A few of us went downtown Austin for the 4th of July Fireworks and the Austin Symphony Orchestra. It was fun to be along Town Lake and it was a good show.
As I was laying back and staring at the sky I wondered what Freedom means to me. There are the standard concepts… A founding principle of this nation in our Bill of Rights is freedom. Our troops help us maintain our freedom. I think of an eagle, fireworks, sparklers.
Then I began to wonder: What does Freedom Mean to People on a very personal level? When someone thinks or says ‘freedom’ what is it that is going on inside. I first think about our Free Will, a quality of our thought process that we are born with and I cherish very dearly. This assures me that my thoughts are ultimately my choice. I get to choose them… And knowing as much as we know about how Thoughts Create Reality then there is always room for hope. We can always change our lives by first changing our thoughts. This is one thing about the Silva Method classes that is generally not spoken about; it teaches you how to think differently giving you management privileges and skills for your thought processes. Very empowering.
Then I considered those great feelings I have experienced many times in life; a visceral sense of freedom that comes when a set of old stale patterns/beliefs/thoughts melt away. That sense of freedom that comes when somehow, some way I feel as though the mental walls of my life’s possibilities has rapidly expanded. This usually can occur in classes that focus on personal experience. [I am working to bring back a transformational weekend experience I used to do; it was titled Creating Real Magic. This class was an environment for people to let go of their old walls and to imagine going beyond them.]
Then I wondered about how many times my own limiting and personally oppressive thinking has held me back. The joyous part of that realization is to then feel the personal freedom I just reclaimed for my living. I now get to use my imagination and think more expansive thoughts that will lead me to a more expansive life. Freedom is an aspect in the environment of life in which I have the Free Will to choose the direction of my life. This, to me, is a new opportunity to feel greater joy and love about my life. The sense that the intent of life is leading us on an upward spiral and providing us with what we desire is reassuring.
“The road to freedom lies not through mysteries or occult performances, but through the intelligent use of natural forces and laws.” Ernest Holmes, Science of Mind
New Horizons Computer Learning Center presents
VETERAN’S CAREER DAY, SATURDAY JUNE 12TH 10 AM – 4 PM
This event was scheduled for Veterans only. They phoned me and said invite anyone who wants to attend.
Includes lunch. Sign up at http://register.nhcomputerlearning.com/events/. Held at 300 E. Highland Mall Blvd in the 2 story Wells Fargo Bank Bldg.
This event is on my site at http://www.mindtechnology.com/html/events.html.
You can read the description on this page with the flyer
10:00 Welcome & Opening Remarks – includes coffee and pastries
10:30 TexVet, A Hub for Veterans’ Resources, presentation
11:00 Leveraging LinkedIN
12:15 Lunch
12:30 Goodwill Job Sources Surprising Services available
12:45 Master Your Mind to Master Your Life by me, Lamar Irwin
2:30 Resume Party!
TELL ANYONE YOU KNOW WHO WOULD LIKE THESE SKILLS AND THIS OPPORTUNITY.
Mondays 7-8 pm
Donations accepted, not required
Announcing a new meditation group on Monday evenings from 7-8 pm in south Austin.
I am a Science of Mind-trained Practitioner. Three of us Practitioners have come together to begin this meditation group to offer regular meditations on Monday evenings. We will be alternating the lead of this group and will be varying the meditation styles.
Location is close to William Cannon Dr at Brodie Ln in South Austin just off Mopac. Since this is held at a private residence I won’t post the address here. Just contact me and I’ll get you the info.
You can join the Google Group:
Austin Masterful Monday Meditations
http://groups.google.com/group/austin-masterful-monday-meditations
“It’s a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best you very often get it.” – William Somerset Maugham
“Your friends will know you better in the first minute they meet you than your acquaintances will know you in a thousand years.” – Richard Bach
Bless your friends. Tell them how you feel.
Richard Bach is the author of a book that is on my Most-Recommended, Must-Read books short list. If you have not read this please pick it up and spend the few hours it takes to read the whole book. It is all about personal freedom and self-created limiting beliefs we hold about our self. Book: Jonathan Livingston Seagull
What matters most?
“Your friends will know you better in the first minute they meet you than your acquaintances will know you in a thousand years.” – Richard Bach
Bless your friends. Tell them how you feel.
Richard Bach is the author of a book that is on my Most-Recommended, Must-Read books short list. If you have not read this please pick it up and spend the few hours it takes to read the whole book. It is all about personal freedom and self-created limiting beliefs we hold about our self. Book: Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Kirtan Kriya Sa Ta Na Ma Practice & Current Brain Scan Research
Did you know that current brain scan research proves increased frontal lobe brain activity after just 8 weeks of a simple practice done 12 minutes a day? Improved activity in this area of the brain indicates increased ability to maintain clear, focused attention upon a task.
The practice is from Kirtan Kriya Yoga: the Sa Ta Na Ma Meditation; it sounds like a great and easy practice to do. I found this website with an easy description and pictures.
This is in the bestselling book How God Changes Your Brain: Breakthrough Findings from a Leading Neuroscientist. I am bringing in Mark Robert Waldman, co-author to Austin April 30, May 1 and 2 for a variety of individual events. He and his research partner Andrew Newberg, M.D. have been declared the world’s leading experts in spirituality and the brain by Time, Newsweek and the Washington Post. They currently conduct research on the neurological correlates of beliefs, morality, compassion, meditation, religious experiences, and spiritual practices.
The events with Mark are designed so that you can come for pieces of it or save money, learn some fascinating new findings about our brains and attend it all.
The events are listed here. Read about it, visit Mark’s website and consider joining us: http://www.mindtechnology.com/html/events.html
Have a great April, Lamar
Who created the map you live by?
Whose
map
do you
rely on
to find
Life’s Treasures?
I was talking with a very insightful and psychic friend the other day and he said something that was such a good way to put ‘it’.
The child makes the map that the adult lives by.
In some classes we talk about how as a child your initial job is to watch, learn and absorb how those ‘big people’, adults, do life. The child is building belief systems, learning what to do in specific situations and what not to do and generally learning how to relate to all the aspects in this life.
So, if you had great role models, adults, around you then you learned some great ways to handle life. BUT if you didn’t then… you end up taking workshops 
Take a moment to contemplate what this means to you. As an adult your Treasure Map for finding your Life’s Treasures was created by you when you were a child.
There is so much to this… and this is a BIG part of my motivation to teach and coach those who want new Treasure Maps.
What is on your map for finding the treasures in your career?
What road does your map take you down when you consider romantic relationships?
What about health, money, friends, fun…
Take a moment today and look at the path you have been following? Is it still valid after all these years? Or does it need a bit of upgrading?
Brain skills for Tuning Your Mind
Happy April Fools
It is a new month. Make it like a New Year! What do you resolve to do this month?
You can do something simple to Tune Your Mind to Receive good things in life. Relax and recall the things, people and events that you have enjoyed in your life. Write it down if you wish.
It is just like tuning a radio. You tune your mind to what you desire to perceive/receive in your life simply by choosing your thoughts!
Mind Games: Making Olympians Mentally Fit
From National Public Radio, February 10, 2010
This is a great read for those who truly desire to achieve their goals.
Imagine yourself into achieving
“The No. 1 issue that I deal with the most — just how to handle the nerves … how to get rid of the mental anguish, be confident and perform the best.”
- Nicole Detling Miller, mental coach for the U.S. speedskating team
You can read this story here
Or listen to it here
The reason I post this is that the mind focusing skills and brain-based strategies I teach work for people who use them. AND one of the side effects that many people experience is an Achievement Lag Period where disruptions can occur. This is the prime time to practice and develop Achievement Mental Toughness, the ability to maintain your focus no matter what the distractions. Who better to learn from than those who are at the Top of their Game???
Watch for two things: 1) The use of variations of the word “imagine”. A well developed imagination is one of the four primary skills successful people use. 2) Notice the focus on the mind of the athlete. Your Mind is THE most powerful physical asset that you are born with. How much have you done to develop yours???
Excerpts:
Reutter and the other members of the U.S. Olympic speedskating team don’t have to suffer self-doubt alone. They had a “mental coach” to turn to before the Olympics. And University of Utah sports psychologist Nicole Detling Miller is with the skaters in Vancouver as they train and compete.
“Many of [the athletes] will tell you that the difference between the person at the top of the podium and fourth place is who was most mentally tough that day,” Miller says. “Who could handle the distractions and not get freaked out, not allow it to affect their performance [and] not allow it to prevent them from trusting themselves?”
“Don’t be confused. A serious person knows what is important to him.” This is a line from a movie.
How true.
Later the same character said to expect only five minutes of feeling happy twice a year.
I choose a higher level of expectation.
You?
