When deep in "Stuff," look up! Looking down is not a pretty sight, and it does not let you see any other options.
Wallowing in self pity and focusing on your problems does not resolve them. Indeed, it increases them! The law of attraction tells us that we attract that which we think about most. Therefore, if we spend our time contemplating our woes, then we will get more woes.
However, some of you may not believe in the law of attraction, so let's look at Solrac's law of logic. If we are spending all or most of our time thinking about our "Stuff," then we are not using that time to plan and take action towards the solution to our needs!
In other words, take your head out of the "Stuff" and focus on your dreams and the actions it will take to accomplish them. Keep the blinders on; don't look down nor to the sides. Always look forward, and even if it is inch by inch, you will eventually get out of the "Stuff"
Carlos A. Bauta
Friday, June 19, 2009
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Thank God, I am out of my MIND!
Some say "A mind is a terrible thing to waste". I, on the other hand, say that a mind can be a terrible thing to have!
Our MIND, the Maddening Involuntary Neurosis Designer, is like an early warning system. What if..., then what, and if..., oh my GOD, look out, be careful, oh no...
We humans have an incredible capacity for creating self misery. Usually it starts with our mind, the 24 / 7 story creator, we take small bits of information, some real, some perceived, and we proceed to weave an intricate tapestry of tall tales. What is worse, we then buy our own story and declare it to be the God given truth. To add insult to injury, we then react to our own concoction.
This reminds me of the one about a man who was traveling down a rural road when all of a sudden he has a flat tire. He gets out of his car to change the tire only to find that he doesn’t have a jack. Just as panic is about to set in, he remembers that he saw a house some two miles back, and he decides to walk back and borrow a jack. As he walks he starts to think (Oh! Oh!), “what if I walk all this way and no one is home?” “What if I walk all this way and someone is home, but they don’t have a jack?” “What if I walk all this way, they are home, they do have a jack, but they won’t lend it to me?” “What if I walk all this way, they are home, they have a jack, they won’t lend it to me, and to top things off, they’re rude?” Just then he reaches the door, knocks on it, and the man of the house answers the door. “Hello! And our stranded traveller replies “You can take your jack and…” I’ll leave the rest to your imagination. The poor home owner never knew what hit him!
Indeed it is hell reacting to our every thought, feeling almost paranoid. Is this real, or we making it up? Reality is a funny thing, and one of the reasons that psychotherapy is in such demand. Our reality may be nothing more than a story and our truth just an unmitigated lie. One’s reality is made up mostly of perceptions. Consequently, letting your mind run amuck is a sure way of creating anxiety and excessive stress.
How many sleepless nights do you spend dreading the apocalypse of the next day? How much time do you waste worrying about what is to come? How many different permutations of what is to happen did you react to? Countless! Each of these senseless concoctions erode your self-image, sanity and health thought by thought.
Yesterday’s tomorrow looks nothing like today. In reality our worst fears never materialized. Indeed things may not be good, but they are never as bad as we make them out to be. We put ourselves on an emotional mega roller coaster. How many times have you done this?
It's time to stop this madness! Take control of your emotions and consequently your life! Learn to discern the difference between valid concerns of the mind and the irrational ones. Don't get caught up in your own stories, STAY OUT OF YOUR MIND!
Carlos A. Bauta
Our MIND, the Maddening Involuntary Neurosis Designer, is like an early warning system. What if..., then what, and if..., oh my GOD, look out, be careful, oh no...
We humans have an incredible capacity for creating self misery. Usually it starts with our mind, the 24 / 7 story creator, we take small bits of information, some real, some perceived, and we proceed to weave an intricate tapestry of tall tales. What is worse, we then buy our own story and declare it to be the God given truth. To add insult to injury, we then react to our own concoction.
This reminds me of the one about a man who was traveling down a rural road when all of a sudden he has a flat tire. He gets out of his car to change the tire only to find that he doesn’t have a jack. Just as panic is about to set in, he remembers that he saw a house some two miles back, and he decides to walk back and borrow a jack. As he walks he starts to think (Oh! Oh!), “what if I walk all this way and no one is home?” “What if I walk all this way and someone is home, but they don’t have a jack?” “What if I walk all this way, they are home, they do have a jack, but they won’t lend it to me?” “What if I walk all this way, they are home, they have a jack, they won’t lend it to me, and to top things off, they’re rude?” Just then he reaches the door, knocks on it, and the man of the house answers the door. “Hello! And our stranded traveller replies “You can take your jack and…” I’ll leave the rest to your imagination. The poor home owner never knew what hit him!
Indeed it is hell reacting to our every thought, feeling almost paranoid. Is this real, or we making it up? Reality is a funny thing, and one of the reasons that psychotherapy is in such demand. Our reality may be nothing more than a story and our truth just an unmitigated lie. One’s reality is made up mostly of perceptions. Consequently, letting your mind run amuck is a sure way of creating anxiety and excessive stress.
How many sleepless nights do you spend dreading the apocalypse of the next day? How much time do you waste worrying about what is to come? How many different permutations of what is to happen did you react to? Countless! Each of these senseless concoctions erode your self-image, sanity and health thought by thought.
Yesterday’s tomorrow looks nothing like today. In reality our worst fears never materialized. Indeed things may not be good, but they are never as bad as we make them out to be. We put ourselves on an emotional mega roller coaster. How many times have you done this?
It's time to stop this madness! Take control of your emotions and consequently your life! Learn to discern the difference between valid concerns of the mind and the irrational ones. Don't get caught up in your own stories, STAY OUT OF YOUR MIND!
Carlos A. Bauta
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
this Blog is not Spam
Wow! My blog was marked as spam, of course I don't think it is but the automatic "robots" thought so. Now an actual human, hopefully living, has to check. Anyhow we should be up and running again in a couple of days.
If you get to see this, thanks for your patience, if you can't, you will in a couple of days and have a good laugh on me. Such is the price of progress.
Carlos A. Bauta
If you get to see this, thanks for your patience, if you can't, you will in a couple of days and have a good laugh on me. Such is the price of progress.
Carlos A. Bauta
Monday, June 15, 2009
Breathe in, Breathe out
Breathe in, breathe out, breathe in, breathe out - a simple yet life sustaining exercise. When was the last time you deliberately took notice of your breathing pattern? We live our lives on automatic pilot, so much so that we don't even notice our body's most essential function.
I challenge you, stop for a moment and tune into your breathing, notice the rhythmic harmony of each breath, follow the air as it enters your body, feel you chest cavity expand then relax with your exhale. Breathe in, breath out. Now tune into your surroundings, listen intently. What do you hear? Look around. What do you see? Breathe in,breath out. Tune into your inner dialog. What are you saying to yourself. Can you be still? Will your mind allow you this moment of peace?
Stay attentive to each breath. Let every nerve ending come alive with the realization that everything around you is pulsating to a universal rhythm. Can you sense it? Listen carefully to the cacophony of sounds found in silence. This is where to find the answers to your most troubling questions.
Breathe in, breathe out - tune into the harmony of the universe.
Carlos A. Bauta
I challenge you, stop for a moment and tune into your breathing, notice the rhythmic harmony of each breath, follow the air as it enters your body, feel you chest cavity expand then relax with your exhale. Breathe in, breath out. Now tune into your surroundings, listen intently. What do you hear? Look around. What do you see? Breathe in,breath out. Tune into your inner dialog. What are you saying to yourself. Can you be still? Will your mind allow you this moment of peace?
Stay attentive to each breath. Let every nerve ending come alive with the realization that everything around you is pulsating to a universal rhythm. Can you sense it? Listen carefully to the cacophony of sounds found in silence. This is where to find the answers to your most troubling questions.
Breathe in, breathe out - tune into the harmony of the universe.
Carlos A. Bauta
Sunday, June 14, 2009
From the 8th grade to the Penthouse!
As a good friend, Dwayne Johnson, points out, "Our parents all teach us the same thing: get good grades in school so that you can get into a good college. Do well in college so that you can get a good job with good benefits."
Dwayne is correct; that is indeed what our parents teach us. It's their formula for success. However, most of us are never taught the most important ingredients for the proper formula for success. These include responsibility, self reliance, discipline, courage, commitment, integrity, and good old fashioned work ethic.
Yesterday I met a man that embodies all of these characteristics. Derrick Taylor is 41 years old, and he has an 8th grade education. According to our parents' formula, Derrick must be a miserable failure. A man barely able to speak a complete sentence, much less make anything of himself. WOW, how completely wrong that assessment would be!
Indeed I saw Derrick speak articulately, and motivate a group of 150 small business owners. You see, Derrick is in the top 1% of money earners in the country. He would be as comfortable sitting at the table with kings as he is sitting at the table with anyone of us. He is an engaging, knowledgeable, successful business and family man. How can this possibly be?
The answer is simple. Character! Derrick took responsibility for his life. He started work as a bus boy for a large restaurant chain and worked his way up to regional management. He embarked on a program of self development. Of course, as is the case for all of us, along the way he ran into road blocks and a couple of years ago found himself heavily in debt. Did he wallow in self pity? NO! Did he look for a hand out, or blame the government? NO! He accepted responsibility, learned from his circumstances, looked for an opportunity, showed courage, had commitment, and employed his good old fashioned work ethic.
Today, Derrick earns more in one month than he did in a year as management at the restaurant chain. Some would say he was an overnight success. I say that his character and experience allowed him to take advantage of a fabulous opportunity (in future blogs I will tell you about it).
Life is a journey fraught with obstacles, pitfalls and other assorted challenges and dangers. However, if we have the courage to face them, the foresight to learn from them, the discipline to persistently take action in spite of them, the wisdom to take responsibility, have an unyielding commitment to our hopes dreams and aspirations, and unflailing integrity, then we will live abundant and successful lives.
Carlos A. Bauta
Dwayne is correct; that is indeed what our parents teach us. It's their formula for success. However, most of us are never taught the most important ingredients for the proper formula for success. These include responsibility, self reliance, discipline, courage, commitment, integrity, and good old fashioned work ethic.
Yesterday I met a man that embodies all of these characteristics. Derrick Taylor is 41 years old, and he has an 8th grade education. According to our parents' formula, Derrick must be a miserable failure. A man barely able to speak a complete sentence, much less make anything of himself. WOW, how completely wrong that assessment would be!
Indeed I saw Derrick speak articulately, and motivate a group of 150 small business owners. You see, Derrick is in the top 1% of money earners in the country. He would be as comfortable sitting at the table with kings as he is sitting at the table with anyone of us. He is an engaging, knowledgeable, successful business and family man. How can this possibly be?
The answer is simple. Character! Derrick took responsibility for his life. He started work as a bus boy for a large restaurant chain and worked his way up to regional management. He embarked on a program of self development. Of course, as is the case for all of us, along the way he ran into road blocks and a couple of years ago found himself heavily in debt. Did he wallow in self pity? NO! Did he look for a hand out, or blame the government? NO! He accepted responsibility, learned from his circumstances, looked for an opportunity, showed courage, had commitment, and employed his good old fashioned work ethic.
Today, Derrick earns more in one month than he did in a year as management at the restaurant chain. Some would say he was an overnight success. I say that his character and experience allowed him to take advantage of a fabulous opportunity (in future blogs I will tell you about it).
Life is a journey fraught with obstacles, pitfalls and other assorted challenges and dangers. However, if we have the courage to face them, the foresight to learn from them, the discipline to persistently take action in spite of them, the wisdom to take responsibility, have an unyielding commitment to our hopes dreams and aspirations, and unflailing integrity, then we will live abundant and successful lives.
Abundance
by Carlos Bauta
On a long and painful journey
Life took me for a ride.
Through the grief and misery
You stood calmly by my side.
With fear and trepidation
We started down that road
Over peaks and valleys
You helped and lighten the load.
I am blessed to have been taken
On such a perilous travail.
My mind and soul have strengthened
My spirit freely sails.
On a long and painful journey
Life took me for a ride.
Through the grief and misery
You stood calmly by my side.
With fear and trepidation
We started down that road
Over peaks and valleys
You helped and lighten the load.
I am blessed to have been taken
On such a perilous travail.
My mind and soul have strengthened
My spirit freely sails.
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Are you taking responsibility for your life? Are you on a path of self development? Do you have the courage and commitment to change your life? Could you have gone from the 8th grade to the penthouse?Carlos A. Bauta
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