Foreword | p. 11 |
Inspiration | p. 13 |
Indentification and Acceptance | |
Introduction | |
Mind Fitness | |
Exercise for the Mind | p. 22 |
Time-Out Sessions | p. 23 |
Regular Mental Focus | p. 25 |
Proactive Reflection | p. 26 |
Add-On Thinking | p. 27 |
Generosity of Spirit | p. 28 |
Healing | p. 32 |
We Become What We Image | |
Thoughts are Things | p. 34 |
Peak Performers | p. 35 |
Working Against Ourselves | p. 37 |
What We Can Do about It Now | p. 38 |
Moving from Coping to Creating | p. 39 |
Optimal Living: Daily Mental Care | p. 41 |
Love: The Bottom Line | p. 42 |
Consciously Design Your Life | p. 43 |
The Beginnings | |
How Personal Negativity May Begin | p. 45 |
The Attitude Grows | p. 47 |
Custom-Made | p. 49 |
Protection and Survival | p. 50 |
Use Negativity As a Teacher | p. 53 |
Symptoms and Payoffs | |
"That's Impossible"--The Habit of Defeatism | p. 56 |
"I'm Having a Conniption Fit"--Anger or Depression | p. 58 |
"Melancholy, Cry Baby"--Sadness | p. 60 |
"The Tough One"--Criticism, Cynicism, and Righteousness | p. 62 |
"Seeing Through Gray-Colored Glasses"--Pessimism | p. 64 |
"The Regulator"--A High Need for Control | p. 65 |
"Mismatched"--Internal and External Realities Don't Match | p. 66 |
"Shifty"--Restlessness and Difficulty Focusing | p. 67 |
"Moan and Groan"--Dissatisfaction | p. 68 |
"It Ain't My Fault"--Feeling Victimized | p. 68 |
"I'm Not Okay and Neither are You"--Guilt | p. 69 |
The Smart Dis-Ease | p. 70 |
Ethel's Story | p. 72 |
The Payoffs | p. 73 |
Choosing Your Own Focus | p. 75 |
Getting Ready | |
Three Stages of Change | p. 76 |
The Moment of Decision | p. 80 |
Mind Fitness for Healing | |
Magic Word #1: Relaxation | |
Peace and Quiet | p. 86 |
The Inner Voice | p. 87 |
A Quiet Place | p. 88 |
A Relaxation Meditation | p. 91 |
Magic Word #2: Visualization | |
Mind and Body | p. 96 |
Using All the Senses | p. 97 |
Passionate Energy | p. 97 |
A Personal Program | p. 101 |
Creating the Picture | p. 102 |
Images With a Purpose | p. 105 |
Mind Lifts Means Pumping Images | p. 107 |
Magic Word #3: Affirmation | |
Belief in Ourselves | p. 110 |
Make Them Your Own | p. 112 |
Worded in the Positive | p. 114 |
How to Create Powerful Affirmations | p. 115 |
Life-Affirming Words | p. 116 |
Shaping Reality | p. 117 |
Rhythm and Style | |
Personal Rhythm | p. 120 |
Activity Rhythm | p. 121 |
Working with Your Rhythm | p. 122 |
A Daily Workout | |
Finding Your Rhythm | p. 125 |
The Seven-Step Program | p. 127 |
Building Steady Attitudes | |
Images and Techniques: Positive Momentum | |
Model Visualizations | p. 145 |
Emptying Your Mental Closet | p. 146 |
Visualization for Peace | p. 147 |
Visualization for Energy | p. 147 |
The Doorway Visualization | p. 148 |
Intentional Reliving | p. 148 |
Stop, Cancel, Replace | p. 151 |
Monsters | p. 153 |
Watching for Pitfalls | p. 155 |
Butterfly on My Shoulder | p. 155 |
Building Steady Attitudes: More Techniques | |
The "Remember" Sign | p. 158 |
Negativity Breakers | p. 158 |
Kindness to Ourselves | p. 163 |
Spiritual Nurturing | p. 166 |
Self-Acknowledgment | p. 168 |
Mind Lifts | p. 170 |
A Way of Life | p. 171 |
Personal to Global Commitment | p. 172 |
Recommended Books | p. 176 |
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