The Life Skills Approach

Suicidal thinking; it either evolvess you or defeats you;a new searies

Most of the time the word “suicide” gets an ego reaction that doesn’t make sense. Either you are dramatically opposing it or to some level those thoughts cross your mind. I would like to present a different reaction and it doesn’t come from your ego. You can use suicidal thoughts as a way to transcend thinking and when you do so the Wisdom of your Body responds.

                Instead of contemplating the issue of suicide; let those thoughts become a trigger that connects you to a deeper, selfless perspective which I refer to as the Wisdom of the Body. In this perspective there is no right or wrong; there is just a harmony to the moment and pure consciousness.

                We have become so identified with our thoughts and past conditioning, the pure state of consciousness doesn’t seem to be a part of our life any more. Regardless of how we relate to pure consciousness; it becomes the standard to how harmonious we are; not to thoughts and beliefs…but to life it self. That is our original self; the part of us connected to an Ultimate reality.

                No matter what you believe there is a greater reality beyond your thoughts. Being harmonious with that reality determines a spiritual quality to your life. I believe suicidal thinking is a great tool in making you a stronger person or those thoughts destroy you. I believe we have a choice there.

Suicidal thinking will become a series of this Blog. The saying what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger is quite appropriate here. In my situation of illness and frustration I have chosen a path to walk a spiritual path. I hope I can inspire others in negative situations to do the same. I am not religious-just desperate.

© Marc Lerner 2008

The Quality of life of a bum is the same as the CEO of a large corporation

                The highest quality of life exists beyond our thinking mind in the zone where thoughts are not focused on. Now beyond the thoughts of a bum living on the streets and that same corporate executive exist the same silence; it is their thoughts and conditioning that makes them so different. In difficult financial times like we are going into that silence beyond thinking is our greatest resource and we need to value it as precious.

                Our society places importance in to our thinking level and basically ignores that deeper quality. Our possessions and the people we interact with becomes a doorway into that inner reality; but they are just thoughts in our mind that makes us aware of that deep quality. The reality iswe need to value that silence beyond our thoughts as our focus because the doorway is only valuable if it takes you to that depth.

                We hold on to thinking like a drowning man holds on to a life preserver and when those thoughts are taken away; we panic and drown. We need to look at the quality of life found in silence as the foundation of our life; that is who we really are. If challenges are viewed from that depth; we deal with them much better than if we hold on to anxious thinking.

                So the bum on the street can view his challenges from that depth and the wealthy man whose thinking reality is falling apart can view his challenge from that depth also.  They fall into the same quality of life when they go beyond their thoughts. Basically we all need to view challenges from that depth and have that reality become our common unity or community.

                Nobody is exempt from this, from the person who is chronically ill to the corporate executive; we all have a primary focus and need that perspective to be how we view our challenges. Please tell me what you think of this idea.

Learn to develop habits so you connect to that depth regardless of what ever challenge you face. Go to http://lifeskillsinc.com to enroll in a free Tele-seminar that develops habits that take you beyond thinking. In a health crisis that beyond thought reality may be easier to attain; but it is always there.

© Marc Lerner & Life Skills Inc. 2008

What is your greatest challenge with a disability?

When you can articulate your greatest struggle; you can go beyond it. When you avoid thinking about your disability you put more energy into thinking. In the same way when you push something away; you’re putting energy into what you don’t want. Read this Blog and clearly state your greatest challenge with your disability and watch how easy it is to let go of it.

What if, instead of being ruled by your habits and your past, you learned to use every quality you have? This Blog is focused on doing just that.  It will be like saying your biggest challenge allows you to let go of it so you can discover the you that exists beyond that idea.

 

Deal with your disability from a position of strength, utilizing powerful inner resources instead of limiting thoughts.  How you deal with a disability defines the quality of your life, limitations are a creation of your mind and not your body.  Learn to focus on your strength and not your weakness and turn dealing with a disability into an opportunity of personal growth.

 

What is your greatest challenge with your disability? Respond to this Blog with your comment.

Health challenges force us to a depth that helps us heal & cope with our struggle better. If those resources exist within us now; why do you need to be forced to deal with it? To learn habits that connects you to inner wisdom go to http://lifeskillsinc.com for an e-book & enroll in a Tele-seminar.

© Marc Lerner & Life Skills 2008