By Eileen Tan and Ui Wei Teck (guest contributors)
Everyone has a body, a mind, and a soul. Our bodies are guided by our minds and our minds are guided by our souls to live our lives, realize our potential and achieve happiness.
Deep inside us, we all want to be successful and be able to achieve something big. We want to be respected, envied and able to inspire others to achieve happiness and satisfaction. How do we stay calm and happy when we are at the same time eagerly trying to achieve something big? When deep inside we want to be successful and be able to “show-off”?
1. Fill your mind with positive thoughts
First, set yourself free from your perceptions about your limitations. Start by filling your mind with positive, noble, and good thoughts about yourself and others. In this way, you can choose how you want to deal with problems effectively so that stress, fear and negativity will not get to you.
When you wake up in the morning, be determined to keep your thoughts positive and your day happy. Figure out what you want to achieve and repeat positive affirmations to yourself regularly, at minimum once per day.
Examples of some positive affirmations are:
- I am Rich
- I am Happy
- I am Loved
- I am Healthy
- I am Successful
- I am a Go-Giver
- I am a Problem Solver
- I am Pretty or Handsome
By affirming certain truths about ourselves consistently and regularly, it gives a clear instruction to our mind and soul to deliver what we want to become who we want. This is sometimes described as having our conscious mind awaken the power of our subconscious mind by imagining the reality of what we desire to be.
2. Achieving Calm through Deep Breathing
For peace of mind, start with a simple breathing exercise followed by a constant state of gratitude to further calm your thoughts. Think about it this way: As soon as a body begins to take in air, there is life. As soon as one stops breathing, the body will have no air and there will be no more life. Shouldn’t we pay attention to our breathing technique? It gives us the ability to stay focused and transform energy into thoughts with possibility thinking and creative action.
Deep Breathing Exercise
Throughout the day, whenever there is an opportunity, you can do this simple deep breathing exercise. Doing a deep inhale will fill you with energy and help you to focus, which in a way is giving power to your body, mind and soul.
Proper breathing involves inhaling slowly and deeply through the nose until your abdomen is full, and then exhaling slowly though the mouth. When breathing in, you can pause after the first breath and breathe in again more deeply as most of us don’t breathe deep enough. This should be done slowly and deeply.
By doing deep breathing, you are building energy. The slow, gentle exhale is the key to breathing. As you breathe out, let go and relax the muscles and release your tension. This can be repeated for a few rounds, and while doing this, relax and focus on what you can see and hear. This can be done in bed too. It will help you to relax and get to sleep soundly.
This deep breathing exercise can be done when you need to calm yourself down. Instead of counting while breathing, say the affirmative words to yourself during the breathing exercise. You would be able to see positive results once you are able to keep calm, be mindful and immerse yourself with positive affirmations.
3. Being mindful and engaged
We live in the age of distraction with many things competing for our attention. Multitasking is not as cool as what people perceive it to be. It actually drains you. By trying to do too many things at one time, you cannot deliver good results most of the time.
On the other hand, you can improve your performance by being mindful and focusing on doing one thing at a time. By being mindful you will be able to appreciate and enjoy simple actions such as walking, talking, listening, learning, and sharing.
Being fully engaged and accepting things as they are enables us to embrace the changes in the second phase of our lives. You can then focus on achieving success which can benefit not just yourself, but others too. You can inspire others with what has inspired you!
By Eileen Tan and Ui Wei Teck, authors of Enjoying Mid-Life Without Crisis. Via HealthMatters.sg, aSingapore Health and Fitness blog that aims to help you lose weight, keep fit, and live healthy. Click here to get our free guide “Eat Your Way to Health – Secrets of a Healthy Diet”.
Ref: http://sg.news.yahoo.com/3-ways-stay-calm-happy-age-distraction-075212594.html
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