Being positive isn't always easy. Even for me, an "eternal optimist", I have to stay on top of my 'feelings'. Recently, as I struggle to be positive about certain situations in my life, I’ve been giving some serious thought to how I try to transform my outlook from negative-focused to positive-focused. At time when we become discouraged, it's easy to blame all kinds of outside forces –- fate, experiences, parents, relationships –- but never really stopped to think that I can CHOOSE to be happy. Happiness is a CHOICE. However, if you want to live a positive, joyful life, you cannot –- absolutely CANNOT -– focus on all the negativity. No matter how terrible a situation might seem, we can always find something good if we take the time to think about it. The best and easiest way to do this is to be positive when it comes to who YOU are. Tell yourself you’re awesome! Tell yourself you look good! Tell yourself you did an awesome job at work or raising your kids! Be honest with yourself, but do your best to look for the GOOD. And, whatever you do, DO NOT focus on the negative. CHOOSE TO BE POSITIVE!!
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These three were walking on a fence:
Feeling, Faith, and Fact. When Feeling took an awful fall Faith was taken back. So close was Faith to Feeling that he stumbled and fell too. But Fact remained and pulled up Faith, and Faith brought Feeling too. Remember when those 'FEELINGS' are allowed to run rampant, to keep your eyes on the FACTS. Because we look so strongly to what we are feeling, it is easy to believe lies our mind is telling us. When we give attention only to our feelings, our faith can become weak because our concentration is on how we are feeling. Look at the FACTS (the truth) and stand strong in the midst of a messy situation. Feelings are fleeting. Have you had a stressful week? I have. Yes, therapists feel depression sometimes as well. This week I had my Mama released into home Hospice, and my Power of Attorney was activated. Even though I realized my Mama was on a journey of dementia, I still wasn't ready to hear the words, "Your Mother is in the late stages of dementia". So as you listen to the waves crash against the shore, close your eyes..... take a deep 'belly breath' ..... and allow all the cares and anxieties wash away from your frazzled mind one at a time. And then thank God for holding you together
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AuthorI am a wife, mother, and grandmother. Late in life I decided to go back to school to become a professional counselor. I have achieved that dream, and am open for business. Archives
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