| ="body"> | | | | miserable whenin REALITY, you're laying in a |
| Do you feel that your negative thoughts are holding | | | | hammock on a beautiful beach? |
| you back frombeing happy in life? You're about to | | | | Simple. Because you let your imagination take over. |
| discover HOW you can stilllive HAPPILY when things | | | | Insteadof thinking about reality, (the beautiful day on |
| don't go your way... even if your lifeis filled with | | | | the beach) yourmind was focused on the terrible |
| conflict and turmoil right now... and you can't see | | | | images of what MIGHT happenwhen you return from |
| away out. | | | | your vacation. (Bill collectors, job hunting,etc.) |
| Are you a SLAVE to your circumstances? What I | | | | So what's a better way to handle the situation? |
| mean is, do youlet the ups and downs of life control | | | | Simply changethe 'picture' in your imagination. Just |
| how you feel inside? If youdo, don't worry...you're | | | | think of how you'dfeel if, instead of dwelling on the |
| not alone. | | | | negative events that MIGHThappen in the future, |
| Most people believe that it is the events that happen | | | | you thought of something positive instead. |
| in your life thatmake you feel a certain way. For | | | | And don't forget, these negative events haven't |
| instance, you get a promotion...youfeel good. A plane | | | | even happened yet! |
| crashes...you feel bad. But what if that | | | | There could be a sudden turn of events in your |
| promotionadded a significant amount of pressure to | | | | favor and you would'veruined your vacation for |
| your job which made eachday more stressful than | | | | nothing! |
| the next? And what if the plane that crashedwas an | | | | So instead of instantly reacting to an event, just |
| unmanned test plane built to save thousands of lives? | | | | change the 'picture'in your imagination. You can do |
| Despite what you may have heard, events | | | | this by thinking of a good memory fromyour past |
| themselves have NO | | | | that makes you feel warm and secure. |
| MEANING. It's true. It is not the events (the things | | | | Now I know you may be thinking... "Yeah right, easier |
| that happen)around you that control how you feel. | | | | said thandone", but just think of the benefit of doing |
| It's something else entirely. | | | | this... |
| If the circumstances in your life are not what make | | | | Let's say you receive the bad news from your boss, |
| you feel good orbad, then WHAT DOES? | | | | and instead of lettingyourself get worked up over it, |
| If you're thinking... "my mother in-law"...bzzzzz...sorry, | | | | you think of your most cherished memoryin life....the |
| that'snot it either. It is NOT the people in your life OR | | | | one that instantly makes you feel good. How can |
| the events thathappen around you that control the | | | | you feelmiserable when you're basically 'reliving' this |
| way you feel. | | | | comforting moment fromyour past? You can't! |
| Instead, the answer is...YOU. Only YOU have the | | | | You will immediately start to feel very good. That is |
| power to controlyour feelings. I'll prove it. | | | | how powerful yourimagination is...if you decide to use |
| Imagine you're laying in a hammock on vacation in | | | | it the RIGHT way. |
| Hawaii. | | | | Make no mistake: I'm not telling you to be completely |
| It's a beautiful day and there's a slight breeze. It's | | | | oblivious of theproblems around you, but the bottom |
| just the righttemperature and nothing could make the | | | | line is this: you can only make rationaldecisions when |
| day any more perfect. | | | | you're thinking CLEARLY. And how do you expect |
| Then suddenly you get a call on your cell phone from | | | | tothink clearly when your imagination is filled with |
| your bosswith news that a major corporation has | | | | negative 'pictures' thatcreate fear and anxiety? |
| just bought out your employerand hired a completely | | | | When your head is clear, you can then begin to |
| new staff...leaving you without a job! | | | | devise an action plan. If youlost your job, start by |
| Immediately your imagination becomes flooded with | | | | 'sprucing up' your resume. Do you know anyone |
| thoughts ofyour endless search for a job. You picture | | | | whocould help you out? What are your skills? Could |
| bill collectors 'knocking at yourdoor' demanding last | | | | you get a great referral fromyour previous |
| months mortgage payment and the bankcoming to | | | | employer? These steps can only be accomplished |
| repossess your home! And so on, and so on...until | | | | when you'refeeling good about yourself. If you're |
| almostinstantly you start to feel nauseous. | | | | not, it shows through. And in thiscase, it would make |
| Did you read that last part about when you start to | | | | finding a job much more difficult. |
| FEELnauseous? What's happening in reality is you're | | | | What it all boils down to is this...if you let the ups and |
| sittingon the beach enjoying your vacation... but | | | | downs of lifecontrol your thoughts and feelings, |
| what's happeningin your imagination is a series of | | | | you're destined for a very unhappyand unproductive |
| negative images or 'pictures'caused by this sudden | | | | life. But if you learn to CONTROL your negative |
| turn of events. | | | | thoughtsby replacing them with more positive ones, it |
| Now how could that be? If events around you | | | | will be much easier to LEARNfrom your experiences, |
| control theway you feel...then how could you feel so | | | | instead of dwelling on them. |