Little Deep Thoughts

Adversity is any unfavourable situation that is not conductive to realisation of ones goals. It is a situation that is seemingly out of our control, defy known solutions and seem to threaten our existence or survival, at least temporarily, leading to moments of anxiety, frustration, feelings of guilt, helplessness and sense of inadequacy. Following are some of the more specific situations. The details in each individual situations may however vary: 1. Loss of job or gainful employment. 2. Business failure. 3. Loss of income. 4. Separation from near and dear. 5. Prolonged illness. 6. Repeated rejections and failures. 7. Reduced income or excessive debts. 8. Relationship problems and conflicts. 9. Unfavourable circumstances or environment. 10. Conflict with Law or institutions. The coping strategies we usually evolve to deal with difficult situations are products of our individual awareness, past experiences, belief systems and the environment in which we live. In some socie...

Unlike sleeping, magnetic relaxation requires you to be physically at rest but subconsciously alert. When your conscious mind is relaxed; the positive suggestions seep into your subconscious. To achieve maximum benefit from relaxation: Sit in a comfortable chair or lie down to a bed. - Let go of all the tensions by repeating to yourself: "I can now relax comfortably. I can now relax my body. I can now relax my mind. Easily, quickly and positively. Now I can enjoy the state of alert relaxation peacefully." - Let a feeling of soothing comfort take over. - Let go of yourself totally. Feel a universal healing energy surrounding you and getting absorbed into your body and mind. - Feel a cool breeze around your body. Visualise a white sparkling light through your head down your body and seeping deep within you. - Think that soothing and healing forces are vibrating within and radiating from you. - Maintain a positive and peaceful state of mind during the session. Also, ta...

Three things happen when a person is in difficulties: - Firstly, he becomes depressed and loses focus. - Secondly, he becomes insecure and less confident. - Thirdly, he becomes dejected and cynical and develops a negative attitude towards the system that he believes gave him all the trouble. These three most unfortunate developments in his personality reduce his overall effectiveness and efficiency to recognise the many opportunities that he would have otherwise noticed and utilised successfully. Of these the first one takes away his sensitivity to identify the opportunities that come his way. The second and the third mental conditions prevent him from seizing the opportunities even though he clearly perceives them. In other words when a person is passing through adversity, he loses many opportunities to redeem himself from the adverse situation, where as what is required is to remain focused so that when the opportunities present themselves he becomes aware of them and seizes th...

Always prepare for battle because we are not certain how long situation would last and how things would eventually turn out, it is better to be prepared for all eventualities in adverse circumstances. The longer the time frame we work out the better, because such an approach prepares us mentally to preserve till the end. It also saves us from the trouble of losing hope or getting frustrated. In life each action lead to one or more remedial actions. We really do not know things would eventually turn out. It is therefore better to prepare ourselves mentally to face the situation for longer periods of time. People normally become emotional and subjective when things are not going well. It is indeed difficult to be rationale and objective when there is trouble all around. But the truth is emotions make matters worse. They complicate the situation and make the problems difficult to solve. Therefore it is very important that we keep our cool and learn to think objectively in the midst...

Adversity comes into our lives because somewhere in our lives we open a door for it. It maybe because of some flaw in our character, thinking or attitude. It is therefore very important to analyse our thoughts and actions to understand what in us attracted this situation in the first place. A careful analysis of our immediate past can bring to light the real causes that precipitated the present adversity. It would help an individual to understand the role he played in precipitating the tragedy and what actions he should have done or not done to prevent it from happening. Was it because he was careless, ruthless, over confident, unprepared, or was it because he trusted an untrustworthy person? A careful analysis of one's past is therefore very crucial to understand the causes that brought about the adversity in the first place. In adversity it is normal for people to think about the past in an emotional way or prejudiced way. It is also normal on their part to try to forget abo...

Passion is the intense emotional drive or excitement. It often gives individuals a deep want or craving for something that causes a person to do something or act in a certain way, which happens to be the definition of motive. The word ‘motive’ is used in the definition of ‘motivation’, which is to provide with, or affect as, a motive or motives. Not only does passion serve as an extremely strong emotion, but passion is strongly linked to motivation, as well. Spirituality promotes passion. One of the main aspects of positive thinking is having a strong sense of spirituality, which is often seen through religion. Religion is a vehicle to allow one to find a bigger meaning in life. If one has a “passion” for religion, the other aspects of positive thinking (e.g. having one’s internal cognition aimed to one’s purpose and having the three vital relationships) are not far behind. Religion often serves as an intrinsic motivation tool within itself, which leads one into positive thinking.

By repeating positive self-phrases one is reaffirming positive phrases to oneself everyday. The following are some of such phrases :- - I never allow other human being to make me feel less of me, because I'm OK and I love me, and I get what I want because I deserve it. - I am powerful because I have a purpose. - I have a magnificent obsession. - I am committed to excellence. Whether the following self-talk phrases are true at the time one is saying the phrases aren't important, because those thoughts begin to become a vital aspect of one's internal cognition, which is the important aspect. Positive self-talk phrases begin to motivate individuals by one's internal cognition constantly and continually being forced to think about one's purpose. The constant flow of positive phrases will hopefully soon penetrate into mainstream flow of thought in one's internal cognition, leading one to have one's purpose at the forefront of one's mind. A mentor ca...