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Most people nowadays have indeed become very unhappy and miserable. With everything that is happening around the world – natural calamities such as earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunami, etc., terrorism, and economic crisis – it would not be a surprise if people just give up hoping for a happy and bright future. It’s very easy to become unhappy when things don’t turn out the way we like. We feel angry and irritable. However, we must not spend too much time dwelling on these feelings because they can lead to much serious problems. But how can a person who is sick be happy when he is in pain? How can a mother and a father be happy when they do not have enough income to provide for their children’s needs? How can one find happiness when he does not even have a shelter over his head? There are many causes of unhappiness and each of them must be addressed.

Besides having poor health and insufficient income, other causes of unhappiness include:

BURNOUT AND LACK OF PRODUCTIVE WORK

The keyword is “productive” for it gives a sense of fulfillment. Without it life starts to feel empty and void of purpose.

Getting physically and mentally active may help overcome unhappiness. Get involved with something worthwhile, something that will give a sense of fulfillment or achievement.

THE FEAR OF REJECTION

It hurts when people reject us. It leaves a feeling of sadness and lowers our self-esteem. There are many forms in which rejection can manifest itself. Some people express rejection by verbally saying that they do not like the person or his idea. Some express skepticism or ridicule the person presenting new ideas. Others try to form their own group and exclude those they dislike.

Rejection is also expressed non-verbally. Some adopt the closed and defensive stance and refuse to listen to ideas by re-directing the flow of conversation. The thumbs-down sign is universally understood as rejection.

If this is the case, we should try to associate with other people who will accept us for what we are. Rejection should not put an end to our efforts. We should take it as a sign to do a re-examination and try another approach.

LIVING ACCORDING TO OTHER PEOPLE’S STANDARDS

This is a very common cause of unhappiness. The people who care too much about what others think of them usually cannot make their own decisions. They live their lives according to other people’s will and expectations. It is very difficult to pursue happiness if all we do is please other people instead of ourselves.

We ought to be positive about ourselves. . Cast fears aside. Just bear in mind that the things people say or do does not demean your worth as a human beings. Robert Louis Stevenson has this to say, “Don’t let your neighbor set your standards. Be yourself.” We feel joy when our self-worth rests quietly within us, not on the lips of others.

THE FEAR OF FAILURE

Failure to achieve important goals in life can lead to feelings of inadequacy and frustration. We should set goals that are realistic and achieveable in our lives. These goals should be meaningful to us; otherwise, we will only derive little happiness from achieving it. We should set goals for the major areas of our lives. 

Start with a systematic plan to achieve goals. Begin implementing them and monitor the progress. When we start to achieve our goals, our happiness increases as well. If we don’t like the state of our lives, let it not be a reason for us to be unhappy. Edward de Bono has this to say, “Unhappiness is best defined as the difference between our talents and expectations.” Too many expectations can really cause unhappiness; therefore, we should try to live a simple life – with simple wants and simple needs. More importantly, we must rise above everything that pulls us down and push our lives forward.

SINS AND CRIMES

Nobody is perfect. All of us commit mistakes. Some people may have unknowingly committed mistakes. However, a few people consciously live their lives in sins and immorality. These people have not fully realized the serious consequences of doing sins.

Sins and crimes are cause of unhappiness. Crime does not pay. Eventually all criminals get caught because justice will catch up with them. Violence begets violence. Truly, it is difficult to find a bright future behind bars or six feet below the ground. For some who manage to get away with their crimes, guilt will most likely haunt their conscience and can cause them to feel miserable for the rest of their lives.

ALCOHOL AND DRUGS

Some people think that happiness can be attained through alcohol or drugs. Consequently, they resort to these substances thinking they can escape from the troubles and worries of life. They are dead wrong! It is like escaping from small fire to hell.

Alcohol is a mood-altering substance and is a depressant. In fact, some doctors prescribe moderate amounts of alcohol as tranquilizer or sedative. A drink or two can actually improve health and help a person to relax. However, greater quantities can be fatal. Alcohol abuse ruins both the mind and the body. Anyone who drinks too much is risking the hazards of accident caused by loss of coordination, high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, liver disease and related disorders. On the other end of the spectrum, drugs play a role in destroying the mental health of the user. Today we see so many forms of social ills due to drug addiction. Many of the suicide and homicide cases are related to drug abuse.

DESTRUCTIVE CRITICISMS

These are useless acts and seldom accomplish any positive results. If we have to give feedback, we must make sure it is constructive and useful. Criticism is one of the greatest causes of limitations in our lives.

We should learn to be tolerant of the behavior of others even if it does not fit the pattern of our opinions. Learn to savor the differences between people. Imagine how dull the world would be if we all thought, spoke, and acted the same way!

If we are on the receiving end of destructive criticisms, it is normal to feel upset but we should evaluate the purpose or motive of the person who expressed his thoughts. If we are upset with people who do not have anything good to say about us, we might as well avoid them. Let us try to associate with people that naturally please us. More importantly, always keep in mind that we cannot please everybody; hence, we should not let destructive criticisms be a cause of worry and sleepless nights.

Take the time to examine your feeling. Why are you really unhappy? The key is knowing the cause. Once you know the cause, you’ll be able to work out a plan to overcome it. That is the secret to happiness.

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Flags are everywhere. They are primarily associated with geographical areas, international locations and nations, however if you happen to look around you will see them as symbols of many different walks of life.

A flag is basically a chunk of material that is flown from a mast or flagpole, but once you begin adding coloring, designs and logos to that piece of material you may have a piece of art.

The historical origin of flags dates back to around a thousand BC, when the Egyptians used primitive variations of flags – some had been even made out of wooden or metal. Flags were originally used for the purpose of identification or to signal to others. Although flags are nonetheless used for many of those causes at this time, flags have additionally come for use for much more.

Flags have additionally been important symbols on land in addition to on sea. Ships started using flags at sea to sign to one another and to harbors, often to let them know that they had an infectious or diseased crew aboard. Flags are still used immediately to let sailors know what weather conditions await at sea. Military flags are used to rally its troops. In army occasions, capturing an enemy’s flag was thought-about an honorable seizure.

Although the most well-liked use of flags at present is to determine the world’s nations, using national flags did not develop into commonplace until the 18th century. Nationwide flags at the moment are used to establish every country and their symbolism.

When Mount Everest and the moon were conquered, and when new discovered lands have been discovered, explorers would post flags as signs of their being the first to tread these uncharted lands. Flags have also been used traditionally, many with negative consequences. For instance, historic pirates used flags embellished with the scary skull and crossbones emblem, and the Nazis used a flag embellished with a swastika.

As we speak, flags are still used to suggest crucial events. For instance, if you are offside in a soccer sport, the linesman raises his flag, or when an auto races have racing flags to begin the race and end the race.

In actual fact, the quite a few makes use of for flags and their examination have change into so in style that the practice of ‘vexillology’, which suggests the academic research of flags, has been developed.

If you’re concerned with flags of any kind there is a wealth of data out there on the internet or at your native library or guide shop.

A clairvoyant is a person who has the psychic power of clairvoyance, a gift of the sixth sense by which he can see the past and the future of another.

The term ‘clairvoyance’ means ‘clair’ ‘voyance’ or ‘clear’ ‘viewing’. Such clairvoyant reading leads to the perceiving another individual’s past events of life, aspects of his personality or foresees future incidents to come.

Since ages man has been interested in seeing the future, to know about what it holds for him. Thus, psychic clairvoyant readings have always been popular and more so in the recent days of the internet. If one seeks to get clairvoyant reading done to read his future, all he has to do is to sit in front of a computer and click away to the hundreds of clairvoyant sites having numerous readers claiming to be able to read their futures accurately. In most cases, online clairvoyant reading involves the use of tarot cards or such some tool.

Tarot cards consist of two decks of cards called the major arcana and minor arcana. Depending on which cards an individual selects or the arrangement he makes with the cards, his future is read by the psychic. Major arcana cards depict larger and more impactful life changing events like marriage, death, etc while the minor arcana cards are used to see the individual’s immediate future in terms of his emotions, mind, body and spirit.

Tarot Cards may be the most widely used clairvoyant tool nowadays, but it should be stated that ‘clairvoyant reading’ in the truest sense of the term refers only to ’seeing’ or ‘visualizing’ instead of mere interpretation of cards. In this regard it is also to be contrasted with the sciences of astrology and numerology which are involved in planetary projections and mathematical calculations respectively without any ‘visualization’ part to it.

A clairvoyant simply gets a vision by seeing a person or his picture and sees and perceives certain things from the energy field or the aura emanating for that person. Moreover, once you personally meet an actual clairvoyant, chances are that he/she will know you much more then you yourself do. Hence, a bonding of friendship between your clairvoyant reader should be a common thing. Not only perceiving you as the person you are, seeing your past and commenting on your future, he/she will also be empathetic and would help you in tiding over any crisis or sad situations that you might meet in the near future. In this way clairvoyant reading is not merely about going to a psychic person and paying some money to foresee your future, rather it is the start of a lifelong friendship which will give you more understanding about yourself and guide you in the tough times of your life.

It should be concluded that clairvoyant reading ability is something that cannot be tested with the help of a psychic test since it is different for different people and moreover different for the same person reading different people. Like all other psychic abilities, this one also has its share of skepticism with people calling it mere guess work and act of the fraudsters.

But it can be concluded that there is still a lot of things happening in this world which science has not yet been able to explain and it is the very reason why the word ‘miracle’ still exists. Thus, psychic powers like that of clairvoyant reading might well be attacked upon, but is surely a life changing experience for the chosen few who have had the opportunity to experience it.

There are several methods of deep meditation . Here’s the one that always has worked well to start a new spiritual journey:

1. Set aside time in a quiet place, where you will not be disturbed. Place your journal and a pen/pencil close at hand. When you first begin meditating, you may prefer a dimly lit room, using a candle to focus on. Some people imagine a bright star in their minds, but this is a bit more difficult to hold constant.

2. You may wish to add music to “jump start” your meditation in order to increase your connection to the universe and control your thoughts. With practice, train your mind to continue meditating at the higher level, after the music stops. You even may prefer to use one piece of music (with or without words) that immediately connects you to the universe at the level of your soul and spirit. You’ll know if it does this, because it will bring tears to your eyes and a swelling in your chest; yet once you connect to your source, you are awash with happiness and peace like you’ve never before felt.

3. Set comfortably but staying alert in a comfortable chair or on a pillow on the floor.  You may lie in bed in the morning after waking or at night before sleeping; but it’s very easy to fall asleep.

4. Focus on the candle flame, empty your mind, and still your body. At first, you will find your mind taking control and wondering all over the place. This is normal. When you realize that your mind is wondering out of control, just refocus on the candle flame and empty your mind again.  It takes practice over time to be able to keep your mind blank for any length of time. Focus until lose awareness of your physical body.

5. Once you are able to focus, you have many choices of what to do next:

a. Be still and let God. Just allow the universe to merge with you, letting you feel its presence. You may do an entire meditation like this, if you wish.

b. Use a mantra, especially helpful at first. It keeps your attention on your source, controlling your wandering thoughts.  Some individuals and religions believe a mantra connects with evil or pagan spirits, but this is not true.

c. Conversing with the universe within your mind is another choice. Don’t ask for things or pass along information at this point. The universe already knows your needs and desires and that of everyone else in the world. This is the time for you to hand over your problems and concerns to the universe, then make an affirmation statement. For example: Problem: “I am afraid I can’t meet my financial responsibilities”.

Affirmation:  “I know my needs are already provided by you, and I am not concerned.” 

d. Then, be still in the silence and listen for the response. As to the type of response you receive, this will depend upon your proficiency in meditation. You may hear a voice (thoughts that aren’t your own) in your mind that speaks to you, or you may see pictures/video (visions) in your mind.

Once you have this first awareness that the universe is responding to you, you’ll begin to get many more pictures (visions). So, pay attention to what you “see” within your mind during your meditation. Sometimes, the visions move so swiftly and there are so many that you can’t recall them all after the meditation, but let them flow. Once you begin trying to remember, your brain will kick in and the visions stop. Just pay close attention to what you “see”.

e. Be sure to thank your source, not only for this time/response but also for all it provides to you. After the meditation is over, immediately write down any experiences you had in your journal. Don’t worry if you feel that you didn’t have a “good” meditation — there is no such thing as a bad one. Something is accomplished at all meditations, whether you are aware of it or not. Just keep at it and observe all the mental pictures and “chatter”; then, record everything you remember in your journal. Eventually, you’ll see responses and/or patterns starting to emerge. This is the start of your spiritual awakening.

Keep your experiences to yourself, especially in the beginning. Otherwise, you may find yourself having to explain and defend ideas and insights you were given. Then, the ego comes into play and manifesting (the universe-driven process) stops.

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Will you delay your work for later, only to discover your deadlines steadily creeping in? Then you, my friend, are among the millions of people suffering from the procrastination virus. Procrastination is the biggest reason for loss of productivity and late output. Though many would not admit to this, they would benefit greatly as long as they start their work on time.

For many individuals, putting off their work for later is more habit than desire. It is usually so hard to get into a groove where starting your tasks in a timely fashion is a priority, particularlyif the consequences for being late are things that one can probably bear.

If you are one of these people, yet you desire to get rid of your propensity for procrastination, then you have come to the right place. Here are a few ideas to help you overcome this dilemma and turn into a far more productive and reliable person.

1. Set schedules – It is crucial that you’ve got a list of activities to perform per day. This will help you realistically budget your time, effort and resources. Among the cardinal sins people commit in regards to performing their tasks is to put off their work because they feel like there’s so much time left. A journal, organizer, or calendar of events will help you plan and schedule your task so that you can start them promptly and finish them on time.

2. Save the Holiday for Later – Many individuals put their work off for later saying, “I’ll only need a little fun then buckle right down to work later.” While it might be correct that they may have more than enough time to accomplish their tasks, it would be better if they finished their work first and relax afterwards.

Wouldn’t relaxation be sweeter if it were after a taxing job? If you choose to lay back and relax before doing your tasks, you will end up being more vulnerable to burnout and will have nothing exciting left to enjoy after accomplishing a task. It is usually better to have slack period AFTER a job than before one, especially considering that individuals are wont to overusing their slack time. This really is suicide if you’re heading towards a deadline.

3. Never Underestimate Your Tasks – Sometimes procrastination takes hold because people underestimate the resources, difficulty, and time spent for a particular task. They’ll usually say, “It’s just mowing the lawn, its easy; I can do it in a jiffy.” The thing is, no matter how trivial the task, it still takes time and resources to complete. If you underestimate a task, you will in all probability set yourself not enough time to do it and schedule it too close to its deadline.

4. Don’t Allow Yourself to Get Comfortable Doing Nothing – It would definitely help if you kept a subconscious alarm whenever you are doing nothing. Get this alarm to remind you of tasks that ought to be done. This will help you foster the idea that jobs accomplished now means more time for relaxation later. However, even if this is the case, don’t forget to put ample amount of time in for rest and also to remove all thoughts of troubles before hitting the sack. The trick here, however, is not to overdo you rest. There is a difference between resting and idling. Always set the right amount of time for rest and adhere to that schedule.

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