Melt your troubles away

I would like to share with you a recipe of sorts for melting your troubles away. Here is the list of ingredients:
* an ice cube
* a lot of focused intention
* a quiet spot

Gather all your ingredients and go to a quiet spot in your home or in nature. Make sure that you will not be interrupted during the procedure. Mentally put all your troubles into the ice cube - make sure that you articulate them well - and rub the ice between your two hands, turning it over and over until the entire cube of ice melts. You are mentally and physically dissolving all the obstacles, troubles and disease from your life. Inwardly, say to yourself, "As this ice melts so are my troubles....." and keep repeating it over and over like a mantra, naming all the troublesome things that you would like gone from your life.

When the ice melts, flick off the water from your wet hands and see in your mind's eye that all the problems you just listed are gone.

It will take about 10 minutes for the ice to melt if you are turning it over in your hands as described above; be warned that your palms will get cold. Occasionally, put the ice cube on the back of your hand to give yourself a few seconds of rest, then go back to rubbing it.

This is a very calming activity, in fact I would call it Active Meditation. When I did it, I actually felt like a big weight was lifted off from my shoulders.

I hope that you don't have any major troubles in your life, but if you do, give this a try.

Good luck and God Bless!