Accentuate The Positive And Say Farewell To Negative Thoughts And Feelings

Have you been busted lately? Feeling so annoyed and incompetent? Nowadays, there are only a few things that juggle in men's lives. These are career, love life, relationships, and individuality. It is a proven fact that any unbalance or even disturbance of any of these areas would lead to confusion.

Having been busted, annoyed and incompetent is pretty normal; in fact, it is inevitable to have been drifted into this kind of mischievous emotions once in a while. There might be no apparent cause or probable reasons one may think as of the moment, but in a long run, when one tries to examine oneself and ambitions, it is a sure hit that a person can see some of the causes why it happens.

In today's fast changing world, it is not anymore common to us that any uncertainty would lead to a predicament result. How can we fight the battles without being injured? This may be a million dollar question. Unfortunately, the answer might be vaguely- Impossible. However, there are some proven facts that would enlighten our minds if ever we feel some of the odious changes around us. That is - Prioritization.

Prioritization is very vital especially in the world where snap changes happen. Here are some of the basic reminders one must consider to jolt back the normal "us" when we try to juggle so many balls in the air.

1. Relationships. Most of the time, this area has been greatly affected because of the queasy times most of us spend in a busy office. We certainly forget that we need to give quality time to our loved ones without having been hooked with tremendous workloads. The notion to compartmentalize all the ideas behind when one is at home is of great advantage to keep any relationship intact. More so, we can also solidify a relationship among our loved ones when we know how to value quality time above all else.

2. Career. If one is into business, it is of great importance to welcome technology and innovation. In an instance, owner of huge call centers often have the latest transcription foot pedal and digital dictation to lift their names in the corporate ladder. With its great advantages, more clients and customers have been given excellent services. When one knows how to prioritize this aspect. The goal to increase revenues and income would be feasible.

3. Love life. According to the bible, "If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing" (1 Corinthians 13:3). Yes! It is true that despite of our goals and ambitions, we need to satisfy our thirst and hunger for love. This is a touchstone so we can perfectly say we are humans. Giving love and having been reciprocated in return is a sure way to make us feel important.

4. Individuality. This is very important. No matter how successful we are in our career, if we can't love, forgive and accept ourselves, we can never be happy. The only way to keep ourselves intact is to acknowledge that we have unique purposes why we are here. We need a personal communion with ourselves so we can fully subsidize the most of what we have to the fullest.

Although it is queasy to realize all these in a snap, but with a little enlightenment and push, we can genuinely feel the atmosphere of positivism when we learn to realize and accept changes around us.

Let us try to set our priority straight and balance all the core elements of our lives. From that point, we can accentuate positivism and right attitude to eliminate negative feelings.

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Thoughts, Feelings and Emotions - Manage Stressful Situations and Gain Emotional Freedom Today

Are you feeling overwhelmed by stressful situations? Do you feel there too much going on in your head? This article will help you tell the difference between your thoughts, feelings and emotions, and set you on the path to personal peace.

Thoughts are located in the brain and our what make up our 'internal dialogue'.

We are conscious of our thoughts and despite what many people believe we do have control over them. However, many people get into patterns of thinking, which become subconscious over time, it's only when they become aware of these patterns that they realize how much they are affecting them.

Emotions are much more physical in nature. They are believed to be situated in the limbic system of the brain - something that all mammals share.

We can think of emotions as very primitive evolutionary mechanisms that we share with animals. Experiences such as anger, sadness or fear originate from the body as a primordial response to a physical situation.

We can consider feelings as how we actually experience emotions. We might 'feel' fear as a tightening in the stomach, or anger as a hot sensation in the head. Heartache has it's name because of the literal ache around our heart we experience when we are deep in grief or loss.

One of the problems in managing stress is that sometimes our emotions can actually be caused by thoughts rather than physical situations. Psychologists call these 'secondary emotions'. When we think of a scary situation we become scared. What stated off as a thought quickly becomes a physical reaction in the body.

One of the major tricks in learning to deal with stressful situations is to learn to separate thoughts, feelings and emotions.

The next time you are stressed or feel out of control, go into what you feel. Close your eyes and ask yourself, where am I experiencing this?

If your experience is mainly a sensation in the body, you are probably dealing with an emotion. Explore it, go into the feeling and experience how it feels in your body. You may often find that just by bringing awareness to the feeling it will dissipate.

If your experience is mainly in the head - then you are dealing with a thought. In this case you need to break the pattern of thinking that is causing you distress. There are many tools to do this, but often just becoming aware of what is going on in the present moment will do the trick.

But careful, you may be dealing with a secondary emotion - an emotion caused by a thought, not a real situation. Although you may feel this in the body, you will need to focus on stopping the thought in your head rather than the exploring the physical sensations of the experience.

You can tell the difference between primary and secondary emotions by watching what happens when you stop the thought. If the physical feelings resolve then you are most likely dealing with a secondary emotion. If they remain then the emotion is probably primary in nature.

Emotional Freedom Technique can help you deal with a wide range of emotional problems including depression, anxiety, confidence issues, self esteem problems and much much more.

For more information in using EFT to deal with thoughts, feelings and emotions please visit http://www.eftapp.com/

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Thoughts Of Cigarettes Three Months After Quitting

There is a third-month phenomenon reported by some smokers. Something like three months after your last cigarette, you may be feeling that you are over them, but there is another thought that may creep in. This really horrible thought of "wouldn't it be nice just to have one cigarette" may crop up every now and then. You may have gone through hell and back in those first two weeks, and now you are finally over any withdrawal feelings and finally thought you were safe. And all of a sudden, you may be getting these "wouldn't it be nice" thoughts. It must be so disturbing!

You know deep down inside that you do not actually want a cigarette. But these thoughts keep cropping up. Then there are the justification thoughts that go along with them; thoughts of "well, I have done so well, I deserve a cigarette as a reward". Of course, you will not be tempted to go through all that all over again, but it is so annoying, and threatening, to get these thoughts. You are determined, however, not to give in, and that is the right mindset. No matter what thoughts you get, they are just thoughts. They will soon pass. It is just your mind playing tricks on you. You do not have to act upon them. After all, if you did act upon them, that cigarette would taste disgusting and you would feel very dizzy. But you know that it would be the start of another slippery slope that you have just worked so hard to climb out of. You certainly do not need all that hassle in your life again.

There is another way of looking at this. Whenever you get a thought that calls you towards the cigarettes, you can actively release the emotion behind that thought. Then the thought can go away much faster, and you do not have to wait for it to pass. There is a very easy self-acupressure method that can release that thought, craving, desire, or whatever you want to call it. And this method can do so literally in minutes. It is called Emotional Freedom Techniques, or EFT for short. It does not cost you anything unless you wish to learn it from a practitioner or attend a workshop. You can download simple instructions for this method from many an online source and get using it in the next hour. How you learn it is your preference, but what I am trying to say that it is available, and you do not have to suffer these intrusive thoughts.

? Suzanne Zacharia 2011. My name is Suzanne Zacharia and I am committed to spreading the word about health options. I believe that the more and better options one has, the more choice there is. And of course, you are advised to consult with your medical practitioner before embarking on any course of alternative, complementary, or beauty therapy. Want to use this article? You can, as long as you credit me with it and invite your readers to get my FREE "EFT How-to for You" and regular free EFT Tapping script samples in my newsletter at http://www.eft-scripts.com/ - New to EFT? No worries, just get your own copy of "EFT How-to for You" and start EFTing with ease very soon!

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