Your Inner Strength

By Elizabeth Burk

My Grandma once told me a story of how we prevent growth if we are not grounded and willing to turn inward in demanding situations. She explained this concept with flora and fauna, the environment that surrounded us while planting a Yellowwood tree.

She told me that our growth could be compared to the growth of trees. They go through many seasons, some more pleasant than others, but each time-frame serves a purpose. For example, we must go through winter and shed our leaves. This may be painful and look beyond repair, but this is how we allow ourselves to turn inward to grow. She said that some of us are so scared to go through a winter that we try to uproot ourselves in the hopes of finding more summer. In doing this, you deprive yourself of growing into a tall majestic tree that lasts a lifetime.

Looking back, I can remember the times I felt removed from the cycles of life. I felt overwhelmed by my environment and that any moment the winds of change were going to take me down. Only until I discovered I could create one, much like a tree, where I could turn to my inner strength and ground myself, no matter the demands of the outside world.

In Your Inner Strength, I invite you along a journey of cultivating mindfulness through being present in the space you're planted. What does this journey look like?

We look at the impact of social media and how it is stealing our happiness and hurting mental health. While bringing out empowering ways to manage social media and its effects on your life.

We discuss the many benefits of mindfulness and take a peek into the neuroscience behind its practice.

Though it may look easy on the surface, we check out how to train our minds to think because it's harder than we expect.

Self-knowledge. A common term, but what does it take to know 'self' and what does that mean?

Meditation is an amazing and versatile tool to practice mindful living and connect to inner strength. We look at the why and how of meditation.

You will discover the benefits of a 5-minute meditation practice and step-by-step instructions. I have included daily mindfulness practices to ease you into more advanced meditation practices.

We look at the concept of self-love and how to add more love into your everyday to truly live happily ever after.

No seed asks why they are planted in their spot. They do not ask if they are worthy of growing or compare themselves to the next. No, it taps into its natural intelligence, its essence, inner strength, and then? It grows. Are you ready to join me in the exploration of your innate intelligence and how to harness your inner power to grow into that untapped potential? Click Buy Now to get started!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Elizabeth Burk
• Release date: Jun 24, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393688525

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My Grandma once told me a story of how we prevent growth if we are not grounded and willing to turn inward in demanding situations. She explained this concept with flora and fauna, the environment that surrounded us while planting a Yellowwood tree.

She told me that our growth could be compared to the growth of trees. They go through many seasons, some more pleasant than others, but each time-frame serves a purpose. For example, we must go through winter and shed our leaves. This may be painful and look beyond repair, but this is how we allow ourselves to turn inward to grow. She said that some of us are so scared to go through a winter that we try to uproot ourselves in the hopes of finding more summer. In doing this, you deprive yourself of growing into a tall majestic tree that lasts a lifetime.

Looking back, I can remember the times I felt removed from the cycles of life. I felt overwhelmed by my environment and that any moment the winds of change were going to take me down. Only until I discovered I could create one, much like a tree, where I could turn to my inner strength and ground myself, no matter the demands of the outside world.

In Your Inner Strength, I invite you along a journey of cultivating mindfulness through being present in the space you’re planted. What does this journey look like?

●  We look at the impact of social media and how it is stealing our happiness and hurting mental health. While bringing out empowering ways to manage social media and its effects on your life.

●  We discuss the many benefits of mindfulness and take a peek into the neuroscience behind its practice.

●  Though it may look easy on the surface, we check out how to train our minds to think because it's harder than we expect.

●  Self-knowledge. A common term, but what does it take to know ‘self’ and what does that mean?

●  Meditation is an amazing and versatile tool to practice mindful living and connect to inner strength. We look at the why and how of meditation.

●  You will discover the benefits of a 5-minute meditation practice and step-by-step instructions. I have included daily mindfulness practices to ease you into more advanced meditation practices.

●  We look at the concept of self-love and how to add more love into your everyday to truly live happily ever after.

No seed asks why they are planted in their spot. They do not ask if they are worthy of growing or compare themselves to the next. No, it taps into its natural intelligence, its essence, inner strength, and then? It grows. Are you ready to join me in the exploration of your innate intelligence and how to harness your inner power to grow into that untapped potential? Click Buy Now to get started!

Your Inner Strength

Realize the Full Potential of Living in the Moment by Acquiring Mindfulness

Elizabeth Burke

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Table of Contents

Introduction

The Nature of Trees

Mindfulness and the Flashlight of Attention

Chapter 1: Impact of Social Media

Rafting Down the Orange River in Cocktail Position

Realities of Social Media Addiction

Social Media: Showreel or Show Real

The Economy of Attention

Online Harassment & Cyberbullying

The Road to Happiness With Mindful Social Media Practices

Chapter 2: Benefits of Mindfulness

A Word on the Neuroscience of Mindfulness

The Direct Experience Network

Establishing Mindfulness

Decrease Stress

Stronger Immune System

Battling Depression (Kids and Adults)

Mindfulness in Children

Enhance Mental Health and Function

Recovery from Life-Threatening Events

Chapter 3: Training Your Mind to Think (It’s Harder Than It Seems)

Chapter 4: Get to Know Yourself

Elements of Self

The Definition of Self

Strengths vs. Weakness

Chapter 5: Meditation

Why Should You Meditate?

How to Meditate

Chapter 6: 5-Minute Meditation to Get You Started on Mindfulness

Benefits of a 5-Minute Meditation Practice

5-Minute Meditation Example and What to Expect

How to Get Into a Meditation Habit

Additional Exercises

Chapter 7: Love Yourself and Your Life

Conclusion

A Ship Came Into the Harbor

References

Introduction

The Nature of Trees

My Grandmother was an amazing woman and a true storyteller. I only recently realized that she was an incredibly mindful person who taught me the immense value of what’s inside through a story while we were planting a Yellowwood tree together:

Darling, do you see this little tree we are planting has beautiful green leaves? Did you know that it will lose its leaves every year when it is winter, and it will look ugly and almost dead? But in the winter, when it looks meek and dead on the outside, it turns its growth to the inside. When the warmth of spring arrives, it can push out new leaves through inner strength gained in the winter. The same is true for people. We need to go into winters. We need to turn to our inside, no matter how cold and grim the outside may seem. Only by allowing ourselves to turn inward for growth can we push out our new leaves in the spring and ground our roots deeper for windy seasons ahead. Some people are so afraid to go through winter. They would rather uproot themselves, try to move to a spring or summer in another place and not grow where they are planted. The problem with that is that a little tree that is uprooted and that doesn’t go through tough seasons, never grow strong roots or big branches so they can make shade and become tall majestic trees.

See, in today’s society, we are always rushing and uprooting ourselves. Sometimes I think we don’t even know what season we are in. If we really were like trees, I believe tree-people today would always be whining about where they have been planted—always wondering if they will grow as big as the tree next to them. The Yellowwood would be wondering why it doesn’t have pretty blossoms like the Peach Tree. Will I ever feel as tranquil as the Willow? Why is my bark not as smooth as the Rock Fig Tree?

This sense of never being present where you are planted and not knowing your worth is what’s driving us to be the most overweight, sad, depressed, and lonely society in human history. We are unable to see through the haze of comparison—the winds of rapid change. We have become unsteady and unrooted, and we desperately need to acknowledge that we have to turn inward, get to know our nature, and grow strong beyond the distractions around