We
often hear of small actions that can make a dramatic impact on our
lives. Here are ten such things which, if done with determination,
will produce a revolution for you physically, mentally,
emotionally, spiritually and financially!
1. Drink Pure Water
Our bodies are 70% water. Drinking impure water is responsible for
many illnesses commonly attributed to other causes.
Therefore, you should seriously consider installing a quality
water filtration or distillation system.
In addition, most people go through life dehydrated. Simply
drinking when you are thirsty is not enough. Moreover, tea and
coffee actually dehydrate the body even further thereby making the
problem worse still. Dehydration also leads to many serious
illnesses. You need to drink at least 8-12 glasses of clear water
every day, and preferably more.
2. Regular Exercise
Exercise can slow down, and even partially reverse, the aging
process. You will suffer from fewer illnesses and have far more
energy to enjoy all day long. Best of all, exercise is something
you can take up and benefit from at any age. Yoga is excellent
because it tones your inner organs as well as gently stretching
and strengthening your muscles. Even simply walking for 15-20
minutes every day could be extremely beneficial. Consult
your doctor regarding your current state of health and advice on
suitable forms of exercise for you.
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3. Meditation
Regular meditators often have a biological age 10-20 years younger
than their chronological age! You will also be far more centered
all day, more aware of your emotions, and far better able to cope
with any challenge life can throw at you.
Simply sitting in a quiet place alone, closing your eyes, and
following the passage of your breath as it moves in and out is a
superb meditation. However, you can easily find others that can
benefit and enrich your life deeply. Meditation will make you a
kinder, gentler, and more patient person. It will help you to
appreciate life more.
4. Forgiveness
Grudges take up brain capacity and prevent us from performing at
our very best. What we focus our minds upon grows; this is true of
hatred too. Therefore, it is impossible to truly achieve great
things for ourselves when we have a lot of our energetic capacity
tied up in negativity.
Remember that forgiveness is primarily for YOU. It free up your
energy tremendously. So forgive all grudges, no matter how old
they may be, and seek reconciliation. If you find this hard, begin
with the easiest ones first. Then gradually work up to the harder
ones.
5. Clutter Clearance
If you want to let new opportunities into your life, you have to
make room for them. Clear out the past - things you cling to that
no longer serve any purpose, but which hold you back. This can be
cupboards, the cellar, old clothes, old relationships, and
outmoded ways of thinking. By holding on tenaciously to the past,
we fail to make room for the future.
So look in your closets and get rid of things you have not used
for over a year or two. Review relationships in your life and see
which ones are taking you where you want to go and which ones are
holding you down. Clear your desk. Clear your computer. Then let
fresh air flow into your life!
6. Clear All Financial Debt & Invest
If owing nobody a cent is just a dream for you, start working
today to make that dream a reality. Save 10% of your income each
month to be applied towards reducing and clearing your debts.
Financial debt is one of the biggest causes of worry ever. Yet
almost anyone can save 10% of their income if they put their minds
to it. Do it consistently to learn the habit, and soon you'll be
saving 20%. Once you've applied this to your debts, and have NO
debts at all, you can't imagine how free you will feel!
7. Relationships
Almost everything we want in life will be obtained through other
people. Moreover, relationships skills are amongst the most
important and most desired in life. They easily more than make up
for deficiencies in other areas of expertise. People who get on
well with others rise faster than those who are merely good at
their jobs. They are the last people to be fired; if they are,
they find it extremely easy to pick up a great job elsewhere.
Hence, it is vital to learn to relate
excellently to others. If you are not good in this area, all your
other efforts could go for nothing. Therefore, study hard in his
subject and apply the lessons you learn. Become excellent at
relating to people.
8. Goals
Have clear, specific, written goals with deadlines for their
achievement in every area of your life - physical, mental,
emotional, physical, career, etc. People who do are FAR more
successful. People who don't are like ships adrift on the seas. A
person without clear specific goals is like a ship cast adrift on
the ocean without a captain or crew. The chances of it arriving
anywhere specific are minimal. Yet most people live their lives
like that. Make it your goal to have specific written goals in
every area of your life and review them every day.
9. Daily Planning
For maximum productivity, plan each day in advance with a
scheduler. Use a "To Do" list to plan what you need to
get done. Prioritize these tasks in order of importance. You
can rank urgent tasks as "A". Important, but not urgent,
tasks as "B". Nice to do but neither urgent nor
important activities as "C". Unimportant tasks as
"D". Work on the category "A" tasks first
until you have them all done and then work on the category
"B" tasks. Delegate or throw out category "D"
activities.
Develop the habit of accounting for every half hour of your
time. This is what many highly successful people do.
10. Journal
A life worth living is a life worth recording. Keep a private
journal where you can record events, your reactions to them, how
you feel about situations, what you are learning. Keeping a
journal awakens your intuition and deepens your contact with
Spirit.
Copyright Asoka Selvarajah. All Rights Reserved. Dr. Asoka Selvarajah is an active writer/researcher on personal development and esoteric spirituality. Asoka's work helps
people achieve their full potential, deepen their understanding of mystical truth, and find joy in their true soul's purpose.
You can visit his website at http://www.aksworld.com
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