Sleep, Thoughts, Worries and Fears

Written by Remez Sasson


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2. Lie down on your bed and relax your body.

3. For 2-3 minutes pay attention to every muscle in your body from head to toe. If you find any tense muscle, relax it.

4. For about one minute, let thoughts come freely into your mind.

5. Watch these thoughts as they come and grow.

6. Tell your mind that if it has any important thoughts that require attention, you are willing to discuss them tomorrow.

7. If one ofrepparttar thoughts is too persistent, write it down so that you can remember to think about itrepparttar 130548 next day.

8. Now try to look atrepparttar 130549 thoughts with lack of interest. Lack of interest isrepparttar 130550 magic word when it comes to controlling and silencing thoughts. Do not let your feelings to be aroused and manipulated by your thoughts.

If thoughts still come, and they probably will, it is all right. Don't fight them, but just try to ignore them by losing any interest in them. An ignored thought ultimately goes away. Don't worry if you fail at first. Keep on trying andrepparttar 130551 situation will improve.

9. Watchrepparttar 130552 thoughts that enter your mind as if watching a boring movie and they will lose their power.

10. There is another thing that can be done, and that is to practice meditation every day.

After practicing meditation for some time it will affect your sleep. As a by-product of meditation your mind will get accustomed to being relaxed and at peace, and when you go to sleep it will be much easier to ignore persistent and disturbing thoughts. In fact, you might fall asleep immediately upon switching offrepparttar 130553 light.

Remez Sasson writes and teaches about spiritual growth, meditation, positive thinking, creative visualization and mind power, and issues a biweekly ezine, "Consciousness and Success". He is the author of two books, "Will power and Self-Discipline" and "Visualize and Achieve".

Website: http://www.SuccessConsciousness.com Contact: info@successconsciousness.com Subscribe to his ezine : http://www.SuccessConsciousness.com/index_000026.htm


Give Up Giving and Start Being Generous

Written by Louise Morganti Kaelin


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As individuals gainrepparttar awareness that life is also about receiving, they usually beginrepparttar 130546 process of healing. An issue that often surfaces at this point deals with their self-identity. Giving is so much a part of their nature that, when they first open themselves torepparttar 130547 prospect of receiving, they feel that they have to make a choice. It appears thatrepparttar 130548 only way to change their behavior is to stop doing what they are doing, to stop giving. But they like helping others, they prefer their loving and giving nature, it's who they ARE.

The solution, of course, is that they don't have to stop being who they are, they don't have to stop giving. They just have to allow themselves to start receiving!

One way to help make this shift is to stop thinking of yourself as a giver and to start thinking of yourself as being generous. These may appearrepparttar 130549 same at first, but there are some considerable differences betweenrepparttar 130550 two.

First, instead of saying 'I am a giver' we say 'I am generous'. Being a giver (like any role we have in life) implies certain responsibilities and rules. It tends to restrict us in how we think about ourselves and often forces us to give way pastrepparttar 130551 point where it is healthy. Being generous implies that we are a person who is able to share what we have. That there is plenty for me and you can have some too.

Giving can imply that there isn't enough to go around. Being generous comes from a place of abundance. You've all heard (and can relate to, I'm sure)repparttar 130552 expression 'Give til it hurts.' To immediately feelrepparttar 130553 difference between repparttar 130554 two concepts, try saying 'Be generous til it hurts.' I'm sure you haverepparttar 130555 same reaction that I do. It doesn't quite compute. It's an oxymoron and my face scrunches up as I try to put these words together. [Ok, it's not attractive, but it's how I know that my brain is working hard!]

Giving feels good, but being generous feels joyful. Giving often feels like a 'should', while generosity is a gift fromrepparttar 130556 heart. Giving is a 'doing' while generosity is a 'being'. Giving is an action and generosity a trait. Giving seems to imply scarcity while generosity implies reserves. Giving is often about you while generosity shifts repparttar 130557 focus torepparttar 130558 receiver. Giving can often have strings, but generosity feels unconditional. Giving is one way, while generosity encompasses receiving as well. I'm sure you will come up with many more distinctions as you start thinking about this and applying it to your own life.

I have been 'trying on' this concept for a few weeks now. I can only say that I feel a lightness that I haven't felt for a long time. As I write this, I am realizing that before this shift, giving felt like a compulsion. But being generous of spirit is a choice that I make freely, a gift from my heart that leaves me feeling whole.

(c) Louise Morganti Kaelin. Louise is a Life Success Coach who partners with individuals who are READY (to live their best life), WILLING (to explore all options) and ABLE (to accept total support). Find many free resources to assist you in living the life of your dreams at http://www.touchpointcoaching.com For her free newsletter of insightful, practical suggestions for creating your best life, email mailto:on-536@ezezine.com


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