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Finding Peace of Mind
Things Yo
u'll Need:
- Free yourself from all worry.
- Free yourself from all doubt.
- Totally forget about past mistakes and misfortunes and concentrate on the wonderful things that lies ahead of you.
- Develop un-shakeable faith that never wavers.
2. Free yourself from past heartbreaks and setbacks. The secret to developing peace of mind is to view every failure as a stepping stone to a much higher and greater achievement rather than a negative blow of defeat. Therefore whenever you encounter a crisis, search for the positive seed rather than allowing negative thoughts to crowd your mind, your spiritual estate. And by all means protect your mind against anything that will rob you of your joy, peace, satisfaction, and inner happiness. For these are things that money cannot buy, although most people think it will.
3. Each everyday of your life be happy. Start today! Life is a wonderful gift that must be enjoyed to the fullest. Develop an exciting attitude that says YES to life. Have fun, go places, do things, meet people with same interests. See the good rather than bad, the whole idea behind having a mind full of peace is to make the absolute most of yourself. When you wake up in the morning, ask yourself; "How can I turn this day into a complete MASTERPIECE?"
4. Read books that contain positive, constructive information. Become a sponge and soak up knowledge and ideas that you can put to use in your life. Every heard the term GIGO, which stands for,"Garbage in Garbage Out."
5. All you have to do is reach out and claim it. Peace of mind is for everyone to have, but most people are so busy focusing on the negatives of life rather than the positives. Start cultivating peace of mind today, make it a habit and you'd be amazed at how wonderful like can be.
The Power of Journal Writing
Journal writing is a powerful and useful technique... but many of us have major blocks when it comes to the thought of writing ... "I'm not a writer!"... "what would I write??"... "I don't know where to start!!"... "what do I say?"
Does this sound familiar? These were a few thoughts running through my head when I first heard about the benefits of journal writing and contemplated giving it a go.
Once I started my journal, it became addictive... in the very best sense!
How to get started:
- get yourself a large notebook, writing pad, diary, personal journal, or set yourself up with a folder on your computer, that is specifically where you will do your writing
- you can hand write or use a computer. Handwriting is more flexible because you can do your journal writing wherever you want e.g. in the park, in the car or wherever you get the urge -- sometimes you are not anywhere where you can access your computer
- find a place where you can keep your journal where no one else can see it or find it -- your journal is very private!
- your journal writing is for your eyes only! You are not writing an academic article or an assignment or something that is going to be read by any other person but you!
- when you first start, your writing may feel stilted or awkward... just keep going and soon you'll find thoughts will begin to flow and you'll begin writing almost automatically. Sometimes I don't think I will write any more than a couple of lines... but once I get going, it begins to flow and sometimes I end up with a couple of pages
- it doesn't matter if you write only a couple of words or a saga! Length isn't important
- in the beginning, I found I was trying to make my writing look good and read properly -- because your journal writing is only for you, don't worry about grammar, punctuation, neatness, making sense, or sentence structure. The key is to just write, write and write!
- it's beneficial to date every entry e.g. Wednesday 19/3/08. This is useful when you want to reread your journal; you can see how you were going at a certain time in your life compared to where you are now.
- in the beginning, it can be useful to set aside a certain period of the day where you do your writing; this isn't always possible because of commitments, schedules and responsibilities... but try to do some journal writing each day
- journal writing is a very personal experience... therefore there is no right or wrong way for doing it... you will find your own way and it will be perfect!
