One Thought After Another

 Our thoughts follow a pattern if you will and when you think about it you will realize this is true.

For instance when you are upset with someone and you are focused on what they did then one thought after another comes forward about all the things they have done to upset you. Those thoughts can flood your mind and before you know it you are angrier than you were in the beginning because you have fueled your anger with so many thoughts of unhappiness.

The same holds true for happy thoughts. When you are focused on a happy time or experience you then have one thought after another of a time or times when you have had the same things happy happen for you.

When we choose our thoughts carefully then we choose our state of mind and how we feel about everything.

• What if when we were angry we stopped and told ourselves this is not how I want to think and feel?
• What if we chose to focus on times in our lives that we were not only happy but content and at ease?
• What if we made the choice to actually change an unhappy thought for a happy one?

You may think you can't do this but believe me you can. You have so many joyful thoughts about your life and your journey that if you choose to zero in on any one of them you can change your thoughts and then by doing that change how you feel for the better.

It is all for your greater good and for the direction you want to take in your life. Make the choice to use your thoughts wisely.

Many Blessings to All

Sue

An Outdated Thought

 Outdated: out of date; obsolete.

It is funny how we as humans seem to go backwards in our thinking. By that I mean for some reason we are always using our thoughts to look backwards at a time that was either happy or sad or hurtful or comfortable.

We have all experienced these times in our lives and we certainly know how they feel but when we keep going back in time to keep either feeling good or bad depending on the thoughts we are now allowing ourselves to move forward in a way that brings us a better way to live in the now.

One thing that we do when we look back at a snapshot in our memory is we usually enhance the situation whether it was good or bad. It keeps growing in ways that were probably not true but enhancing for some reason is the outcome of looking backwards. We add details that were not there, words that were not spoken, and actions that were not taken in size and significance. 

• What if we decided that we were going to give up looking to the past?
• What if we kept the feelings of joy that we know are real from past experience and use them for today?
• What if we let go of any hurt or anger so that happiness can fill that space in our heart?

When we hang on to what was we are not allowing what is happening today to have the impact it should for us. By letting go of anything negative from the past we can see the positive in our today.

Give yourself a break and live in the moment with all the positive things that are going on for you today to be your focus.

Many Blessing to All

Sue

Kindness

 Kindness: the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate.

It seems lately that people are complaining about everyone being rude, selfish, and inconsiderate. 

Funny that, as each of us has the ability to be friendly, kind and considerate yet we expect everyone else to be while we don't put those actions to use in our own lives.

• What a difference it would make on our planet if we just used kind words and actions towards each other.
• What a difference it would make within ourselves if we felt the kindness and compassion towards our fellow man. 
• What a difference it would make if we were friendly towards each other and respected each other without question.

I would challenge you all to find kind words, a smile, and consideration towards others. It will make such a huge difference in our world and within ourselves.

Many Blessings to All

Sue

Thoughts That Count

“For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.”― Ralph Waldo Emerson

Do yourself a favor and let go of anything that is making or has made you angry that you are keeping alive with thoughts. You are not doing yourself any good at all by harboring such a destructive negative emotion.

We are losing the quest for happiness when all we do is focus on who, what, or when that has caused us to become angry.

When we fuel this feeling of anger it is so detrimental to our well-being. We simply cannot feel good and be angry at the same time.

• If you are feeling like a victim let it go.
• If you are fighting about something let it go.
• If you are carrying a grudge let it go.

There are so many reasons you could be angry but there are so many more reasons not to be.

It is up to you how much baggage you want to carry around. Believe me when I tell you your beautiful spirit will be so happy when you decide to clear your mind and heart of anger and start enjoying a lighter more carefree life.

It is your choice but it is so important that you understand anger is chipping away at all you can be and certainly at the happiness you want to feel.

Many Blessing to All

Sue 

Happiness

“Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.” ― Abraham Lincoln

Happiness is not about what was but about what is right now.

The past shows us one thing about happiness we know what it feels like because we have known happy times. The problem could be that we are trying to recreate the exact situations or times from the past and that is not how it works. 

If we live in the now we can then feel the joy in so many things that are happening within us and around us. We have proven we know how to be happy from past experience but we need to focus on what is making us happy today so that we can stop looking backwards and realize that happiness is part of our now.

The tendency to find fault with our lives becomes a habit. We then start looking for things to be unhappy about when in truth there are so many things to feel good about we just bypass those for the negative.

• What if you made the change from negative to positive ideas about your life today?
• What if you decided to focus on what is making you happy right now?
• What if you thought about everything today that has made you feel good?

It really is about how you are using your thoughts and how those thoughts make you feel.

I challenge everyone to stop, clear your mind, and bring at least one happy thought about today up. You will find that many more follow they just can't help it.

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

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

Are you stuck in a loop of yesterdays?

Life is moving forward are you? It is a shame if instead a person is stuck in a point of time that is behind them but they keep reliving it over and over as if they can do, be, or have it all again.

This takes such a toll on a person because there are no do overs even though through our thoughts, we try to make it so. In fact every time you revisit the past you have a tendency to make it larger than it really was.

• What if we give ourselves a break and stop going back in time?
• What if we let go of something that does not exist anymore and look at what does?
• What if we look how far we have come from that point and what we have accomplished?

We are giving away precious moments of today by living in the past. Life is so short and in order to live it to the fullest we can't keep looking back or we will stumble over today without appreciating what there is in our lives to see.

There may be hurt or anger or unhappiness that we keep alive in our hearts and mind that does not help us to live a happy life. I would ask you why you would want to dwell on any of those things for a prolonged period of time as they hurt your beautiful spirit and the fact that I am sure you are seeking happiness in the here and now.

I would challenge all of you to let go of anything from your past that is keeping unhappiness alive and well in your thoughts and feelings. It is not hard to do if you decide that it was a blip on your screen of life and you are no where near where you used to be at that time in your life.

Many Blessing to All 

Sue

Imagination

I have said this many times and everyone agrees: "If we weren't suppose to use our imagination we wouldn't have one."

It is easy to imagine anything anytime of the day. We can slip into a thought of what we would like to have or be or do and wow it is right there a vivid picture in our mind. The key is how do we use our imagination to our advantage. 

Imagination can be used two ways either positive or negative. 

It can help us to move forward with an idea or a solution that helps us to navigate in a positive ways through life. It can also be our worst enemy if we use it to picture the worst case scenario possible.

Of course you can imagine the worst things possible. You can see and feel everything in a bad and unhappy way but why would you do this to yourself when the alternative is so much better.

Once we imagine something positive it begins a thought process of possibilities. It is our mind giving us choices about what we want next on our journey. When we can picture something, when we imagine what it would be like we begin to feel good about where we are headed. When we feel good about whatever we have imagined then we feel hope. The more we imagine the better the thoughts and feelings about life become.

I would ask you to take a moment to think back on your life and remember the times when you have imagined certain instances in your life that have then happened for you. The times when you really could see and feel what you wanted and it became a reality. I know you can think of a few if you focus on it.

Imagination is like a road map if you allow it to be. You think about it you feel it and then you know the difference a positive outlook can make. This is about your bringing into your life without resistance what you want for yourself.

• What if you used your imagination in the best possible way every day.
• What if you trusted that you are in charge of creating beautiful thoughts for yourself and your journey?

Just think of what your energy level would be if you were using your imagination in the best possible way.

Let your imagination be creative and fun. Let it allow you the freedom to think and feel the best things about yourself and your life. Clear your mind and begin to see clearly through your imagination where you want to go ......... who you want to be.......what you want in your life.

What do you have to lose by imagining? 

Many Blessing to All

Sue

Memory and the energy it brings.

Memories are one of the thought processes that are tricky at best.

Our memories are full of pictures of what was and how we use those pictures are so important not only to our energy but our general well-being also.

If we use them wisely we can think and feel the best case scenario possible and focus on the most positive past we can remember.

The past can be a treasure if we choose to look back and find the positive things that happened to us. There really are so many to choose from if we try to remember the good times.....the good places.....the good people.....the good things.

It is easy to look back and find what was wrong and as humans we tend to do this often.

• What if we took the time to really take a hard look at what was right instead of what was wrong?
• What if we focused on when in the past we were happy?

If we use our memories not so wisely we bring into our life a scenario that makes our lives a misery.

The past can haunt us if we use our memories to go back and see things only in a way that helps us remember the hurt or sadness or unhappiness we have lived through.

 If we allow it we can relive these negative times of our lives even blame our unhappiness today on those times if we choose to. But as you can see just by reading this the energy level drops to a very low point. We give life to something that is only a memory.......a time stamp if you will that can never happen again in the same way.

• What if we let go and let those unhappy memories become a nonstarter in our thoughts?
• What if we allow ourselves the opportunity to heal from anything in the past that still affects us just by not giving them attention?

It is up to us to choose where we want our energy to be focused. We can feel good about our lives if we choose to use our memories in a positive and upbeat way.

We can choose to not forget but to stop giving life to something that is behind us and is over. It is really a choice about living in the now in a way that brings light and love into our personal space.

It is about the choice to be vital with positive energy or to be negative and living in the past with unhappiness.

Many Blessings to All 

Sue

The negative effect of fear on your energy.

Fear is a negative faith. With fear the most negative thoughts and feelings become the foundation in which we navigate our life.

Fear can be a learned behavior that includes anxiety. If we have someone who has raised and nurtured us and their example was to be fearful and anxiety ridden then of course we follow along with that pattern it is human nature to do so.

If someone is telling us to be fearful of certain things in life and we follow along then fear takes the front seat of how we think and feel on certain subjects.

Fear can be all consuming and it is so detrimental to all that we are because as humans we are always looking for happiness and joy and peace for ourselves and fear is the exact opposite of all of those.

When we are fearful of anything our energy is almost nonexistent. We are frozen in a thought process that does not allow us to go forward and live a full life. 

• What if we decided to take a look at the fear we feel and ask questions about why we feel this way?
• What if we use the feelings of hope and faith to replace the fear we feel?
• What if we stop allowing anyone to encourage or instigate fear within us?

Our energy is so important. It helps us to for forward and live life in a way that is happy and productive. The more positive the energy the more we can accomplish. 

By understanding that fear is a state of mind that triggers thoughts and feelings which are negative then we can go on to thinking and feeling in a more positive way.

Many Blessings to All

Sue

Don't give your energy to someone else.

How often is your focus on another person and what they are doing or how they are living? How often are your thoughts on changing them to align with the way you think and feel? I am sure that you do not realize how much energy you are giving to someone else's life when in fact you could be using it for your own and helping yourself move forward in a more positive way.

Whether it is a personal relationship...... a family relationship ........ a working relationship or any other outside of yourself and your thoughts and feelings are centered on changing them or having them see life the way you do each day becomes a chore and I am sure that you can feel your energy draining away as you use your focus for someone else's life instead of your own.

When you are angry or disappointed or sad about someone else's way of thinking and living you are wasting this precious time of life when you should be concentrating on who you are and what you want in a more positive way.

• What if you decided to let it go and focus on a more positive outlook for yourself without any other person influencing your thoughts and feelings?

By letting go of negative thoughts about any other person you then clear your mind to use thoughts about yourself and what you want for your own life.

Don't allow anyone else to have your energy......use it for yourself for your greater good. Everything will work out beautifully for you as relationships evolve just by you letting go.

Many Blessings to All

Sue

Lifting your spirit by choosing your thoughts wisely.

The human condition seems to be the center of most conversations now everywhere you listen ........ look..... or read. The thing is everyone seems to be guided what to think by others about the human race and where it is headed. 

• What if we all chose to make a difference by not plugging into all of the chaos created by others and just believe in the goodness ...... kindness..... and compassion of most people in the world. 

It is amazing that all that bad it highlighted while the good that most people do is shadowed by that.

• What if we all chose one by one to make the world a better place by showing kindness to each other. Believe it or not a simple smile can make someone else feel better.

It is really up to all of us to make a change for the better so that change all over the world can take place. If we are angry and upset all of the time about the state of everything that energy becomes almost tangible and that makes it powerful. Why are we letting a handful of people tell us that to think and feel? Why are we following the anger and hatefulness that does not make a comfortable state of being?

• What if we took our personal space back and started to feel better about everything just by being kinder and more compassionate towards each other?

We look to others always whether they are leaders or clergy or anyone who has a distinct voice to tell us what is going on and how to think about it. It is time now to just question why we are following instead of making up our own minds and creating a world we want to live in which means we all have to change our attitude about following and become free thinkers who use their energy for not only our own greater good but the greater good of the world.

You may think you are only one person but when one person starts thinking about how great the world would be if we all let go of anger and hatred and we decide to live lives that matter just by getting along and caring for one another there would be a change like no other and the world would be a better place to live.

Use your own thoughts to create your own energy for the better. Your energy combined with others in the quest to be your own person in a content and happy way is truly the beginning of something great.

Many Blessing to All

Sue

Where is your energy today?

• What if you start the week with your thoughts and feelings bringing your energy level where you are ready to have a positive week?
• What if you thought about how you treated the idea of problems.

 Everyone believes they have them whether large or small. It always seems to be the habit to focus on what is wrong.......what brings us down.......what is overwhelming. If we start our week this way it opens the door to negativity which in turn brings our energy level way down and makes our daily life unhappy.

• What if you started to focus on a solution instead of the problem? Trying to find options is so much better than worrying and being upset.

Once you start to think about solutions you will be surprised at how they sort of line up one after the other once you open that thought process.

Clear your mind completely of any stress or worry and really think about how everything will work out if done one way or the other. I am sure there will be several ways to look at it once you have taken charge of your thoughts.

Let your emotions help you with this also. When you think of a solution you feel so much better which shows you that this is definitely the direction you need to go.

Remember too all of the times things have worked out for you in the past. You will be surprised once you think about it how many times all was taken care of.

Bring your energy level up knowing that you are working to bring yourself the positive outcomes you deserve.

Remember this is for your well-being and your greater good.

Many Blessings to All

Sue 

How are you using your energy?

 

We are all full of energy ……..or not. It all depends on where we allow our thoughts to wander. Thinking about anything has an energy meter if you will and you know when you are in tune with the positive or attached to the negative just by the way you feel.

Using your thoughts in the most positive way brings your energy meter way up. You feel optimistic…..upbeat…..ready to live life to the fullest. When you feel this way your mind and body respond so you have a burst of energy that propels you to go forward with hope and faith.

Using them in a negative way brings your energy meter to a low point where you don’t feel good health wise or emotionally. It seems that in this day and age it is a habit to find fault to be angry to even hate. These emotions are so negative that your mind and body feel them profoundly and this negativity allows health issues……. emotional upsets……. even the ability to function properly on a daily basis.

We give power to so many things just by focusing on them. If we are unhappy, we give life to unhappiness. It surrounds us and soon we are only focusing on what we feel is wrong in our life……in our surroundings…….in people……in the world. We soon start finding fault with everything and everyone.

Where is your energy today? Make a point to feel it. Find where your thoughts are headed and how they make you feel.

If you are feeling good, terrific, find more thoughts that match where your mindset is right now.

If you aren’t then how can you stop energizing those negative thoughts and feelings?

Always remember that everything that has ever happened to you is kept alive by the energy you give it. It’s like looking at a picture and all of a sudden it becomes a video because we have given it so much of our energy. Why would we possibly want to keep energizing things that were or things that make us feel bad? We must tell ourselves that this is the now and I need to use my energy wisely for my own greater good.

If we are angry about people……. situations…….the state of anything it does us no worldly good because we are feeling our worst at these times and this is not how life is supposed to be. We are not thinking clearly about much of anything.

Find your own happy place. What do you have to be grateful for? What is going right in your life? Even if you think these are small things use your focus to feel better and you will find that you see life in a much better way. You will even start to see more to be grateful

for once you acknowledge there are things going right for you.

It is up to you to use the energy of your beautiful spirit for your own wellbeing. Be mindful of everything that is right. Be mindful that change is always a good thing even though sometimes it isn’t apparent right away. Be mindful that by creating your own happy place in your own personal space you are changing the energy that surrounds you and you are making the effort to find the best possible life you can live.

Many Blessings to All

Sue

 Thoughts: How do they work for you?

There are two ways to think about anything and that would be negatively or positively. 

Isn't if funny how we have the choice and most of the time we find ourselves unhappy as we look at the dark side if you will of what is going on in our lives and the world. 

Take the time to notice that when you are thinking of things in a way that doesn't feel good one thought after another becomes darker and darker. In other words everything becomes worse and worse and the only reason that really happens is because we see the negative to begin with and it spirals out of control. This is so detrimental to our wonderful mind and body.

We allow unhappy thoughts to take over when in fact if we saw the brighter side of things one thought after another would be show us how things are really pretty good.

How could a person make this a habit do you think?

How would life feel if in fact we decided to start our thoughts each day in the direction of happiness?

Here is an exercise that might help in the direction of thinking and feeling positive:

• The first thing each morning be thankful you woke up.
• Focus on everything that feels good in your body. 
• Take some deep breaths and clear your mind.
• Sit down for a few minutes and write about everything that is positive about yourself and your life.

Make your thoughts the best thoughts and you will find that when you do you feel it deep down in that beautiful spirit of yours. Know that by finding the best thoughts you are contributing to your well-being that is so beneficial to you life becomes joyful and peaceful.

Your thoughts are your power, use them for your greater good.

Many Blessing to All

Sue

 Change........ How Does it Work?

A New Year and the first thing we all want to do is change things for the better. That is a wonderful idea but how do we want things to change? 

The funny thing about we humans is we want everyone and everything around us to be better and to change to suit us but is that really the answer?

• We have people in our lives that we have tried to change for so long and it isn't happening.
• We have circumstances that we are unhappy with and want to be different.
• We live in a world of great chaos at times that is upsetting.

How do we change things for the better?

We start with ourselves first. 

• How are we seeing all of these situations and people? 
• How are we reacting to them?
• What would the solution be to the situations we are in and the people we are involved with?
• How do we see and talk about the world?

If we are always expecting people to think the way we do......to want the same things......to be in line with our joy and beliefs then of course we will be unhappy because here is the kicker they have and are entitled to have their own thoughts and beliefs on their own journey. If we are trying to control how they think and feel shame on us.

It is a matter of how much we want to be with or around these people.......how much joy we want to feel......how much we are willing to change a hard stance and to see them not as an adversary but as someone with different ideas and thoughts. If we can except them the way they are and meld with their ideas and thoughts without changing who we are it makes life so much more beautiful. This is change from within.

The solution to that is if you cannot it is time to recognize it and go a different direction. It is for our greater good that we don't keep thinking the same thing over and over with our thoughts about someone and expect that they do what we want them to do instead of be who they are. This is change from within.

The same thing really applies to any situation in life. Are you miserable and keep thinking miserable thoughts or are you willing to look at your situation and see it in a better light? If you can't then how can you leave this situation...... what are your options when you try to reason it out? They are truly there if you let go of the negative of I can't or it won't work to seeing life doing something else. This is change from within.

As far as the world goes I would say this......there are many more good people than bad.......there is so much more joy than sorrow.......we must concentrate on making it even better with being kind to one another and caring about our fellow man. Look for the good in people always. Be happy with the fact that we have a beautiful world to live in. This is change from within.

Change is a good thing it keeps us focusing on a better way.......a better life......better relationships and circumstances. But change must come from within. The way we look at others ........our situations.....the world. Be a brighter human being by either trying not to control others.......by leaving any circumstance that isn't working out for you.......by seeing the world in a better light. Change is seeing things differently .........it is the willingness to either accept or move on in so many areas of our lives. This is change from within.

These can help you change this New Year into one of the best you have every known.

Many Blessing to All

Sue

The Direction of Thoughts and Where They Take Us

 In today's world there are many paths our thoughts can take as the shape of everything seems to change constantly. The most important thing for each of us is that we use our thoughts for ourselves and our lives rather than waste them on anything that can make the direction of our thoughts unhealthy and unhappy for us.

Make your thoughts the brightest they can be about your life and your personal space. Make sure that you are concentrating on the good things about who you are and everything in your life that is positive and let go of anything that would stop you from seeing and feeling the best about what is going on with you.

The direction our thoughts take is so important so if we are using outside sources to tell us how to think and feel we are giving into someone else's thoughts and feelings which take away from using our own.

• Look for the best thoughts not the worst. 
• Look for the happiest thoughts not the saddest.
• Look for the most positive thoughts not the negative.

The direction your thoughts take you are up to you and when you are aware of the way they make you feel you will know if you need to enhance them or change them because feeling good......feeling happy.......feeling the pure gift that life really is.......makes those thoughts so very important to your everyday living.

Many Blessings to All

Sue