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| Your mind is the most powerful supercomputer in | | | | We live in a place of opposites and duality |
| the world. It’s a pity if you would not be | | | | — gain and loss, pleasure and pain, light and |
| able to explore and utilize its vast potentials. | | | | dark, male and female, love and hate. This is how |
| Many people are using just a very tiny portion of | | | | the cycle of life goes. We can never have all the |
| their mind’s abilities. Be different and learn | | | | good things in life at the same time. In love, there |
| how to use your mind’s capacity to the | | | | will always be someone who gets hurt. In wealth, |
| fullest! | | | | there will always be people who will not be |
| In the mind, positive and negative thoughts are | | | | fortunate enough. Measure and moderation is the |
| always in conflict. What wins among them is | | | | primary key. |
| shown through our actions and behavior towards | | | | Be realistic. |
| things. | | | | Make sure that what you want is something |
| To help you believe in yourself, self help | | | | possible. Hoping for something to happen which |
| motivation source has some simple things that | | | | would never really materialize in real life will only |
| you can do. | | | | bring you disappointment. For instance, you wish |
| Life is full of surprises and exciting moments that | | | | to lose weight. Therefore, you have to set a goal |
| by simply looking at them, we miss ourselves. We | | | | and act on appropriate measures within a period |
| are so busy doing unremarkable things out there | | | | of time to achieve what you wish. Hey, No one |
| — in the mirror, on the phone, on the PC, | | | | can get slimmer overnight. Keep track of your |
| in front of the TV and radio, overtaking, | | | | mental and physical health. This way, you will |
| adventuring, and endlessly seeking power and | | | | know how far you can keep believing. |
| status. This is when car racers feel alive and | | | | Know yourself. |
| excited — when they are in a near death | | | | There is no other person in the world who can tell |
| opportunity! Imagine that. | | | | who you really are. Know your passions, |
| Actually, that is when we also feel enthusiastic | | | | favorites, and principles. Spend some quality time |
| — with adrenalin-pumping, hair-raising, | | | | by yourself — reading, listening to music, |
| goosebumps-appearing incidents or when one is | | | | day dreaming, and the likes. If you know yourself |
| over excited, can show off, and risks fearful | | | | completely, you will be aware of how far can you |
| flights — that we cannot see what’s | | | | go physically, mentally, and emotionally. |
| real in our lives. We make mistakes. We miss | | | | Love yourself. |
| turnings. We lose or forget things. And this is all | | | | Before you expect for other people to love and |
| because we lose reign of our senses. Only when | | | | adore you, it is always you who needs to love |
| there are accidents, car crash, a thump on the | | | | yourself first. Make a positive commitment to |
| head, a slap in the face, a comment, a | | | | yourself, to learning, work, family, friends, nature, |
| synchronized moment, a glance from a beautiful | | | | and other worthwhile causes. Praise yourself as |
| person, song of a sweet bird, the rising or setting | | | | much as you praise others once in a while. When |
| of the sun, a shooting star, or the rhythm of the | | | | you start feeling confident about yourself, positive |
| waves do we stop for a second and appreciate | | | | thoughts will naturally flow to your mind. |
| and reflect these things with our minds. | | | | Laugh. Enjoy. Have fun. |
| Time seems to slow down in moments of awe, | | | | Looking at the brighter side of life starts with |
| devotion, speechlessness, and high spirits. We | | | | entertainment and pleasure. Laughter is the best |
| become aware of beautiful, fresh, sweet, shining, | | | | medicine, so they say. Whether your illness is |
| and glowing moments that only at these times | | | | physical or emotional, a few laughs and giggles can |
| are we awake, truly alive, and with a calm and | | | | help you throw away heavy baggage such as |
| serene mind. | | | | anxiety, disappointment, or nervousness. |
| They say that we will never really know what we | | | | Keep a list of your goals and actions. |
| have until it’s gone. So, shall we wait for | | | | Familiarize yourself with things you want to |
| some things to disappear before we appreciate | | | | accomplish and with the ways you must |
| them? Not exactly. In fact, the mind can and | | | | undertake to complete them. By the time you |
| should be trained to focus on the brighter things in | | | | are certain of what you want to do and carry |
| life, no matter how little or uninteresting they are, | | | | out in your life, a stronger mind and will power will |
| so that negative thoughts shall not succeed in | | | | exist within you. |
| creating an undesirable future for us. Nothing is | | | | Associate with positive people. |
| too late for change. | | | | In every classroom, work place, or simply |
| Here are some ways of training the mind on | | | | anywhere you go where there are groups of |
| positive thinking: | | | | people, look for optimistic ones. There are lots of |
| Start the day with cheers and smiles. | | | | them, I’m sure. Associate with them, |
| Your whole day depends on how you greet the | | | | hang-out, discuss matters. They can help you build |
| morning. Therefore, as long as you welcome it | | | | self-confidence and self-esteem. |
| with energy and high spirits, everything will go | | | | Make it a habit to ask questions. |
| okay. You don’t want the rest of the day | | | | This is not equal to dumbness and ignorance; |
| to get ruined, do you? Come on, smile! It | | | | rather, it is associated with seeking more |
| doesn’t cost anything but is worth | | | | information and understanding matters clearly. |
| everything. | | | | With more knowledge, there is also more power. |
| Ask for guidance. | | | | Be open. |
| Only God knows what we will be having on the | | | | We have to accept the fact that we don’t |
| day ahead of us. He will surely appreciate a few | | | | know everything. And that we are continuously |
| minutes of praying and asking for guidance from | | | | learning in every place we go, with every people |
| Him. Also, have faith on Him that He is more than | | | | we meet as everyday passes. We should not |
| willing to grant our requests as long as it is for our | | | | close our minds to new ideas and information that |
| own good. With God as our guide, we | | | | comes our way. Our mind is so spacious that it is |
| don’t have any reason not to say and | | | | impossible to fill it up completely. Thus, we should |
| believe in the thought that I can do this. I can | | | | accept worthy things that may help us become |
| make it through this day. Nothing is impossible. | | | | better and brighter persons. |
| After all, God is with me. | | | | Have trust in other people. |
| Plan the day ahead. | | | | Although it may seem difficult and risky to give |
| To avoid mistakes that will cause negative output | | | | trust to just any people, when you believe in |
| on your daily activities that will later on become | | | | them or confident on what they are doing for |
| negative thoughts, it is better to plan your work | | | | you, doubts and negative judgments on them will |
| first; after which, work your plan. Make sure | | | | be unnecessary. Also, it will bring harmonious |
| today's goals are clearly defined and absorbed by | | | | relationships between you and your colleagues. |
| your mind. This can be done even before you get | | | | Forgive and forget. |
| out of bed each day, just so immediate | | | | Mistakes and failures are the root causes of |
| addressing issues as they arise can be avoided. | | | | negative thinking. If we somehow learn to let go |
| Keep your mind focused on important things. | | | | of all the pain, agony, and fear we try to keep |
| Set goals and priorities for what you think and do. | | | | inside our hearts and minds, then there will be |
| Visualize practicing your actions. Develop a | | | | nothing more to block our clear thoughts from |
| strategy for dealing with problems. Concentrate | | | | being expressed. Forgive yourself for committing |
| on things that need to be taken seriously, but at | | | | mistakes and forget these mistakes. |
| the same time, take time to relax and enjoy. This | | | | Learn from experiences. |
| way, favorable results may take place. | | | | Learning inside the classroom is different from |
| Be detached from the outcome. | | | | learning outside it. In school, one learns the lesson |
| They say that life is like a Ferris Wheel; | | | | first before taking an exam; while in real life, one |
| sometimes, you’re on the top, and | | | | takes the test first before learning the lesson. |
| sometimes at the bottom. This means that there | | | | This test in the real life is our experiences. If we |
| will be times in our lives where some things would | | | | failed in that test, i.e. the experience is not so |
| not turn out according to what we want them to | | | | good, we study the situation and learn the lesson. |
| be. Don't be annoyed if you don't get what you | | | | From here, we can avoid committing the same |
| desire. However, do your best in everything you | | | | mistake twice. |
| do. Only, don’t get too attached on the | | | | Count your blessings. |
| probable results that may only cause | | | | Focus on what you have rather than what you |
| disappointments and upsets. | | | | don’t have. Absence of our desires will |
| Try new things and challenges. | | | | only bring discontentment and disappointment that |
| See learning and changes as opportunities. | | | | will only waste our time. Instead, be thankful and |
| There’s nothing wrong in changing attitudes | | | | appreciative with all the blessings we receive. |
| and routines as long as they are for the good and | | | | Kiss your worries goodbye. |
| improvement of who you are and what you do. | | | | At the end of everyday, before going to sleep, |
| Doing new things may include considering more | | | | there is no need to keep bad experiences and |
| options for a project, meeting new people from | | | | unhappy moments that had happened in the day |
| different places, asking lots of questions. Through | | | | within you. Let them go, throw them out of the |
| this, the flow of thinking is directed to | | | | window and kiss them goodbye. Dream sweetly. |
| improvement and negative thoughts will be easily | | | | As a new day unfolds, new hope arises. Keep |
| eradicated. | | | | believing. Always have faith. |