Discipline-Good or Bad? Its up to you!

The word discipline can have a very negative meaning.  For example you get disciplined when you do something wrong.

Add the word self in front of discipline and it takes on a whole new meaning.   Self discipline is the training of yourself so you can improve, so you can get better, to grow into the person you where meant to be.

I find that when the winds of change come and everything seems to be going wrong it is disciple that will turn the tide for you.  Since we are body, mind and spirit it makes sense that we should have disciplines that strengthen those 3 key areas.

1. Discipline yourself to eat and exercise properly.
2. Discipline yourself to keep your mind positive and thinking about the pure, the good, the uplifting.
3. Discipline yourself to feed your spirit. Read the word of God, pray, be around like minded people, get to church regularly.

I have always believed that if you could find out what successful people did and did what they did you would get similar results.  Find out the disciplined habits of the fit, the positive and the spiritually strong, apply those disciplines to your life and you will get similar results.  I have been studying the first two for over 30 years and the last one for almost 15 years and I am still learning and growing.

I find that getting my cardio done first thing in the morning while listening to a good upbeat Christian teaching reminding me who I am in Christ is great for me.  Then I get into the word of God and that sets the stage for my day.

Question:  Do you have any disciplines that help you that you would like to share with others?  Post them so everyone can grow!