Eating your way to being positive

Virginia Woolf once wrote, “one cannot think well, love well or sleep well if one hasn’t dined well.” The foods we eat directly affect how our brain performs. By eating the right kinds of food, IQ is boosted and mood is improved. The individual is also more emotionally stable and the memory is more sharp and the mind young.



One must feed the brain in order to think positively. The right diet results in positive thinking. Here are tips on how one can make the most out of brain food which triggers the power of positive thinking.

Brain Fuel:
Eat foods rich in carbohydrates, like fruit, at night time because it helps you relax. When you wake up the following morning, you will be energized. Consider a small banana for your after-dinner snack.

Eat "good" fats:
Make sure that your diet contains Omega-3. Try to eat fish once in a while, not just meat. Fish are rich in Omega-3 and this will increase the "good fat" levels in your body.

Add more protein to your diet:
Proteins are important for the brain to think properly. Have a lot of protein intake during lunch because it will help you stay alert for the rest of the day.

Vitamins and Minerals:
Foods that are rich in vitamins and minerals are responsible in turning the mind. This enables the individual to think faster and better. Consider taking a good multivitamin daily.

Drink 8 glasses of water a day:
You should drink at least 64oz of water a day. This keeps the brain well hydrated. I wouldn't suggest more than 100oz or you could possibly flush the electolytes from your system and potentially make yourself ill.

Exercise and eat properly:
Try to not indulge in midnight snacks because these are unhealthy and tend to be stored as fat. You should try and eat dinner before 7 in the evening. (Or 4hrs before you normally go to bed) This will allow your body to relax and take in all the nutrients it had accumulated the whole day

I am smart :)

With time, women gain weight because we
accumulate so much information and wisdom
in our heads that when there is no more room,
it distributes out to the rest of our bodies.

So the conclusion would be, we aren't heavy,
we are enormously cultured, educated and happy.

Beginning today,
when I look at my butt in the mirror, I will think,
"Good grief, look how smart I am! "

I learn new things everyday.

My affirmation today was:
I learn new things everyday.
To set this in motion I chose to do a little research into something random that I have often wondered about. I started thinking about 'lucky charms' and 'talismans' because I recently read an article about how positive thinking can sometimes manifested by something that someone carries that they believe to be 'lucky' or holds special meaning to them. ( I was unable to find a link for it but will continue to look. . .it was pretty interesting) In my search, I came across a piece at Wikipedia about some of the ideas behind a 'lucky rabbit's' foot. . .

Apparently, there is a little more to it than just being a bright pink one out of the quater machines. . .lol.


First, not any foot from a rabbit will do: it is the left hind foot of a rabbit that is useful as a charm.
Second, not any left hind foot of a rabbit will do; the rabbit must have been shot or otherwise captured in a cemetery.
Third, at least according to some sources, not any left hind foot of a rabbit shot in a cemetery will do: the phase of the moon is also important. Some authorities say that the rabbit must be taken in the full moon, while others hold instead that the rabbit must be taken in the new moon. Some sources say instead that the rabbit must be taken on a Friday, or a rainy Friday, or Friday the 13th. Some sources say that the rabbit should be shot with a silver bullet, while others say that the foot must be cut off while the rabbit is still alive.


That was just a little bit of what I read about OBTAINING one of these paws (none of them sound very lucky to the poor rabbit) but why is a foot considered lucky?

I did a little more searching and came up with this:
The ancient European Celts adopted portions of an earlier belief, that rabbits were sacred, and that spirits inhabited their bodies. The Celts, based upon the fact that these animals spent an inordinate amount of time in their underground burrows, held the belief that the rabbits' bodies were inhabited by numina, underground spirits with whom they communicated at very close proximity!
Another reason the Celts held the rabbit to be sacred, was because of their prowess in the field of reproduction. They believed that the numina intended for rabbits to be put upon pedestals and revered as symbols of procreation, reproduction, health, and of prosperity.
Since the rabbit itself was considered to be lucky, it follows that any of its body parts would also be considered lucky. People selected the rabbit's foot to tote around for good luck, because of its capacity to dry quickly, its small size, and the fact that it was easier to tote around than say, its head.

Hmmm. . . .Interesting. . . . .I suppose its your call if the rabbit's foot is really lucky or not but I definately learned something new today and I hope you did too. (Even if it was one of those 'useless trival facts') :^}

Affrimation Imprinting Techniques

I am sure you all must have come across affirmations at some point of time in your life. These are nothing but your very own desires which your repeat to yourself. This techniques is also known as “Affirmation Imprinting”
The basic motive behind Affirmation Imprinting is to embed the idea into our subconscious brain so that it becomes a part of our personality. Once this embedding happens successfully , your subconscious will make you aware of the differences and drive you to close the gap. It will give you new ways to think, innovate and think the out of the box way. You will have innumerable doors to be successful in a variety of domains.

To make the most of affirmation imprinting, it is very much essential to frame the sentences or affirmations in a particular fashion.The first rule is that they should always use the word “I”. it give the affirmation a personal touch and your brain naturally is conditioned to respond better to things which involve you.

The second rule is that an affirmation should always have a positive connotation. Never use any negative words like ‘not’, ‘cannot’, ‘never’ etc.

The third is to employ words which help you visualize. Eventhough, our subconscious mind is very powerful, visuals would make this even simpler. When you use visual words, it focuses on those images and hence doesn’t get distracted by negative words. Suppose you use, “ I don’t have junk food”, your mind visualizes junk food image and hence you get tempted subconsciously to have it more. Hence it doesn’t help you give up your habit of eating junk.

Next comes the tense to be used. Many people tend to use the future tense, but this is a wrong practice. Future doesn’t make you act now, it procrastinates things to some time which is yet to come, hence no imprinting is possible. So it is advisable to use the present tense always.
When you say, “I will be successful”, you hope to be successful some time in future rather than believing that you are currently successful. When you say your success to be in future you subconscious finds no gap and hence doesn’t drive you to close those gaps.
Change the affirmatioin to,”I am successful”. This will trigger your subconscious mind to compare your inner world and then immediately there comes a gap and you will be inspirted to close it and will ultimately achieve success.

Just follow these simple guidelines and you are sure to taste success soon!
Don’t adopt a big bang approach to changing things. Choose one aspect and then gradually work towards improving it. Too many things at a time, may be too overwhelming. Start with one and when you notice significant improvement then devise a new affirmation and adopt it.

Use cards on which you can write these affirmation using bold alphabets and place them in a place where you will never miss looking at them. Write these cards yourself. Aim to limit the affirmation to a single sentence.

The best places to place these cards are near your bed, on your refrigerator, bathroom mirror and if you are a computer freak on your computer too!. Place them where you will always be able to look at them.

It is will be very much beneficial to you if you say the affirmations aloud just before you sleep and when you wake up. While you utter them aloud, be passionate and smiling always. This will accelerate the embedding process.

Every time you read those cards placed at your easily accessible locations, say them aloud with full conviction. Soon you will notice significant differences.


Information from:
http://www.wordofmouthexperiment.com/

For those interested in 'Crystal Healings'

Crystal healing is the use of crystals to bring about healing and positive changes in the mind and body.
I thought I would post a list of common and relatively easy to find crystals and what they are good for.

Rose Quartz – cleanses; positive energy; soothes



Tiger’s Eye – reduces stress; protective



Clear Quartz - Cleanses; protects; most powerful healer



Adventurine - Diffuses negativity; protects



Apache Tear - protects from negative energy; disperses and draws off negative energy



Snowflake Obsidian - protects; strengthens in times of need



Moonstone - Enhances psychic abilities; develop clairvoyance; encourage acceptance of your psychic gifts



Unakite - Promotes visualization and psychic vision; grounding stone



This is (of course) NOT a complete list of crystals but I thought it might be helpful to those who were new to them and at least give them a starting point.

For more information in the idea behind crystal healings or for a more complete list of gemstones, check out this website:
http://www.gems4friends.com/therapeutic-gemstone-properties.html
or do a search for 'Crystal Healing' or 'Healing powers of Gems'.
If nothing else, its very interesting.

The Power of Positive Thinking.

Below is a link to a great website that goes over some fundementals of Positive thinking and how you can benefit from living in such a way:

http://www.successconsciousness.com/index_000009.htm

It basically goes back to 'Positive Thoughts = Positive Happenings'. If you think positive you will be positive and positive things will be attracted to you. This article also touches on positive affirmations and how to replace negative thoughts and retrain your brain to think positively.

Inner Warrior??

My horoscope for today:
Be careful of getting into fights today, Taurus. However, if a squabble or altercation of some sort seems inevitable, don't shrink away and hide. It's important that you face the source of the attack and stand up to whomever or whatever is getting in your path. Conjure up the warrior inside you and you might surprise yourself with the incredible power you have within.
Soooo. . . . for today, my affirmations are:
I have INNER STRENGTH
I am STRONG
I face problems head-on with STRENGTH and INTEGRITY

Horoscope by: www.horoscope.com