Problems

“We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them” by Albert Einstein. 

You cannot avoid problems

 

Problems is the topic of the post on the blog ‘Thought for the day’ today. I am convinced that you know what a problem is, because this is a thing that you face every day. I have no doubt that we face problematic questions in almost any area in our lives daily. Your attitude towards those situations is the key to finding a solution. There are a lot of ways how people deal with various unpleasant questions in their lives. Some try to get rid of any responsibility for solving them. Others overpowered by those situations start using alcohol. Yet others don’t worry and deal with those things with absolute peace in their hearts. If you are worn down by your problems I have good news for you: you are alive, rejoice. Only dead people cease having troubles. Therefore, don’t be unhappy about that. Let us better look how you can deal with your troubles. 

Depending on your attitude, problems may and may not cause you stress

 

The worst thing about problems is that they cause us stress. A lot of people drink various medicines to relieve that, but since they are constantly using those remedies this causes even more troubles for their health. What is to be done? Most people take things too seriously and react to situations that arise in their homes or at work very emotionally. If we learned how to views our problems in a positive light we would be able to avoid stress at the maximum. I wrote a lot on thought-feeling relationship and can repeat myself a little. 

Stressful thoughts create stressful feelings and that is our greatest trouble

 

Problems start causing us damage when we have troublesome, stressful thoughts in our minds towards situations that arise daily. If we start panicking, or get nervous or angry by seeing what happened we will definitely get under a stress and that is the biggest problem. It does not lie in the fact that we have a troublesome situation in our lives, but troublesome thoughts in our minds. You need to change something about your thoughts and a change in your feelings (that are mere consequences of your thinking) will come.

Change stressful thoughts to peaceful thoughts 

 

A real solution to your problems come when you change your thoughts from stressful ones to peaceful ones and then take action to solve your troubles with peace in your heart. Try to see that your situation is not the end of the world and even if you fail, there is no need to panic. You will be able to do better next time. See problems as part of your daily life and opportunities for you to get stronger and more mature personality. Rejoice that you have them for it means that you can still grow in all aspect of your life. 

And finally thank God for your problems. 

See also:

Good thoughts

Negative thinking

Attitude for 5th of April 2011

“A loving person lives in a loving world. A hostile person lives in a hostile world: everyone you meet is your mirror” by Ken Keyes Jr. 

A law of attraction works perfectly in the field of relationships. People you surround yourself with will be a reflection of your own personality. If you are a loving person, loving people will be attracted to you and will be your friends. You will also notice these kind of people everywhere, because that where your focus is on. You search for people who would have the same character, thoughts, beliefs; interests and such kind of people eventually enter your life. So, the friends that you have now are not there by chance. They are your mirror. You attracted them into your life by means of your attitude. 

In the same manner, if you are a hostile person, hostile people will be attracted to your life. Maybe they will not be your friends, but you will meet and see them everywhere as you are spiritually tuned to hostility and hostility does come to you whether you want it or not. You have to change ‘your glasses which you look at the world through’. Those glasses are your attitudes and reactions to absolutely everything you face in life. Put on ‘glasses of positivism and optimism, loving kindness and love’ and you will see the best things that there are in life.

Read my previous posts:

An attitude of song

Start with a positive attitude

Attitude for 27th of March 2011

“Nothing is interesting if you are not interested” by Hellen MacInness. 

Things, objects, subjects, people or any other phenomena can be interesting in themselves. However, I hope you have noticed that this interest fades away pretty fast. Naturally, when a new thing loses its’ newness (and it usually does very quickly) we search for something new to interest us. So, it means that majority of people get interested from outside and their interest does not last very long.  People search for something ‘outside’ to motivate them and forget that the major source for inspiration, motivation and interest is not outside but inside. 

You have to learn how to motivate yourself and keep interest running not for a few days or weeks but the whole year until you find something else which you think is more valuable to take interest in. You can get interested in something even if the thing in itself is not interesting for you at all. If you try to read about it, try to understand a little bit more about it you will see how it becomes interesting for you. 

I remember how I disliked mathematics at school. Why? I did not understand it. However, when I would understand some topic in mathematics it would immediately become interesting for me. So, if you have to do something that is awfully boring for you and you cannot avoid doing that, try to take interest in it. Change your attitude towards it. Try to understand it. Why should you kill your time by doing something with dislike or even hatred? Change your attitude towards the thing and your experience and feelings towards the thing will change as well. Good luck in doing that.

Read my previous posts:

Attitude of contentment

Thoughts as seeds

Attitude for 26th of March 2011

“True contentment depends not upon what we have; a tub was large enough for Diogenes, but a world was too little for Alexander” by Charles Caleb Colton. 

We should not assess other people according to our standards. There are some general moral standards that everyone should keep to, but there are so many aspects in life where you should refrain from assessing other person. We are all different and we have different goals and attitudes in life. If you want to build a financial empire does not mean that another person wants and should do the same thing. He/she maybe satisfied with his/her 8 to 5 job and be happy all the time. 

It all depends on attitude. You have to decide how much you want today, tomorrow or throughout your whole life and do not look at other people goals and means to achieve the goals. It is their life and let them live it. They are unique and so are you. One thing that I would advise you to do is to be happy with what you have but not be content with it. Sounds ambiguous, but it is very true. Being happy about what you have allows you to enjoy life now and being dissatisfied with what you have now allows you to concentrate on what you really want in life and plan your future. 

These two things do not contradict each other. They actually complement each other and add balance to your life. You not only live here and now and are happy today, but you also have a target in life and you create your future now. Happiness and dissatisfaction should go hand in hand if you want to have a wonderful life now and ten years from now. And all of it depends on your attitude. 

Read my previous posts:

Thoughts as seeds

Attitude of celebrating

Attitude for 24th of March 2011

“There are as many occasions in life as we choose to celebrate” by Robert Brault.

People have special occasions that they celebrate. Most of us celebrate our birthdays. Nations have their own specific celebrations. These are part of their specific culture and happen on a specific date every year. People like these special occasions and enjoy celebrating them. They wait for these special events, prepare for them, and spend money to buy gifts and food. I have some good news for you. You can make as many of these kind of festivals in your life as you want. 

Every day can be a celebration for you. Why should you celebrate only officially appointed dates and birthdays? Use your imagination and think of an event for every day. By doing this you will make each day special. Make each day great and you will spend it great. It does not mean you have to quit your job and make the whole year a festival. No, but it is the attitude of celebrating that makes each occasion special and allows you to enjoy it, not the date itself. That’s why some people are unhappy during Christmas or any other special day. Their attitude is wrong. They do not know how to enjoy the thing. It is just a tradition for them. 

I am not against traditions and culture, I am for special attitudes that make our lives much more enjoyable. Most people start their day as if it was some sort of burden or something like that. How pathetic! Unless you suffer from some terrible disease this kind of attitude is destroying you. Find something you could be happy about each day and make your day a paradise. Choose to celebrate, not complain, rejoice and not weep. Each day is a gift from God, live it to the fullest of your potential.

Read my previous posts:

Attitude and weather

Attitude for the future

Attitude for 23rd of March 2011

“A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition” by William Arthur Ward.

A lot of people suffer from SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) nowadays. It is pretty tough for them during fall and winter. I remember when I had English classes during winter or a fall I would ask my students if the weather affected their mood much. Most of them would answer positively. This is the situation with most people. They are not in control of their moods and feelings, because they are not in control of their thoughts and attitude. So, they need a sunny day to feel well. Most probably they could only be happy living in California or Spain where they have a lot of sun. 

But that is not necessary. You need ‘a sunny disposition’ in order to feel well. It could be very cloudy outside and very sunny inside. If ‘the sun is shining in your mind’ your feelings will hardly ever be depressing. How do you get that sunny disposition? You need to hear a positive message on a daily basis. We hear so many bad words. Some are directed towards us, others towards other people. These negative words bring in ‘cloudy thoughts and cloudy feelings’. Shut yourself from this type of information and tune to the channel where you can get a positive message every day. I hope the blog helps you somewhat. Develop your own methodology how to keep that sunny disposition on a daily basis and no SAD will affect you. You will always be GLAD. See you tomorrow with a sunny disposition. 

Read my previous posts:

Positive attitude towards future

Law of attraction