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. 

Body Language

To understand is to be understood, to listen is to be heard. When we communicate to each other it is a highway of information being shared back and forth. Not only through words, but of course our facial features and our body positions. Most of the communication is done by our face, it has less to do with the words we speak. Furthermore, the tone and pitch you have is less significant from the body language you carry around. Body language is often overlooked, however we take notice to it everyday. In order to be an effective communicator, you must master the art of body language.

Mastering body language takes time. It takes time because people usually do not think how their body is positioned while talking. They are more focused with what they want to say rather than the position they are in. To be an effective communicator you must notice the position of your body each time before you talk. If you are having a conversation with a good friend, you will not try to close yourself up, meaning crossing your arms, no direct eye contact, and not the slightest bit of facial features. No, when you talk to a good friend, you open up, you look at them directly, and you smile. As an emotionally driven creature, we communicate emotionally to others through our body. Taking notice to all the minute details of the body is to understand yourself and the other person. You must have understood yourself, before you can understand other people. Body language makes people understand you better and it makes them want to listen to you. Having a good body language is something we should all strive for, regardless of what job you may have. Communication knows no boundaries. 

Face it

Face the situation that is troubling you with full force! Realize that time moves forward and a lot of the situations you've had in the past, stay there in the past. It is important to be confident and full of energy all the time. You make your past with each ticking second.

Do not doubt yourself, push yourself! Face the facts that someday we will all be long gone, all the hopes and dreams will be buried with you. Now is the time to do whatever you want.

Do not let any outside force dictate your happiness. Take control of your own life and do what you think best is for you. You already have a guess on what you might need to improve on, I'm only here to remind you of it. Now take that crucial first step and never look back!

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.  

Mastering the MetaVerbal Communication

Whoever every masters the art of communicating can reach extraordinary heights. Having impeccable communication skills grants you access to the gates of people's mind. You vividly explain things to make their minds chase after images that your vibrations provided them. Mastering the art of Metaverbal communication has to do with people communicating, not just by the simple words that we speak, but the whole other little quirks that exist in communication. This includes body language, tone, vocal pitch, juncture, and by using very particular words, sentence structures, and strategic placement of words to bring meaning in a whole new way. Some might call this "reading between the lines." It also includes the speaker's internal mind state, their feelings and intentions.

When you communicate with a person today try to notice the Metaverbal communication characteristics that make up that person. This could be from things like, from people saying "to be honest", which implies that they weren't being honest with you to being with, or it could be when people say, "... you know what I mean?", which could possibly indicate that they have some sort of worry, nervousness, concern, or they just want to you to justify that you understand them. In fact these sort of Metaverbal communication characteristics are an easy identifier of people, but often go unnoticed by the untrained eye. 

By being more aware to meta-talk,  you can analyze people better to understand them more, to see where they come from, and what their internal states are. As a result, the trained eye can easily speak his or her way through a number of problems. It can make you get the one that you desire most. You can practice by communicating from the heart. If you communicate things that are truth and with sincerity, you reach the hearts of the other individual. By mastering body language it shows that you are comfortable in your own skin, it can also be used to ward off unwanted people. Facial expressions go a long way as well, the act of smiling disarms the person in front of you, or it can be interpreted by them, you are sneaky. If we go in deeper, certain body language is used to communicate on another plane, to control certain people's subconscious mind without them knowing. This knowledge can also contribute to more comprehensive understanding of the ways in which people struggle with their anxieties when involved in certain situations. 

Till next time, Wholeness and Balance to all.