A new year: how thrilling it can be! Even though we simply turn the calendar sheet from one day and month to the next, there are incredible opportunities to embrace during this momentous time. A new year can be a turning point, the motivating factor for personal transformation, or it can be “just another day.” You get to exercise your free will and determine what January 1st is going to mean to you. Let’s explore your choices.
Here are a few scenarios from the “just another day” option:
- It’s been over ten years now that your son has been estranged >>Readmore
Is the experience of a new grandbaby current, a past memory or maybe it’s non-existent? What about reflecting on giving birth to a child of your own? Surely you’ve paid visits to friends. We have three tools to add to the toolbox of thriving in 2005, by learning from new life. New life and miracles are synonymous. The entire nine-month process of gestation >>Readmore
So you’ve made your will. You know who is to receive the platinum bordered china, the grandfather clock from Germany, the pair of diamond-studded earrings, and your most treasured Charlie Brown cartoon scrapbook. You’ve gone even further to make certain your wishes will be carried out with regard to a life support treatment. You’ve given careful thought that there is no misinterpretation. You feel confident about those who have been assigned to this information. Specifications have been made about pain medication and how you should receive it. You have demonstrated your courage by actually >>Readmore
You are invited to try an experiment right now—this very moment. (Preferably it is nighttime while you’re reading this.) Take a candle and a match with you as you walk into a room that is pitch dark. Stand there for a moment, take a few deeps breaths, now light your candle with the match and notice what happens. You will no doubt observe that the light of the candle has dispelled the darkness. You can see pictures on the wall that were only there in memory before. Electrical outlets even become visual. The details of objects are obvious. It is absolutely amazing to witness what a difference >>Readmore
Here are some of my favorite quotes that have to do with having a positive attitude…
“Gratitude is an appreciation of your life right now, versus where you want it to be.”
Dr. Robert Emmons, The Psychology of Gratitude
*Noted in this book: People who write down the things they are grateful for every day have stronger immune systems, more happiness, and less reaction to negative events.
“When everything seems to be going against you, remember >>Readmore
