Simplify and Beautify your Life

We always hear complaints from others on how stressful they are, how boring their day was, how busy they are and so on and on.... all surrounding on negativity in life. That's the problem with us human being we only see the negative parts and ignoring the positive parts. No wonder we complaint so much.

Actually every moment of our life is a gift. Every moment is an opportunity to explore and improve our life. We interpret the world around us using our mind. We see and feel through our five senses; vision, hearing, touching, smelling and tasting. But the interpretation is done in our mind. Different mind has different interpretation. A negative minded will interpret a scenario negatively, while a positive minded will always see the positive in everything despite the hardship or trouble.

The choice is yours. If you see negatives in your surrounding, you'll suffer. Your life will be full of worries, hatred, sad, regret, jealousy and other negative feelings. On the other hand, if you decide to see only the positives in everything, you'll will be more calmer, relax, happy, friendly, helpful, lovely and full of positive acceptance.

However, there are times when the situation is too negative or you can't see any positive side of it, then you are the one who have to turn the situation into a positive situation. Smile and be calm, be nice to others and love others unconditionally. It is worth the effort. The power is in your mind.

Welcome each moment of your life as an opportunity to explore and enjoy your life. Live your life from moment to moment and enjoy the beauty of each moment sincerely.

My Experience Being in the Moment

Have you had the experience of enjoying you own companion? You alone with yourself? The fact of being alone scares some people. They just want to be around somebody. They don't like the feeling of loneliness. They rely on external factors for being alive and entertained.

On the other hand, some people enjoy being alone. They accomplish more when alone. They feel more alive and self-content when alone. Why does this happen?

When we appreciate every moment of our life, we do our best every moment of it no matter what the circumstances is. We accept the moment as it comes and try to benefit from it in every way we can. Keep on flowing like water to maintain our purity. Stagnant water collects dirt, so flow with the moment smoothly and gently, just like a flowing water.

I had this experience before; being alone. I had a list of tasks to do. So I do each one mindfully, enjoying myself. My focus were sharp on the moment at hand. I completed the task smoothly and was feeling much more efficient and happy.

From my observation, to live mindfully, you have to focus on your moment. Whatever you are doing or feeling, make it special. Let other things freeze. Only the doing or the feeling is happening and you are enjoying it. Time doesn't stop or pause, so should you. Just flow with the moment.

Observe Yourself

This post is actually a continuation of the previous post: Mind Your Own Business. Often times we couldn't help thinking about the past. The scene just keep on playing in our mind even though we stop it every time we become aware of it. It just keep on coming back.

So how do we stop it. The answer is your focus. Your mind will start thinking on where you are focusing on. If your mind is idle and you are not focusing on anything in particular then it tends to play the most accessible or recent memories. Thus, never let your mind be idle. Focus on your present moment. Observe yourself. Stop bothering about others, the past and the future, but focus on yourself and your present moment. If you decided to be good and beneficial no matter what, then observe yourself doing it. No one is responsible for your action except you yourself.

Focusing on the good and positives in the present moment will create a good and positive life. Forget about the past and the worries. Trust God on those matters. Watch yourself every moment. Ideally, in each moment your can be in one of three states of inner-being. You either can be in acceptance, or enjoyment or enthusiasm. Make sure you are in either one of the three states in every moment you live in.

Care for yourself, love yourself and make the best out of yourself. Instead of bothering about others and the non-existence (the past and the future), be your own best friend; always there to guide, to love, to correct, to remind and to help yourself.