I know that many of you are interested in the powers of the mind, and realise that your thoughts do in fact create your reality.

I don’t expect you all to believe that creative visualisations actually work. Just imagine for a second that they do work, that you can achieve what you turn your mind to. How important do you think is it, to control your mind?

I mean how important is it - really - to be in possession of an optimistic, expectant, intention-based mindset? Is life REALLY Good?

What do you think?  Hold that thought for a minute?

What was your answer?

Did you answer — both?  Good AND Bad?

So did most everyone else…

Do you “do what you like and like what you do”?

Is the glass “half full”?

Is the leftover pie on the plate half eaten?

There is a line that is crossed with each result we have in life.

Ask yourself these questions:

Is your weight “half empty” or “half full”?

How about your purse?  Half empty or half full?

What about your relationships?

How about your health?

What about your general *luck* in life?

What about your self esteem?

How about your looks?

“Half empty” or “half full”?

What are your results in those areas that are “half empty”?

What about the ones that are “half full”?

See what I mean?

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Your Yoga Partner

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Yesterday I happened to sit in on a training session for people who had been unemployed for anywhere between 3 months to a number of years.

The trainer tried to challenge some basic assumptions and asked the question what really motivated people. He wrote two words on the white board: “Fear” and “Will”. His explanation was that people do things either because they are afraid of something or because they really want to achieve something. In this case the question was whether people were in the group because they were afraid of the “Department” cutting their payments or because they really wanted to get a job. He asked: “What would happen if you got a job tomorrow?” There was a stunned silence in the room…..

This reminded me of the time I ran goal setting and planning sessions for people who for various reasons thought or felt that they were not in control of their lives. I asked the question: “What would you wish for if you had a magic wand and could change your life in whatever way you wanted to?” I usually was greeted with stunned silence as well….

Why is this? What would you answer if you had the option to change your life completely? Would you really want to? Or would you rather stay where you are?

I found over the years that change is one of the scariest things for human beings. We are creatures of habit. The only thing that brings about change is pain. It doesn’t matter whether this pain is physical or emotional - we want it to go away. We will do just enough to make the pain subside. There are healthy and unhealthy ways to deal with pain.

Yoga of course is one of the healthy ways of dealing with pain and bringing about change. I have many students who keep telling me: “I wish my husband/wife/partner would come to class, it would be so good for them…”

You know what I have found over time consulting a large number of people?

The pain people are experiencing has to be greater than the pain caused by the change they will have to make to alleviate the pain. 

I leave you with this thought for today, let me know what you think. Post a comment. You don’t have to agree with me, you might have a totally different opinion.

Connie,

Your Yoga Partner

from

www.yogainahurry.com

Sisters
 
A young wife sat on a sofa on a hot humid day, drinking iced tea and
visiting with her Mother. As they talked about life, about marriage, about
the responsibilities of life and the obligations of adulthood, the mother
 clinked the ice cubes in her glass thoughtfully and turned a clear, sober
 glance upon her daughter.
 
 Don’t forget your Sisters, she advised, swirling the tea leaves to the
 bottom of her glass. They’ll be more important as you get older. No matter
 how much you love your husband, no matter how much you love the children you
 may have, you are still going to need Sisters.
 
 Remember to go places with them now and then; do things with them.
 Remember that ‘Sisters’ means ALL the women…
 your girlfriends, your daughters, and all your other women relatives
 too. You’ll need other women. Women always do.
 
 What a funny piece of advice the young woman thought. Haven’t I just
 gotten married? Haven’t I just joined the couple-world? I’m now a married
 woman, for goodness sake! A grownup! Surely my husband and the family we
 may start will be all I need to make my life worthwhile!
 
 But she listened to her Mother. She kept contact with her Sisters and
 made more women friends each year. As the years tumbled by, one after
 another, she gradually came to understand that her Mom really knew what she
 was talking about. As time and nature work their changes and their
 mysteries upon a woman, sisters are the mainstays of her life.
 
 After more than 50 years of living in this world, here is what I’ve
 learned:
 
 THIS SAYS IT ALL:
 Time passes.
 Life happens.
 Distance separates.
 Children grow up…
 Jobs come and go.
 Love waxes and wanes.
 Men don’t do what they’re supposed to do.
 Hearts break.
 Parents die.
 Colleagues forget favours.
 Careers end.
 BUT………
 
 Sisters are there, no matter how much time and how many miles are
 between you. A girl friend is never farther away
 than needing her can reach. When you have to walk that lonesome
 valley and you have to walk it by yourself, the women in your life will be
 on the valley’s rim, cheering you on, praying for you, pulling for you,
 intervening on your behalf, and waiting with open arms at the valley’s end.
 
 Sometimes, they will even break the rules and walk beside you…Or
 come in and carry you out. Girlfriends, daughters, granddaughters,
 daughters-in-law, sisters, sisters-in-law, Mothers, Grandmothers, aunties,
 nieces, cousins, and extended family, all bless our life!
 
 The world wouldn’t be the same without women, and neither would I.
 When we began this adventure called womanhood, we had no idea of the
 incredible joys or sorrows that lay ahead. Nor did we know how much we
 would need each other.
 
 Every day, we need each other still. Pass this on to all the women
 who help make your life meaningful.

It is a very wise woman indeed who wrote the above. No, it wasn’t me. I don’t know who wrote it. I would really love to acknowldege the author. If any of you happen to know who is the author, please let me know.

Connie,

Your Yoga Partner

from

www.yogainahurry.com

Today I found an article entitled “Building Trust”. It was written by T.C. Coleman from “Upwardaction”. The article was referring to people in business and contains a number of very good points.Here is one of them:

“Exhibit Personal Integrity. When building trust it is important to always honor your commitments. Simply put, say what you mean and do what you say you will do. Some of us, even with the best intentions, find ourselves falling short of our promises. Starting today, only commit to what you know you can do, not what you want to perform or think you should be completing.”

Most of you reading this would think of the interactions and relationships you have with other people, your clients or your family.

But …first of all these principles have to be put into action when interacting with yourself!

Ask yourself the following questions:

• How can others trust me if I can’t trust myself?

• How often have I broken promises I made to myself?

• How often have I put others first, to my own detriment, when there was no pressing need to do so?

• How often have I taken something on just because I was unable to say “no”?

What effect does all of this have on you?

• Your self esteem takes a hit every time you break a promise you made to yourself
• Negative self talk takes over and becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy
• You don’t even take the first step to change things for the better
• You feel you have no control over your life
• You develop a “victim” mentality
• Your stress levels increase
• Your health suffers

To Increase your Self Esteem start by taking the following action steps:

• Starting today, only commit to what you know you can do
• Always honour the commitments you made to yourself
• Do what you say you will do - for yourself, even if nobody else knows about the commitment you made
• Put your appointments with yourself into your diary - be on time and treat yourself like you would a V.I.P or a very important customer.

Yoga has a set of rules to live by. One the concepts is called “Ahimsa”.

Ahimsa is non-violence in action, thoughts and words. It is very broad and applies to everything, you will hear me come back to this principle time and time again.

Ahimsa has to start with oneself, from within. Negative self talk is a form of violence towards yourself. Not keeping your commitments towards yourself is a form of violence.

Make one appointment with yourself today and keep it! Start practising Ahimsa and build your self esteem in the process.

Connie,

Your Yoga Partner

© yogainahurry.com

This post was written by an acquaintance of mine, Coach Nora.

If you like her ideas and want to learn more about relationships and how to improve them or need emotional support before, during or after a divorce you can find her website details at the end of this article. She has lots of great free articles for you to download.

Understanding Anger Management

Anger is a normal emotional reaction to our frustrations in everyday world. It is natural to feel angry when a goal is blocked in some way. But anger isn’t just one emotion, is a family of emotions that are related to our brains and show in our behavior. Anger has a variety of names from mild irritation to frustration: from anger to rage.

Even when anger is a normal reaction, uncontrolled anger is a serious problem that has been related to domestic abuse, marital conflicts and family fights. Scientific studies show that one-third of couples studied presented at least one incident of domestic violence during the course of their marriage.

Anger related incidents have also long lasting consequences, taking a lot of time and effort to heal, if ever. This is why is so important to learn to express this anger in a controlled manner, allowing us to resolve the issues while protecting the relationship with our loved ones.

Why Anger is such a strong feeling?

The anger feelings are caused by the present situation, but based on previous experiences you have had in the past-even if you don’t remember them. The current situation is telling your brain to activate “old anger” in its attempt to protect you even though the original danger is no longer present. This explains why small incidents may trigger completely disproportionate outbursts, which scare anyone with its intensity!

What is Anger Management?

Managing those feelings requires identifying and mastering the specific thoughts and actions that trigger anger reactions in your brain, and being able to use these skills on a daily basis, as to modify your behavior.

Anger management is NOT about never getting angry-that would be an impossible and ridiculous goal, because angry feelings are “hard-wired” in our brain and probably serve a protective and survival function.

Rather, anger management is about learning how to regulate and express those natural angry feelings in a way that makes you a more effective human being. Well managed anger will also help you with better relationships, better health, less stress and more occupational success.

What can be done to manage unbalanced angry feelings?

Start looking into anger outburst incidents in your past life, and try to spot the issues that triggered such strong feelings at that moment. Look for older stories that repeatedly came back into those incidents. See the patterns: are you always reacting to perceived put downs? Or perceived controlling behavior by others? See the interaction: someone controls somebody, and watch your reactions: you see that as an intolerable, damaging situation. Now, make a list of all the controlling, dominant people in your life, and remember your own reactions: anger, grief, resistance, rebellion.

Now recall those incidents of old pain, and see them from your present, adult standpoint. Nobody can dominate you anymore; even better, now you know how to defuse such a situation in a positive way. It’s enough for you to say: “Many thanks, but that is only your opinion; I prefer to do things in my own way…” and walk away!

If you regain your own personal power to define precisely what is what you want to do, and how to do it in order to be able to walk away, much of the old anger dissipates. You are now the owner of your own power. When you are meditating, this is the best time to tell yourself that what is past humiliation can’t hurt you anymore. And now you can mentally forgive anyone involved in that incident, including your old self, for being immature and weak once upon a time.

Now you are ready to take a new look into your redefined and more powerful present situation, and keep old stories safely neutralized in the memory vault.

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