Remembering what you are GRATEFUL for during 2023

    Before you can know what needs to change in the NEW YEAR you have to think about both the GOOD and the BAD that you experienced in 2023.

   Start first by making a list of what you are GRATEFUL for during the last year.

   You have to be HONEST WITH YOURSELF about what didn't work this year.

   Then make a list of things that you can do differently to have a FRESH START to the NEW YEAR.

   There are MANY THINGS that you can't change, so make a list of things that you can ADJUST how you REACT to those things to have a POSITIVE change.

  Don't make a NEW YEARS RESOLUTION that you aren't willing to HONESTLY DO.

  Don't make the same NEW YEARS RESOLUTION that you made last year because OBVIOUSLY that is setting yourself up for failure. 

   Instead of saying you will go on a STRICT DIET be realistic and say you won't eat sweets more than once a week.

   Instead of saying you will EXERCISE everyday just say you will park further away from the front door of the stores so you walk more. 

   Instead of saying you will CHANGE who you are just say you will be a better person. 

   If you will be HONEST WITH YOURSELF you can HONESTLY make 2024 your BEST YEAR EVER.

   HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE 🥳

  

Don't set yourself up for failure, Make a NEW YEARS RESOLUTION that is DOABLE

    Well Christmas is over and that means that it is time for the Beginning of a NEW YEAR.

    Before you just say any NEW YEAR RESOLUTION, be HONEST with yourself about whether it is unrealistic.

    Don't set yourself up for failure by making a RESOLUTION that is just NOT REALISTICALLY DOABLE.

    You have a few days to sit down and reflect on where you are at the end of 2023 to TRULY KNOW what you want to do DIFFERENTLY in 2024.

   Remember that if it DIDN'T WORK for you in 2023 then DON'T DO IT AGAIN in 2024.

   If you want to have a FRESH START in the NEW YEAR you have to make sure that you don't bring any CRAP from LAST YEAR into the NEW YEAR.

   OTHERWISE it will be the SAME OLD CRAP just a DIFFERENT YEAR.

   

    

   

Can you feel the magic of CHRISTMAS?

    Merry Christmas to everyone! 🎄

    Most HOLIDAYS you ONLY get ONE DAY , just 24 hours to ENJOY it.

    BUT  CHRISTMAS is a SEASON that you get to feel the LOVE, the PEACE, and the JOY that fills the AIR everywhere you go for an ENTIRE MONTH.

   The COLORFUL decorations in stores and in homes set the HOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS MOOD.

   The Aurora all around us in the air automatically makes you SMILE from ear to ear.

   No matter what AGE you are it brings out THE CHILD within you that stays bottled up the other 11 months of the year.

   Wouldn't it be Great if EVERY DAY we could RELAX and FEEL the AURORA OF CHRISTMAS JOY?

   Well WHEREVER you go, EVERYWHERE you go try to SPREAD KINDNESS AND JOY onto EVERYONE you meet.

    You can't be HOLLY and JOLLY EVERYDAY of the YEAR, but it's just as important to Remember that when you are ANGRY don't plant SEEDS of ANGER BY SPEWING your ANGER onto OTHERS.

    Plant SEEDS OF KINDNESS WHEREVER, WHENEVER, TO WHOMEVER YOU CAN  because it's TRUE, YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW.

   

Would you if you could?

    If you COULD make a positive difference in the World, WOULD you?

   If you COULD make things easier on others, WOULD you?

   If you COULD help someone who needed your help, WOULD you?

   If you COULD you SHOULD.

   The World won't get better on it's OWN we all must do OUR PART.

  The more SEEDS of KINDNESS you SPREAD the more KINDNESS there will be in the world.

   WORLD PEACE is possible by bringing PEACE of MIND to ONE PERSON at a time.

   Every ACT OF KINDNESS is one step closer to PEACE ON EARTH.

  ONE STEP LEADS TO ANOTHER. 

Remember the REASON for the SEASON

    I was watching a Christmas movie last night that was a different way to show that even the SCROOGES of the World little hearts are growing during Christmas.

   It is a time of the year when even the SCROOGES are showing KINDNESS for others.

   But Christmas time can be a lonely time for many people.

   I learned that an elderly person we had recently gotten to know, had not received a Christmas gift in over a decade.

  Every year they would send out Christmas cards to share the Joy of Christmas.

   Every year they would put up their Christmas tree.

   They sent me a Christmas card with a sweet message inside and they also sent my husband a Christmas card with a special message inside.

   When I called her to thank her and to let her know that since I had been married no one had ever sent us EACH a card.

  When I asked her why she sent different cards she said because you are EACH individual people and I had a special message I wanted to say specifically to EACH of you.

   Just goes to show you that you are never too Old to experience a NEW WAY to be made feel special during the CHRISTMAS SEASON.

  Share your CHRISTMAS JOY.

Did you buy yourself a gift for Christmas?

     As I scrolled through the Internet looking for special GIFTS to buy for those on my LIST I found the perfect GIFT for myself.

    But I didn't buy it I scrolled on past it and continued selecting GIFTS that I was sure someone on my LIST would ENJOY.

    As I walked through the stores with my LIST of those I still needed to buy a GIFT for I found several GIFTS that I would sure ENJOY.

   As I was wrapping up my GIFTS to put under the Christmas tree, I couldn't help but think about the two GIFTS I had seen but didn't buy for myself.

   I was sure hoping that I might get them as a GIFT from someone.

   Then I realized that no one would have a chance to know those two silly things that I had wanted when I had seen them

   So I went back on Amazon and ordered them both for myself and surprisingly I don't feel guilty for buying myself a GIFT.

   I will still wrap them when they arrive and I am excitedly waiting for Christmas morning to come so I can open them.

   I am curious did anyone else buy themselves a Christmas GIFT for themselves?

     I guess that makes me my own SECRET SANTA HAHAHA.

    MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE ⛄

 

Take a moment to sit down and RELAX

    If you NEED a BREAK then TAKE a BREAK because if you NEED a BREAK then you NEED a BREAK.

   As we prepare for Christmas we NEED to take a BREAK to RELAX AND ENJOY the holidays.

   Before you know it Santa will be here, then just days after that we will ring in the NEW YEAR.

   The OLDER you are the FASTER TIME seems to FLY.

   As I wrap up the presents I get to invision the SMILE that each gift will bring on their face for me to ENJOY seeing.

   I can imagine the smell of Christmas breakfast greeting them at My door which makes them SMILE from their HUNGRY BELLY INSIDE as well as a SMILE from ear to ear on the outside.

   As I shopped the TOY AISLE to buy them their presents I have to admit the KID in ME came out and played from time to time.

  I couldn't resist touching THINGS that I didn't even plan on buying.

   The kid in me just had to touch it to ENJOY and then put it back on the shelf.

  REMEMBER the REASON FOR THE SEASON is to ENJOY each other not GO IN DEBT buying things you CAN'T AFFORD for each other.

  

Saying THANK YOU makes them feel APPRECIATED

    When someone hears the words THANK YOU for what they have done, it makes them feel APPRECIATED for what they have done.

   And when you feel APPRECIATED you feel like what you have done was worth the effort it took for you to do it.

    When you get in the HABIT of saying THANK YOU for even the LITTLE THINGS, you will see just how many LITTLE THINGS that you should be THANKFUL for.

   And when those around you get used to you saying THANK YOU to them, they will suddenly start saying THANK YOU to people too.

   You can plant seeds of THANK YOU everywhere you go and watch it SPREAD into a place where everyone  learns to APPRECIATE one another.

   Like Ghandi SAID.....

   BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD.

   

Do you know what will happen if you don't remove ALL of the ROTTEN fruit ?

    If you only REMOVE 10% of the fruit that is ROTTEN in  your fruit salad, then it will SPREAD and RUIN 100% of your fruit salad.

    If you build a bridge only 90% of the way you STILL CAN'T get to the other side.

   You have to FINISH the other 10% before you can SUCCESSFULLY get to the other side.

   You can't only take your SEVEN DAYS of medicine for  THREE DAYS and expect to get well, you MUST take it for SEVEN DAYS.

   You can't say you DID ALL that you could do unless you DO EVERYTHING that you NEED to do.

   HALFWAY there is ONLY HALFWAY there no matter WHICH HALF you do. 

  Building a STAIRCASE only HALFWAY will NOT get you to the TOP where you NEED to Go.

  It's NOT DONE until it is 100% DONE.

Decades from now it will be the NEW THING

     The other day my granddaughter came over wearing BELL BOTTOM PANTS.

    When I was a teenager BELL BOTTOM PANTS were IN STYLE.

   As soon I saw my granddaughters pants OLD MEMORIES of myself as a teenager getting my first pair of BELL BOTTOM PANTS came flooding in my MIND.

    I could suddenly vividly see myself in my peach colored BELL BOTTOM PANTS with my new flowered shirt that matched perfectly.

   I can remember the JOY I felt as I was heading out with my friends who also had gotten themselves a pair of BELL BOTTOMS.

   Although I knew I probably had thrown my BELL BOTTOM PANTS away decades ago, I still went in my closet to look.

    I began wandering what other OLD THINGS would be the NEW THING AGAIN.

   Would the OLD HAIRSTYLES come back into style too?

    Although OLD CARS won't come back in style and be made again for sale, who doesn't enjoy the look of an OLD CAR when it drives by.

    I hope the HUMANITY and the COMMUNITY UNITY from the GOOD OLD DAYS becomes the NEW NORMAL in our neighborhoods again.

   What do you still have that you have saved for decades?

   I have many things that I have had for decades but my OLD CLOTHES, including my OLD BELL BOTTOM PANTS aren't one of them.

    If you are OLD enough to have worn BELL BOTTOM PANTS then you know that you are OLD.

   

   

Don't give up, JUST ADJUST and KEEP MOVING

       Don't give up when things get TOUGH just dig deep inside yourself and KEEP MOVING.

       Don't let one bad MOMENT affect you all day, JUST FLUSH IT and KEEP MOVING.

       Don't stay around someone who STEALS your JOY, just KEEP MOVING.

       Don't let a small SETBACK that KNOCKED you down keep you down, just GET back up and KEEP MOVING.

       Don't keep anything negative FRESH on your mind to WEIGH you down, JUST FLUSH IT out of your mind and KEEP MOVING.

       Don't let ANYONE tell you that you CAN'T do it STOP you from doing it, because YOU CAN do anything that you want to if you JUST KEEP MOVING. 

      To get where you want to be all you got to do is KEEP MOVING!

Do you drive around the neighborhoods looking at all the Christmas Lights?

     One of the Joys of the Christmas Season is driving around to ENJOY all the Houses that people take the time to Decorate on the OUTSIDE.

    I often wander do they know how much their OUT DOOR colorful Christmas Lights brings JOY to others?

   I look forward to doing my annual CHRISTMAS DRIVE by the Houses that I have ENJOYED Year after Year.

   Do you decorate the outside of your house for CHRISTMAS?

   I have to admit that I don't.

   But I sure am THANKFUL for those who do so that EVERYONE can ENJOY them.

   If you are someone who DOES DECORATE OUTSIDE, I would like to THANK YOU on behalf of EVERYTIME you put a SMILE on someone's FACE when they saw them.

    If you have ever wanted to DECORATE OUTSIDE now MORE THAN EVER people could use a REASON TO SMILE.

   

   

   

Have you ever said ....

    Have you ever said.....I wish I wouldn't have SAID THAT?

    Have you ever said....I wish I wouldn't have DONE THAT?

    Have you ever said....I KNEW THAT but I FORGOT?

  Have you ever said.....I can't believe that I DIDN'T NOTICE THAT?

   Have you ever said.....I KNOW NOW so I WON'T DO THAT again?

    Have you ever said.... I will STOP AND THINK ABOUT whether I SHOULD SAY THAT OUT LOUD?

   Have you ever said.... BEFORE I REACT I will STOP AND THINK ABOUT what my ACTIONS would bring?

    You should always STOP AND THINK ABOUT IT FIRST.

   

   

You don't have to go into DEBT to make it a HOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS

    You shouldn't buy things that you can't afford to buy.

    The REASON for the SEASON is to ENJOY SPENDING time together not SPENDING MONEY that you don't have.

   But if you want to get someone a special gift you can make them their favorite kind of pie to ENJOY.

   Do remember the days when your neighbor would make A PLATE OF HOMEMADE COOKIES to pass out to the families she knew?

   We all excitedly waited each year until Mrs Debby would bring over her assortment of delicious cookies that were a big part of our CHRISTMAS JOY.

  One year we were going out of the state for Christmas so she gave us a big box of HOMEMADE COOKIES to ENJOY on our long 14 hour ride.

   When we arrived at our destination it was freezing outside and snowing so we quickly got our items out of the car and went inside to get warm. 

   We spent three days in the dead of winter visiting family and friends. 

   When we were packing the car up to go on that long drive home we realized that we had forgotten to take in our box of CHRISTMAS COOKIES.

   BUT..... LUCKILY....The freezing temperatures kept the cookies fresh so we could still ENJOY them on the long drive home.

   Do you have a favorite CHRISTMAS COOKIE RECIPE that you like to make?

    

   

   

     

   

   

   

Waiting until CYBER MONDAY cost me

   I was excitingly waiting for CYBER MONDAY as I searched for days through Amazon making my Christmas list.

   As I scrolled I would find a bargain then I would put it in my virtual shopping cart.

   I had plenty of time to find the best bargain and easily without making a mess I could take things out of my Shopping Cart.

   I knew how much everything in my Shopping Cart would cost now I just waited for CYBER MONDAY to hit the CHECK OUT BUTTON.

   But some of the BEST BARGAINS on the things in my Shopping Cart were priced cheaper on Saturday and Sunday.

   So having my Shopping Cart ready and waiting to check out when I was done shopping early cost me More on CYBER MONDAY.

   I took a chance that the prices would only get cheaper on CYBER MONDAY and I was wrong.

   But now the bulk of my Christmas Shopping was already done and it would be delivered right to my door.

   Luckily Amazon sends updates on when things will arrive to give you time to make sure you are there to get your packages before a PORCH PIRATE does.

   Home delivery makes things easier but unfortunately there are PORCH PIRATES who are out there looking for CHRISTMAS TREASURE to easily STEAL.

    DON'T let the SCROOGES in the world STEAL YOUR JOY. 

   

   

   

It's OFFICIALLY the START of Christmas shopping

    Do you remember when you had to physically be the FIRST OF TEN in line at the STROKE OF MIDNIGHT at a store to get the BEST BARGAINS?

   People used to CAMP outside of stores OVERNIGHT because the sale was only for a "FEW LIMITED ONES" that once they were gone ... you MISSED IT... now it's regular price.

   It was a very exciting START to the Christmas Shopping Season.

   The stores would be packed with shoppers and you couldn't find a place to even PARK in the PARKING LOT.

   Nowadays you don't have to leave the COMFORT of your HOME, you just PARK yourself in your favorite COMFY CHAIR.

   You don't have to MISS THE SALE because theres ONLY a "FEW LIMITED " ones available, it's an ALL DAY SALE PRICE.

  Nowadays you don't have to CARRY HEAVY PACKAGES, you just wait for them to be delivered RIGHT TO YOUR DOOR.

   And while that is all good, it also unfortunately TAKES AWAY the THRILL OF THE HUNT to get the items you want to even get, which made FINDING the perfect gift SPECIAL.

   Do you miss the MIDNIGHT MADNESS and the BLUE LIGHT SPECIALS that you could ONLY GET if you were PHYSICALLY there to get them?

   Well if you do then you KNOW YOU ARE OLD because you have to be OLD to even KNOW ABOUT them.

Diets don't exist on THANKSGIVING

    Tomorrow you can eat anything you want because there is no such thing as a diet on THANKSGIVING.

    Tomorrow everyone will get TOGETHER to spend some quality time visiting as we celebrate what we are THANKFUL for with a THANKSGIVING FEAST.

   Hopefully no one will notice that there is one less desert because tonight we couldn't resist and we ate the cheesecake.

   You never know what your leftovers will be but with all the food we have planned, you know there will be leftovers.

   It takes a lot of work to cook a THANKSGIVING FEAST but with so many leftovers you will have earned a break from cooking for a couple of days.

   The HOLIDAY CHINA finally comes out of hiding to welcome everyone over to celebrate THANKSGIVING with style.

   What is your favorite THANKSGIVING Dish that you are most looking forward to eating?

   Some DISHES I only make once a year even though I love it I save it for only THANKSGIVING so it stays a special THANKSGIVING DISH.

   HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!🦃

   

  

What are you most THANKFUL for this year?

    Take a moment each day to STOP and THINK about everything that you are THANKFUL for.

    Even though you don't have everything that you could have ever wanted, you should be THANKFUL that you have what you need.

   You can't be THANKFUL for what you have until you ACKNOWLEDGE what you have.

    Although you may have to face some CHALLENGES on your LIFE'S JOURNEY you have to be THANKFUL that you are ALIVE to face them.

   Today at the grocery store it was SO BUSY that I had to CONSTANTLY STOP for a moment in each and every aisle and take the FRUSTRATION over the chaos and JUST FLUSH IT to remain THANKFUL I was getting groceries today. Hahaha 

   Have a HAPPY THANKSGIVING everyone and if you have to travel stay SAFE.

   

   

     

   

Did you get your Christmas tree up yet?

   The best thing about switching from a Real Christmas tree to a fake Christmas tree is that you can put it up earlier to ENJOY it longer.

   It brightens up the house making it all COLORFUL and JOLLY for us all to ENJOY as we gather to eat our Thanksgiving Dinner.

   We had spent decades waiting until the day after Thanksgiving before bringing a fresh Christmas tree home.

   As Christmas approached that fresh Christmas tree was drying up and there are always dried up pine needles falling to the ground.

    An artificial Christmas tree is definitely less of a fire hazard but anything that gets plugged in is a fire hazard so you have to be safe.

   Seeing my Christmas trees up brings a smile to my face because it signals that it's time to celebrate the holidays together.

   Now as I am sitting here looking over my final grocery list for our Thanksgiving Meal, I realize that I am getting an extra week to ENJOY my beautiful, colorful, Holly Jolly artificial Christmas tree. 

   Every extra second you can find an EXTRA MOMENT you can ENJOY in your LIFE is an EXTRA MOMENT that you get to ENJOY.

   

You will be surprised just how many other people are looking for the same thing

   I thought I was going to experience something that not many people had experienced before but I found out it was a popular thing that many people did.

    I thought I would have a hard time finding a particular item because not many others would want it but it turns out it was a popular thing that many people also owned.

   I thought it wouldn't be busy because not many others would be interested in going there but it was packed with lots of people there to enjoy it too.

   If you want to meet other people who like the same thing that you do all you have to do is to look up what you like and you will find where to go to meet up with like minded people.

   There are many people who like the same thing that you do you but you won't know unless you look for people who like the same type of things that you do.

   You won't know that there is many people to ENJOY it with until you look for others that ENJOY it too. 

   Having other people to ENJOY doing it with makes it more ENJOYABLE. 

   

If it is easier to meet up on a different day that is okay, you can still ENJOY your turkey dinner

    Millions of people are predicted to be traveling to visit family for the THANKSGIVING feast.

   But if it is impossible for you to arrive on Thursday don't worry because you will be HUNGRY on Saturday too. 

   No matter what day you gather to ENJOY time together it makes it a family holiday just because you are together.

   The exact day is not what matters it is the fact that you get to spend the day with those that you love and that is all that matters.

   If you are going to travel make sure you give yourself enough time to travel so you don't have to rush anywhere.

   And most of all remember that there is no such thing as a diet on Holidays.

   ENJOY your Thanksgiving Feast whether it is eaten on Thursday or on a Saturday.

   All that matters is you get to ENJOY the day together. 🦃

   

You don't have to say it just because it pops up in your mind

    You may want to REACT to what a friend or family member said the second they say it but SOMETIMES it is best if you DON'T.

    Remember that you DON'T have to BATTLE with them making sure they know your OPINION is different than theirs.

   It's not worth damaging your relationship with someone you love to make sure they know that your opinion is different than theirs.

   In the past we would simply say let's just AGREE to DISAGREE.

   I have seen people quit talking to each other over a simple difference of OPINION.

   What is even sadder is that WHAT they DISAGREED about was TRIVIAL, yet they couldn't just AGREE to DISAGREE.

   Just because you CHEER for DIFFERENT sports teams shouldn't destroy your SPECIAL bond with them.

   Just because you see things DIFFERENTLY doesn't mean you can't ENJOY spending time with them.

   Just because you have a different OPINION than they do doesn't mean you don't care about them.

   Let's just AGREE to DISAGREE and together we can still ENJOY being together.

   Let's AGREE to NOT TALK about SUBJECTS that we know we DISAGREE on so we DON'T have DISAGREEMENTS.

   Just because THEY like wearing RED doesn't mean YOU have to wear RED.

   Just because THEY like SPICY food doesn't change the FACT that YOU DON'T like SPICY food.

   We can AGREE to DISAGREE and still be BEST FRIENDS.

  

Who is in the mirror looking back at me?

    As I looked back through some old pictures it reminds me just how fast time is passing.

    Seems like things happened just a few WEEKS ago then suddenly you realize that it was actually YEARS ago. 

    When I came across a picture of myself I didn't even recognize that OLD PERSON in that picture..

   I broke out in laughter when it was obvious that I was that OLD PERSON.

   I remember decades ago when my father in law told me that he felt 18 years old in his mind but when he looked in the mirror he saw an OLD MAN.

   Before you know it you will be that OLD PERSON staring back at you in the mirror.

    One day you too may feel like you are YOUNG but you will look in the mirror and see that you are obviously OLD.

    

    

   

Enjoy the laughter to stay healthy

    For your overall WELL BEING you have to not only watch what you eat, you have to watch what you let weigh heavy on your mind.

    For your overall WELL BEING you have to accept that you will have GOOD days and you will have BAD days so you WON'T expect everyday to be a good day.

    For your overall WELL BEING you have to be HONEST with yourself so you will HONESTLY KNOW that Life is a ROLLERCOASTER.

    For your overall WELL BEING you have to LAUGH whenever you can, even if it is at yourself.

   A good  BELLY LAUGH is good for your mind, body and your soul even if it is about yourself and it is something that you sure wouldn't dare share with anyone else.

    Making someone LAUGH doesn't cost you anything but it sure is PRICELESS to their overall WELL BEING.

   LAUGHTER is the best medicine and you can give it away for FREE and WITHOUT a DEGREE. 

   You can help others FLUSH AWAY A BAD DAY with a good BELLY LAUGH.

   

    

   

All they need you to do is to ACKNOWLEDGE that they have "THE PROBLEM"

    I can still remember the MOMENT that I saw the SIGN at the Church at the corner intersection of a busy road.

   I can still remember all the things that I was personally going through at that precise MOMENT that I saw it.

   I can still remember how frustrated I was at getting STUCK at nearly every RED LIGHT that day.

   But as I look back now I KNOW that I had to get STUCK at that RED LIGHT because it was the only way to get me to READ that MESSAGE that was meant for me to READ.

   I would like to share that MESSAGE with you because it just might be a MESSAGE that could bring you PEACE OF MIND.

    The SIGN said.....

     It's Ok to sit on your pity-potty every now and again just be sure and FLUSH when you are done.

    To me the MESSAGE was telling me that even God ACKNOWLEDGES that we are all going through SH*T that we shouldn't have to but....

    If we want PEACE OF MIND we have to take all the NEGATIVITY and JUST FLUSH IT out of our mind so PEACE OF MIND will have ROOM to get in!

   There will be GOOD days and there will be BAD days, but that's the ROLLERCOASTER called LIFE.

   When someone NEEDS to VENT about their STRUGGLES they don't NEED you to FIX them, they just NEED you to LISTEN to them so they can JUST FLUSH IT out of their mind to feel better.

   Just LISTENING to someone and ACKNOWLEDGING what they are going through is all they may need to FLUSH AWAY A BAD DAY.

   NEXT time you know that someone needs you to LISTEN so they can JUST FLUSH AWAY their bad day, Can you give them a MOMENT of your time and LISTEN?

   World PEACE is possible by bringing PEACE OF MIND to ONE PERSON at a time.

    PEACE OF MIND is just a FLUSH away but it is ONLY POSSIBLE if you...... JUST FLUSH IT so PEACE OF MIND has ROOM to get in.

   

  

   

POSITIVE thinking creates a POSITIVE outlook

    If you want a POSITIVE OUTCOME you have to keep a POSITIVE OUTLOOK.

   Your POSITIVE OUTLOOK will MANIFEST a POSITIVE OUTCOME.

   If you keep telling yourself that there is no way for a POSITIVE OUTCOME then you will go into it with a NEGATIVE ATTITUDE that will then prevent any chance for a POSITIVE OUTCOME.

   Your THOUGHTS are the REALITY you will LIVE whether it was TRUE REALITY or not your THOUGHTS determines the OUTCOME.

   Remember PETER PAN could ONLY FLY if he filled his mind with POSITIVE THOUGHTS.

   If you want a POSITIVE OUTCOME you have to THINK POSITIVE THOUGHTS.

   If you don't BELIEVE it is POSSIBLE then it will be IMPOSSIBLE for you.

   When you start to have any DOUBTS then channel the inner PETER PAN in you and FLUSH AWAY YOUR DOUBTS. 

   

   

There are CONSEQUENCES and REWARDS

    Every CHOICE you make matters, even CHOOSING to do NOTHING is still a CHOICE you MAKE.

    Since you and you ALONE will have to LIVE with the CONSEQUENCES for every DECISION you make  that is the ONLY REASON you need to not LET ANYONE else decide what you will do.

    Just because other people are doing it doesn't mean it is the RIGHT thing for YOU to do.

    You can BLAME it on the MOON but YOU are the ONLY ONE to BLAME for everything that YOU PERSONALLY do.

   If you want to be REWARDED for what you CHOOSE to do then CHOOSE WISELY what you WILL or WILL NOT do.

    Before you REACT..... STOP AND THINK about what your ACTIONS will bring.

    Because ONCE YOU REACT you will have to live with the CONSEQUENCES for your ACTIONS.

   

Is it really a BARGAIN if you DON'T NEED IT?

    If you BOUGHT IT and you will NEVER USE it then It's obviously NOT a BARGAIN, it is WASTED MONEY.

    Just because it is so CHEAP that they are practically GIVING it away, doesn't mean you should buy it if you don't need it. 

    Next time you are about to buy it because it is such a good BARGAIN, STOP and THINK about it and if you DON'T NEED it then DON'T BUY  it!

    We all have clothes hanging in our closet with the tags still on them of BARGAINS we got over time.

   No matter what a BARGAIN you get on an eight inch light fixture if you need a ten inch light fixture then DON'T BUY a size that won't fit.

   And just because it is a nice piece of old furniture made out of solid wood not particle board, doesn't mean you should buy it when you have no where to put it.

    STOP and ask yourself is it really a good BARGAIN if I DON'T NEED IT?

    Every few years you got to take All the BARGAINS that you had gotten that you DON'T WANT or NEED, and DROP them off at Goodwill for someone to find who NEEDS it.

   NEXT time you see a good BARGAIN enjoy looking at it then leave it and WALK AWAY saying...... someone is sure going to get a good BARGAIN.

    

   

    

From one person to another person

    Do you remember all the FUN you had playing the game TELEPHONE?

   We decided to play the TELEPHONE GAME with others without them even knowing that they were playing.

   We just wanted to see how long the STORY would take to make it's way from state to State amongst our group of friends. 

    We thought it would take weeks.

    But with the speed of lightning of technology within ONE day everyone knew some type of a version of the STORY.

    And just like the GAME OF TELEPHONE people's INTERPRETATION of the STORY CHANGED the story slightly.

     It's a reminder that if you want the FACTS before making your DECISION you need to get your FACTS from the HORSES MOUTH.

    Otherwise you will make the WRONG DECISION and make a DONKEY out of yourself.

    Get the FACTS so you can make an INFORMED DECISION not play the TELEPHONE GAME and make an UNEDUCATED GUESS that you will REGRET.

    

Encouraging WORDS that will Encourage them

    Whoever said WORDS don't hurt was not correct because WORDS do hurt.

    Be careful what you say to someone because your WORDS have an impact on their way of thinking.

   Remember that your negative WORDS will have a negative effect on them. 

   So like your Mom said... if you don't have anything NICE to say then don't say anything at all.

    Luckily your positive WORDS can have a positive effect on others as long as you say something positive to others.

   Your encouragement can give someone the courage they need but that is only possible if you say encouraging WORDS to them.

   Your WORDS of wisdom can save someone from making a bad decision but it is only possible if you share your WORDS of wisdom.

   Plant seeds of KINDNESS so KINDNESS will spread in our neighborhoods.

   Plant seeds of HOPE so HOPE will spread in our neighborhoods.

   Plant seeds of LOVE so LOVE will spread in our neighborhoods.

    Plant seeds of HUMANITY wherever you go so HUMANITY will spread and replace the insanity we see in society.

   It's true WE REAP WHAT WE SOW.

   What SEEDS are you planting?

   

When is the last time you had a good......

    When is the last TIME you did something just for yourself?

    When was the last TIME you got to sit down and totally relax?

    When is the last TIME you had a good belly laugh over something silly?

     When was the last TIME you stopped and smelled the flowers?

     We only have the TIME we have to ENJOY everything we can. 

    If you run around Too busy to ENJOY anything then you WON'T ENJOY anything.

    You can't wait to ENJOY a child because before you know it they will be all GROWN-UP.

    If you want to ENJOY LIFE you have to ENJOY it WHILE you are LIVING IT!

   When was the last TIME you treated yourself to your FAVORITE meal?

    Taking care of YOURSELF isn't being selfish it is having the WISDOM to KNOW that you are WORTH IT!

     A good belly laugh is good for your mind, body and your soul.

   

You can QUENCH your THIRST if you SIMPLY take a drink

     The road from point A to point B is complicated enough without adding more obstacles that you will have to go through.

    Anyone can make a MOUNTAIN out of a MOLE HILL if they keep adding DIRT.

    Don't try to tackle every single issue that you encounter just keep it SIMPLE by doing the necessities so you will have everything that you need.

   There will always be more that you need but you can manage as long as you have everything that you absolutely need.

   HAPPINESS is all in how you look at THINGS.

   Do you see the glass as HALF EMPTY or HALF FULL?

   You could die of thirst if you don't take a drink of that glass that is HALF FULL because you SIMPLY don't take advantage of what you do have.

    You don't need a FULL GLASS, you can QUENCH your THIRST if you SIMPLY take a DRINK., SO TAKE A DRINK.

    

You can't reach your goals if you don't set goals for yourself

     You can't fulfill your DREAMS if you don't have DREAMS.

    You can't reach your GOALS if you don't have GOALS.

    You can't reach your DESTINATION unless you GET UP and get MOVING.

   You can't HONESTLY say it is IMPOSSIBLE if you don't TRY TO DO IT.

   You can't stick to the PLAN unless you have made a PLAN.

    If you WANT IT then DO WHATEVER it takes to GET IT.

    BECAUSE It is UP TO YOU to GET UP and GET 'R DONE.

    If it is IMPORTANT to you then make it your PRIORITY to make doing it the most IMPORTANT thing for you to do.

    Life is what you make IT.

Just make sure you won't regret it

    You may have had no choice but to do it but you can still make sure you don't REGRET how you did it.

   You may not be happy about the changes you have to make but you can still make sure that you don't REGRET any changes that you made.

   Make sure that you are proud of everything that you do because you sure don't want to have any REGRETS.

   If you are about to do something and you have a feeling like it might not be right, then DON'T DO IT because once you do it you CAN'T take it back.

   If you know that you will REGRET doing it then DON'T DO IT it's that simple, JUST DON'T DO IT.

   When you feel it in the pit of your stomach it isn't always gas, it's your built in warning system trying to stop you from doing something that you will REGRET. 

   As long as you do what you think is best then you will not have any REGRETS.

   If it is something important that you want to do then DO IT because you don't want to REGRET NOT DOING IT.

   At the end of the day all that matters is that you are PROUD of yourself for everything that you did and as long as you are then you will be THANKFUL that you will have nothing to REGRET.

    STOP and THINK about what your ACTIONS will bring BEFORE you REACT or you might REGRET IT.

   

Be Thankful that you at least KNOW if you have a chance or NOT

    It may be very difficult but you have to be THANKFUL that at least you have a CHANCE.

   You may not have any CHANCE to get everything that you want but you should be THANKFUL if you have a CHANCE to have what you need.

    As long as you  KNOW that you at least have a CHANCE, you can have HOPE.

   And if you have NO CHANCE AT ALL then at least you KNOW so you will NOT waste your time on anything that you have NO CHANCE AT ALL at having.

   Being HONEST with yourself is HONESTLY what is best for you.

   An HONEST NO does far less damage then IGNORING THE TRUTH.

   People may tell you what you want to hear but that DOESN'T mean they are being HONEST with you.

   Remember if it sounds too good to be TRUE then it probably ISN'T TRUE.

   

   

  

   

FORGIVENESS

    We all hope that we are FORGIVEN when we make a mistake.

   We all hope that we are FORGIVEN when we make the wrong decision.

   We all hope that we are FORGIVEN when we hurt someone's feelings.

   We all hope that we are FORGIVEN for all our sins.

   But when we are MAD about what someone else does, we say that we hope that one day that they will have to pay the CONSEQUENCES for what they have done.

  FORGIVENESS goes both ways.

   

Count to ten very slowly

    Don't REACT TOO QUICKLY to something that angers you, STOP and COUNT to TEN before you REACT.

   Don't REACT TOO QUICKLY to something that hurts you, STOP and COUNT to TEN before you REACT.

   Don't REACT TOO QUICKLY to anything. You should always STOP and COUNT to TEN.

   BEFORE you REACT you need to THINK about what your ACTIONS will bring.

   The OUTCOME you will have is not based on the circumstances that you face but on how you REACT to the circumstances that you face.

   Your first thought to any NEGATIVE situation is NEGATIVE so STOP and COUNT to TEN before you REACT. Because once you REACT you can't take it back.

   Sometimes you might even have to face a circumstances in Life that requires you to COUNT TO TEN VERY VERY VERY Slowly, but at the end of the day you will be GLAD that YOU DID.

  Just because a THOUGHT POPS IN YOUR MIND in an instant doesn't mean it should POP OUT OF YOUR MOUTH just as FAST.

   On your Life's Journey be prepared to STOP and COUNT to TEN before you REACT because how you REACT determines the OUTCOME.

We had fun with each other now you will have FUN with others at your TEA PARTY

   Sometimes even though it is something that YOU WOULD ENJOY again, you will ENJOY letting someone else ENJOY IT more.

   I enjoyed the blooming TEA POT with my family but you will ENJOY many TEA PARTY'S with your nieces and that brings me JOY.

   Although you will be ENJOYING your TEA PARTY far away, Me and Betty will be hiding inside EACH BLOOMING FLOWER to ENJOY it with you.

  Precious moments are all around for US to ENJOY we just have to SHARE OUR LOVE to make it a LOVING PRECIOUS MOMENT that we SHARE with each other.

   It's hard to be HAPPY knowing how much I will miss you but I am so HAPPY because you will be surrounded by LOVE and you will be so HAPPY.

  With technology we can SHARE OUR LOVE even though we may not see each other in person with Skype we can still watch each other grow old and wrinkly together.

   

   

Don't make your day off a busy WORK DAY

    During the week you have to put off taking time for RELAXING off until you get a DAY OFF to have time to RELAX.

   Sometimes you are so overwhelmed with things to do that you have to put off some errands you need done until you have a day off to have TIME to do them.

   Just make sure that you don't put TOO many things off to DO on your DAY OFF that it becomes a WORK DAY.

   There are always things that will NEED DONE but for your overall WELL BEING you NEED to make time to RELAX a priority.

   If you want to ENJOY LIFE you have to TAKE TIME to RELAX  to be able to RELAX and ENJOY LIFE.

  DON'T make your DAY OFF a BUSY WORKDAY, take the DAY OFF.

   

If You know it's TIME, you know

    If you see that you are headed the wrong way that leads to a Dead end then STOP and turn around.

   If you see TROUBLE coming then get out of the way so you don't get knocked down.

   If you realize that you made the wrong decision then STOP and do things DIFFERENTLY.

   If you KNOW then you KNOW what you need to do so you KNOW you have to JUST DO IT.

   If it is TIME for a CHANGE then does it matter what TIME it is?

   You may not like CHANGE but if things CHANGE then you have to make the necessary CHANGES, that's just Life.

   You can't get too comfortable in Life because Life is always CHANGING.

   You can't PRETEND that it IS what it ISN'T because it IS what it IS.

   Life is full of CHANGES and the sooner you make the CHANGES the sooner you will adapt to the CHANGES.

   If it is TIME for a CHANGE then you already KNOW it doesn't matter what TIME it is.

   

Do it when you know it is doable

    Obviously you CAN'T always DO whatever you want to DO, you can only DO what is DOABLE.

   You may have wanted to DO it twice a week but you should still be THANKFUL if you manage to DO it regularly at all.

   Accepting THINGS that you can not change is the only way to see THINGS for what they truly are so you know what THINGS that you have to WORK WITH.

   You DON'T have what you DON'T have.......... PERIOD. 

   You WON'T appreciate what you GOT if you DON'T even ACKNOWLEDGE what you GOT.

   Start by being HONEST with yourself about what YOU NEED to DO to make sure that you DO EVERYTHING that you CAN DO to be the BEST YOU, that you can be.

   When Life gives you nothing but LEMONS then LEARN how to make LEMONADE.

  Take your EXTRA LEMONADE and open a LEMONADE STAND.

   You CAN'T always DO what you WANT to DO but..... you CAN always DO what is DOABLE.

    

   

   

You can't change what happened but you can make sure you don't let it happen again

    You may have made the wrong decision but you know that you won't make that decision again.

    You may have chosen the wrong way but you definitely won't go that way again.

   You may have said the wrong thing but you can make sure that you say it differently next time.

   No one is perfect, we all make mistakes.

   As long as you admit the mistake you made you can learn from it and you can make sure you don't repeat it again.

   But don't judge yourself or anyone so harshly if they make a mistake.

   The first time you do anything it is a learning experience that you have to just learn as you go. 

   Now if you repeat it then it isn't a mistake it is a habit you have that you need to break.

   Don't blame it on the moon or you won't learn anything.

   You can't change what happened but you can make sure it doesn't happen again.

   

    

   

   

Everything has more than one possibility

    You can't predict exactly what will happen because not everything happens like you predicted.

   You have to keep an open mind that everything happens for a reason no matter if you understand the reason or not.

  It may feel like you have bad luck but one day you will see that you are so lucky it happened exactly the way it did because it could have been worse.

   Be patient and go with the flow and accept that everything happens for a reason.

  There are hard challenges that you have to face on your Life's Journey but being alive to face them is something you can be thankful for.

Standing on top let's you see what you accomplished

    When you reach your destination you can be thankful for how far you have come.

   After you celebrate making it you can reflect upon everything that you did to get there.

   Reaching where you want to be takes a lot of hard work to get there.

   All the challenges you had to endure were not all part of your plan but they were important parts that were necessary if you were going to make it there.

   If you wanted to go to the top of the mountain you could take a helicopter up there but you can't say you climbed to the top of the mountain.

    But if you climb up the mountain to reach the top you can proudly say that you climbed to the top.

   Although it is a breathtaking view from the top of the mountain looking down at how far you climbed to reach the top is so exciting that it takes your breath away 

   Your hard work and your dedication and your unwavering commitment to complete anything is a testament to you that you can do anything.

   You did it because you were willing to do whatever it takes to accomplish it and that is way more satisfying then just taking a quick helicopter ride.

  Enjoy the climb!

Your first impression is based on assumptions not facts

    Sometimes you walk in a room and you can feel the negativity in the air.

   You form an opinion based purely on that feeling and you choose to see it as a fact without anything to back it up as factual.

   Your opinion then decides how you approach your time at that place as well as the people who work there.

  Your opinion determines the mood you have every time you go there.

   You don't give the people or the establishment a chance to prove to you that your opinion is totally wrong. 

   You are so closed minded because in your opinion you already know all the facts.

   You miss out on the benefits that you could have enjoyed if you just would have kept an open mind until you truly new the facts.

   Most of the time you don't go there enough times to get the facts and your opinion is forever engraved in your mind.

   Luckily I was able to go enough times to see that my first impression was way off the true facts.

   I realized that I was in the best place and had the nicest people there that helped me through every step of the way.

   Thank goodness they didn't know what my first impression was of them or they would have formed a terrible opinion of me and might not have been so helpful to me.

   Before you let what you assume to be a fact that you base your opinion on guide you, keep an open mind and gather the facts so you choose wisely.

   Like they say if you ASSUME you can make an ASS of U and ME. Get the facts so you can make an informed decision not assumptions.

   Don't judge a book by it's cover because what is inside the cover is a book you will benefit from reading.

   

Looking for a way to have a positive outcome

    As I sit here exhausted from the chaotic circumstances I am facing I am looking for a way to have a positive outcome. 

   I can either keep looking or keep sitting on my pity potty all clogged up.

   I keep thinking about the church sign that inspired the positive message behind JUST FLUSH IT.

  It said.... It's okay to sit on your pity-potty every now and again just be sure and FLUSH when you are done.

  It's a reminder to us all that God knows that S*** happens and we all have every right to sit on our pity-potty when it does.

   But the only way to ENJOY LIFE is to take the painful experiences from your past and JUST FLUSH IT.

   As I grab the PLUNGER to get unclogged I want to remind you that anyone can get CLOGGED but luckily PEACE OF MIND is just a FLUSH away.

   So if you ever get CLOGGED, Remember to grab the PLUNGER!

   Because if you want PEACE OF MIND sometimes you will have to do whatever it takes to JUST FLUSH IT out of your mind to make ROOM for PEACE OF MIND to get in.

   

 

Life is Life not.... what you think Life is

   When you are young you think Life will be a certain way but...

   You make a plan to have the Life you thought was guaranteed but...

   You can make a plan and stick to it through thick and thin to have a certain type of Life but....

   Unfortunately Life does NOT always turn out like you thought it would.

   Unfortunately you don't ALWAYS get what you thought you had earned through your hard work.

   You must accept that Life is like a rollercoaster and there will be ups and downs as well as twists and turns, that's just Life.

   We only have one Life to live and we have to ENJOY LIFE every day while we are living it on both the good days and the bad days. 

  Even on a bad day we should be THANKFUL that we are alive to live it.

  To ENJOY LIFE you have to ENJOY it while you are living it.

Is it a coincidence?

    Is it just a coincidence or is it part of how to put everyone where they need to be?

   Running behind may be frustrating but sometimes you are better off because if you were on time you wouldn't have been where you needed to be when you needed to be there.

   I don't like change but I can clearly see how important that change had been for me and it wouldn't have happened if things hadn't change.

   I realize that sometimes it takes a tornado in your personal life to get you where you are supposed to be and it was the only way to get you there. 

   Your Life's Journey is a bumpy road so don't expect it to be smooth every step of your way, because it's not, it's going to be bumpy.

   Stop getting angry every time things get tough.

    Learn to just ADJUST to the situation and you will be able to continue merrily on your Life's Journey.

   Like the plaque on my wall says....

So this isn't HOME SWEET HOME.... ADJUST.

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There may not be any answer to your question

    It is natural when something happens to want to know why it happened.

   Unfortunately some questions there just are no answer for, not even on Google.

   Even though everything happens for a reason you may not ever know the reason.

    If you don't get an answer you have to JUST FLUSH IT out of your mind so it doesn't CLOG you up and weigh you down.

   You will have questions in Life that there just isn't an answer for, that's just Life.

   Life is a rollercoaster and there will be ups and downs, there will be good days and bad days, that's just Life.

   We only have the time we have so don't waste a moment of it looking for an answer to your question that there just is no answer for, not even on Google.

   On your Life's Journey you will have to CLIMB but you don't have to carry SANDBAGS of unanswered questions to make your CLIMB harder 

   Lighten your load by accepting that something's there just isn't an ANSWER for, not even on Google.

Don't let a two minute traffic jam effect your entire day

    No one likes to be stuck in a traffic jam but traffic jams are part of getting from point A to point B.

   Don't let a two minute delay in a traffic jam effect you negatively for the entire day.

   When you get stuck in traffic remind yourself that two minutes won't really effect your day unless you allow it to.

   Just take a deep breath and slowly exhale and before you know it you will feel relaxed and traffic will be moving again.

   If you feel your jaw tightening because the traffic jam is weighing heavy on your mind just STOP thinking about it and you will feel your jaw suddenly relax.

  You can't have a feeling without a thought so don't fill your mind with negative thoughts about the two minute traffic jam so it can't have a negative effect on your whole day.

   When you are stuck in a traffic jam spend that two minutes singing a song or reading bumper stickers on the cars stuck with you.

   Spend that two minutes looking at the different colors of the cars around you.

   Spend that two minutes thinking about all the things that you are thankful for.

  Don't let a two minute delay effect you negatively for hours.

  Before you know it the traffic will be moving again and you can enjoy the rest of your day.

   

Your POINT OF VIEW determines what you see

    Which ANGLE you look at is the ANGLE you see it from.

    If you NARROW your POINT OF VIEW the LESS you will be able to see.

   Ten people could look at the SAME THING yet see something totally DIFFERENT.

   Ten people could READ the SAME fortune cookie yet INTERPRET it totally DIFFERENTLY.

   Ten people could EXPERIENCE the SAME CIRCUMSTANCES yet it will IMPACT their life DIFFERENTLY.

   Your POINT OF VIEW is all you can see but with an OPEN MIND you can see DIFFERENT VIEWS.

   Each time you REWATCH a movie you NOTICE things that you didn't NOTICE the FIRST time you had WATCHED IT.

   The movie DIDN'T CHANGE but you CHANGED what you needed to LOOK at now that you already knew how it ended.

   You ALREADY KNEW what was coming so you could FOCUS on the LITTLE THINGS that you hadn't NOTICED while you were so FOCUSED on what was possibly coming.

   It's like ART. The beauty of ART is in the EYES of the BEHOLDER.

  Your POINT OF VIEW is what you see and their POINT OF VIEW is what they see.

   You base your DECISIONS on how you see it and they base their DECISIONS on what they see.

   The best thing is we are all ENTITLED to have our OWN OPINIONS and if we want everyone to RESPECT our OPINION we have to RESPECT their OPINION.

   How EACH of us LOOK at something DETERMINES what EACH of us will be able to see because we can only see from OUR POINT OF VIEW.

   We can AGREE to DISAGREE without ANYONE having to be WRONG about what they SEE.

   Your POINT OF VIEW is what you will SEE unless you CHANGE your POINT OF VIEW to SEE things from DIFFERENT VIEWS.

   

  

  

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Will you choose to only ENJOY your BIG moments?

    In a lifetime you have only a handful of BIG MOMENTS.

   Will you choose to only ENJOY your BIG MOMENTS?

   You may only achieve a BIG MOMENT about once every few years. 

   Heck you may only achieve a BIG MOMENT once every decade.

   Will you choose to only ENJOY LIFE once in a decade?

   As you go through your Life's Journey you will have many PRECIOUS LITTLE MOMENTS that you can ENJOY.

   But will you choose to acknowledge them so that you can ENJOY them?

   Don't ignore the LITTLE JOYS because you are so focused on a once in a decade CHANCE to have a BIG MOMENT.

   Reaching your goals is something to CELEBRATE.

   But all the LITTLE STEPS that it took to reach your goal is something you should CELEBRATE because it is the only reason you were able to reach your goal.

   But will you choose to acknowledge them so you can ENJOY them?

   Every MOMENT is a chance to have a MOMENT you can treasure.

   Sometimes one of the hardest moments in yours Life turns out to be one of of the BEST moments of your Life.

  

The rain will roll out as fast as it rolled in

    As you see the rain clouds forming you know there is a good chance that you could get rained on.

   The weather authorities can't predict the rain will definitely come but you should still make a plan for what you will do in case it rains.

  In our personal life we may also have storms that we have to endure.

  So if you see TROUBLE coming make sure you get out of it's way.

  If you get caught in a stormy personal situation remember that just like a rainstorm, the rain will roll out as fast as it came in.

  So don't do anything while you face that Stormy personal situation that will cause you to regret it after the storm has passed.

  

   

Don't let it distract you

    As the time has come to CELEBRATE where you are, don't let anything distract you from CELEBRATING where you are.

   When the time has come for you to REJOICE in how hard you worked to get you where you are, don't let anything distract you from REJOICING.

   If it makes you HAPPY then who cares what anyone else thinks.

  At the end of the day if you are PROUD of everything that you do each day then you should be PROUD of yourself.

  You can't PLEASE everyone so don't waste your precious TIME trying to PLEASE others.

  We only have the TIME we have so don't waste a moment of your TIME.

  Don't let WHAT anyone else thinks you should do DISTRACT you from doing what you want to do.

  YOU DO YOU and don't let anything or anyone DISTRACT you from being the BEST YOU that you can be.

   

   

If you want to look forward to it , you have to...

    If you want to move PAST IT you have to focus on what's coming next.

   If you want to look FORWARD to it you have to keep looking FORWARD.

  If you want a FRESH START then leave what didn't work in the past so you can have a FRESH START.

  If you want to see things DIFFERENTLY then you have to LOOK at things DIFFERENTLY.

   You can't keep RELIVING your YESTERDAY'S if you want to be able to enjoy LIVING your TODAY'S.

   That is like trying to drive your car while you only look in your REAR VIEW mirror.

  Yesterday is already gone and tomorrow may never come but TODAY is yours to ENJOY.

  If you want to ENJOY LIFE you have to ENJOY it while you are LIVING it.

   

   

  

You are just one POSITIVE thought away

    Our minds have an endless stream of THOUGHTS in our mind trying to GRAB our attention.

   So CHOOSE which THOUGHTS you will let GRAB your attention carefully.

  Your THOUGHTS are the REALITY that you live whether it is true reality or not, because it's true to you.

   If at a quick GLANCE you know a THOUGHT will only evoke negative feelings then quickly JUST FLUSH IT out of your mind.

   One THOUGHT at a time you can JUST FLUSH IT so PEACE OF MIND will have ROOM to get in.

   Negative THOUGHTS will CLOG you up if you let them, so don't let them.

   Remember if you want PEACE OF MIND you will have to make ROOM for it to get in!

  

What would you say to someone if they would listen?

    If you could PASS on only one piece of advice, what would you choose to PASS ON?

   If you could pick one THING that you wish everyone knew, what would that one THING be?

  If you could make just one POSITIVE change in the world, what one POSITIVE change would you make?

   If you could make one POSITIVE change in yourself, what would you change?

   If you need an ANSWER about what POSITIVE things that you can do, you just have to ASK yourself the QUESTIONS.

   

   

    

Don't focus on the negativity

    If you only FOCUS on the NEGATIVE things then all you will see is NEGATIVITY.

   If you FOCUS on the POSITIVE things then you will see POSITIVITY.

   If you look for TROUBLE you will find it.

   If you look for HOPE you will have HOPE.

   What are you looking for?

   If you see TROUBLE coming then get out of the way.

   Remember Peter Pan could only fly if he thought HAPPY THOUGHTS.

   Be like Peter Pan and you will be HAPPY.

   Your thoughts are the reality that you will live whether it is true reality or not.

   How you look at it will determine what you will see. 

   What are you looking for?

    If you want a POSITIVE outcome you have to have a POSITIVE attitude.

   HAPPINESS is a state of mind no matter what state or country you live in.

Don't say it just because you think you should, be HONEST

    If you don't like it then don't tell them that you like it, be HONEST.

   If you don't agree with them then don't tell them that you agree.

   Just because someone else is doing it doesn't mean that it is the right thing to do.

   You don't have to try to make them see your point of view just don't let them distort your point of view.

   Be HONEST with yourself and make sure you stick to what you believe in.

   If you keep changing to please OTHERS before you know it you will do things that you know just ain't right.

  At the end of the day all that matters is that you are proud of yourself.

   Set standards for yourself that you won't cross no matter what anyone else does.

  Karma is real and your karma is based on what you do, their karma is based on what they do.

   Be the best you that you can be by doing only what is best for you.

   

Don't make a TEMPORARY problem cause you PERMANENT problems

    As you are on your Life's Journey you will encounter obstacles along your way.

   The ROLLERCOASTER of LIFE is full of ups and downs as well as twists and turns.

    Sometimes you will have to deal with unpleasant TEMPORARY challenges.

   How you react to the challenges will determine how it will impact your Life's Journey.

   Don't turn a TEMPORARY challenge into a PERMANENT problem you will have to deal with for a LIFETIME.

   When you are faced with a negative situation you have to STOP and THINK about what your ACTIONS will bring BEFORE you REACT.

   Because once you REACT you will have to LIVE with the CONSEQUENCES that your ACTIONS will have, you can't take it back. 

  Don't turn a TEMPORARY problem into a PERMANENT problem you will have to deal with.

  STOP and THINK before you do something or say something that you will REGRET for a LIFETIME.

Be your normal self

    You are who you are unless you CHANGE to please OTHERS.

   What makes you UNIQUE is the TRUE you that makes you who you are.

   If you keep CHANGING to please OTHERS before you know it you won't even know who you are.

   You can't please everyone but you can please yourself by being the best YOU that you can be.

   If we were all the SAME then we wouldn't have anything NEW to talk about.

   If we all thought the SAME way we wouldn't have NEW things to ENJOY.

   You do you and let them do them and we all can enjoy being UNIQUELY ourselves.

   Stop trying to be just like everyone else and allow yourself to be UNIQUELY you. 

   Our DIFFERENCES are what makes us UNIQUELY different.

   It's NORMAL to be UNIQUELY YOU.

It's a family reunion at the flea market

    Walking around the flea market is a blast from your past.

    Many buried memories pop up front and Center grabbing your attention as they are triggered by objects that one of your relatives used to have.

   The moment you see the lamp that your Aunt had in her home, you relive memories of time you spent at her house.

   Then just a few tables down you see the dishes just like the ones your family had and you are transported back to memories of dinners with your family.

   As you walk through the flea market it's like having a family reunion as you relive the memories of special moments with your family that are triggered by objects from your past.

  You don't have to buy any of the objects to enjoy treasured memories either, they are free to ENJOY.

   The next time you are missing your family you can go to the flea market and have a family reunion even though it is only in your mind.

A lifetime of collecting is a lot of collected stuff

    Every few years something new catches your interest.

    What you liked back when you were a child you outgrow.

  Even what you liked when you became a young adult changes as time goes by.

   Every few years what you used to collect gets pushed to the side and you start collecting something totally different.

   Now after you have collected for decades you realize you have way to many things that you have collected.

   Now all your collections are collecting dust making dusting something you dread doing.

   When this happens it's time to pick a couple special things from each of your past collections and get rid of the rest so you won't mind dusting.

  Unfortunately it won't be easy nor will it happen in an instant.

   But one collection at a time you can enjoy looking at them all before you pick out your favorites to keep.

   And then pack up the rest then drop off the box at Goodwill so you can't change your mind and put them back.

  

Do you like to see rainbows?

    You can not see a rainbow without enduring the rain.

   You may not like the rain storms but you know that we need the rain.

   It's like Ying and Yang, you have to take the good with the bad.

   To get what you need you have to take what you get and make it work.

    In Life you have to ADJUST as you go through your Life's Journey to ENJOY LIFE while you are living it.

   When life gives you lemons turn them into lemonade to quench your thirst.

   You may not like getting wet in a rainstorm but we need the rain so you have to be thankful for the rain. 

   Remember only when it rains will you have a chance to relax and ENJOY a rainbow.

  

   

You are who you choose to be

    Although you are influenced by your family, you are who you choose to be.

   Although you are influenced by your friends, you are who you choose to be.

   Although you are influenced by your environment, you are who you choose to be.

  Although you are influenced by your circumstances, you are who you choose to be.

  Although you face many challenges on your Life's Journey, you are who you choose to be.

  You choose whether you are an honest person or not just like you choose what you are going to eat.

  You are who you are because you choose to be who you are.

  You can't be comfortable in the skin you are in unless you are comfortable with what you do in the skin you are in.

  At the end of the day all that matters is that you are proud of who you are. 

  

You do it for yourself because you are worth it

    Those that don't mind spending either their time, money or energy to help others are the ones that rarely do something for themselves.

   Doing something for yourself is not being selfish, it's actually necessary for your overall well being.

   After all you have to take care of yourself first so you will be able to take care of those around you when they need you.

   Like the flight attendants always say, you have to put your own oxygen mask on first in an emergency so you can help those around you that need your help.

   It's nice to help others but you can't let yourself suffer to help anyone. 

   You can't spread yourself too thin by taking on more than you can handle because you will be taking a risky chance when you walk on thin ice.

   You also can't carry sandbags of negative experiences from your past that weigh you down on your Life's Journey.

  Take the painful experiences from your past and learn what you need to from them then...JUST FLUSH IT out of your mind to ease your load. 

  And from time to time make sure you do something special for yourself because you know that you are worth it.

   

You have influences that influence you.

    Don't underestimate how important it is who you choose to surround yourself with.

   Have you ever heard the phrase....Misery loves company?

   The company you keep will either keep you down or propel you up.

   It is better to swim alone then to swim surrounded by sharks.

   Surrounding yourself with people who will inspire you will be inspirational to you.

   Don't keep thinking about everything that could go wrong and start thinking about how you can have a positive outcome.

   If you only look for the negative in every situation then you will find it.

   If you look for the positive in every situation then you will find it.

   What you look for is what you will find.

   What are you looking for?

   Surround yourself with people who will point out the positive things in life.

   Remember... misery loves company.

  Who you want to be is the type of person who you should surround yourself with.

   

   

   

Did you notice as you rushed by?

    Would you be able to ENJOY what is right in front of you?

   As you rush through your day is it possible for you to see what is right in front of you?

   Do you ever stop and take a moment in your busy day to smell the roses?

  You can't appreciate anything in life unless you acknowledge it.

   We all are so busy that we are too busy to STOP  and ENJOY LIFE while we are living it.

  We only have the time we have so take the time to stop and smell the roses to ENJOY the time you have.

  Like the plaque on my wall says....I asked God for all things that I might ENJOY LIFE he gave LIFE that I might ENJOY all things.

   STOP and smell the roses while they are blooming.

  

  

USE IT or LOSE IT

    Have you heard the phrase...If you don't USE IT you will LOSE IT?

   This is true for things like learning a new language when you are young.

   If you don't at least occasionally practice talking in that language before you know it you only remember how to count to ten in that language.

  This is also true about staying active to stay mobile.

   If you don't keep moving to keep your muscles healthy, then before you know it getting up and getting moving will be harder to do.

   Doing something as simple as puzzles when you are older to keep your mind thinking is necessary to maintain your brains ability to keep thinking.

  You may not ever forget how to ride a bike but there are many things that you will forget.

  Remember if you don't USE IT you could LOSE IT so if you want to KEEP DOING IT then you have to KEEP DOING IT.

If you BLINK you might miss it

    Things can change in an instant so you have to pay attention so you will know when things change.

   If you BLINK you could miss it.

   You could be about to reach the end of a task and find out that the rules have changed and you have more steps to accomplish before your task would be completed.

  Even the slightest change can have a big impact on just how different things truly are.

   You shouldn't have to check daily on what may have changed but... you have to keep up with all the changes to achieve what you hope to accomplish.

   Like they say you can't get too COMFORTABLE in Life because Life is ALWAYS changing.

  In the BLINK of your eye what you see can change so drastically that it is unrecognizable.

  Sometimes it looks the same but to accomplish what you want to, you have to completely change how you navigate through it.

  It is what it is, until it ain't.

Make a list of "TOOLS" to fill your "TOOLBOX"

   When you want to turn a bad day around try a "TOOL" that might help you TURN it into a good day.

  Sometimes I use the "TOOL" of taking a walk outside and enjoy nature and sometimes that helps.

  Sometimes I use the "TOOL" of a mini shopping spree and sometimes that helps.

   Sometimes I use the "TOOL" of getting out my Adult coloring books and sometimes that helps.

  Sometimes I use the "TOOL" of writing down what I am thankful for and sometimes that helps.

   Sometimes I use the "TOOL" of calling a friend or relative and sometimes that helps.

  Sometimes I use the "TOOL" of ......

  Whatever "TOOL" works for you one day may not work every time which is why you need a whole"TOOLBOX OF TOOLS" to try that may help.

   Write a list of "TOOLS" that you can try keeping in mind that the more "TOOLS" you have to try the more likely you are to have just the "TOOL" you need at that MOMENT.

   You can't always go outside so OBVIOUSLY that can't be your only "TOOL".

   What works one day may not work every day which is why you need a "TOOLBOX OF TOOLS" at your disposal to make sure you have the RIGHT "TOOL" for the MOMENT you are in.

In between the rain clouds

    I woke up to rain but I still had many errands that I had to do today, whether it was raining or not.

   As the rain poured down I sat down and made a list of all the errands and planned on what order I should do them.

   The rain finally let up and I got in the car and started going from one errand destination to another on the way to the grocery store.

   Just as I got home and got the groceries inside I could hear the rumbling of more rain heading my way.

  As I listened to the thunder and lightning outside I got all the stuff put away but I still had errands to do. 

  Just as I got done the rain once again stopped and I went back out to finish my errands.

   While I was inside Walmart I could hear that it was raining once again.

  By the time I got out of the checkout line to head to the car the rain had once again stopped so luckily nothing got wet.

  As I was once again was unloading my car from my shopping trip I could hear the rumbling of another rainstorm heading my way.

  Now that my errands were done I sat down to relax a moment to talk to my friend before I cooked my dinner.

  Luckily I decided to go out in between the rain storms and I got all my errands done including getting the groceries so I could cook dinner.

  Just goes to show you that even on a rainy day you can stay dry and still get your errands done if you go in between the rainy moments.

  Don't let Stormy Weather or Stormy moments in your personal life keep you from accomplishing what you want.

You may not see what is right in front of you

    What you find is determined  by what you are looking for.

   It could be right in front of you but you don't see it because you are looking through it.

   If you are only looking for the negative in every situation then that is what you will find.

   If you look for the positive in every situation then that is what you will find.

   When you are optimistic you will have a positive outlook.

   If you are pessimistic you will have a negative outlook.

   You will either manifest positivity in your life because you have a positive attitude.

  Or you will manifest negativity in your life because you have a negative attitude.

   What you seek is what you shall find.

   What are you looking for?

Where did that thought come from?

    Have you ever had a THOUGHT that POPS up in your mind that didn't even sound like you at all?

    Our minds have an endless stream of THOUGHTS that POP up front and Center, like an advertisement on TV trying to grab your attention.

   Every THOUGHT will evoke a feeling.

   If it is a THOUGHT that makes you feel good then "grab it" when it POPS into your mind and you will have a good day.

  If it is a THOUGHT that you know will simply bring up negative emotions such as anger, hurt, and those that STRESS you out, then "JUST FLUSH IT"out of your mind.

   It's like changing the channel on the TV and then wait for the next positive one to come along.

  Although the THOUGHT may only stay away for a short time and keeps POPPING UP in your mind again and again, you can get in the HABIT of FLUSHING it as it comes.

  

Who you are at the moment you are in

    When your circumstances CHANGE there will be some CHANGES, that's just Life.

    What used to work for you may not work for you anymore as you are on your Life's Journey and you will have to ADJUST as you go.

   Just when you FIGURE things out things can change and you will just have to FIGURE out how to navigate through the changes.

  You can't get too COMFORTABLE in Life because whether you like it or not things CHANGE.

   You can only do what you can do in the MOMENT you are in with what you have to work with at that MOMENT.

   There are different SEASONS in your Life and just like you do in the different weather seasons, you ADJUST your plans according to the weather.

  Whatever you can do with the CIRCUMSTANCES you are in is all you can do under the CIRCUMSTANCES you are in. 

  Don't get frustrated that there is NOTHING that you can do because if there is NOTHING that you can do then you can't do anything.

  Life is a rollercoaster and there is ups and downs as well as twists and turns.

  

  

  

   

  

Sometimes you wait too long

   If you keep putting it off then it will never get done, so just do it.

   You shouldn't spend 10 minutes a day thinking about reasons why you have to put off doing it.

   Now if you put it off for three days, that's thirty minutes out of your time wasted on a job that would have taken you five minutes or less.

  Just like if you keep putting off doing it when you are young, before you know it you will be too old to even do it.

  You can't keep putting it off until tomorrow to get it done because tomorrow may never come.

  Do what you got to do first, so you will have the rest of your time to ENJOY doing something else.

   For the fun of it I set a timer for five minutes then picked a project to do. Surprisingly I realized you can do more than you think in just five minutes.

  Don't spend thirty minutes making excuses for why you can't do that five minute job, JUST DO IT.

When things change you have to REGROUP

    When you have to make a plan the FIRST thing that you have to do is to take inventory of what you have to work with.

    Then you can make a plan with what you have to make things work out.

    But as you know you can't get too COMFORTABLE in Life because Life is ALWAYS changing.

    And when it does then what you have to work with CHANGES so you will have to REGROUP and see what you have to work with and CHANGE your plan.

   No matter how well thought out your plan was if things CHANGE your plan will have to CHANGE to make things work for you.

    You can make a budget based on what you make but if what you make CHANGES then your budget will CHANGE. 

   And whether you like it or not Life is full of CHANGES and CHALLENGES on your Life's Journey, that's just Life.

   So you will have to constantly REGROUP and CHANGE your plan accordingly.

    You will have to ADJUST as you go so you can ENJOY Life while you are living it.

   

Be a role model that people want to model after

    We can all agree that people need a good role model in their lives to look up to.

    Unfortunately not everyone has anyone in their lives that they can look up to.

   We need to highlight those individuals who are great role models to get them out front and Center for them to look up to.

   Even a brief encounter with someone can have a positive lifetime affect on that person.

   So EVERY encounter you have with anyone could be just what they need to model after.

   Your encouraging words can be just what they need to hear 

   Your compliment may be just what they need to know how special they are.

   Be that person that they can look up to.

   Be that person that encourages them.

   Be that person that they want to be like, that role model that they want to be like.

  Like they say it takes a village to raise a child.

   You may only have a brief encounter with them but it can have a positive lifetime affect on them.

   If you want to make a positive difference in someone's life then do something positive, say something positive, conduct yourself in a positive way so they inspire to be like you.

   They are watching you and listening to you so let that be the only reason you need to be the role model they need.

  You may have a lot of love in your heart but can anyone see it or feel it?

   

Be true to yourself

    You know that you can not please everyone no matter what you do.

    You alone will have to live with the consequences for everything that you do so only do what you think is best for you to do.

   People tell you what they think that you should do but you have to be true to yourself and do what is best for you.

   You won't feel comfortable in the skin you are in unless you are comfortable with what you do in the skin you are in.

   Just because other people are doing it doesn't mean that it is the right thing for you to do.

   What works for someone else may not work for you.

   You can blame it on the moon but you are the only one to blame for everything that you personally do.

   If you keep changing to please OTHERS before you know it you won't even know who you truly are.

  You know what you should do and that is what you should do no matter what anyone else does or tells you to do. 

  Stay true to yourself and do you and let them do them because at the end of the day you want to be the BEST YOU that you can be.

Be open to learning

    You have to be willing to LISTEN if you want to HEAR what they have to say.

    You have to keep an OPEN MIND if you want to SEE something from a different point of view.

    You have to ACCEPT feed back and NOT get angry when they point out what you should have done differently, that is how they TEACH you.

    If you keep telling yourself you know everything you DON'T need to LISTEN to anyone, then you can't LEARN because you will CLOSE your ears and you won't be LISTENING.

    Be HONEST with yourself. 

   You DON'T know everything and you KNOW that you DON'T know everything so why are you walking around like a KNOW IT ALL refusing to LEARN?

    You can't LEARN what you need to unless you are OPEN to LEARNING.

    When you NEED to KNOW, admit that you DON'T KNOW so you can LEARN what you NEED to KNOW.

    KEEP an OPEN MIND on your Life's Journey and LEARN as you go.

Nothing will be different unless...

   If you don't like what you are doing then stop doing it.

   If you don't like where you are then figure out where you want to be and what you will have to do to get there.

   If you want things to be different than do things differently.

  Because we all know that if you keep doing things the same way than nothing will be different. 

  If you know it's time for a change then it doesn't matter what time it is.

  Remember the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.

   If you want a fresh start in your life then don't bring the crap that was stinking up your past, JUST FLUSH IT.

  Yesterday is already gone and tomorrow may never come but today is yours to ENJOY.

  If you want things to be different than do things differently.

  If you want PEACE OF MIND you have to take the painful experiences from your past and JUST FLUSH IT so PEACE OF MIND will have ROOM to get in.

  It's up to you to do something differently if you want things to be different.

  

Not until the storm passes will you know

   When a major storm is approaching you make the necessary preparations to be prepared to whether out the Storm.

   During the Hurricane season you have a list of things that you need to purchase to make sure you have the supplies you will need.

  But sometimes Storms come rolling in without warning and you just have to wait out the Storm.

  In our personal life we also go through Seasons and sometimes there are Storms that come rolling in that we aren't prepared for. 

  But remember that Just like the Stormy Weather shall pass so too will the Storms in your personal Life will pass.

   We may not like getting wet when it rains but we know that we need the rain. 

  We may not like change in our personal life but you may see that a change may do you good. 

  

   

Mistakes are stepping stones

   Don't judge yourself or anyone else too harshly when they make a mistake.

  No one is perfect, we all make mistakes from time to time, we are all human.

   Mistakes are simply stepping stones to get you where you want to be.

   You can blame it on the moon if you want to, but you can't learn from your mistakes unless you admit that you made a mistake.

   But a mistake only happens once because if you repeat it then it is a habit that you need to break.

   You learn as you go through life and the lessons that you learn from mistakes are just growing pains.

  Every Life lesson you learn is just part of your Life's Journey.

  Mistakes are just stepping stones that are necessary to stay on track and keep you moving forward. 

  To ENJOY your Life's Journey you have to ENJOY LIFE while you are living it.

  Life is like a rollercoaster and there will be good days and bad days, that's just Life.

  ENJOY the ride!

   

Make up your mind and Just Do It

    Some DECISIONS you can easily make in JUST a split SECOND because there is nothing to THINK about.

    Some DECISIONS you have to THINK about what your actions would bring, to make sure you know what is best for you to do.

   And then there are some DECISIONS you will have to make that you have to JUST STOP and THINK about it Long and Hard before you decide.

   On your Life's Journey you will have to make many DECISIONS and there are consequences for every DECISION that you make.

   Your first DECISION has to be how much time you will need to make the best DECISION for yourself.

   If you like to wear only black clothes then you don't have to THINK about what color shirt you are going to choose.

   If you are choosing what to have for dinner you just need a minute to DECIDE what type of food you are in the mood for.

   But if you are DECIDING what is the best house for you, you need to STOP and THINK about it because you got to live there for quite a while.

  Now more than ever you really need to DECIDE what is best for you not let what anyone else THINKS you should do, DECIDE for you. 

   You know you BEST so obviously you KNOW what is BEST for you.

   If it makes you HAPPY then who cares what anyone else THINKS.

  If you keep changing who you are to please OTHERS before you know it you won't even know who you really are.

  

   

   

It's easy to be on your Best behavior when....

    It's easy to be positive when things are going in a positive direction.

   But how will you react to a negative situation?

   Remember when you are in a negative situation it is easy to be negative.

   But keep in mind that it is how you react to the negative situation that will determine if you will have a positive outcome or a negative outcome.

   It is not the negative situation that determines the outcome but how you react to it that determines the outcome.

  There will be obstacles that you will face on your Life's Journey, that's just Life.

    You will have to learn to go around them to keep moving.

   You may take a wrong turn and end up at a Dead end but you can turn around and go back and take a different direction.

  Things happen in Life both good and bad, that's just Life.

  Remember Anyone can make a mountain out of a mole Hill if they keep adding dirt.

  It's much easier to go around a mole Hill then it is to climb a mountain.

  

   

Once you know you want to let OTHERS know too

    Wisdom comes from experience not decades of LIVING.

   Wisdom comes from the experience of doing it not decades of excuses of why you shouldn't experience it.

   Wisdom to know that it is against the standards you have set for yourself is the only reason you need to not do it.

   Once you know something is negative you want to share your wisdom with OTHERS so they don't have to experience it.

    Unfortunately they don't always heed your warmings and they do it anyway and learn it the hard way from experience.

   Although your first reaction is to tell them I TOLD YOU SO, I hope you have the wisdom to be wise and don't say it.

   The Wise person knows that it is not important to let them know you were right.

   The right thing to do is to have the wisdom to know sometimes you shouldn't say anything at all.

  Like they say... You can lead a horse to water but you can't make them drink it.

  But when they get thirsty they will be thankful you shared your wisdom and showed them where they could get a drink.

The Bumpy road was the only way to get there

   Life is like a rollercoaster. It is full of ups and downs as well as twists and turns.

   Your Life's Journey is not a smooth road it is a bumpy road that is just part of your journey.

  Your darkest times brings you to the brightest places.

   What seems like the end of the road is just the discovery that you were meant to take a different path.

  Painful struggles grant us the most necessary growth

  Toxic people can teach us important lessons.

   Most heartbreaking losses of friendships can make ROOM for the most wonderful people.

   What seems like a curse can actually be a blessing.

  Sometimes in our personal life it takes a tornado to get us where we need to be and it was the only way to get us there.

  No matter how difficult things may seem at the moment, remember that this moment too shall pass it's just a bump in the road.

  

Don't let it clog you up

    If you don't want it then don't keep it. 

   Every now and again you have to go through your belongings and keep what you want and get rid of what you don't want. 

  Because If you don't do this every now and again you, will eventually have stuff crammed everywhere to the point you don't even know what you have.

  Just like you need to have spring cleaning in your house you also need to have spring cleaning in your mind.

   Take the negative experiences from your past and  JUST FLUSH IT out of your mind so it can't keep hurting you over and over again.

  When a negative thought pops up trying to grab your attention you have to JUST FLUSH IT as it comes so it can't hurt you over and over again.

  JUST FLUSH IT.... it's the ONLY way...If you want PEACE OF MIND you gotta JUST FLUSH IT out of your mind so PEACE OF MIND has ROOM to get in.  

Sometimes you shouldn't say anything at all

   Obviously HONESTY is the best policy but sometimes you HONESTLY need to not share your HONEST opinion.

   Being RIGHT is important but it is not always important to be RIGHT but it is always important to do the RIGHT thing.

   There is a time to SPEAK UP but there are also times when it is best to SHUT UP and not say anything at all.

   You may KNOW what you would do but you DON'T KNOW what is best for someone else to do.

  You may have EXPERIENCED it but someone else may EXPERIENCE something totally different. 

  What WORKS for you may NOT WORK for anyone else, just like what WORKS for someone else may NOT WORK for you.

  Your OPINION counts but sometimes you need to keep your OPINIONS to yourself because their OPINION is the only one that matters. 

  There are times when they just need you to LISTEN so they can figure it out on their own as they TALK about it.

  Like the song says...You have to know when to HOLD them, know when to FOLD them and know when to WALK away.

  Remember you have to know when you should SAY something and know when it is best to SHUT UP and not say anything at all.

  

Start a group so you can be surrounded by like-minded people

    If you like talking about motorcycles then you should join a group of people that likes motorcycles.

   If motorcycles are not your thing then you know you shouldn't join a motorcycle group.

   If you have a passion for cooking you might want to join a cooking club.

   But obviously if you don't like cooking you definitely probably won't enjoy going to a cooking club.

   If you can't find a group in your area that you would like to join perhaps you could start a group in your area.

   More than likely there are many people who like it as much as you do and they are looking for a group that does it so they can join.

  Whether your group decides to meet up once a week or once a month, it is nice to meet up and spend time doing what you like to do.

   Joining a group helps break up the monotony of your everyday routines.

  It adds a little Cheer to bring a smile to your face as it distracts you for a brief time.

  Starting a group or a hobby will make you a more relaxed pleasant person to be around.