Don't waste your time being concerned with what's going on over there. They're dealing with it. Meanwhile, your life is happening right where you are. But if you keep focusing on what's happening over there instead, you'll completely miss out on your own life.
Tag: focus
Organized
An organized mind is a clear mind, which is a focused mind. So, a focused mind is a more clear mind, which is an organized one. It works equally well both ways. And the way is simple, really. So, get to it. Focus to be organized, and organize to be focused.
Just Keep At It
That thing you want to accomplish is attainable if you keep your focus. The person you want to become is a reality waiting for you to step into. All it takes, is for your commitment to it. Just keep at it until it happens. That's the simple, if possibly boring, strategy. It simply takes focus, … Continue reading Just Keep At It
Let it Be
There is no sense in focusing too much on sad things and trouble. For one thing, it can only make you feel worse. And for another thing, it takes your energy away from focusing on good things, and solutions. It's best to heed that famous advice, and let it be. Let it be, and don't … Continue reading Let it Be
Just Breathe
Sometimes the best thing you can do for yourself, is to just breathe. Just stop worrying about how to handle everything else, and simply focus on breathing. It will calm you down, and stop any kind of thought spiral you may be spinning down. Also, you might have stopped breathing properly in your fit. So, … Continue reading Just Breathe
Possibilities
Sometimes the best way to lift yourself out of a low state, is to switch your focus and see all the other possibilities that are available to you. We tend to get so narrow in our scope, thinking all of life exists in our tiny personal worldview. And that limits our dreams, which is obviously … Continue reading Possibilities
Zen
The idea of having perfect peace, or achieving a state of zen seems like such a lofty goal. Actually, achieving zen is really just focusing on awareness of the present moment, and only the present moment. Then you go from there. Moment by moment, stay in the awareness of the present moment and what you … Continue reading Zen
Breathe
When you need to focus your mind, just focus on your breath and breathe. Whether you need courage or calm, just breathe. It's fundamental, and it's everything. Breathe. You've got this.
Anticipation
It is absolutely important to stay in the present moment. However there is something to be said for developing the skill of anticipation rather than falling prey to knee-jerk reactions to life. I worked for many years in the food service industry, and I learned to be successful by demonstrating anticipation for what the guests … Continue reading Anticipation
Grief
Grief can affect us all in different ways, and it can come back up and return at any time. But grief is not something to be afraid of, or to be ashamed of. Grief isn't something you need to eradicate. You couldn't do that anyway. Grief isn't a weakness, its a powerful reminder. When you … Continue reading Grief
Out There
Out there is full of distractions, dream results, and disappointments. But out there is really only a reflection of what's going on inside. From inside you choose what to focus on, be it a goal or a distraction. From inside you choose what your dreams are and what achieving them looks like. And from inside … Continue reading Out There
Tomorrow
Tomorrow can hold so much promise and so much dread. But we never fully experience tomorrow. We live today. So, today is where our focus should be.
For
The way to solve your problems is to not give them all of your attention. Focus on what you are for and pay no mind to what you are against. What you resist persists, so you're only helping to keep your problems with you if you're so focused on fighting them. Try focusing on what … Continue reading For
Gratitude
The best way to get out of a dark, funky mood, is to deliberately focus on gratitude. Start listing things that you are grateful for. It can be as seemingly simple as being grateful for the chair you're sitting in, or even for the socks on your feet. You can really get into it when … Continue reading Gratitude
What You Want
Focus on what you want in your life. That's the way to get it. This sounds simple enough in theory, but it's actually not so easy to pull off in practice. Just notice your thoughts for an afternoon, and you'll realize that they are mostly about what you don't want. But all is not lost. … Continue reading What You Want
Things Could Go Right
There are many reasons why things could go wrong. Oh, but there are so many other reasons why things could go right. In fact, things could go so much better than you can even imagine. Why not focus on how good things can get? It just might be the secret sauce to manifesting that kind … Continue reading Things Could Go Right
Something Good
Keep noticing what's good, then you'll keep feeling abundant. And there is always something good to notice. Of course, not everything is rainbows and lollipops. There are a lot of crummy things in this world. But luckily, we get a choice on what to focus on. There's that quote that goes: Every day may not … Continue reading Something Good
Attention
Focus on what you want. Take your attention away from what you don't want. I heard a very clever phrase once: energy goes where attention flows. Your creative energy is going to go towards whatever you are focused on. In other words, you will create more of whatever you are thinking about. So you best … Continue reading Attention
Free Will
Just simply focus on what you are for. Turn away from what you are against. Focusing on what you are for empowers you. It energizes you, inspires you, and makes the world seem hopeful. Focusing on what you are against dis-empowers. It drains you of energy and drive, and makes the world seem dark and … Continue reading Free Will
Benefits
A couple of benefits from having a dedicated meditation practice: When you train your brain to slow down and focus on the present moment during meditation, it carries over into the rest of your day. You start to find that your awareness is almost ahead of the frenzy of life happening all around you. It's … Continue reading Benefits
Mindfulness
It seems to me that the people who get the most upset at opposing viewpoints, are the ones who aren't fully confident in their own. Why else would they feel so threatened? Why else would they feel so manic about enforcing their point of view, if they weren't fully confident that it was a solid, … Continue reading Mindfulness
Folks
Our minds are powerful creative forces. What we think about with our minds is what we bring to us. What we focus upon expands. It's important to have an awareness of this, to think about what we do want, and to focus on all that is going right. Equally, we shouldn't waste any time on … Continue reading Folks
Turn
If it's still upsetting you when you think about the pain they caused, then realize that the upset has nothing to do with them. It's coming from you. Revenge and anger will do nothing to relieve you, only forgiveness can. If you're still upset, then you haven't fully forgiven them or yourself. You have to … Continue reading Turn
A Good Life
The key to creating a good life is to remember a simple truth. Whatever you focus on expands. We get to choose what we focus on. And if what we focus on expands, then it just makes good sense to focus on the blessings. Focus on all there is to be grateful for. Fill your … Continue reading A Good Life
Focus on Gratitude
It is said that energy grows where attention flows. Whatever we focus our attention on is what expands. Since gratitude is such a wonderful feeling, it just makes good sense then to focus as much attention on it as possible. The benefits only multiply from practicing gratitude. You feel amazing focusing on what you're grateful … Continue reading Focus on Gratitude
Expectations
Expectations can really set you up for disappointment, and even depression. Sometimes you don't even realize you were stuck on some kind of expectation, until you feel disappointed. That disappointment feeling can be crushing, but it is also a great indicator that it is time to start feeling more appreciation. If you can refocus your … Continue reading Expectations
Good Behavior
What you focus on grows. And so, the answer to someone's bad behavior isn't to fight them. It only hurts you to go as low as them. And you can forget about trying to shame them. If they were rotten enough to hurt you, abuse you, or abandon you in your time of need, it's … Continue reading Good Behavior
Precious Commodities
Wasting time focusing on all of the things that are wrong with the world is no way to live. What's the point in living if you give away all of your energy and attention to bad news, horrible acts and moronic behavior endlessly displayed online and on TV? Considering how short our lives really are, … Continue reading Precious Commodities
A bit of Common Sense
I remind myself often of something Abraham-Hicks once said: If something you want is slow to come to you, it can be for only one reason: You are spending more time focused upon its absence than you are about its presence. That's the most clear bit of common sense you can get, and yet it … Continue reading A bit of Common Sense
Freedom
Don't you feel exhausted? I do too. It's from trying to keep up with all of the noise that's out there, while also constantly bracing ourselves against it. Resistance, being on guard and blocking out any and all of the injustice out there, takes a lot of energy. And that leaves us exhausted. What if … Continue reading Freedom
Attention
I learned a technique that I'm putting into practice, which is to notice where my attention goes. I don't know about you, but I can get wrapped up in fearful thoughts and then suddenly I lose the time and place that my body is actually in. Or I'm sucked so deeply into the vortex of … Continue reading Attention
Focus
It's been said that on the other side of fear is your freedom. So why is it so hard to get to that other side? Do we not really want our freedom? Or is fear so captivating that we can't seem to see past it? It's also been said that the opposite of fear is … Continue reading Focus
See it
Bob Proctor says If you see it in your mind, you will hold it in your hand. I believe this. I don't think it's some magic trick, or woo-woo, new age mumbo jumbo. It's extremely practical when you realize that anything you can physically hold in your hand was once just a thought in someone's head. … Continue reading See it
Solutions
I watched a recent remote broadcast from Abraham-Hicks, giving a talk about the current situation that the whole world is dealing with. As always, they gave pure, elegant advise on a number of the issues arising from all of this. One gem that stood out enough for me to quickly jot down was, "When you … Continue reading Solutions
A circle of things
I recently heard this great piece of advice given about dealing with feeling overwhelmed with all the things to do with modern life. Essentially they said to put everything you can actually do something about into one imaginary circle, and then put everything that you cannot presently do anything about into another circle. Then just … Continue reading A circle of things
Focus
Whenever I've gone into mental free fall, and I can sense the next stop will be full-on panic, I've learned to anchor into focusing on my breath. And, once I've stopped the cognitive plummet with a slow inhale, pause, and slow exhale, I've learned to then effectively climb back up out of the pit by … Continue reading Focus
Like a Fox! 