A Kind Thought

 How many times have we seen a person or a situation that the first thought about them or it was unkind?

It is a habit for most of us to be critical first of everything. We have all had to practice long and hard to become so cynical and hard. It makes for the energy around us and around everyone so unhappy.

• What if we all decided to see one good thing about a person around us and let the criticism go?
• What if we looked at situations with a more positive spin on them?
• What if we broke the habit of being so cynical and unkind we heal our bruised hearts?

No one is ever happy that is critical constantly of life and everyone living in it. No person ever moves forward in a positive frame of mind by being cynical.

I challenge you all to break any habit that contains thoughts of being unkind and critical. It will make a difference in your life you won't believe.

Many Blessings to All 

Sue

Thoughts about Yourself

 There are always two ways to think about ourselves:

We can find fault with everything about ourselves and our life as it is.  

We can focus on the positive things about who we are and what we have accomplished.

I don't know why it is we choose to be so critical of who we are and where we are but for some reason it is human nature to have this habit. It is really up to us to change the way we think about ourselves and our lives.

• What if we chose to make a list of everything we have accomplished?
• What if we focused on our abilities?
• What if we focused on our strong points?

Sometimes it is better if we literally write down all the things that are great about ourselves. Everyone has so many good qualities if we just pay attention to them.

We must let go of the mistakes we feel we have made, the bad choices, the wrong path we may have taken. These are not where are focus should be because we are still going forward and still living so there is something positive about our lives.

Give yourself the credit you deserve and if you need to sit down every day and write down what you have accomplished, what positive things you had happen, and what you as a person excelled at. I am not talking just major things, I am talking about getting chores done, making conversation, being a friend, there are so many things when you start a list that will surprise you about yourself.

Take the time to focus on every positive thing about yourself and your life so that this becomes a great habit to continue.

Many Blessing to All

Sue

Ordinary Thoughts

 Ordinary: with no special or distinctive features; normal.

I don't think that any of us have ordinary thoughts. We are too creative and imaginative to have such bland thoughts. 

In fact our thoughts are really extraordinary. 

Extraordinary: very unusual or remarkable.

The reason I say this is because with our imagination we see our lives with distinctive features and we do have special thoughts about everything.

When we actually focus our thoughts on the things we would like to have happen for us that makes them so powerful. If we stay in a positive frame of mind and see just how life would be and feel the good feelings those thoughts bring to us this makes what we think extraordinary.

• What if you imagined your life the way you would like it to be and just held those thoughts and feelings in your imagination?
• What if you made your focus on yourself with thoughts of wonderful experiences ahead?
• What if you stopped seeing life in the negative and zeroed in on all that positive things possible for you?

It is up to you how you use your thoughts but I would recommend using them to your advantage by seeing and feeling great things for yourself.

Many Blessing to All

Sue

Your Power

 Power: the ability to do something or act in a particular way, especially as a faculty or quality.

Most of us don't feel very powerful. We look at ourselves and our lives and we think there are so many other people who have more power than we do. That may be true in their own lives but in our own personal space we have all the power and we fail to use it for our greater good because we are always looking somewhere else for it.

Your power comes from within. It is linked to your thoughts and feelings about every single thing in your life. 

If you are using your thoughts to bring up the positive feelings you want to feel, good for you because that is the secret to it all.

When we think the most positive thoughts about ourselves this gives us the power to feel good about who we are. If we find all the positive things about our appearance, our personality, our abilities, we then have power to envision the best things in our lives.

If you are in a negative train of thought you can feel it. It is like a dim lightbulb that has the ability to shine brightly but needs to be turned up to do so. Negative thinking never ever brings good things to us because there is no power there. When you feel the negativity taking over tell yourself: "These negative thoughts are not for me, I want better thoughts and feelings for my greater good!"

The more positive you think and feel the more power you give yourself to move forward in a direction that not only suits you but brings you the joy in life you deserve.

Many Blessings to All

Sue

Consideration

 Consideration: careful thought, typically over a period of time.

I think the key words here are careful thought.

How many of us take the time to think about what we are going to say before we say it? I bet if each of us would consider our words first the world might just be a better place.

• What if we considered other people's feelings?
• What if we took the time to think about what it might mean to someone else if we were more considerate?
• What if we were kinder and more compassionate about people and their circumstances or lifestyle?

Life could be so much easier and much more joyful if people thought before they spoke on so many levels.

We as humans would feel better too. A person cannot feel good about themselves or their lives when they are belittling or criticizing everyone and everything. There is just no way that it can feel good to be constantly using negative words and thoughts towards others.

I would challenge everyone to make your words count for something kind, considerate, and pleasant.

Many Blessings to All

Sue

One Positive Thought After Another

 Positive thoughts are sometimes hard to come by but you always have them stored in your mind somewhere the secret is to use them to your advantage.

There have been many times in your life when positive things have happened for you so those positive experiences are a part of your mind set you just have to bring them up and remember how great it was to think and feel positive.

• What if you decided to focus on the good things that have happened to you in your life?
• What if you decided to appreciate life with a very positive mind set?
• What if you remembered all the things you have accomplished both big and small in this life?

Believe me when I tell you that once you start thinking positive thoughts about yourself and your life, one positive thought after another keeps coming to show you, that when you are in this frame of mind more and more positive things happen for you.

Your beautiful spirit will be incredibly happy to feel so uplifted and happy.

Many Blessing to All

Sue

The Journey

 “The beautiful journey of today can only begin when we learn to let go of yesterday.”
― Steve Maraboli, Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience

The journey we take is uniquely our own. No one else has the same one. It is comprised of so many things but the most important one are the choices we make.

One of  greatest choices is letting go of what was even if it was just yesterday. Looking backwards does not help us to move forward. 

Each day can be beautiful if we don't get dragged down by all the yesterday's we keep revisiting.

• What if you decided each day was a new adventure?
• What if you let go of everything cluttering your mind from the past?
• What if you decided to change your thought process to live in the now?

It is strictly up to you where you let your thoughts lead you. Just say to yourself "I am changing my thought process to live each day to fullest."

Many Blessings to All

Sue

Admiring Oneself

 “You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”― Sharon Salzberg

Isn't it funny that we admire everything about everyone else but ourselves. We see famous people and want to look and act like them and would copy them if we could.

• What if we took the time to admire our self? 
• What if we really looked at the best parts of what we look like?
• What if we focused on all of our good points?

Some of us resemble each other but no one looks like we do. This is a gift of course and we should be happy about it but most of the time we find fault because we would rather look like someone else.

I would challenge you today to find all of the positive and beautiful things about you. You can start on the inside and work your way out.

Your spirit is the most beautiful and amazing thing about you. Give it a boost by loving yourself today.

Feel the joy of seeing the positive in the way you look and you are on your way to enhancing all that you are.

Many Blessings 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

Love Who You Are

“Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward. If you want to fly, you have to give up what weighs you down.” ― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

The only way to move forward in the most positive way is to love who you are. When you begin to focus on all of your good qualities, all of your accomplishments, you can then feel hope which makes your life the adventure it is suppose to be.

Do yourself an favor and be kind to yourself, let yourself be the person you are meant to be just by letting go of anything that weighs you down. 

• Let go of any negative thoughts you have about yourself.
• Give yourself credit for all you have accomplished so far.
• Allow yourself to clear you mind of anything you have carried around that hurts your beautiful spirit.

This journey is yours to take ......... why not begin with the foundation of self love.

Many Blessings to All

Sue

The Freedom of Thought

It is amazing that we can think whatever we want to think and no one can stop us. We get to use one thought after the other so easily and this begs the question: 

How are you using your thoughts?

• Some people use their thoughts to live in the past.
• Some people use their thoughts to stay angry at something or someone.
• Some people use their thoughts to be sad and unhappy.
• Some people use their thoughts to see a bright future ahead.
• Some people use their thoughts to find the positive's in life.
• Some people use their thoughts to just feel good about themselves.

There are so many different scenarios to choose from but from those you read above which ones make you feel the best?

Choose your thoughts carefully because they truly determine how you feel. Make sure that what you think helps you to feel the best you possibly can.

It is easy to slip into a negative thought pattern but we must be aware of where that takes us and change the negative to the positive. 

It can be done if you make a habit of saying to yourself  "This is not what I want to think about." Then flip the switch and bring up thoughts of the things that help you to feel good.

Try to stay in a thought pattern that helps you to move forward with hope and peace. That pattern is there if you choose to use it.

Many Blessings 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