#control your thinking

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All is as thinking makes it so - and you control your thinking. So remove your judgments whenever you wish and then there is calm - as a sailor rounding the cape finds smooth water and the welcome of a waveless bay.

from Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

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Are You Winning the Fight?

If I asked you if you were winning the fight? What would you say? When it comes to living the best life, there is really only one important fight you have to win. It’s not winning the financial lottery and having the security that money offers. It’s not the old adage, “He who has the most toys when he dies, wins!” It’s not living in a mansion or owning a beachside villa, though both would be…

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What Do You Say to Yourself About Yourself?

As the author of, “Just Some Good Thoughts (nothing more, nothing less…)” I have always been fascinated with thoughts and the impact those thoughts have on our lives. Generally speaking, people are not taught much about the importance of controlling their thinking. And while we may not consciously think every thought that pops into our minds, we certainly can control whether that thought and its…

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Take Back Your Energy!

This whole thing we call life is all about energy. Each of us have a certain energy we bring into situations. How about good vibes and bad vibes? Some people you meet carry a certain attractive energy that is appealing to us. Other folks have a negative energy that not only gives us bad vibes, but if persisted with brings down our energy level to match it. Even parts of the country have a vibe.…

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What are You Thinking?

Did you know that the answer to the question above has a monumental impact concerning how your life turns out? Human beings live and die right between their ears. What you think about and consider the most is what gets into your heart and from your heart proceed the issues of your life. Your heart is the great citadel, the epicenter from which you believe and those things you believe are what…

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The Golf Metaphor for Life...

If you have ever played the game of golf you know how challenging it can be. Unlike many other sports you cannot compensate for lack of technique with pure athleticism. The nature of the game is that you have to try and consistently hit a small unforgiving ball with a metal or graphite stick designed to go a certain distance. Add to that a requirement to try and hit the ball fairly straight…

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Escaping the Clutches of Negativity

The world is a negative place. It certainly wasn’t designed that way, but the forces at work behind the scenes have made it that way. Everywhere you look there is something negative vying for your attention and more importantly your consideration. There is an entire host of things threatening potential health problems if you eat this, drink that, do this and don’t do that. There are assaults on…

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Mental Health Musings...

Mental Health Musings…

Mental health has become a popular topic nowadays. People are becoming more and more aware of the importance of their mental health and how it positively or negatively affects their lives. It might surprise you to know that as long as there have been human beings, mankind has endured mental health problems. As thinking beings and the only thinking beings as we know it, man is forever impacted by…

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