UP OR DOWN IS YOUR CHOICE - CHANGING YOUR LIFE WITH WORDS - DAY

Gravity is what keeps you on the ground and prevents you from floating upward.  Did you know that your attitude can do the same thing?  When you think negative thoughts about yourself you prevent yourself from rising above your current status in life, and you get in the way of your own success.  When you think and say positive things about yourself you free your spirit from gravity, and your self-confidence gets a boost which can make you feel as if you are floating on air.

Do yourself a favor, and

DEFY GRAVITY!

DO YOU APPRECIATE LIFE? CHANGING YOUR LIFE WITH WORDS - DAY 90

Have you ever known anyone who is happy all of the time or most of the time?  Have you known anyone who is unhappy all of the time or most of the time?  What is the difference between them?  Do you think it is because one is more fortunate than the other?  Do you think it is because one is healthier than the other?  Is it because one has a happy marriage or relationship while the other has neither?  Is is because one loves his or her job and the other one either has no job or hates the job he or she has?

While I can accept that any individual's personal circumstances can affect their attitude, I really do not think that their happiness or unhappiness is the result.  I think people who are happy most of the time have a true appreciation for life and the wonder of it.  Life is a miracle..........look at a newborn baby and think about his journey to enter the world.  Think about all he will learn and do and how much he will physically grow in his first year of life.

Abraham Lincoln said something to the effect, "People are as happy as they make up their minds to be."  I very much believe he was right. We all have problems and misfortune from time to time, but each day look around you and actually identify the blessings of your life, the world, nature, family, friendships, work, and recreation.

Today's message is:

LIFE IS WONDERFUL!

WILL YOU HELP OTHERS? CHANGING YOUR LIFE WITH WORDS - DAY 89

No matter how much we think we know or understand about other people, especially children and young adults, chances are there is much we don't know or understand.  One of the things it is so easy to overlook is how much others may look at us as role models to emulate.  Are our behavior and attitude worthy of emulation?  Do we encourage others and give them hope to have success and to achieve their goals and dreams?

You can never be sure when something you have done or said will be just the thing to inspire someone else to try harder, to do better, to not give up, or to have increased self-confidence.  Your courage, your bravery your spirit, your accomplishments, your kindness, your listening ear, or your love may do more for other people than you will ever know.

Try to remember today's message which is:

INSPIRE OTHERS!

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT YOURSELF? CHANGING YOUR LIFE WITH WORDS - DAY 34

You are not always encouraged to be proud of yourself.  Some people equate pride with arrogance or conceit as in the old saying, "Pride goes before a fall."  My opinion is that there are many ways to be proud of yourself without thinking or acting as if you are more important than others or feeling superior to them.

Your integrity, behavior, appearance, attitude, compassion, empathy, accomplishments, and generosity are facets of life in which you can and should take pride in yourself.  If everyone did,  the world would be quite a different place.

Today's message is:

Have pride in yourself.

ARE YOU THINKING OF QUITTING?

Are you in a situation, relationship, environment, health condition, job or career where things are not working out as you wish they would?  As you hoped they would? As you think they should?   Are you getting ready to give up?  Are you thinking of quitting?

Well, the truth is that giving up or quitting are things that you can always do.  There is no statute of limitations on deciding to quit!  Before you take any drastic action try to look again at the problem(s) you face and determine where you actually are in the process of solving, overcoming, or outlasting the problem?  Think of it as if it is a mountain you have started to climb.............how near are you to the top?  What do you expect to happen when you arrive at the top?  Are there any foreseeable changes about to happen which are
advantageous to you?  Are there any changes you can initiate?

Try to keep in mind the adage, "We cannot control what happens to us in life, but we can always control our attitude in dealing with what happens to us."

So today's message is:

Don't Quit Now!