There is a power in the written word. No matter what obstacle you're trying to overcome or what goals you're trying to achieve, the act of simply writing down your thoughts, feelings and desires can help motivate you and guide you on your journey. Once you put your thoughts down on paper, or even on an online blog, they move out of the realm of the imaginary and become tangible reminders. Whether you're dealing with an injury, illness, hereditary disease or a rare disease such as mesothelioma cancer, the act of writing can help focus your energy and set you on the path to recovery.
Be Your Own Cheerleader
Self-help author Peter McWilliams once said, "Our thoughts create our reality -- where we put our focus is the direction we tend to go." People in the process of recovering from an illness often become overwhelmed by thoughts, and can lose sight of their goals. The act of writing helps make sense of these thoughts and can sharpen your focus. Catalog your feelings while going through treatment, list ways to keep your thoughts positive, and write down ways to stay healthy. Use a journal or blog to motivate yourself, and go back often to read what you wrote. Let your words serve as a reminder of your ambition and desire.
Celebrate Your Successes
Writing down goals and milestones gives you a visible progress report than can enhance your self-esteem and increase your commitment and ambition. In fact, achieving a set goal actually produces a brain chemical called dopamine that's associated with pleasurable feelings. This chemical also makes your brain hungry for new challenges. Once you're achieved a goal, catalog it in writing and celebrate yourself on a job well done. Then catalog future goals that you look forward to achieving in the future. This will help you stay motivated and inspired to keep succeeding and overcoming challenges.
Look to the Future
Writing down goals helps you focus and stay positive in the present as a patient, and helps you shape your future. As part of your goal setting process, think about what you'd like to accomplish in your life in the future. Write down the names of books you want to read and places you'd like to travel, or catalog the steps you'll need to take to learn a new skill. Writing down future life goals can stop you from drifting and help you to follow through on your future dreams. It gives you a direction -- a tangible reality to work towards.
The Bottom Line
There's always room for more inspiration, more motivation, and more positivity.
Melanie Bowen is as an awareness advocate for natural health and cancer cure initiatives. You will often find her highlighting the great benefits of alternative nutritional, emotional, and physical treatments on those diagnosed with cancer or other serious illness. Melanie also assists in social media outreach in her efforts to spread awareness. Melanie writes for the Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance Blog and Milady Knows.
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Editors' Note: We want to thank Melanie for reaching out to us and writing this great post. Melanie, you are doing an awesome job! As you say: Here is to Health and making a Difference!!~
Weather or not you reach your goals in life depends entirely on how well you prepare for them and how badly you want them. You're eagles! Stretch your wings. ~ Ronald Mcnair
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