Not ONE TOOL can FIX EVERYTHING

      If you want to hang up a painting what TOOL do you need?

      Well I would LOOK for a HAMMER but if I CAN'T FIND ONE I will LOOK for something that is STRONG enough to BANG a nail in the wall.

     You could get SO MAD if you CAN'T FIND the HAMMER that you GET ANGRY and let it CAUSE you to FORGET about hanging the painting. 

     On your LIFE'S JOURNEY there will be many times when you CAN'T FIND the RIGHT TOOL but DON'T GIVE UP.

     Whether you PHYSICALLY or MENTALLY CAN'T FIND the RIGHT TOOL take TIME to FIND ANOTHER TOOL that COULD HELP.

      If it is UP TO YOU to FIND A TOOL so that you WILL GET IT DONE then LOOK in YOUR TOOLBOX.

     Sometimes you need more than a TOOLBOX FULL OF TOOLS to fix stuff PHYSICALLY you will need a TOOLBOX for your MENTAL HEALTH as well.

     When I was ANGRY I got out the new book I had bought to let it HELP ME FORGET about what ANGERED ME.

      But I was SHOCKED that I was so ANGRY that I COULDN'T use that as the RIGHT TOOL because I COULDN'T HEAR the WORDS because I KEPT THINKING about what had ANGERED ME.

      So I put the new book away and DECIDED to go FIND ANOTHER TOOL to TAKE AWAY MY ANGER.

      STOP EXPECTING every TOOL to WORK just DIG IN YOUR TOOLBOX and before you KNOW IT you will FIND a TOOL that WILL WORK.

     JUST KEEP DIGGING in YOUR TOOLBOX that YOU HAVE CONSTANTLY FILLED over your LIFETIME.

     Sometimes GARDENING can be a GOOD TOOL for your MENTAL STRESS and your PHYSICAL FITNESS.

     Because as you WATER IT DAILY you will ENJOY WATCHING IT GROW DAILY and EXERCISE TOO.

     And I also made sure I FILLED MYSELF A TOOLBOX with MANY TYPES OF TOOLS I might need especially a HAMMER.

     If you MENTALLY NEED DISTRACTED you have to ENJOY doing DIFFERENT THINGS until YOU FIND SOMETHING THAT WORKS.

     When reading the new book DIDN'T WORK I then DECIDED to NEXT TRY LOOKING AT AMAZON for CHRISTMAS PRESENTS for my grandkids.

      And that MADE ME SMILE then before I knew it I FORGOT ABOUT EVERYTHING ELSE but HOW HAPPY my grandkids would be when they opened it.

    As LONG AS YOU KEEP LOOKING before YOU KNOW IT then YOU WILL FIND the TOOL in your TOOLBOX that YOU NEED.

     

     

LETTING GO takes you to JUST FLUSH IT so you can LET IT GO

      If you keep it FRESH ON YOUR MIND then there is NO ROOM to THINK of anything else. 

      If SOMETHING or SOMEONE HURTS YOU then WHAT SHOULD YOU DO?

      You should always PREVENT ANYTHING or ANYONE from hurting you ever again by KEEPING IT AWAY FROM YOU.

      If YOU KNOW then it DOESN'T MATTER what ANYONE ELSE SAYS it is UP TO YOU to PROTECT YOURSELF. 

      Even if YOU WANT TO if it HURTS YOU then GET AWAY FROM IT so it CAN'T HURT YOU ever again.

     I really enjoyed hanging out with someone who i enjoyed a lot of things about them and had a few happy memories with them.

     But when I REALIZED that they were NOT AN HONEST PERSON then I DECIDED that it was BEST FOR ME if I STOPPED hanging out with them.

      I DIDN'T have to WAIT UNTIL they HURT ME BY THEIR DISHONESTY because I HAD TO PROTECT MYSELF from ever GETTING HURT.

      That ONE MINUTE OF FUN with ANYTHING or ANYONE is NOT WORTH the LIFETIME OF NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES you will have to PAY for that ONE MINUTE.

      You will just have to FIND another way to CREATE MEMORIES with PEOPLE YOU CAN TRUST or enjoy DOING IT ALONE if necessary. 

      STOP SAYING I HAD TO because YOU DON'T HAVE TO.

      There are times when YOU KNOW but YOU IGNORE WHAT YOU KNEW but HOPEFULLY YOU LEARNED along the way to NOT DO IT AGAIN.

     When you want to LET IT GO then decide and JUST FLUSH IT out of your mind to be able to LET IT GO so you can ENJOY your life while you are living it.

    LETTING GO means YOU have to JUST FLUSH IT so you can LET IT GO.

Sometimes you see WHY

      Sometimes you KNOW you SHOULDN'T but you DON'T LISTEN so you PAY the CONSEQUENCES because you did it anyways. 

      Have you ever TOLD YOURSELF that you SHOULDN'T but you DIDN'T LISTEN?

      If YOUR MIND SAYS DON'T then PAY ATTENTION to the WARNING.

       If you KNOW that some people YOU SHOULDN'T hang out with then PAY ATTENTION.

      Because WHO YOU CHOOSE to ASSOCIATE WITH is YOU CHOOSING to DO WHAT THEY DO while you are hanging out with them.

      When I was younger I didn't UNDERSTAND why my parents would not like my friend.

      But it didn't take long for me to one day UNDERSTAND WHY they said it.

      And once you KNOW WHY then you will NEVER FORGET WHY.

      If you LEARN then take WHAT YOU LEARNED and let that SET THE BOUNDARIES that YOU WON'T CROSS.

      If you DON'T AGREE with what's happening then let that be the REASON that YOU STICK TO YOUR BOUNDARIES. 

      If you DON'T LIKE IT then KEEP IT AWAY FROM YOU so that it CAN'T NEGATIVELY AFFECT YOU.

       YOUR CHOICES are WHAT YOU CHOOSE so THINK ABOUT IT before you CHOOSE.

ONE MINUTE is ONE MINUTE not LIFE LONG

       Just because you had ONE MINUTE of time that was difficult DOES NOT mean that from NOW ON EVERYTHING will always be difficult for you.

      But if you don't take that ONE MINUTE and JUST FLUSH IT out of your mind then OF COURSE it will be ALWAYS ON YOUR MIND.

      And the FEELINGS that the ONE MINUTE brought you will PREVENT YOU from MOVING PAST IT if you KEEP IT FRESH ON YOUR MIND. 

      When you are ANGRY you should TAKE A MOMENT of your time to ACKNOWLEDGE IT then JUST FLUSH YOUR ANGER AWAY.

      Because if you MAKE YOUR CHOICE when you are ANGRY then what you DO or SAY ANGRILY will DECIDE the RESULTS for MORE THAN A MINUTE.

     Have you ever ANGRILY SAID something that you later REGRETTED?

     Of course we all have but ONCE YOU DO then you KNOW that everytime you GET ANGRY you should STOP until YOUR ANGER IS GONE.

      Taking a MOMENT of your time when you are ANGRY is the ONLY WAY to NOT ACT OUT OF ANGER.

      The ONLY PERSON that GETS HURT the most if you REACT when you are ANGRY is YOU.

      The PERSON that ANGERED you DIDN'T have CARE or FEEL COMPASSIONATE for THEMSELVES EITHER.

     So DON'T LET someone like that TAKE YOUR JOY AWAY FROM YOU.

      YOU MAY or MAY NOT have CAUSED that ONE MINUTE but YOU are IN CHARGE OF YOURSELF NOW.

     So if you want PEACE OF MIND then you KNOW that you have to take any NEGATIVE EXPERIENCES and JUST FLUSH IT so PEACE OF MIND has ROOM to GET IN. 

      

      

CHANGE IT when YOU CAN

      It's hard to DECIDE but THANK GOODNESS you are able to DECIDE what is BEST FOR YOU. 

     I could see that it was raining and if I went out I would get wet but THANK GOODNESS that unlike the witch in the Wizard of Oz I wouldn't melt when I get wet and I could get what I need.

     I knew that by removing any items in the recipe would make it taste different but luckily by CHANGING the RECIPE I will like the TASTE.

     You can't CHANGE how someone else FEELS but you can CHANGE how you FEEL by doing what YOU THINK is RIGHT.

     There are many things during your life's journey that happens whether you want it or not but THANK GOODNESS what you CAN CONTROL YOU CAN CONTROL.

      When you REALIZE what YOU CAN DO then JUST DO IT because it wouldn't GET DONE IF YOU DON'T. 

       We all could BLAME SOMEONE ELSE but when you HAVE A CHANCE and DON'T TAKE IT then you have NO ONE but YOURSELF TO BLAME.

        Every CHOICE YOU MAKE MATTERS just like CHOOSING TO DO NOTHING is PURELY UP TO YOU.

      LIFE is HARD AT TIMES but THANK GOODNESS YOU CAN CHOOSE TO DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN to ENJOY EVERY MOMENT that YOU CAN.

      When you can see that A CHANGE IS NEEDED then GET UP and CHANGE IT in a way that has a POSITIVE EFFECT ON YOU. 

      When it is UP TO YOU then it is UP TO YOU to do what is BEST FOR YOU.

      When it's time for A CHANGE then LEARN what YOU NEED TO so that THE CHANGE CAN BE the CHANGE that is BEST FOR YOU.

      CHOOSE WISELY because at the end of the day YOU have TO LIVE WITH THE CHANGES YOU MAKE. 

     

     

Take care of you first

      Just because you HOPE IT WILL does not mean that IT WILL but you SHOULD BE HOPEFUL so you SHOULD ALWAYS do YOUR BEST.

      We all know that NO ONE will always get EVERYTHING so make sure that YOU GET YOUR BASIC ESSENTIALS FIRST then you CAN PEACEFULLY DIVIDE what is left FAIRLY. 

     When you ACCEPT that in order to GET WHAT YOU NEED then you have to ACCEPT EVERYONE INVOLVED has THEIR NEEDS then COOPERATE TOGETHER to MEET IN THE MIDDLE.

     Even when someone DOESN'T GET EVERYTHING as long as THEY FEEL that TOGETHER YOU EACH GOT ENOUGH then IT IS FAIR.

     When you DON'T FEEL HEARD by those that you are TRYING TO WORK WITH then it's hard to WORK WITH THEM.

     At the end of the day YOU have to DECIDE WHO YOU CAN WORK WITH before YOU DECIDE WHO TO WORK WITH.

     We each have A CHOICE and CHOOSING YOURSELF FIRST is YOU TAKING CARE OF YOU and the BOUNDARIES YOU SET FOR YOURSELF. 

     

If I COULD... I SHOULD.. before I CAN'T

       Have you ever thought about doing it yet you never did it so now that you are older you regret not trying?

      Did you plan on doing it one day then after years of never doing it you realize you are now too old to do it?

      Don't wait for it to be TOO LATE because if you do then it will be TOO LATE for you.

      Have you ever seen something POSITIVE but you had a NEGATIVE ATTITUDE so you DIDN'T see it?

      When OPPORTUNITIES COME YOUR WAY then GRAB IT.

      We only have ONE LIFE to LIVE SO....ENJOY IT while you are LIVING IT and if you WANT IT then GO FOR IT.

       You have to MAKE ROOM to ENJOY DOING the things you DREAM OF so YOU CAN ENJOY DOING THEM.

      If you WANT it then GRAB IT when it COMES YOUR WAY.