Spring Equinox is celebrated as the first day of Spring, when day and night are equal in both hemispheres. All of nature is stirring now and showing signs of activity after the Winter sleep. Buds are bursting on the trees, Spring flowers are coming out and seeds are germinating.
The power of the Sun is increasing, the days are lengthening and the nights are shortening. We begin to feel empowered to reach out for what we want and to take risks, strike out on our own, go for walks and connect to the Earth again.
We can use the potential and fertility of this time to create opportunities for positive change in our lives and in the world. At this point we are poised between opposite forces, light and dark, receptive and active, unconscious and conscious, inner and outer. These can be united within us so that we are whole and balanced individuals. This gives birth to actions that come from the heart.
In the past the fertile Earth goddess Eostre was honoured at this time in celebration of new life and gestation. Dragon processions celebrated the emerging active energy of the earth and eggs were used as a potent symbol of new life and rebirth.
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A positive attitude helps you cope more easily with the daily affairs of life. It brings optimism into your life, and makes it easier to avoid worry and
negative thinking. If you adopt it as a way of life, it will bring constructive
changes into your life, and makes them happier, brighter and more
successful.
With a positive attitude, you see the bright side of life, become optimistic,
and expect the best to happen. It is certainly a state of mind that is well
worth developing.
Positive attitude manifests in the following ways:
- Positive thinking
- Constructive thinking
- Creative thinking
- Optimism
- Motivation to accomplish your goals
- Choosing happiness
It also expresses itself as:
- Expectation of success
- Being inspired
- Not giving up
- Looking at failure and problems as blessings in disguise (a lesson to learn)
- Believing in yourself and in your abilities
- Displaying self-esteem and confidence
- Looking for solutions
- Seeing opportunities
A positive attitude leads to happiness and success and can change your whole
life. If you look at the bright side of life, your whole life becomes filled
with light. This light affects not only you, and the way you look at the world,
but it also affects your whole environment and the people around you. If it is
strong enough, it becomes contagious.
The benefits of a positive
attitude:
- It helps you to achieve goals and attain success
- More happiness
- More energy
- Greater inner power and strength
- The ability to inspire and motivate yourself and others
- Fewer difficulties encountered along the way
- The ability to overcome difficulty more easily
- Life smiles at you
- More respect from other people
Negative attitude says: you
cannot achieve success.
Positive attitude says: You can achieve
success.
If you have been exhibiting a negative attitude and
expecting failure and difficulties, it is now the time to change the way you
think. It is time to get rid of negative thoughts and behavior and lead a happy
and successful life. Why not start today? If you have tried and failed, it only
means that you have not tried enough.
Simple tips for developing a
positive attitude:
- Choose to be happy. Yes, it is a matter of choice.
- Look at the bright side of life.
- Choose to be and stay optimistic
- Find reasons to smile more often.
- Have faith in yourself and in the Power of the Universe.
- Associate yourself with happy people.
- Read inspiring stories.
- Read inspiring quotes.
- Repeat affirmations
that inspire and motivate you.
- Visualize only what you want to happen.
- Learn to master your thoughts.
- Learn concentration
and meditation.
- Practice Gratitude EVERY DAY!
Following even only one of the above suggestions,
will bring more light into your life!
Wishing you all peace and serenity in you day. ~Namaste www.serenitylifestlyeandgifts.com
Since being diagnosed with an incurable disease I have decided to make a conscious effort to practice gratitude in some small way every day. When I do, I feel much more connected with the flow of life, instead of isolated and alone in my own struggles and fears.
Gratitude can be a powerfully transformative practice. Practicing gratitude can actually improve our emotional and physical well-being. Extensive research in the routine of gratitude and thankfulness has found that people who keep weekly gratitude journals had fewer physical symptoms, exercised more, had a better outlook on life and were more likely to reach their goals. Individuals with neuromuscular disease who practiced daily gratitude "have more high-energy positive moods," felt more connected to others, and felt more positive about life.
A powerful way to cultivate gratitude is to focus on what is really happening in our lives, rather than falling into the traps of complaining and drama. The basic practice of Naikan, which translates to "inside-looking," consists of asking oneself three questions every day: "What have I received today? What have I given? What trouble have I caused?" While Naikan doesn't deny the difficult parts of our lives, it puts things into perspective.
I ask myself these three questions every night while meditating on my meditation cushion. http://serenitylifestyleandgifts.com/item_149/Zafu-Meditation-Cushion.htm
Make thank you, your mantra every day.
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