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Issue No: 175 - March 14, 2011

Today's Quick Tip and How the Cards are Stacked Against You...

The process of habituation starts for us as early as two or three months old - in other words, right from the word go we develop this 'ability' (or should that read dis-ability!) to pay prpgressively less attention to things and people that we are used to. Now, you pay very little attention to anything - and yet the key to your success and happiness lies in your ability to pay attention. The cards are stacked heavily against you.

So, today, take something - or, even better, someone - that is an integral part of your everyday life (in other words you pay no attention to it!) and examine it, him or her as if you were for the very first time. And choose another object of attention tomorrow!

Today's Personal Development Video

At a Glance

YOUR ROUTINE IS SLOWLING KILLING YOU

A COUPLE OF IMPORTANT THINGS

The one thing that's stopping you do something different, more effective, more productive, more exciting - life-changing - in your life is that you keep doing the same thing! Makes sense when you think about it - routine is stopping you from having the effortless life that we can all have. And, sooner or later, everything in our lives becomes routine and familiar - and familiarity breeds contempt or, at the very least, mind-numbingly mindlessness. If routine is killing you, routine can also be your saviour - fight the "system" from the inside - here's how...

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This morning, I've put together a few quick scientific facts that you need to be aware of - because, if you're not aware of the nature of the problem in your life, how are you going to fix it?

As noted above, we learn to withdraw our attention from objects to which we become habituated at as early as two months old.

Neuro-psychological research confirms that we only hit a 'natural high' - activating parts of the brain that are never otherwise activated - when our attention is grabbed by something out of the ordinary.

In plain English, happiness is correlated with paying attention.

Meditation - among other things, of course - enables you give yourself a natural high - it activates the same parts of the brain.

Handwriting also demands more than a normal amount of attention - in other words, you can impress your own subconscious mind.

In short, attention is the key to happiness, success, peace of mind, contentment - all good things. And, yet, throughout our adult lives we have been paying little or no attention at all. No wonder it often feels like we're not really living life at all!

This Week's Recommended Read

LEARNING TO PAY ATTENTION

PEACE IS EVERY STEP by Thich Nhat Hanh

Lucidly and beautifully written, the book contains commentaries and meditations, personal anecdotes and stories from Nhat Hanh's experiences. It begins where the reader already is - in the kitchen, office driving a car, walking in a park - and shows how deep meditative presence is available now. Nhat Hanh provides exercises to increase our awareness of our own body and mind through conscious breathing, which can bring immediate joy and peace. Nhat Hanh also shows how to be aware of relationships with others and of the world around us, its beauty and also its pollution and injustices. 'This is a very worthwhile book. It can change individual lives and the life of our society. ' H. H. the Dalai Lama.

It seems strange, but we adults need to sit up straight, stop making noise and pay attention!! Your attention is your key to your happiness and success. I've used the word 'your' three times because this is all down to you. And that's great news because, if you become focused (attentive!), nobody can stand in your way.

Paying attention will change your life and will lead you in your desired direction - assuming that you've handwritten a little something that impresses your subconscious (see above!).

The steps to changing your life are simple - and, if you want, they can start right here...

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