Changing Habits For Your Well-Being

Any time that you find yourself forming certain habits, you end up falling deeper and deeper into a routine that might be hard to break in the long run. In order to keep your true self happy and content, you might want to look inside your soul for a little bit of help to change these habits that have been holding you back from moving forward.

There are many different reasons why people can end up forming habits. Whatever your reason may be, it is important that you realize that anything can be changed for the better as long as you give it a try. After all, nothing is going to change unless you put a little bit of effort into it. It is never a good idea to stay stuck in a certain pattern simply because it is one that is familiar to you. All that this can lead to is an unhappy and unhealthy place in years to come.

Taking control of your life could be one of the smartest moves that you will ever make. Stamp out insecurity and fear and let your life become one that will set a shining example for those around you, including your friends and family members. You are sure to find that by making some simple changes in your life, you will not longer have to sit back and watch happiness pass you by. Instead, you will be living the life that you dream of, never afraid to take a chance and living life to its fullest!

Labels: habits, well being

 posted by Friends of Leah   

With Love

I speak often about love and living in love; that doesn't mean you walk around and hug everyone and tell everyone person you pass on the street that you love them.

Instead it means that when you're gut reaction is to jump down someone's throat for a transgression- real or imagined - you need to step back and approach that person with love. Meaning you will treat them respectfully and no matter what has been done or you believe has been done - you will come out the better and bigger person.

Negativity is catching like a cold. It can easily be passed from one person to another. Misery truly does love company. Don't get caught in the cycle, it is very difficult to break free from. It becomes second nature to be cynical and apathetic about everyone and everything. "Why try when you'll only be knocked down again?" will become a favorite mantra of the person that has given in to negativity.

That is where you must love others and above all, love yourself. If someone has stolen something from you, broken up your relationship, caused harm to someone near and dear to you - you may want to hurt them back - badly - don't give in to this. This is negativity at work and it's harmful to your mind, body and spirit. You need to know anyone who does hurtful things will be dealt with on another level and it's not your place to pass judgment. This is where you surprise them and move on. You don't have to forgive them, you don't have to forget the transgression - the key is to not give whatever was done power over your life and negativity only has the power that you give it.
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In Blackness and Hate

You've heard the comment no doubt when something bad has happened, "Bad things happen to good people"; and it's true. Bad things do appear to happen to good people. When something terrible happens in your life, your life path will have suddenly split into two roads and once you walk down them, there's no going back.

The first road will be filled with pain, regret, doubt, what if's, and eventually hate. These feelings will consume you and stunt your growth as a person. The event that caused this will have effectively stopped you from moving forward with your life.

The other road is one filled with fear, surprise, perhaps feelings of hate that are used to empower you. People who walk down this road acknowledge that something terrible has happened, but they use the experience to empower themselves and educate others.

If you lost a child, it's heartbreaking. The person taking the first road may sit in the child's room and be unable to do anything for themselves. They will continue to live in the past until they are so filled with blackness and hate they can do nothing else but lash out.

The person that takes the second road will grieve for a while and realize that the child didn't pass away in vain. If it was due to an accident, what can be done to stop it from happening again? How can people be educated? If that loss was due to disease, can anything be done to prevent or speed up research for a cure?

Do not give in to blackness and hate - once it invades your heart it is very difficult to get out - but through belief in the Divine and a commitment to your fellow man, it can be done.
 posted by Friends of Leah   

Make this Valentine's About Love

Whether or not you choose to celebrate Valentine's, make this year a little different and make it about the people you love.

I don't mean show up with candy and flowers for everyone that means something to you. Instead a handwritten note in a card (Valentine's or not) will tell people how important they are to you. It's well worth the effort.

A good way to decide on the people in your life that have had a real impact is to make a short list. Think about yourself in terms of five to ten year increments. You're not the same person at 10 that you become at 20 and by 30 changes are good you will have an entirely new outlook.

Teachers you've had, relatives that have helped you, friends that have been there for you, a mentor that really taught you something in the business world and even a spiritual mentor if you've had someone that really opened your eyes, all of these things were done with love and should be mentioned by you as having an impact on your life.

If you have a hard time vocalizing how much you love and respect someone, consider showing them on Valentine's, you'll find that your relationship gets even stronger.
 posted by Friends of Leah   

Forward Into 2007

Does it already seem scary and uncertain to you? It certainly does to some of us. We have wars going on in multiple places, civil unrest it seems everywhere, corruption at every turn and within your own community you're faced with a daily barrage of bad news about drugs, deaths and crimes. It can be hard to stay positive and focused on being a good person in the middle of all of that.

As simplistic and even hokey as it might sound, all you need to do is believe. You need to believe you will never be given more than you can truly handle. And notice I said "truly". You have reservoirs of strength deep within you that you have no idea exist. When you need to pull them forth, you'll not only shock everyone around you, but also yourself!

Another thing to do for 2007 is be good to yourself. That means treat your body like the temple it is. Stop abusing it with drinking, drugs, neglect, and food. Get healthy and you'll see some surprising changes in many aspects of your life as a result. Remember, if you don't take care of yourself, you cannot care for anyone else. Make your own personal well being a priority for once.

We're barely into 2007 and you may be feeling uneasy. Do be aware of the global changes that are happening, things are shifting with reason and you should be aware. However, do not let it upset you or keep you from achieving goals you have set for yourself and most of all, if you do nothing else in 2007, learn to love yourself.
 posted by Friends of Leah