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Article Title: How to Stay Young Without Pills or Potions Author Name: Doug C. Grant Contact Email Address: doug @dougcgrant.com or dcgrant@horizonview.net Available On-Line at: www.dougcgrant.com/jourauto.txt Available by Autoresponder at: young@smartautoresponder.com Word Count: 688 Category: Motivation Copyright Date: 2002 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Publishing Guidelines: Thank you for publishing this article in its entirety including the resource box. When possible, please notify me of publication by sending either a website link or a copy of your ezine upon publication via email to doug@dougcgrant.com

HOW TO STAY YOUNG WITHOUT PILLS OR POTIONS

by Doug C. Grant

Here's an anti-aging success secret that's virtually at your fingertips.

It works almost instantly to make you feel younger, relaxed, stress-free and happier.

CARE TO GIVE IT A TRY? DO THIS!

Take a paper and pen and write the word "joy". Look at it. Write it again. Look at it some more. Write it a few more times

Now examine yourself. Notice the small upsurge in spirit you've experienced. Nothing wahoo. No fireworks or ground trembling. But there's a definite mood swing toward the positive.

That's the power of a written word...a word that you write. Which brings us to the anti-aging secret.

YOU'VE PROBABLY HEARD OF JOURNALING

That's the process of putting your thoughts down on paper. Perhaps you've always considered it an intellectual's past time. Or maybe you think it's too much of a bore and bother. Besides, you doubt if any of your thoughts are worth putting on paper.

BACK UP AND TAKE A SECOND LOOK

Journaling is one of the most powerful 'feel-good' tools you own. When properly used, it can be a great alternative to pills and potions.

However, the Empowered Maturity approach overwrites many of the unwritten rules for Journaling.. And herein lies its effectiveness. Consider these differences. 1. You can use any old notebook or even just a piece of paper. (I like to use those small 'class-note' booklets available at any discount store. My wife prefers the full size spiral notebooks. The thicker the better.)

2. Never write for posterity. I seldom ever read past entries. They belong to yesterday. That's because I'm not keeping a diary or record of events. I'm primarily writing about feelings.

(I know that a dedicated journalist will have heart seizures over this approach. They have bookshelves lined with leather covered volumes. They not only enjoy rummaging through the pages of their past but feel they are writing for future generations. I write with no such pretensions. Besides, I use so many abbreviations and shorthand symbols that no one else could even begin to break the code...or want to. I trade speed for readability.)

3. Neatness doesn't matter unless scribble really bothers you. The important thing is to get your thoughts down quickly. At best, your brain will always outrun your pen.

4. Write yourself questions and then write the answers. This is one of the important keys to Empowered Maturity Journaling. Let me give you an example.

This morning I felt fine until I woke up. Immediately I noticed I was uptight. No particular reason. Just a new day. And I knew by the way I was feeling, I could look forward to some tension and irritations.

I immediately went into my home office, grabbed my current Journaling Book and wrote this question. "Exactly how do I feel right now?"

I wrote out a complete description. What muscles were tense. How my stomach felt. I did a top to toe analysis. I didn't bother asking why I felt the way I did. Even if I could pinpoint the problem I wouldn't reenforce it by writing it down.

NEXT, I WROTE, "HOW WOULD I LIKE TO FEEL?"

I really gave this question a workout. I wrote about feeling enthused, relaxed, full of vitality. I painted a verbal picture of marvelous health and well-being. I filled several pages of scribble about how tremendous I felt.

Notice, I didn't use future tense. I wrote as though my condition of well-being was now.

How did I feel when I was done? Better. Not great but definitely moving in a more positive direction. And, as the morning progressed, the good feeling kept getting stronger.

THIS IS ONLY A START ON EMPOWERED MATURITY JOURNALING... BUT A GOOD ONE.

If you do nothing but write answers to the 'how do I feel' and 'how would I like to feel' questions, they can substitute for a lot of pills and potions. Use them whenever you feel a mood slipping toward the negative. Instant action can reverse the slide.

Use these Empowered Maturity Questions for at least 27 days. They will then become a habit that can lift your days and help keep you perpetually young.. _____________________________ ________________ Facts, techniques and more for helping the over 50 crowd (or even the under-50 crowd) live healthier, happier and more productive lives. Subscribe FREE to Doug Grant's bi- monthly e-publication, THE EMPOWERED MATURITY PAGE at: mailto:empoweredpage@smartautoresponder.com

About the Author

Doug C. Grant retired from a successful career as a nationally recognized business writer & marketing consultant. He now helps members of the 'Over-50', crowd (or any age) live healthier, happier and more productive lives throughhis Empowered Maturity Web Site (http://www.dougcgrant.com) and an on-line interactive seminar.

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