GETTING YOUR LIFE RIGHT

 

“Getting our thinking right is the sure-fire way of getting our life right. It is even more important to THINK RIGHT, when things are going wrong.” -mahatria Ra

 On some days, when I stand by the gate in the morning, children wish me with a lot of love. They walk in happily. They enquire about my well-being in a loving tone. All they need is a smile from you. It brightens the day. Just a smile from you can change the school climate. Thus, it creates a positive environment. A positive environment helps the child to think right. There are three things that we have to get right, to get our life right.

1.Quality of our thoughts

2. Quantity of our thoughts

3.Direction of our thoughts

How do we get the quality of our thoughts right? By improving the quality of our vocabulary, we can improve the quality of our thoughts. Think about it. Is your vocabulary resourceful? Consciously work on your vocabulary. Let it be positive. Wherever you feel it is negative, substitute with a positive word. This has to be done consciously. I was in the habit of using the phrase, “You won’t believe” to convey something amazing. One day a friend of mine corrected me saying, “Please say, believe me or trust me.” That day I stood corrected. The tongue should never resort to the lower, but focus on the higher. Surround yourself with the right friends, receive the right inputs and you will see a shift in the quality of your thoughts.

In order to reduce the quantity of thoughts, we need to sit in non-doing (meditation). I suggest you begin by sitting for five minutes and then slowly progress to eleven minutes. Have a dedicated space and time. Make it your dinacharya, which means, you will do it without absenteeism. Many thoughts to one to none, is meditation. When you sit in non-doing, you may get thoughts. Don’t bother about it. Try to focus on your breath. What is important is that you sit in the seat of meditation every day. As far as I am concerned, meditation is the master key to all solutions. You don’t have to address each of your challenges separately. For eg; your anger, laziness, lethargy, fear, procrastination, etc. Over a period of time, when you practice it consistently, you will find that the traffic jam of thoughts is slowly settling down and you will start experiencing clarity in thinking. It will also give rise to awareness. You will start becoming aware about your actions and you will start correcting yourself. Just be with yourself every day. You should have your daily appointment with your God.

The direction of your thoughts will be the direction of your life. Everyday make it a habit to sit by yourself and run through the entire day. Take a mental marchpast of the day. You will actually realize how you reacted or responded to situations and people. You will be able to instantly correct yourself only through introspection. The more and more you make it a habit, the more and more you will stand corrected. Choose to think in the right direction. There may be times when you have negative thoughts, immediately replace one negative thought with five positive thoughts. Develop the habit of gratitude. Being grateful to and grateful for, will fill your life with holistic abundance.  Closely watch your thought process. Everything begins with effort initially. Slowly you will reach a point of effortlessness. It will come naturally to you to think in the right direction. Begin today and gift yourself a beautiful tomorrow.

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