Lol – Laughter Therapy


It supposedly means laugh out loud. Some people think it’s lots of love, but my daughter thinks it’s these little 2-in tall dolls with big eyes.

Whatever L.O.L. means to you, I intend to change your concept of L.O.L. before the end of this blog post.

Have you ever heard of the phrase laughter therapy? Webster’s dictionary defines it as a humor-induced hormonal intervention to reduce stress and anxiety. I bet that’s as clear as mud, right? Let me break it down for you.

Laughter therapy is intentionally making yourself laugh even when you feel like crap—knowing that your body will fill full of happy hormones and push out some of the stress hormones when you do this. It is actively taking time every day to laugh.

I have been setting an alarm on my cell phone that repeats daily. It goes off twice a day to remind me to watch something funny. I’ve been watching a lot of stand-up comedy. Some of it sucks. I’ll be honest, but some people out there just have the gift of laughter. They make me laugh so hard my face hurts. There is some complex science behind this, but I won’t bore you. I will tell you from a real-world perspective this stuff works. Every day I engage in laughter therapy, I am a whole lot better human to be around. My outlook is better. I feel better, and my day seems to go better.

You need to understand that happiness is a choice. It is not a result. Nothing will make you happy until you choose to be happy. I believe Ralph Marston said that. We need to understand that laughing swaps the cortisol in our system with dopamine, oxytocin, and endorphins. So, it makes us feel better in that moment.

Let me give you some facts about laughter. Then you can decide if it will be worth your time to laugh daily.

  • Laughter is a natural painkiller
  • Laughter strengthens the heart and boosts your immune system
  • Laughter is contagious
  • Laughter works as an antidepressant
  • Laughter creates bonds between people and increases intimacy with others
  • Laughter reduces blood pressure
  • Laughter increases your T cells, which are the backbone of your immune system.
  • Laughter therapy has been known to help recovering addicts
  • In the case of Norman Cousins, laughter therapy helped him heal and walk out of the hospital when he was doomed to die

So, How much comedy do you watch? How many funny cat videos can you watch? Whatever makes you laugh. I won’t tell you what your sense of humor should be. I’m just saying do something to make yourself laugh at least twice daily. Your body will thank you later.

So L.O.L. people. L.O.L. at least twice a day!


Humans have a hidden superpower. With it we can both create and destroy. In most people it is raw, unfiltered and troublesome. But, if we could train it and hone it to perfection, it is powerful enough to change the world.
There’s a wise old saying that says, “for as a man thinketh in his heart so is he.” What does that mean, exactly? It means you become what you think about regularly. Your consistent thoughts become your actions, and your actions change the reality around you. I know this sounds like a bunch of hoodoos, but I promise you there’s science behind it.
What if we trained our minds to create instead of to destroy? We could change the world with one mind at a time.

Never Lose Your Edge

I heard one of the greatest allegories at a little rural church in the Ozarks. In the middle of his message, the guest preacher dropped this little story.

Two men were out chopping wood. One was an old man.  The other was young and egotistical. He challenged the old man to a race, knowing he was younger and twice as strong. Surprisingly, the old man accepted.

Laughing, the younger man tore into cutting wood as fast as he could. It was powerful to see how hard the young man worked.

The old man chopped steadily, but he would stop every little bit, sit down, and sharpen his ax again. Every time, the young man would laugh at him. The man wouldn’t say a word. He would just sharpen and then get back to work.

By the end of the day, the young man was in for a surprise. The old man had chopped almost twice as much wood as the young man. The young man was furious.

“How in the world did you beat me? I was swinging twice as hard and twice as fast.” 

The older man just smiled and sat down to sharpen his ax. He let the young guy stew around for a while. Finally, the young man calmed down and asked him again.

“What did I do wrong?”

“You didn’t do anything wrong. You are the best wood chopper I’ve ever seen. I could never compete with you in strength, but I kept my ax head sharp. You must keep your edge sharp, son. Never lose your edge.”

Wow. The preacher went on to talk about other things, and I’m not quite sure how they tied into the story. But this story hit me so hard. I had to write it down and share it with you guys. What a lesson!

 How many of you guys have gotten tired and stopped sharpening your edge? I know I have lately.

This girl’s going to sit down and sharpen that ax. I’m getting my edge back. How about you?


Finding Purpose Despite Pain



 I recently heard this phrase when listening to a seminar. “Pain is inevitable, but suffering is not!” It sort of shocked me until I thought about it for a while. I had several questions and I thought you might be thinking the same thing so I outlined them in this blog post. Let me know what you think after you finish reading it. I’d love to hear from you concerning this topic. 

What does that phrase mean? Isn’t suffering inevitable too? NO!

Suffering is not inevitable!

  • pain does not come from the difficulties in life
  • they come from our interpretations of those situations. 
  • We grieve over the loss of what could have been. 
  • We feel anxious and stressed when our mental picture of how things should be doesn’t line up with our reality. That’s where suffering actually comes from. 
  • Think about it. The Apostle Paul didn’t suffer at the end of his life. Church legends say he ran to the chopping block. He knew that he had finished his purpose and was ready to meet death. 
  • Now that’s a huge example of a painful experience without mental suffering!

Why is finding a purpose so important?The Universal law of Create or Disintegrate 

  • At the beginning of time, God put into place a set of Universal Laws to govern life on Earth. One of them is “Create or Disintegrate.”
  • Acorn story
  • (Matthew 25) Parable of Talents
  • (Proverbs 29:18) Without a vision people perish

Does everyone have a purpose?

  • Yes! God has a purpose for everyone and it’s up to us to discover it. 
  • (Jeremiah 29:11) “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.”
  • God has a plan for everyone. He gives each of us a purpose and the talents to fulfill it.
  • You either use your talent or you lose it. It’s the same with humans. We must have a purpose in order to grow into the people God wants us to be. We won’t get there through apathy and procrastination.
  • (Jeremiah 32:19b) …to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings:”

Are you DOING anything? 

What is a Life’s Mission Statement?

  • Every major corporation has a mission statement that summarizes the aims and values of that company. 
  • Eulogies are written after death by other people and so many of them have nothing to say other than a list of relatives. 
  • What if you could write your life mission statement now and spend the next twenty years living up to it? What would your eulogy say then?
  • God has a mission statement for each of us. What if you could see it? What would it say? 


Conclusion:

Finding your purpose will not take away the painful experiences of life, it will guide you through them and bring you back on course. Hope this helps you. I know it helped me.

Remember God loves you & so do I,

Synova


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Whispers of the Mind: How Thoughts Become Things

Humans have a hidden superpower. With it we can both create and destroy. In most people it is raw, unfiltered and troublesome. But, if we could train it and hone it to perfection, it is powerful enough to change the world. There’s a wise old saying that says, “for as a man thinketh in his heart so is he.”

“What does that mean, exactly? It means you become what you think about regularly. Your consistent thoughts become your actions, and your actions change the reality around you. I know this sounds like a bunch of hoodoos, but I promise you there’s science behind it. What if we trained our minds to create instead of to destroy? We could change the world with one mind at a time.

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Gratitude Through The Storm: A Guided Gratitude Journal

Like a lighthouse in the storm, gratitude will guide you through to calm waters. This guided gratitude journal is a very personal project of mine and I can’t wait to share it with you all. My life hasn’t seen the sun in almost two years, but when I remember to practice gratitude my ship sails smoothly through the day. When I forget the waves crash over me and I find myself flailing about amid troubled waters. Once I catch my breath I’m again drawn back to the light of gratitude and the inner peace it brings. This journal is more than just another list of self help topics, or scientific facts. It’s a tried and true journey that I am on. I do believe I can see the clouds parting and the sun shining through . It’s time to share with you all. Like a lighthouse in the storm, gratitude will guide you through to calm waters. This guided gratitude journal is a very personal project of mine and I can’t wait to share it with you all. My life hasn’t seen the sun in almost two years, but when I remember to practice gratitude my ship sails smoothly through the day. When I forget the waves crash over me and I find myself flailing about amid troubled waters. Once I catch my breath I’m again drawn back to the light of gratitude and the inner peace it brings. This journal is more than just another list of self help topics, or scientific facts. It’s a tried and true journey that I am on. I do believe I can see the clouds parting and the sun shining through . It’s time to share with you all.

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As A Man Thinketh

All that we achieve and all that we fail to achieve is the direct result of our own thoughts. Self-control is strength. Right thought is mastery. Calmness is power. ” ― James Allen, As a Man Thinketh

Synova writes commentary on this famous self-help book first written by James Allen in 1902. As A Man Thinketh may be in the public domain now, but it is a work for the ages. Why isn’t this information included in our schools?

P.M.A. – Your Guide to Cultivating a Resilient and Radiant Mindset!

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What is P.M.A.?

P.M.A. is an acronym for Positive Mental Attitude. This concept was first introduced in 1937 by Napoleon Hill and has been adopted as the key to success by all the greatest motivational speakers, from Tony Robbins to Zig Ziglar. 


“Life is 10% what happens to you, and 90% how you react to it.” – Charles Swindoll.


Life can be difficult, and without a positive attitude, most fail miserably. We set out as young adults eager to enter the game of life. Some start a little better than others, but most get to the end of their life and are filled with regret. 


There are a lot of problems created when we are taught misinterpretation of scripture at a young age. How many of you have heard that you need to give thanks because of the scripture that says in everything, give thanks?


“In everything, give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.”1 Thessalonians 5:18


There is one keyword that completely changes the meaning of this verse. It’s the word “in.” It does not say “for.” So many people wonder how I should be thankful for this tragedy. By using the word “in,” the scripture says, “despite” the negative, give thanks. Meaning we may not be thankful for the traumatic event, but we should find something positive to focus on and be grateful for that. 


Toxic positivity will not make anything better, either. But having an overall positive attitude will get you through the hard times much better than a negative attitude ever will. 


There is a great book titled, “As a man thinketh” by James Allen. This book dives into the concept that we, as humans, become what we think about consistently. If we always think about the negative things, this will snowball into a giant mess. How many of you can relate to this? I’m sure you all can. It’s human nature to dwell on the bad and completely ignore the good. People don’t realize that your thoughts determine your emotions, your emotions determine your actions, and your actions become your reality. So thoughts truly shape your world. 


Thoughts —> Emotions —> Actions —> Reality


What if you could completely change your world by developing a positive mental attitude? What would your world be?


Tony Robbins has a great saying that I have taped to my mirror. He says, “Where Focus Goes, Energy Flows.” When trying to explain this concept to my coaching clients, I ask them this question. What is life? Your life consists of energy. You only have so much of it before your eyes grow dim and life ends. When you focus on the negative, you are literally giving that negative person or situation a piece of your life. Think about it. Does that hateful coworker deserve a part of your life? Does that problem deserve a portion of it? The answer is a resounding NO!


How To Develop A Positive Mental Attitude:

  • Visualization
  • Affirmations
  • Gratitude
  • Optimize Environment
  • Transform Self Talk

What is visualization, and how can it help you to develop P.M.A.? Visualization is simply using your imagination to visualize what you want instead of using your imagination to blow the negative out of proportion. Take a few moments to imagine what life would be like if you could focus on the positive things most of the time. What would that do for you? How would it feel?


Create a vision board of things you want in your life, and ensure everything is positive. Don’t put stuff on there that might have any negative undertones. Here’s an example. If you want to lose weight, don’t use that phrase. But I want to be healthy, fit, and strong. Don’t write pay off debt. Instead, put financial freedom. When the board is complete, place it where you will see it daily.


As Christians, we sometimes shy away from things like affirmations, but there’s nothing in scripture to support this. In fact, it encourages us to quote scripture out loud. It says to let the weak say they are strong in another place. By using positive affirmations, we are literally reprogramming our subconscious mind. I say “Re” programming because we hear affirmations every day of our lives. Those negative affirmations from childhood still affect you today. So why not weed out the garbage and add in some positive programming? 


Gratitude is the key to changing your mindset quickly and redirecting your thoughts from negative to positive. 


Optimize your environment is a phrase I heard when I started studying with my multi-millionaire coach Christan Mickelsen. He talks about how you need to optimize both your physical and human environments. Who do you spend the most time around? Are they discouraging your dreams, or are they pushing you toward them? 


The last way is to transform your self-talk. Tomorrow I want you to take note of everything you tell yourself. We have this voice in our heads; it can ruin your day, year, and even your life when it’s negative. Take note when your self-talk is negative and flip it to a positive thought. If you keep this up long enough, you will reprogram that inner voice to look for the positive. 


Please check out my affiliate links in this article. Any purchase you make using my links will help support Synova Ink Publishing. With your support, I will continue producing high-quality free content for more people like you. Thank you in advance!-Synova


Now Available for Preorder!!

Whispers of the Mind: How Thoughts Become Things

Humans have a hidden superpower. With it we can both create and destroy. In most people it is raw, unfiltered and troublesome. But, if we could train it and hone it to perfection, it is powerful enough to change the world.

There’s a wise old saying that says, “for as a man thinketh in his heart so is he.” What does that mean, exactly? It means you become what you think about regularly. Your consistent thoughts become your actions, and your actions change the reality around you. I know this sounds like a bunch of hoodoos, but I promise you there’s science behind it. What if we trained our minds to create instead of to destroy? We could change the world with one mind at a time.

Preorder Your Autographed Copy Today!



Gratitude Through The Storm: A Guided Gratitude Journal

Like a lighthouse in the storm, gratitude will guide you through to calm waters. This guided gratitude journal is a very personal project of mine and I can’t wait to share it with you all. My life hasn’t seen the sun in almost two years, but when I remember to practice gratitude my ship sails smoothly through the day. When I forget the waves crash over me and I find myself flailing about amid troubled waters. Once I catch my breath I’m again drawn back to the light of gratitude and the inner peace it brings.This journal is more than just another list of self help topics, or scientific facts. It’s a tried and true journey that I am on. I do believe I can see the clouds parting and the sun shining through . It’s time to share with you all.

Like a lighthouse in the storm, gratitude will guide you through to calm waters. This guided gratitude journal is a very personal project of mine and I can’t wait to share it with you all. My life hasn’t seen the sun in almost two years, but when I remember to practice gratitude my ship sails smoothly through the day. When I forget the waves crash over me and I find myself flailing about amid troubled waters. Once I catch my breath I’m again drawn back to the light of gratitude and the inner peace it brings.This journal is more than just another list of self help topics, or scientific facts. It’s a tried and true journey that I am on. I do believe I can see the clouds parting and the sun shining through . It’s time to share with you all.

Make sure you are on my mailing list so you will be notified when these new books are released.

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As A Man Thinketh

Synova writes commentary on this famous self-help book first written by James Allen in 1902. As A Man Thinketh may be in the public domain now, but it is a work for the ages. Why isn’t this information included in our schools?

All that we achieve and all that we fail to achieve is the direct result of our own thoughts. Self-control is strength. Right thought is mastery. Calmness is power. ” ― James Allen, As a Man Thinketh


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10 Common Struggles People Face When Overcoming Trauma

Overcoming Trauma

Overcoming trauma can be a difficult process and everyone’s story is both unique and common. While you may feel alone in the chaos, remember that there are untold numbers of people facing similar problems. You are not alone. Here are some common obstacles you may face while trying to go from victim to vitality. Remember, God knows your struggles and He will guide you through.

1. Memories: Distressing memories of the traumatic event, which can be triggered by certain cues or reminders. These flashbacks can be overwhelming and make it difficult to move forward. While it’s not easy, actively engaging in thought redirection can greatly improve your life. 

(See: Laughter Really Is The Best Medicine [Norman Cousins] for more information on how redirecting your thoughts can help you heal)

The Bible says to “Think on Good Things” for a reason. By redirecting our negative thoughts back to the list of good things that Scripture references, we are literally changing our biochemistry. God knows how we are designed. He knows stressful thoughts will fill our bodies with cortisol and He knows if you can redirect your thoughts onto good things our bodies will fill with happy hormones. 


2. Emotional distress: Trauma can lead to intense and overwhelming emotions such as fear, anger, sadness, guilt, or shame. Managing and regulating these emotions can be a significant struggle during the healing process. Again, redirecting your thoughts to something positive will help calm the emotions. Engaging in laughter therapy, coaching, and thought replacement habits will help lessen the distress over time. 

3. Hypervigilance: Trauma survivors may remain in a constant state of high alertness, always expecting danger. This makes them untrusting of other people and circumstances that most people wouldn’t notice. To help compensate for this, it’s good to build a close-knit circle of support. It doesn’t need to be big, but a few good people you can depend on. 

Hypervigilance is anything but peaceful and God wants us to find peace. John 16:33 says that we can find peace IN HIM. Sometimes when overcoming trauma we can’t find peace anywhere. It’s not inside us. It’s not in the world around us. Where can we find it? Sometimes it can only be found through Him. 

(“These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” John 16:33)

4. Avoidance and numbing: In a perfect world you wouldn’t have to deal with this, but avoiding all triggers isn’t possible. A lot of victims try to avoid everything that could possibly remind them of the trauma, but this won’t work. It also steals your life from you. In reality, the trauma stole enough from you. It doesn’t deserve any more of your life. Instead, we need to actively focus on how to react to the triggers.

We aren’t designed to sit on a shelf. Humans are designed to live. Avoiding your triggers will only lead to more heartache. This is when you need to reach out for help, not hide.

5. Trust and relationship issues: Trauma can profoundly impact one’s ability to trust others. Survivors may struggle with forming and maintaining healthy relationships, experiencing fear of abandonment or betrayal. Communication is the most important element in forming healthy relationships, unfortunately, if you haven’t been a victim of trauma you may not understand those that have. This is where it is important to seek out professional help. 

6. Self-blame and guilt: Many trauma survivors grapple with feelings of self-blame and guilt, believing they are responsible for what happened or that they could have done something differently to prevent it. These feelings can hinder the healing process. Remember you do not need to take on the labels of blame, shame, and guilt. Those labels belong to the trauma and the abuser. 

(See: Who Are You Pretending To Be? – Changing Subconscious Labels)

7. Negative self-perception: Trauma can significantly affect one’s self-esteem and self-worth. Survivors may develop negative beliefs about themselves, feeling damaged, unworthy, or ashamed. It’s all about changing those labels and rebuilding your self-image. You are God’s highest form of creation on this earth. Let’s rebuild your self-image into what God’s called you to be.

8. Physical health problems: Trauma can have physical manifestations, including sleep disturbances, chronic pain, headaches, gastrointestinal issues, and other stress-related physical ailments. Managing and addressing these physical symptoms can be challenging.

9. Substance abuse and self-destructive behaviors: Some individuals may turn to unhealthy coping mechanisms, such as substance abuse, self-harm, or other self-destructive behaviors, as a way to cope with the emotional pain and distress caused by the trauma. If you have built a tight-knit circle of friends, they will support you and help you build better-coping mechanisms.

Someone once berated my father while he was battling the addictions of his past. 

“You’re just using this Jesus thing as a crutch”

Exactly. We need help sometimes and instead of using addictive substances why not turn to the Creator himself for help?

10. Rebuilding a sense of safety and control: Trauma can shatter one’s sense of safety and control over their life. Overcoming trauma involves rebuilding a sense of safety, trust, and control, which can be a significant struggle for survivors.

Hebrews 13:5 reminds us that He will never leave us or forsake us. This is a hard scripture to comprehend when we’ve suffered trauma. We ask why was this terrible thing allowed to happen. Unfortunately, this world is not governed by a just and holy God. It’s filled with wicked people who seek to harm and destroy. God promises us, however, that he will help us through the chaos down here if we ask for his help.

It is important to remember that each individual’s experience of trauma is unique, and the struggles they face may vary. Professional support from therapists, counselors, support groups, and spiritual leaders is absolutely necessary to recover from trauma. Don’t go at this alone. There’s help available.


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Gratitude Through The Storm: A Guided Gratitude Journal

Whispers of the Mind: How Thoughts Become Things

Like a lighthouse in the storm, gratitude will guide you through to calm waters. This guided gratitude journal is a very personal project of mine and I can’t wait to share it with you all. My life hasn’t seen the sun in almost two years, but when I remember to practice gratitude my ship sails smoothly through the day. When I forget the waves crash over me and I find myself flailing about amid troubled waters. Once I catch my breath I’m again drawn back to the light of gratitude and the inner peace it brings.

This journal is more than just another list of self help topics, or scientific facts. It’s a tried and true journey that I am on. I do believe I can see the clouds parting and the sun shining through . It’s time to share with you all.

Make sure you are on my mailing list so you will be notified when these new books are released.

Humans have a hidden superpower. With it we can both create and destroy. In most people it is raw, unfiltered and troublesome. But, if we could train it and hone it to perfection, it is powerful enough to change the world.

There’s a wise old saying that says, “for as a man thinketh in his heart so is he.” What does that mean, exactly? It means you become what you think about regularly. Your consistent thoughts become your actions, and your actions change the reality around you. I know this sounds like a bunch of hoodoos, but I promise you there’s science behind it.

What if we trained our minds to create instead of to destroy? We could change the world with one mind at a time.

Make sure you are on my mailing list so you will be notified when these new books are released.



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All that we achieve and all that we fail to achieve is the direct result of our own thoughts. Self-control is strength. Right thought is mastery. Calmness is power. ” ― James Allen, As a Man Thinketh


Synova writes commentary on this famous self-help book first written by James Allen in 1902. As A Man Thinketh may be in the public domain now, but it is a work for the ages. Why isn’t this information included in our schools?

“The Power of Paradigms” – What is a Paradigm & How to change them

what is  paradigm? How to change a paradigm?

Change Your Paradigm. Change Your Life.  – by Bob Proctor

What is a paradigm?

I can tell you one thing, it’s not twenty cents! That was the sarcastic response I received once when I taught this in a class. The heckler was a full-grown man of almost sixty. He had never heard the word paradigm and thought he’d be funny. We all got a good laugh, and then I went on to explain what paradigms actually were. 

While it sounds like a good joke, paradigms are serious business. They literally control your life. A paradigm is a set of assumptions, attitudes, and concepts that are buried deep within the subconscious mind. These paradigms control our perceptions of the world around us. Everything our minds process is filtered first through this system of paradigms.

Can paradigms be harmful?

Yes, paradigms are like a set of computer programs and they aren’t always good for us. Sometimes they are governed by limiting beliefs or ignorance, and even past trauma. Some belief systems buried in our subconscious mind aren’t ours! That’s right, our parents program in some of them during childhood. The society around us programs some mindsets into our belief systems without us even realizing it. What if these paradigms no longer serve us?

Don’t panic! I have good news!

Paradigms can be changed. It takes effort, but they are not permanent. The first step is to recognize it and then decide on the programming you’d like to have. After deciding what you want, you can start the reprogramming process. 

In the next post we will talk about how to reprogram those paradigms into ones that will bring sucess and happiness.


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Change Your Paradigm, Change Your Life


When you’re doing something that’s out of the ordinary, your mental programing, your paradigm, will try and stop you. If you want to win, you must keep going. Your paradigms may be masked in complacency, fear, worry, anxiety, insecurities, self-doubt, mental hurry and self-loathing―the result is keeping you STUCK….locked in a box and starved of your dreams and ambitions.

To change your life―you MUST change your paradigm. The change is not easy, but it’s worth it, and the results are lasting.


Please check out my affiliate links in this article. Any purchase you make using my links will help support Synova Ink Publishing. With your support, I will continue producing high-quality free content for more people like you. Thank you in advance!

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what is  paradigm? How to change a paradigm?

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Synova’s Sizzling Tips for Using Your Time Wisely

So many people complain about a lack of time, but I contend we all have the same 24 hours a day.

It’s more about how we spend those hours.

There are 168 hrs/week. If you spend 40 at work, 56 hrs sleeping, and 7 hrs at the gym you still have 65 hrs left. What do you do with them? How can you make the most out of it?

#1 Say NO!

Don’t try to please everyone by taking on all their chores. Let them find someone else, or Heaven forbid

Let them find someone else, or Heaven forbid
let them do it themselves.

#2 Plan Ahead

Plan your day the night beforehand. Make a list of the top ten things you need to do and follow the list.

#3 Drop the time wasters

Don’t spend hours on Facebook scrolling through your news feed. Don’t sit and watch TV for three hours before going to bed. Find something more productive to do.

#4 Auto University

How many hours a week do you spend commuting? Why not create your own Commute University.Studies show you can get an entire college education in your car on your way to work! Pop in a seminar, audiobook

Studies show you can get an entire college education in your car on your way to work! Pop in a seminar, audiobook or podcast & learn while you drive.

#5 Delegate

What are you currently doing that someone else could handle? Delegate the tasks that take up all your time so you can be free to work on your goals.

Delegate the tasks that take up all your time so you can be free to work on your goals.


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All that we achieve and all that we fail to achieve is the direct result of our own thoughts. Self-control is strength.

Right thought is mastery. Calmness is power. ” ― James Allen, As a Man Thinketh


Synova writes commentary on this famous self-help book first written by James Allen in 1902. As A Man Thinketh

may be in the public domain now, but it is a work for the ages. Why isn’t this information included in our schools?

Thoughts Create Reality!

There’s a wise old saying that says, “for as a man thinketh in his heart so is he.” What does that mean, exactly? It means you become what you think about regularly. Your consistent thoughts become your actions, and your actions change the reality around you. I know this sounds like a bunch of hoodoos, but I promise you there’s science behind it.

If you study Neuroscience, you’ll find out that every time you have a thought, whether negative or positive, your brain will send out neurotransmitters. Neurotransmitters are chemicals that will change your physical state. So, if you’re thinking negatively, your brain will send out stress hormones like cortisol. If you’re thinking about the positive things, your body will send out serotonin which gives you the feeling of bliss.

 What difference does it make?

That’s the scary part. It makes a huge difference. When your body is overfilled with cortisol, it starts shutting down from the inside out. Cortisol has a specific purpose. It is supposed to go along with the fight-or-flight mechanism to help us in times of crisis. When we fight off a bear, our body doesn’t care if it digests food, so it stops. It also doesn’t care about cleaning the toxins out of your system, so your kidneys and your liver will stop functioning as well!

Not only that, your cells stop their reproduction process. Every moment of our lives, our body regenerates itself from the inside out. Our cells die and reproduce constantly. This process is also shut down because your brain thinks it doesn’t matter if you’re dead. That’s true if you’re fighting a bear, but unfortunately, we stay in a constant state of stress in our modern society. This constant state of upheaval will cause massive amounts of health issues. Think about it. What kind of toxins are in your system because you’ve stayed stressed out for years? What type of health problems could we avoid if we found a way to release the tension in our bodies?

A man named Norman Cousins was dying of a deadly disease. The doctors gave him no hope, but he had an idea. I don’t know where it came from or what inspired him to do this, but it saved his life. In 1964, he was diagnosed with a deadly connective tissue disease. When the doctors couldn’t do any more for him, and he knew the only thing he faced was a terribly painful death, he decided to take it into his own hands.

He had been studying biochemistry and how emotions can affect the body. When all medical hope was lost, he decided to take massive doses of vitamin C and combine that with something unique. He created something he called laugh therapy. Now I know what you’re thinking. It sounds ridiculous, but if you were dying and only looking forward to a slow, painful demise, wouldn’t you try anything too? So he decided to have the nurses read him the comic strips out of the newspaper. Then he would watch comedy videos continuously. He spent as many hours as he could laughing as hard as he could. It was painful to laugh, but he continued the process, knowing that he was filling his body with good healing hormones every time he laughed.

Norman Cousins walked out of the hospital, cured of his illness to the astonishment of his doctors. He wrote a few books and didn’t die until the ripe old age of 75. It had been a full 26 years after his brush with death.

Now I am not advocating that you forgo going to the doctors when you have illnesses or for depression and anxiety. I am encouraging you, however, to add a little bit of laughter and happiness into your daily routine. While you may have to deal with some health problems, a positive attitude will always help you through it better than a negative one will. So, today I ask you, what are you thinking about? 

(Yes, I know it’s a preposition at the end of the sentence, but it’s necessary—laugh grammar nazis of the world. The point of this article is you need to laugh more! )

 Scientists have told us that we have 100,000 thoughts a day or more. They also say 75% of those are negative. I can’t imagine going to the doctor’s office and asking her to give me 75,000 shots of cortisol, can you? It sounds insane, but we are doing this to ourselves every day! No wonder everyone is sick. Now think about this, what if you purposely made yourself think of positive things as many times as possible during the day? 

I encourage you to find ways to increase the joyful moments in your day. Whether it’s putting a picture of your child on your computer or pictures of your dream vacation, maybe it’s watching comedy videos when you get home from work. Whatever it is, insert more joy into your life. This year, the theme for Synova Ink Publishing is “learning how to live again.” Let’s all learn how to enjoy the journey in 2022. 

Youtube video: https://youtu.be/m6cVVOwZoeo

Are You Plagued With Self Doubt?


How many times do you find yourself plagued with self-doubt? A great opportunity arises, but you are afraid to step through that doorway because of this little nagging voice that says you’re not enough.

Who said you are not enough? Tell me why you are not enough. Give me examples. I’ll give you a few excuses or examples of why I sometimes feel self-doubt.

  • I don’t have the right last name.
  • I didn’t go to a good school
  • I wasn’t raised in a wealthy family
  • My weight in health aren’t where I would like them to be
  • I have fibromyalgia
  • I don’t have the connections

Okay, Well, you get the point. I hate to tell myself this, and I hate to tell you, but I’m trying to be honest here. What I just wrote were nothing more than six excuses. They may sound valid and legitimate, but they are still excuses.

If you study the most successful people in the world, 70% weren’t raised in a wealthy family. Most of them didn’t have the perfect last name, and no one had ever heard of their name until they became successful.

There are a lot of celebrities who deal with the painful disease of fibromyalgia. So that’s not even an excuse. It’s just another challenge.

Some of the wealthiest people in the world didn’t go to college at all, much less an ivy league school.

I could continue and debunk every one of my excuses, and I can probably discredit yours too. Just because they are debunked does not mean they aren’t valid. It just means that they are still capable of being overcome. They are a challenge that you are more than capable of conquering. Once you realize this concept, no excuse will be enough to hinder your journey again.


Coming Soon…

Gratitude Through The Storm: A Guided Gratitude Journal

Whispers of the Mind: How Thoughts Become Things

Like a lighthouse in the storm, gratitude will guide you through to calm waters. This guided gratitude journal is a very personal project of mine and I can’t wait to share it with you all. My life hasn’t seen the sun in almost two years, but when I remember to practice gratitude my ship sails smoothly through the day. When I forget the waves crash over me and I find myself flailing about amid troubled waters. Once I catch my breath I’m again drawn back to the light of gratitude and the inner peace it brings.

This journal is more than just another list of self help topics, or scientific facts. It’s a tried and true journey that I am on. I do believe I can see the clouds parting and the sun shining through . It’s time to share with you all.

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Humans have a hidden superpower. With it we can both create and destroy. In most people it is raw, unfiltered and troublesome. But, if we could train it and hone it to perfection, it is powerful enough to change the world.

There’s a wise old saying that says, “for as a man thinketh in his heart so is he.” What does that mean, exactly? It means you become what you think about regularly. Your consistent thoughts become your actions, and your actions change the reality around you. I know this sounds like a bunch of hoodoos, but I promise you there’s science behind it.

What if we trained our minds to create instead of to destroy? We could change the world with one mind at a time.

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All that we achieve and all that we fail to achieve is the direct result of our own thoughts. Self-control is strength. Right thought is mastery. Calmness is power. ” ― James Allen, As a Man Thinketh


Synova writes commentary on this famous self-help book first written by James Allen in 1902. As A Man Thinketh may be in the public domain now, but it is a work for the ages. Why isn’t this information included in our schools?


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