“Remember that time when you had a headache or your foot hurt? It hurt and hurt mainly due to your concentration on the pain. But, when your focus and attention shifted to something else, the more you had your attention away from your pain, the less pain you felt!”

At first I thought….uhm hitting your foot is hardly the same as losing your loved one…and then as I started to think more about it, it is true. Look through my blog posting, it is about filling that void in your life with other things to look forward to, in this context an opportunity to move the focus of your pain onto something that creates enjoyment. As hard as it seems, the post is right. We can concentrate too hard on the pain that we are feeling and not enough on something that can create a diversion, a moment of relief. Maybe we don’t like to think of it like that, but in reality we all need to find a focus…..

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ananga presents Moments of Tranquility – Breath Counting posted at Answers from Ayurveda, saying, “Relaxation and meditation exercise for inviting calm – with free MP3 instructions and meditation music”

Deb Serani presents The Broken Heart Syndrome: AKA Stress Cardiomyopathy posted at Dr. Deborah Serani, saying, “This post looks at Broken Heart Syndrome”

Debra Moorhead presents What Would Your Future Self Be Doing Right Now? posted at Debra Moorhead.com.

Matthew Paulson presents Why Focused Intensity Is All You Need posted at Getting Green.

Nneka presents Waiting On The World To Change posted at Balanced Life Center.

Shamelle presents How To Easily (and Lazily!) Make Your Loved One Feel Special posted at Enhance Life.

MabelandHarry presents Handling Pressure posted at MabelandHarry 

Talia Mana presents Can Blogging reduce Depression? posted at Emotional Well-Being, saying, “Talia interviews new blogger Therese Borchard on depression and anxiety, her writing, spirituality, motherhood and how blogging is helping her stay sane.”

Walt presents Pain is a Highly Concentrated Thought posted at Walt Nation!.

Michael Cavano presents Follow Your Purpose posted at SubSun Records . com.

presents The Best Way to Help People posted at OptmistLab.com, saying, “The most empowering thing you can ever do for someone is to honor their particular journey.

Hueina Su presents Celebrating YOU: The Leading Lady of Your Show posted at Intensive Care for the Nurturer’s Soul, saying, “Remember, you are the Leading Lady and director of your own show. You are in charge and fully responsible for how your show turns out to be. If your show is competing for the Academy Award of Life, which categories will it be nominated? Which awards will you win?”

Craig Harper presents So, You’ve Decided to Get in Shape….. Again (Part One) posted at Renovate your life with Craig, saying, “What if losing weight ain’t that complex?

Barbra Sundquist presents Who Pushes Your Buttons? posted at HomeBusinessWiz.

Barbra Sundquist presents Tied to Joy…With A Simple Piece of String posted at WelcomeJoy.com.

Maria Yu presents Monet and Eternal Expression posted at Life.

Christine Kane presents It Might Be Time to Take a Risk if… posted at Christine Kane.

Moses E. Miles III presents How to Start Your Day off Right posted at Three Sticks – www.mosesedwardmilesiii.com – Empowering, Teaching, Healing.

Reb Chaim HaQoton presents Tithes and Charities posted at Reb HaQoton.

Raymond David Salas presents How to Solve All of Your Problems posted at ZenChill.com – Power Tools for Mind, Body, and Soul.

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of positive thinking using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

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Chris presents Social Skills And How To Improve Them posted at How to be Cooler.

Barbara presents If it’s worth it you’ll do it posted at Middle Age Shed 

John Payne presents Magic Beans posted at ix3 Sports, saying, “Using the power of words to change your internal and external circumstances.”

John presents Where There?s Life, There?s Hope posted at OhCash.com, saying, “You can always achieve something as long as you’re alive, and any problem can be solved at any time. Health is the most important thing you can have in your life. If you have health, possibilities are infinite. It should be your #1 priority in your existence.”

Debra Moorhead presents 18 Ways to Jump-Start Your Life posted at Debra Moorhead.com.

Wilson Ng presents Its About How Hard you Take The Hits and Still Keep Moving posted at Reflections of a BizDrivenLife.

Tupelo Kenyon presents Manifestation Fill-in-the-Blank Affirmation posted at Tupelo Kenyon.

Anna presents Personal Branding at The Engaging Brand

Millennium Mommy presents Are You on Autopilot? posted at Priscilla Ortiz – Journal to Prosperity, Path to Freedom Inc., saying, “Being on auto pilot is no way to live your life!”

The Probabilist presents Doing too Much of What You Love? posted at The Probabilist . com.

almomento presents Three Things To Do To Snap Out Of Depression. posted at BurstCreativity.

Niels Hoven presents Ask Niels: How do I keep a conversation going? posted at Niels Hoven.

Jordan Shannon presents How Positive Thinking Works | Self Development Blog posted at Self Development Blog.

Aaron M. Potts presents Do You Deserve it, or are You Mistaken? posted at Today is that DAy.

Craig Harper presents Where did the Dreamer go? posted at Renovate your life with Craig, saying, “Life has a great way of sucking the creativity energy out of you, if you let it. So how can you turn it around…”

Maria Yu presents About Beauty posted at Life, saying, “art-life-spirit.com”

Andrew Mason presents Chapter 2 – Introducing the GTD Methodology posted at Did I Get Things Done?.

Michael Estep, Ph.D. presents Mike Estep.com – Common Sense Outside the Box posted at Intuitive Feeling-Learning.

Scott Lee presents 20 Ways to Improve Your Life and Health posted at Dirty Mechanism.

Think Happy Thoughts Happiness Blog presents Look for What You Want to Find posted at Miguel Trujillo, saying, “How your brain can help you find happiness.”

David Maister presents Islamic Saying posted at Passion, People and Principles.

Charles H. Green presents Trust Tip 16: Get Beyond Fairness posted at Trust Matters, saying, “Fairness is 50/50. Leave it behind. Go hang out in the 80/20 territory.”

Alan presents What Success really is posted at Made to Be Great.

Moses E. Miles III presents Finding A New Career – The Importance of Understanding And Accepting Yourself posted at Three Sticks – www.mosesedwardmilesiii.com – Empowering, Teaching, Healing.

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of positive thinking using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

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Debra Moorhead presents You Can Change the World, One Day, One Task at a Time posted at Debra Moorhead.com, saying, “This is not an original article, but it fits well with your purpose. Enjoy!”

Ananga Sivyer presents Paying into the Blessings Bank posted at Answers from Ayurveda.

burningchrome presents How To Snap Yourself Out of a Funk posted at SmartCoolRich – Consolidated Privileged Information.

Shamelle presents Dale Carnegie Guide To A Happier YOU posted at Enhance Life.

Anna presents Would you let your money lose interest? posted at The Engaging Brand.

Katie presents Quit doubting yourself and tap into your assets already posted at Aridni, saying, “Thanks for hosting!”

Debra Moorhead presents 9 Ways to Increase Your Energy Level posted at Debra Moorhead.com.

Karl Staib presents I’ve Decided My Job is Now My Hobby posted at 10,000 Swimming Pools Inside Our Minds.

Matthew Paulson presents Your Money: Why Focused Intensity Is All You Need posted at Getting Green.

Maria Yu presents How Not to Gain Weight posted at Life.

Karen Lynch presents Expectations posted at LivethePower.

Craig Harper presents Beliefs posted at Renovate your life with Craig, saying, “We handicap ourselves if we’re not regularly re-assessing all, or some, of our beliefs. Don’t believe something just because your dad did. Maybe your dad was wrong! Too many people struggle through life, crippled by their destructive beliefs. Self-imposed (totally unnecessary) limitations.”

oovs presents 10 Days to a Better Life posted at LifeTraining – Online

MabelandHarry presents Lesson from Tiger Woods at MabelandHarry.

almomento presents Balance Your Life With a Feng Shui Cleanse posted at BurstCreativity.

Talia Mana presents Pursuit of money linked to depression posted at Emotional Well-Being, saying, “Affluenza, an obsessive, envious, keeping-up-with-the-Joneses pursuit of money, can lead to depression, anxiety and unhappiness.”

David Maister presents Relationships and Romance – new careers podcast episode posted at Passion, People and Principles, saying, “The 6 Rules of Romance can help make all of your relationships more mutually supportive and fulfulling.”

Raymond David Salas presents How to Have Beginner’s Luck posted at ZenChill.com – Power Tools for Mind, Body, and Soul, saying, “Beginner’s luck will keep you in a positive state-of-mind.”

Sean J. Vaughan (on behalf of the author Dan Barker) presents Dancing with Death posted at Reason and Rhyme, saying, “In this colorful painting, Jacquelinne White depicts a woman in the autumn of her years gently and courageously “dancing” with death.”

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of positive thinking using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

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