Life is full of change. Some would say that it’s change that makes life.
If we follow this school of thought, we may come to understand that it’s necessary to have a healthy relationship with change in order to have a sound relationship with life.
How we adapt to change directly correlates with how we deal with life. Not all life changes are expected or even accepted. All, however, must be coped with on some level. It’s how we continue to live our lives the best way we can in a world full of uncertainty.
Unwelcome changes can have negative affects on us, especially if we devote a lot of energy to fighting them. Stress is one of the most common byproducts of change and it can compromise the functionality of your body, mind and soul.
But thankfully, there are ways in which we can make the best of change, even if a switch in gears isn’t what we want or are ready for
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Princeton University defines “concentration” as “great and constant diligence and attention” and “focus” as “the concentration of attention or energy on something.”
To be sure, concentration and focus are two different animals, but they’re animals frolicking in the same jungle- your mind.
Simply, concentration is your attention and focus is your aiming of it.
Unfortunately, many people confronted with change find the experience frazzling. They note that their concentration levels drop and their ability to focus wanes. For many, this is the result of frustration, and More on Focus and Concentration After Frustration
The first step in trying to improve your life is asking yourself one question: “Am I happy?”
Not so fast. Don’t answer yet.
Before you do, you need to define what “happiness” truly means to you.
For some, it means big, flashy and fancy things. The new yacht. The expensive car. The shiny jewelry. The stately mansion.
If you’re reading my blog, you’ve already probably realized that these things don’t necessarily equal to contentment. In fact, you may already own all of these things and still feel like they’re nothing…like you’re nothing.
That’s OK, because I’m here to help you determine what can finally make you happy and what’s been holding you back.
When formulating your definition of happiness, I ask you to leave out any inclinations you have towards materialism. Some readers may balk at this request. They might claim that acquiring possessions is part of what gives them satisfaction in life.
But I would disagree.
No object, in itself, can make you happy. It’s the personal value that you put on it that determines your satisfaction with it.
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It’s a stressful world we live in.
There’s no denying it. Studies from across the nation tend to say the same thing:
People are much more stressed now than ever before. Not even children are spared, with increased homework workloads, extracurricular activities and social pressures.
It doesn’t take any stretch of the imagination to know what stress can do to a person. Its negative impact can affect a person emotionally, physically and spiritually.
People are looking for alleviation by reaching out to therapists and doctors for remedies to their stress-induced ailments like depression and migraines. Some even seek religious counsel.
But stress is an everyday occurrence and regardless of what a person may do to try and eradicate it from his life, the demands of our fast-paced and busy lives are not likely to abate. Stress is inevitable.
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We all know that “Fear is The Mind-Killer”. Here in this post, I collected some of the best quotes about fear to encourage ourselves to FACE it. I hope you enjoy them:
- Set aside a certain number of days, during which you shall be content with the scantiest and cheapest fare, with course and rough dress, saying to yourself the while: “Is this the condition that I feared?” — SENECA
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How many times have you heard someone bragging about their IQ?
I’m willing to bet too many.
You may have scoffed at someone who was obviously exaggerating. It’s also possible that another may have unintentionally made you feel inferior. Both of these scenarios are unwarranted.
“Why”, you ask?
Because respected Harvard professor of education Howard Gardner had his own ideas about intelligence. His book “Frames of Mind” turned the world of psychology upside-down with the theory that intelligence is fluid and capable of being found in more than just the traditional mathematical and verbal areas. For Gardner, intelligence is incapable of standard measure- much less able to pinpoint to a specific number.
Gardener instead defined intelligence by the “ability to More on Potential in Intelligences and Accelerated Learning
Now that’s success 101, right?
Sometimes we need to get back to the basics to make things simple. So, what’s the meaning of success? Here is the dictionary definition of success (according to dictionary.com):
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