Archive for Emotions & Feelings
True Visualization
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FollowVisualize: to see or form a mental image of
Let’s discuss a bit about visualizing…
First, let me start by noting that there is a percentage of the population that is unable to visualize in mental pictures. There is nothing wrong with this, it is just the way their brains function. But they can visualize by “feeling” the reality of the goal they wish to attain. In fact, I believe that the feeling aspect of imagining is much more powerful and magnetic than the picturing aspect.
Fulfillment
Posted by: | CommentsA feeling of fulfillment is something we all seek. Here I would like to address this in a way that many of you already know at some level but which I feel is necessary to highlight.
If we look at the word “fulfillment” itself we find the concept of being “filled full”. I would like to show you that indeed this is literally what it means to be fulfilled.
If you wish, for a moment, think of something that makes you feel happy. Imagine this thing being in your life whenever you desire it. As you do this allow yourself to note how you begin to feel inside of yourself. Also notice where you feel these feelings.
Mindfulness and Teaching – Lessons From Dynamic English
Posted by: | CommentsBack in 1983, I was hired to teach English in rural northern Japan. I had no experience teaching, and didn’t speak a work of Japanese.
No matter—I had the requisite four-year college degree and a thirst for adventure.
My employer/boss/teaching partner was Grif Frost, a 27-year-old budding entrepreneur who had married the Japanese exchange student who had once lived with his family. He ended up living near his wife’s parents in Mutsu, and did what any self-respecting
English-speaking person did in Japan in 1982—he started an English school.
Resonance
Posted by: | CommentsHave you ever heard something that really “resonated” with you? I’m sure that if you are in tune with yourself emotionally, physically and/or spiritually you will know this experience well. Have you however ever reflected on what it means when something “resonates” with you?
If you reflect on the latter question you will likely come to the conclusion that to say that something resonates with you generally means that what was said feels like “the truth” for you.
Now in this simple realization there are three points I would like to highlight.
Shuffling in Healing
Posted by: | CommentsShuffling through one’s memories, this person can stumble upon hidden messages that allow him or her to find pieces of his hidden being. We must learn to shuffle through our failures and successes in order to improve our life.
Improvement links us to better health, development and assists one with discovering him inner self and voice. It is all part of the healing process.
We must shuffle through our perceptions as well. Our perceptions affect self and the many aspects of our lives. It also affects the many situations we may face, rather the way we react to these situations.
Inspirations For You
Posted by: | CommentsHere’s a quote from the late great columnist Sydney Harris that I believe says much about the state of marriage in our culture: “Almost no one is foolish enough to imagine that they automatically deserve great success in any field of activity; yet almost everyone believes they automatically deserve success in marriage.”
One of the best unexpected blessings of marriage is to count the parents of your spouse among your friends.
Certain so called “parenting experts” may be saying the right things. So why do they have to say the right things in such a very wrong way?
Tips To Overcome Procrastination
Posted by: | CommentsMany among us, on many instances, have the habit of putting
aside to a later time or day some things that needs to be done
or acted upon like a project, work, job, or duty. For purposes
of discussion, we will confine ourselves to procrastination on
repair works typically at home. It equates to other
circumstances as well.
Procrastination is one habit that is hard to beat. We
procrastinate for various reasons:
1. When we think that the work that needs to be done can
afford to wait or be delayed.
Surfing Your Adrenalin Wave
Posted by: | CommentsFeel that rising tide of anger? Surf’s up! Start paddling.
Whenever we feel angry or frustrated, we get a blast of adrenalin coursing through our bloodstream. In the fight or flight response to stress, our bodies rely on our appendages. We need to hit, kick, jump or run away, and our bodies help out by sending extra blood to our limbs.
If we were living in the wild and had to actually fight off a predator or run away to escape, this would make perfect sense. But in a typical day, we just don’t need those survival mechanisms like we used to. In fact, we do our best to thwart our body’s response to stress by suppressing our physical reactions.
Floating in Mindfulness – Dealing with Disappointment
Posted by: | CommentsFeeling disappointed? It’s time to float.
The time-honored approach to disappointment generally involves a fair amount of wallowing followed by a concerted effort to move on. Okay, this can work. But a more mindful approach includes an interim phase between these two. It’s a unique opportunity to “float”.
When things don’t go our way–whether we’re talking about election results, a job interview, a proposal at work, or a relationship–we naturally feel disappointed. We had hoped for the best, even expected the best (hey, we know about human motivation techniques, after all) and this apparent failure hits us pretty hard.
Don’t Die with your Dreams still inside You
Posted by: | CommentsI write and talk a lot about dreams. Primarily because I know we serve an awesome and amazing God, who gave us dreams for an awesome and amazing purpose. We all have a dream to do something great, go somewhere incredible, achieve the unachievable, beat the unbeatable or meet the “unmeetable.” Unfortunately, more often than not, most dreams remain unrealized; silenced by fear and doubt. What’s needed is a renaissance to recapture the spirit and belief we once had as children. We need to remind ourselves in all that we desire to be, have and do… “I can, if I believe I can.”
