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Journaling for
Health: 5 Techniques
1. Write about how you feel about everyday events; writing about
the events is fine, but be sure to include the feelings. The goal
is to get the intense emotions on paper and out of your body/mind.
2. Write about the issues that are most impacting your life today,
particularly any health concerns.
3. Make a list of everything causing you stress—which can lead to
ill-health, then note what you can (or cannot) do about each item.
4. If you can’t get an event out of your mind—like an unpleasant
conversation with a co-worker—write what you wish the conversation had
unfolded, in dialogue form.
5. Create a mantra or positive affirmation, then journal ways to
fulfill the affirmation. An example of a mantra might be: “I am safe,
my life is filled with peace.”
Finally, re-read your journals on a consistent basis, looking for
self-defeating or negative patterns.
Patti Testerman is content manager at
JournalGenie.com
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What Changes Are
You Avoiding In Life?
Change is a
constant in our lives and yet so often we resist it. As human
beings we are wired to avoid change because any type of change,
even change for the better, involves a level of discomfort in
some shape or form. The whole concept of comfort zones evolved
to explain the hedonistic psychological drive in all of us to
seek pleasure and avoid pain. Comfort zones - characterized by
the familiar, the known, the predictable - are where we risk
little except, of course, our spirits deepest fulfillment.
Change, by its very nature, requires us to step beyond our
comfort zone and let go of something we've become familiar with
- whether it be a the structure of our company, a relationship,
a routine, a neighborhood or a physical environment in which
we've lived or worked - and adapt to something new, something
unfamiliar.
read more.
One of Life's
Greatest Lessons: Be Grateful for what you have.
(excerpted from the New
Jim Rohn Weekend Event DVD/CD series)
Is thankfulness a
survival skill? Perhaps most of you would respond with, "No, Jim,
thankfulness is not key to survival", and I would tend to agree with
you. Most of us have probably already solved the necessary problems of
survival, gone beyond that and are now working to achieve our desires.
But let me give you this key phrase, "Learn to be thankful for what you
already have, while you pursue all that you want." I believe one of the
greatest and perhaps one of the simplest lessons in life we can learn is
to be thankful for what we have already received and accomplished.
Both the years and the
experiences have brought me here to where I stand today, but it is the
thankfulness that opened the windows of opportunities, of blessings, of
unique experiences to flow my way. My gratitude starts with my parents
who raised me, gave me an incredible foundation that has lasted me all
of these years and continues with the mentors that I've met along the
way who absolutely changed and revolutionized my life, my income, my
bank account, my future. I am also very thankful for the people, the
associations, for the ideas, for the chance to work and labor, and to
produce results, all of that has brought me to this place, to this
weekend. I'm grateful for it all.
What a unique
opportunity each one of you here has, so many of us; representing
different countries, nations and cultures, to appreciate the uniqueness
of our own experiences that has brought us all here, together, for these
three days to learn new skills and sharpen old ones. For the countries
we represent; we have freedom and liberty. These are extraordinary
times, about eleven years ago the walls came tumbling down, in Germany,
and it started a wave of democracy and freedom like the world has never
seen before. We as a country and as a world have so much to be thankful
for. Always start with thanksgiving; be thankful for what you already
have and see the miracles that come from this one simple act.
Now thankfulness is
just the beginning; next, you've got to challenge yourself to produce.
Produce more ideas than you need for yourself so you can share and give
your ideas away. That is called fruitfulness and abundance. Here's what
I think fruitfulness and abundance mean - to go to work on producing
more than you need for yourself so you can begin blessing others,
blessing your nation and blessing your enterprise. Once abundance starts
to come, once someone becomes incredibly productive, it's amazing what
the numbers turn out to be. But to begin this incredible process of
blessing, it often starts with the act of thanksgiving and gratitude,
being thankful for what you already have and for what you've already
done. Begin the act of thanksgiving today and watch the miracles flow
your way.
Reproduced with
permission from Jim Rohn's Weekly E-zine. Copyright 2005 Jim Rohn
International. All rights reservedworldwide.
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5
Barriers to Forgiveness
By Jeff Herring
Most barriers to forgiveness come in the form of a "but."
For example -
"But I don't feel like forgiving."
And you may not for a while. Ultimately, forgiveness is a
decision, not a feeling.
"But if I forgive someone, doesn't that mean I approve of
what they did?"
No, not at all. Forgiveness does not condone what was done.
"But if I forgive, doesn't that open me up to be hurt again?"
Well, yes and no. The yes part is that if we are going to risk
closeness in relationships, we are going to risk being hurt.
It's just part of the territory.
The no part is that while forgiving, you can still protect
yourself from further hurt. One way to do this is in
relationships is to set clear boundaries with equally clear
consequences if the boundaries are violated.
"But if I forgive, doesn't that let the other person off the
hook?"
Not necessarily. There are consequences for actions, even after
forgiveness. What forgiveness can do is let you off the hook of
bitterness and resentment.
"But I forgave, and I still feel bad."
Unfortunately, that can happen. While it's true that forgiveness
is a decision, it's also a process. So is the healing. It can
take time.
Meditation
Benefits
 Researchers are beginning to unfold the secrets to
speculation --an ancient practice that yields modern-day
benefits. In the highlands of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau,
citizenry looking at liveliness differently. Upon entering
the local Buddhist monastery, there is a spectacular
sculpture the size of a large oak. The intricate carving
of clouds and patterns painted in powerful colors. But as
soon as winter gives means, this magnificent employment
volition melt to nonentity.
The sculpture, in fact, is made of butter, and it is 1 of
the highland multitude's symbols of the transient nature
of spirit. And sprightliness here is not easy. Villagers
bicycle to oeuvre before dawn and return home hanker after
sunset. Many live with nil More than dirt floors and
rickety outhouses.
Upon entering these modest mud-brick homes, you'll find no
tables or chairs--just a yearn platform bed, which sleeps
a family of eight. However, once the masses invite you in
for tea, their smiles wide and welcoming. How do they
possess such inner calm in conditions we would call less
than ideal. Once villagers cook, sew or plow the fields
they do so in a tranquil state. As an approach to living,
weaving seamlessly into almost every action throughout the
day seems unfamiliar to Western cultures.
Is there something we tin glean from this agency of
biography that testament improve our have. The romantic
notion of quitting everything and joining Tibetan monks on
a mountaintop is not the only path to meditate. You don't
need to quit your job, give up your possessions and spend
30 days chanting. Recent research indicates that
meditating brings about dramatic effects in as little as a
10-minute session. Several studies have demonstrated that
subjects who meditated for a short time showed increased
alpha waves (the relaxed brain waves) and decreased
anxiety and depression.
Epstein and several other experts feel that 's
effectiveness has to do with putting aside attachment to
I's self. As he says, " you looking at directly at a star
at night, it's difficult to see. But you expression away
slightly, it comes into focus. I find it to be the same
manner with the egotism and meditating.
ace zeroes in on a sense of self through a practice of ,
the self-important self-importance paradoxically becomes
elusive. You become Thomas More aware that you
interconnected with other beings, and you tin can better
put your possess worries into their proper perspective." A
group of elderly Chinese maintain their connection by
meeting every daybreak in the village common in Monterey
Park, California. They swoop their arms and stretch their
torsos in graceful harmony, and then stand absolutely
still, simply meditating. Only puffs of warm air flow from
their nostrils.
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