Post Written By Eugene Morgan The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another. — William Jame A single thought can cause us stress in the body. And a single thought can cause us to experience relaxation. It all depends on which thoughts to pay attention to. If we have stress in […]
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A Different Light
Post Written By Eugene Morgan Always end the day with a positive thought. No matter how hard things were, tomorrow’s a fresh opportunity to make it better.— Unknown When we had a bad day, it is easier to spend time obsessing over the unpleasant events. Spending time obsessing over them only makes it difficult to end […]
Change Your World
Post Written By Eugene Morgan Change your thoughts and you change your world. — Norman Vincent Peale We see the world through our thoughts. If we see the world with our thoughts, then it is our world we see. Our thoughts can distort reality. We interpret the world based on our previous experiences. Therefore, our minds automatically […]
Nurture Our Minds
Post Written By Eugene Morgan Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think. — Benjamin Disraeli Our thoughts have a big influence on us than we think. If we say to ourselves that we won’t get better doing this or that, then we will find evidence to prove to ourselves […]
Peaceful Thoughts
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.” —James Allen Our thoughts are what influence our mood, feelings and actions. We are our thoughts. Our thoughts are the extension of our personality. What we say and do is the product of […]
Change The Eyes
Post Written By Eugene Morgan Since we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality.— Nikos Kazantzakis Reality always presents itself to us daily. We can’t resist trying to change reality on how we see the world. If we accept reality as is, then we’re forced to use the inner resources that have […]
New Strength and New Thoughts
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.”— Eleanor Roosevelt Today we have an opportunity to lean on our strengths because all of us have them. We use our strengths during the day and renew our strengths when we retire at night. When we rise in the morning […]
What Do We Say To Ourselves
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “It isn’t what happens to us that causes us to suffer; it’s what we say to ourselves about what happens.”— Pema Chodron Things happen to us all the time. We each have our own way to cope with what comes along. It is through our backgrounds, our customs and our experiences […]
The Beginning Of Self Improvement
“Self knowledge is the beginning of self-improvement.”— Spanish Proverb We all have blind spots we don’t know about. It’s impossible to observe every behaviors we do and every thoughts we think. Self-discovery is like an answer to a riddle, we’re always surprised to discover something new about ourselves. However when we do get the answer, we can […]
Good Intentions
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “The best way to keep good intentions from dying is to execute them.”— Unknown Having good intentions is like moving aimlessly without direction. Good intentions are only that— intentions. Good intentions are just thoughts in our heads. Good intentions are only to make the person who’s making them feel good about […]
Our Feelings, Our Emotions, Our Thoughts
Post Written By Eugene Morgan When it comes to emotions patience is required of us. Sometimes it is hard to control how we feel about things. Feelings tell us what we’re thinking at the moment. It is easy to compartmentalized our thoughts from what we feel. It is not easy to trace what thoughts […]
The Thoughts of Happiness
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.”— Marcus Aurelius It is what thoughts we feed that entertain the mind. So if we think about negative thoughts, then we will feel negative feelings. Instead, if we replace negative thoughts with positive ones, then we will feel positive […]
Feeling Our Feelings
Post Written By Eugene Morgan It is very important that we feel and express emotions. Some of us have a habit of trying to think our feelings out. This won’t work. We can stop thinking of the unpleasant event that’s producing the unpleasant feelings. But for the emotions that’s still lingering, those can be expressed […]
Hasty Generalizations Are Lies
Post Written By Eugene Morgan If we keep telling ourselves that we can’t do something because of our background, then it will continue to be true. We don’t have to believe in the self-defeating thoughts that keep us from doing what we want or wish to do. Most of those thoughts are hasty generalizations. Just […]
Writing Your Thoughts Down
Post Written By Eugene Morgan Writing our thoughts down can be a useful tool to find out how we think and what we’re thinking about at the time. If we want to know something about ourselves, then we can start a journal. Journaling can help us through emotional conflicts and also it can help us […]
Control
Post Written By Eugene Morgan Controlling external events won’t change the way we feel. It is an illusion. Because we feel out of control doesn’t mean we are. It’s those thoughts in our head that increases our anxiety that can make us feel out of control. So we have this need within us to control […]
Running Positive Thoughts That Motivates
Post Written By Eugene Morgan Sometimes we let our thinking keep us from doing what we desire. “This is too difficult to do.” “It’s because of my background I’m not able to do this or that.” “What would other say about me if I decided to do this or that?” These statements are like a tape […]
Out of the Pit of Self-Doubt
Written By Eugene Morgan Self-doubt can limit our choices. Without choices no one is free. Unless we widened our mind, we won’t see choices that are in front of us to make. Self-doubt is another obstacle we have to go through or around in life. Usually self-doubt is created when something new that challenges our […]
A Peace of Mind or A Mind at Peace
Written By Eugene Morgan Sometimes our minds are restless; we replay troubling scenery of our past, and we don’t want to let go. There is no peace of mind when we replay unpleasant events. We think reliving the unpleasant event would somehow relieve us from the pain. Some of us have tried to think the […]
Doing Our Own Thinking
Written by Eugene Morgan It’s an internal process and a powerful experience, when we’re doing our own thinking. There is a feeling of freedom when listening to our own thoughts. Erickson encourages his subjects to do their own thinking. He gives them permission to deliberately think about their own thoughts. From time to time, it’s […]