Just a Little Book

I recently read a tiny but good book called The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success, by Depak Chopra; this book is about life and how to have a better one, as well as a better outlook on life, getting everything you need, and want. The book is based on the Hindu religion and it ties well into another book which I have read previously called Way of the Peaceful warrior. The Way of the Peaceful Warrior is sort of like the story of a personal spiritual journey of a young man (the author), with a few made up and embellished parts to achieve his points. Wow, I sound like a bible thumper or something. Anyway, uh, the parts in the book: The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success, that stood out were the ones about giving and non-judgement which means don't judge anyone by your preconceived notions about dress, colour or whatever your thing is (everyone judges people even if they don't realize it) and every time you meet someone, wheather its the librarian, bus driver, or someone you held the door for give them something ' and the universe will give it back'. And every time you go to someone's home give them something and it doesn't have to be a material thing; a wish, a thanks, or a compliment is fine and it doesn't have to be out load either. The idea that the universe's energy will give back to me might be a bit far fetched but I do believe it effects you psychologically (I've done it and stuck with it for two weeks straight myself). I think that giving anyone you meet a wish makes you think of them positively, no matter who they are and, most people will notice this in your demeanor or body language and act positively back, because really we are all just the same, we are just people. Eventually I stopped because I got caught up in if my wish suits them or if what I wished for them was really they needed or wanted, but I don't think it really matters as long as you make a conscious effort to wish them something and act positively toward them. Another good point is that you might want to wish others something that you would like yourself like less stress for instance. Try a psychological experiment today and try this giving thing, see how much control you really have over your situations and your emotions, see how this effects you and maybe you can write a comment on it.

P.S. One other great thing that I read in this book is that you have so much power over your everyday life, and how we all react too much from what we have learned from the past. Sometimes we can't seem to control our emotions or reactions to a situation because a past memory was triggered, or because it's difficult to react any differently to a situation than you have before and it may have served as a good purpose at one time but not now. An example is if someone chooses to insult you, you can either choose to be offended; or you can choose not to be, it's really that simple, although it may not be that easy. But just think about it, many things that we think are out of are own control are not. You also might think that I am preaching, and obviously by reading some of my blogs they are emotionally charged, most of the time I can have an emotion with great intensity and then let it pass like my last two posts, and sometimes I cannot, obviously I am not enlightened. I am also working to be better I challenge you to do the same, in whatever aspect of your life you would like to change. Remember to keep a good analytical cap on, a smile (even if it's not on the outside) and a-good-kick-in-the-pants on hand just in case you need it.