Day 41 of 100 Days of 100 Ways To Rule Your World

LEARN TO STRUM A SIX-STRING

Exercising the right side of the brain is something that everyone should always do. The right brain is the one that works the analytical, artistic, and creativity parts of the whole mind. Intuition & Creativity, differentiating shades of color, processing emotional responses, facial recognition, process and interpreting images, and music are all found in the right side of your brain.

One way to keep your mind moving, growing, and always active is to pick up a “beat up six-string from a second hand store” and start strumming. Go make some music. Now I am not saying that you have to learn to be your own “jukebox hero” but I am saying is to learn how to play a musical instrument. My musical instruments of choice are guitar and electric bass. I am not musical genius but I do love getting blisters on my fingers (just kidding) and I do like the noise that comes out of the amps. Heck, sometimes it even sounds like something familiar.

If your instrument of choice is a harmonica or a recorder so be it. Just be sure to go make beautiful music. Make Your Music. Have Fun Now and Your Mind will Thank You for it later.

Thank you,
David Guerra
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Day 40 of 100 Days of 100 Ways To Rule Your World

CONTROL YOUR MIND

Did you know that just as we can control our emotions we can control our mind? Yes, only you can steer your train of thought into one that makes your wishes, hopes, and dreams a REALITY! Then again only you can steer your thoughts and actions down a spiral staircase into the 7 levels of hell. You and you alone, control the direction you take in this life.

Many people believe that our lives are pre-determined, that our path in life has been laid out and set on auto-pilot and we are merely passengers on the ride from the cradle to the casket. Still many more believe that our destiny is controlled by us, the individual. There is no pre-set path. There is NO FREE RIDE!

That means that consciously and sub-consciously we must decide, ourselves, to go left or right, to zig or zag, to go up or down, to come in or go out! All the while maintaining inner harmony and peace by purging ourselves of all that is negative and embracing what is good.

How to make this happen?

Back in the 60’s the Beatles would have answered, “See Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and he will explain how” that is until they had a falling out with the famed Yogi. No matter, their secret was no secret. It was MEDITATION.

The trick is that there is nothing formal about clearing your mind, clearing your thoughts, and focus on you and living in the moment, this moment. Being present with the NOW and nothing else. Not to be present with your past (a.k.a. re-living your past). Not to be present with your future (the future is unwritten). To be centered and focused on the HERE and NOW.

Noted British Master of Transcendental Meditation Jonathan Rowson said, about meditation, it offers “a feeling of serenity, energy and balance”, but does not provide “any powerful insight into your own mind”. Rowson’s statement is true in that by creating the balance you can then proceed with moving your mind forward without clutter and with pure intent.

The negative thoughts and actions are what create the clutter in that your good thoughts and deeds are in a daily struggle against the negative. It is up to you to do what you must do to grow as an individual. Give daily meditation a shot; it will help in learning to control your mind.

Thank you,
David Guerra
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Day 39 of 100 Days of 100 Ways To Rule Your World

NIP YOUR TECH ADDICTION IN THE BUD!

Right now, how far are you from your cellphone? If you are more than arm’s length away from your phone you are in the minority. Most of us have some sort of smartphone that is within quick reach. The same probably goes for your iPad, Android Tablet, Laptop, and PC or any combination thereof.

We give those devices a lot of power over our lives. We check-in, we pin, we like, we post, and we upload and download sometimes numerous times over the course of a couple of minutes. Then again, that small device at the end of our arm is our gateway to the world. Within a few swipes across the screen and almost instantly our Facebook Friends will know what we are doing, where we are, and who we are with. The ability to let people, half-way around the planet, know that we are taking a Pumpkin Spice Latte break is a miracle of modern society. When those friends like the coffee break our ego is fed so we look for the next thing to post so that they can like it and so on.

Now, when that ego feeding gets to the point that it consumes and diverts the individual from what he must do then it is time to change things up before they really get out of control. It may be time to start cutting the cord that attaches us to our PC, Laptop, iPhone, Android tablet, etc., etc.

Many of us, yours truly included; find it difficult to cut the digital umbilical cords or power cords. Taking some small steps, at first, will make the tech addiction a little easier to handle. However, by leaving your phone at home or the office the next time you go out to lunch or dinner may not seem like a big thing but as I found out, it was as if I was out in public without any clothes.

After doing this a few more times, I lost that feeling of being naked in public and now can leave the phone alone for the day, on the weekend, without checking it. Of course, I set the ringer to the loudest setting so that I can hear it. Now, I have no problem being more than arm’s length away without feeling any anxiety.
Try it; you’ll feel better knowing that your “addiction” to technology can be overcome. So once you finish reading this post, go ahead and turn off your device and go interface with others IRL (in real life).

Thank you,
David Guerra
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