Friday, July 9, 2010

Focus upon Memories of Success

There is one golden universal rule that we all must pay heed to. This rule says that whatever we pay attention to grows in our lives. Going by this rule, if we were to pay attention to the past memories of success, we will invite more successes in our lives. The best part is that these successes need not be big events. Simple successes like deciding to drink a glass of milk and drinking it to the last drop, will do; as long as there is a sense of achievement in it (and not the feeling of getting over with another chore).

When you go down the corridors of past, what memories lie uppermost in your mind? If you are like most people, you may be haunted by memories of failure, betrayal, and not being good enough. If that is the case, you may understand now, why you invite more of the same in your life!!! If you were to hold and stay in memories of success, joy, bliss and happiness, you would invite more of these in your life!!

Memories of failure drain our energy and lead us to self-recrimination; while memories of success make us thrive. Examine yourself. Do you live in your memories or do you believe that the past is over and done with? If you do go back in time in your brain, where do you go? Do you remember all the horror movies that you have starred in?? Do you recall those times when you didn’t believe in yourself? Do you reflect upon those times when you said and did things which didn’t bring you much credit? If you do, you are like most of us.

But is there a different way of looking back at our lives? Can this looking back empower us? How about entertaining only those memories which remind you of your successes? What about remembering only those times when you received love and appreciation? What was the best time of your life? May be it was time spent with your family at home! May be it was your thumping report card in Class One! Perhaps it was the time you felt close to someone!! Perhaps it was some eureka moment when you connected with your inner self!! How about re-living these memories?

When we re-experience the moments of love, appreciation, joy, enthusiasm and determination, we feel light. In fact, that is when we turn on the light within us. We do this by deleting all those memories from our cells which take away our loving energy. We do this by switching over the channel: from the channel of failure to channel of success. We do this by remembering all those times when we were joyful, peaceful and successful; when we gave joy, received joy and witnessed joy. As we do this we raise our vibrations and begin to feel really good about ourselves.

The moment you allow your mind to drift into the past, let it be a good journey. The moment you allow your mind to project into the future let it be a loving future. And when you stay in the present, reap the benefit of these wonderful memories.

So what do you hold in your mind? Jot it down and find your focus……..


Read more!

Monday, July 5, 2010

Be Good to Yourself

How can you be ‘good’ to yourself? This question can be answered in just two words: No coddling! Yes, please do not coddle yourself. It doesn’t take you anywhere. On the other hand, it pays to be a little hard-hearted with your own self.

In order to elaborate my point further I have added some more words to these two words. Please apply these insights in your life if they resonate with you.

• Do not stand for any nonsense from anyone, including yourself.
• Do not accept any excuses from anyone, especially yourself.
• Move on in life without any regrets.
• Free your heart from any guilt that you may be carrying.
• Do not berate yourself for something you did or didn’t do.
• Do not spend time trying to undo your every action or inaction.
• Do not waste time wishing you had done this or that.
• Be responsible for all your actions and their consequences.
• Do not play the blame game with yourself.
• Be aware of every opportunity that comes your way and use it.
• Do not keep re-visiting the past. Live in the now.
• Get on with your life.
• Don’t hold yourself back.
• Be forward moving and stop looking back.
• If you need to apologize to someone, do it now.
• Give yourself credit for all that is working in your life.
• Be grateful for everything that you have.


Read more!