7 Mindful Habits That Will Help You Stop Stress According To A Buddhist Student

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February 5, 2018

In the recent years, science comes to prove that illnesses and stress are closely related.

Studies have found many health problems that are related to stress. As a result, professionals working in the health areas today focus on finding the things that can reduce stress, thereby reducing the chances of anyone suffering from an illness caused by stress.

Meditation and mindfulness are among the practices the health professionals acknowledge in reducing stress. Hence, instead of reaching out for a pill, these practices are pointed out as best alternatives.

To this end, Jon Kabat-Zinn, the executive director of the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, the founder and former director of the UMMC Stress Reduction Clinic and an associate professor of medicine in the division of preventive and behavioral medicine, and most of all a Buddhist student, works to help people overcome stress and deal with chronic pain, along with a variety of illnesses.

In his book, Full Catastrophe Living, Jon lays out his definitive guide to using mindfulness (moment to moment awareness) in coping with both illness and the day-to-day tensions encountered in life.

Here are the 7 essential qualities that you need in order to live mindfully, free of stress and illness.

7 Mindful Habits That Will Help You Stop Stress According To A Buddhist Student:

1. Don’t Judge

The first step to achieving a moment to moment awareness is to be free of judgment. It starts with cultivating the capacity to pay attention in the present moment, with full intention and sustain that attention the best that you can.

This helps you in keeping in touch with your life as it unfolds.

Preconceived judgments prevent you from experiencing life as it truly is. But if you practice adopting an attitude of non judgment, you’re soon able to experience life as it is, without filters.

2. Acceptance

Acceptance means having the willingness to encounter darkness and despair the moment they arise. You need to face these things head on regardless of how many times they emerge, without running away, hiding, or numbing yourself just to deny their existence.

Resistance is what makes things worst than they actually are. Mental and emotional sufferings result from this resistance.

You can only heal the negativity in your life by acknowledging their presence. After they’re fully accepted, it’s only when you have the power to change them.

3. Patience

Patience is the acceptance that things have to unfold in their own times. You need patience so that you won’t be always escaping reality by looking into the future.

Some things don’t happen right away because you’re first given the chance to enjoy the present moment with all its glory.

4. Non striving

Just BE, the deepest and most profound lesson in meditation. Just BE means letting go of control and manipulation, without the need to change things.

Just BE is going with the moment. This is the experience of moving forward without having to do anything.

5. Gratitude

By practicing gratitude, you appreciate the value of things that you have regardless of its monetary value. When you give thanks, you acknowledge the things that are freely given to you such as your life, loved ones, and the air that you breathe.

The moment is freely given to you and there is no assurance as to how many moments you are to experience. Gratitude is best practiced by stopping to look at things and moving with the moment.

6. Letting Go

Letting go means giving up the coercion, resistance, and struggles in order to gain more power and wholesome outcomes. When you let go, you allow things to be just as they are.

You’re not caught up in your attraction or rejection to things, in wanting or disliking them. Letting go is having your palms open and not holding on to something.

It means not holding on to your practice, experience, or whatever they may be because it’s only through letting go that you become truly mindful.

7. Beginner’s Mind

Most often, we begin our mindfulness with lots of things in mind. But as Shunryu Suzuki puts it more accurately: “In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few.”

The belief that we know many things clouds our perception and prevents us from seeing the things in its truest sense. You only know that you’ve moved past the beginner’s mind the moment your mind clears up and you see only a few things in there.

You can practice these mindful habits all throughout your day, without going to the mountains or sitting in meditation for long hours, though doing these things provide huge benefits.

The purpose of these mindful habits is to clear your mind, as much as possible, from the stress that you face in your day to day existence and avoid illness.

Source: http://www.riseearth.com/2018/02/when-you-learn-these-7-mindful-habits.html > https://theheartysoul.com/mindfulness-and-meditation/

3 Ways You Can Slow Down The Process Of Aging According To Scientists…

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Nezel Padayhag

February 4, 2018

3 Ways You Can Slow Down The Process Of Aging According To Scientists…

As more and more people are being diagnosed with different kinds of diseases, the need to take care of our bodies should be our greatest concern.

Despite the latest discoveries of various medicines that are believed to heal diseases, it’s not a guarantee that the medical industry has all the answers for every kind of illness. This greatly means we need to do our part in looking for possible solutions for our health problems.

Scientists share some ways wherein we can stay healthy while helping our body detoxify itself and eventually, slow down the process of aging.

3 Ways You Can Slow Down The Process Of Aging According To Scientists:

1. Autophagy

Our body is an amazing machine that detoxifies itself on its own: the reason why people still manage to survive even when they smoke, drink, or eat poorly.

Autophagy, which means “self” eating, is a process where your body cleans out various toxins and recycles damaged cell components. To know more of how autophagy works, check out this video.

Dr. Collin Champ, a board-certified radiation oncologist and assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh, puts it more clearly:

“Think of it as our body’s innate recycling program. Autophagy makes us more efficient machines to get rid of faulty parts, stop cancerous growths, and stop metabolic dysfunction like obesity and diabetes.”

You can help your body detoxify itself and slow down the aging process by assisting it in the autophagy process.

2. Exercise

Aside from fighting diseases, exercise has been shown to kill cancer cells and an excellent way to boost the autophagy process.

This has been proven by clinical trials where people from the Gulf War were detoxified through exercise, sauna (detox through sweating), and niacin supplementation.

It was found out that these combinations maximized the elimination of toxins through the skin. Moreover, exercise increased the flow of blood and vasodilation.

Another study was conducted by scientists where they engineered mice to have glowing green autophagosomes.

They found a significant increase in the rate at which the mice were demolishing their own cells, in a healthy way, after running for 30 minutes in the treadmill. The rate continued to increase as they ran past the 30 minute mark.

3. Intermittent fasting

Scientists have recently included in their study the effects of fasting in the body. The results were quite remarkable.

They found out how fasting boosts autophagy. Aside from this amazing benefit, fasting also regenerates new stem cells, fights cancer, reduces the risk of diabetes and heart diseases.

The power source to your cells is called mitochondria. Supplying fuel to your mitochondria, through food, when they don’t need it makes it leak electors that enhance reactive oxygen species as free radicals. These extremely damaging free radicals cause damage to your mitochondria.

Mark Mattson, the current chief of the Laboratory of Neuroscience at the National Insititute on Aging and a professor of Neuroscience at the John Hopkins University, is one of the foremost researchers in the area of cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying multiple neurodegenerative disorders, like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases.

Studies on caloric restriction even show a prolonged lifespan and an increased ability to fight chronic disease.

Researchers from the University of Southern California published a study in the June 5 issue of Cell Stem Cell that shows how the cycles of prolonged fasting protect the immune system against damage and induce regeneration.

They concluded that fasting shifts stem cells from a dormant state to a state of self-renewal. It triggers stem cell regeneration of an organ or system.

Similarly, human clinical trials were conducted on patients receiving chemotherapy. These patients did not eat for long periods of time, which lowered their white blood cell counts.

This clearly shows that fasting kills off old and damaged immune cells. When the body gets back, it uses stem cells to create brand new, completely healthy cells.

If you want to try fasting, you can use the “5:2 Diet” where you cut down your food to one-fourth of your normal daily calorie intake on fasting days, along with lots of water and tea. You can eat normally on the other the remaining five days of the week.

A second option is to restrict your food intake between 11 am and 7 pm daily, and not eating during the hours outside of that time.

Protein is important for your body, especially when you’re working out. But, when taking autophagy into consideration, your protein intake should be limited because it shuts down autophagy when taken too much.

Source: http://www.collective-evolution.com/2018/01/20/autophagy-fasting-exercize-scientist-reveal-multiple-ways-you-can-slow-down-the-process-of-aging/;

One Ritual To Attract The Flow Of Abundance In Your Life

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Nezel Padayhag

February 3, 2018

The key to manifesting your dreams is already in your hands for a long time. If you haven’t used it and still wonder why your dreams aren’t manifesting just yet, chances are there are some things that might have been blocking those dreams to manifest in your life.

Whatever these blocks are, they provide you the opportunity to re-align with your soul.

It’s when you felt you’re stuck in life that you strongly weave your dreams and set all the intentions needed to manifest them.

Here are simple rituals that can help you in making your dreams come true. You may adjust them, make authentic edits, follow your intuition as well as your own light as they arise.

One Ritual To Attract The Flow Of Abundance:

Hold the reins and know that you hold the key to becoming who you want to be.

If you want love, be loving. If you want friends, be friendly. If you want forgiveness, be forgiving.

Every poison holds the healing elixir, the way emotional scar tissue heals the wound.

Taking responsibility for your own story and suffering is the way to recycling the contents of your heart where self-affirmation and empowering truths break out.

See your pain as your purpose. Once you’ve done self-healing, your experience will become the best gift you can bring to the world.

Abundance Ritual:

Set a daily intention of becoming the energy you wish to receive. Have your personal mission always in your mind.

Allow yourself to be messy and even commit some mistakes as you do all these things. Remember, every experience, regardless of its form, is necessary in finding your own way.

Source: http://upliftconnect.com/three-easy-rituals-for-unblocking-the-flow-of-abundance/

16 Signs You Can Find In Each Relationship That Is Meant To Last

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Nezel Padayhag

February 3, 2018

To have someone love you back is every lover’s wish, especially when you love the other person from head to toe. True love exists if you know how to wait for the right person.

And it’s very much possible for your lover to love you wholeheartedly back when you love yourself the way you love them.

Yet, the way you view love might be slightly different when your previous relationship was not so good. It’s normal to feel doubtful if the next one will ever last.

Be not afraid, relationships and people aren’t created in one mold. Do your best in loving and be open to all possibilities.

To help ease your mind, here are the things you see in a relationship that is meant to last.

16 Signs A Relationship Is Meant To Last:

1. You are each other’s secret keeper.

Mutual trust is present in your relationship. Your partner knows all your secrets as much as you know theirs. This means you trust each other more than anybody else.

Trust is an essential element that sustains a long-lasting relationship.

2. Neither of you want to change each other.

Not wanting your partner to change doesn’t mean you don’t want them to grow; it basically means you accept each other for all that you are with all your uniqueness and even quirkiness.

Even if other people can see your imperfections, your partner still sees you as perfect in your imperfections and don’t demand you to change the way you dress or whatever.

You also feel the same for them. It’s because you both love and respect each other.

3. You’re comfortable in each other’s company.

Because sincere acceptance is present, both of you are comfortable in your own skin. You don’t hide anything or is afraid if your partner may find something in you that’s unacceptable.

4. You communicate in silence.

A strong bond between the two of you is characterized by being able to do each other’s task simultaneously in silence.

Even if you don’t talk, you know how to enjoy in each other’s company.

5. You’re not jealous when they hang out with their friends of the opposite sex.

Their friends are your friends too. It’s alright with you if they hang out with their buddies because you know they need that space.

You understand that their world doesn’t have to revolve around you. And you’re confident in their love so as not to get jealous of their friends.

6. You don’t feel suffocated in the relationship.

There is enough room to breathe in your relationship. You don’t feel being controlled or being with someone who is overly possessive.

You can have your own space when you need it. The sense of comfort and stability is one key to a relationship that is meant to last.

7. You meet each other’s family.

When you meet your partner’s family and they meet yours it only means one thing: you’re both genuine in your relationship and you both meant to make it last.

8. You both agree to disagree.

You know that your opinions don’t have to be the same all the time. You respect each one’s individuality and perspective that you allow your differing opinions to emerge.

No matter how you view an issue, you know it’s not a cause for you to fight.

9. You easily resolve your problems.

Loving someone means avoiding to have fights with them as much as possible. But when it does come, you both agree to focus on how to resolve it than on who is guilty of what.

Through these fights, you strengthen the understanding you have for each other as well as the harmony in your relationship. A harmonious relationship is one that’s meant to last.

10. You both see the future together.

You both include each other in planning your future because you could not imagine a future without the other person.

11. You still have each other after fights and misunderstandings.

Some say fights are the spices of a relationship. It’s a test whether you can still love each other after feeling that they’ve hurt your feelings in some way.

This is different from an abusive relationship where shaming and putting down the other person are present. Your fights are the kind where you still find your respect for each other despite the differences.

No matter who is at fault, you both see to it that at the end of the day conflicts are resolved and sorted out. This makes your bonding grow stronger.

12. You enjoy exploring new places and doing things together.

You enjoy trying out new things like learning a new sport or playing a musical instrument together. Or, you may have traveled together in a new place.

You just simply enjoy being with each other and having fun.

13. You don’t need each other but love each other.

You need each other because you love each other and not love each other because there’s something in the other person that you need. You cherish your companionship.

Being with the other person is being with the person you want to spend the rest of your life with. If both of you feel this way, then your relationship is going to last.

14. You can be honest with them and they with you.

You know you have flaws that sometimes get in the way. The moment you’ve done something that you feel is not good, you’re not afraid to confess it to them.

Even if what you did caused them trouble, they’re still there for you and even appreciate you for being honest. A lasting relationship thrives in honesty.

15. You both can’t see each other dating another person.

You might be going through a rough time in your relationship where quitting is an option. But then you can’t see yourself with a person other than your partner, which they also feel the same.

In short, you both always end up being in each other’s arms again.

16. You always consider yourselves as couples.

In your relationship you always hear ‘we’ and ‘us’ and not ‘me’ or ‘you’. You see yourselves as couples despite your own individuality.

The other person’s problem is a problem to both of you, and the other person’s success is a success to you both. For this, there’s no reason why your relationship can’t last.

Source: The Minds Journal;

The 6 Obstacles That Get In The Way Of Reaching Your Goals and How to Overcome Them

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Nezel Padayhag

February 3, 2018

So, you’ve set all your goals and visualize hard enough to ensure they will come to pass. However, things don’t always come the way you planned or expected them to be.

Obstacles do come up when you least expect them. But, what about the things that prevent you from even starting with your goals? They, too, are obstacles that must be cleared and win over.

Bear in mind, though, that the obstacles to reaching your goals might not always be coming from the outside. It can also come from the inside.

Let’s take a look at these common obstacles and find ways to tackle them so that achieving your goals would be very much possible than the way you expect them to be.

The 6 Obstacles That Get In The Way Of Reaching Your Goals:

1. Giving more weight to ‘considerations’.

‘Considerations’ are the thoughts that quickly come up every time you set a new goal for yourself. They’re the voices that tell you why your goals aren’t worth it or why it’s impossible to achieve them.

For example, you want to increase your income the following year by starting with a new business. Seconds after formulating that goal, inner voices start to speak:

– I don’t have enough time to do that.

– There’s no way I can do that.

These ‘considerations’ push you to the rationalization why you should not attempt to follow your goal.

Overcome it by: Allowing considerations to surface

Acknowledge every negative thought that pops up your head. They’ve stayed in your subconscious for so long waiting to come out. Let them surface.

You’re able to face them more effectively when they’re acknowledged. Then move on to achieving your goals.

2. Listening to your fears.

Fears are unreal thoughts that appear real. When you listen to them more often, they’ll present you with false evidence that are quite convincing.

– What if I fail?

– What if my family won’t support me?

There’s no successful person in this world who did not feel fear when they started. You feel the fear because of your great desire to succeed.

Overcome it by: Acknowledging your fears.

Accept the fact that you have these fears within you. Fears can be used in a positive way: they can push you to set realistic and achievable goals.

Acknowledge these fears and move past them.

3. Allowing roadblocks to stop you.

Roadblocks are the obstacles that aren’t internal. They’re outside of your control. They’re the physical things or circumstances that actually prevent you from moving forward.

– Your partner withdraw their partnership in your business.

– You’re short of finances for your new business.

Roadblocks can come so suddenly they may catch you off guard. They can certainly stop you if you allow them to.

But when you see roadblocks as obstacles given by the universe so as to test you how badly you want to achieve your goals, you will handle them differently.

Overcome it by: Having the will of a child.

Children have a beautiful way of not taking obstacles too personally. If they want something, they will do everything to get what they want, the way they want it.

They’re creative at figuring things out to the point of negotiating with their parents. Act like a 5-year-old and find ways to overcome your obstacles. The universe will lead you if you really need it badly.

4. You’re running out of time.

Time is one of the resources that could be limited when you set a specific time for the completion of your project.

While you might have started on the date you want to start, unavoidable distractions may hinder you in having your project completed on the target date.

– Your mother called up and ask you to come over for a week or two to help her take care of your sick father.

– The supplies and materials you ordered for your new business didn’t arrived on time due to difficulties in transportation.

Overcome it by: Changing your time frame.

Even if everything is set in your plan including the team who is going to work with you in achieving your goals, you have to adjust everything in it.

You need to adjust your time-frame as well as inform your team for the changes in your plans.

5. Committing a mistake along the way.

Before you embark on your new project, everything is carefully laid out. The steps to take are carefully planned and the details are specified, so your off and running.

However, halfway through you’re informed that you missed on something. There are certain aspects of your project that you don’t know exist.

– You need to have a thorough knowledge of your new business undertaking, the ins and outs of it.

– You need to enroll in a crash course to gain the necessary background needed in your business.

All of this means you need to spend more time, money, and effort to have your goals achieved.

Overcome it by: Owning your mistakes.

Mistakes and lapses do happen to humans no matter how careful you are in each undertaking. Realize that no one is perfect and mistakes do happen.

6. Setting your goals too high.

In a new research conducted by E. A. Arens and colleagues (2018) of the University of Heidelberg, it shows that the dangers lie not in failing to achieve your goals but in setting them too high and then not adjusting when circumstances get in the way of your “best-laid plans”.

Overcome it by: Adapting to changing circumstances.

In this study that was labeled as “The Perils of Aiming Too High”, the German researchers seek to examine the role of depressive beliefs in the goal-setting process.

The authors said that if you’re good at adjusting your goals based on how well you think you’ve been doing, it means you’ve got the ability to adapt to changing circumstances that could protect you from feeling depressed.

The research team further added: “A key aspect of developing and maintaining an adaptive goal is the ability to make a realistic assessment to what extent the current behavior meets the objectives set”.

There you have it. Don’t be afraid to set your goals whatever they may be; but never forget to assess your capability, not aiming too high, but keep on adjusting on how well you performed.

This could mean setting your goal in small chunks until you’re able to set big goals that you’re sure are achievable and are able to tackle with confidence each problem that may come up along the way.

References:
– https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/fulfillment-any-age/201801/3-obstacles-reaching-your-goals-and-how-conquer-each;

10 Words That Destroy Your Confidence and What to Say Instead…

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Nezel Padayhag

February 3, 2018

Words are powerful. They’re even more powerful when you use them in your inner dialogue because anything that is projected outside exists first in your mind.

In most cases, we’re unaware of how we talk to ourselves and the kind of words we use. Even if we intend to be joking, the moment we allow certain words to come out of our mouth, they have a tendency to kill our confidence subconsciously.

Our subconscious mind picks everything up including putting our self down, using dis-empowering language, disregarding compliments , and judging our self. Every thing that follows the “I am” becomes your reality.

Words like I should be doing this or I need to do that may seem small but actually create an impact on the belief you have of yourself and may take away your own sense of self-power.

How you speak influences the level of your success and the way you build your confidence. You may make things appear harder than they need to be by the type of language you use.

The use of wrong words has the power to make you feel you can’t control your life or bring you a feeling of anxiety and stress. But, there’s a right way to deal with the words that can kill your confidence. Practice them regularly until they become a part of the words you use daily.

10 Words That Destroy Your Confidence:

– I need to, I have to – Instead say: I have chosen to, I desire to, I want to

– I only, I just – Instead say: I achieved

– I can’t – Instead say: I have decided

– Failure, I failed – Instead say: I tried that and it gets better each time I practice.

– Tomorrow, Next time, Someday – Instead say: Now, Never

– I should do – Instead say: I intend to

– I don’t know – Instead say: I know

– Got to – Instead say: I am choosing

– I’ll try – Instead say: I am working

– Never – Instead say: Anything is possible

Dropping words that you’ve been using for years might not be easy, but with constant practice you’ll finally make it.

Gaining more confidence takes effort, and if using positive affirmative language is one way of achieving it, then every thing is worth it in the end.

Source: Educate Inspire Change;

5 Super Healthy Habits of Highly Confident People…

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Nezel Padayhag

February 2, 2018

A healthy self confidence stems from knowing that you have the ability to do something, can deliver valuable results, and are able to convey this to others. In short, confidence is having a strong belief in your capability.

Arrogance on the other hand is believing that you’re good at something more than you actually do. While low self esteem is believing that you’re less valuable more than you think. True confidence lies between this two.

While positive thinking is good, thinking that you can do greater than your skill level is likely to cause you harm.

Confidence is not an exclusive gift given only to the chosen few. It’s a skill you could develop if you only want to.

How to gain confidence? It takes practice to gain confidence. Lots of it. Begin by making it a habit. As the days, months, or years pass, the habits you cultivate daily will become your second nature.

Here are the healthy habits that highly confident people cultivate in themselves.

5 Super Healthy Habits Of Highly Confident People:

1. They are quick to admit their mistakes when they make some.

Confident people know that they are humans who commit mistakes from time to time. The moment they commit one, they take responsibility for it, ask for apology when necessary, and see it as a learning lesson towards the improvement of themselves.

They know that defending oneself just to save face will only make the matter worse.

2. They ask for help when they need help.

Other people mistake asking for help as a sign of weakness or incompetence; but confident people use it for their advantage.

They are humble enough to admit that there are people who are stronger or more knowledgeable than they are in some areas. They seek for these people because they know the importance of networking in their success.

3. They take good care of their physical bodies.

Confident people believe that their body is a temple that should be treated as such. Thus, they see to it that they give their bodies the self care it needs.

They get enough sleep, exercise, drink lots of water, eat healthy foods, take a break when necessary, and do the things that make them feel good.

4. They listen with intent to hear what the other person is trying to say.

To listen with intent means “getting inside of another person’s frame of reference”. Confident people do just that.

They try to see the world the way the other person sees it. They don’t focus on their reply or wait when the other person stops just so they could brag about their ideas and opinions.

They value every one and believe that each has their own story to tell.

5. They set firm boundaries.

Confident people acknowledge their limitations. They know themselves enough and avoid committing to something they know they could not follow through.

While saying “no” may not make others feel good, confident people say it in a way that people will understand. After all, it’s better to do a few things well than do many things incompetently.

They know that overcommitment will only lead to stress and anxiety. As much as possible, they want to avoid that from happening.

Source: https://themindsjournal.com/nine-habits-of-truly-confident-people/;

5 Common Thoughts That Can Ruin Your Day And How To Conquer Each

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Nezel Padayhag

February 1, 2018

Thoughts come and go in your mind. While others go naturally, some are likely to stay and influence how your day turns out.

Most often, these thoughts are associated with the things that need your immediate attention. These are the things that usually require healing and transcendence.

It’s of great significance that you should be aware of the kind of thoughts that beset your mind.

Some of the most common thoughts that can ruin your entire day are listed below.

Check out if you’re constantly thinking of them. If you do, strive to conquer each one so that you’ll become the person you want to be with each passing of day.

5 Common Thoughts That Can Ruin Your Day And How To Conquer Each:

1. You wish you were in another place.

Wishing you were somewhere else is not the same as daydreaming. Daydreams are often the result of feeling happy in the present moment that you feel you’re in a place full of beauty and peace.

When you wish you were somewhere else, it could mean you’re not happy with your current place. You feel discontent and unhappy that you want to get out of that place.

The more you feel this way, the more the chances of getting out of there becomes smaller.

The negative feeling raises a negative vibration that the universe picks up. This feeling is what’s resonated back to you.

As you continue to think this way, you keep on ruining your day.

What to do about it:

Tell yourself that it’s not without reason why you’re in the place where you are right now. You’re there for a reason and a purpose.

Find this purpose because you’re exactly in the place where your supposed to be.

2. You compare your life with others.

The reason why you can’t see the beauty of your life is because you keep your focus in the lives of other people. You keep on checking what they have that you fail to acknowledge the same things in your life.

What to do about it:

Know that other people have their own journey that is as different as yours. They are born in different environments and circumstances, but the principles that govern your life are the same.

They also have their own problems that are unknown to you.

Learn to be grateful for your life and your journey. Focus on yourself and enhance the skills that you already have. Do more of the things that make you happy.

3. You dwell on the things that went wrong or could go wrong.

Focusing on the things that could go wrong will simply ruin your day. While you can’t control all the circumstances in your life, focusing on the negative side won’t help either.

The more you think of the things that could go wrong, the more they’re likely to happen.

What to do about it:

Think of all the things that could go right. But doing this isn’t easy since your mind has been conditioned to think the other way around.

Begin by remembering the things that went right. Then have faith that good things could happen again. Visualize the end result that you want and feel it as if it’s already happening.

4. You complain and blame others.

When something goes wrong, you always find someone to blame. Or when things don’t turn out on your favor, you keep on complaining. You complain about the weather, the traffic, or your neighbor’s noisy dog.

All your problems are caused by other people. And they simply ruin your day and happiness.

What to do about it:

Take responsibility for yourself and your life. When you do this, you’re getting back your power to change your situation.

It’s true that you can’t control everything. When something bugs you off, remove yourself from there. When you can’t, then change your attitude towards this thing.

Your life is not under the mercy of other people. Say to yourself that you’re in control over yourself and you have the ability to change your situation because you want to.

5. You feel sad for lacking the things you see in others.

Let’s say your neighbor just bought a new car and you feel sorry for yourself because you feel you can’t have one.

Or, your best friend announced that she and her boyfriend are already engage. You feel a tinge of envy for not having met the right person who could love you for life.

What to do about it:

If you see these kind of thoughts occurring throughout your day, it only means you have a scarce mentality. You keep on attracting lack into your life because it’s what you feel every single day.

To shift into abundance mentality, start by practicing gratitude.

Think of all the things that you have, no matter how simple they could be. Be thankful for them after you wake up in the morning and before you retire at night.

Be happy for the success of others and know that better things are coming on your way too. Do this every day and notice that good things will slowly unfold in your life.

Source: Educate Inspire Change;

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