Last year he severely damaged his knee playing golf and had to undergo emergency surgery which resulted in many hours of physiotherapy and six months plus in lounge chair. ’Confined to barracks’s’ is how Michael described it. But he took it all in his stride putting same endeavour into getting well as he put into other areas of his life.

As both these men are members of our family it never ceases to amaze us how different these two characters are. They both had similar life experiences but when you compare and reflect on their current situation there is one thing that stands out. Michael is determined to be best he can be at 83, just as he wanted to be best he could be at 40, 50 and 60. He rarely, if ever, talks about past. He always focuses on what’s happening now. He has not given up on himself.

Just to show you how amazing human mind is:

The following text gives a good insight into way your mind works. It may appear a bit difficult at first but please stick with it. Don’t give up on yourself.

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Your mind does have phenomenal power. If you start with thought; to be best you can possibly be and continually follow it with sincere action you may get a bit jumbled up from time to time but it will always see you through. There may be some unintended consequences but to have an enjoyable and rewarding life aim must always be; to get best out of yourself.

The point is don’t give up on yourself. Be best you can now, at whatever age you are.

Good Luck

Graham and Julie www.desktop-meditation.com

Once you have relaxed physically it's time to relax mentally. The best way to do this is to think of a place that is peaceful and serene. For example, close your eyes and conjure up a picture in your minds eye of a sunlit meadow and imagine lying down in warm grass with gentle sounds of nature all around you. Or a secluded, sun-kissed beach with sound of waves gently lapping shore and seagulls calling as they fly overhead could be your idea of perfect idyll. Whatever it is, imagine it as vividly as you can and relax into good feelings this process engenders. By time you've done this you'll be in perfect, relaxed state for second part of process.

So how do you use relaxed state you're now in to achieve everything you could possibly want? By using self-suggestion. Just decide what it is you want and phrase it in simple, positive sentences.

I'll give you an example. A common lack for a significant number of us is self-confidence. If this is something you could use an improvement in, mentally say to yourself (or speak out loud, if you'd prefer):

'From now on your self-confidence will grow at an ever-increasing rate. You have boundless self-confidence to draw upon whenever you need it. You are happy with who you are and have a tremendous feeling of self-worth. You know that you have within you all of power and confidence to achieve everything you desire. From now on you will handle every life situation with perfect ease and confidence'.

You can phrase new affirmations for anything that you want to achieve. Just make sure that they are positive in tone (NEVER have negatives in there - don't phrase them around what you don't want, or want to get rid of, phrase them around positive qualities you wish to manifest). Just use above as a model.

The more you use above technique (and I would advise you to get into habit of using it for at least fifteen to thirty minutes a day - preferably twice a day - morning and evening), easier it will get. If you have perseverance to make this technique a part of your life it really will bring you everything you desire.

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