Why Should I Analyze My Thoughts:

Why Should I Analyze My Thoughts: Quality of thoughts determines the level of peace of mind. Negative thoughts result in negative acts which in turn causes distraction in emotions, unstable behavior, frequent mood swings, family complications, lack of trustworthiness, financial mistakes, professional brawls and so on. Healthy thoughts result in more positive outcomes, high happiness index, better health and so on. So all in all your thoughts are defining your present and your future. There are several reasons for negative thoughts including but not limited to your circumstances, your brought up, financial situations, family conflicts, job and family complications. While you may not be able to fix these reasons, it is highly recommended to analyze your thoughts and mitigate the negative impact as much as possible. If you remove the impurities from your thoughts you would be able to have a positive, focused and prosperous mind. How to Analyze My Thoughts: If you have seen a big aquarium, you must have noticed that the fish keep wandering here and there continuously. From right to left, bottom to up, here and there; all day long. They don't seem to be getting any specific advantage while doing so. Same is the case with human mind. When your head is on the pillow, your brain starts wandering here and there. Several times it is processing the thoughts which shouldn't be the point of concern at all. Though fish do not know this but you can control your wandering of brain by picking up a specific thought/subject and ask these questions: a) Why am I thinking about this subject? Is this subject related to others? Why am I thinking negative about someone? I should mind my own business. b) What exactly is the issue? Is this something impacting (or going to impact) me or my family? Can I define my issue/question in one sentence clearly so that I can focus on the solution? c) How: can I resolve this issues? Is this doable? If not, can I take advice from others?. If I have the solution then what are the steps which needs to be taken? How Can I Improve the standard of my Thoughts: a) Avoid thinking about unnecessary things specially related to others. Mind your own business. Posses a focused mind. b) Stop comparing yourself to others. It's an insult to yourself. You are a unique soul and you are independent on your living, your decisions and your destiny. c) Don't think of monetary gains too much. Excessive love for money and assets is the root of most of stresses. Work on your real wealth. d) Develop the habit of forgiving and letting things go off. If you are keeping the grudge in your brains for longer durations, you are killing yourself. Stress is a slow poison which deepens its roots your brain and destroy your physical and mental health. e) Read quality quotes or articles on positivity and try to absorb the message. This will kill the germs of negativity. f) Practice the habit of gratitude. Stop complaining, criticizing and blaming. When a negative thought comes in, convert it to positive by looking at the positive side of the issue. g) Instead of thinking about your 'wants' too much, think about your needs. This will reduce the magnitude of your focus because usually needs are limited but wants are too many. Adapt simple life style as it reduces unnecessary socio-economical issues.

How To Develop Motivation in Your Everyday Life

First, let's find out what the importance of motivation exactly is. Simply put, motivation is that driving force which allows you to achieve your goals and go after what you want in life. If you want to change your personality for the better, get a promotion at work, start a new habit, be a better person who is part of the community, become a better parent for your kid – all of these things would be easier accomplished if you are properly motivated. As long as you have a strong personal motivation, you can achieve almost anything that you want from life. However, remember not to fall into the trap of looking for short-cuts to achieve your goals. It's perfectly fine if you have to take a long and winding road to achieve your goal. It will be an even sweeter victory when you finally achieve your goal, knowing that you have had to go through several hurdles to attain it. Developing Motivation in Life So how can you develop motivation in life? If you wish to accomplish a goal – be it short-term or long-term in nature – how can you find it in you to be properly motivated? Here are a few things that you should keep in mind: 1. Focus on one goal at a time. This should be partnered with the fact that you should make sure that your short-term goals all help in achieving your long-term goals. One of the best ways for you to focus on one goal at a time is to make a diary of your goals – yes, write it down – so that you will have a visual representation of the things that you want to achieve rather than letting it all get lost in your head. 2. Get rid of all the distractions which might prevent you from achieving your goal. Let's say that you are a writer who wants to finish a book. How can you type away on your keyboard one chapter after another if there are many distractions surrounding you like television, friends chattering away or the lure of aimlessly browsing through the Internet. In order for you to stay properly motivated, make sure to steer clear of any distractions. 3. Completely block out any negative influences. Finally, make sure that you are completely blocking out any negative influences in your life. If you feel that you are being distracted from your goal by a problem which does not seem to go away, ask yourself what you can do to eliminate such a challenge and distraction in your life. Maybe you are being sidetracked by negative thoughts and feelings because you have no faith in yourself. Addressing the root of the problem, completely blocking out any negative distractions and thinking purely positive thoughts is the best way for you to develop motivation in your everyday life. Constantly Work At Motivating Yourself A goal doesn't do you much good unless you are constantly thinking about, and working towards it. Write down your goal and place it somewhere that you will see it at least 1-2 times a day. If you have a weight loss goal, place your written goal beside the refrigerator. If your goal is to get physically stronger, place your written goal near your weight bench so you can see it when you are working out. This provides the extra motivation you need for those tough days. A great way to motivate yourself with business goals is to put up a motivational quote beside your desk. Do a Google search for motivational quotes, then print off one and put it inside of a picture frame. Keep it there and read it occasionally throughout the day. Whenever you find yourself not looking at the quote anymore, or it no longer provides the inspiration that it once did, it's time to change the quote. It's perfectly OK to change this quote every 1-2 weeks for maximum motivation. Some people make a habit of reading their goals either when they first wake up or right before they go to bed. When you read your goals upon arising, you may begin to notice that you find yourself doing more each day to help you reach your goals. Similarly, when you read your goals right before bed, you may notice that you wake up with good ideas that you never thought of before. Final Thoughts It's important to have motivation in your life. Motivation is the fuel that you need to continue striving for your goals. Soak up motivating things in your life on a daily basis. Read great books that will inspire you. Read great blogs that are both positive and informative. It's human nature to have days where you aren't very motivated. However, if you continue to surround yourself with positive and motivational things, those days will be few.

WAYS TO REDUCE STRESS

1. Pray 2. Go to bed on time. 3. Get up on time so you can start the day unrushed. 4. Say No to projects that won't fit into your time schedule, or that will compromise your mental health. 5. Delegate tasks to capable others. 6. Simplify and unclutter your life. 7. Less is more. (Although one is often not enough, two are often too many.) 8. Allow extra time to do things and to get to places. 9. Pace yourself. Spread out big changes and difficult projects over time; don't lump the hard things all together. 10. Take one day at a time. 11. Separate worries from concerns . If a situation is a concern, find out what God would have you do and let go of the anxiety . If you can't do anything about a situation, forget it. 12. Live within your budget; don't use credit cards for ordinary purchases. 13. Have backups; an extra car key in your wallet, an extra house key buried in the garden, extra stamps, etc. 14. K.M.S. (Keep Mouth Shut). This single piece of advice can prevent an enormous amount of trouble. 15. Do something for the Kid in You everyday. 16. Carry a Bible with you to read while waiting in line. 17. Get enough rest. 18. Eat right. 19 Get organized so everything has its place. 20. Listen to a tape while driving that can help improve your quality of life. 21. Write down thoughts and inspirations. 22. Every day, find time to be alone. 23. Having problems? Talk to God on the spot. Try to nip small problems in the bud. Don't wait until it's time to go to bed to try and pray. 24. Make friends with Godly people. 25. Keep a folder of favorite scriptures on hand. 26. Remember that the shortest bridge between despair and hope is often a good "Thank you Jesus." 27. Laugh. 28. Laugh some more! 29. Take your work seriously, but not yourself at all. 30. Develop a forgiving attitude (most people are doing the best they can). 31. Be kind to unkind people (they probably need it the most). 32. Sit on your ego. 33 Talk less; listen more. 34. Slow down. 35. Remind yourself that you are not the general manager of the universe. 36 . Every night before bed, think of one thing you're grateful for that you've never been grateful for before. GOD HAS A WAY OF TURNING THINGS AROUND FOR YOU. "If God is for us, who can be against us?" (Romans 8:31) I wanted God to bless and I picked you. I decided to send it to more, Because I didn't WAnt to limit blessings.

A Little Trivia Information

'Stewardesses' is the longest word typed with only the left hand And 'lollipop' is the longest word typed with your right hand. (Bet you tried this out mentally, didn't you?) No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple. 'Dreamt' is the only English word that ends in the letters 'MT. ? (Are you doubting this?) Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing. The sentence: 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog' uses every letter of the alphabet. (Now, you KNOW you're going to try this out for accuracy, right?) The words 'racecar,' 'kayak' and 'level' are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes) . (Yep, I knew you were going to 'do' this one.) There are only four words in the English language which end in 'dous': tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous. (You're not doubting this, are you?) There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: 'abstemious' and 'facetious.' (Yes, admit it, you are going to say, a e I O U) TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard. (All you typists are going to test this out) A cat has 32 muscles in each ear. A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds. (Some days that's about what my memory span is.) A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second. A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes. A snail can sleep for three years. (I know some people that could do this too.!) Almonds are a member of the peach family. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. (I know some people like that also) Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until the child reaches 2 to 6 years of age. February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon. In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated. If the population of China walked past you, 8 abreast, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction. Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite! Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated. The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing. The cruise liner, QE 2, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns. The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket. (Good thing he did that.) The winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze completely solid. There are more chickens than people in the world. Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance. Women blink nearly twice as much as men. Now you know more than you did before!! The Rain-Thomas Kinkade This is a Thomas Kinkade painting It's rumored to carry a miracle

Are you qualified to be a professional

The following quiz consists of four questions that tell you whether or not you are qualified to be a professional.

The questions are not that difficult. You just need to think like a professional.

Scroll down for the answers.



1. How do you put a giraffe into a refrigerator?




The correct answer is:
Open the refrigerator,
put in the giraffe
and close the door.

This question tests whether or not you are doing simple things in a complicated way.

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2. How do you put an elephant into a refrigerator?




Incorrect answer:
Open the refrigerator,
put in the elephant
and shut the refrigerator.

Correct answer:
Open the refrigerator,
take out the giraffe,
put in the elephant
and close the door.

This question tests your foresight.

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3. The Lion King is hosting an animal conference.
All the animals attend except one.
Which animal does not attend?




Correct answer:
The elephant.
The elephant is in the refrigerator!

This tests if you are capable of comprehensive thinking.

OK, if you did not answer the last three questions correctly, this one
may be your last chance to test your qualifications to be a
professional.

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4. There is a river filled with crocodiles. How do you cross it? (You dont have a boat!)




Correct Answer:
Simply swim through it.
All the crocodiles are attending the animal meeting!

This question tests your reasoning ability.

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If you answered four out of four questions correctly, you are a true professional. Wealth and success await you.

If you answered three out of four, you have some catching up to do but there's hope for you.

If you answered two out of four, consider a career as a hamburger flipper in a fast food joint.

If you answered one out of four, try selling some of your organs. It's the only way you will ever make any money.

If you answered none correctly, consider a career that does not require any higher mental functions at all, such as politics.

KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON

Everyday, each waking hour upon opening your eyes, what is the first thing that comes to your mind? What is the first thing that you tend to do? Does it come to your mind immediately how you're going to spend your day? I'll surely get different responses with these questions as we all have different mind sets.

As for me, my day unfolds slowly. I am not always sure what is in store for me every time I start my day. I'm not much of a very organized person in terms of schedule. My motto has always been to live each day as it is. Work, eat, sleep and be merry for tomorrow is always another day. Each day is different from yesterday.

Each day is an adventure. We'll meet new people, we'll encounter new situations, we will experience something new. Our ability to respond to these new things will reveal how our day goes. And most importantly, our character plays a very big part in dealing with these unexpected events that may happen during the day.

When I encounter a situation that I am unable to handle, who do you think I turn to? I may not be a very religious person but I'll tell you that I immediately look up above to the One out there. I talk to God and listen to Him because I believe that by His faith and guidance, He will let me come out of the situation as a victor. The peacefulness that I feel in His presence guides my heart and helps me to decide on the right thing to do.

I consider trials as my teachers and guides because trials are the reason that makes me strong and steadfast, as well as the love manifested to me by the people close to my heart. Trials makes me more patient and understanding. They also help me to persevere more into improving myself and my life.

Sometimes when I feel depressed, I try to encourage myself not to lose hope. I need to understand that there is a purpose for trials. I always tell myself that He would not give us something that we could not endure. During these times, I just close my eyes and feel His peace that is beyond one's understanding and whenever I do that, I feel revitalized and strong once again.

My unwavering faith in the Lord inspires my heart to carry on and accept challenges as they come to my life. Like in the story of The Footprints in the Sand, I know that the Lord always carried me during those times that I could no longer walk and stand up with all the problems and the burdens I was carrying on my shoulder.

Yes, I did think of doing the unthinkable. I tried to make a fool out of myself. When I was down and I thought that all my efforts in making life better were just wasted, I have thought that death was the only release from my never ending dilemmas. But He always pulled me out from the deep pit of darkness.

As I've said, I am not a very religious person, nor I am a devout Catholic but I can say that I am close to God. He helps me to keep calm and collected in times of adversities and He has always shown His love and guidance to me. I may be down, but with Him I have nowhere to go but up.

When all else fails, when everything is vanished, GOD REMAINS. He will never leave us, nor forsake us. The Lord moves in mysterious ways His wonders to perform. From time to time, we need to sit quietly, or take a walk, allow our spirits to roam...God's love will find us.

"Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me."
-John 14:1

in search of perfection...

We’ve grown up in a society that regularly tells us that we’re not good enough a...nd that we can’t have that which we seek. Be it financial success, happiness or health, the message is continually reinforced that we are missing something essential. Subsequently we convince ourselves that obtaining the missing piece will bring us to that which we seek. As a result of this line of thinking, we want to believe others who tell us that they know how we can obtain what is missing. Thus the world is full of get-rich schemes, happiness prescriptions and miracle cures.
What is truly missing is the awareness that we already possess everything we need to obtain that which we seek. God is perfect and a perfect God is surely capable of producing perfect life. You are the result of that perfection and possess everything you need. Discovering the tools that are already within you is all that is needed to realize your potential in this life. With this, you already have within yourself the path to healing for yourself and others. Following this path only requires that you open up to your true self. - Darwin Stephenson, from my book Inspiration DivineSee More
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By: Darwin Stephenson