Appreciation
Even if I don't mean to be critical, I often
unconsciously home in on others' weaknesses and
mistakes. The more I develop the habit of noticing
goodness and only holding onto the good in others
and in situations, the more my own sense of well-being
will rise. When I continually think, "He/she is wrong",
I create a barrier that prevents me from reaching my own
goodness.
Special Consciousness
As is the consciousness, so
is the feeling behind the task, and so its quality. Just
to perform action and finish the task is not enough to
bring specialty and accuracy. When the consciousness is
special about the self and the task itself i.e., a
special thought is given before every task, there is
specialty revealed in the task. When I am able to start
each task with a special consciousness, like "I am
victorious", or "I am powerful" or "this task is for the
benefit of all", I am able to experience the specialty
of doing the task. I am also able to increase my state
of self-respect, whatever the task or however simple it
maybe.
Three Components Of Change
In
order to bring about a fundamental (major) change, three
elements need to exist simultaneously:
Focus: A clear sense of purpose in life and clear
goals to guide your life's activities.
Will: The motivation and enthusiasm to introduce
and sustain the actions.
Capabilities: The skills and abilities to fulfill
your purpose and goals.
But where do you start? There is definitely a right
place to begin and that is with your focus. Why? Because
if your focus is powerful and based on a very deep sense
of your inner most purpose in life, then that will
provide you with the will power you need to keep going.
Then if you have a clear driving focus in life and lots
of will power to back it up, you will soon develop the
skills and capabilities you need to make it happen. You
may not have them yourself, but your enthusiasm and
passion will certainly inspire others who do have them
to join you.
Soul Sustenance
Are You A Compulsive
Complainer (Part 2)?
The
person who almost never complains has realized that
every time they complain they focus on something
negative, and the first person to suffer is, in effect,
themselves, since it reduces their energy level and they
feel worse. The person who never complains accepts what
is as it is, what comes as it comes, and what happens as
it happens. However, if they consider that something has
to be changed, they put their energy into making it
happen.
Given below is a clear example of the reaction of a
compulsive complainer and of someone who never complains
in the face of the same situation:
Two people visit a restaurant for a cup of tea. When the
tea arrives, it arrives cold on both tables. The
complainer suffers and reacts immediately by making a
great complaint to the waiter. He gets into such a bad
mood because of the cold tea that it generates a really
unhappy feeling inside him.
The waiter, of course, gets a bit defensive. The person
who doesn't complain does not remain quiet and drink the
tea. He calls the waiter and informs him that the tea is
cold and asks for it to be warmed. He doesn't get angry
or into a bad mood; therefore, he doesn't suffer. He
accepts that, at times, such things happen! To inform
and ask is not to complain; it is to give feedback and
to make a request. The difference between both is the
difference between an emotional reaction and a proactive
response.
If there is something that doesn't go as you would like
it to go, use mental energy to construct, create,
transform or solve but do not complain.
Message for the day
Faith enables the creation of elevated fortune.
Expression:
Usually there is a tendency to leave things to destiny.
When something goes wrong, we blame fate for it. Then we
feel the situation to be totally out of our control,
which prevents us from taking responsibility for our own
life. And we will not be able to work in any way for
bringing about a change and improving the situation.
Experience:
Instead of blaming fate for whatever is happening, we
need to take up responsibility for creating our own
fortune for the future. When we have faith in ourselves
we will take up responsibility for our own life. We will
then be able to work at making our each thought
beneficial, contributing to our success, making a better
future for ourselves.