Last night I was watching the winter Olympics — and I started thinking about the incredible ability the athletes have developed to keep focused on their goals – and to accomplish them. Their success is pretty impressive, wouldn’t you agree? This lead me to thinking about the Law of Cause and Effect. How every cause [...]
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“What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly.” – Richard Bach Is this the end, or the start of something new? Its almost the end of 2009, which would also make it the end of the decade. Of course that means its almost the start of 2010 and the [...]
“A vigorous five-mile walk will do more good for an unhappy but otherwise healthy adult than all the medicine and psychology in the world.” – Paul Dudley White Exercise is paramount to optimum health. Exercising not only burns off excess calories, but it also rushes extra oxygen throughout your body and brain to help in [...]
“Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.” – Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 – 1968) Unresolved conflicts can be a constant source of stress. Are you harboring anger or resentment against a loved one, friend, or co-worker? It’s time [...]
“In times of stress, be bold and valiant.” – Horace, (Latin Latin in full Quintus Horatius Flaccus) Roman poet. As promised, over the next few posts we’re going to discuss a number of specific stresses and a number of ideas for dealing with these specific issues. Although I was originally intending four separate posts on [...]
“Too many people miss the silver lining because they’re expecting gold.” – Maurice Setter Look for the silver lining. There’s always good things to be discovered and enjoyed in your life. When you focus your energies on searching for and acting on the good in a situation, you spend less energy and time on worrying [...]
“Mach-S, the speed at which stress can’t keep up, is simply forward motion. But it has to be self- propelled. Note that people in cars are still stressed.” – Jef Mallett, Frazz, 08-26-05 Exercise. Cartoon humor aside, exercising is one of the best ways to eliminate stress. It gives you a positive outlet for pent-up [...]
“Affirmations are like prescriptions for certain aspects of yourself you want to change.” – Jerry Frankhauser Use affirmations Affirmations can also reduce your stress and redirect your thoughts and feelings to something positive. They affirm the qualities in you that you want to encourage, while thwarting negative thoughts at the same time. Once you get [...]
“Close scrutiny will show that most “crisis situations” are opportunities to either advance, or stay where you are.” – Dr. Maxwell Maltz Prayer and meditation. Take time each day to visualize living the life you desire and give thanks for it. Imagine everything as if it has already happened. Vivid, real, and positive are the [...]