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by Remez Sasson (www.successconsciousness.com)
How about living and spending one day in a different way
from your other days? You can create and enjoy a beautiful,
satisfying and wonderful day. You can do so, by making small
changes in your daily life. Your preparations have to start
the night before.
Sit down on your bed before lying down to sleep, and tell
yourself that tomorrow morning you are going to wake one
hour earlier than usual. Repeat some autosuggestions or
affirmations to make the mind accept this idea. Think for a
while about the benefits you will gain by waking and getting
up earlier, and about the things you can do in this extra
hour.
It is not enough just to wake up early. Often, after waking
up, we do not get out of bed, but stay for some more
minutes, and then fall asleep again. You have to persuade
and explain to your mind that you have to get out of bed
immediately after awakening. It is pleasant to cuddle under
the blankets, especially on a cold morning, but on this
special day you need to get out of bed immediately.
Set your alarm clock to the appointed hour and enter your
bed. While in bed, watch the thoughts that pop up into your
mind, but try to do so detachedly and without any tension.
Just watch them dispassionately, calmly, and in a relaxed
manner, until you fall asleep.
When the alarm clock rings in the morning, get up
immediately, with a smile on your face. Do not give in to
the desire to stay some more minutes in bed. Don't listen to
your mind, which will probably persuade you to stay in bed a
little longer, because it is too early. The feeling of
pleasure and power you gain by getting up immediately is
greater than the pleasure of staying in bed.
Get up, wash, change your clothes and sit for meditation for
about twenty minutes, using any meditation technique that
you know. If you do not know how to meditate, just sit down
and visualize some pleasurable and happy events from the
past.
I am not going to describe how to handle each and every
action and situation during the day, as every individual has
a different life and schedule. However, I am going to give
some general examples and hints to help you design your own
day.
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Waking up earlier gives you more
time in the morning, so why not enjoy a nourishing and
tasty breakfast? Prepare something you love, something
that you usually do not have the time to prepare in the
morning. You have got the time today.
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Endeavor to be aware of what you
are doing throughout the day. When you eat for example,
pay attention to your food, and don't read the newspaper
or watch the television at the same time. If you do so,
you will enjoy your food much more. In the same way try
to focus your attention on your other activities.
Concentrating on what you are doing helps you do it
better and more efficiently.
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Remember to smile more often
during the day. It is important that the smile is not a
artificial, but that it comes from inside you. Smiling
makes you and other people feel happier.
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Expect the best and do your best.
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Be patient and tolerant toward
others.
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While driving your car, decide to
be kind and tolerant toward the other drivers. Stop at
street crossings to let the pedestrians cross the
street. Be courteous and considerate on the road. This
behavior will make you and the other drivers and
pedestrians feel good. As a consequence, they too will
be kind to other drivers and pedestrians, at least for a
little while.
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A good morning with a smile has a
great influence on everyone. Greet the people who work
with you, even if you have never done so before.
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Coming to work with a strong
intention to have a great day, and handling everything
in a positive and decisive manner, will have its
influence upon the people whom you come in contact with.
This will help you to broadcast peace, good will and
happiness.
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Do your best to be nice and
polite today, to your family, colleagues, friends, the
seller at the grocery or supermarket, to the bus or cab
driver, to the delivery boy and to anyone else you meet
today. It is all a matter of inner attitude and choice.
Exercise your power to choose a polite and considerate
attitude.
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Make a decision that during this
special day you are going to handle everything in a cool
and calm way. If you need to meet someone or do
something that usually makes you feel nervous or
irritated, have a talk with yourself beforehand. Tell
yourself that you are going to stay calm and relaxed,
and that you are going to handle everything in the best
way. If you feel you need it, make several mental
rehearsals. Visualize yourself going through the
situation in a very efficient way, and achieving a
positive outcome.
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In this special day act
unhurriedly. Do your best to stay relaxed. Remind
yourself often that it is your beautiful, wonderful day.
Invite into your mind thoughts and feelings of
happiness, satisfaction and competence. Imagine scenes
and events from your past experiences, when you felt
good and happy. By concentrating on these mental images
you let the associated feelings and emotions well up
again. Enjoy these good feelings, and try to go on
enjoying them, even after you stop thinking about them.
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When back home from work, what
about a flower, a book, or some other small gift to your
spouse and children? Even a smile, a hug or a kiss will
do. You have tried all day to be kind to other people
and stay positive. Do this at home too. Devote some
quality time to your family. You have been out the whole
day; now enjoy being together with them. Earning money
to suppurt your family is not enough. They need to feel
your love and attention too.
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During this special day, make
also some special effort to use your time more
efficiently. Do not watch too much TV, and shorten the
time that you read the newspaper. It is better to use
this time to read something inspiring that will help you
improve your life, or devote a few minutes to meditation
in the afternoon or evening.
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Don't forget to devote some time
for yourself. I have talked about meditation, but do
also something that you love, such as reading a book,
writing, devoting some time to your hobby, walking or
any other physical exercises.
The above are suggestions to show you
what you can do. You can adapt these hints to your specific
situation.
Try to live one wonderful day. Then enjoy another day like
it. If you continue, this will become a habit.
Remember that today is a special and wonderful day. It is
different from the other days.
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