Flush out the anger

When all you think about is everything that has happened in your past that angers you, then anger is all you will feel in your present. And guess what? Every word that comes out of your mouth because that is all you are filled with, will be full of anger, that is then spread onto others as you go through your day. Now just like spreading the flu, that anger is spread, that you started throughout our streets from one person to another. If you want to stop the insanity we see on our streets you first have to flush the anger out of your mind. "JUST FLUSH IT"

Over and over again

You need to realize that when something makes you angry it puts a strain on your body and mind. If you think about it over and over again then over and over again you put your mind and body under stress. The damage that it does is done over and over again. Stop getting angry over something that happened only once. If you think of it 100 times then 100 times you will feel it, live it, and pay the consequences that will affect your over all well being over and over again. "JUST FLUSH IT"

Roll with it

If someone steals part of your lunch, are you going to refuse to eat the other half and starve? Of course not you still got to eat. Take what's left after the economy has devastated you personally and financially and carry on. If someone steals your joy take comfort in knowing how to laugh. In life you just got to roll with it and adjust.

The first sign of anger

Too much stress in your mind will put your body in physical distress. When you feel your jaw tightening recognize that as the first sign that you are too angry for your own good. Stop it before your jaw locks tight as you grit your teeth and the veins in your neck pop out. Stop it before it clamps down on your forehead like a vice that takes over your brain function. Stop it before your heart gets squeezed physically by your muscles and organs that are reacting to the anger. Stop it when your jaw starts tightening before your heart stops because you are too uptight.

Don't let others knock you down

Instead of allowing others to brainwash you into thinking that they know you better than you know yourself, use your brain to wash away your doubts and make your mind up about what you want to do and build on that the foundation for your life, your future goals. Set your own standards that you will live by that will keep you on track to success. You will stand on your own if you stop letting others knock you down.

Don't let the weeds take over

When you prepare a garden for planting you know you have to remove all the weeds or they will suffocate any seed you try to sow. If you leave a clump of weeds and dismiss them as if they are no threat because of the size they are, then you will have to learn from experience. Before you know it that weed has taken over your plants and suffocated any chance of reaping a harvest. The same is true in your personal life. You must remove 100% of the weeds out of your personal life if you want to start a new one. Grow where you are planted.

A gift of words

This economy is making it hard to reach out and help others. Help can come without spending a dime. A gift of words of encouragement, inspiration, or simply acknowledge their struggles and remind them that their hard work and sacrifice will get them through this crises and bring them out standing firm on solid ground. Give the gift of kindness that will give them a stepping stone to get them out of the personal crater they are in.

The answer is clear

Being a good listener is sometimes more important than the words that you offer as help. If you just listen and let their words and feelings flow out they will feel better now that they have let it go and it will help them to FLUSH their stress away. Heck they may get the answer they need on their own now that the clog is gone they may clearly see the answer that was there all along.

It's what you say and do

If you don't accept blame for your mistakes you will never learn from them. If you never really tried to reach your dream you will never be able to say you tried as hard as you could. If you always tell yourself you will never be happy then you will never be happy. It is not what other people say and do to you that is holding you back it's what you say and do that is keeping you down.

The ability to feel compassion

People don't just wake up one day and say I will go about my day ignoring all the wrong doings that I see along the way. It has taken FIVE GENERATIONS to create a society that is desensitized to even care about what happens to others. They have lost the ability to feel compassion. Show that you care and compassion will grow and put roots back into society and humanity will replace the insanity that we see on our streets.

Get your own shoes

The old expression "you will never know until you have walked a mile in their shoes" didn't mean if you put on their shoes that you will walk like they do. The shoe may fit but they may not be comfortable to wear. Just putting them on will not get you where they are in life, you must find what works for you then you will get your own shoes that will help you run life's marathon.

It takes more than time

Although it is true that everything takes time, it is also very true that it takes more than time to get where you want to be in life or you would have already been there by now. Take the time to figure out where it is you want to be and exactly what it will take to get there and if you apply the effort you will get there in time.