Change is Good for the Soul

 Most people find that change is hard but in fact it is only as hard as you make it. You get to choose what you want to change and in making that choice you move forward and help to make your life more the way you want it.

There are always things we can change about ourselves but what changes can you make that will improve who you are, where you are and what you are doing?

• What if you changed your focus to something positive and uplifting?
• What if you changed the way you look at a particular situation?
• What if you changed where you are?
• What if you changed to a more positive outlook?

When we are focused on the negative we not only feel bad but we can't move forward to anything that would help us to be happy because we aren't feeling happy but negative. This negative energy can bring you down to a level that you sometimes can't shake because one negative thought brings another and another and pretty soon you are so weighed down and unhappy it really impedes your ability to get on with life.

I challenge you to sit down and write what positive changes you can make that will help you to feel better and to move forward. 

• Make suggestions as if it is happening already. 
• Be sure you are centered on positive changes and be aware of how those changes would make you feel.
• Let the positive energy  you feel while writing stay with you as an incentive to stay in this mindset.

As you are writing make a list of everything you have to be grateful for right now. What has happened for you that you appreciate. What is going right for you. Gratitude is the best way to really see what is positive in your life.

Change is truly good for the soul. When there is movement in your life, when it starts to flow, change brings a different perspective always, a fresh way to see things, a new horizon for sure.

Many Blessings to All

Sue

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Where is the Positive?

 

I have no explanation as to why it is human nature to focus on the negative. It is amazing to me that most people can tell you what is going wrong for them more often than what is going right. It's weird isn't it that what feels bad comes up first instead of what feels good.

This of course is a habit that many have acquired over a lifetime. It could be a learned behavior from parents or just a loop that we keep repeating over and over. 

• What if we chose to talk about what is going right in our lives?
• What if we made sure our conversations were upbeat and positive?
• What if we chose to focus on feelings that bring us joy?

I would challenge you to sit down and write out what has gone right for you in the last year. If you are going to look back at all look at what turned out well for you. Start writing and look at things that turned out even better than you thought they were going to. 

• Look for positive solutions that came to you. 
• Look for positive relationships you made. 
• Look for anything that brought a positive reaction for you.

By making note of these things you will find that so many positive things come to mind you wonder why you weren't noticing them when they were happening. By recognizing these positives we can be so grateful for them because they did make our life better even if we didn't see it at the time. Gratitude for all of the good that happened in our lives enhances our positive outlook.

Positive thoughts are the basis of a positive life. When we see things more positively we not only feel better but we open the door for more and more positives to come in our lives.

Make this a habit and your whole life will change for the better.

Many Blessing to all 

Sue 

Words Matter

 Word: a command, password, or signal.

Words matter. They are thoughts spoken out loud. We can use them lovingly or harshly it is our choice.

What if we made the effort to you them for kindness?

What if we made the effort to not use them in a hurtful way?

What if we used our words in gratitude and happiness?

What if we used them to point out the good in others?

These are ways to use your words in a meaningful way and because of those small changes life just became better for it.

Many Blessing to All 

Sue

Thoughts Are Leading You Where?

 Just think about the title for a moment and you will begin to realize how one thought starts you thinking about a subject and then another follows with some kind of pattern that matches the first thought and before you know it you are on a path of thought that either helps you to feel really good or really bad.

Thoughts are truly a pattern. We have so many of them streaming constantly so we are always thinking of something.

The important thing about this is how are those thoughts making you feel? This is the key to where you are at mentally and physically because with thoughts we picture everything, feel everything, so these thoughts are constantly affecting our well-being.

Be aware always of where your thoughts are taking you. Be careful to keep those thoughts the best they can be so that you control how you feel.

Just take a moment to look at where you are and how your thoughts got you to this point.

• Are you angry and dissatisfied?
• Are you unhappy and downhearted?
• Are you still thinking of something that is in the past and over with?
• Are you still blaming a person, place, or circumstance for an issue in your life?

If any of these are true I can honestly say I bet your health is suffering, your daily life is unhappy and you are not moving forward in a way that would help you.

If any of this is true I would challenge you today to change your thoughts for the better. It is most certainly a choice that you can make to reach for thoughts that are positive about yourself and your life so that your mind and body respond in a way that helps you in every aspect.

Change is good for the soul and changing your thought process to feel happy and content, to be grateful for all good things in your life, and to realize how much there is to be thankful for is a huge step forward to knowing the joy you deserve every day.

Many Blessing to All

Sue

Let's Live This Life!

“May you live every day of your life.” ― Jonathan Swift

Make it a point when you wake up each morning to remind yourself to live for the day. 

Make sure you notice everything that makes you smile, that makes you feel good, that is uplifting and joyful.

Too many times we wake up complaining about so many things so we start the day in a negative state of mind. How can we possibly feel good with negative conversation floating around?

Why would we do that to ourselves when there are so many things to help us feel good about our lives, ourselves, and the world.

Know this:

• There are many more good people in the world than bad.
• There are so many people doing good works and helping others than are not.
• There is so much to be thankful for.
• There is so many reasons to feel joy if we allow it.

Start the habit each day of finding something to be grateful for and you will know joy right away. Build your day around the best not the worst. That is what living is all about so make the choice to live life to the fullest with the most positive attitude possible.

Stop watching and reading the news and look for others who are really enjoying life.......they do exist you know.

Many Blessing to All

Sue

Happy or Angry?

“The most important decision we make is whether we believe we live in a friendly or hostile universe.” ― Albert Einstein

It's amazing people don't realize that it is our choice of thought that makes the difference in how we see our lives and everything around us. It is so simple to change the way we think so that we become more satisfied and content with ourselves and everything around us.

I would ask you this: What kind of a world do you think we would have if everyone decided not to be angry or unhappy but willing to to find everything they possibly could in their lives which allows them to feel good?

Not only could we change the world but we would change our own lives drastically for the better because we would know peace and contentment. We would take the time to appreciate everything that is right in our lives and by doing so would feel the best we have ever felt.

I would challenge you today to change any hostile feelings you have towards yourself, someone else, or some situation that has you tied up in knots.

Let your thoughts take you to a totally different way to think and feel just by looking for and finding everything you have to be grateful for.

You woke up this morning there is the first one!

Many Blessing to All

Sue

You Are Important!

Each person on this planet is one of a kind. There is no one person who is exactly alike. 

How great is that!

Each person is special with their own thoughts and feelings, their own way to live life and be who they are. 

• Take the time today to look at yourself in the most positive light.
• Take the time to realize that there is no one better than you are.
• Take the time to focus on all of the one of a kind aspects of yourself and your personality.

Celebrate everything good about you because there are so many facets of you that are outstanding.

We spend too much time finding fault with ourselves so I would challenge you today to do the opposite and start focusing on everything that is special about you.

Many Blessing to All

Sue 

Focusing on the lack of anything is not helping a person ever.

Whether the thought of lack is financial, having a relationship, or anything that you think you are living without  the lack part is one of the most negative thought processes you can use. By shining a spotlight on these things we make them so big and so important they can become an obsession.

When we focus on the lack of anything we give way too much energy to what we feel is missing in our lives. We then are thinking only in the negative which does not help us to see life in a positive way.

There are so many positives to life if we just move out of the "lack of" thought process and make the effort to see what we do have that is right and how far we have come in our lives. 

• What if you made a list of everything you do have in your life to be grateful for?
• What if you decided that starting today you would be grateful for the things that are in your life that make you happy.

We do have so much to be grateful for but when we allow the idea of what is lacking to take over we lose sight of what is right in our lives. There is so much that is good and positive and joyful.

I would challenge you today to really take a look at what you have to be grateful for and feel the difference it makes when you truly see how good things are. Make sure to find even the smallest things to add to the list because those small things add up faster than the big ones do.

Many Blessings to All

Sue

Thoughts about yourself and your life.

It is so important how we think about ourselves and our life. How we view everything really. Isn't it funny that most people don't like how they look or where they are in life when in fact the most important thing about it all is we could be happy if we allowed ourselves to be just by recognizing what we have to be grateful for.

When we find fault with our appearance or our living conditions or our occupation we are sabotaging everything good that is really going on.

What if we saw all the positives in the way we look?

We are not suppose to fit into some kind of mold that makes us look like everyone else. We are one of kind each of us so we get to look the way we do without any limitations. We only limit ourselves when we try to look and be like anyone but us. Find all of your positive attributes ......... you have them believe me. Most of all what is inside of you is far more important than what is on the outside.

What if we decided that we are content with where we live at the moment?

Finding the positive parts of where we live right now helps us to not only feel better about where we are but it also helps us to move forward knowing that things will change as they always do and we will live other places that please us even more.

What if we were grateful for having a job knowing that by appreciating being employed always brings out the best feelings about our work.

Again this is about recognizing the fact that life wouldn't be easy for us if we were unemployed. Just knowing that we have a job to go to should be enough positive thinking to be able to at least work with some peace of mind.

If we are continually unhappy about everything then we cannot open the space for happiness to come into our lives. It is all a state of mind so use your thoughts to find the positive in every aspect of your life. 

Make a list of all the things  you have to be grateful for about your appearance.......your living conditions......your job. Once you see these things in writing it makes them real and trust me once you start writing you will find more than you ever thought about to be grateful for.

Many Blessing to All

Sue