I'm feeling a bit "blah" this morning.
Fortunately I know I have a choice these days of whether to continue feeling this way or not. I will choose to feel better - I just have to get up and do something about it!
I think it might be because I have been away from home for so long. I'm a homebody, I love my home, my bed, my kids. I've been away since Dec 21st, and although it's been almost like a holiday I'm so ready for it to be over! Only 2 more days, so I can manage it :)
So for the next two days I'll take advantage of the quiet and having no phone reception, and read, read, read. I've made a decision to read only helpful, positive or motivational books this year, and I think that will make a difference to the quality of my life on a day to day basis.
I'm currently reading The Vortex by Esther and Jerry Hicks, which opening up a whole new perspective for me on the relationships we enter in to. I am getting a lot out of it and it is changing the way I look at people - which means I can make better decisions about those I allow into my life.
Next on the list is Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. An amazing book by an amazing man. I have listened to it before, but now I have my own copy to read over and over!
Napoleon Hill is the grand-daddy of all the self-made entrepreneurs around these days. He truly is incredible. Recommended reading!
Interesting things happen when you make the choice to be a positive person.
Your world kind of expands for one. You see more opportunities, you feel more joy, you come into contact with more people, you hear more love.
I guess your awareness expands.
It goes both ways too. You notice when people are being negative. This is something I'd only noticed when it was really bad. You know, when someone was really banging the drum about how sucky their life was.
These days I notice when someone says the littlest thing. I also notice pretty quickly when I am starting to head down that road, which is great, because I can turn the car around before I get stuck in the bitch ditch.
You see, it's all a choice. You can choose how you feel, act or react.
You can choose to feel good, or you can choose to moan and groan about how miserable things are. I don't know about you, but if I'm focused on misery, that's generally how I feel.
When I'm focused on happiness, I feel it.
Sounds simple, and it actually is.
Be aware of your words, and your thoughts. Make it a habit. Hang out with positive people.
Make the choice to feel good, and it won't be long before you feel fantastic!
Your world kind of expands for one. You see more opportunities, you feel more joy, you come into contact with more people, you hear more love.
I guess your awareness expands.
It goes both ways too. You notice when people are being negative. This is something I'd only noticed when it was really bad. You know, when someone was really banging the drum about how sucky their life was.
These days I notice when someone says the littlest thing. I also notice pretty quickly when I am starting to head down that road, which is great, because I can turn the car around before I get stuck in the bitch ditch.
You see, it's all a choice. You can choose how you feel, act or react.
You can choose to feel good, or you can choose to moan and groan about how miserable things are. I don't know about you, but if I'm focused on misery, that's generally how I feel.
When I'm focused on happiness, I feel it.
Sounds simple, and it actually is.
Be aware of your words, and your thoughts. Make it a habit. Hang out with positive people.
Make the choice to feel good, and it won't be long before you feel fantastic!
If I had to pick one trait to work on in my personality for this year, it would be self-discipline. In fact it IS self-discipline.
I've spent too many years making excuses for myself and I'm over it!
I am an intelligent woman who has made some very unintelligent decisions in her life. And it's those decisions that have led me to where I am today, which isn't where I want to be anymore.
I will learn to act, rather than react. I will stand in the Choice Gap before I make decisions from now on. There will be thought put into my life, instead of blindly doing what feels good at the time.
I'm happy to work hard to get what I want. I can forego the instant gratification, and make the decision that will make a positive impact on my life.
There are changes a-coming people. I hope I can inspire you to make the choices that will lead to your best life too!
I've spent too many years making excuses for myself and I'm over it!
I am an intelligent woman who has made some very unintelligent decisions in her life. And it's those decisions that have led me to where I am today, which isn't where I want to be anymore.
I will learn to act, rather than react. I will stand in the Choice Gap before I make decisions from now on. There will be thought put into my life, instead of blindly doing what feels good at the time.
I'm happy to work hard to get what I want. I can forego the instant gratification, and make the decision that will make a positive impact on my life.
There are changes a-coming people. I hope I can inspire you to make the choices that will lead to your best life too!
So we are coming to the end of another year.
How many people will be out there making resolutions they know in the back of their minds they won't keep past January 15th? Are you going to be one of those people - or will you plan your thoughts and goals so that you know you will succeed?
My thoughts are this:
Think in the positive - always!
Find people to help you. At the very least don't hang out with the people who (for whatever reason) don't want you to succeed. Work out who those people are - possibly they are the ones who love you most.
You can tell people your goals or not tell them - you will know who will support you and who won't.
Make a plan, write it down. Break it down into to small, manageable pieces.
Reward yourself when you reach your goal - but don't make the reward a sabotage. ie: if your goal is to be slim, don't reward yourself with food :)
Believe in yourself.
Believe in yourself.
Believe in yourself.
I wish for you an amazing year filled with wins and personal bests.
I believe you can do it. I believe I can do it. So lets go forward and make 2011 the year of our Best Selves!
How many people will be out there making resolutions they know in the back of their minds they won't keep past January 15th? Are you going to be one of those people - or will you plan your thoughts and goals so that you know you will succeed?
My thoughts are this:
Think in the positive - always!
Find people to help you. At the very least don't hang out with the people who (for whatever reason) don't want you to succeed. Work out who those people are - possibly they are the ones who love you most.
You can tell people your goals or not tell them - you will know who will support you and who won't.
Make a plan, write it down. Break it down into to small, manageable pieces.
Reward yourself when you reach your goal - but don't make the reward a sabotage. ie: if your goal is to be slim, don't reward yourself with food :)
Believe in yourself.
Believe in yourself.
Believe in yourself.
I wish for you an amazing year filled with wins and personal bests.
I believe you can do it. I believe I can do it. So lets go forward and make 2011 the year of our Best Selves!
It's funny how when you really start focusing on positive things, not only does life become a little easier and happier, but you really start to listen and take note how others think and speak...I have noticed that some people are very rigid and judgemental of anything they wouldn't do themselves, some are constantly talking about how bad things are, others are whining about their lives constantly, and others are being victims.
Now, I'm not perfect (by any means!), but I'm grateful for what I have, I try and remember to take responsibility for my life, and yes, when things get rough, it's hard not to get into that "poor me" mindset.
But at the end of the day, positivity attracts more positivity into your life.
The mind doesn't realise that those big dreams of yours aren't real, so go ahead and daydream that you are successful, happy, and driving around in a cute, red convertible (if that's what you want - it's what I want!).
Let it make you happy and have fun with it.
Be mindful of your thoughts and words for just one day and see if it doesn't make a difference...
Now, I'm not perfect (by any means!), but I'm grateful for what I have, I try and remember to take responsibility for my life, and yes, when things get rough, it's hard not to get into that "poor me" mindset.
But at the end of the day, positivity attracts more positivity into your life.
The mind doesn't realise that those big dreams of yours aren't real, so go ahead and daydream that you are successful, happy, and driving around in a cute, red convertible (if that's what you want - it's what I want!).
Let it make you happy and have fun with it.
Be mindful of your thoughts and words for just one day and see if it doesn't make a difference...
Here's a question.
Is it possible for an ordinary person like you or I (well we are all extraordinary...) to change ourselves. To invent a whole new life?
Almost like Madonna, or Britney.
But without the resources.
And in a more in-depth way, not just a physical transformation, but an emotional one. A new life, one that has been given a lot of thought and most likely a super-human amount of effort too.
Does it require massive changes? Such as moving to a different state or even country? Or can you do it at home?
Will your friends and family accept it, or will they insist you stay in your pigeon hole, because that is where they are comfortable to have you.
And are all these thoughts because, once again I am bored with my life? Lol...
Is it possible for an ordinary person like you or I (well we are all extraordinary...) to change ourselves. To invent a whole new life?
Almost like Madonna, or Britney.
But without the resources.
And in a more in-depth way, not just a physical transformation, but an emotional one. A new life, one that has been given a lot of thought and most likely a super-human amount of effort too.
Does it require massive changes? Such as moving to a different state or even country? Or can you do it at home?
Will your friends and family accept it, or will they insist you stay in your pigeon hole, because that is where they are comfortable to have you.
And are all these thoughts because, once again I am bored with my life? Lol...
I find it interesting that one small occurence in a person's life can sometimes have a profound effect on the rest of their life, on their actions, on their thoughts.
That something tiny and seemingly insignificant can set you free, within yourself.
It's an incredible thing, to feel free, and not something that everyone experiences within their lifetime.
It is a state of mind, rather than a physical thing. It is a feeling of relief, of a weight being lifted. It's light as a feather...
It is a feeling that you can do anything you want. Be anyone you want, and the whole world is laid out in front of you, purely for your pleasure.
What to do first?
Do what it is you want to do.
Do what it is you want to do.
Do what it is you want to do.
Go out and experience the things you have always wanted to try. You may love, laugh or cry, but the knowledge that you have taken a chance on your life - that alone is worth any risk.
Be free and fly.
That something tiny and seemingly insignificant can set you free, within yourself.
It's an incredible thing, to feel free, and not something that everyone experiences within their lifetime.
It is a state of mind, rather than a physical thing. It is a feeling of relief, of a weight being lifted. It's light as a feather...
It is a feeling that you can do anything you want. Be anyone you want, and the whole world is laid out in front of you, purely for your pleasure.
What to do first?
Do what it is you want to do.
Do what it is you want to do.
Do what it is you want to do.
Go out and experience the things you have always wanted to try. You may love, laugh or cry, but the knowledge that you have taken a chance on your life - that alone is worth any risk.
Be free and fly.
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