Contemplate When you think about the word sincerity what comes to mind. Are there specific images, or sounds or sensations or feelings? Practice of the Week Look for an opportunity to speak from your heart. Pick a person, topic and time that feels safe and where your intentions are good.
Last week we saw why sincerity is important, but what is it? Sincerity means the absence of pretence, deceit or hypocrisy. It goes beyond honesty, requiring earnestness in all you say and feel. It is when there is perfect alignment between one’s thoughts, feelings, words and actions. Sincerity is
Contemplate What is your experience of sincerity so far? When was the last time you encountered it and what happened? Practice of the Week Start an sincerity journal to review whether you made any inner justifications to yourself over the day (or week). Maybe you made an excuse to yourself
Do you ever have problems falling asleep because of a feeling of anxiety and unease, a feeling that something you did or said that day wasn’t quite right? This feeling of unease, or of needing to justify your feelings, words or actions to yourself or others, is an indication
Practice for the Week When you take a shower pay attention to how your body is moving. Notice if there is a sense of harmony, or whether any movements feel awkward. Explore whether you can increase the feeling of harmony and grace by changing a movement. Let go of any