{"id":2641,"date":"2024-02-04T15:35:13","date_gmt":"2024-02-04T08:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/holistia.me\/?p=2641"},"modified":"2024-02-28T03:57:26","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T20:57:26","slug":"unlocking-the-power-of-awareness-breaking-the-chains-of-unconscious-patterns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holistia.me\/?p=2641","title":{"rendered":"Unlocking the Power of Awareness: Breaking The Chains of Unconscious Patterns"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Unlocking the Power of Awareness: Breaking The Chains of Unconscious Patterns<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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\"The chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken.\" \n\n\u2013 Friedrich Nietzsche\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Our human minds love patterns. Doing the same thing over and over again, our behavior becomes automatic. From mundane activities like brushing our teeth the same way every day, to drinking our coffee or tea in the same manner daily, and even our recurring thought patterns that keep repeating, I call these patterns \u201cchains.\u201d They turn us into robots, making life dull, with nothing to be excited about when waking up.<\/p>

However, it could be different. Life can be more interesting and meaningful, and it\u2019s not as difficult as you might think. We usually have this feeling of \u201cbreaking the chains\u201d when we go on vacation. Changing the environment and our mind\u2019s perception to \u201cwe are on vacation\u201d breaks some patterns temporarily, and it feels wonderful. Lots of us work all year long just waiting for a week of vacation to recharge our \u201cbatteries,\u201d see new and amazing places, and wake up in a beautiful hotel or a tent in nature, depending on our preferences.
it\u2019s so powerful that it makes our minds feel alive again, perhaps give us back the curiosity of a child in a new environment.<\/p>

It\u2019s definitely the easiest way to feel alive again: breaking our mind\u2019s patterns by changing our environment and mindset.
Maybe we wished to be on vacation all the time. But it\u2019s not the place that makes us feel good; it\u2019s our own perception and breaking our automatic patterns that feel good, being in the moment.<\/p>

I was living on an amazing tropical island, truly natural beauty, coconut trees, amazing waterfalls and beaches, wonderful food, and meeting happy people on their own vacations \u2013 a dream life for many. After a few months living in the same place, the automatic patterns started to kick in again. Suddenly, the beautiful coconut trees and beach didn\u2019t look as beautiful as before. In fact, I didn\u2019t even \u201csee\u201d them anymore. I needed to tap into my appreciation of what I had just to \u201csee\u201d the beauty again.<\/p>

So, what happened?<\/b><\/span>\u00a0In short, we lost our \u201cawareness\u201d in the present moment. Life is only happening now, and only now is worth living.
However, the repetitiveness of seeing the same views and doing the same things put my mind in automatic mode again. It\u2019s our brain\u2019s natural tendency to ignore repetitive things to save energy, unfortunately, it ignores the things that make life worth living. Our work is to break this tendency so we can appreciate life as we should.<\/p>

How do we do it?<\/b><\/span>\u00a0Besides changing the environment and going on vacation, which doesn\u2019t tap into the root cause,\u00a0it\u2019s about making a habit of trying new things every day.<\/em>
It can start with a very small physical thing to break patterns,
like brushing your teeth with the opposite hand (if you are right-handed). This is also a good practice for brain elasticity.
Maybe take a shower in the morning if you\u2019re not used to do it already.
You might want to try\u00a0jumping on a trampoline<\/em>; it may sound funny and childish, but it also has health benefits by moving the lymphatic system to remove waste from the body and of course\u00a0cultivating our inner child\u00a0<\/em>is always welcome, being adults doesn\u2019t mean we need to be serious all the time;\u00a0playfulness\u00a0<\/em>is a big tool for us to feel alive and present.<\/p>

I\u2019m sure you will find more ways to do things differently.\u00a0All these new things will force you to do them with awareness, and this is the secret \u2013 being aware of the present moment of what you do now.<\/u>
It also helps with anxiety, as your mind won\u2019t wander as much.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\"Until we make the unconscious conscious, it will direct our life and we will call it fate.\" \u2013 Carl Jung\n\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Other impactful suggestions can include:<\/p>

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