23/03/05

When I thought today was going to be another same boring routine, my friend msged for a small gathering. Although there were only 3 people, it was a fun chat. Just surprised to find out another long relationship went into nothing. But, tomorrow will be better.

Then, I suggested to them for a movie. Swing girls, a brass band show. Jap show to be precise. Its just so interesting and funny. All band members should watch it. I've learnt some practicing technique from there too. And, I also found out more about myself.... hee won't tell anyone.

My mind seems to recover rather quickly. With more and more things cleared (i mean work), I could see the peace in the mind. The calm water. The best way to stay happy is..... a blank mind. No other thoughts, no other feelings.

Jazz music rocks!! Why constrain oneself to the rigid structure of melody and rythmn? Its time to play freely, and one should enjoy playing. yeah hee. How I wish you could get an instrument in Singapore as easy as in Japan. Trombone would be a damn fun jazz instrument hee.

Slice of Life

Ways to Worry Less and Accomplish More

Worry is such a loathsome thing. You know you'd probably be able to do more without it, but sometimes it simply refuses to leave you alone.

Here are some ways to worry less and accomplish more:

Don't think of problems as difficulties. Think of them as opportunities for action.

After you've done your best to deal with a situation, avoid speculating about the outcome. Forget it and go onto the next thing.

Keep busy. Keep the 24 hours of your day filled with these three ingredients: work, recreation, sleep. Don't allow yourself time for abstract thinking.

Don't concern yourself with things you can't do anything about. Armchair generals don't win battles, but they do have nervous breakdowns.

Don't procrastinate. Putting off an unpleasant task until tomorrow simply gives you more time for your imagination to make a mountain out a possible molehill. More time for anxiety to sap your self-confidence. Do it now.

Don't pour woes and anxieties to other people. You don't want their sympathy...it'll merely make it easy for you to feel sorrier for yourself. Get up as soon as you wake up. If you lie in bed, you may use up as much nervous energy living your day in advance as you would in actual accomplishment of the day's work.

Try to arrange your schedule so that you will not have to hurry. Hurry helps shatter poise and self-confidence, and contributes to fear and anxiety.

If a project seems too big, break it up into simple steps of action. Then negotiate those steps-link rungs in a ladder...one at a time. And don't allow yourself to think about the difficulties of step number two until you've executed step number one.