i found a way to force myself into staying focused in the present.

whenever i feel off or too inside my head…

i just start counting the objects / people around me in groups of three.

all of a sudden instead of being introverted and unaware of my surroundings…

i end up being one of the most aware in the area because noone else is noticing/counting everything in the area.

i guess this is what cia and fbi agents feel like.

they are noticing everything around them all the time.

after a while it becomes fun noticing everything around me.

it’s more fun and productive counting in 3′s everything around me…

than thinking about the last negative thing that happened and staying stuck on that.

it’s like falling into a pit of negativity, bouncing right back and being strong and aware as ever, in an instant.

i think i’ll be counting in 3s for life.

maybe eventually i will get too good at counting objects / people around me in 3′s and move onto more advanced stuff.

oh yea, just to make it fun, sometimes i count the number of sounds that are going on.

it’s kinda fun doing that to songs playing on the radio.

increased awareness, it’s a good thing.

hey, so i realized that i am closed minded about many things.

that is the bad news.

but, the good news is that when i realized this…

all of a sudden my mind naturally tries to expand by being a little more open to different possibilities.

i see little changes in the way i view and behave.

maybe realizing i am closed minded was a necessary step before i started to grow.

the solution is simple.

when the hunger pang hits, just shift your body into activation.

jump up and down 10 times, jumping jacks, push ups anything.

just enough physical activity to shift the momentum towards activation.

the hunger pangs usually hit when there is boredom, laziness, lack of movement.

the body is asking you to do anything but being bored.

once your body becomes activated, you will feel like doing something.

your attention will shift from the hunger pang to desiring to become productive.

i think this might work for depression too.

just start jumping up and down 10 times or until the body has created enough new momentum.

use that momentum to get something done.

this can be done anytime, any place, and costs nothing.

only side effect is that you will have so much new momentum,

you will have to figure out all kinds of new things to do to spend the energy.