8 Practices to Transform Burnout into Vibrant Aliveness
Energy cannot be created or be destroyed, but can change from one form to another. That is the first law of thermodynamics.
This law of thermodynamics is also expressed in human e-motions (energy in motion):
Human emotions cannot be fixed, added or removed, but can change from one form to another. Hence, human emotions does not go away until it is consciously processed and transformed into another form.
In David Hawkins’s book ‘Power vs. Force’, he pioneered a way of quantifying emotions and states of consciousness. In the research he explained how human consciousness emanates an electromagnetic field that can be measured via kinesiology.
Dr. Hawkins’s shares in his other book, Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender,
“Repressed and suppressed feelings require counter-energy to keep them submerged. It takes energy to hold down our feelings. As these feelings are relinquished, the energy that had been holding down the negativity is now freed for constructive uses.”
This perspective opened up my mind that the one fundamental reason that we burnout is because of these repressed and suppressed feelings. Moreover, we can shift these emotions almost instantly with very simple practice.
Whatever negativity that we experience in Life, can easily be transformed if we are aware with our emotions, develop skills to befriend it, and find a clear channel to creatively express it.
Here are 8 practices to transform downward spiral emotions into Creative Expressions and eventually as by-products experiences of abundance, bliss, joy, flow, compassion, love and vibrant aliveness.
They started off as a game, and now they become practices I go to, not just to maintain the sanity of my life, but to radically transform my life from states of burnout to vibrant aliveness. Hence, I invite you to play a game with yourself or with your partner or with your team/community.
Choose one of these practices that resonatd with you most and keep yourself or each other accountable. Less is more!
1. Every time you complain, find opportunity to practice gratitude.
I noticed that we are addicted to complaining and it came from a place of hurt where our needs are not met, where we are not seen, heard, appreciated or acknowledged. Complaining also brings my energy down and I feel victimized rather than feeling more empowered.
So every time you complain about a situation, shift your perspective and discover what you can appreciate about that situation. Practice this long enough, you’ll notice your energy increases.
2.Every time you judge, find opportunity to practice forgiveness.
I realized that loving each other has nothing to do with agreeing with one another. In fact, loving each other is embracing the vulnerability and the imperfections of being human and that we can quickly forgive ourselves and others.
Forgiveness is a practice of opening your heart to the mystery and the wonder of life and inviting love to heal the wounds of self-righeousness. It is about taking responsibilities for your wellbeing and freeing yourself from the situation that you have no control over. Forgiveness releases the repressed and suppressed feelings when the Truth within is honored. That Truth shall set you free.
3. Every time you assume, find opportunity to practice curiosity.
We tend to hold subjective beliefs and narratives as if it is the ultimate Truth, consequently, imposing our ideas on others. This creates miscommunication, misaligned expectations and misunderstanding. Eventually this diminishes your energy and the energy of the group, and limitations in your life.
There is a way to create a holistic worldview with each other and that is curiosity. Hold 30 % of your beliefs, 30% the beliefs of others, 30% the beliefs that is co-created between the both of you and the last 10%, the openness to receive revelations and insights from the unknown, mysterious universe. Questions are more powerful than answers.
4. Every time you dissociate, find opportunity to practice awareness.
We are distracted beings in a world that is full of distractions. We cannot wait in the line without mindlessly checking our phones and drivers honk milliseconds after the light turned green. Our patience for gratification is bleak.
Bombarded by these stimulus day in day out, it becomes a practice for me to extend the time and linger around awareness. Take a deep breath while you are waiting, reconnect to your body, pay attention to nature — the sun, the bird, the trees. Do this when you find your attention span is getting low. Awareness is consciously creating and widening the gap between the “happenings.” That becomes a precious place to rest and increase your energy.
5. Every time you are reactive, find opportunity to practice stillness.
Are we just reactive to Life or are we really living Life? Is Life about surviving or is Life about thriving with our creative human potential? We don’t know where we stand in this spectrum until we actually have the opportunity to pause and introspect.
Look for stillness twice or more in a day. That is where life-changing insights can emerge. If you are picky about time, there is a study in Mindfuless Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) that shows 8 mins of stillness a day is the minimum amount of time to show results. Optimally, it is 20 mins.
6. Every time you are in doubt, find opportunity to practice faith.
To question is the beginning of change. Doubt is healthy until it becomes a chronic habit that you are always looking for the worst case scenario in Life.
Learn to practice doubt but keeping your north start aligned and in sight. Faith is not about letting everything go to a higher power but taking full responsibility and trusting the sacred intelligence within you to find the answer you are looking for. Remember that you are made out of stardust too.
7. Every time you are cluttered, find opportunity to practice letting go.
We live in a pandemic of “I am not Enough.” Therefore, we are hungry beings trying to ingest every opportunity that we see. This is the Hungry Ghost mentality and this happens materialistically, intellectually, and spiritually. How often do we purchase things that we don’t need?
We ended up creating wastes and clutter that may be valuable in other people’s life. If you are feeling that your energy is stuck, maybe it is time to declutter in the form of letting go and in the form of giving and sharing what you have with an open heart.
8. Every time you are vulnerable, find opportunity to practice loving-kindness.
We are not superheroes, so don’t try to be one. Vulnerability is a fundamental human experience no matter what stage of success or spiritual maturity we are in. Vulnerability is not a sign of weakness but an invitation to connect with yourselves more openly with loving-kindness.
Practice loving-kindness creatively. This can come in the form of embracing your alone self-care time, in the form of speaking to your love ones and requesting for help, or come in the form of communicating with higher guidance for Serenity and Grace.
I am Chiron Yeng, your Human Potential Coach.
I lead transformational coaching journeys for purpose driven leaders who are experiencing burnout to evolve their passion holistically to thrive with vibrant aliveness and manifest their true creative potential. I believe when humanity starts to do so, the world becomes an enlightened and prosperous place.
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