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The White Noise Factor

positivethinkinginsp — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 04:48:01 +0000

We sometimes refer to “white noise” as something that is just there, but does not really add anything to what we’re trying to accomplish. It’s simply a distracting factor. Imagine yourself reading a book and studying for an exam while you’re standing on the sidewalk of a busy and noisy street. Now imagine yourself doing the same in the comfort of a homey and quiet place. In which case do you think your mind is more open, focused and receptive?

Many of us have goals and dreams and yet, we find ourselves not getting closer to these goals although we dedicate time and effort to achieving whatever it is we’d like to materialize in our life. If you’ve ever experienced a situation like this, it may be worthwhile examining how much “white noise” there is while you work on the fulfillment of these goals.

Ask yourself every once in a while how many distracting factors there are in your environment? Are there things you can reduce or even eliminate? If that’s hard to do, can you find a little time each day to just sit there and be quiet for a few moments so as to free up your mind and re-focus?

Reducing “white noise” not only helps us focus on what we want to achieve, it also opens our minds to new ideas and opportunities.

“It is a process of diverting ones scattered forces into one powerful channel”, James Allen

Article Source: http://www.inspirized.com/ – The Power of Positive Thinking

Give and Take

positivethinkinginsp — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 04:42:43 +0000

A good way to attract positive circumstances into your life is to give without asking what you could or will get back for it. It’s a concept that is not always intuitively understood.

Our economic system promotes the exchange of goods and services for money, investments for returns etc. We are taught that we primarily give in order to get something back either immediately or in a certain timeframe.

The effectiveness of giving to others without expecting something back is in fact, although not widely promoted, a very real way of giving something to yourself.

You don’t have to be wealthy in material terms to give back. You can offer your expertise, your help, a service, a product or whatever you choose to give that is within your possibilities and of value to others.

By doing so you’re sending a message that you’re open to give and receive. You may or may not receive something back immediately, but at some point you will for sure get something back. It may be from a completely unexpected source and in a different form. It always works, try it.

“Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves”, James Barrie

To learn more go to: http://www.inspirized.com/ – The Power of Positive Thinking

Change

positivethinkinginsp — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 04:37:39 +0000

Change is something many of us have difficulty dealing with. Be it at work, in our relationships, at home, in our neighborhood, in politics, in the area of new technologies, it seems that things are always in the process of change.

Change can be difficult. Especially if it comes unexpected, and we’re forced to adapt to new situations without having time to digest it. But it is most difficult when we feel resistance to change.

You may have experienced situations where you thought things were going well and change was really not the thing you wanted. And yet change is constant. The only thing that is consistent is change itself. There is no point in resisting it, or in thinking back about how things used to be.

The best thing we can do is to embrace change; to look at it as an opportunity. If you feel resistance to change, ask yourself whether there may be an opportunity to take advantage of it.

And if you can’t see one immediately, trust that something positive will evolve from it. In that way you give yourself a good chance to recognize new opportunities, whereas if you’re stuck in the past you’re not open for what the future may have to offer you.

“To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often”, Winston Churchill

Source: http://www.inspirized.com/ – The Power of Positive Thinking

Make a difference

positivethinkinginsp — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 04:34:40 +0000

Making a difference can be difficult and it can be easy at the same time. It is difficult when we think “What could I possibly do to make a difference. I don’t have much to offer?” It is easy when we just lend a helping hand wherever we see an opportunity to do so and in whatever way we can.

Why is it important to make difference or make a positive contribution to the world? It’s simply because by giving something to others, you’re giving something back to yourself. It is really about creating a so-called win-win situation. You could compare it to a boomerang. You throw it out there and it comes back to you.

Well, you may think, if I throw a boomerang, there are some physical laws in place that make the boomerang come back to me. If, on the other hand, I help out in a homeless shelter, how exactly is that going to help me?

Some call it karma; some call it a law of the universe. The truth is that there are countless examples, where people who have helped others were blessed with good luck in areas that seemingly had nothing to do with what they did for others.

“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are”, Theodore Roosevelt

To learn more go to http://www.inspirized.com/ – The Power of Positive Thinking

When Living a Balanced Life is out of Balance

positivethinkinginsp — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 04:31:14 +0000

Living a balanced life has almost become a fashionable thing to do. Between work, fitness, intellectual stimulation, entertainment, planned relaxation and healthy eating it seems that we have identified all the right ingredients for a healthy and balanced life. While doing all “the right things” many of us sometimes wonder why we still don’t feel balanced.

We’re all different individuals, and as such respond to different types of stimuli that may either reduce or increase our stress level. What’s right for one person may not work for another. We all need to find our own individual mix of life balancing factors.

One important factor that we often tend to forget or ignore, however, is time for meditation. Meditation is about finding balance in our mind. It is not a series of complex processes for which you necessarily need to attend a course. It is simply about taking a few moments each day and being by yourself in a quiet environment with no distractions while you listen to whatever crosses your mind.

Meditation not only relaxes you, but it produces answers while you’re not focusing on finding answers. We practically know all answers to whatever questions we may have. We just don’t to access them, because we forgot how to listen to ourselves.

Often times we desperately try and find answers. And the more desperate we are, the less we find the answer. It is like looking and re-looking for a pair of socks in the first drawer of your drawer cabinet, while the socks you’re looking for are in the third drawer.

Try and take a little time each day and listen to yourself. Gain access to those drawers of potential you haven’t opened. It is an important factor in terms of finding balance and alignment.

“We must learn to balance the material wonders of technology with the spiritual demands of the human race”, John Naisbitt

To learn more go to http://www.inspirized.com/ – The Power of Positive Thinking

Limitations

positivethinkinginsp — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 04:26:06 +0000

The limits to what we can achieve are mostly the product of our thinking. Limits are often self imposed because we either think we cannot do a thing, or because someone told us we cannot do a thing and we chose to believe it.

How many people do you know who could truly tell you what your limitations are ? The most probable answer is that nobody knows you as well as you do and therefore, nobody outside of you can be in a position to know what you can or cannot achieve. Your personal limits are where you decide they ought to be. They are not where other people think they are.

Achieving starts with believing. If you believe you can do a thing, chances are that you can do it. It may take time, but you can do it. Many times we ask “Why can’t I do or have that” instead of “What can I do in order to do or have that too”.

Look around you. There thousands of examples of people who started with nothing and achieved wonderful things. Are these people smarter or more talented than you ? No, but most of them one day simply started believing they could materialize their dreams and never stopped doing so.

“You must do the things you think you cannot do”, Eleanor Roosevelt

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Limitations

positivethinkinginsp — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:26:39 +0000

“You must do the things you think you cannot do”, Eleanor Roosevelt

Article Source: http://www.inspirized.com/ – The Power of Positive Thinking

Being Content

positivethinkinginsp — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:24:45 +0000

When you’re content you feel at peace with yourself and the world. You’re confident with who you are, where you are and where you’re going. You neither feel the need to defend yourself, nor to blame anyone.

It is a state of inner peace that allows you to reach out to the world with focused energy and the least amount of distraction. Your thoughts are clear and your creativity is high. That’s when you’re the most productive and results come in a seemingly effortless way. Being content starts with being thankful for who you are and where you are in your life. You’ve forgiven yourself and others for past mistakes.

At the same time being content doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re simply happy with your current state. It rather means that while you approve of yourself and all the things you’ve accomplished, you’re also open to recognize and embrace new opportunities for advancement in your life.

“Be happy with what you have and are, be generous with both, and you won’t have to hunt for happiness”, William E. Gladstone

To learn more go to http://www.inspirized.com/ – The Power of Positive Thinking

Getting the Ball Rolling

positivethinkinginsp — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:19:34 +0000

Most of us have busy lives. We get up in the morning and from the minute we wake up to the minute we go back to bed the day is filled with a sometimes seemingly endless list of things we need to do.

Many of us sometimes dream of a simpler life, or a life that would at least allow for some time to do the things we truly love doing. The bolder ones of us even go as far as to dream that they could do what they love doing and make a living of it.

Have you ever caught yourself saying or thinking, “Yes, I’d love to do it, but I just don’t have the time, money, talent, intellect, education etc. to do it”. Imagine a big steel ball in front of you. It takes an initial effort to get the ball rolling, but once it rolls, it takes at least as much effort to stop the ball.

In many ways, getting started with whatever it is you’d like to do – but always had a reason not to start it – is like having the courage to say “Today is the day I decide to get the ball rolling and make time to really do the things I love doing”.

Once you’ve taken that decision 50% of your effort is already done. The rest is merely a question of keeping the ball rolling.

“A journey of a thousand miles begins with one single step”, Confucius

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Just Do It

positivethinkinginsp — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:15:53 +0000

Most of us only use a fraction of our capabilities and talents. Why is that the case? The reasons may vary from person to person. But one of the main reasons is simply that we think we cannot go beyond what we currently know we can do.

We see other people do admirable things and believe that in some way or another these people are better than us. They can do something we cannot do. Thoughts like the following may cross our minds: I wish I could do this too. I wish I had the education needed to do this. I wish I had that skill set. I wish I were that intelligent. I wish I had the talent to do this. I wish I had the time. I wish I had the courage etc.

The truth is that we don’t know what we cannot do until we try it. In most cases we’ll find out that we actually can do the things we wish we could do. Often times it is a matter of having the courage to go beyond what we already know into a field that maybe new for us.

The first step is to believe that whatever it may be that you’d like to see yourself succeed in is possible. The second step is to make an honest effort to do it.

If other people can do it, chances are that you can do it too.

“For the things we cannot do because we have to learn them, we learn by doing them”, Aristotle

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