I have come across this amusing anecdote on meditation, and thought of sharing it with you.

Two men meet on the street.
One asks the other: “Hi, how are you?”
The other one replies: “I’m fine, thanks.”
“And how’s your son? Is he still unemployed?”
“Yes, he is. But he is meditating now.”
“Meditating? What’s that?”
“I don’t know. But it’s better than sitting around and doing nothing!”

Source: www.swamij.com/jokes.htm

I have been using an old version of WordPress, the software that powers this blog. I didn’t upgrade it until now, because I didn’t have the time, and it looked a bit complicated, so many files to delete, replace and update. I want to tell you that I have upgraded WordPress today to the latest version 2.8. It was a simple and easy process.

A visitor to the blog may not see any changes, but the changes are in administration of the blog. It is better, easier to navigate and with many improvements.

WordPress

If there is only one chance of success, a true bussinessperson sees that one percent as the spark to light fire.
Kim Woo-Choong

If you go through life convinced that your way is always best, alll the new ideas in the world will pass you by.
Morita Akio

There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same.
Chinese Proverb

When a person repeats an affirmation, with which he is not in agreement, there is often a greater or smaller subconscious resistance, which defeats the affirmation. In cases of low self-esteem, difficult situations, failure or depression, the person’s mind is focused on his current situation, and finds it difficult, or almost impossible to think of a different, positive situation.

In such cases, which are quite common, when repeating a positive affirmation, a person says the words, but in his mind he sees his current negative situation. Furthermore, repeating the affirmations makes him more aware of his problems and how great is the discrepancy between his life and the affirmation. Since the mind is focused on the problem, and not on the positive affirmation, this aggravates the situation.

This does not mean that affirmations do not work; on the contrary, this shows that they do work. The person focuses the mind on the problem, not on the solution, and keeps thinking on the problem or negative situation, repeating it like an affirmation, and therefore attracts more problems or a negative state of mind.

For a person who is in a deeply negative mental situation, affirmations might not the right thing. They need other means to help themselves, such as psychological help. They also first need to gain more self-esteem and to strengthen their desire to help themselves.

In case of people who are naturally more positive, or when using affirmations concerning some goal one is positive about, affirmations would strengthen the desire and motivation to succeed.

In order to use affirmations one must have no doubts about his ability to achieve what he is affirming. If it were possible to see what is going in the mind of people who do and achieve things, we would see that they consciously or unconsciously tell themselves they are going to succeed. They use affirmations, often not knowing that they are affirming.

Affirmations Word of Power

Detailed information, advice and instructions on how to use affirmations, as well as many inspiring and motivating affirmations, especially created for almost every situation, purpose and goal, and arranged according to subject.

Affirmations Words of Power

I have opened an account with Twitter yesterday. Yes, it might seem strange that I did so only now, but as they say, it is better late than never.

If you wish to read and follow the posts, here is the link:
http://twitter.com/RemezSasson

I intend to write at my Twitter updates about the website, blog and forums, inspiring quotes and some other useful information and stuff.