Self Help: More and More and More and More

More and More and More and More

Written by Dr. Freddy Davis

About six years ago I began to study tai chi. When I began, I had already been studying karate for several years, but my instructor encouraged me to add tai chi to enhance my martial arts abilities even further. It seemed interesting to me from repparttar

very beginning, but I was totally unprepared for what I have received. What I have learned is far beyond anything I ever expected. Tai chi is a martial art that takes you through a series of very slow movements. You have probably seen people do it on TV commercials to advertise arthritis medicine. It seems rather strange and exotic for people who have never been around it. And because it is so slow and easy going, it seems like it would be very easy to do. But I assure you, it is actually a very powerful and practical form of exercise. When I first started practicing these moves it was quite awkward. It is amazing repparttar 130212

amount of strength and balance it takes. But as I practiced over repparttar 130213

next several months and years, I began to notice a number of things begin to happen in my body. I began to develop greater leg strength. My balance improved. I gained better posture. I began to be able to control and conserve energy. I gained more powerful breath support and control. I also saw my ability to concentrate become stronger. If you did a deep examination of tai-chi training, these things should really be expected because of repparttar 130214

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exercise. But there is one other thing that has happened in my experience that, even to this day, I continue to marvel about. No matter how far I seem to progress, there seems to be further to go. I make a major advance and think I am mastering repparttar 130216

art and, behold, a whole new level unfolds before me. This has happened so many times that I have come to believe that there is no limit to repparttar 130217

amount of progress I can make. As I have discussed this with my instructor, he has assured me that this is so. Now, this is a significant realization, and is particularly helpful with an activity like tai-chi, where repparttar 130218

movements are so slow. In our fast-paced society, slow is very difficult. In fact, many people who start tai-chi don’t end up staying with repparttar 130219

discipline very long because activity and progress seem so slow. But, there is a much broader application that needs to be recognized that has very profound implications for every area of life. No matter where you are in your life, no matter what activity you engage in, no matter how much of an expert you are, you have only taken baby steps compared to where it is possible to go. But, don’t be fooled by this statement. It is easy to accept this as an intuitive intellectual understanding. It only becomes profound when it is discovered in repparttar 130220

course of experience. Consider this. There are four areas of your life where your humanity is expressed. The four areas are repparttar 130221

emotions, body, brain activity, and spirit. And repparttar 130222

profound truth is this: in each of repparttar 130223

four areas it is possible to literally explode beyond where you are now to ever higher and higher levels of development. You can develop control over your emotions so that you are always positive and upbeat. You can overcome depression and negativity. You can put yourself in repparttar 130224

appropriate emotional state for any situation you find yourself in. You can develop control over your body. You can provide it with repparttar 130225

nutrients, rest and exercise that will keep it healthy. You can sculpt your muscles so that you look good.

And We Know ...

Written by Joyce C. Lock

And we know what?

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are repparttar called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28

Evidently, we are suppose to 'know' that all things work together for our good ... all things.

So, do we 'know'? Do we really know?

It is to our advantage to look for repparttar 130209 silver lining, to not give Satan so much credit, to faithfully watch for God to transform a negative situation into something good. And, when we watch for Him, most of repparttar 130210 time, we come to 'know' His purpose.

Therefore, perhaps, before we can know God has it covered, we have to see Him working and, before we can see Him, we first need to be watching.

By whatever name we call it; fear, worry, and anxiety does not come from God.

While we can not always control repparttar 130211 fact that spiritual warfare hits us like a 2x4, we can request God's help in giving Him honor, in even our thoughts and emotions (in spite of circumstance), by asking Him to remove our negative feelings.

And, that is easier to do once we realize, no matter how we feel, it is only a feeling. God is still on His throne. So, it can not be true about who God is.

But, beyond that, we can also take personal responsibility for our part. We opened repparttar 130212 door for Satan to attack our emotions, not him or anyone else. It originated repparttar 130213 moment we believed a lie.

How many ways do we call God a liar ... He can't, He won't, or that nothing good can ever happen to us?

If nothing is too hard for God, then why do we believe our problem is? When we can't seem to find our rightful place with God, do we blame Him? Or, do we believe what Jesus said? Once we 'know' repparttar 130214 truth, it will set us free. John 8:32.

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