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Live Your Best Life..!
Tom Sullivan "Y.O.U. (Your Own Uniqueness)
In Seeing Lessons' inspirational 14 Life Secrets, Tom Sullivan shows you how to recognize the defining moments in your life - your turning points - ans use them to become your best self. His refreshing self-improvement program provides a simple road map, encouraging you to tap into your own uniqueness, challenge yourself, and live with passion and a renewed appreciation of life. It reveals how you can live life more fully with all you common senses while embracing the concept of interdependence with your total being - heart, mind, body, and soul. Sullivan explains how by living with pride and loving other people you can bring more meaning and purpose to your life and the lives of others.
FOCUS YOUR ENERGY
Investing your time and energy in too many areas causes stress and anxiety.Instead of working on too many projects at once,pursuing multiple business ideas,or getting involved with too many organizations,narrow your focus. Decide to do one or two things well,and channel your energy.
Too many irons in the fire give the illusion of getting a lot accomplished, but it is less productive.
One way to focus your energy is to structure your time differently.Plan a specific day or afternoon each week when you will handle paperwork without interruptions.Then schedule a separate time to return and receive telephone calls.Mapping out time will help you not to juggle several different tasks at once and also helps you gets the work done faster.
Focusing your energy on one or two tasks at a time will give better results. So go on and channelize your energy and time today.
UNLEASH YOUR CREATIVE THINKING
People seem to have the misconception that only a select few are able to unleash a steady flow of creative genius. That is not true at all. The fact is, creativity is very much like a muscle that needs to be exercised in order to consistently give out great results. If you don't practice harnessing creative thinking, this skill will very much atrophy into inexistence. But keep working and this skill will soon come to you in a snap.
So how do you unleash your creative thinking? Well, the first thing is to become a human leech. No, we're not talking about just sucking the blood out of every living being available, we're saying that you should take in as much knowledge and learning you can find. Read everything available -- good and bad, and keep your mind open to the infinite possibilities of the universe. The more you know, the more you'll want to know, and the more your faculty of wonder will be exercised. Prepare to be amazed at little facts that add a bit of color into your life.
Focus on a creative activity everyday. Yes, it's an effort. Even doodling is a creative activity. Don't let anything hinder you. Mindlessness may be a creative activity, but for people who are just starting out to unleash a little bit of creative thinking in their lives, it is helpful and encouraging to have concrete evidence, that, "hey, what I'm doing is getting somewhere." So why don't you try it. Practice drawing for a couple of minutes each day. Bring out your old camera and start snapping photos like crazy. Keep a journal and make a point to write in it religiously. Another cool idea is to write by describing something with your five senses. Try to avoid vague adjectives like "marvelous," "amazing," and "delicious." Before you know it, you'll have built yourself a tiny portfolio, and you'll be amazed at the growth you've undertaken after amassing all those works of art. Who knows, you might actually take to liking those things you do everyday. Pretty soon those things will become a part of you and you'll be addicted to these creative exercises.
Think out of the box -- or don't. Sometimes, constraints are actually a good thing. Limitations discipline you to work within your means. It enables you to be more resourceful. Creative freedom is great, but limitations enforce discipline.
Try something new everyday and let your experiences broaden your perspective. Explore a new district in your neighborhood. Spend an afternoon in a museum to which you've never been before. Chat up someone on the bus. Open up to the people around you. As you thrust yourself out of your comfort zone more and more each day, your sense of adventure grows and so does your zest for life. Think about it. When was the last time you did something for the first time? If it's been a while, I tell you, you've been missing out on a whole lot of experiences that could've added to your growth, emotionally, mentally, physically, or spiritually. Why don't you try bungee jumping today? Not only will you learn, but you will also have plenty of stories to share, enabling you to practice your storytelling skills and making you the life of the party.
Embrace insanity. No, not to the point of practically admitting yourself into the mental ward. As John Russell once said, "Sanity calms, but madness is more interesting." Exactly! Every creative thought was once deemed insanity by other "normal" people at one time or another. Luckily, that didn't stop the creative geniuses from standing by them. The thing is, sanity or being normal confines people to think... well, normally. BUT within limits.
I hope this article has inspired you to start thinking beyond your "limits." If you follow these steps pretty soon you'll be living a life full of interesting adventures. Unleashing your creative thinking will bring about a new zest for living life.
GENUINE HAPPINESS COMES FROM WITHIN
Life isn’t the sweetest candy. Sometimes, when I feel like the world is just too heavy, I look around and find people who continued to live fascinating and wonderful lives. And then thoughts come popping into my mind like bubbles from nowhere – “How did their life become so adorably sweet? How come they still can manage to laugh and play around despite a busy stressful life?” Then I pause and observed for awhile… I figured out that maybe, they start to work on a place called ‘self’.
So, how does one become genuinely happy?
Step 1 is to love yourself.
My theology professor once said that “loving means accepting.” To love oneself means to accept that you are not a perfect being, but behind the imperfections must lie a great ounce of courage to be able to discover ways on how to improve your repertoire to recover from our mistakes.
Genuine happiness also pertains to contentment. When you are contented with the job you have, the way you look, with your family, your friends, the place you live in, your car, and all the things you now have – truly, you know the answer to the question “how to be genuinely happy.”
When we discover a small start somewhere from within, that small start will eventually lead to something else, and to something else. But if you keep questioning life lit it has never done you any good, you will never be able to find genuine happiness.
I believe that life is about finding out about right and wrong, trying and failing, wining and losing. These are things that happen as often as you inhale and exhale. Failure, in a person’s life has become as abundant and necessary as air. But this should not hinder us from becoming happy.
How to be genuinely happy in spite all these? I tell you… every time you exert effort to improve the quality of life and your being, whether it is cleaning up your room, helping a friend, taking care of your sick dog, fail on board exams and trying again, life gives you equivalent points for that.
Imagine life as a big score board like those which are used in the NFLs. Every time you take a step forward, you make scoring points. Wouldn’t it be nice to look at that board at the end of each game and think to yourself “Whew! I got a point today. I’m glad I gave it a shot.”, instead of looking at it all blank and murmur “Geez, I didn’t even hit a score today. I wish I had the guts to try out. We could have won!” and then walk away.
Genuine happiness isn’t about driving the hottest Formula 1 car, nor getting the employee of the year award, earning the highest 13th month pay, or beating the sales quota. Sometimes, the most sought after prizes in life doesn’t always go to the fastest, the strongest, the bravest or not even the best. So, how do you become genuinely happy? Every one has his own definition of ‘happiness’. Happiness for a writer may mean launching as much best selling books as possible. Happiness for a basketball rookie may mean getting the rookie of the year award. Happiness for a beggar may mean a lot of money. Happiness for a business man may mean success. So, really now, how do we become genuinely happy? Simple. You don’t have to have the best things in this world. Its about doing and making the best out of every single thing. When you find yourself smiling at your own mistake and telling your self “Oh, I’ll do better next time”, you carry with you a flame of strong will power to persevere that may spread out like a brush fire. You possess a willingness to stand up again and try – that will make you a genuinely happy person.
When you learn to accept yourself and your own faults. You pass step 1 in the project “how to become genuinely happy”.For as long as you know how to accept others, you will also be accepted. For as long as you love and know how to love, you will receive love ten folds back.
Again, throw me that same question “how to become genuinely happy?”. I’ll refer you to a friend of mine who strongly quoted- “Most of us know that laughter is the best medicine to life’s aches and pain. But most of us don’t know that the best kind of laughter is laughter over self. Because then you don’t just become happy… you become free.”
TAKE TIME TO HEAR S.O.S
As you sail on the sea of life , somebody's life is going to run up on some sort of an iceberg;somebody is going to be in great difficulty and in that difficulty they are going to cry out.
The cry you expect won't be the one you hear. Because they react by showing anger , in sulkiness,in sarcasm or by violence.
YES ,We all have seen many people doing just that. but why? They are trying to get attention from the fellow people. In a way they are showing us that they need us and that they need help.
But usually we ignore them or treat them as taboo.
Don't pass the chance to help others.
Take time to listen for the S.O.S of the other human ships passing over the sea of life.
slow down...!
It's difficult to feel anything when you are moving too quickly through life.Don't let a fast-paced routine keep you from enjoying the niceties of life. Start to consciously slow down and notice how you feel throughout the day.
When having your meal,eat slowly.Bring your attention to how you feel eating that dish.When you are walking to some place ,slow down. Notice what's around you and what that makes you feel.Talk slower,write slower,stop rushing from one appointment to the other.
Do this often. You will be pleasantly surprised to discover that life is far richer when you stop to enjoy it..!
MAKE A DREAM LIST
Picture yourself in your mind's eye as you hope to be ,having all you ever dreamed of having. 'Make a dream list' of everything you desire in your lifetime. Sit back and imagine you having attained all your dreams .
NOW THIS MAY SOUND SILLY AND WASTEFUL...
But these mental images can be a great motivator for you to move on and achieve your dreams.You simply cannot ignore the phenomenal power of positive mental pictures.
SO JUST GO AHEAD AND DREAM ALL YOU WANT.
CHANGE YOUR THINKING PATTERN
It’s a bit of a chain reaction. What you decide to think about or dwell on will leave an impression on your mind that will effect everything you do day in and day out.
A Man is as Big as the Measure of His Thinking.
It’s simple really. If you give up and get frustrated with something, that frustration will have a negative impact on the rest of your activities. On the other hand if you plow through something, work hard and find a solution, the impact of that victory will be seen throughout your activities…
THROW OFF THE SHACKLES OF YOUR OLD THINKING PATTERNS.
The choice is really yours to think what you think. It may take some effort to train yourself to think a certain way, but it’s worth it. That effort will translate to your subconscious and make for a better YOU.
All successful people have come to realize that your thoughts form your world and you truly cannot afford to have negative thoughts. The first step to a life full of wonders is to see that your outside world begin with your inside world and every single thought must be one that will take you farther along the path of a perfect life.
TODAY'S THOUGHTS BUILD TOMORROW'S DREAMS.FIND OUT WHAT LIMITS YOU..!
If you are not living to the fullest , you have to find out what prevents you from having one.Only when you identify them , you can do something to change the situation.
So sit down somewhere you can completely relax ,with a piece of paper and pen down the reasons why you are not able to live life fully.The reasons can be physical,emotional or social. It can be your thought process,or it can be your social obligations. Write them all which holds you back.
This process may take some time ,but it is well worth it.
After finding out the reasons , point out which one is the major cause. Using the technique i mentioned in the earlier post, try to find a solution to change the situation.
One by one eradicate the reasons which are holding you back.
I know this is not easy ,but just remember it is for your own ultimate happiness.
So don't waste time .
FIND OUT WHAT ACTUALLY LIMITS YOU FROM HAVING A FULL LIFE..!
MOTIVATIONAL STORIES
THE GARDENER AND THE LANDLORD
A Motivational Story By Jean de la Fontaine
Translator: Frederick Colin Tilney
THE FROG AND THE OX
A Motivational Story From Aesop's Fables
INSPIRATIONAL POEMS
STOPPING BY WOODS ON A LONELY NIGHT
An Inspirational Poem By Robert Frost
AS YOU GO THROUGH LIFE
An Inspirational Poem By Ella Wheeler Wilcox
JUST BE GLAD..!
An Inspirational Poem By James Whitcomb Riley
DUTY
An Inspirational Poem By Ralph Waldo Emerson
THERE WILL ALWAYS BE SOMETHING TO DO..!
An Inspirational Poem By Edgar A. Guest
A POT OF GOLD IN YOUR OWN CELLAR
When you have so many problems in your life and don't know how to solve; just remember that your subconscious mind is open to you as a source of ultimate wisdom. Relax and try to use your MIND to find the solution . It may take some time,but surely you will be able to find some alternative or other to the problem. I have tried this many times to success.
"Deep within man dwell those slumbering powers ; powers that would astonish him,that he never dreamed of possessing;forces that would revolutionize his life if aroused and put into action"
Orison Sweet Marden
Your subconscious mind has all the experiences stored inside it to look back for guidance.We may not remember everything that happens in our life but our subconscious stores every single incident in our lives. The mind has immeasurable and vast potential that remain untapped in most people.Even the best philosiphical thinkers have used only 25% of their mind's complete potential.Imagine what happens if you can use your complete mind power.OF COURSE IT NEEDS TO BE PROPERLY USED AND CONDITIONED TO EXCEL.
YOUR SUBCONCIOUS MIND ALLOWS YOU TO RESOLVE ALL YOUR PROBLEMS AND LIVE YOUR LIFE FULLY.
IT'S LIKE A POT OF GOLD IN YOUR OWN CELLAR..!
ARE YOU LIVING YOUR LIFE FULLY?
This blog is help to all who want to live their life to the fullest.
First of all, try to answer these questions;
ARE YOU LEADING A HAPPY AND SATISFIED LIFE?
ARE YOU ENJOYING EACH AND EVERY DAY THAT YOU ARE ALIVE?
If yes ,then go on as you are; as you are among those who have unlocked life's secret treasures.
(But if possible, please share how you are doing it for all to know and apply)
If no , then read on..
I have come to know a lot of people living their life with little or no enjoyment.Some are going on with no aim at all ; while some are driven by ambitions and passions.Many are not able to get a good night sleep and are depending on sleeping pills and drugs. There are thousands living just for the sake of somebody else; and there are thousands who end their life tired with no wish to live another single day.
LIFE IS GOD'S PRECIOUS GIFT. And that gift has to be treasured.But we all take life for granted .Only when it is snatched away from us, we will realize its value. (I too realized life's worth only when it was about to be snatched away from me.)
I am dedicating this blog to all those who are living BUT NOT REALLY LIVING..!
START LIVING YOUR LIFE TO FULLEST !
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