How To Change Your Life
THERE is a law in psychology that if you form a picture in your mind of what you would like to be and you keep and hold that picture there long enough, soon, you would become exactly as you have been thinking. Which is why you deserve everything you can rightfully earn by doing an excellent job, producing and distributing products or services that improve people’s lives and work. Therefore, you should dedicate yourself to serving others.
In a market economy, like ours, all transactions are voluntary, driven by the profit. People buy goods if only they are going to gain. You can therefore be successful in the long run if only you can provide the things people want. The greater you serve the people, the more you deserve their loyalty and gain.
The 16th President of the United States ( US), Abraham Lincoln: “The very best way to help the poor isn’t to become one of them.” By making a lot of money, you make a significant contribution to the welfare of the people. Your mind can only hold one thought at a time. You should apply this law by deliberately thinking positively whenever you want to cancel out a thought or feeling that makes you angry or unhappy.
However, the law of habit says: “Any action that you repeat over and over becomes a new habit.” By using your will power and repetition, you can become a completely positive person and change your life.
A major cause of negative emotion, according to the Russian esotericist teacher, Pyotr Demianovich Ouspensky, in his book, In Search of the Miraculous, is attachment. This occurs when you take something personally or become attached to a person or thing. Great spiritual teachers, such as Buddha, Jesus Christ and Mohammed emphasised the importance of separating yourself emotionally from the situation in order to regain your calmness and composure.
The US psychology philosopher, William James of Harvard wrote: “The first step in dealing with any difficulty is to be willing to have it so.” He encouraged people to say, “What cannot be cured must be endured.” In other words, practise detachment from any situation that makes you upset.
Nothing or no one has any control over you unless there is something you still want from them. As soon as you detach your emotions from a person or object, you are free from his or its control. The ability to detach yourself from others is a power you can develop through practice. It can make you the master of a situation that might otherwise cause you to become upset and angry.
Psychologists say everything we do is to increase our self- esteem and sense of personal value. The fact is that most people are preoccupied with themselves and their problems. The person who cuts you off in the traffic is so involved with his own thoughts that he is not even aware of your existence. It would have been silly to become angry over his thoughtless action. You should set your own sails. Never do or refrain from doing anything because you are concerned about what people might think about you. The fact is that nobody is even thinking about you.