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15..then this is the time to take stock of some of the most important things in life, such as your:
- time and energy;
- talent and creativity;
- intellectual and rational abilities;
- health - sight, hearing, sensing, feelings;
- relationships with family, friends, neighbours and colleagues;
- opportunities to contribute back to others and the greater good.
We can choose to between doom and gloom or live by a sense of certainty that we are created for a purpose - a purpose that extends way beyond credit crunches, looming threats of recession and talks of depression. I know that it may be difficult for some of us to come to terms with, especially if we consider that collectively we’ve probably had one of the most prosperous times in history. Suddenly we are faced with prospects of losing our life savings, the quality of life we’ve built over the years, the business plans we intended to conduct and carry through, and possibly the roof over our heads. This is bad news at any rate.
But if we always fell foul of external pressures without relying on inner conviction that things would turn around for the better then anyone could easily fall prey to depression. Apart from some of the practical measures that need to be taken in such times like cost-reduction programmes, re-cycling and waste-control, energy-saving action and programmes, mutual co-operation (financially and otherwise), we also need to remember the things (listed above) that we would normally take for granted.
This helps to get a grounding on the essentials of life: what can be more important than your time, health and the ability to reason so that you can cancel the negative vibes around you, as well as those inside of you, and then focus your energies on being innovative, caring, daring and productive?
We all know that the mind can play tricks with us - making us shape a perception of circumstances that are not true. This can happen through exaggerations, distortions, deletions and negations. Similarly, our emotions can work us up no end too: hopelessness, anger, humiliation, frustration, anxiety, stress etc. One can see how fear and panic can quickly set-in leading one to live a life of denial, laziness, blame and regret.
Amongst the best ways to combat this is to ‘rebuild your plane’ so you can fly high. For this you’ll need two special wings (a) The Wing of Gratitude: be grateful for all the things that you have accomplished to date. Be grateful for all the things that you have acquired: knowledge, insights, relationships, inner and outer resources, skills, experiences and values. Being grateful is a huge resource any person can have and deploy in a moment to give an instant boost to the morale and general well-being. Negative vibes and thinking can easily be swept away when we concentrate on things that have gone right in our lives and being thankful for having life, time and energy to do more good. Being grateful helps you add colour to issues and events, it changes the emotional state and grants you greater power and resources to face the future: in short, it helps you to create a totally different experience and grasp a greater meaning of life.
But once you are attempting to get things back on track be sure that life has a tendency to throw things at you again only to try you, to tease you and ultimately, to test you. Here’s when you’ll need (b) The Wing of Patience: - there’s no point in trying to rush the ascent if you’re only going to topple over and fall down - head first, nose diving. We know how gratifying it can be when we demonstrate patience and not allow pettiness or frustrations to rule us. Being patient can afford us enormous advantage that cannot be bought at any price. It is like the master key to all doors - it will lend itself to helping you get pass any challenging door that seems to block your way to peace, security and success.
Remeber also the 3 keys that successful leaders deploy in times of hardship and crisis:
- Don’t see things worse than they are;
- See them as they are and the advantages within them;
- Do somethings purposeful: be pro-active and take positive, purposeful action
Wrenching-up the nuts and bolts to fit these two wings onto to your plane requires careful, deliberate and step-wise action. And so Ark2Ark is here to help you through with the tailored Training Seminars and the Personal Coaching service.
I can say without question that these two elements of Patience and Gratitude, if practiced well, are a panacea: a universal remedy for almost all mental, emotional and spiritual dis-eases - and dare I say, probably certain physical ones too!
Well, till next time take care and look forward to a brighter future.
For Success and Contentment,
Asad Khan
