savage_beagle
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----Editor's message
Hello everyone.
What can one do to contribute to a better world? What can one do to ease the tension, strife and conflicts in the world? Though most people would say they want peace, how many do something in that direction? I am not talking about participating in rallies or demonstrations or using force to bring peace. Real peace comes from within.
People in many places in the world are living now in fear and uncertainty about the future. They are even afraid to travel and fly. In other places there are wars. These situations cause people to think, visualize and expect disasters.
Thoughts are powerful things. Thinking the same thoughts over and over again makes them materialize. Reading about wars and disasters in the newspapers, watching news and movies about such subjects and talking about them, keep them constantly in the mind, and consequently these thoughts sink into the subconscious mind and affect it. Then fear and negative expectations become a habit. Such a mental state attracts into one's life what one fears.
So what is the solution? What can one do to bring peace into his/her world and also influence the world around? Learning to think positively and learning to calm down the mind can transform the world. Learning to concentrate and meditate, developing detachment, patience and tolerance bring inner transformation and inner peace. These practices calm down the mind and bring control over the thinking process. When there is peace inside, one does not think or expects negative events.
Inner peace is contagious, subconsciously affecting other people. The more peaceful you become, the stronger your influence becomes. As more people learn to transform their inner lives and bring inner peace into their lives, more and more people in their environment will be positively affected. By bringing inner peace into your inner world, you bring peace into the world around you. You can, to some degree, influence and change the world, no matter who you are and where you are living.
Wishing you happiness and success,
Remez Sasson ------http://www.successconsciousness.com/ezine_archive/c_s/issue_129.htm... :wink: Visualizing A Better Self-Image
By Wendy Betterini
Improving our self-image may seem like a daunting task at first. How do we overcome years of negative reinforcement that has convinced us we are not skinny enough, smart enough, or rich enough? How do we reverse our belief that we don’t possess the characteristics needed to become successful? We have to change what we think of ourselves, literally.
Where did our negative self-image come from exactly? Our subconscious minds believe what we tell them. Especially during our formative years, we may have been taught to see ourselves in a negative light. Anyone who has gone through high school knows the pressures our peers put on us with regard to dress, social behavior, and academics. Add to that criticism from teachers and parents, unrealistic portrayals of beauty and success in the media, and it's easy to see why we feel we're not good enough.
But it doesn't stop there, does it? What begins as an external influence then becomes internal as we pick up the trend of negativity and berate ourselves with negative self-talk. We call ourselves stupid, hopeless, or a failure. We try to force ourselves into an impossible cookie-cutter mold of what we think we should be. We berate ourselves for not being good enough, strong enough, beautiful enough, and successful enough.
Over time, this results in a negative self-image that can prove difficult to change. Difficult, but not impossible! There are tools available to help us turn it around, and one of those is creative visualization.
Creative visualization is a process that can replace our negative beliefs with positive ones. This process does not happen overnight, but neither did the development of our negative self-image. The key to creative visualization is to stay consistent with the practice. The goal is to prevent new negative thoughts from entering the subconscious, while eliminating the ones already present.
Implementing creative visualization is simple. First, find a quiet, safe place where you can sit, or lie down, for an uninterrupted period of time. You may choose to create a soothing atmosphere by lighting candles and incense, or putting on some relaxing music. Take a few minutes to do some slow, deep breathing and release all stress from your body and mind. Close your eyes and visualize your true self, the "you" you are deep down inside. See yourself as a strong, beautiful, vital creation of God, glowing with light, love, and happiness. Really zoom in and see yourself in glorious detail. Don’t allow negative thoughts to enter your head and tell you it isn’t possible. Simply push those thoughts aside gently and know that if you can see it mentally, you can create it in your physical reality.
Take your time with this exercise, and make an effort to do it at least once daily, preferably twice. At the same time, begin making a concentrated effort to turn your negative self-talk into positive self-talk. Praise yourself, encourage yourself, build yourself up with your thoughts and words.
Be patient! Remember that it took years to build up your negative self-image, so you can expect it to take time to replace it with a more positive one. But because you are going about it in a purposeful, conscious way, your results will be much more powerful.
Consistently imagining yourself as you want to be will create a new "truth" in your subconscious, and as your mind replaces the negative with the positive, you will begin to see the shift in yourself. A new, more confident you will emerge, giving you the courage to succeed at whatever you desire.
The author
Wendy Betterini is a freelance writer who strives to motivate, uplift, and inspire you to make your dreams a reality. Visit her website, http://www.WingsForTheHeart.com for more positive thoughts to help you on your journey.
:wink: i hope everyone took the time to read this, as i think it is very positive and sound advice....you all should look into the website http://www.successconsciousness.com
peace!~~~~savage beagle!
Hello everyone.
What can one do to contribute to a better world? What can one do to ease the tension, strife and conflicts in the world? Though most people would say they want peace, how many do something in that direction? I am not talking about participating in rallies or demonstrations or using force to bring peace. Real peace comes from within.
People in many places in the world are living now in fear and uncertainty about the future. They are even afraid to travel and fly. In other places there are wars. These situations cause people to think, visualize and expect disasters.
Thoughts are powerful things. Thinking the same thoughts over and over again makes them materialize. Reading about wars and disasters in the newspapers, watching news and movies about such subjects and talking about them, keep them constantly in the mind, and consequently these thoughts sink into the subconscious mind and affect it. Then fear and negative expectations become a habit. Such a mental state attracts into one's life what one fears.
So what is the solution? What can one do to bring peace into his/her world and also influence the world around? Learning to think positively and learning to calm down the mind can transform the world. Learning to concentrate and meditate, developing detachment, patience and tolerance bring inner transformation and inner peace. These practices calm down the mind and bring control over the thinking process. When there is peace inside, one does not think or expects negative events.
Inner peace is contagious, subconsciously affecting other people. The more peaceful you become, the stronger your influence becomes. As more people learn to transform their inner lives and bring inner peace into their lives, more and more people in their environment will be positively affected. By bringing inner peace into your inner world, you bring peace into the world around you. You can, to some degree, influence and change the world, no matter who you are and where you are living.
Wishing you happiness and success,
Remez Sasson ------http://www.successconsciousness.com/ezine_archive/c_s/issue_129.htm... :wink: Visualizing A Better Self-Image
By Wendy Betterini
Improving our self-image may seem like a daunting task at first. How do we overcome years of negative reinforcement that has convinced us we are not skinny enough, smart enough, or rich enough? How do we reverse our belief that we don’t possess the characteristics needed to become successful? We have to change what we think of ourselves, literally.
Where did our negative self-image come from exactly? Our subconscious minds believe what we tell them. Especially during our formative years, we may have been taught to see ourselves in a negative light. Anyone who has gone through high school knows the pressures our peers put on us with regard to dress, social behavior, and academics. Add to that criticism from teachers and parents, unrealistic portrayals of beauty and success in the media, and it's easy to see why we feel we're not good enough.
But it doesn't stop there, does it? What begins as an external influence then becomes internal as we pick up the trend of negativity and berate ourselves with negative self-talk. We call ourselves stupid, hopeless, or a failure. We try to force ourselves into an impossible cookie-cutter mold of what we think we should be. We berate ourselves for not being good enough, strong enough, beautiful enough, and successful enough.
Over time, this results in a negative self-image that can prove difficult to change. Difficult, but not impossible! There are tools available to help us turn it around, and one of those is creative visualization.
Creative visualization is a process that can replace our negative beliefs with positive ones. This process does not happen overnight, but neither did the development of our negative self-image. The key to creative visualization is to stay consistent with the practice. The goal is to prevent new negative thoughts from entering the subconscious, while eliminating the ones already present.
Implementing creative visualization is simple. First, find a quiet, safe place where you can sit, or lie down, for an uninterrupted period of time. You may choose to create a soothing atmosphere by lighting candles and incense, or putting on some relaxing music. Take a few minutes to do some slow, deep breathing and release all stress from your body and mind. Close your eyes and visualize your true self, the "you" you are deep down inside. See yourself as a strong, beautiful, vital creation of God, glowing with light, love, and happiness. Really zoom in and see yourself in glorious detail. Don’t allow negative thoughts to enter your head and tell you it isn’t possible. Simply push those thoughts aside gently and know that if you can see it mentally, you can create it in your physical reality.
Take your time with this exercise, and make an effort to do it at least once daily, preferably twice. At the same time, begin making a concentrated effort to turn your negative self-talk into positive self-talk. Praise yourself, encourage yourself, build yourself up with your thoughts and words.
Be patient! Remember that it took years to build up your negative self-image, so you can expect it to take time to replace it with a more positive one. But because you are going about it in a purposeful, conscious way, your results will be much more powerful.
Consistently imagining yourself as you want to be will create a new "truth" in your subconscious, and as your mind replaces the negative with the positive, you will begin to see the shift in yourself. A new, more confident you will emerge, giving you the courage to succeed at whatever you desire.
The author
Wendy Betterini is a freelance writer who strives to motivate, uplift, and inspire you to make your dreams a reality. Visit her website, http://www.WingsForTheHeart.com for more positive thoughts to help you on your journey.
:wink: i hope everyone took the time to read this, as i think it is very positive and sound advice....you all should look into the website http://www.successconsciousness.com
peace!~~~~savage beagle!