Showing posts with label Self-Love. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Self-Love. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Tough Keeping A Positive Attitude
It's not easy being a positive person. We're all human and we have our moments of having that part of us wanting to strangle somebody or just say something to them just to get it out. It's very easy to let loose on negative bullshit because when someone you know or don't know dumps on you and throw all their crap at you it can be very stressful, frustrating and even painful. They may not direct their feelings of draining energy from you personally but it can still be a pain in the ass to deal with. One of the toughest things to do as a human being is having an attitude that is just beautiful, energetic, powerful and a feel good personality. Some are just born with it and have developed a unique way but for the rest of us it's not so easy.
A powerful positive attitude caters to how your personality comes into play. Some look like they're attitude is great until you see how full of themselves and judgmental they are and that changes the game completely. Your attitude is one of the pure definitions of who you are as person both inside and outside. The way you smile and radiate your energy towards a certain goal, the way you treat people and how you see yourself from within. I've known plenty of people in my lifetime that have a somewhat positive attitude on the outside but inside they're egotistical, self-loathing, hypocritical assholes and they're in pain when they realize it or not. I've always been a nurturing guy and I may not always speak my mind towards certain people and have in the past had a negative attitude towards things but it's all about learning and finding what gives me a reason to be happy and positive. Like I said it's not easy whatsoever.
Let me put it to you this way; the way you train, exercise, workout, move whatever; it is important to know that if you do these things with intention and mindfulness it changes your mood in a whole other way. It doesn't matter if you lift weights, do handstands, be like a wild animal or go swimming for that matter your mood is going to change whether you want it to or not. The changes you'll notice is when you put in great effort and jump starting those endorphins, your body begins to shift into a spiritual realm where your structure becomes different, your thinking is a little clearer and your hormones are firing. Why does this happen? It's because when you exert enough of your mind and body's energies physically, mentally and anything else you just want to feel like you're at your highest and for a split second you are at your happiest and you don't know why.
Building a positive outlook takes practice, just like anything else you're interested in or want to accomplish. It's also not one of those 3-6 week courses you do and then be done with it, it's a lifetime of practice that will be filled with experiences, hardship, overcoming spiritual blockage and how you look at things from a certain perspective. When I officially turned 30 almost a month ago, I had this idea in my head that I'm not that old and not just feel younger but wiser and happier, I'm 18 with 12 years of experience and I have been asked what kind of experience I'm referencing and the truth is I've experienced heartbreaks, losing a few friends from my past, nearly died a few times, learned to deal with not being able to walk for nearly three months, people in my family that have died and I've learned hard lessons in relationships, building myself up again and again and many more things so yeah I've dealt with a ton of shit and yet still here laughing my ass off and learning new things that keep me interested. They say you only live once but to me I say live every damn day and live with purpose, love, kindness, happiness and living with who you are and screw the rest who try to bring you down.
Glad to be home to share my love of life, training and philosophy with all you bad asses. As a man in his 30's now, iy's going to be one hell of a ride and I'm just warming up. Be awesome and have a kick ass Wednesday.
Monday, May 5, 2014
Celebrating Life
Happy Cinco De Mayo to all my Amigos in Mexico and
around the world and wish you all a pleasant day of happiness, love,
celebration and good old fun.
Now on to
brass tacks. A lot of people take life a little too seriously and don’t really
look around to see that there’s more to life than being miserable. Some of you
may not have the best looking house or drive the most bad ass car, hell you may
not even had the best education but yet, it’s all about how you see the world
in your mind. There are people who try to make themselves happy by dressing to
look better, fill the house with nice things and think that because they’re hot
shit they ought to be happy by everyone’s standards, hate to break it to you
but that’s just making yourself look worse.
To really
celebrate life is to not only embrace yourself (not in an egotistical kind of
way) but to embrace what you have. Building your body internally is a practice
that takes time, patience and to practice finding peace within yourself. You
can love and take care of people and have a blast with the people you love but
if you don’t celebrate who you are both in body and spirit, the rest won’t come
as easy. I’ve been practicing Chi Kung lately to enhance not only my body’s
energy but enhance my inner strength and spirit into a blissful state.
Getting the
body moving not just by training but by learning various movements and methods
that give you results, not just by building muscle or losing weight but moving
your body that has you smiling and releasing those endorphins instead of
looking like someone just murdered your ass. Move your body and it doesn’t
matter how you do it, you can dance, lift heavy weights, do muscle control,
restructure your physique or even practice various forms of Yoga & Chi Kung
and even take a walk somewhere.
Remember about
embracing what you have? It’s not always physical objects that embrace what you
have. Just because you have a certain artifact or piece of jewelry laying
around doesn’t make you the most bad ass person. By embracing what you have,
it’s what you don’t see. It’s the energy that surrounds you with love,
compassion and beautiful inner smiles with that radiant glow that lights up the
room. You can put things anywhere you want like a pumpkin on Halloween, a tree
at Christmas or a Buddhist statue on your mantle but if your energy isn’t
there, than these objects are just that, objects. Celebrate life with love and
spirit and embrace the energy around you, if it becomes negative or dirty as it
often does, change it and harness your inner power from within.
Friday, February 14, 2014
Create Your Own Valentines
Like the Beattles say “All you need is love.” It can have
other meanings and not just a day for people who have a spouse. Love can mean
what you do that brings you joy and happiness, it can also mean a favorite
thing to do among anything else and it can also mean how you share it with
other people in a variety of ways. If you’re a strongman and you have love for
strength, go lift something heavy today, bend some steel, rip a few decks of cards, have fun with what you want to do. If you’re a movie fan, go to a
favorite movie or watch your favorites at home and enjoy yourself. Like I said,
love has other meanings.
My personal
view of Valentines Day is not one always shares because today is suppose to be
a celebration of love, hearts, candies, flowers and other things with couples.
My way of looking at it is, it isn't really necessary; you don’t need one
little day to share love for your spouse or whatever because love comes and
goes everyday but it’s how you keep a special love for something or someone in
a state of mind. I like to treat it any other day but just a tad different. I
like to treat it as a day where I give thanks for the love I have for others,
even when certain circumstances come into play and I do things I love to do
like train and share my love for fitness to each and every one of you because
it is my passion and my heart runs deep with it.
If you have
a spouse and you spend this day together; make it count and be happy and share
things together. Are you by yourself? No problem, go out and do something that
makes you happy, perk up just a little bit and smile for no apparent reason.
Forget the roses, candies, box of chocolates, balloons or whatever; love what
you have and do and grab a hold of it a little extra hard and be happy with
yourself. Let your heart run a little more than usual. You don’t always need
one day to share love; it’s a state of mind.
I believe
in self-love. If you can’t love who you are, then you haven’t really lived.
Some people look at self-love as being selfish and don’t care about anyone
else; I believe that’s called Narcissism. Granted some people are downright
loathing of others and only care about themselves but real self-love is where
you appreciate and enjoy life with who you are from the inside and bring
universal strength and love for yourself. You can always love others or hate
others that’s your choice but there’s only one of you and that makes you unique
and something special. This isn't bragging about loving yourself and talking
down to people, it’s about being true to who you are and spreading that energy
to others in a beautiful and productive way.
Happy
Valentine’s Day guys and share the love you have with your loved ones or just
with yourself and have fun with what you love to do. Be strong, smile and be a
loving person.
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