3:30 PM | | | | Normal way – You get extremely angry and |
| You find out that you were passed up for that | | | | scream at the telemarketers. You have a hard |
| promotion you had been working so hard to | | | | time masking your anger, making everyone feel |
| receive. | | | | tense around the dinner table. |
| Normal way – You are overwhelmed with | | | | Meditation way – You realize that, even |
| feelings of depression and spend twenty minutes | | | | though the telemarketers can be annoying, they |
| hiding in the bathroom. You have thoughts that | | | | are people too and they are just doing their |
| you'll never get this promotion and that no one | | | | jobs. They don't deserve to be yelled at. You |
| appreciates your work and skills. You then think | | | | take a deep cleansing breath and calmly tell them |
| that you probably don't deserve the promotion | | | | you're not interested and get back to dinner with |
| anyway and you just feel worthless. | | | | your family. You even decide to turn off the |
| Meditation way – After a few seconds of self | | | | ringer on your phone while you enjoy the rest of |
| pity and sadness, you realize that these feelings | | | | your meal. |
| wont help you move forward. Instead, you | | | | 10:45 PM |
| spend the next few minutes thinking about | | | | As you are about to go to sleep, your mind is |
| possible reasons why you didn't get the | | | | filled with thousands of thoughts and feelings |
| promotion. You come up with a plan of action | | | | about the days events and things you need to do |
| with specific to-do items to help you become a | | | | tomorrow. |
| better candidate for promotion. You are | | | | Normal way – You go right to bed and end up |
| confident that this goal is achievable and that you | | | | tossing and turning for hours. You finally fall |
| completely deserve it. With a renewed sense of | | | | asleep, but wake up feeling awful the next day. |
| hope, you continue your day. | | | | Meditation way – You spend fifteen minutes |
| 4:30 PM | | | | meditating. This time you choose to do the |
| You get a call from you wife that your daughter | | | | Focus on Self meditation (Link to meditation |
| has come down with a serious fever and that | | | | below), where you focus your attention on |
| shes taking her to the emergency room. You | | | | different areas of your body. Before you end |
| ask your boss if you can leave early and rush to | | | | your meditation, you also program your mind to |
| the hospital. You and your wife sit in the waiting | | | | wake up at 7:00 AM. You simply do this by |
| room as doctors work with your daughter. | | | | telling yourself repeatedly that you will wake up at |
| Normal way – You are in a state of panic and | | | | that time. As soon as you're done, you go to |
| are having trouble swallowing. You pace back | | | | bed and instantly fall asleep. You have a great |
| and forth as your mind races with worse case | | | | nights rest and wake up totally refreshed and on |
| scenarios. Seeing your state of mind, your wife's | | | | time. |
| anxiety rises even further. You both feel utterly | | | | This has been an exaggeration of an awful day |
| helpless. | | | | you might have. Hopefully every day wont be |
| Meditation way – You are deeply concerned | | | | filled with all of these potentially stressful things, |
| about your daughter. You hold your wife's hand | | | | but we've all had similar experiences from time to |
| and assure her everything will be all right. You | | | | time. I hope you were able to see how you |
| then close your eyes together and focus all of | | | | might change your behavior and thinking when |
| your attention on your daughter. You conjure up | | | | seemingly awful situations arise. With a lot of |
| an image of your daughter in your mind and | | | | practice, you'll find that with the meditation way, |
| imagine a burst of white healing light surrounding | | | | even the worst days end up being okay. |
| her. Both of you continue to send her white light | | | | Have a great day! |
| and affirm that she will be all right (Link to | | | | Please visit my blog to listen to the White Light |
| meditation below). You ask the universe to help | | | | Meditation and Focus on Self Meditation mentioned |
| her in this time of need. You both feel better, | | | | above. Also, if you missed part one, you can |
| knowing that you are doing something to help her | | | | get it below. |
| as you wait, and calming yourself down in the | | | | |