M.A.G.I.C.™ The Practice

We cannot always do something about the way families, schools, workplaces, and society demand that we perform in the way ‘they’ want us to perform. However, we can do something about the feelings and the emotions that cause anguish when we feel this pressure. Feelings of guilt, failure, not-good-enough, hopelessness, anger, frustration, and despair are all uncomfortable feelings experienced and brought about by everyday triggers.

These triggers are those people, places, events and objects that cause us to think and feel awesome, happy or appreciated. Alternatively, they may cause us to think thoughts and feel sensations which feel distressing. We all have powerful triggers in our life. Triggers exist and will always exist. There will be people, places, and events that leave you feeling ‘good’ and there will always be abusive, disrespectful and challenging people in this world who leave you feeling ‘bad’.

It is our inability to understand and effectively manage our thoughts and emotions that end up causing us so much pain. The very thing that drives an individual to harm him or herself, or harm another person, is this failure to understand and manage thoughts and emotions constructively. It is not the bullying per se that causes a person to self-harm of suicide, it is the inability to distance themselves from the effects of the thoughts and feelings triggered by the bullying act.

There will always be negative triggers in life just as there will always be positive triggers. This isn’t about the individual but rather about the way the world works. There will always be bullying, domestic violence, expectations and pressures to perform, shame and blame, judgment and criticism, and there will always be social exclusion, racism, bigotry, and isolation. There are as many different types of triggers in this world as there are conscious minds to react to them.

Triggers cause some individuals to react with scripted thinking learned over a lifetime. The scripted thinking always comes from the Ego-self. This is where beliefs such as “I am broken”, “I am not enough”, “I am not good enough compared to what is expected”, “I am unsafe and insecure”, “I am alone and lonely – isolated”, “I am different and don’t fit the script”, “I should be this and I should be that…”, or a variety of core beliefs carried around from younger years.

Triggers provoke thinking, and the resulting thoughts excite emotions. These emotions are recognized by the brain as sensations in the body brought about by changes in the energy system along with subsequent changes in the composition and functioning of the body’s organs. Whether the thoughts come from a place of personal confidence or they come from a place of hopelessness and helplessness, will determine whether we experience either fear or ease.

Sensations of different emotions in our body can be understood as messages from our heart, from our Inner Mind trying to grab our attention. If these messages feel nice then we tend to move on. However, if these feelings or messages are painful it can be easy to believe there is something broken inside.

We learn that all feelings which cause us emotional discomfort are “bad”. The truth is that both nice feelings, as well as painful feelings, are amazing events happening in our body. They are natural wonders taking place in a world of electricity, magnetism, chemicals, and minerals. These emotions are like text messages from the heart to the conscious mind. They are informing the conscious mind that something we are believing and thinking is in contradiction with what the Authentic Self is believing.

Most of us learn young and we learn very well how to engage in thinking that is stuck in the past or imagined future. Past thinking can elicit feelings of guilt, depression, sadness, anger, and general victim type thinking. While thinking based in the future often causes feelings of fear, anxiety, anger, powerlessness to be activated. This type of thinking builds on itself. The result is increased emotional response with escalating thoughts of pain. In the end, the only way to stop the pain is to stop thinking and feeling.

M.A.G.I.C.™ The Practice

The practice of M.A.G.I.C.
The intention of M.A.G.I.C.
The function of M.A.G.I.C.
The uniqueness of M.A.G.I.C.
What to expect from M.A.G.I.C.

The practice of M.A.G.I.C.

M.A.G.I.C. is a set of tools interwoven as one practice. It is a combination of some the most powerful practices taught for wellbeing and health. This practice embraces mindfulness meditation with appreciation with grounding with insight with connection and is used in such a way that it can be performed in less than one minute.

The intention of M.A.G.I.C.

In so many ways, M.A.G.I.C. is a holistic practice to align the physical, mental and emotional parts of a person with the Authentic Self. In so doing it provides the ability to dissolve the emotional charge associated with certain negative triggers, while eliminating the need to consider further action such as dependency on medication, or engaging in destructive behaviors like violence, self-harm or suicide.

The function of M.A.G.I.C.

M.A.G.I.C. adjusts the internal energetics of an individual which assists in dissolving emotional responses such as anxiety, anger, depression and other intense emotional responses. It does this while reframing thoughts and connecting the individual with their own inspiration or empowerment.

M.A.G.I.C. addresses the problem by providing an alternative response to emotional suffering. Each of the five individual practice is a change agent in itself and as a change agent, they affect positive change on the physical, mental, emotional and energetic systems – providing a holistic response which is the game changer.

The uniqueness of M.A.G.I.C.

It is a simple, personalized, efficient tool that uses what an individual already does naturally in his or her life to change from the inside out. By adopting an inside-out approach it hands the power back to the individual. It is a self-generated, self-directed practice that can be applied in less than a minute or extended to a longer period.

M.A.G.I.C. is a multifaceted holistic approach that incorporates and recognizes the physical quadrant of an individual’s life. It accomplishes this by integrating the power of a meditative mind, the exhilaration of an appreciative heart and the connection with a higher power through a transcendent relationship with Spirit.

What to expect from M.A.G.I.C.

A reduction or elimination of any sense of powerlessness in the form of intense emotion such as anxiety, depression, despair, loneliness or rage. M.A.G.I.C. constructs and develops a genuine resilience against triggers and risk factors residing in the world of the individual. Practicing M.A.G.I.C. provides immediate and positive results which provide relief concurrent with supporting a sense of self-valuing and personal control in life.

Practicing M.A.G.I.C. allows an individual to acknowledge the triggers for what they are, recognize and appreciate the emotional responses within, gain clarity about the resulting thoughts, and connect with a part of themselves that is spiritual in nature.

Independent Variables in M.A.G.I.C.

We know that an attempt to control or eliminate triggers from our experience is difficult if not impossible. There will always be triggers in this life. It is the nature of this life experience to have a contrast of triggers to assist us in expanding, expressing, experiencing and enjoying our life’s journey.

Accepting triggers for what they are isn’t about accepting or condoning disrespectful or abusive behaviors. The importance of accepting triggers for what they are – triggers. It is about letting go of any attachment or expectation we might allocate to those triggers. Recognising triggers as opportunities to experience joy or experience growth is another way of using personal power in unfolding life.

Suggestions for use

Decide to use this practice to change a particular aspect of your life experience. By setting your intention to change an aspect of your life, you consciously direct energies and efforts. Using the M.A.G.I.C. practice every time you consider this aspect of your life from here on, you will be in the best place to bring about change. There is little or no resistance.
Commit to using this practice throughout your day as part of your everyday activities. Play with it until you have incorporated the practice as a way of living your day. When you can practice this in 30 seconds and hold it for 30 seconds, you align the physical, mental, emotional, and energetic aspects of your Authentic Self. Get out of your head and into your heart. Get into M.A.G.I.C.
Review the principles of the practice to remind your conscious mind what your heart already knows.
Set your watch, smartphone, clock, alarm or anything you can use to remind you to stop and engage the practice. It may be beneficial to set your alarm for every hour for the first one or two days, extending the gap to every three hours after.
Sharing or choosing to engage this practice with one or more individuals energizes your own commitment and supports those you care about. Make it a group activity and benefit from the combined energies of M.A.G.I.C.