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And Live in the Present ... it's a Gift
Live in the present, but know where you are going. Be right here and celebrate and capture the magical moments of your life.
Hold on to them as the treasures you get to take with you into your magnificent future. Life is not just lived in the moment but also created in the moment.
Now is the best time to design the next ten years of your life. Let your thoughts and knowledge serve you through action. Action is what eventually determines you destiny.
Move confidently in the direction of your choosing and don't get seduced by the popular belief that some day things will come your way or some day your luck will change.
YOU are the source and the creator of your own prosperity
It it all starts with a sense of immense gratitude for everything you already have exactly where you are right now.
One of the greatest privileges you have in life is that you can start right now with exactly what you’ve got to create anything you desire as the ultimate resources to life are within you.
Living in a place called somewhere really won't serve you long term although it might feel good as a short term escape or excuse. Having to consistently delude yourself that you'll act on your true desires 'Some day when ... ' will only create unnecessary burdens.
When is the Right Time Now
When you turn your 'some day' philosophy into a 'same day' philosophy you can start to adopt the mindset where you take action on your ideas immediately with exactly what you've got and exactly where you are.
What someday and somewhere really comes down to is you falsely admit to yourself that what you need is not available to you. This creates a belief that you're not in control of your life but that you are waiting for something else somewhere else before you can take charge.
To Take That Action
Ironically, you will only get full access to your true resources when you take action exactly where you are with exactly what you've got, despite your excuses.
Remember: True happiness and gratitude never relies on external conditions but is purely determined by your evaluation of where you are now.
Now contains the seed of the rest of your life. Plant it with joy and water it with gratitude and rejoice in your life for you are its creator.
Many people in our culture today are busy running around trying to arrange our lives to be somewhere else.
We all want to be somewhere else geographically or financially or in our relationships. And on top of this many people also live by the 'some day' rule. 'I can do it, ... but just not today. I'll do it when …' are some of the excuses used to stay in our comfort zones.
The problem is that both someday and somewhere are undefined and illusionary.
The Time and Place
Somewhere doesn't exist and someday never comes, although you keep hoping it does. This can be very disempowering and is responsible for a lot of disappointment and frustration for a lot of people.
The truth, however, is that right now is all you've really got. Tomorrow is never promised to you and learning to fully live in and for the moment is a vital distinction to make in creating a great life.
To Be Grateful
Being grateful does not mean that you loose your drive or purpose, but allows you to slow down and really enjoy the ride. Not only is it healthy to want more from life, but it's also required to be truly fulfilled and knowing where you are is critical in getting where you want to be.
Using someday as an excuse to soften your problems won't create long term success and fulfilment.
Be honest with yourself. A little pain can be very useful as it can be used to move you to action. There's always something you can do right now to turn your ideas into reality. There is always one small step you can take.
To Take Action
One of the most powerful resources you have is resourcefulness. This means that right now you have all you need to achieve whatever you desire and that you have the ability to take action with exactly what you've got and exactly where you are.
You don't have to wait for 'some day when' or 'when I am ...' before you take action on your dreams and goals.
The smallest idea acted upon can make all the difference as it immediately makes your idea real and smothers someday because you used your will to consciously take charge.
To Pursue Your Dreams and Goals
It's important to realize that the purpose of pursuing a goal or a dream is not just in achieving it but even more so in the experience of achieving it.
You don't travel for the purpose of reaching a destination but for the purpose of travelling. Whatever dream or goal you're pursuing you'll probably spend more time in pursuit of it than actually achieving it and most goals are an anti climax when you actually achieve them anyway ... unless ofcourse you set another goal and start pursuing that!
Remember: The process is where the true fulfilment comes from and the actual experience is what makes you become something instead of accumulating something. If you can't be happy and grateful without your goal then changes are that you won't be happy and grateful with it.
Love life and live it creatively and on purpose!
Leanne
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The Importance of BreathThe most vulnerable portion of the “Flow State” triad (breath, movement, structure) is breathing.
Proper breathing is degraded by stress before you can detect it in posture or muscle tension. This is one of the reasons breath control is addressed in most religions and spiritual disciplines, whether this is through pranayama (yoga), exercise, hymns, ritual prayers, dance, or sacred postures.
Utilize the Power of Total Concentration
A good yoga teacher, for instance, will place the student in a posture sufficiently extreme to force total concentration. When the student learns to relax and focus, that posture becomes relatively easy, and a more extreme posture is given.
The point is to teach the student to monitor their own internal process. Fine martial arts or breathing meditation teachers use similar techniques.
The student learns to recognize the early signs of strain, and to dissipate them. NOTHING in life creates more stress than lack of oxygen, and learning to remain calm in the midst of oxygen debt will teach you to remain calm when the children are screaming, when your boss is on the ra
mpage, when someone cuts you off on the freeway.
Or when you have a writing deadline, or when insecurity and fear hammers at the door of your resolve.
Create Centredness and Achieve Excellence
Deliberately practicing a physical discipline to enhance this quality of calmness and centeredness, while simultaneously working toward goals balanced in body, mind, and spirit, exposes you to the currents of life while helping you develop the skills and strategies necessary to excel.
This, over time, leads to excellence, even in a purely mental arena.
Remember: proper breathing under stress is a key to reaching your maximum potential as a mental, spiritual, and emotional being. Seek one of these techniques out and integrate it into your life. It's one of the best investments you could ever make in your future.
Love life and live it creatively and on purpose!
Leanne
PS If you’re looking to feel great about yourself and your life check out our fabulous audios at www.YourSuccessfulMind.com/FeelingGreat MindRight Programming Tools to put you back in the driver’s seat of your life!
For thousands of years, physical disciplines like yoga, Tai Chi and Akido have been said to increase mental and spiritual powers.
Have you ever wondered why this is so and even better, how can we use this fact, practically, to enhance our lives as individuals, business people, parents, and partners?
Understand the Mind Body Connection
First, we have to strip away the mysticism from the activity. These activities have an esoteric aspect, but we have to approach them on the most down-to-earth level.
The higher the tree, the deeper the roots. The taller the building, the deeper the foundations. If you want to soar, be certain that your tether is strong.
So we need to start with a simple, physiological explanation and then suggest a way that this ties in to success in each area of our lives.
Create The Flow State
Perhaps the single most important in terms of Body-Mind is what's referred to as the 'Flow State Performance Spiral' by Scott Sonnon.
1) All physical technique is composed of three aspects: breathing, movement, and structure.
2) Each of these aspects is controlled by the other two (breath is created by movement and structure, etc.)
3) Stress “dis-integrates” this structure. In other words, when you are under stress, the physiological signs will manifest in your breathing rate or shallowness, your posture, your muscle tension. This is why lie detectors work!
Use Stress
Before he died, Hans Selye, the creator of the “stress” concept, said that he had misspoken himself, that it is not stress that hurts us, it is strain. Stress is the pressure we are under. But strain is the degree to which that stress warps us out of true.
Avoid Strain and Maintain 'Flow'
Funnily enough, stress isn't the enemy. In fact, when handled healthfully, it's the primary trigger for growth.
So the key is to avoid strain. Let’s skip around a bit to a truth about artistic and intellectual pursuits: your ability to utilize your intelligence, education, skills or talents will be in direct proportion to your ability to maintain “flow” under stress.
Or to put it another way, in life, we're rewarded for how much stress we can handle without folding:-)
Writer’s block, for instance, is nothing but a poor reaction to performance stress.
Remember: mental and emotional balance under stress leads to excellence. Combine this with the fact that learning to cope with physical stress develops skills that are tremendously applicable to the mental arena.Love life and live it creatively and on purpose!Leanne
PS If you’re looking to feel great about yourself and your life check out our fabulous audios at www.YourSuccessfulMind.com/FeelingGreat MindRight Programming Tools to put you back in the driver’s seat of your life!
Engage in Thought StoppingYou have the choice to control negativity and self-sabotaging behavior by creating positive beliefs and envisioning positive outcomes. Through a practice called "thought stopping," you can change direction when you find yourself slipping into a negative thought pattern.
Say to yourself, with a loud and firm inner voice: STOP!
Once you've done this, it's important to replace your previous thought with a more positive statement and image. Clearly acknowledge which statements cause you to feel pain or threat, and which statements allow you to feel success, joy and happiness.
You Have the Choice
Often people unnecessarily stress themselves by thinking that they have no control over a situation, not you ofcourse ... or me:-)
When this happens, they need to use their inner voice to shout out the word "STOP." Then, change track and think about how the situation can be redirected.
Practice Makes Perfect
Now, take this opportunity to practice "thought stopping."
What reoccurring thought causes you to feel negative, or some form of discomfort, pain, or threat? (Example: Taking risks makes me feel anxious.) Now write it down!
Next, with a loud and firm inner voice, shout out "STOP!" Again, "STOP!" Replace your negative feeling or thought with a positive statement. (Example: When I take risks I experience excitement, learn more about myself, and feel encouraged to risk again.)
Experience the Positive
When you attach specific positive words to positive feelings and experiences, you can recall positive feelings at will by using those words. Now apply the positive affirmation for yourself.
Using your positive statement, attach it to feelings of success, joy, and happiness. For example, “When I challenge and encourage myself, I consistently move toward my goals with a success attitude, 'I Can I Will.' ”
Recite the statement to yourself several times. The 'trick' to this is the Feelings. Each time you do it, experience the positive feelings the statement generates. When you anchor positive words or statements to positive feelings, you can recall the positive feeling anytime you want (or need) and create more positive outcomes, consistently.
Challenge yourself
Stop your self-sabotaging thoughts and behaviors. Practicing thought stopping on a continual basis allows you to eliminate negative thoughts to become more aware of your feelings of accomplishment, self-acceptance, and of positive choice and change.
Your new, bright thoughts and feelings of pleasure, joy and happiness drive you toward your destination of success. Positive feelings and beliefs increase your self-worth and self-esteem, empowering you to take action.
Love life and live it creatively and on purpose!
Leanne
PS If you’re looking to feel great about yourself and your life check out our fabulous audios at www.YourSuccessfulMind.com/FeelingGreat MindRight Programming Tools to put you back in the driver’s seat of your life!
