HOW TO HANDLE LIFE'S PROBLEMS
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HOW TO HANDLE LIFE'S PROBLEMS (BUSINESS AND PERSONAL)
by Craig Lock
Try to enrich your life at all times. Your life is a gift - so
enjoy it to the absolute fullest. But when things are going well
(or so we think), suddenly things go radically wrong and our
whole lives get turned upside down.
Why is it that certain people have fewer problems and are less
ill than others. They are happier people; because their OUTLOOK
ON LIFE is different. I think so. They seem to have a power and
control over their own lives. Something I don't seem to have at
the moment - enough negative thoughts, Craig!
The mind influences how we feel, how our body reacts to certain
events and chiefly how successful we are in work and play.
Therefore, it is a very strong force in our lives. When we first
encounter adversity or severe trauma, it is our mind which has
to cope with the unexpected. We first feel an intense shock,
then there is disbelief, an overwhelming numbness,
disorientation, consuming pain, panic...and finally exhaustion.
These are very real responses for you in a major life crisis,
which are difficult for others to understand. These reactions
can vary in intensity and duration, depending on your
personality make-up. Are you highly strung and an intense and
sensitive "little soul", like me? The power of the mind is
exemplified with placebos (nice word, that!). An ineffectual
glass of water or a pill WILL make you feel better, when you
believe it has medicinal properties and CAN help you (this is
known as a placebo). They can also relax you more, help you to
feel less anxious, fearful and enable you to sleep better.
People with cancer can outlive the predictions of the medical
fraternity, when they have faith and BELIEVE they will get
better. On the other hand, on diagnosis of cancer some patient's
conditions deteriorate drastically. They have now lost hope of
ever getting better. It really is all in the mind (our health
and everything that happens to us) and depends on our ATTITUDE
to life. A positive attitude helps greatly in health and in
happiness. If we rather see hardship as a challenge, it will
greatly help us to pull through. That's what keeps me going
here! I believe that people with strong minds can even postpone
death. However, what normally happens in our daily lives? We
usually tend to make excuses and find scapegoats for our
condition, our "poor" situations. However, I definitely believe
obstacles do not have to be insurmountable roadblocks on the
pathway to achievement, success or happiness - because the mind
is a very powerful tool. If used properly, it can be a very
strong positive force in our lives.
Our reactions come out of our feelings and our feelings come out
of what we believe about ourselves.
Even in the midst of the biggest life problems and severest
human crises, you still have a CHOICE: You have FREEDOM to
choose your thoughts, to THINK what you want. So,
EMPOWER YOURSELF BY GAINING CONTROL OF THE MIND... and BELIEVE
IN YOUR UNIQUENESS AS AN INDIVIDUAL - THE SPECIAL QUALITIES YOU
POSSESS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE ON THIS WONDERFUL, BEAUTIFUL PLANET
EARTH.
BE HAPPY Craig Lock "When you can see no light at the end of the
tunnel, light your own candle and let your light illuminate the
world, like the radiance from a window at midnight." - - Craig
Lock
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