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Two Perspectives on Personal Transformation Two Perspectives’ is a monthly column with two different perspectives from two different continents, genders and cultures on the same topic viz. Janet Smith Warfield (based in Florida, USA) and  Dr Amit Nagpal (based in New Delhi, India). Janet Smith Warfield's Perspective What is a vision board? A vision board is a unique collage of words and pictures that bring you joy, purpose, and meaning. It is your vision of what your life would be like if it were exactly the way you wanted. Here is what my own favorite vision board looks like: Why do you need a vision board? To refocus your attention and intention on all the good things you want to bring into your life. Your right attention and "right intention," as the Buddhists say, helps manifest these good things in your life. How do you make a vision board? Give yourself a couple of hours. Get yourself a big piece of poster board, a pi...

Two Perspectives on Personal Transformation Two Perspectives’ is a monthly column with two different perspectives from two different continents, genders and cultures on the same topic viz. Janet Smith Warfield (based in Florida, USA) and  Dr Amit Nagpal (based in New Delhi, India). Janet Smith Warfield's Perspective Background: Meditation is a mind-body-spirit practice originating in ancient Eastern spiritual traditions and used throughout the world for thousands of years. It calms the conditioned mind, relaxes the body, and allows the practitioner to connect to a much larger, more encompassing energy, variously labeled “God”, “The Tao”, “Higher Power”, “Allah”, “Jehovah”, “Universal Consciousness”, “YHWH”, “intuition”, “creativity”, Cosmic Energy. The practitioner learns to trust this power because of the amazing growth, freedom, and spiritual strength it provides. Benefits of Meditation: Relaxed awareness Stress release Letting go o...

Two perspectives’ is a monthly column with two different perspectives from two different continents, genders and cultures on the same topic viz. Janet Smith Warfield (based in Florida, USA) and  Dr Amit Nagpal (based in New Delhi, India). Two Perspectives on Journaling Janet Smith Warfield's Perspective Benefits: Clarity Understanding Inner Peace Healing Increased Self-Esteem Joy Freedom What You Need: Pen or pencil Journal or pad of paper  One hour of uninterrupted time Quiet surroundings An open mind Personal Safety: What you write is for your eyes alone. Feel free to shred what you’ve written at any time. Don’t be Surprised if: You don’t know what to write about. (Just sit in your “not knowing” until thoughts show up.) Unexpected emotions suddenly surface. (If these appear, just notice them, and when you are ready, return to your journaling. You may ...

Two Perspectives on Personal Transformation 1 Two perspectives’ is a monthly column with two different perspectives from two different continents, genders and cultures on the same topic viz. Dr Janet Smith Warfield, Florida, USA & Dr Amit Nagpal, India Dr Janet Smith Warfield's Perspective What is personal transformation, and why would we want to experience it? Personal transformation is like looking at an optical illusion. The lines, shapes, and colors on the paper don’t change. What changes is how our minds shape what is on the paper, the words we use to describe what we see, how we feel about what we see, and the actions we take as a result. The real world is the same way. Nothing out there changes. 2 What changes is the way our minds shape what is out there. Personal transformation is suddenly seeing the world through new eyes. Do we want to see a man’s face or do we want to see the word “Liar?” Which makes us feel better? Which makes ...