Feeling powerless? Then get ready to embrace change

For many the future has never seemed more uncertain than it is right now. There are real concerns about every aspect of our lives and as a result there are those who feel totally powerless and unable to go forward in any meaningful way.

It is little consolation to be told that we are all facing the same issues as a result of an unforeseen global pandemic, when you have your own problems to worry about.  You are not being selfish, when you believe your entire world might come crashing down around you. It has understandably all become personal and you can think about little else.

I call it “what if” syndrome – and it really applies to many people right now. What if I have no job to go back to, then how will we manage? What if we catch this wretched disease? What if I lose everything? Feel free to add your own thoughts here because the list is almost endless.

Because these concerns are very real it is difficult to think in a positive way, but there are many reasons why you should – and let me tell you why.  What if has probably not happened for the moment. It is a very real fear nonetheless and there may be good reasons why you are feeling this way – but let me repeat again – it has not happened yet and even if it has you have to be positive about the future if you are ever going to move on.

By focussing on the “What if” all you are doing is working on the potential for a self-fulfilling prophecy. As you concentrate on what you do not want the Universe is assuming the complete opposite – and that means it will attract the very thing you fear most because this is what occupies your thoughts.

It’s a tough call, but how do you change those brainwaves when every fibre of your body suggests that your concerns for the future are very real. You are probably rejecting any calls to be positive in the face of what you consider are cast iron facts.

If this is how you are thinking then what have you got to lose by being positive? You can sit there and worry as much as you want – it is your choice – but you will be unable to change anything for the better by constantly imagining a worst case scenario.

The alternatives offer much better solutions – so what are they? You are gifted with a special tool. It’s called your imagination and it has the power to attract anything you want. Right now, it is not working on your behalf and is in urgent need of a reboot – if you want to change your life.

Start using it to visualise a much better future where you have job security, more money, a happy family free from all worries. They more you focus on the good things, the more the Universe starts to get the message.

Before you start to complain, I did not say it would be easy. It is difficult to begin with when your logical brain starts to dictate your thought. This is the one that programmes your sub conscious which in turn communicates with the universe.

That’s why you have to defy logic so that the sub conscious begins to get a different kind of message. When negative thoughts begin to dominate they have to be rejected and substituted with messages for a more hopeful future.

It takes a bit of practice and some days it will feel impossible but when you persevere the rewards start to flow. Firstly, you begin to feel a little happier in yourself. This feeling comes because you are doing something to correct your situation.

As your mood changes you begin to identify solutions. What if might happen but you are now ready to embrace something different if it does and you will actually begin to like the sound of it. The future no longer feels so daunting.

Your positive thoughts will in turn create action and this will make things happen and when this occurs it usually means that you are moving on to even better things.

You do not have to do any of this of course. You can sit there and worry and hopefully the things you fear most will not happen. You have the right to feel miserable if you so choose, but I know what path I would take – what about you?

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Beating anxiety with positive thinking

It can, of course, be very hard not to keep dwelling on the same subject over and over again. If you have just lost your job, or desperately need more money, or have just split up from the love of your life – please insert your particular problem just here - then it is going to be tough for a little while.

After a suitable period most people will simply move on and start to think about something else, but for an unfortunate few that anguish turns into anxiety and the mind can only see bad times ahead - and that is exactly what the Universe will deliver.

Anxiety can be a crippling emotion and for many people it is incredibly difficult to overcome. You are totally aware of how disabling it has become, you know it prevents from moving on or achieving your goals – and the last thing you need is someone telling you to get over it.

If you are fortunate, time will be a great healer, but it doesn’t have to take that long and the whole process can be speeded up if you are prepared to think positive. So let’s take a look at a positive thinking deal that works for everyone willing to embrace it – and if anxiety is your problem – why not give it a go.

You can feel free to be as anxious as you want. If you really need to go that extra mile then you might just be able to include a few other issues – add in everything that is really bothering you, but it comes with a condition.

At the moment this anxiety is with you twenty four, seven. You go to sleep worrying about things and the problems are still there first thing in the morning – or if you are really anxious – every hour or so throughout the long night. That has to stop.

Right now you have lost control of your anxiety and it is dictating your entire lifestyle – so this positive thinking deal starts with giving yourself permission to be anxious. In simple terms you have to start choosing when you are going to worry.

You will feel ridiculous when you first start to do this, but you must set aside time in every day when you choose not to worry about the bad stuff. Might just be an hour or two, or just a few minutes to begin with. Think of it as having a tea or coffee break.

During the times when you consciously choose not to be anxious you must substitute your thoughts for something more positive, things that give you joy or make you smile. When the bad thoughts intrude into these worry free breaks you must tell them to wait their turn until you have finished.

Yes, you will feel foolish, but so what. You are taking common sense action to beat the blues and are substituting your thoughts with the power of positive thinking and the Universe will get a new message from you and it will like what it is hearing.

In time you will find that these positive thinking periods or tea breaks will become a little longer and you will not have to try so hard to keep out the bad stuff. Only you can do this, but by taking control of your thoughts you are taking the first steps towards beating anxiety and becoming a better and stronger person.

If it in turn forces you to laugh at yourself as you announce your regular tea breaks privately or to the world at large, then feel free to turn it into a game. By having these breaks you are letting light into your life and slowly it will take over from the dark and in time you will eliminate anxiety from your life.

Please feel free to start as soon as you are ready.

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The positive thinking way to overcome jealousy

We are all subject to a little bit of green from time to time to time, that moment when we really wish that it was us receiving the praise or that special prize, but most of us grit our teeth, wish the recipient well and do our best to make sure that we are on the winning team next time.

Positive thinking people recognise that jealousy under these circumstances is perfectly natural and are able to feel pleased and enjoy someone else’s success, but for a few others, their emotions take over and they become totally irrational.

In extreme cases jealous reactions border on serious mental health issues and if you know someone like this then I urge you to encourage them to seek professional help, if they will listen. We know of people who constantly believe their partner is being unfaithful or cannot believe they have come second or have been turned down for that top job

No one with such a serious jealous nature can ever benefit from positive thinking. They are so focused on others that they lose sight of the bigger picture and invent reasons why rivals have benefited and they have not.

When this happens, jealousy can swiftly turn into irrational hatred and so begins the descent into negativity. If you recognise yourself here then you already know that your jealousy can only end in tears and will eventually alienate you from everyone you love and hold dear. You also know that you are the only person who can do something about it – so if you want to change and you are ready, then let’s begin.

Most people are jealous because they are unsure of themselves, they believe they are unworthy in some way and this is turn causes anxiety and fears. This applies in relationships, job situations and other areas that involve some kind of interaction or competition.

When you are so focussed on the successes or perceived failures of others then it is impossible to look at your own shortcomings and make all the necessary repairs to your own life, but this is what you must do, however difficult it might seem in the beginning.

First you have to accept and rationalise why you are jealous about something or someone. Give yourself a good talking to, it really does help. Decide that you are jealous and ask the question why and just so you don’t miss anything, write a list – and do not leave out the detail.

When you start to write down why you are jealous it really does focus your attention and when you read it back, it almost seem ridiculous why you feel the way you do. He or she gets all the breaks - well so what. He or she is better looking than me – really. They are more talented than me – and your point is. My partner is being unfaithful – so where is the evidence.

Sooner or later you will realise that you are focussing on all the good things that others have and you are comparing yourself in a negative way and the result is jealousy.

When the penny drop you then need to start looking at all the good things about you.

So start that second list and write down as many positive points that make you the unique and special person you are – and do not be modest. This is where your focus should really be because you cannot alter what happens in other people’s lives and if you are going to be a positive thinking person then you first need to like yourself and your abilities.

Decide to do this and you begin to concentrate on the good things that make you special. You start to look at your strengths instead of focussing on your perceived weaknesses. You begin to understand why others act in the way they do and it’s not about any perceived sleight against you.

Once you have started this process you can then begin to use positive thinking to turn your life around, by attracting all the things that before you were missing out on. Your relationships begins to improve and suddenly opportunities start coming your way – and do you know what – you might even find that others are jealous of you – now that would really be something.

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Positive thinking and superstitions

If things seem to get difficult after you have walked under a ladder or crossed the path of a black cat then it is human nature to connect the two in some perverse way – and you might be right – bad things can happen, simply because you allowed negative thoughts to create a self-fulfilling prophecy – more about that later.

All good professional fortune tellers and astrologers will tell you that they do not have the power to foretell your future, not with any real accuracy. They can identify trends, highlight times when you are likely to be more successful, flag up potentially difficult patches, but they cannot tell in detail what will happen to you in the years and months ahead.

Only you can decide what will really happen in your future. You have total free will to dictate what occurs next in both the good and the bad times. It has nothing to do with fate, it is about your personal decisions and how you react to situations – this is what positive thinking is really about.

For the record, I am an avid follower of astrology – I am a Gemini by the way – but I see it for what it really is, an incredibly useful tool that reminds me when to be bold, when to be cautious, when I can spend money, when I should save, when I might meet someone special – I think you get the idea.

Astrology will not give me the winning Lotto numbers, it will not tell me the highly personal details that I and millions of others are searching for when we consult a fortune teller or any other type of oracle.

I am the only one in charge of my life, the same as everyone else and I choose to be positive. I choose to decide that no matter how difficult things are right now, they will get better, I have decided that I will learn from my experiences.

I know that when I am bitter or angry that things seem to get worse. I know that negativity stops me from achieving anything worthwhile and all that happens is that I alienate those around me and make them equally unhappy in the process.

Let’s face it, s**t happen to all of us from time to time and this is what I mean about superstition and the self-fulfilling prophecy. If bad or difficult things are happening, it has nothing to do with the fact that you walked under a ladder – that’s just your excuse for why life seems challenging right now. It is a convenient way of placing the blame somewhere else.

The sad thing is that when the superstitious side takes over then many believe that they are powerless to do anything about it. It is much easier to blame some old wives tale and use it as an excuse for doing absolutely nothing.

As I said at the beginning of this short blog – only you have the power to change your life. If it is tough right now, very little will improve until you start to make a few positive decisions. Lack of money, poor relationships, lousy job prospects – you have the power to alter the future.

I know it is not so easy to be positive when your whole world seems to be crashing down around you, but no matter how dire the circumstances, life will move on in some way and only you have the power to decide the direction.

It is possible that right now you cannot imagine any kind of future, but the answer does not lie in astrology or any other type of fortune telling – it remains totally with you. It is OK to take time out until you are ready – the time will come when you feel stronger – when life seems a little brighter, but always hold the thought that everything improves and look for every opportunity to stay positive.

Real solutions come from inside and not on the pages of an astrology column.

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