KEEPING EMOTIONS SIMPLE

 KEEPING EMOTIONS SIMPLE

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does!

The past few days we have been addressing the topic of change. We've also been addressing the fact that it is by small and simple things that great things are brought to pass.  We all want to be a better person in this new year and we'd like to be more successful as well. We allow ourselves to become overwhelmed when we think of personal change and generating success according to our personal definition. As human beings, so much of what we do and even the decisions we make we make based on how or what we are feeling. Our emotions are a major driving force in our lives. It's important to remember that our emotions are directly connected to our thoughts. We can control our thoughts if we choose to. By directing our thoughts we can control our emotions. As we choose our thoughts and consider our interactions with other people, it's important to remember that we all view and experience life differently. We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are. Many people view this as a major obstacle to having a happy life. Every event and situation of life has within in tremendous potential for good and a positive outcome. We must first choose to look for it until we see it. The activities, events and happenings in our lives are all neutral emotionally. They do not have emotion or feelings attached or assigned to them. It is when we view, see or experience them that we generate and assign emotion to them. Why else can two people have the same exact experience yet have totally different feelings / emotions about it?  Here now is another small and simple action to apply in our lives that will bring tremendous results.  Our thoughts determine our emotions. Thoughts become increasingly powerful the more attention we give them. If you don't want to feel down or sad, don't give attention to the thoughts that result in those emotions. Give your attention to the thoughts that inspire you, the thoughts that result in happy or what you would call good emotions. It's amazing how doing this small simple thing results in such amazing changes and outcomes. After a brief period of practice, it becomes a natural response and you don't have to consciously focus on it as much. It's a small and simple thing, but oh the power for change it packs!

MY HAPPY PLACE

      MY HAPPY PLACE

Albert Einstein said,"imagination encircles the world." You have the ability to literally create and live whatever life you desire within your imagination. You and I actually use our imagination every day.

Unfortunately we tend to use our imagination against ourselves. We tend to vividly imagine all the things that can go wrong in our day and in our life. We vividly imagine what we don't want to have happen. We create in our minds scenarios of how other people are going to behave and act towards us. We create negative scenarios and expectations for ourselves ensuring that we will experience disappointment. Just as we can create a negative experience for ourselves, with this same ability, we can create neat, upbeat and good things for ourselves. I recently had to undergo an MRI. If you've never experienced an MRI, it can be very stressful if you're the slightest bit chlosteraphobic, which I am.  You are secured to a mobile table and then they slide you into a long and very narrow tube (the MRI Machine). It's so small, you can't turn around or move. You lay in this tight, small tube for around an hour. In this tiny enclosed space for that length of time, I could have experienced major anxiety and trauma, but I didn't, I used my imagination. I spent time walking along the beach in Destin Florida with my wife. We had so much fun. We then played at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Florida. We were having a blast and about to go on Splash Mountain when I was informed the MRI was complete. 

We can transform our lives by using the amazing gift of imagination to our benefit. Let's talk more about this ...tomorrow. 

POWER IN BELIEF

POWER IN BELIEF 

Bunker Bean was a timid weak boy. He didn't have much. His dad was an alcoholic. His Mom had died. When she was alive she had constantly criticized and corrected him. Bunker didn't have any friends. He was raised to believe he was a failure. That he would fail at everything. And it was true, he had failed over and over    

again. Until one day... while out walking he came across a fortune teller. Mesmerized by the idea of discovering his    

fortune he went in. But the fortune teller refused to tell him    

his fortune, instead she told him: "I can tell you who you were... it's true. Before you were you, you were somebody   

 else." She told him: "You are the reincarnation of Napoleon.     You are destined to achieve great things!" This news shocked Bunker out of his apathy. Could it be true? 

He went to the library to read everything he could about Napoleon Bonaparte, the great   

French Emperor. He bought posters of Napoleon and put them up on his walls. Read and listened to everything he could. 

He began to imitate Napoleon's habits, attitudes and behaviors. Years later Bunker Bean was a rich and    

powerful man. He had all the outward signs of a man with    

immense wealth. One day he ran into the fortune teller, she had aged and her gray hair indicated she was no longer working. He thanked her for changing his life.  He told her about how much he and his circumstances had changed. 

To his astonishment she laughed! "I lied to you all those years before just to get your money, you are not the  reincarnation of Napoleon!" 

Bunker was crushed. He sank back in to his old ways, full of   

doubt and disbelief about himself. But fortunately an acquaintance kept saying    

to him: “As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he!” Bunker then realised that everyone is capable of being a great achiever if they only believe they are. He went on to become even more successful. 

What you believe is incredibly important in what you can do. 

So too is what you don't believe is possible    

for you. These two forces of belief - 

 *  what you believe 

 and 

  *  what you do not believe 

act like an invisible force that propel you to success or failure. Whether you believe you CAN or you CAN'T ... You are right!

CHANGE VIA BELIEF

CHANGE VIA BELIEF 

Your vision or mental estimate of yourself activates your subconscious mind and compels you to be all that you imagine yourself to be. Remember that of the two aspects of the mind, the subconscious is the most powerful. The mind is often compared to an iceberg. The conscious mind, our present awareness, is like the section above the surface of the water. The subconscious is like the section under or beneath the surface of the water. It is vastly more powerful. It controls and regulates your breathing, heart rate, blood pressure, blood temperature, all the body processes and functions that seem automatic. It is also the part of the mind where real change takes place. What you give your attention to magnifies and multiplies exceedingly. Think rich and riches follow, think poverty and poverty follows. The law of life is the law if belief. To believe is to sincerely accept something as true. Believe in the abundant life, the happy life, the successful life, and live in the joyous expectancy of the best, and invariably the best will come to you. Remember that conditions and circumstances are not creative, you, in your own thoughts, are creative; the creative power is in your thought and feeling rather than in the false and limiting suggestions of externalities. You are not a victim of circumstances or happenings, except as you believe you are. You go where your vision is. Hold a mental picture of what you want to accomplish and back it up with feeling and enthusiasm, and it will come to pass!

TO TERRIFIC AND BEYOND!

TO TERRIFIC AND BEYOND!

So, how have you been? TERRIFIC I hope. 

We are greatly affected by every word we hear. Even the words that come from us! We hear every word we speak and it has a direct and immediate impact on our thoughts and feelings. Something as small and simple as a "word" can bring great things into our lives.  Listen to yourself, carefully with meticulous attention, and. become conscious of the amazing number of doleful, negative remarks you "automatically" make. Be honest with yourself and ask, "Do I believe that, or am I mouthing negativisms that I do not really believe at all? Practice saying exactly the opposite of what you might usually say, and note how much better it sounds and how much better you feel. Also become aware of the change in your posture. With confident and upbeat language comes healthy and appropriate posture. This in turn affects how we feel and the thoughts we choose. Keep track of all the good things that happen. Express gratitude for the good things you enjoy. Note even the smallest results, how much nicer and better life becomes. Finally, put the best meaning and construction on each person and every action each day....then, you'll begin to feel new enthusiasm for your job, greater respect and appreciation for yourself, and you'll start living more of a "terrific" life. 

TRANSFORMATION BEGINS

TRANSFORMATION BEGINS 

I know that by small and simple things great things are brought to pass! So many of us want a better life, better relationships and even simply want to feel better but we don't take steps to have those things because it takes so much work. Well, that is the fallacy! It is in this type of thinking that we have been mislead. We have bought into the idea that we won't see or feel any real change in our life until we've put in a great deal of work for a very long time. That's just malarkey!

I am going to show you, or rather your going to show yourself, that small and simple things can bring amazing results. 

Beginning right now and for the next week, every time someone asks you,"How are you?" I want you to respond by saying,"I'm TERRIFIC!" Yes, it may seem odd or awkward at first, but you will begin to feel different very quickly. By different, I mean you are going to begin to feel better, more upbeat. Also, when you awaken in the morning, and every morning, I want you to sit up in your bed, and before you do anything else, I want you to say to yourself, aloud, "I FEEL TERRIFIC!" 

Begin now with this small and simple thing. I promise you, if you will do it, you will experience results rather quickly.  Respond to everyone with,"I'm terrific!" And sit up in bed first thing upon awakening and say out loud,"I feel terrific!" I'll share more powerful small and simple things tomorrow. 

NEW YEAR WITH CHANGE

NEW YEAR WITH CHANGE

We have all embarked on a new year. Many of you are thinking that the day didn't seem any different than previous days. The reality is that every day is pretty much the same. It is within our power to make the day different. When we make our days different, we make our lives different. It sounds simple because, well, it is simple. Small things, small actions, can cause great things to happen. We all know that doing the same things again and again will result in the same result or outcome again and again. If we want a different outcome, we need to do something different. To change the final answer in a long mathematical equation, we need only change one element.  To change our lives we need to change one simple thing we do every day. Are you ready for change? Are you seeking change? Is it really that simple? Can a small simple change result in a major life change? YES! Over the next few days we will explore the power of small simple actions.