“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today, I am wise, so I am changing myself.” – Rumi
Full story at: 10 Questions To Reflect On To Close Out Your Year | FinerMinds.
Gandhi & Buddha… What About Jesus Christ?
Kelly O’Brien writes:
Happy New Year, everyone! It seems many of us make New Years resolutions and in order to stay inspired as we revamp our diets or workout routines, relationships or careers, we turn to quotes and affirmations. Universally, we all seem to be able to relate to quotes and “life advice” from spiritual leaders throughout history: Gandhi, Buddha, etc. What about advice from Jesus Christ? It seems when many hear the name “Jesus Christ,” they recoil. Sides are taken, much like a debate between a staunch Republican and avid Democratic. People dont want to hear advice from Jesus Christ, yet his advice is as powerful as Buddha and Gandhi. You can put a quote from Gandhi on your Facebook wall and people will hit “Like” but put one from Jesus Christ and you might get defriended. If you can stay open minded, keep reading.
Want To Live A Long, Healthy Life? Stop Thinking!
…or perhaps thinking so much or overthinking. Donna Gates writes:
Have you ever wondered why your life is one way, when you dream of another?
Have you ever worried that your mistakes in the past may carry into the future?
Or if you will have the resources that you need to take you where you want to go?
We all have had these thoughts. And while they may seem harmless enough, too much worry drains the body of physical health.
It’s like this: If you want the greatest physical health possible, stop the mind chatter.
Or think very little.
Full story at: Want To Live A Long, Healthy Life? Stop Thinking!.
A Simple Exercise To Help You Live Your Best Life!
Carris Christianson writes:
Rather than making another set of resolutions that will most likely be broken within days, it’s time to create healthy, high-standards for yourself to insure you’re living the New Year right!
I created this Self-Agreement Contract as I began my path to wellness. It holds me accountable for living the life that aligns with my beliefs.
Although I’ve had my missteps, I return to my contract to live my best life daily! I now share this with my clients and have seen wonderful, beneficial results!
Take the time to create your own Self-Agreement Contract and start living the beautiful life you’ve always envisioned for yourself.
Are You Good Enough?
“I’m not good enough.”
At some point in our lives, we’ve all said it. We use these words to justify our fears and explain our insecurities or the reasons we don’t have the things we want most.
“I’m not good enough to be in a relationship.”
“I’m not good enough to get that job.”
“I’m not good enough to write that book.”
“I’m not good enough to record an album.”
“I’m not good enough [fill in the blank].”
These four vile words strip us of our personal value, our core identity, and any sense of purpose. They represent the epitome of the worst self-inflicted psychological diseases: self-pity.
“Certainly the most destructive vice, if you like, that a person can have. More than pride, which is supposedly the number one of the cardinal sins—is self-pity. Self-pity is the worst possible emotion anyone can have. And the most destructive. It is, to slightly paraphrase what Wilde said about hatred, and I think actually hatred’s a subset of self-pity and not the other way around: ‘It destroys everything around it, except itself.’”
Stephen Fry
It’s time to stop using the term “not good enough” to reinforce some deep-seeded belief that we are insufficient or incomplete. We cannot surrender control of our self-worth to someone else, especially to someone who likely doesn’t deserve or even want that power.
Get more here: Are You Good Enough? « Positively Positive.
FOCUS is POWER!
“Most people have no idea of the giant capacity we can immediately command when we focus all of our resources on mastering a single area of our lives.”
– Tony Robbins
Feeling Stuck? Try This!
Chris Assad writes:
I know the feeling. In fact, I’ve been in the thick of it for the past little while now, too. Perhaps it’s the time of year. As one year comes to a close and another begins, it’s easy to feel the pinch of time passing by. Whether it’s looking back at the year that’s just passed and feeling like there’s so much that you could have done but didn’t, or feeling overwhelmed at the challenge of stepping it up and doing one better in the year ahead, it can weigh on us.
Get the rest here: Feeling Stuck? Try This!.
12 Rules to Live By
Craig Ballantyne writes:
The one thing I admire about people who have strong nutrition beliefs is their dogmatic behavior.
For example, a vegetarian, under no circumstances, will ever eat meat. There is no, “well, everyone else is having a burger, so just this once, I will too.”
That’s not how it works.
Not when a vegetarian has a strong personal philosophy that they never, ever, ever eat meat.
And that strong personal philosophy guides them to guilt-free behavior that is congruent with their goals.
I’ve also taught my fat loss clients to develop their own personal philosophy – essentially a set of rules that dictate decisions, and I’ve also created my own rules that determine how I live my life so that I reduce guilt, stress, and wasted emotional energy.
Now the purpose of this email is not to say that my personal philosophies are wrong or right.
Instead, they are simply here to encourage you to adopt your own rules for the sake of living a better, more productive stress free life. You may have your own rules in your head, but I encourage you to put them in writing. And you can adopt a set of rules for every aspect of your life, from health to financial to family and business.
Go to the source if you’d like to get the rest of Craig’s perspective: » 12 Rules to Live By :zenhabits
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