Posts Tagged ‘Conscious’

The inability to comprehend what is being said, rather than simply opening our ears, is becoming a prominent problem in our society. According to eHarmony, an online dating service, the number two cause of breakups and divorce in the United States is lack of communication. Intimate relationships with our fellow human beings are destroyed because we do not know how to listen to one another! In addition, effective communication skills are valued in employees. The number one reason people are fired is not their inability to learn, but their inability to communicate.

Our ability to selectively hear not only keep us consciously unaware, but also hurts our relationships to the point of decay. Listening can help us in our relationships, our Read the rest of this entry »

The reality you live in today, is simply the physical manifestation of the thoughts and beliefs you’ve held in the past. Which means your reality five years from now will be a result of the new thoughts and beliefs you decide to adopt today and incorporate into each day going forward.

It’s important to make a conscious decision to acknowledge that leadership, wealth, success or whatever will be a part of your future. But then, let your subconscious take over and figure out the “how”. Don’t pursue it.

Rather decide to consciously focus on today, this very moment…focus Read the rest of this entry »

Is it “immoral” to walk away from your mortgage?  If you are underwater on your mortgage and owe $500,000 but your home is worth $250,000, what belief (conscious or unconscious) keeps you paying your monthly mortgage payment?  If your home is worth half of its original purchase price and you can walk away and rent a home for much less than your current mortgage payment, why do you choose to continue making the payments?

Let’s examine this concept more closely.  The monthly payment on a $500,000 home purchased in 2006 and financed with no money down (very realistic for that time period) at 6% would be approximately $3000.  Add taxes and insurance to that amount and your payment would conservatively be about $3500.  Let’s assume the value of the home is currently $400,000 which is very, very optimistic.  If you continue to make your payments Read the rest of this entry »

Apparently there are many ways to measure happiness within countries. But it seems that there’s one country that rises to the top no matter which system is used. In a recent New York Times article, Nicholas D. Kristof tells us that the results are in and there is a clear winner. Care to take a guess? Would you like a hint? It’s a Latin American country. Give up? Well, the World Database of Happiness puts Costa Rica in the top spot out of 148 nations.

Costa Ricans were asked to rate their own happiness on a scale of 1 to 10 and the result was an average of 8.5. Just an FYI – the United States ranks 20th at 7.4.

Another calculation determines “happy life years.” Read the rest of this entry »

Complaining about my nine to five is normal. So is going to church on the weekends and having my apple pie with cheddar cheese. Dreading speaking in front of an audience seems normal, too. But which of these things are normal and which are natural? How is one to decide? The line between them is fine and is hard to see. Interpretations and personal beliefs cloud the two. Doing things that are accepted as “normal” are not always “natural” and may not always be the right choice. It’s important to take time to understand what is right because it’s normal, and what we should do differently to become more aligned with our nature. There are some guidelines to get us moving in the right direction.

Normal comes with a tendency to do things because Read the rest of this entry »