Simplicity brings balance, freedom, and joy. When we begin to live simply and experience these benefits, we begin to ask the next question, “Where else in my life can I remove distraction and simply focus on the essential?”
Simplicity brings balance, freedom, and joy. When we begin to live simply and experience these benefits, we begin to ask the next question, “Where else in my life can I remove distraction and simply focus on the essential?”
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Feeling Angry, Resentful, or Self-Critical? Make a Positive Argument
I've discovered an almost uncannily effective strategy to keep myself from going into downward spirals of resentment, blame, and self-accusation — when, for instance, I find myself brooding over thoughts like, “I'm not getting enough work done” or “So-and-so isn't doing a good job with that task.” Don't give up. There are too many nay-sayers out there who will try to discourage you. Don't listen to them. The only one who can make you give up is yourself...Sidney Sheldon
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better...Samuel Beckett "A person without a goal is like a ship without a rudder." -- Denis Waitley
The following is a summary of Dr. Beverly Potter's book, "High Performance Goal Setting: Using Intuition to Conceive and Achieve Your Dreams," on how to boost the power of your goals. Here seven ways to get started:
Most people have a love-hate relationship with goals.
They love them because they are such a great idea and a wonderful way to motivate us to achieve, as well as evaluate our progress, but hate them because for many, they more often than not go unattained and simply frustrate them. This isn't what goals should do! So here are some simple ways to set goals so that we achieve them! After all, what good is a goal if it isn't something you achieve? Here are some simple steps you can take to make sure that you see change in your life this year. Narrow your focus. That's right, start small. Pick two or three areas tops, that you want to work on. Too many people say to themselves, "I want to do this, and this, and this, and this..." and they end up doing nothing! Most of what you do throughout your day can be done without a lot of mental or emotional exertion, but change isn't one of them. So focus down to a couple. This way you can get some victory in these areas. Here are some areas to think about: Physical, Intellectual, Emotional, Spiritual, Financial, and Relational. This adds some ideas to the above article. 1. Don't bite off more than you can chew. Give yourself small victories a little at a time. Instead of saying "I am going to lose 75 pounds," say "I am going to lose 20 pounds." 2. Be specific in your timeline. Don't just say, "I am going to lose 20 pounds." Say, "I am going to lose 20 pounds by April 1st. 3. Post your resolutions where you will see them every day. This will keep the resolution in the front of your mind at all times. Instead of forgetting that you are trying to lose weight and ordering a big, thick porterhouse, It will help your will beat your desire. 4. Find an encouraging person, who you respect, to keep you accountable. This person should ask you, at an interval established by the both of you, how it is going. They must be the encouraging type, though. If you are blowing it, they can say, "Well, that's okay, get back to it tomorrow." If you are doing well, they can say, "Awesome job. 5. Find a partner. That's right, someone who is trying to accomplish the same thing. Just make sure that they really want to change, or they will end up just bellyaching about how hard it is and you will both fall into the abyss. 6. Write down a list of all of the benefits that will come if you accomplish this. If it is losing weight it might be something like this: Feel better, better self-esteem, longer life, clothes are more comfortable, This will help you see what you will get from accomplishing your resolution. 7. Plan a reward if you accomplish your resolution. It can be anything from small to large. If you drop the twenty pounds, go out for dinner and dessert. Then get back to lose the next 20. If it is quitting smoking, go on a mini-vacation. Whatever you do, reward yourself. 1. Never give up on anybody; miracles happen every day.
2. Be brave even if you’re not, pretend to be. No one can tell the difference. 3. Think big thoughts, relish small pleasures. 4. Learn to listen. Opportunity sometimes knocks very softly. 5. Never deprive someone of hope, it might be all they have. 6. Strive for excellence, not perfection. 7. Don't waste time grieving over past mistakes. Learn from them and move on. 8. When someone hugs you let them be the first to let go. 9. Never cut what can be untied. 10. Don't expect life to be fair. 11. Remember: Success comes to the one that acts first. 12. Never waste an opportunity to tell someone you love them. 13. Remember that nobody makes it alone. Have a grateful heart and be quick to acknowledge those who help you. 14. Never underestimate the power of a kind word or deed. 15. Laugh a lot. A good sense of humour cures almost all of life's ills. 16. Don't miss the magic of the moment by focusing on what’s to come. 17. Watch for big problems. They disguise big opportunities. 18. Sometimes it's the smallest decisions that can change your life forever." - Ceri Russell WORLD ORDER.
"To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must put the family in order; to put the family in order, we must cultivate our personal life; and to cultivate our personal life, we must first set our hearts right." -- Confucius MONEY. "It's good to have money and the things money can buy, but it's good, too, to check up once in a while and make sure that you haven't lost the things money can't buy." -- George Horace Lormier CHANGE. Mahatma Gandhi said: "Be the change you want to see in the world." The biggest mistake of all is to avoid situations in which you are. MAJOR & MINOR "Learn how to separate the majors and the minors. A lot of people don't do well simply because they major in minor things." -- Jim Rohn God wants us to be kind.
One of the fruits of the Holy Spirit working in our lives is kindness. What is kindness? It is being gracious and loving and forgiving to others — even when sometimes they do not deserve it. Does someone need a cup of cold water? If you are kind you may give them that cup — even if they do not deserve it. Jesus extended His love and mercy to a woman at a well — even though she was living in sin. God is kind even to the just and the unjust — He sends rain and sunshine whether we deserve it or not. How much more should we be kind to others? Do you have a grudge against someone? Be kind to them and forgive them. “Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” --T.S. Eliot “You have to risk going too far to discover just how far you can really go.” --Jim Rohn I am only one, but I am not alone.I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that Ican do.Hellen Keller Most people keep repeating the same actions but expect to get different results. They continue to repeat history rather than create an entirely new future. "The best portion of a good man's life is the little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love." -- William Wordsworth “There is no sensual pleasure in the world comparable to the delight and satisfaction that a good man takes in doing good.” --Tillotson "Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us every day." -- Sally Koch Easy is to judge the mistakes of others, Difficult is to recognize our own mistakes,
Easy is to talk without thinking Difficult is to refrain the tongue, Easy is to hurt someone who loves us, Difficult is to heal the wound... Easy is to set rules, Difficult is to follow them... Easy is to show victory, Difficult is to assume defeat with dignity, Easy is to admire a full moon, Difficult to see the other side....... Easy is to enjoy life every day, Difficult to give its real value... Easy is to promise something to someone, Difficult is to fulfill that promise... Easy is to say we love, Difficult is to show it every day... Easy is to criticize others, Difficult is to improve oneself... Easy is to make mistakes....Difficult is to learn from them... Easy is to think bad of others, Difficult is to give them the benefit of the doubt... Easy to read this, Difficult to follow |
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