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20 Aug 2010 Are You A Worrier Or A Warrior?
Author: Jill |  Topic: Expectations  | Tags: , , , , , , ,  | One Comment

Indian WarriorDid you notice that there are only two letters different between the two words worrier and warrior?

Yet these two people are direct opposites in the way they handle situations. Let’s take a closer look.

What does a worrier do?
When faced with a problem or an obstacle in life, a worrier:

  • Focuses on negative possibilities and MEDITATES on them.
  • Goes over in his or her mind the “what ifs”. All of these “what ifs” in his mind have a perceived probability of a negative outcome. Right? (I call this the “what if drama”).
  • Usually the negative outcome of the problem is so real in the worrier’s mind that his emotions are already involved.
  • A worrier is full of fear!

You cannot worry for too long without negative emotions overtaking you. Then the next step is for these emotions (which started from negative thoughts) will travel into the body and even cause sickness!

And the problem is not solved. No one is hurt. Nothing has actually happened – YET. But in the mind and imagination of the worrier the worst has already happened. Ouch!

So in a few words:

A worrier meditates on all the negative possibilities of a situation and his actions will follow.

What does a warrior do?
When faced with a problem or an obstacle in life a warrior:

  • Focuses on the possibilities of winning! (What warrior would ever go into a fight with his or her mind on losing?)
  • The mind of a warrior is trained and discipline to focus on the positive outcomes in any battle. He or she is completely focused on winning!
  • A warrior is full of faith.

So in a few words:

A warrior meditates on the positive possibilities of winning. His mind is focused on strategies for success and plans for success. His actions will follow!

So let’s compare the two again:

A worrier’s mind is filled with FEAR.
Any action that he or she takes will be motivated by fear. This may indeed cause a negative outcome to the situation.

A warrior’s mind is filled with FAITH.
Any action that he or she takes will be motivated by fatih. This creates a high probability of causing a positive outcome to the situation.

Today’s question:
JillAre you are warrior or a worrier? Is your mind filled with FAITH or FEAR?

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09 Aug 2010 Wake Up And Live In The NOW
Author: Jill |  Topic: Awareness  | Tags: , , ,  | Leave a Comment

Are you fully awake and living in the NOW?

Just the other day I was watching the program “Positive Living” on PBS. Well actually to begin with the program was on in the background, until I heard a statement that really caught my attention:

Over 90% of all adults live
their lives asleep.

What? Could this really be possible?

I looked up the definition of sleep (ok we all know what sleep is, well sort of right? But there is still much we do not know.)

One definition included these words:
A natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended.

The words in bold caught my attention. This is what was meant by the statement: Over 90% of all adults live their lives asleep.

A lack of total consciousness or awareness of the NOW.

Mmm, so yes this could really be true. How many of us REALLY live totally in the NOW.

For example:

  • Have you ever gone in to another room only to arrive there forgetting what you went for?

    Is this because you are “getting old”? No!

  • Have you ever forgotten where you parked your car when you went to the supermarket or mall?

    Is this because you are losing your memory? No!

  • Can you visualize the face of the last person who scanned all your groceries at the checkout?

    Did you notice their name? Did you even look?

Ok – write down the answers to these questions in your daily journal.

Why the negative answers? Little awareness of the NOW.

Let’s look at number one:
Where was your mind (really) when you went into the other room for something? Did you REALLY consciously memorize what you were going for, or was your mind running in 1,000 directions?

Number two:
Did you REALLY forget where you left the car, or were you so distracted by 1,000 things running through your mind (or by your cell phone/texting) that you did not even bother to TAKE NOTE of where you left the car.

Your mind will not recall information you never gave it!

Number three:
When you were at the checkout, were you REALLY there? Or was your mind taking you to a dozen other places? Thus you were living in the past, future, what ifs, or if onlys?

Your body was in the NOW, but your mind and even emotions were everywhere right?

Today’s challenge:
Learn to live in the NOW! Life will become so much more enjoyable. You also might just find that those days that fly by so fast will slow down a little as you learn to enjoy every present moment.

Are you ready for this challenge? I am!

Let’s wake up and live in the NOW. Life will take on a whole new dimension AND new opportunities will “magically” begin to show up!

Jill(Psst: here’s a secret – they were there all the time, you just had not noticed them because you were not living in the NOW).

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