While our economy may be experiencing a recession, it doesn't mean
that your mind and spirit need to fall into a slump as well. I know
it's difficult sometimes; especially if you're a worry wart, who
constantly tunes into the six o'clock news to get status reports on the
state of the Union. Put that aside for a moment. I want you to focus on
you. Throw away the external components of the world and take a long
look at your life.
What are you doing to make your life more
bearable; and beyond that, what are you doing to create happiness in
your life? Following are five tips to overcome your feelings of
insecurity in these sometimes stressful times:
1. Don't make
mountains out of mole hills. Many times, we become our worst own enemy
because we begin to exaggerate our challenges. It's easy to do when you
allow yourself to become overwhelmed to the point of no return. I
imagine Chicken Little felt that way when he automatically assumed that
the sky was falling. Before you jump to extreme conclusions about your
situation, you need to take a step backward and put your mind on rewind
for a moment. Relax. Take different perspectives of your present
condition. Ask yourself:
After
you've asked yourself these questions, I want you to take out a
journal, notebook, or paper pad - whatever you have at your disposal;
and begin jotting down ideas and answers to those questions. When you
use your intuitive powers, you will be amazed at the resolutions you
can come up with on your own. It's really not rocket science; you just
have to use your inner wisdom and god-given abilities to make lemonade
out of lemons.
2. Embrace the challenge. How often have you been
asked to perform a task that you thought was humanly impossible?
Actually, there aren't too many things we humans can't do in life. It
all depends on the mentality we have, and how we perceive the challenge
to be. I know you've heard the old adage about the two individuals
looking out of the same window: one sees the darkness, the other the
stars. What do you see when you look out your proverbial window of
life? Do you see darkness cloaking your view, or do you see the light
from the stars to light your way?
When faced with challenges,
rise to the occasion. That means you're going to have to put some
effort behind your motivation. Anyone can talk the talk, but you have
to walk the walk to get anywhere in life. If you are facing a crisis, I
want you to use all of your senses - including your intuitive
perception. What does this remarkable sense have to do with your
ability to embrace challenge? When you are fully in tune with your
physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual nature of life, you
can see more clearly, achieve balance, and pave the way through the
darkness to achieve a positive outcome.
3. Don't toss out the
baby with the kitchen sink. Do what? How many ideas and plans do you
have? Have any of them worked for you in the past? If not, why not? You
see, too often we have great ideas but because they didn't work in the
past, we simply give up on them. Don't do it. Instead of focusing on
your failures, I want you to focus on your success. But if I didn't
succeed in the past, why should I try again, you ask? When at first you
don't succeed - try, try again. Remember the story about The Little
Engine that Could? Become that motivated engine and redraft your plans
and ideas so you can get them right. You may just have to tweak this or
that to make it work for you. If you've failed in the past, reflect on
that failure and use the experience and knowledge you've gained from
that occurrence to redirect your energy and action.
4. Listen for
opportunity. Opportunity constantly knocks in your life, are you
listening? I don't ever get an opportunity, my life is full of misery -
you say? Well, if you continue to think that way, I can guarantee that
you won't have any opportunities. By thinking negatively, you are
blocking the Universal flow of energy and disrupting the natural
pattern of positive vibrational flow.
I wonder if Benjamin
Franklin ever thought, 'No, I can't tie the key to the kite string
because it won't work.' Franklin believed in his experiment, and
because he felt confident, he was able to prove the theory of the
identity of lightning and electricity. You are an incredible being, as
unique as each hair on your head. What are you going to do to make a
difference in your life and the world? Hone in on your inner wisdom to
fully hear and see the rewards that life is offering you. Rest your
mind and your soul so you can truly get a birds-eye view on the
opportunities that exist in your present pathway. I promise you,
opportunities are waiting to be discovered if you only open your mind.
5.
Gain clarity in your life by developing your intuitive powers. By now
you already know that your intuitive powers are key to overcoming your
insecurities and achieving greatness in your life; but you must first
fine-tune your intuition so you can gain clarity in your life. Today,
there are many ways to empower your intuition and make it work
dramatically for you. Some of those ways are through meditation,
strategic visioning, and thru the Manifestation Method. In addition,
there are a lot of guided meditation CDs that can help you create
balance in your life so you can gain insight into what you need to do
overcome your anxiety and fears to achieve success.
