I just got back from a week on the beach and spent a lot of time just watching the waves go in and out and listening to the ocean. That is how I like to spend my holidays. Its funny that a day at the beach can seem like a lifetime in comparison to our everyday work days which seem to pass by too quickly. As a student of life its good to connect with nature on an ongoing basis and remember that we are all connected a some point to the big picture and the energy around us. The power of the ocean and the energy it gives is extremely powerful and I think that is why a day at the beach can bring about major changes in a person's thought patterns.
So this week I am trying to get my thoughts organized and committing to becoming less stressed and more in the moment. In my book " The Ten Commitments to a Better Life", I point out the being balanced all the time is a big commitment. It is this balance that allows you to develop thoughts about what is most important.
Its not about worry. Worry is a thought that is manifested by the ego and it needs to have something to feed to you so it can be in charge. The more we worry about something the more of "that" we attract. Trying to stay balanced in the moment is one of the hardest things we can do, as the ego will always try to take you in direction and then compound those thoughts and piles it on and before long we have more problems or issues than we intended on in the first place. A lot has been said about thoughts and how thoughts can manifest change. Trying to be more in the moment will allow you to think about where you are right here and right now.
Now if you want to change the channel, just change your thoughts. Remember what you think about expands both positive and negative. So controlling your thoughts and the ego is one of most challenging commitments we can make.
It is this single commitment of trying to keep your thoughts in check and being balanced all time, that will help you think about things that are important and not things; that you can not change.
Kensel Tracy is a personal and business coach and is a Senior Partner with the Corporate Coachworkz Inc. His book "The Ten Commitments to a Better Life" is available at Amazon.com
