When she's not nose-deep in a book or typing away, you'll find her brainstorming with her hubby or captivating her 8-year-old daughter with enchanting tales. And every now and then, she indulges her creative spirit through painting and nurturing her garden. 🌻🎨 The monkey mind is aimless, jumping from thought to thought, challenge to challenge, without resolving anything. We have so much to offer the world, but fear and anxiety disconnect us from our abilities. Fear isn’t bad; it’s simply a warning flag. It’s what we do with that signal that matters. Sometimes fear is a critical warning to help us survive through danger, but most of the time we feel is anxiety related to everyday concerns about money, jobs, and relationships. The book will also help you become more positive externally. This entails showing your gratitude to others, building healthy relationships, and going out to provide service to others. After you take care of yourself, you can begin taking care of others, which will take you far and help you feel fulfilled. 15 ACTIONS YOU SHOULD TAKE

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Negativity is a trait, not someone’s identity. A person’s true nature can be obscured by clouds, but, like the sun, it is always there. And clouds can overcome any of us. We have to understand this when we deal with people who exude negative energy. Just like we wouldn’t want someone to judge us by our worst moments, we must be careful not to do that to others. When someone hurts you, it’s because they’re hurt. Their hurt is simply spilling over. They need help. And as the Dalai Lama says, “If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them.” The book reads like a conversation, and there is an instant connection that the reader feels with the author. Given the subject, the book doesn’t feel preachy at all. A generous number of examples, personal anecdotes, some illustrations and diagrams, practical tips, and implementable tools and techniques, make the book an interesting and deeply engaging read. If you don’t know who you are, you will not know what you want from a relationship. This means you will send out the wrong signals and attract the wrong people. During the journey of mastering your mind and emotions, you’ll become more positive internally. You’ll have positive thoughts and practice gratitude. And you’ll know how to deal with negativity and fears. When we tune out the opinions, expectations, and obligations of the world around us, we begin to hear ourselves.This book is an incredible source of wisdom about how to live a life full of peace and purpose. Jay’s stories, studies and insights have given me new techniques to live and protect my dharma, to act with intention by knowing my deepest “why,” and to declutter and focus my mind so I can be more present in my daily life. Founder and Executive Chairman, ClassPass Things like anxiety, negativity, disappointment, stress, deteriorating quality of relationships, media clutter, device overdose, and inadequate sleep are ailments that bother most of us. In that sense, ‘ Think Like a Monk’ is specifically written to cater to the needs of the twenty-first-century individual. Like the movie Inception, about a dream within a dream, our lives are based not on how others actuallyperceive us, but on how we thinkothers might be perceiving us—a perception of a perception.

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This is a topic that always fascinated me. I have been thinking about doing Medical research on this topic. I am delighted to see the author mentioning the same in this book. The goal of monk thinking is a life free of ego, envy, lust, anxiety, anger, bitterness, and baggage. The more we can evaluate, understand, train, and strengthen our relationship with the mind, the more successfully we can navigate our lives and overcome challenges. In addition to this, he also gives examples of many others from whom we can learn. For example, while talking about Dharma, he talks about a British ex-pat who had competence in finance, and who decided to become a nun after going through a horrifying incident in Jakarta, Indonesia. of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars Think Like a Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day by Jay Shetty Don’t surround yourself by gossip, conflict, and negativity. Negativity is contagious. Don’t fixate on others. Focus on yourself.Your mind is like a sponge, it absorbs what it is exposed to. Through stillness, you can listen to your own voice, reflect on what is true to who you, and discard the external noise and distraction.