My long worksheet.

[Guest guest]

I get stressed when:

- I don't plan my day ahead and I

don't assess my purpose, priorities and

process for the day.

- I don't plan my meetings ahead and I

don't assess my purpose, priorities and

process for the meeting.

I get stressed when:

- I don't pay bills on time.

- My daughter gets late for her school

because I didn't start early enough.

I think both of the above happen

because I didn't plan ahead. Because, I

didn't think it thru.

I get stressed when:

- My daughter gets late for her

homework.

- My manager, my VP or my colleague

comes to me asking for something that I

had promised to deliver.

I think both of these happen because I

don't plan my day ahead.

I get stressed when:

- I remember that I haven't called my

friend, my relative or family member

whom I had promised to call.

- I remember I haven't called for 3

hours.

I think both of these happen because I

don't plan my day well.

I get stressed when:

- I realize that I have spent lot of

time on the Internet and as a result

have fallen behind on my office

project, or personal bills,

appointments and paperwork.

I think this happens because I don't

plan my day ahead and don't stick to my

plan.

I get stressed when:

- I don't have clear idea of the

purpose (why), priority (when), process

(how) of what I am doing. It becomes

especially stressful when my wife, my

boss or my colleague catches me in this

situation and asks me something.

In short, I think lack of planning and

discipline is the main cause of most of

stress in my life.

The way I would like to lead my life is

take each day like a New Life - dedicate

about thirty minutes each day in meditation,

thirty minutes in Yoga, thirty minutes in

planning in understanding my real purpose,

my real priorities and the process and plan

accordingly.

Once I plan the day, I will like to execute

it with devotion, love, dedication and focus.

I will like to Stay Present!

When thoughts come, I will like to simply

remember my purpose, priority, process

and plan and do what I *consciously* think

is the best thing to do.

When stress comes, I will like to get deep into

the body and try to full see what, where and how

it feels and what if anything it says.

When thoughts come about anticipating, wondering

, worrying about future or people - I will like

to remember that whenever a situation comes,

I will get in complete touch withy my body, feel exactly

what I feel, know exactly what I feel and will express

honestly and literally *what I want*!

I will like to *remember* it each time I worry, wonder

about future that I do have ability to be completely

truthful, honest and courageous - and that is what I

really want. Once I know that, I will again like to:

Stay Present!

[Guest guest]

>

> In short, I think lack of planning and

> discipline is the main cause of most of

> stress in my life.

>

Hi Adithya,

The absolute core realization I gained from studying 's

thoughts is that the ONLY ... ONLY cause of stress in my life was my

believing unexamined thoughts. It has NOTHING .... NOTHING to do

with lack of planning or discipline. May I kindly suggest that the

reason you are so fixated on planning or discipline is that it keeps

you from ever realizing the true cause of your stress i.e. your

unexamined thoughts. As everyone keeps reminding you, write down

your stressful beliefs/thoughts and question them if you really want

to know the truth and experience freedom from what you believe.

Have a beautiful day

" The old song asks, " Why do fools fall in love? " Actually, only

fools don't fall in love. Only a fool would believe the lonely,

stressful thoughts that tell him that anything could separate him

from another human being, or from the rest of the human race, or

from birds, trees, pavement, and sky. " Byron

[Guest guest]

>

> >

> > In short, I think lack of planning and

> > discipline is the main cause of most of

> > stress in my life.

> >

>

> Hi Adithya,

>

> The absolute core realization I gained from studying 's

> thoughts is that the ONLY ... ONLY cause of stress in my life was my

> believing unexamined thoughts. It has NOTHING .... NOTHING to do

> with lack of planning or discipline. May I kindly suggest that the

> reason you are so fixated on planning or discipline is that it keeps

> you from ever realizing the true cause of your stress i.e. your

> unexamined thoughts. As everyone keeps reminding you, write down

> your stressful beliefs/thoughts and question them if you really want

> to know the truth and experience freedom from what you believe.

>

> Have a beautiful day

Thank you LTW!

In this case, 'examining stressful thoughts'

work like a medicine to me...

and, planning ahead, thinking thru and

discipline works like 'prevention'!

When I do devote about half an hour

in the morning to clearly think thru,

undersatnd my purpose, priority and

process and use some discipline in the

day...

I indeed have a greatly paeceful and

happy day! It gives me freedom from

[almost] constant 'thinking'.

And, I have seen it many, many times.

That said, I will try to put some of

my " stressful " thoughts in writing on

this forum and will inquire it here.

Love,

ac.

>

>

> " The old song asks, " Why do fools fall in love? " Actually, only

> fools don't fall in love. Only a fool would believe the lonely,

> stressful thoughts that tell him that anything could separate him

> from another human being, or from the rest of the human race, or

> from birds, trees, pavement, and sky. " Byron

>