21 Days Of Self-Mastery 2023 (Days 8 to 14 )

Self-Mastery is self-analysis, asking myself do I need to get stressed about this? Does getting stressed help me? Does it make the problem easier to handle or worse?

Self-Mastery is knowing that when I get worried and stressed about something, this approach is only going to make it worse. Slowing down, breathing, and becoming Calm and quiet will mean I deal with the situation better. Also, if another is involved and they are the one going through a hardship or a health issue, my staying calm and peaceful helps them. Me saying all will be well, we will manage it all calmly helps them a lot.

Self-Mastery – mastering my life to stay peaceful, calm and strong as life tests me.

Self-Mastery is the art of being me most beautifully. Beautiful in the sense of character, values and how I am with people. Not physical beauty but the beauty of personality.

Self-Mastery is living the highs and lows of life.

Building habits to stay positive inside out, come what may.

Creating calmness in my life.

Letting go and sending good vibrations to all.

Win over our fear, worry, and anxiety. Change negativity to positive.

Win at your life.

Self-Mastery is choosing what to focus my energy on. Know what it worth my energy and what is not. What can I control, what can’t I control. Know the difference. Making peace and letting go of pain etc.

It has been a while since I did a self-master challenge (event) on my blog. I am running the self-master channel(event) on my youtube channel

I have decided to split the 21 days into three videos. A new video for 7 days, and I ask you to replay the video for the 7 days. The videos have timestamps so you can just fast-forward to the bit you want.

Here is week two of 21 days of Self-Mastery, days 8 to 14

Here is week one days 1 to 7 If you missed it.

21 Days Of Self-Mastery 2023 (Days 1 to 7 )

Self-Mastery – mastering my life so that I can stay peaceful, calm and strong as life tests me.

Self-Mastery the art of being me in the most beautiful way.

Living the highs and lows of life.

Building habits to stay positive inside out, come what may.

Creating calmness in my life.

Letting go and sending good vibrations to all.

Win over our fear, worry, and anxiety. Change negativity to positive.

Win at your life.

It has been a while since I did a self-master challenge (event) on my blog. I am running the self-master channel(event) on my youtube channel

I really hope you enjoy them. I welcome you comment and let me know what you think of the videos. I am still getting use to Youtube.

Because There Was A Miracle

Fear we may
but courage, we must
there is no time to dilly-dally
no time for can I do this
only I must do this
time is of the essence
no time for fear
no time to be paralysed by what-if
Just do
Just go with the flow
and do
trust God will guide
trust you can handle it
trust it will all work out for the best
trust all the way
trust that you are fortunate
trust your faith
trust yourself
God will and does always take care of you
Trust, even in hardship, there is a benefit.
Faith, Trust and Positivity
will let you ride the stormy seas of life.

You are not allowed to stay
I will stay until you kick me out of the Emergency Unit
Then I will stay outside in the hospital
Either of us feels comfortable with me going home at this time alone
I won’t go home until the morning
So you can find me outside, still in the hospital.
I said humbly, naively, and sincerely that this was my intention
Ready to be kicked out and wait outside.

The Emergency unit was quiet
They pulled up a more comfy chair
I spent the night alongside Mum
well, it wasn’t sleep for Mum or I
rather a long-haul flight
prayers each second
make it right
make it right
Take care of us
Take care of us
but we were together
quietly comfortable in each other presence.

Exhausted, confused, relieved
too tired to think
we returned home
awaiting outpatients follow up
or will I have to start chasing to ensure it has been done?

Baby, step by baby step, we navigate.
courage alongside fear and worry
a new drug, with even more care to be taken
staying cheery, forced at times
but important to believe
wholeheartedly
The power of God and we Souls to work miracles
Because there was a miracle
and fortunate we are
Thank you, my dear sweet God,
Father, for taking care of us always.
Because there was a miracle
What could have been huge
was reduced
Thank you. Our sweet God
Thank you to the medical teams
Thanks to our fortune.

Fear we may
but courage, we must
as we venture on to the next chapter
I pray I get it right
He will guide me
I must never let go of his hand
You’re not alone — God is with you.

The background to this story/poem is on Sunday, 7th May 2023, my mother had a mini-stroke, which resolved itself at home, but not fully. We ended up in a London hospital at 0:02 am on Monday, 8th May 2023, lucky no stroke damage (well, an MRI was not done because mum has a pacemaker). Another heart condition was found. Follow-ups are to be done in outpatient settings (and maybe MRI).

This story doesn’t capture all the emotions and feelings of the events at home or hospital, but some of them. The ambulance team and the evening doctor’s nurses were great. The day shift was okay too.

Reading – A Poem

Insight and Healing

I am currently reading Mindsets by Carol S Dweck. I have a good few pages to go. I read slowly as it takes time to digest. This book is causing me a great deal of inner reflection, so I decided to write a poem about some of my inner aha’s.

This book talks about Fixed mindsets and Growth mindsets. It is an interesting book.

Reading — A Poem

Reading gives insight
inspires
creates
and generate ideas

Reading develops
nurtures
heals
and provides answers

Reading leads to deep inner work
understanding
reconciling
and a-ha moments

Reading can cause tears
as you realise
oh my
my life was even worse than I realised

Reading heals
the hurt
we did not know
we had.

Reading fills up our cup
so that it runs over
leaving us feeling full
no longer empty.

Reading makes us strong
leaves us empowered
energised
Ready to take on the world.

Where I am in the book, an example shows how school teachers with fixed mindsets will predict our future based on what we were like when we were at school and proudly say we won’t amount to anything. A growth mindset teacher would say there is no way of predicting our future.

Too many of us have had teachers brand us as not good enough and hurt our little hearts at such a tender age. We may have moved on and forgotten about it, but there are occasions those words we heard as little ones — rear their ugly head and make us sabotage an element of our current life.

Originally written for Medium.com for The Power Of Poetry Publication on 20th April 2023

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