Psychology ~ Habits!

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I hope all of you are keeping well. Today I am writing about Habits. The root of the word “Habit can be found in the “Latin word “Habitus” which translates as a “state of being” or “condition”” In understanding “Habits” you will go into the “Science ” öf how Habits form and find out how we can make “”Good Habits from Bad Habits”. And find out how to Alter and Change for more good Habits that helps us to have better lives!

Habit formation is in our brain which is responsible for our movements, learning, and memory. When we do something pleasurable, our brain releases “”Dopamine, a chemical that makes us happy. This chemical aids our brain in remembering the action, encouraging us to repeat it. The more we do it, the stronger the connection becomes, leading to automatic habit formation. This allows our brain to conserve energy for other tasks. While habits can be stubborn, our brains are incredibly adaptable. This adaptability allows us to rewire our brains, helping us throw away old habits and create new ones. The science of habit formation is a test to this power to change, providing hope to those of us looking to stop bad habits and embrace better ones.

Habits: So What’s the Big Deal?

Now before we get into habit formation, let’s first understand what a ‘habit’ is. Habits are behaviors that are second nature to us, steering our thoughts, feelings, and actions daily. They help us manage life’s rollercoaster, making certain tasks so automatic that we can concentrate on the more challenging ones. The science behind habits and understand how our brain can be improving for the better. At the heart of habit formation lies a simple yet powerful cycle, This cycle has three things: the cue, the routine, and the reward. The cue triggers the habit, the routine is the behavior itself, and the reward provides the positive reinforcement.

Here’s where the sunshine, water, and fertile soil come into the picture:

Sunshine: This is your daily habit of skill building, your commitment to learning and developing relevant skills each day, regardless of whether it’s a weekday or a weekend, remember that you are chasing your dreams. When you truly chase something you love, it may be challenging but feels less like work and more like fun. When it stops being fun…take a moment and reevaluate if this is the dream you should be chasing.

Water: This is your networking habit, constantly interacting with industry peers and professionals, building relationships, and gaining insights about your dream job.

Fertile Soil: This is your mindset, fed by habits like positivity, resilience, and taking care of your well-being. Mind right, money right.

Without these habits, the dream of landing your dream job remains just that – a dream. But with these habits, your dream gets what it needs to grow and become (manifest) into reality

Before we get deep into the mechanics of growing those seeds of dreams, let’s understand the lay of the land. Our mind, the garden where we plant these seeds, is full of both fertile and empty patches. The fertile patches are where the right habits have been cultivated over time. The empty patches? They are the regions where bad habits have caused droughts or maybe storms. The trick is in tending to our mental garden so that more and more of it becomes fertile over time.

Are you still with me? let’s begin to plant.

Strategies for Cultivating Any Good Habit

As with any garden, you need the right tools to make it flourish. You can apply several strategies to develop good habits, from setting clear goals to breaking down habits into manageable steps and creating cues and rewards. So let me break it down for you.

Set your sights: Identify the habits you want to cultivate and the goals you aspire to achieve. Make your goals SMART – Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound.
Break it down: Break your new habit into manageable chunks. For instance, if you wish to exercise daily, start with just 10 minutes of daily activity.
Cue yourself: Use cues to trigger your habit. Set a reminder on your phone, put your workout clothes at your bedside – find what works for you.
Rewards are key: Reward yourself for sticking to your habit. Enjoy a healthy treat after a workout, or take a relaxing bath after a hard day’s work.
Consistency: Practice makes perfect. The more you practice your habit, the easier it becomes.
Pairing: Find ways to make the habit more enjoyable. Do you hate organizing your to-do list? Try pairing it with listening to your favorite podcast or audiobook. By linking an activity, you enjoy with a habit you’re trying to establish; the process becomes less of a chore and more of a fun routine.
Maintain a journal: Documenting your journey helps track your progress and identify improvement areas.
Lean on your squad: Share your goals and habits with friends and Family. Their support and encouragement will keep you motivated.
Forgive your slip-ups: Everyone has off days. Don’t trip. It’s okay if you miss your habit once in a while. What matters is that you get back on track.
Celebrate your wins: Every milestone, no matter how small, is a step in the
right direction, and remember, the journey is just as important as the destination!
Okay, you’ve stuck with me, we’ve walked through this mind garden, and you’ve begun to plant your seeds and cultivate your habits. But remember, this is only the beginning. As we wrap up, I want you to think back to that student I was talking to. The one with the worries about the impending “adult life.” Sounds a little more familiar now, doesn’t it?

You see, we all have these moments of anxiety, the times when the future seems as clear as a foggy day. But let me tell you something – it gets clearer. Every single day, as you nourish your seeds with sunshine, water, and fertile soil, the fog lifts a little more.

Every habit you build, every step you take brings you closer to your dream job, your dream life, your dream self. It won’t be an easy road – sometimes it’ll feel like you’re climbing Mount Everest. But remember, it’s not about reaching the peak in record time. It’s about soaking in the beauty of the climb, learning from the slips, and always, always moving forward. And when you stumble? Remember to dust yourself off, look back at how far you’ve come, and keep it pushing. Because you’re not just any gardener, you’re the gardener of your mind, the maker (curator) of your dreams, and the architect of your reality. With each good habit, you’re building a ladder to the stars, one step (rung) at a time.

Every dream starts as a seed – a tiny idea, an ambition, or a desire. It could be anything from wanting to start your own business to wanting to run a marathon. These are precious seeds, brimming with untapped potential. But remember, seeds need constant nurturing to sprout and grow. Without the right conditions, they stay dormant. So, how do we create those ideal conditions?

Let’s say the seed of your dream is to land your “dream job.” You’ve got your eye on the company you want to work for and envisioned your ideal role, and you can almost feel the vibe of stepping into that office. But how do you get there?

So keep planting, keep watering, and keep nurturing your garden. Don’t fear the barren patches – with time, care, and persistence, they, too, will bloom. In the grand scheme of things, our dreams might just be seeds, but oh, the trees they can grow into.

So, level up, embrace those good habits, and breathe life into your dreams. The world is waiting for your garden to bloom. In the journey of turning dreams into reality, every step forward, no matter how small, is a win. And in the end, isn’t that what it’s all about?

You can see from all these posts many many things you can do in order to have “Good Habits. And to change your “Habits into “Good ones. Hope you read up and follow some of them 🙂

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I Hope Every Good habit you build, every step you take brings you closer to your, better life Now for the next few minutes, I want you to think about your dreams. Think about those dreams as seeds. Seeds full of potential, carrying the blueprints of the enormous trees within them. But alone, they remain just that, seeds. Now, think about your habits as the sunshine, the water, and the fertile soil that nurture the seeds. Without them, the seeds of your dreams simply can’t sprout, let alone grow into the beautiful trees ❤

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Psychology ~Singing!

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I hope all of you are keeping well. Today I thought of writing about Psychology of Singing. I hope you all will like what I am writing. It is both Western and Kirtan (Devotional) Singing ❤

Singing, the production of musical tones by means of the human voice. In its physical aspect, singing has a well-defined technique that depends on the use of the lungs, which act as an air supply,, which have the function of an amplifier, as the tube in a wind instrument; and on the tongue, which together with the palate, teeth, and lips articulate and impose consonants and vowels on the amplified sound. Though these four mechanisms function independently, they are nevertheless coordinated in the establishment of a vocal technique and are made to interact upon one another.

Little boy singing with microphone in his hand.

Singing versus speaking

Singing is distinguished from speaking by the manner in which the breath is expended to vibrate the vocal cords. Singing requires more breath the louder, higher, and longer one sings. It also requires that the emission of breath be more firmly controlled. A pertinent analogy is the function of the instrumentalist’s breath in playing a reed instrument—e.g., a clarinet, an oboe, or a saxophone. The technique of singing depends ultimately on the coordination of the various anatomical mechanisms in order to produce a propulsion of sound in a steady flow. A further distinction between singing and speaking is the control that is required, in singing, of the movement and reflexes of the larynx. As one sings higher, the larynx tends to rise sympathetically and at a certain point becomes an interference causing the voice to break, or crack. Not much movement of the larynx occurs within a singer’s normal range, which is usually about an octave and a third. Beyond that range, either above or below, an element of technical accomplishment sets the professional off from the unschooled amateur.

young girl standing on stage holding microphone singing surrounded by musical notes

The character of Western singing

Western singing is distinguished above all by its volume. Singers of other cultures may have a wider range, particularly a greater upward extension; but it is doubtful that they have sung louder. Western singing is also distinguished by its concern with pure sound, with the tone quality, or timbre, and with colour, with what is felt to be the sheer beauty of the voice itself. Both singers and their listeners, in Western music more than any other, have tended to lose sight of song’s roots in language and to think of singing as a purely instrumental production. Modern Western styles of singing largely derive from the Italian bel canto, which had its origin in a style associated with the polyphonic music of the 16th century. Because this music expressed the significance or the moods of the text, a great range of expression was required from the singers, who, in these polyphonic works, assumed something of the function of a vocal orchestra. The art of singing accordingly evolved to allow the singers the maximum power and variety of expression.

THE CHARACTER OF DEVOTIONAL SINGING KIRTAN:

Kirtana (Sanskrit: कीर्तन; IAST: Kīrtana), also rendered as Kirtan or Keertan, is a Sanskrit word that means “narrating, reciting, telling, describing” of an idea or story, specifically in Indian religions. It also refers to a genre of religious performance arts, a musical form of narration or shared recitation, particularly of spiritual or religious ideas, native to the Indian subcontinent. A person performing kirtan is known as a kirtankara (or kirtankar, कीर्तनकार). With roots in the Vedic anukirtana tradition, a kirtan is a call-and-response or song or chant, set to music, wherein multiple singers recite the names of a deity, describe a legend, express loving devotion to a deity, or discuss spiritual ideas. It may include dancing or direct expression of bhavas (emotive states) by the singer. Many kirtan performances are structured to engage the audience where they either repeat the chant, or reply to the call of the singer.

A kirtan performance includes an accompaniment of regionally popular musical instruments, especially Indian instruments like the Indian harmonium, the veena, sitar, or ektara (strings), the tabla (one-sided drums), the mrdanga or pakhawaj (two-sided drum), flute (woodwinds), and karatalas or talas (cymbals). It is a major practice in Hinduism, Vaisnava devotionalism, Sikhism, the Sant traditions, and some forms of Buddhism, as well as other religious groups. Kirtan is sometimes accompanied by story-telling and acting. Texts typically cover religious, mythological or social subjects.

Traditionally Kirtan is a “Call and Response”” of chanting experience. The word Kirt is to name to Communicate, to Celebrate, to Praise, and is derived from the Bhakti Yoga. The path of union through Devotion that uses the Repetition of Sanskrit Mantras to invoke the Energy and Attributes of the Devine.

The singing of Bajans is also a part of Spiritual Music, Tradition of India and singing of songs in Prayers. Its Root Bhaj means to Worship with Deep Respect (Revere) and to Love. Both are Devotional music and have been practiced since ancient times. In more recent times Devotional music has been incorporated (To include) in to many modern musical styles so that they can like to so many around the world. and all voices are united (together) with others without needing and skill or practicing. It is wonderful way to play because it is free and is energized and takes us in a relaxing journey ❤

Happiness is needed and anything that gives us Happiness to the Heart need to be encouraged that raises the flow of Energy. In this increasing unnatural society with so much of stress singing is the medicine that help Relax and Energize us. Such a practice can help us face stress of modern life just by using ones own voice in song. Ah!! almost immediate relief of Healing to make Happy people and community 🙂

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Spiritual Fitness!

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The word “spirituality” is derived from the Latin word “spirale,” which means “to blow or breathe.” The word “religion” is derived from the Latin word “re-ligare” which means “co-connect.” One can pursue “spiritual fitness” without formally engaging in religious activities. Broadly defined, spirituality refers to connecting to something outside of self. Spirituality is your personal connection with meaning and purpose in your life through something greater than yourself.

“Some 90% of the world’s population engages in religious or spiritual practices which are a major means of coping with stress.” Spiritual fitness refers to one’s search for a meaning and purpose in life. Spirituality provides a framework for meaning making and a sense of belongingness. For “believers” in a faith it is a way to search for benefits in traumatic events. Spirituality helps individuals implement their core values into social actions.

People who attend religious services regularly tend to live longer. Individuals who have a religious faith and who participate in religious services experience greater social supports resulting in reduced distress and increased personal growth. Such positive results have been found in many people. faith to rekindle Your sense of hope and in others, and in the future. You can benefit stemming from Your spiritual beliefs.

Faith teaches that we all have within us the strengths and resources to overcome many of the effects of traumatic events and the ability to learn to manage whatever lingers. We each have the ability to rise above our circumstances.” “The first thing prayer does for us it has put us in touch with other people who share the same concerns, values and dreams. Prayer redeems people from isolation. People pray as a way of talking out their fears without the embarrassment of having to say them out loud, and as a reassurance that they are not alone.”

You can seek inspiration, guidance and comfort from prayer, meditation, scripture reading, religious music, devotional activities, spiritual journal writing. You can join a religious group activity and volunteer to help with a community service project.

You can join a social group or organization that gives Your life purpose and helps you find meaning. You can benefit from their storytelling and find role models to emulate. You can participate in the social activity even though You may not feel like it at first. Social support can help wellbeing and limits distress. Being connected makes it easier to obtain coping information, get practical help and gives you a sense of being understood and accepted. Being part of a group provides a sense of connectedness and collective efficacy to work together toward a specific goal ❤

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Resilience ~ Revised!

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Resilience is often defined as the mental reservoir of strength that helps people handle stress and hardship. Resilience can be strengthened by good hormones which is released when someone is around a person they love. This feeling of connection can help in forming resilience.

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