Self Improvement Made Easy

I recently spoke to a client who told me that he was plagued by useless thought – distractions, negative thinking, worries, even fears. The first thing that I said to him was that, as someone who had worked on his own Personal Development, he could count himself among the horribly small minority who are aware they’re thinking useless thoughts. After all, psychology proves that the so-called normal mind is dead to the world, running on auto-pilot, totally unaware – unaware of pretty much everything, from the fact that it is actually in a specific and unique time and place (called Now!), to the fact that it is being attacked by useless thought. So my friend was at least one step ahead of the posse!

However, what are you going to do when you find yourself being mugged by your own mind? Do you fight back or do you try to run away? Who can you call for help? Who you gonna call? There’s no such people as the Thoughtbusters! Sorry to say you’re on your own – after all, you’re the only person on this planet having those thoughts. You can’t run away – there’s no hiding place from your own thoughts and there’s little point in fighting back. Thoughts are like a big bully – all they’re looking for is your undivided attention – fight back and you’re giving them your energy, just what they’re looking for!

What you’ll have to do is come to your senses and quite literally ignore the thoughts – they’ll never go away but a thought minus your energy is a nothing. Thought is meaningless until you pay it attention – direct your attention somewhere else and the thought simply isn’t. Direct your attention to Now – it’s the place where life is actually lived, where opportunity abounds (if you’d stop paying attention to your useless thoughts) ,it’s the place where dreams come true.

Being aware of Now is awareness. And, if you’re aware of Now, you’re aware of yourself in Now. Now that’s self-awareness! Being aware simply means paying attention – paying attention to Now. To what your eyes are actually seeing, to what your ears are actually hearing, to the smell in your nose, to the taste in your mouth, to what you are feeling. Feeling what your own body is telling you connects you with Now. Feeling your feet strike the ground each time you put one foot in front of the other is your direct connection to Now. Feeling the way your chair supports you is a valuable piece of “now information”. Noticing the way your legs are crossed, the your clothes touch your skin, the way your legs are positioned as you stand still, make up your own list!

However, here’s how it works. My friend said to me “I get it, when you’re walking you’re aware that you’re putting one foot in front of the other.” “Got it in one!” I replied. “And, when you’re thinking a useless thought, you’re aware that you’re thinking a useless thought!” “No! – When you’re thinking a useless thought, you’re aware that you’re putting one foot in front of the other as you walk!” The walking is real, the thought is not. Each step connects you to Now, the thought is your one-way ticket to unreality.

Paying attention to Now is your passport to success and happiness and the great thing is that life’s big adventure is entirely in your own hands.