Releasing our anxious inner narrative. In this podcast,

Eckhart talks further about dealing with adversity.

He says when we experience challenges in the form of loss,

including jobs, homes, relationships, political

instability or the pandemic, it's actually an invitation to connect more

deeply with the present moment.

Eckhart says the conditioning of our minds

determines how we respond to situations.

He says if we spiral down into fearful thoughts

whenever a crisis occurs, it's a sign that we're out of alignment.

He believes the first step is always to remain in the here and now.

Eckhart says, when we meet adversity with alertness, we learn to transmute fear and are no longer

dependent on what's happening around us.

It's then he says we realize our path to freedom begins with our state of consciousness.

Whenever you encounter adversity or loss or extreme limitation that suddenly comes into

your life, some kind of

your life, that is a call to come more intensely

into the present moment, first of all.

So allow the, whatever form the adversity takes,

whatever it is that you're experiencing right now,

allow it to, one could almost say,

force you into the present moment.

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