WOW 4U Motivation for Your Week of July 13, 2009
Inspirational Words of Wisdom
QUOTE of the WEEK:
"No matter how much pressure you feel at work, if you could find ways to
relax for at least five minutes every hour, you'd be more productive."
Dr. Joyce Brothers
THOUGHT for YOUR WEEK:
The Zero Vacation
By Byron Pulsifer, © 2009
Odd as it may seem, thousands of people have found solutions to problems or have been able to see their way through difficult choices at the strangest times. You may think that the best solutions to challenges or issues come from spending consistent and dedicated time focused on the issue or challenge in order to find the answer but you may be surprised.
Countless resolutions, to what may have seemed an insurmountable problem, haven't been born through intense brainpower. Take, for example, the person who says that their best thoughts come when they are out walking their dog in the park, or during a long and leisurely shower, or when taking a drive through the countryside. So, why is this?
For those of you who have a burning issue where the solution or tactic eludes you, or when you have been working on a task that just seems to have gotten the better of you and you can't make headway, take a mini zero vacation. A what, you ask?
In simple terms, it is sometimes better to let your mind go to zero where you are not consciously trying to arrive at an answer or solution. In order to take this mini zero vacation, you probably will best be doing something totally different from whatever it is you are attempting to overcome or resolve. Take yourself away from your normal surroundings and engage in an activity that, at least on the conscious level, involves your mind in something pleasurable, different, unusual, or physically challenging. It is when your conscious mind is involved in a different or rewarding activity that allows your subconscious mind to work on whatever it is that is giving you a particularly difficult time.
Going to zero doesn't have to mean going on a long vacation to some remote island or exotic getaway either. Going to zero can be as close as a nearby wind swept beach, or tranquil lake where you can put a line in or go for a canoe ride, or simply skip stones across the water. An activity can be physically engaging like tennis, roller blading, swimming or jogging.
The point is this: give yourself permission to let your mind go to zero where it concerns whatever task, issue, or challenge you face and are struggling with. You may just find what you have been searching for.
YOUR MONTHLY MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE CALENDAR
JULY 2009 Printable Monthly Calendar with Inspirational Quotes
http://www.wow4u.com/motivationalcalendar/index.html
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QUOTES for YOUR WEEK:
"For fast-acting relief try slowing down."
Lily Tomlin
"The mind should be allowed some relaxation, that it may return to its work all the better for the rest."
Seneca
"Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer."
William S. Burroughs
"If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles."
Doug Larson
"This art of resting the mind and the power of dismissing from it all care and worry is probably one of the secrets of energy in our great men."
Captain J. A. Hadfield
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Have a great week,
Catherine Pulsifer
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