Spiritual maturity is simply concentrating and focusing on the person of God until we are caught up in His majesty and His glory.



http://www.gty.org/resources/articles/a181/how-to-live-for-gods-glory

Making Progress... That's what counts :)

"I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not perfect in the pursuit of my personal goals, but I’m making progress compared to where I was."

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The current focus my God has provided for me directionally

Thankful people are happy.

Always give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah. ~Ephesians 5:20

BEAT or be beat.


resilience. Comes after a real talk with oneself.
Aligned focus.




These are messages to myself.

Do not be so quick to compromise your IDENTITY for a cause. It MUST align with your cause because you cannot escape yourself. You need to THRIVE to succeed, not just survive. Because aiming just for survival and getting things done as needed is really a slow death.

K.O.S. Always pushing forward. No settling for less. Holding myself to a high standard. Being the person I want to be. And being the person I want my kids to be like.



Thank you God for your presence. Thank you for music.



Genuine happiness.

6/11/13

RESILIENCE. STRENGTH. FOCUS. GUARDED HEART. HEALING. MOVING FORWARD . . .




thank you so much M.N.
-such a beautiful person w/ a beautiful soul
-you're almost going to make me cry, you are such a beautiful person
-know your triggers and avoid what sets you off
-you are wise for your age and mature!
-send out arrow prayers
-everyone is different and it's natural to compare, but we shouldn't let that lead to judgment. The only person G-d says we can judge is ourselves, don't even LOOK at your neighbor
-women can be very nurturing
-there is much more good you can do being alive so be safe

more perfection for me.

For security: Seek self-assurance
Rather than always looking to the other person to make you feel secure in your relationship, get into the habit of reassuring yourself. Start to challenge your own fears and imaginings rather than just accepting them. Ask yourself: "Hold on a second. What real evidence is there for this fear?" At the same time you can focus on the thought: "Okay, nothing in this life is certain and I can live with that. And even if this relationship did end, I'm strong enough to go through it and ride it and will have learnt things from it." We all need to go with the flow in relationships. What we fear will be 'the end of the world' if it happens never really is.

Sit down, close your eyes, and strongly imagine feeling relaxed and secure around your partner. This will train your brain to feel that "whatever happens, I'll be okay."

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Focus on the good
Relationships are meant to be fun (at least some of the time). Insecure people look for signs of what's not working. I want you to look for signs of what is.

Doing this will get you and your partner feeling naturally more positive.

No meaningful relationship will always totally work all the time. Being too black or white about relationships spells trouble. There are always some difficulties, but keep focusing on what is good.

This doesn't mean that you have to accept anyone who will accept you, even if they are obviously not right for you. But it does mean that if there are occasional problems, you don't have to 'throw the baby out with the bathwater' and become so destructive that the relationship ends or so clingy that your partner ends it for you.

Emma learned to relax and enjoy her relationship. She stopped feeling she had to control what her partner thought or did and her new laidback attitude made it easier for their love to genuinely blossom.

A good relationship is there for you to enjoy together, to share resources and develop together in healthy ways. If someone really does treat you badly or lies and cheats, then feeling insecure is a natural and justified response. However, if you're actually in a generally good relationship, then follow these tips because what you have is precious.

But possibly not as precious as the knowledge that whatever happens, you can relax because you'll be okay.

"Focus on the positive and it will weed out the negative."

symptoms

Looking at your Anxiety Diagnosis, Jessica, it’s easy to see that your physical symptoms are actually caused by the Fear-Adrenaline-Fear Loop. You see, when you constantly live in a high anxiety state, your adrenaline gland can go haywire. So from time to time it just dumps adrenaline into your bloodstream. And when it does, your bowels feel like they may let “go” at any time, you feel sick, your stomach hurts.

I don’t need to tell you how scary these symptoms are. But the very same moment you get scared of them, even more adrenaline is released ... your organs are stimulated to produce even more intense sensations ... which further continue to scare you.
The good news here is that actions of adrenaline are always predictable. They are restricted to the same organs, always following the same pattern. So there’ll be no more surprises in store for you. Other than the symptoms you already experience, no new ones can or will arise. But now, let’s take a look what we can do about the ones you already have…

Diarrhea and Frequent urination
Frequent urination and diarrhea are very common among people who suffer from anxiety. When adrenaline is released into your bloodstream a process called “fight-or-flight” is started. Fight-or-Flight commands your body to get rid of all the waste products in it, so you can run faster away from danger. Our bodies don’t differentiate between the type of imaginary fear where there is nothing to run from and the type of fear you would experience if a huge tiger was hunting you. Trust me, there’s nothing wrong with your kidney … though always wondering if you will make it to the next bathroom can be crazily annoying.

Two things you can start doing right away to calm down your emotions...
We all seem to suffer from the delusion that emotions are entirely out of our control, that they’re just something that spontaneously occur in the reaction to the events of our lives. Often we dread emotions as if they were viruses that zero in on us and attack when we’re most vulnerable. In essence, there’s this misconception that we have no control over these mysterious things called emotions.

But if you want to make your life really work, you must make your emotions work for you. You can’t run away from them. You can’t tune them out. You can’t trivialize them or delude yourself about what they mean. Nor can you just allow them to run your life. Emotions you experience are merely a call to action. In fact, instead of calling them negative emotions, from now on, let’s call them Action Signals.

And once you’re familiar with each signal and its message, your emotions become not your enemy but your ally. So now, let's take a look at what is the message of your Action Signals...

Watching for signs of danger
One way to overcome your habit of “catastrophizing” (and many other negative emotions) is by learning to manipulate your face. University of California conducted an experiment where a group of severe anxiety sufferers were daily asked to change their facial expressions and smile. Not one of them was able to stay in an anxious state of mind while smiling. In fact, some of them began to manage themselves by smiling for twenty minutes at a time for no reason. Soon they began to feel great. In fact, 47% of them completely recovered within the first three month just by learning to manipulate their facial expressions.

Feelings of apprehension or dread
One of the ways you can reduce feelings of dread is to control your diet. And I’m not going to teach you health fundamentals here, although I’ll do it in your complimentary newsletter. I do want to say this to you: most of us in life do not pay attention to what we’re putting in our body. And what you’re putting in affects deeply how you feel emotionally. Blood sugar, for example, alone, makes a radical shift on how you feel emotionally. So if you aren’t paying attention to what or how you’re eating, and you’re just throwing anything you possibly can in your body, without looking at the consequences, you’re going to pay an emotional price.


“What to focus on?”
The first decision is what to focus on. You're making it right now, as you read this. It's your number one decision and it alone is responsible for the most of your physical symptoms. We feel whatever we focus on. Where your focus goes your energy flows. Focus on your physical symptoms (beating heart, rapid breathing, dizziness) and you'll get exactly that.


“What am I going to do?”
If we want to shift our lives and end anxiety, we've got to learn how to shift what we focus on consistently, the meanings we give it and the actions we take. Are you going to pull back or move forward? Are you going to give up or break through? Are you going to call 911 every time your heart beats faster ... or are you going to find a permanent solution to your anxiety? It's all a decision ... your decision.

Seek and you shall find. Whatever you're looking for, even if it's not there. change your focus and physiology.

The brain's like a computer- ask it a question, you get an answer. Ask it a lousy question, get a lousy answer.

"The most powerful to control your focus is through the use of QUESTIONS." -Anthony Robbins