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Focusing on the positive does NOT mean ignoring the negative. It is unrealistic and detrimental to deny that negative things exist.
Positive focus is determined more by how you respond than by how you perceive. There is no positive value in refusing to see or acknowledge your problems. In fact, that could be very harmful.
A positive attitude is not achieved by turning a blind eye to the negative, but rather by responding to every situation in the most positive way possible.
See negative things for what they are, and then respond with positive action. Acknowledge and accept the problems, the difficulties, the shortcomings, the abuses, and then do something positive about them. Denial and evasion will do nothing to address your problems. Positive action will!
(A brief bio on where I'm coming from: Live every moment of Life to the Fullest! ! Every moment of Life is precious so appreciate it :) (I don't believe in blind optimism or unrealistic Polly-annish patronizing platitudes which can be just as bad as pessimistic negativism --my philosphy is about Productive, Rational belief systems/positive attitudes that produces RESULTS, positive action & happiness --it's about building determination, courage/fearlessness, and confidence). Both my parents were killed when I was 4 years-old (growing up an orphan made me very independant & tough) (and I was almost killed twice in my life too) so my Philosphy & Passion in Life is to make the World a Better, Brighter, Warmer place--to help & EMPOWER others to be the best they can be(even more Confident,More Independant, Stronger & Tougher --to Feel Inspired about living Life to the Fullest while we still can -by spreading happiness & share my philosphies with everyone who are wise enough to seek enlightenment (and kick ass at the same time, hahah --literally, the guts to stand up, confront, & destroy injustice & evil/stupidity when it rears it's ugly head (like literally breaking the arms of batterers, child abusers, bullies, etc (I never start fights but I always finish them & I don't hesitate to dislocate the arms of bad guys as a way of teaching them a lesson :) -to squeeze every drop & Spread as Much HAPPINESS as Possible out of each Precious Moment of Life:) "Every moment is a memory in the making"-let's make them happy memories worth remembering
It's why I do&teach Martial Arts(Japanese Jiu-Jitsu, Black Belt- 1st dan)(I teach VERY LETHAL JAPANESE JIU-JITSU MOVES LIKE THROAT STRIKES, ARMBREAKERS/JOINT BREAKERS,etc :), teaching & inspiring others to Be Even More Confident, Stronger, Independant, & Tougher!) (in my spare time, volunteer teach Martial-Arts/self-defense seminars at the Child Abuse Prevention Centers & Battered Women's/RapePrevention Centers by teaching LETHAL Japanese Jiu-Jitsu moves!) --Martial Arts is also great for teachiing/learning Honor & Respect & how to help & appreciate others) & occasionally teach Flips/Gymnastics to gymnasts/martial arttists/cheerleading/dance teams too so inspiring & teaching others to take risks, do flips, dare, etc comes naturally to me). Interestlingly enough, have you ever noticed that almost all superheroes like Spider-Man, Batman, DareDevil, Superman, almost all the X-Men, etc. all had their parents killed? It gives them the motivation to make the world a better place while at the same time making them tough bad-asses who don't hesitate to kick-ass (because not everyone can be saved, not everyone is good, there are evil/bad people in the world, etc --don't stress yourself out trying to save everyone or everything in the world.. let go of the need or desire to save everyone or everything in the world & just serenely accept that some people aren't wise enough (and their purpose is just to serve as a warning to others not to be like them, LOL :P)...
You can think of Life as a Test.. a series of challenges & opportunities.. opportunities for you to flourish & succeed ..and tests/challenges to see if you can overcome weakness/temptation/hardship .. the opportunities & tests never stop.. and Life will keep giving you the same lessons over & over until you learn from them (so don't make the same mistakes twice :P :)
With that in mind, here's a collection of my favorite inspirational proverbs ingrained into me from hours of
Zen training (and lots of Bugs Bunny cartoons--ha, ha--just kidding) to help you stay positively focused (yeah, you too can sound like the hippest fortune
cookie around :)
2. "WHETHER YOU THINK YOU CAN OR THINK YOU CAN'T, YOU'RE RIGHT."--Henry Ford
3. "To know and not do is the same as not knowing."
4. "Aim high--aim for the moon--if you miss, you'll just catch yourself on a star."
4.a "DON'T JUST WONDER WHAT IF or WHAT COULD BE, just GO AHEAD & DO IT &
FIND OUT! BE STRONG & CONFIDENT ENOUGH TO DEFY CRITICS & DOUBT!"--Jason James Hun
5. "You never know until you try.
6a."Feel the fear, and DO IT ANYWAYS!"
6b. "Do what you fear and fear disappears."
7. "Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is called for. You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps."--David Lloyd George, Prime Minister of Great Britain
8. "YOU CAN'T DISCOVER NEW CONTINENTS IF YOU DON'T SAIL BEYOND SIGHT OF THE SHORE." (framed in the positive, "SAIL BEYOND SIGHT OF THE SHORE and YOU'LL DISCOVER NEW CONTINENTS :)"
9. "A ship in harbor is safe, but that's not what ships are built for."
10. "DAMN THE TORPEDOES, FULL SPEED AHEAD!"--Admiral Farragut while successfully leading his fleet
10b.
Positive or Negative
Focusing on the positive does not mean ignoring the negative. It is unrealistic and detrimental to deny that negative things exist.
Positive focus is determined more by how you respond than by how you perceive. There is no positive value in refusing to see or acknowledge your problems. In fact, that could be very harmful.
A positive attitude is not achieved by turning a blind eye to the negative, but rather by responding to every situation in the most positive way possible.
See negative things for what they are, and then respond with positive action. Acknowledge and accept the problems, the difficulties, the shortcomings, the abuses, and then do something positive about them. Denial and evasion will do nothing to address your problems. Positive action will
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I love inspirational quotes..they inspire us to live better,
feel better, give us hope & increase our joy & appreciation,
help us get thru the challenges we all face to get to the happier
times we all seek :)
Here's one of my favs by Rudyard Kipling:
If
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:
If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with wornout tools:
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: 'Hold on!'
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings - nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run -
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it
Risk It
To laugh is to risk being a fool.
To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.
To reach out to another is to risk involvement.
To express feelings is to risk exposing your true self.
To place your ideas, your dreams, before the crowd
Is to risk their loss.
To love is to risk not being loved in return.
To live is to risk dying.
To hope is to risk despair.
To try is to risk failure.
The person who risks nothing,
Does nothing,
Has nothing and is nothing.
They may avoid suffering and sorrow,
But they simply cannot learn,
Feel, change, grow, love or live.
Risks must be taken because,
The greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.
Only a person who risks is free
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(Yah, I love that song "Put A Little Love In Your Heart"--
Think of your fellow man
Lend him a helping hand
Put a little love in your heart
You see it's getting late
Oh, please don't hesitate
Put a little love in your heart
And the world will be a better place
For you and me
You just wait and see
Another day goes by
And still the children cry
Put a little love in your heart
If you want the world to know
We won't let hatred grow
Put a little love in your heart
And the world will be a better place
For you and me
You just wait and see, wait and see
Take a good look around
And if you're lookin' down
Put a little love in your heart
And I hope when you decide
Kindness will be your guide
Put a little love in your heart
And the world will be a better place
For you and me
You just wait and see
Put a little love in your heart
Each and every day
Put a little love in your heart
There's got to be a better way
Put a little love in your heart
Don't you think it's time we start
Put a little love in your heart" -- what goes around comes around--and the more happiness you spread, the more happiness others will be willing to spread themselves & it'll come back to you :)
1. "Serenity is not freedom from the storm, but calmness within the storm."
And you never try unless you really try.
You give it your best shot; you do the best you can.
And if you have done everything in your power,
And still fail--the truth of the matter is that you haven't failed at all.
When you reach for your dreams, no matter what they may be,
You grow from the reaching;
You LEARN from the TRYING; you WIN from the DOING."
10c. "WHEN ONE DOOR CLOSES, ANOTHER ONE OPENS UP SOMEWHERE."
11d. "Breaking up is just like a toothache--it hurts now, but if you take that tooth out, you'll miss it but you'll feel better."--Count Basie
11e. "Relationships are like glass. Sometimes it's better to leave them broken than to hurt yourself trying to put them back together."
11a. "It's all small stuff."
11b. "Have patience with all things--but first of all, with yourself."
11c. "WHO CARES WHAT OTHER PEOPLE SAY, BE STRONG ENOUGH TO GO YOUR OWN WAY"
12. "Obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off your goal"
12a. "IF IT'S TO BE, IT'S UP TO ME!"
12b. "DON'T WAIT FOR YOUR SHIP TO COME IN...SWIM OUT TO IT."
12c. "Why not go out on a limb? Isn't that where all the fruit is?"
13. "In order to win, you must expect to win."
14. "Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Bad people always try to do that, but
the really GREAT people make you feel that you, too, can become GREAT"--Mark Twain
15. "CHAMPIONS RISK what others DARE not;
DREAM what others think impossible;
DO what others say can't be done."
17. "It requires no courage to throw a ball into a basket or catch a pass--anyone can do those--but it takes TREMENDOUS courage to risk breaking your neck whenever you perform gymnastics flips--even if you don't stick it, you can be justifiably proud of yourself for even trying the flip in the first place--because most people won't even dare or try."--Jason James Hun
18. "Never say die!"
20. "GYMNASTICS:
No ball,
No basket,
No net,
No goalposts,
No bat,
No bases,
No racquets,
No sticks.
We don't play games.
We RISK,
We DARE,
We PERFORM"
21. "DEFEAT IS NOT THE WORST OF FAILURES; NOT TO HAVE TRIED IS THE TRUE FAILURE."--Woodbury
22b. "NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO, HAVE A GOOD TIME DOING IT! :)"--Jason James Hun
22c. "I like to praise and reward loudly, but blame quietly."--Catherine the Great
23. "Show me the person who never makes a mistake and I'll show you the person who never makes anything."
24. "All things are difficult before they are easy."
25. "If you think you are beaten, you are.
If you think you dare not, you don't.
If you'd like to win but think you can't,
It's almost certain that you won't.
Life's battles don't always go
To the stronger woman or man,
But sooner or later, those who win
Are those who think they can."
26. "Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
27. "Two paths diverged in the woods--and I,
I took the path less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference."--Robert Frost
28. "Anything you really want, you can attain if you really go after it!"
29."Lighting a candle is much better than hours of cursing the darkness."--Chinese proverb
30. "Action conquers fear."
30a. "A good ACTION today is better than a perfect action tomorrow."
30b. "Yesterday is history,
Tomorrow is a mystery,
Today is a gift,
That's why we call it 'the present'."--Jeanne
31b. "The best way to predict the future...is to create it."
32. "The pleasure you get from life is equal to the 'Attitude' you put into it."
32a. "Some succeed because they are destined to, but most succeed because they were determined to."
32b. "Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence...Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent."--President Calvin Coolidge
33. "Happiness is not a state to arrive at but rather, a manner of traveling."
33a. "Worrying is like paying interest on a debt you may not owe."
34. "Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength."--Corrie Ten Boom
35. "It's amazing how much energy some people put into worrying that other people may be enjoying life in ways they don't approve of."
36. "Anyone can be a jerk and curse the darkness--it takes more skill, self-control & foresight to light a candle"--Jason James Hun
37. "Concieve, believe, achieve."
38. "If not me, then who? If not now, then when?"
39. "If you don't run your own life, some one else will."
40. "If people are lonely, it's because they build walls instead of bridges."
40a. "Put a Little Love In Your Heart" by Jackie DeShannon (Words and Music by Jackie DeShannon, Jimmy Holiday, and Randy Myers) sung also by Annie Lennox/Eurythmics--
Think of your fellow man
Lend him a helping hand
Put a little love in your heart
You see it's getting late
Oh, please don't hesitate
Put a little love in your heart
And the world will be a better place
And the world will be a better place
For you and me
You just wait and see
Another day goes by
And still the children cry
Put a little love in your heart
If you want the world to know
We won't let hatred grow
Put a little love in your heart
And the world will be a better place
And the world will be a better place
For you and me
You just wait and see, wait and see
Take a good look around
And if you're lookin' down
Put a little love in your heart
And I hope when you decide
Kindness will be your guide
Put a little love in your heart
And the world will be a better place
And the world will be a better place
For you and me
You just wait and see
Put a little love in your heart
Each and every day
Put a little love in your heart
There's got to be a better way
Put a little love in your heart
Don't you think it's time we start
Put a little love in your heart"
40aa.
If children live with criticism,
they learn to condemn.
If children live with hostility,
they learn to fight.
If children live with fear,
they learn to be apprehensive.
If children live with pity,
they learn to feel sorry for themselves.
If children live with ridicule,
they learn to be shy.
If children live with jealousy,
they learn what envy is.
If children live with shame,
they learn to feel guilty.
If children live with Tolerance,
they learn to be Patient.
If children live with Encouragement,
they learn to be Confident.
If children live with Praise,
they learn to Appreciate.
If children live with Approval,
they learn to Like themselves.
If children live with Acceptance,
they learn to find Love in the world.
If children live with Recognition,
they learn to have a Goal.
If children live with Sharing,
they learn to be Generous.
If children live with Honesty and Fairness,
they learn what Truth and Justice are.
If children live with Security,
they learn to have Faith in themselves and those around them.
If children live with Friendliness,
they learn that the world is a Nice place in which to Live.
If children live with Serenity,
they learn to have a Peace of mind.
With what are your children living?"--Dorothy L. Nolte
41a. "David Lloyd George, one of Great Britain's greatest Prime Ministers, was short. Someone once gave him a bumbling introduction, pointing out that the prime minister was a big man in many ways, but a small one in stature.
To which Lloyd George quipped, "In North Wales, where I come from, we measure a man from his chin up. Here, you evidently measure him from his chin down."
42. "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us"
43. "Get a kick out of life: do martial arts!"
44. "Don't take life too seriously, or you'll never get out of it alive."
44a. "Attitudes are contagious...make yours worth catching."
45. "It's not the size of the dog in the fight; it's the size of the fight in the dog."--President Dwight. D. Eisenhower
46. "A tourist on his first trip west, traveling on a bus tour, scoffed at the beauty of the sunsets over the Pacific
Ocean, yawned at Yellowstone Park, and complained about the Grand Canyon.
When the bus driver had had too much of his complaining, he finally turned to the tourist and said quietly,
"Mister, when you don't have it inside, you can't see it outside."
47. "We all need somebody to talk to. It would be good if we talked to each other--not just pitter-patter, but real talk. We shouldn't be so afraid, because most people really like this contact...it's so much easier to be together when we drop our masks."--Liv Ullman, Academy Award-winning actress
48. "Winners are positive thinkers who see good in all things. "
49. "Shun not the struggle; face it"--Babcock
50. "There's no time like the present so just do it now--tomorrow may just never come"
52. "Yesterday is but a memory, tomorrow is just a vision of hope, take action today."
53. "Yesterday is a canceled check, tomorrow is a promissory note; today is money in the bank."
54. "You will never find time for anything. If you want time you must make it."--Charles Buxton
55. "One thing scientists have discovered is that often-praised children become more intelligent than often-blamed ones. There's a creative element in praise."--Thomas Dreier
56. "Too often we underestimate the power of touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around."--Leo Buscaglia
57. "A word of kindness is seldom spoken in vain. It can be and is often treasured by the recipient for life."
59. "It's good to have money and the things money can buy, but it's good to check once in a while and make sure you haven't lost the things that money can't buy."--George Horace Lorimer
60."What this country needs is more people to inspire others with confidence, and
fewer people to discourage any initiative in the right direction;
more to get into the thick of things,
fewer to sit on the sidelines merely finding fault;
more to point out what's right with the world,and
fewer to keep harping on what's wrong with it;and
more who are interested in lighting candles, and
fewer who blow them out."--James Keller, founder of the Christopers
61. "If you love your work, you're likely to be its master; if you hate it, it's your master."
61a. "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."--Sir Winston Churchil
61b. "-Creed for Optimists-
Be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.
Talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet.
Make all your friends feel there is something in them.
Look at the sunny side of everything.
Think only of the best, work only for the best, and expect only the best.
Be as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.
Learn from the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
Give everyone a smile.
Spend so much time improving yourself that you have no time left to criticize others.
Be too big for worry and too noble for anger."
62. "Mark everything you do with your signature of excellence."
63. "Your only obligation in any lifetime is to be true to yourself."
64. "Many strokes, though with a little ax, hew down and fell the hardest tree."--Shakespeare
65. "Winners take chances like everyone else. They fear failing, but they refuse to let fear control them."
66. "Unless you try to do something beyond what you've already mastered,you will never grow."
67. "True success is overcoming the fear of being unsuccessful."
68. "Even a journey of a 1,000 miles starts with that first step."--Confucius
69. "Diplomacy is nothing but a lot of hot air," said a companion to French statesman Georges Clemenceau as they rode to a peace conference.
"All etiquette is hot air," said Clemenceau. "But that is what is in our automobile tires;
notice how it eases the bumps."
71. "Cherish and appreciate each precious moment of life as if it was your last; because one day it will be."
72. "There is no market for gloom. You cannot sell it. What the world wants, needs, and will buy is cheer."
73. "Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear"--Mark Twain
74. "Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right.
To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage...Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them."--Ralph Waldo Emerson
75. "A backwoods farmer, sitting on the steps of his tumbledown shack, was approached by a stranger who stopped for a drink of water.
"How's your wheat coming along?" asked the stranger
"Didn't plant any"
"Really? I thought this was good wheat country."
"Afraid it wouldn't rain."
"Oh. Well, how's your corn crop?"
"Ain't got any,"said the farmer.
"Didn't you plant any corn, either?"
"Nope, 'fraid of corn blight."
"For heaven's sake," said the stranger. "What did you plant?"
"Nothin'," said the farmer. "I just played it safe."
76. "WINNERS take chances. Like everyone else, they fear failing, but they refuse to let fear control them.
WINNERS don't give up. When life gets rough, they hang in until the going gets better.
WINNERS are flexible. They realize there is more than one way and are willing to try others.
WINNERS know they are not perfect. They respect their weaknesses while making the most of their strengths.
WINNERS fall but they don't stay down. They stubbornly refuse to let a fall keep them from climbing.
WINNERS don't blame fate for their failures nor luck for their success.
WINNERS accept responsibility for their lives.
WINNERS are positive thinkers who see good in all things.
From the ordinary, they make the extraordinary.
WINERS believe in the path they have chosen, even when it's hard, even when others can't see where they are going.
WINNERS are patient. They know a goal is only worthy as the effort that is required to achieve it."
77. "On their deathbed, nobody ever said, "Gee, I should have spent more time at the office."--Presidential candidate Paul Tsongas
77a. "There should be no 'whens' or 'ifs' about the pleasure in our lives. 77ab. "The mind is like a parachute, it's no damn good unless it's open.
.........SPLAAAT !"
77b. "I do not look to authority for truth; I look to TRUTH for authority"
77c. When asked by one what was the TRUE way to enlightenment, Buddha replied, "Be your
own light, your own refuge. Believe only that which you test for yourself. Do not accept authority merely
because it comes from a great man, or is written in a sacred book, for truth is different for each man and
woman." In short, reject the blind obedience of the "faithful," and know life from experiencing it in all its glory and trials.
77d."Our deepest fear is NOT that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our
light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.
We were born to make manifest the glory of God within us. It is not just in some of us, it is in everyone.
And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated
from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."---Marianne Williamson
We should not be saying 'When I win the lottery' or 'If I get that promotion' or 'If I'm lucky'.
You needn't count on these these things.
There's plenty of pleasure in the here and now.
Happiness is like a butterfly. Chase it, and you'll never catch it;
stand still where you are, and it will light on your shoulder.
Even when they find it, some people can't live with appiness.
After a great success, instead of relaxing, they develop anxieties. They worry about accidents, 'what ifs...', etc.
They keep looking for failure and imagine the worst instead of the best that can happen.
Look for pleasure, not pain. Imagine what the good that can happen, not the bad.
Find pleasure in little things: laughter, friends, good food, sunshine, flowers, and service to others.
LEARN THAT HAPPINESS IS INTERNAL.
It's a gift you give to yourself, not just at birthdays or anniversaries, but ALL YEAR ROUND."
We ask ourselves, "Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?" Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God; your playing small doesn't serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that
other people won't feel insecure around you.
77f. "You may be deceived if you trust to much,but you will live in torment if you don't trust enough."--Frank Crane
78. "HOW PEOPLE PLAY THE GAME SHOWS SOMETHING OF THEIR CHARACTER. HOW THEY LOSE SHOWS ALL OF THEIR TRUE CHARACTER."
78. "For every pot, there's a lid"
78a."...turns out, not where, but who you're with that really matters..."--Dave Matthews Band
79. "Breaking up is just like a toothache--it hurts now, but if you take that tooth out, you'll miss it but you'll feel better."--Count Basie
80. "You can either control your temper, or let your temper control you."--Jason James Hun
81. "WINNERS CONTROL THEIR TEMPER; LOSERS LET THEIR TEMPER CONTROL THEM."
(The above statements are pretty useful for curing other negative habits by replacing "temper" with any other negative condition--'You can either control your "___" or let your "___" control you') such as "You can either control your negativity/doubts/fear/pessimissm/etc. or let your negativity/doubts/fear/pessimissm/etc. control you" -- it works pretty well for me since I'm fiercely independent and the thought of being controlled by something outside myself causes me to fight even harder)
82. "WHEN A PROBLEM ARISES, WINNERS LOOK FOR A SOLUTION; LOSERS LOOK FOR SOMEONE TO BLAME."--Jason James Hun
83. "You can MULTIPLY happiness by dividing it with others."
84. "It is a mark of intelligence, no matter what you are doing, to have a good time doing it."
84a. "Nothing succeeds like success."
84b. "Live and let live."
85."The secret of happiness is not doing what one likes to do, but in liking what one has to do."--Sir James M. Barrie
86. "IMAGINE THE GOOD THAT COULD HAPPEN, NOT THE BAD--visualize the possibilities in the positive!."--Jason James Hun
87. "You never know when someone
May catch a dream from you.
You never know when a little word
Or something you may do
May open the windows
Of a mind that seeks the light...
The way you live may not matter at all,
But you never know, it might."
87a. "If you admire something someone has said or done, speak up and say so.
You will both be richer for it.
When you think of a nice thing to do for someone, don't just think it.
Do it.
Never be content to think nice thoughts.
Express them, and do them."
88. "You cannot do a kindness too soon, because you never know how soon it will be too late."
88a. "Criticism, like rain, should be gentle enough to nourish one's growth without destroying one's roots."
89. "Who among us has not enjoyed the beauty and majestic music of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata? It captures the glory of a moonlit night--a glory that's beyond words to describe. This beautiful piece of music came into existence because Beethoven wanted to give something of himself and his talent to a blind girl.
He put his genius to work to produce in sound the beauty that her eyes could not behold. He gave the best of his talent in a selfless act of kindness. As a result, the entire world has been enriched."
90. "It's just as important to sing about beautiful mornings as it is to talk about the rain."--Jason James Hun
92. "A sorrow shared is half a trouble, and joy that's shared is joy made double."
93. "CHOICE, NOT CHANCE, DETERMINES DESTINY."
94. "STAND FOR SOMETHING, OR YOU'LL FALL FOR ANYTHING."
95. "The only people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world--are the people who do."
96. "Practice random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty."
97. "In life, many things will catch your eye, but few will capture your Mind&Heart&Soul...pursue those"
98. "If circumstances don't provide an opportunity, go and make the circumstances an opportunity"--Jason James Hun
99. "YOU CAN'T DO MUCH ABOUT THE LENGTH OF YOUR LIFE, BUT YOU CAN DO A LOT ABOUT ITS DEPTH AND WIDTH."
100. "WHAT WE SEE DEPENDS MAINLY ON WHAT WE LOOK FOR."
102. "IF IT'S TO BE, IT'S UP TO ME!"
(it's important so I'm repeating it :)103. "People (whether wittingly or unwittingly) choose whether their actions and speech are to be either positive, productive, creative, and supportive to themselves and the people around them--or negative, destructive, unproductive, and sabotaging.
Before saying or doing something, ask yourself whether what you say or do will be productive(or lead to greater harmony) or will it be destructive? For example, replace "you suck in gymnastics/math/mental control/whatever/etc." with "you need to jump higher/practice-study more/etc."--the first statement
just criticized while the second actually said something useful for improving performance!
You can either be a force for positive change or a force for negativity--it's up to you"--Jason James Hun (jeez, my name is on the byline of so many of these that I sound so
freakin' wise --ha, ha, I oughta write my own book)
(hmmm, I'm thinking up another one...coming any second now...:)
104.. (here it is...damn, I'm quick :) (ha, ha--I was actually voted "Wittiest" of my high school senior class --though I would've preferred winning "Best Body" and taking 2nd for "Wittiest"--oh well, c'est la vie) "INSTEAD OF WONDERING WHAT IF OR WHAT COULD BE, GO AHEAD AND JUST DO IT AND FIND OUT!"--Jason James Hun (hmmm, I'm beginining to sound like a Nike commercial--actually "Just Do It" is actually a Zen proverb that Nike incorporated into its advertising campaign & made famous--wow, Zen is all around us--Yoda would've been proud :)
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Quotes from my funny rateUSA profile:
If you have any inspirational proverbs you would like to share, feel free to email me for inclusion--(I'll credit you so you can share in the adulation and glory too :)
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Great, inspirational, and/or funny movies to watch to put you in a GOOD POSITIVE, UPBEAT mood
for training/exercising /stretching/gymnastics/martial arts/whatever:
Stress and negativity has been scientifically shown in experiments as well as real-world studies to
increase catabolic cortisol levels and decrease growth hormone/testosterone levels resulting in muscle
loss, stunted growth, impaired immune responses, etc.) Don't waste time listening to negativity in
the media (songs, movies, magazines, etc.) or in negative people. SEEK OUT & LISTEN TO POSITIVE UPBEAT SONGS, PEOPLE, MOVIES,
MESSAGES, EXPERIENCES, ETC. instead of negative ones and you'll really START TO NOTICE YOUR MOODS & ATTITUDES BECOMING
MORE & MORE POSITVE & UPBEAT & FOR THE BETTER :) !!! Your thoughts color and determine how and what you feel and you can control the
thoughts that run through your mind. Negative thoughts that hinder your performance/happiness are mostly irrational and pessimistic. You can learn to overcome these thoughts by countering them with more logical thoughts of your own.
Such irrational thoughts fall under the following 10 categories as classified in cognitive therapy
(which has a success rate of 70% --equal to that of psychiatric drugs in the treatment of depression,
chronic fatique syndrome, etc.). (A USEFUL & EASY-TO-READ book on learning cognitive therapy that produces PRACTICAL,
QUICK, RESULTS is:
1. FORTUNE-TELLING 2. ALL-OR-NOTHING THINKING MORE LATER
POSITIVE MENTAL IMAGERY/VISUALIZATION University research studies have shown that for neural development, the mind cannot distinguish between something vividly imagined/visualized/(mentally rehearsed)from actual real experience (on a casual level you've probably experienced
and can relate to: have you ever had a vivid dream that seemed "real" to you until you suddenly woke up? :)
(one example: 3 groups of students underwent a month-long experiment in which one group practiced throwing basketballs into a hoop for 20 minutes a day, a second group did no practice, and a third group IMAGINED themselves accurately throwing basketballs into a hoop. As expected, the first group of actual practice improved significantly (the second group didn't improve) but the third group who only vividly mentally rehearsed/imagined throwing basketballs also significantly improved their real-life accuracy almost as much as the 1st group). Mentally rehearsing/vividly imagining/visualizing yourself performing perfectly/behaving in the way you want significantly improves/develops your neural/synaptic connections almost as much as the real thing and very effective for achieving/learning new skills and behaviors if you do it before your actual performance as well as daily/nightly for 10-20+ minutes (just like real practice, you can't just practice only a couple of seconds a day to improve but a couple
of minutes is better than none but do strive for over 10+ minutes/day).
MORE LATER Click to continue at my HUMOR Subpage-PositiveMentalFocus-Part3
While we're at it, it's IMPORTANT YOU SURROUND YOURSELF WITH POSITIVE MESSAGES, PEOPLE, ENVIRONMENTS, SONGS, ETC.
for optimum fitness as well as health.
INSPIRATIONAL Dead Poet's Society (the first half, anyways :), Patch Adams, Braveheart, Jerry Maguire, Goodwill Hunting, You've Got Mail, What Dreams May Come, Awakenings, Mr. Holland's Opus, Aladdin, Hercules (yeah, they're Disney cartoons--I don't care--I like 'em! They're feel-good movies and belong on this list :), Wild Things & Starship Troopers(because Denise Richards herself is inspirational ;) --just kidding :) COMEDIES
Airplane!, Hotshots: Part Deux!,Top Secret, National Lampoon's Summer Vacation
(only because Christie Brinkley's in it--ha, ha--just kidding) ACTION/MARTIAL ARTS
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, The Matrix, Brotherhoood
of the Wolf, Fist of Legend, Crying Freeman, Rapid Fire, Police Story (or any other Jackie Chan or Jet Li movie/comedy), Mortal Kombat, The Crow, The Prophecy II, Best of the Best 2, Timecop, Top Gun, etc.
LIKE ATTRACTS LIKE--positivity attracts
positivity and negativity attracts negativity--it's your choice!
"Feeling Good" by Dr. David Burns--HIGHLY RECOMMENDED-if you can only read
one psych/self-improvement book, this IS IT)
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Negative thoughts such "I'm never going to get this","I'm gonna fall","I'm gonna miss", etc. are negatively irrational predictions about the future--unless you're the world's first real psychic , such thoughts are worth as much (and as credible) as a call to the Psychic Friends Network :) and as "self-protective" as a parachute while swimming (pretty much self-defeating).
Such thoughts are "I can't get this, I suck","This happens EVERYtime","You're/I'm/He/She is ALWAYS______(fill in the blank with whatever)" are irrationally categorizing events as either 100% this or that/black or white. Well, most things in
life are shades of gray--nothing is ALWAYS this way or that("the other line doesn't always move faster").etc.
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