Gratitude

Practicing gratitude starts with appreciation for things that exist on Earth. Having a sense of appreciation for every person, every insect, every plant, every single matter, is key to progressing and moving forward. We all come from the same origin here on Earth; everything has its earthly purpose, it is your job to appreciate those purposes regardless of the circumstances or situation.

As you practice gratitude in this plane of existence, to the things around, you will notice that many of things that life has to offer provides an introspection and lesson for yourself.

You will learn to accept and be thankful for the situations that you experienced thus far, because they made you the person you are today. And if you want to change yourself, start practicing gratitude with yourself. Thank yourself for not giving up and actually wanting to change. Foster your seed of change. Water that seed with gratitude. 

Technique to Control Thoughts

When we are alone a communication network goes on internally. Fundamentally, we act on flight or fight responses that make us either choose to fight the threat in front of you, or run away. Today, the threat of physical is much less prevalent than the threat of the internal. Internal warfare goes on in some each and everyday. We are constantly battling an unseen foe, that is- the future. You see, when we make a decision essentially as creature we always look towards the future; this is a gift and a curse from nature. We are the only species that is able to forecast into the future and plan ahead. This can either lead you to carry out your plans, or fall short of them.

Basically, the choices you make is a result of the physiological perspective your mind is holding at the time. In order to master the power of choice, you must first change your perspective about your thoughts. You must shift your perspective into thinking that your thoughts are coming from an outside source, much like how a radio receives radio waves.

Just like a radio you are allowed to scan through the many choices(stations) your mind has, when one sounds good, you leave at that. However, one must make a distinction between the thoughts they have and how they feel personally. By making this distinction we allowing ourselves to gain better control on our thoughts, realizing they are foreign from us and our core beliefs, resulting in better choices.

Reflection

One should practice a daily reflection of one's emotional attitudes and drive. Reflection is the process of looking inwardly are figuring out what exactly is causing specific things to happen to you. You must become your own critic. Keep a journal handy near your bed. Keep it only for your eyes, so that you may write carefree about the negativity you see in yourself and the improvements you can accomplish by creating solutions to your problems. Do it as you wake up, reflecting on the dreams you may have or the thoughts that appear to you in the morning. Later on before you go to bed reflect on the thoughts throughout the course of the day, in which you see the errors you may have made. It is highly important to do it during these contrasting points of the day, because it is when you are alone with your inner thoughts. This must be a daily practice over a long duration of time. This gives you the ability to reflect on the thoughts you had a month ago to either show that you have gained progress, or have failed to address better solutions to your situation.

Success builds on time. Structure the minutes of your day. 

Wholeness and Balance to all. 

Destructive Traps of Humans

Life as we know it is a system of patterned behavior that comes from programmed forms of survival instincts. Destructive traps of humans are the unwanted results of a rigid pattern that one fails to evaluate effectively. People are highly prone to their own physiological traps. 

People fall into a trap when they connect one's integrity, morals, and self-esteem, with an undertaking to which one assigns a value. This leads to one believing that one oneself is the problem, or that an outside force is responsible for the destructive results. 

Another is when a person assumes to mimic a certain role to others, in which they defend it full heartedly. For example, people wish to fulfill a role, like an expert, a parent, a teacher,etc. When one begins to play this character it limits many behavioral options. One feels compelled to lead a certain role that is rigid, but when one has more flexible behavior, it would achieve more desirable results. 

Finally, in addition there is one resulting from confusing results with action. Results are only as good as your actions. When you lack a clearly effective managed schedule, you often resort to doing actions that you wouldn't do for the most part. The schedule should contain some leisure time, not being rigid at all, but with specific planned out events that help you in the long run with your ultimate goal, also giving you the time you need to rest.