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Concentration and multitasking, can they go together?

I have been asked whether practicing concentration might interfere with one’s multi-tasking ability, as being able to concentrate on one thing and filtering out other stuff seems to be the opposite of multi-tasking.

The mind can always think on one subject or object at time. When we do several things at the same time, we are actually moving the focus quickly from one subject to another, and it only seems to us that we are focusing on several subjects at the same time. This can sometimes be tiring, and we might not be able to complete tasks successfully, because we do not focus on each task long and intently enough.

After developing some degree of concentration ability, you will able to hold the mind for longer periods exclusively on one subject, and you will be able to study/understand/accomplish everything better and more efficiently. At the same time, your ability to move your mind swiftly from one subject to another at will, while focusing it strongly on each subject, will also grow, which means improvement of your multi-tasking ability.

With a better concentration ability, it will be easier for you to focus your mind on one thing, subject or task, and it will also be easier to handle several tasks at the same time.

This ability goes hand in hand with the growth of the ability to disregard and reject unwanted thoughts, which means greater inner peace. With greater inner peace, the mind and thoughts are more under your control, and it becomes easier to clear your mind from irrelevant thoughts when you need to focus on one task or while multitasking.

The ability to concentrate does not make the mind rigid and inflexible. It strengthens and makes sharper all the 5 senses, enhances the intuition, makes the mind more peaceful, and helps you accomplish anything you wish to do.

 

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When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

Happy Independence Day!

As you know, here in the US, today is the day we celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence (although it was actually signed a few weeks later) which declared our freedom from the Kingdom of Britain.

For most of us, Independence Day, or July 4th, has become a good time for a barbeque and fireworks. And there’s nothing wrong with a fun barbeque and a great fireworks display. In fact, we had our town fireworks last night which we watched from a neighbor’s balcony after a nice barbeque. It was great!

But since I’m not one to pass up a perfect opportunity for personal growth, here’s a suggestion: While you’re grilling up some great food and “oohing” and “ahhing” over the spectacular fireworks display, take just a moment or two to declare your independence from something that restricts your freedom.

In 1776, the leaders of what then were the Thirteen Colonies said “No more” to the tyranny of British rule. They declared their (our) freedom!

These leaders new, full well, that their actions would escalate what is now known as the Revolutionary War. But they were willing to fight for their freedom. They were willing to fight the “good fight.”
For these great men (and I’m sorry to say that no women signed this document) the good fight was described like this:

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
What holds you back from fully living? What restricts your liberty? What prevents you from fully engaging in the pursuit of happiness?

Check out this section (emphasis mine):

Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.

Change just a few words in that section and you could easily be talking about the thoughts, beliefs, patterns, and habits that hold us in our comfort zone. Most of us are far more “disposed to suffer” in our comfort zone, that place we know so well, than we are to “right ourselves by abolishing the forms to which we are accustomed.”

Well today is the perfect day to declare your independence from some “Form” to which you are accustomed, one that restricts your freedom.

So lift a beer today and give a toast to freedom: Your freedom!

Choose a thought, belief, pattern or habit that holds you back and commit yourself, today and from this day forward, to the path of freedom!

And if you want to give your declaration a little oomph, speak this concluding line from the Declaration of Independence:

And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.

And if you happen to be in the Bay Area and want to join us for a fun and potent process for declaring YOUR Independence, come to the monthly Law of Attraction group tomorrow (Saturday, July 5th) in Santa Rosa from 9:30 – 12:15.

What is this Law of Attraction?

You can check Carl Jung’s classic Memories, Dreams, Reflections for his view, but most contemporary psychologists agree that this magnificent power is transmuted into small things; day-to-day behavior, manners, the choices that we make in the ordinariness of daily human life.

This substance, force, or power is very likely a part, a very small part, of a larger enigma, inscrutable as it ever was.

The psycho-chemical organization of the simplest cell is far beyond our capacity to understand, even at our most advanced scientific labs.

How it is made, where it comes from, I will leave for someone else to answer.

What I know as a belief and from my own experiences is that this power exists and it is within you.

“We are not human beings going through a temporary spiritual experience.

We are spiritual beings going through a temporary human experience.”

I got this quote from a friend who didn’t know where it comes from either, but I feel that it illustrate so well the point I try to make on Dream Your Life Positively.

Each one of us have a point of view, an easier way to better his life. And it differs from person to person.

If you consider the time it took for this universe to form, this planet to spring up life, and men’s precarious and recent evolution, our life is very short.

My formula is very simple:

Think positively,

Break the rules,

Forgive quickly,

Kiss slowly,

Love truly,

Laugh uncontrollably,

And never regret anything that made you smile.

Napoleon Hill said, “a goal is a dream with a deadline.”

Start by training your mind to send out only messages of positive energy.

Do it as you take a shower, go for a walk or go to work, while you take a break or while you’re busy doing a task!

It will strengthen your daily self-improvement and will bring a new joy and sense to your life.

You will see the results immediately afterwards.

Acknowledge them, give yourself a pat in the back; yes, I am good.

Yes, I am successful.

But, be careful of what you think about! for example, have you thoughts ever begun with the following phrases:
I don’t understand…
I don’t want…
I don’t like…
I hate my…
I can’t figure out …
I’m stressed about…
I’m worried that…
I should be able to… but I can’t…

The Law of Attraction brings about what you focus on even if it is not what you want.

Get it?

What you show outwardly is what you are inside.

You want to be happy!

You want to be successful!

You want to be wealthy!

There is nothing religious about it, and no religion that is good for you should tell you that you cannot have it all.

You are stardust.

You are a fragment of God.

You hold the answer, and it has always been with you.

If you understand this principle, you know how to make the law of attraction work to support you rather than to act against you.

Have a wonderful journey

Ton Pascal

There’s been much talk about H20 powered vehicles recently. A few months ago, Mark Joyner, the creator of Simpleology, went and investigated a company in England that claimed to be able to run a diesel engine on 50% water.

Now, there’s a company in Japan that claims to be able to run a car on water alone!

Too good to be true?

Look at it this way, back when Henry Ford was attempting to mass produce automobiles most people said it was impossible. What did Ford say?

“If you think you can or you think you can’t, either way, you’re right!”

I don’t know about you, but I’ll definitely be keeping an eye on this technology. And who knows, in a few years we may be driving around in Water-Powered cars!

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Make this a Transformational Day!
Jeanie Marshall, Personal Development Consultant

"Today is an opportunity for joy."

… Greetings! Our theme is Joy. These last days of the month we work with integrating and embodying joy at DailyAffirm. Here are comments about today’s affirmation, suggestions for your process, and information about related articles.

About Today’s Affirmation
Truly, every day is an opportunity for joy. DailyAffirm names this last day of June as a special opportunity for joy. When you declare an opportunity, you open a space for joy to show up. Here is a quotation to end this theme: "Where there is joy there is creation. Where there is no joy there is no creation: know the nature of joy." — Upanishads [c. B.C. 800]

About Your Process
I encourage you to take some time today to review your month’s exploration of joy, which has, of course, included some non-joy. Make notes (mentally or in your computer or on paper) about your progress. Identify what you need to do to bring closure to the theme of joy for you. Remind yourself what it feels like to live in the consciousness of joy.

About Related Articles
Please check out our many empowering articles in different locations, including the Marshall House Articles Section, the JMviews Empowerment Blog Articles, the Voice of Jeanie Marshall Articles, and Jeanie’s articles at EzineArticles.com.

About the Next Type of Affirmations and New Theme
Tomorrow is a new day. A new month. A new theme. The theme is "Transformation." This is a big word for big change. What does it mean to you? Identify your over-arching intention. That is, what intention do you wish to hold with respect to transformation? Here are a few examples intended to inspire, not limit you: "To be in the flow of life." "To drop the old for the new gracefully." "To change/transform from the inside out." "To transform my human consciousness to my higher self consciousness."

Make this a joyful day!

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I receive many email messages from people asking how to get rid of anxieties. It seems that anxieties and worries are so common in today’s world, and people are looking for solutions.

I am not a physician neither a psychologist. I am writing about this subject from a totally different viewpoint, from the viewpoint of inner development - self improvement, spiritual growth and meditation. This approach might not be everyone’s cup of tea, as it requires time and effort, but the rewards are great, and go much further and beyond reducing anxieties.

There is nothing in the world worth to be anxious about, no matter what your situation is. Anxieties are thoughts tinged with negative feelings and expectations that take control of your mind and life. You are the Spirit beyond the mind, and therefore should be the one in control of your thoughts and anxieties, and not the other way around.

Being anxious is a habit of the mind, and you need to find a way to undo this habit. Often, it becomes an enslaving habit, which weakens and can cause a lot of trouble. One finds himself caught in a vicious circle of negative thinking, fears and worries, which are difficult or next to impossible to overcome.

How can you undo and overcome the habit of anxiety?

* You can start by telling and convincing yourself that anxieties are thoughts and feelings that inhabit your mind, and as such, they are outsiders, not part of yourself. Believe and tell yourself often that you don’t have to accept every thought that comes into your mind, especially negative thoughts.

* Learn to concentrate and you will learn to be in control of your thoughts.

* Work on developing some emotional and mental detachment, by being alert and aware of your thoughts, feelings and reactions, and trying not to get too much affected and involved with them.

* Focus your mind on happy thoughts, and avoid dwelling on negative thoughts and events.

* A regular practice of meditation can also help you reduce the level of anxieties.

All this will gradually help you reduce your anxieties, and even overcome them completely and bring inner peace into your mind.

Following this advice might sound too tough and difficult for you, and it also requires time and effort to implement. Some might prefer psychological treatments or taking medications to relax the amount of anxiety, but in the long run, the above mentioned inner development methods bring greater rewards and make you independent of treatments and medications. They will eventually make you strong, happy, positive and free of anxieties, and develop new positive habits.

Remember, anxieties are thoughts tinged with feelings. It is up to you to accept or reject them. They add nothing to your life, and life without them is more free and happy.

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"I integrate joy into my life with every breath I breathe."

… Greetings! Our theme is Joy. These last days of the month we work with integrating and embodying joy at DailyAffirm. Here are comments about today’s affirmation, suggestions for your process, and information about related articles.

About Today’s Affirmation
Your breath is always with you. And you take many breaths each day. One in, paired with one out. Followed by another breath in and out. Some breaths may be shallow; others, deep. Some breaths may be relaxed; others, strained. When you embrace the idea of this wonderful affirmation, you use your breath to integrate and embody joy. In my guided meditations I often say, "breathe in light and breathe out anything unlike the light." And I say many other variations, for example, "breathe in joy, breathe out non-joy." Breathe in what you desire to feel, breathe out what you do not need or desire. Every breath gives you an opportunity to embody joy.

About Your Process
Do you have two minutes? Just two. Good. Take a long, deep breath that clears you with the out-breath and opens you with the in-breath. Very good. Now relax. Slow down. Identify one situation or project or relationship — something that you have been focusing on this month. Close your eyes for a few seconds if that helps you to identify a relevant subject. Continue to breathe deeply. Breathe light into this subject; breathe out heaviness. Breathe in joy; breathe out non-joy. Continue to relax and integrate joy and embody light. When your two minutes have passed, congratulate yourself for receiving this gift of joyful relaxation.

About Related Articles
Here is asuggested article that relate to today’s principles:

• "Centering: Purpose and Phrases for a Group" suggests ways to talk about how to focus group participants for more meaningful meetings and other group experiences.

Make this an integrative day!

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