Ericksonian Principles

Thank You

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Praise the bridge that carried you over. ~George Colman

When we become mindful of what we can be thankful about, then our problems become smaller. We can be thankful for the simplest thing like breathing the air. Breathing air is basic and life-saving because we can’t live without it. Simple things can make another person’s day brighter. Putting in the time and effort is always worth doing when another person thanks us for it.  Life is good when we’re thankful. Our attitude becomes positive when we’re counting the good things that are already happening in our lives. Counting the good things that are already happening can lift us out of our worries, stresses, and frustrations. Things begin to turn around when we begin to see that we’re thankful. It is worth a few moments to recall what those good things are in our lives.

 

 

[bctt tweet=”Praise the bridge that carried you over. ~George Colman”]

Apply What We Know

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There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved!

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 Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

When we’re constantly learning but not applying what we’ve learned then we know we’re procrastinating. If we intent to apply the knowledge we’ve learned, nothing will ever get done. We will never have clarity until we start doing. Knowing and applying works together not apart.  When we apply to what we learn, we will have a better understanding of the knowledge.  The actual experiment is in the doing because we can see what works and what doesn’t work. We get quick result when we do. Knowledge give us some instructions as to how to set up things and then by setting up things reinforces the knowledge we’ve learned. 

[bctt tweet=” Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe”]

 

Make A Way

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” Either I will find a way, or I will make one.” — Philip Sidney

If we search long enough eventually, we may find a way. If we can’t find a way, then we can create a way for us and for those who are looking for a way. Either finding a way or making a way takes determination and a willingness to learn what we’re after. In other words, if we see no opportunity, then we must consider creating opportunity. It is better to leave our minds open to new things. If we find ourselves not willing to do because it is uncomfortable, then we will never find out our potential. There is always some level of discomfort when we do something outside the uncharted territory.  However, an opportunity is where we’ve hadn’t gone or done before.

 

[bctt tweet=”Either I will find a way, or I will make one.— Philip Sidney”]

 

 

 

 

Keep Going

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Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going. — Sam Levenson

We lose time when we keep checking a clock. Either we look at the clock to see how much we have left to be idle, or we look at the clock to interrupt what we’re doing. Therefore, we look at the clock to contemplate whether or not we should be doing something. If we’re going to look at the clock, we might as well use it for a deadline to press on to completing a task. The hour hand and the second hand of the clock are always moving, and that’s a good model for us to keep going until we meet our goals.

 

[bctt tweet=”Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going. — Sam Levenson”]

Purpose and Direction

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“Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.” — John F. Kennedy

We need a plan or an end game before we start. We need courage and effort to execute a plan. But before we make a plan, we need to sit down and to think about why we want to do this. Then we need to set a goal. A goal will keep us on track as we’re making every effort to move a project forward. We must use our effort wisely. We can have a plan, direction but if we don’t have the courage to make the effort, then our plan and direction is useless.  We need all four elements (efforts, courage, purpose, and direction) for us to succeed in anything we do.

 

 

[bctt tweet=”Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction. — John F. Kennedy”]

 

 

 

Value Upon Yourself

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If you really put a small value upon yourself, rest assured that the world will not raise your price.— Unknown

We’re just as important as the next person. How we value ourselves determines how the world values us. Self-respect increases how we value ourselves. When we accomplish something that is life changing for us, we can pat ourselves on the back and be proud. Small accomplishments can also make us proud with ourselves. Everyone has disappointments and also everyone has accomplishments. Although we’re not defined by our accomplishments, but by how we see ourselves.  We don’t have to be so hard on ourselves.  Our patience is the most important virtue that we could have for ourselves because we will need it during challenging times. It starts with us to discover how valuable we are and that we have the ability to contribute to the world.

[bctt tweet=”If you really put a small value upon yourself, rest assured that the world will not raise your price.— Unknown”]

 

 

Led By Your Dreams

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Don’t be pushed by your problems; be led by your dreams. — Unknown

We all have problems. We all have dreams. Our problems don’t have to interfere with our dreams. Our dreams don’t have to interfere with our problems. We must respect the two things. It is all right for our dreams to lead us anywhere we can imagine. We would rather be led by our dreams than to be pushed around by our problems. We can use our imagination to solve some of our problems if we can. When we are thinking about our problems, we are looking down at the ground but when we’re dreaming, we are looking up at the bright stars at night. We will always have our problems, and we will always have our dreams. Dreams are opportunities we make for ourselves to fulfill. Where we dream is where our hearts will follow.

 

[bctt tweet=”Don’t be pushed by your problems; be led by your dreams. — Unknown”]

 

The Mightier Conquers Self

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Conquer your Self

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He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty. — Lao Tzu

We tend to want to conquer others because we think that’s the source of the problem. If we don’t wield our power, someone will.  If we want control back, then we must use our power. We must learn how to conquer ourselves. Therefore, our focus has to be on ourselves, not somebody else for us to change.  It is an illusion to suggest that we can make someone change.  We have free will. Since we have free will, we can decide what we want to do, how we should react to an external situation.  When we don’t feel like doing something that’s difficult, then it is time to conquer self. When we don’t want to get up in the morning, then it is time conquer self. When we put up with it and then do it to completion, we are conquering ourselves.

 

[bctt tweet=”He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty. — Lao Tzu”]

 

 

From Good To Better

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Don’t be afraid of change. You may lose something good, but you may gain something better. — 

The first thing we think of when making a change is that we may lose something good. The reality is that we will lose something good. But for us to move forward on life’s journey we must make some changes. The change will always be inevitable. Change requires of us to make an extra effort in learning a new skill and learning a new routine. Therefore, in learning something new, we gain something even better than we’ve done before. During this process of change and learning, we gain confidence in ourselves. There is nothing better than having confidence in one’s self. Resisting changes make things even more difficult.  Since change is inevitable, we might as well embrace change instead on resisting change.

 

[bctt tweet=”Don’t be afraid of change. You may lose something good, but you may gain something better. — Unknown”]

 

Feel Today Strong Tomorrow

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“The pain you feel today will be the strength you feel tomorrow.” — Unknown

No one likes to experience pain whether that’s emotional or physical. However, physical pain is our body’s way of telling us to pay attention and to make the pain go away.  Psychological pain, we all experience, is, for the most part, normal reactions to difficult situations. Pain is temporary if we let ourselves feel the emotion that’s causing the pain. We can get our needed strength from all the pain we’ve experienced because we’ve had gone through the pain. Sometimes, we mask our pain through our anger because we don’t want anyone to know that we’re in pain. Anger makes us feel powerful while experiencing pain makes us feel vulnerable and weak. In truth, expressing our pain means letting go thus releasing energy. It takes a lot of energy to hold in energy.

 

[bctt tweet=”The pain you feel today will be the strength you feel tomorrow. — Unknown”]

 

A Game of Cards

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Life is like a game of cards. The hand you are dealt is determinism; the way you play it is free will. ~Jawaharlal Nehru

We all come from unique circumstances, which means we have a unique perspective on things. We each have to struggle with the cards that were dealt to us every day of our lives but are unique to us. Our fate doesn’t have to be determined by circumstances. Not everyone was born with a fortune; not everyone had a perfect upbringing. But we do have a free will to overcome our unique circumstances somehow. When things are difficult, it is easy to say that we can’t do it because of our background. We ought not to give up or make excuses to stop. Yes, we have free will, however, using our free will is an opportunity for us to rise above circumstances and to live our lives as we see fit with integrity.

 

[bctt tweet=”Life is like a game of cards. The hand you are dealt is determinism; the way you play it is free will. ~Jawaharlal Nehru”]

 

A Day Closer

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I may not be there yet, but I’m closer than I was yesterday.  — Author Unknown

When we work on our dreams each day, it is another day closer to fulfilling our dreams. The times we want to give up are the times we have the opportunity to look again at our dreams for inspiration and motivation. Fulfilling a dream is never a smooth sailing event; there are always bumpy roads we have to go through. Those bumpy roads are there to fine-tune our new skills and to build character to prepare us to handle things better in our future.  With a dream, there is a purpose in our lives we want to fulfill. A dream without a purpose is just a dream. However, a dream with a purpose makes everything we do to fulfill our dreams have meaning. We don’t have to make a wish; instead we can make a dream come true if we continue to persist.

 

[bctt tweet=”I may not be there yet, but I’m closer than I was yesterday. — Author Unknown”]

 

 

The Next Chapter of Life

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You can’t start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading the last one. — 

Holding on to the past is the very foundation as to why we can’t move forward.  Letting go of the past, also means letting go of old ideas. Some of our ideas can be outdated and that we need an upgrade. For us to move forward in life, we need an upgrade. Getting an education is always useful when we need to learn something for us to move up in life. We never stop improving our lives as long as we live each day. Each day we learn something even when that learning is outside our awareness.  We’re always picking up something. The learning may be useless, or it may be useful to apply to our daily lives.

[bctt tweet=”You can’t start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading the last one. — Unknown”]

 

Action Feeds Courage

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Thinking will not overcome fear, but action will.— 

Thinking is the very thing that causes fear. Doubting is a mental exercise that preoccupies our attention away from our goal. The mental energy is being misused until we redirect our energy back to what’s important. If we act in spite of our fear, then we will realize that we can discover what things we can do without feeling inadequate.  Our action is a way for us to build self-confidence, which we will need, the most of when we start to tackle things we only dream about. Action creates an atmosphere of feeling in control of oneself instead of allowing fear to control us. Our action discharges fear eventually if we allow it to happen.  Fears should be reserved for self-preservation when we need to be alert to life and death situations. Action feeds on our abilties while fear feeds on our limitations.

 

[bctt tweet=”Thinking will not overcome fear, but action will. — W. Clement Stone”]

 

Nurture Our Minds

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Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think. — 

Our thoughts have a big influence on us than we think. If we say to ourselves that we won’t get better doing this or that, then we will find evidence to prove to ourselves that we won’t get better doing this or that thing. However, if we say to ourselves that we will get better doing this or that as long as we hang in there, then we will begin to find self-proof that we’re getting better doing this or that thing. If we want something but don’t want to do the work and expect to get it somehow, then we’re deluded ourselves. Working hard on something won’t guaranteed instant success but the possibility is greater for success. It is in our thinking that will take us to where ever we want to go in life if we nurture the mind with great thoughts. Self-doubt likes to creep its head sometimes. Self-doubt is just a way to let us know that we’re going to uncharted territory and that’s all.

[bctt tweet=”Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think. — Benjamin Disraeli”]

 

When We Use Time

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There’s no such thing as being too busy. If you really want something, you’ll make time for it.— 

We can do whatever we want with our time. We can prioritize our time to the most important thing to do to the least important thing to do. It’s possible to add another thing to our busy list and make it a part of our routine. If we have more than one thing on our list, then we must pick one item to do. We spend our time doing that one thing for a certain amount of time every day until it is completed. Our concentration is better when our attention is on one thing. This is a better strategy because we aren’t distracted by anything else and in the long run speed up the process until completion. Let us used our time instead of time using us up. We make time for something if we think it’s going to be worth it in the end. Using our time is risky because we don’t know if the time we’ve spent on something was wasteful or not, however, it is riskier not to use time at all without ever learning something.

 

[bctt tweet=”There’s no such thing as being too busy. If you really want something, you’ll make time for it.— Unknown”]

 

Who Are You?

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“Believing in our hearts that who we are is enough is the key to a more satisfying and balanced life.”— 

What does it mean to know who we are? We perceived the world through our filters. The filters are unique to each of us. Therefore, the way we see the world is truly a reflection of our background and our personality.  It is ourselves that we need to impress the most, not others. We have a relationship with ourselves. We sometimes are harder on ourselves than others.  We can be our worse enemy or our best advocate. If we seemed to be disappointing about life, then it maybe about how disappointing we are about ourselves. For us to be more satisfying and a have balanced life, we must first embrace ourselves for what we are, which includes the good, and the bad. It is better to laugh often at ourselves than to beat ourselves up because we didn’t do something the way we expected it to be.

 

[bctt tweet=”Believing in our hearts that who we are is enough is the key to a more satisfying and balanced life. —Ellen Sue Stern”]

Fulfilled Life

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“Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.” — Dalai Lama

We all have needs, wants and desires we want to fulfill. The problem is we sometimes want them now. Although the world is fast paced, we don’t have to have things right away. Sometimes it is good to regroup and ask ourselves; do we need this thing or that thing in our lives? Can we live without fulfilling a desire or getting something we think we need? Those things we have already in our lives are unfulfilling; either we no longer interact with them or perhaps we have this need to fill some void in our lives. We all have voids in our lives some are bigger than others. However, we will always have some void. Nothing can fill a void. However, we’re strong enough to live a fulfilling life with an unfilled void.

 

[bctt tweet=”Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.— Dalai Lama”]

 

In The End

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It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end. — Ursula K. Le Guin

In the end, we will look back on our journey. There is a beginning, a middle and an ending of our lives. At the beginning our path was unclear, in the middle our path became clearer and in the end, we see the entirety of our life. During our reflection, we will see things we did that surprises us. We see the different times in our lives we displayed unbelievable courage through our ups and downs. We’ve struggled through life when it seem no end in sight. We laughed, and we cried in our frustrations. We experienced the cycle of life and what it meant to us. We wander aimlessly at times and then bootstrap ourselves back on track. For the most part, we did our best, but the few times we failed but pick ourselves back up.

 

[bctt tweet=”It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end. — Ursula K. Le Guin”]

 

When Time Stops

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“Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.”  ― Martin Luther

Orienting towards the future is about sowing seeds today because we don’t know what the future will bring. But today is a sure thing to do to alter our future to what we want it to be. It is also about living today, and if we get another day to live, we can continue to bring about an even better future. It would be like a nice bite of an apple from the tree that we had planted some time earlier. We can be thankful when that time comes because it helps us to understand that something we did in our past had some control over what’s happening today in our lives. Time is so precious and can be easily wasted if we don’t use it to our advantage. When time is lost, we can never get it back. However, we must go on living because everything else will.

 

[bctt tweet=” Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree. ― Martin Luther”]