{"id":382,"date":"2011-06-19T10:48:34","date_gmt":"2011-06-19T10:48:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/drdavidhamilton.com\/?p=382"},"modified":"2021-07-28T16:26:00","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T16:26:00","slug":"10-things-i-have-learned-in-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drdavidhamilton.com\/10-things-i-have-learned-in-life\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Things I Have Learned in Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3063\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3063\" class=\"wp-image-3063 size-medium lazyload\" title=\"open hand butterfly\" data-src=\"https:\/\/drdavidhamilton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/nature_1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/drdavidhamilton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/nature_1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/drdavidhamilton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/nature_1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drdavidhamilton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/nature_1-1800x2400.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/drdavidhamilton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/nature_1-1200x1600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/drdavidhamilton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/nature_1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/drdavidhamilton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/nature_1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/drdavidhamilton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/nature_1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 225px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 225\/300;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3063\" class=\"wp-image-3063 size-medium\" title=\"open hand butterfly\" src=\"https:\/\/drdavidhamilton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/nature_1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drdavidhamilton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/nature_1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/drdavidhamilton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/nature_1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/drdavidhamilton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/nature_1-1800x2400.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/drdavidhamilton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/nature_1-1200x1600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/drdavidhamilton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/nature_1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/drdavidhamilton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/nature_1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/drdavidhamilton.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/nature_1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-3063\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">image (c) Dr David R Hamilton<\/p><\/div>\n<p>1. <strong>Be the Change.<\/strong><br \/>\nYes, we\u2019ve heard Gandhi&#8217;s immortalized words so many times before, but that\u2019s because they are so true that people keep repeating it. It means to live by the principles that you want to see in others or in the world.<\/p>\n<p>2. <strong>Be open to the possibility of miracles.<\/strong><br \/>\nThey don\u2019t always happen to you; they often happen because of you. Our hopes, dreams, beliefs, and open minds invisibly build up momentum; then they reach tipping point.<\/p>\n<p>3. <strong>The mind can heal the body.<\/strong><br \/>\nI have heard several hundred stories of people using their mind to facilitate healing in their body. The key is to imagine converting an internal picture of disease into an internal picture of health, and doing it repeatedly \u2013 every day. The mind and body are connected. Every state of mind has consequences.<\/p>\n<p>4. <strong>Count your blessings.<\/strong><br \/>\nWe often get so caught up in life that we don\u2019t notice the wonderful people right in front of our eyes, but when we do, magic happens in our own lives. We experience internal joy as we seek the beauty in them.<\/p>\n<p>5. <strong>Love can really make a difference.<\/strong><br \/>\nI have found that no matter how hard things get, love can make everything all right. A hug can make so many stressful situations feel better. Love builds spiritual strength.<\/p>\n<p>6. <strong>People are inherently good inside.<\/strong><br \/>\nWe are wired for empathy and kindness. The love of the human spirit is always there, no matter how well it is hidden. Our task is to reveal it, even in our enemies.<\/p>\n<p>7. <strong>Take time for yourself.<\/strong><br \/>\nA quiet and balanced mind makes it much easier to deal with life\u2019s ups and downs.<\/p>\n<p>8. <strong>Resist the temptation to see yourself as small in any way. <\/strong><br \/>\nI believe that we are all on a spiritual journey towards knowing ourselves in deeper and more profound ways.<\/p>\n<p>9. <strong>Think about what you want and not what you don\u2019t want.<\/strong><br \/>\nYou engineer \u2013 both consciously and unconsciously &#8211; what you give your attention to.<\/p>\n<p>10. <strong>Being positive doesn\u2019t just mean believing you\u2019ll achieve your goals.<\/strong><br \/>\nIt can mean that no matter how hard things get, you know that you\u2019ll get through it. There\u2019s always a way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. Be the Change. 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