David had run in to a little problem with his affirmations. “Whenever I say the word ‘winner’, I get a little uneasy and doubtful” he told me.
Each time David affirmed that he was a winner; he felt a stirring within that made him feel that it was a mis-match. This is what psychologists call cognitive dissonance, it simply means, that David was trying to believe two things that were opposed to each other. Deep inside, David knew that he wasn’t really a winner and this brought about a strong feeling of self-doubt.
Susan also had a problem with the word “young”; this stirred up within her a strong feeling of mis-match. She had no problem with “youthful” but her mind kicked up a fuss whenever she tried to impress “young” into her self-image.
She explained, “At the age of 70 I’m not young. And I would not want to go back to my youthful days for all the tea in China. They were unhappy times…it took many years for me to gain the peace and knowledge I have now.” Read the rest of this entry »
Here is a fun quiz to test your power of observation, it’s based on things you see every day. Let’s see how much attention you pay to the little things in life.
According to wikipedia “Observation may either be an activity of a sapient or sentient living being (e.g. humans), which senses and assimilates the knowledge of a phenomenon in its framework of previous knowledge and ideas, or within some scientific usages it may also refer to data or phenomena recorded or evaluated from a specific viewpoint as opposed to an omniscient or objective viewpoint.”
Ok let’s begin. There are 14 questions to be answered.
Many people suffer with a low metabolism which can be counterproductive in maintaining a healthy body weight and fat content. A higher metabolic rate enables one to maintain a healthier life style. Metabolism is the rate at which our bodies produce and consume energy in order to support life.
There are many factors that influence the metabolism of a person. It can be the amount of muscle tissue, the frequency of the meals one consumes, personal diet, stress levels, genetics and of course, exercise. Read the rest of this entry »
I try to take time out, in order to take a closer look at my life from the inside out, e.g. am I treating people right, do I exercise patience, am I empathetic towards those in need, do I forgive easily, do I treat others as I would like to be treated?
Tough questions to ask one’s self, but they are essential in keeping your life free from unnecessary baggage as well as keeping it on track.
My conclusion about the way we treat people every day seems to be directly or indirectly linked to the amount of anxiety we are currently experiencing at that moment. Of course there are other factors, much deeper factors, factors that have been established Read the rest of this entry »
David had run in to a little problem with his affirmations. “Whenever I say the word ‘winner’, I get a little uneasy and doubtful” he told me.
Here is a fun quiz to test your power of observation, it’s based on things you see every day. Let’s see how much attention you pay to the little things in life.
Many people suffer with a low metabolism which can be counterproductive in maintaining a healthy body weight and fat content. A higher metabolic rate enables one to maintain a healthier life style. Metabolism is the rate at which our bodies produce and consume energy in order to support life.
