This week’s positive word is SIGNS: Take the Good Direction

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This week’s positive word is

SIGNS

By Victoria J.Brown

There are signs daily telling us we are going to the right (or wrong) direction. They are all around us and it’s our job to look out for them. If you are a spiritual individual, you’ll understand when I say your angels are constantly communicating with you. If you’d like to know more about angels and connecting with them, I recommend renowned best-selling author Doreen Virtue. If you’ve not heard of her, her books are a must-read.

But even if you’re not spiritual and you’re thinking the talk of Angels is a step too far, have a think about one word … coincidences.

Things happen in life that we call coincidences, but if you put the pieces together around these coincidences and work out the puzzle you’ll be amazed at what you’ll find.

In the words of Albert Einstein:

This brings me on to numbers – if you haven’t heard of numerology you can read more on an excellent website Numerologist

In a nutshell, numerology is related to your name and your life path. This is a really interesting way to look at your personality, your character and understand whether you are on the right life path or not.

Numbers are also sent to us by our angels, again, Doreen Virtue describes the meaning of numbers in her book, ‘Healing with Angels’

And in her own words …

Sometimes we don’t want to look for signs because we’re scared, we’re worried about the change in our lives, the upheaval … but if you’re unhappy anyway and you’re unconsciously calling out for help, (or you may already be aware that your angels are helping you and you are consciously asking for their help, but you still feel apprehensive), if you remember the angels have your back. They are sending you signs to help you move forward. They want you to be powerful, strong and awesome and they will help you achieve these goals. Believe and look for the signs.

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This week’s positive word is RELAX: Find Your Life Balance

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This week’s positive word is

RELAX

By Victoria J.Brown

I remember I was well into the New Year, Christmas felt like a long-distance memory and I noticed that the last thing on many people’s minds is relaxation. I understand that maybe the Holidays period is very busy, so there’s not much relaxing going on. Then the new year has started and most people are back to rushing from one place to another, appointments, meetings, deadlines … I’m definitely one for advising that you set yourself goals and targets, but I believe in relaxing too. Relaxing helps us focus, truly focus on where we are and what we need to do. It helps to eliminate that fuzzy fog that surrounds many minds as they sleepwalk through life day in, day out.

Taking time out to assess and soothe your body and soul is the key to moving forward.

How many times have you heard people saying: “I haven’t got time …” These are the people who need to relax more than most.

So if you’re one of those people who feels the need to keep moving, there’s no time for chilling … ask yourself how fast are you actually moving forward? If you feel you simply CAN’T STOP! Even the thought stresses you out. Then you are probably that person that needs to relax.

Here’s a little task for you … start writing a journal, look back over it week by week and see how fast you’re moving. While writing your journal put some feelings, thoughts, and emotions into your writing, turn your writing into a relaxation technique. It’s an amazing method. If you do this, you’re still ‘working’ as you’re writing down your achievements, but at the same time, you are actually allowing yourself to put things into perspective.

So remember, when you are relaxing, you are not being lazy, you are not wasting time … the exact opposite … you are re-fuelling your mind, body, and soul.

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This week’s positive word is QUEST: Find Your Motivation

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This week’s positive word is

QUEST

By Victoria J.Brown

The New Year has started and New Year Resolutions have been made around the world. Some are doing well … others, lasted a day or so 🙂

Did you make New Year Resolutions?

If you did, ask yourself how many of them are related to an underlying passion or incompleteness that isn’t being fulfilled?

If you were to believe that you were sent here on a life mission or a quest that needed to be completed how would you feel about your life journey so far?

Are you happy on your journey? Do you want to achieve more? Is there a niggle deep within that knows you have more to offer: more to give the world? Most people answer, ‘Yes,’ to this question because most people are on the treadmill of life.

But imagine this:

Imagine knowing that your first quest on this physical plane was to feel the love from within. When we are born this is exactly what we feel, love for ourselves and those around us. It’s as we grow and develop that society shapes our thoughts. That’s why many people are unhappy with life because they have forgotten the reason they are here, many are still searching for it while others’ have given up. Don’t give up. Don’t be that person who loses themselves. You have the power to change your thoughts.

Do you feel an urge, a passion – something deep within that you know you need to fulfill? This is your quest. Your life mission. The reason you are here. If it’s not something you can do overnight, then put a plan in place and start making it work for you. Life is far too short to be having regrets make 2017 your year. Start the quest that you were sent here for. I get excited as I write this, as I know there are so many people out there who are connecting with this blog post and know that feeling. Once that feeling is ignited, excitement bursts from within.

One of your main quests in life is to show love always. Once you can show love your life will be transformed. Truly love, forgive and diminish negative thoughts. Giving love will enable you to receive more love and you will find that your life quests are so much easier to follow. Opening yourself up to the universe and letting go of any negative beliefs will enable your quest to be achieved much easier.

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This week’s positive word is PASSION: Find Your Inspiration

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This week’s positive word

PASSION

Victoria J.Brown

Much unhappiness comes from people not following their passion. Many people are on the treadmill of life; following a routine, having a job just to pay the bills, raising a family and generally getting on with life because they have to.

We all have bills to pay and maybe you’re not in a position to just drop everything and start following your dreams. But incorporating your passions into your daily life will make life much easier and a nicer place to be.

This could be spending an hour or even 30 minutes on something you love every day. If you continue to do this and ensure your passion is embedded into your daily routine before you know where you are you may just be able to give up that day job. My biggest belief is that small steps count. Small steps are better than taking no steps at all.

We’re all here for a reason, if you have a passion deep inside that isn’t being fulfilled, then you know your purpose for being. Follow your heart and your dreams will come true. Start putting plans in place to make this happen. It’s a New Year, so make this year count for you. Get off the treadmill and start doing some real walking and you’ll be amazed at what you see and find.

Just remember time is passing anyway, so make sure you fit your passion into your day. Don’t regret not moving forward, don’t let other ‘stuff’ get in the way, you deserve to be happy and if you have a yearning to do something with your life, follow that yearning because that is your passion calling out to you. That is the reason you are here.

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This week’s positive word is OPEN: How To Become Limitless

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This week’s positive word is

OPEN

Again, another word that you may be thinking isn’t really that positive, it’s just a word, but if we were to talk about how open you are, what would that mean to you?

How open is your mind at this moment in time?

How open is your heart? How open is your spirit? How open are your eyes?

How open are you to change? How open are you to opportunities?

It’s so easy to become stuck in a routine with every day passing us by, in essence, life passing us by. Even if we want to change we don’t know how, or we’re so used to the comfortable routine we’ve created that we’re scared of changing it.

But the only way to make changes in our lives is to have an open mind. Be open to new opportunities. Don’t dismiss ideas or changes because you feel it doesn’t fit with your current way of thinking.

The only way we can move forward in life is to open our eyes, open our minds and open our hearts. Once your mind is open, the world is full of possibilities and life becomes much more exciting.

This may not happen overnight, but once you’ve decided to have an open mind, you’re already more than halfway there.

Just remember life is too short to have a closed mind.

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This Week’s Positive Word is NOTICE: Increase Awareness

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This week’s positive word is

NOTICE

By Victoria J.Brown

You may be thinking that this isn’t really a positive word … it’s just a word!

Well it depends how you look at the world, and if you were one of those people who did think, ‘Notice, is just a word,’ then please have a read of this post and really think about what you actually notice about yourself and the world around you.

When you start noticing the world around you, you’ll notice how a word such as ‘notice’ can be very positive. How noticing life can be one of the most positive things you can do for yourself.

The world is a beautiful and wonderful place if you just stop for a second and notice it, you will see it too. We are often so focused on our ‘to-do list’ that we take for granted all the good that surrounds us, we become to expect rather than notice.

The world is full of busy … busy people, busy lives … busy, busy, busy – especially at this time of the year! People don’t have time to stop and notice the world around them. There’s so much to do … but there is actually so much to see.

If you feel this sounds like you … have you noticed? Have you noticed how stressed you feel? Take 5 or 10 minutes out to just breathe! 5 or 10 minutes of your time will not damage you as much as not taking that time to breathe.

Breathe. Look around you. Listen. Use all your senses to notice your world. It’s wonderful to be here and alive, we must not take these days for granted.

Be thankful always and take notice.

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This Week’s Positive Word is MAGIC: Become Master of Magic

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This week’s positive word is

MAGIC

Do you remember being a child and believing in magic?

Do you remember your imagination being stretched so far that anything was possible?

Do you remember that feeling?

As we become adults we are filled with norms and expectations of society that we feel we should adhere to. Unfortunately magic isn’t one of the norms. In adulthood, we describe events as coincidences. But what if you were to look deeper into these coincidences?

You know I like to give you little exercises, well take ten minutes (or longer if you can) to think about any ‘coincidences’ that have happened to you in previous years, incidents that have sent you down a particular route. Have a think about the reasons these incidents may have happened … did they lead to another event? Did they send you down a different path?

Now think about the people you’ve met on your life journey. Have you ever thought about the people who have entered into your life? Some may have passed through for a sort while, while others have stayed by your side through thick and thin. Just because someone doesn’t stay in your life for a long period of time it doesn’t mean they weren’t meant to be there … totally the opposite, they were there for a reason. A magical reason to help you on your life journey.

Now take another ten minutes out to think about the people who have entered into your life. Think initially about those who have passed through, write down their names if you have time, then write a reason as to what you gained from that relationship, what lessons have been learned?

Now look at the people in your life, and write down those that are closest to you and think about the magic that surrounds your relationship with them. Write a paragraph on each person. Think about your magical relationships. How did you meet? What have you experienced together? How have you both supported each other? It’s a wonderful feeling to value the magic in a relationship. Was it a coincidence that you met?

Some people believe in logic, but those who believe in magic will experience are more fulfilling life, a life of limitless possibilities and opportunities. Once you believe in the magic, you carry that around inside of you, projecting it like a sparkling trail. An amazing feeling that you are being protected and there is a higher purpose. Our time here is magical, it should be our job to spread that magic wherever we go.

In the words of Roald Dahl …

So start believing in magic and watch miracles happen. It’s actually very exciting when you realise that magic does exist, and by believing you can make it happen.

Believe in the magic and watch the magic happen

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This Week’s Positive Word is KINDNESS: Being Kind Is Love

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This week’s positive word is

KINDNESS

Kindness is a characteristic that should be integrated into your life without a second thought.

Kindness leads directly to gratitude, appreciation, happiness, and love. Being kind to someone can benefit you just as much as it benefits them.

There is actually scientific research that shows the benefits of being kind.

You can see the range of research here at Think Kindness

It’s true … it doesn’t actually cost anything to be kind! From a smile in the street to letting someone in front of you in a queue or giving up your seat on the bus. Simple but effective acts of kindness that will be integrated into your life and make you a happier person.

So here are five simple ways you can be kind today:

Ask yourself which friend could do with your help? Even a simple text to ask how they are doing, tell them you are thinking about them, can truly lift their day.
Do you have lots of clothes hanging in your wardrobe that need to be cleared out? Do it now! Donate to charity! In fact, go that one step further and give away an item that you love!
When you’re out and about today, compliment someone … never underestimate how much they will need it.
Hide notes of encouragement to your spouse, partner, family members, children, friends … whoever in your life needs it. Maybe they don’t need it, but it will show them how much you care and will boost their day.
Visit someone who needs company; care homes and hospitals are the perfect places to spread kindness. You’ll be amazed at how many people don’t have visitors, so make a difference in their lives.

These five ideas are just the tip of the kindness boat … there are plenty of ways to show kindness and reap the benefits in the process. Remember, you can’t fail by being kind, as any kindness given is never wasted.

If you read my blog posts regularly on Positive Words Research, you’ll know that we have certain house rules in our home, and one of them is as follows:

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This Week’s Positive Word is JOURNEY: Enjoy Your Path

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This week’s positive word is

JOURNEY

“It’s not about the destination, it’s about the journey!’

This is one of the most popular quotes relating to enjoying your journey towards your goal. However, if you’re in a frustrating place at the moment you made find it hard to look at your journey as enjoyable. One of the best things to do if you’re feeling like you’re on a never-ending treadmill is to STOP!

YES … STOP! STOP THINKING! STOP DOING!

JUST STOP … AND BREATHE

Take five minutes to sit in silence. Listen to your breathing and then think about all that you have that you are grateful for. Don’t think about the obstacles, don’t think about the challenges, with this exercise there are no buts’, maybes’ or cannot’.

There are lessons to be learned on this life journey, you just need to understand what they are. There is a reason you have ventured on this path and one way to understand and appreciate that path is to be grateful for where you are now.

Imagine if all that was happening was happening for a reason, imagine the struggles were designed to enable us to move forward stronger than we were before. To believe that we have the power to push ourselves to another level. If you sit for a second and imagine how it would feel to get through these struggles … imagine all that has happened is to help you become stronger.

Sometimes we have to take a different route to help us move forward, but don’t ever lose sight of your goal, don’t ever believe you’re not capable of doing this. If your heart is telling you to follow a passion then it’s your mission to follow and accomplish whatever goals you feel you need to achieve. Your life is made up of different puzzles that sometimes really do feel like hard work to figure out. You MUST continue on this journey, even if it’s one small step at a time.

Believe in yourself, believe you can do this. Start writing down daily what you have achieved and you will soon become grateful that you are moving forward. Don’t look at the setbacks, the obstacles, the challenges, don’t focus on the negative, focus on the things that are carrying you forward, because if you believe you are here for this reason, you will continue to push through those barriers.

Things to remember on your journey:

If it was easy, everyone would be doing it

You will only regret the things you didn’t do, not the things you did

Every step counts no matter how small

Ask yourself … what can I learn from these challenges?

Be grateful daily

DO NOT STOP!

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This Week’s Positive Word is INSPIRE: Get Motivated Now

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This week’s positive word is

INSPIRE

Inspire is a word that glows with positivity. Just like the people who inspire!

People who inspire others live their lives to the best of their ability. They continue to educate themselves on becoming the best they can be.

Most people who inspire others have achieved a success in their lives that motivates others to do the same. This doesn’t mean financial success, but a goal they have attained, for example, ‘losing weight and getting fit’ – a common theme throughout our society.

But on a deeper personal level, many people are inspired by those who have faced adversity, fought a battle, or experienced a life-changing phenomenon. Maybe you have gone through something in your life and came out the other end … could you inspire others? Below is an exercise that will help you think more about your ability and power to inspire others.

Firstly, in this week’s exercise write down the names of people who inspire you?

This could be people who are close to you; family members or friends. It could be someone you’ve come across over the internet or through social media (for example, maybe someone who runs a blog or business or a celebrity who you feel gives you the drive to push yourself.

Once you have this list, pick one of these people and write a paragraph about why they inspire you.

Now write a sentence or two about how you relate to them, what similarities do you have to this person?

Whatever you’re going through, or whatever you’ve been through, you’ll be surprised how many people have been through the same or similar. Nobody should wish bad times on others, but knowing that

someone has faced something in their life, like you, truly helps to see how they have dealt with their situation and been able to move forward with their life. It makes them an inspiration to you! You being inspired by them can help you inspire others!

If it makes you feel it’s possible for you … this is because it is possible for you!

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This Week’s Positive Word is HABITS: Develop Good Habits

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This week’s positive word is

HABITS

Victoria J.Brown

When we think of the term habit, we generally think of ‘bad habits’ but instilling ‘good habits’ into your life can be life-changing.

Here’s 10 great daily habits to get you started on integrating good habits into your life.

Did you realize that our day is made up of lots of habits? Good and bad … from the moment we step out of bed until we climb back in, our day is a run of routines, that have turned into habits, that we are either happy with or would like to break.

Here’s a little exercise for you:

Write down your day as you go along and establish whether these are good or bad habits, i.e: Is your morning coffee a good habit? Maybe not a great one, but walking the children to school or biking to work are great habits.

Once you’ve established all your habits (good and bad), tick which ones you would like to change. You may be happy with your morning coffee and have no intention of changing it, or you may have been wanting to reduce your coffee intake for a while.
The best way to change a habit is to create a good one in its place.

It is hard to change a bad habit, but it will be well worth it, you must believe in yourself and commit to this change.

Not all habits are about eating healthily or keeping fit. It could be something in your life or something that you do that you would like to change: note it down and take action. Start doing something daily to change this habit.

Change in certain habits could be small at the moment but you will soon see the changes in your life.

As I always say

SMALL STEPS COUNT

You can do this! So go on, start making the changes now. Make your good habits fulfil your life. Be the best person you can be 🙂

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This Week’s Positive Word is FORGIVE: Let Go and Move On

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This week’s positive word is

FORGIVE

By Victoria J.Brown

To forgive will make you stronger.

Some people believe forgiveness is weak. They feel as if they are saying it’s okay for people to treat them disrespectfully. They may feel they are allowing people to walk over them. But think of it in another way …

How does this lack of forgiveness make you feel?

Tired? No energy?

Do you feel WEAK?

Trust me when I say, forgiving someone will only make you stronger. In forgiving, you will find peace.

Forgiving someone will actually lift the cloud from your life, it will enable you to see life from a brighter perspective. If you were to believe that everything DOES happen for a reason, ask yourself, why has this happened?

Ask yourself, what can you learn from this experience? What can you take forward into your future? We must learn to live a happy life and find peace. Forgiveness will enable us to do that.

What some people don’t see, because they are so angry, is that lack of forgiveness is only hurting them. It doesn’t actually hurt the other person. Many times you will find the other person continuing to live their life, not hurting or dwelling, it’s the person who is holding a grudge that is hurting.

Here’s a quick exercise for you:

I love therapeutic writing, it can really help when you feel like something is on your mind and churning you over. So take a piece of paper and start writing. In this piece of writing concentrate on the following things:

What this person has done to you?
What are you gaining from NOT forgiving them?
What have you learned from the situation?
Imagine thanking this person for enabling you to learn something new.
How can you move on from here? What steps can you put in place?
How would it feel to take hold of this situation, bring it close and love the fact that this has happened because you have learned something new?
How wonderful would it feel to let this go?
Describe how you would feel if you could love this experience and move on.

Really take the time to write down your emotions and what you have learned from this experience.

Don’t be the person who is wasting your life with anger … replace it with love and awesome things will happen!

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This Week’s Positive Word is EMBRACE: Find Your Path In Life

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This week’s positive word is

EMBRACE

By Victoria J.Brown

Embrace yourself. Embrace life.

Do you embrace yourself enough?

Unfortunately, not many people do embrace themselves enough. But it’s important to love yourself and embrace all that you are and embrace your life. By embracing yourself and your life you can learn to accept situations, other people, and all that life throws at you.

This article from www.tapping.com gives a great overview as to why loving yourself first is so important.

We all have something about ourselves that we don’t like, but embracing your uniqueness will enable you to shine and give out love to others.

Ask yourself when trying to embrace yourself: Would you treat someone else as mean as you treat yourself? Would you criticize someone else as much as you criticize yourself? Once you accept yourself and all your flaws, you’ll find it easier to embrace others and your life.

Maybe you are finding it hard to move on from a past event, an event in your life that you feel is affecting your future. Embracing these past events and learning from them will help you move forward.

Are you unsure how to do this? Do you feel this is easier said than done?

Here’s a little exercise to get you started on learning how to embrace yourself:

1/ Write down the situation that you feel is holding you back: what has happened and what you feel is holding you back.

2/ Write down what has upset you about this situation: why are you upset? What are you feeling, what are your emotions?

3/ The most important part of this exercise and this part MUST be done: Write answers to the following questions:

* What you have learned from the situation?

* What could you have done differently? If anything …

* What can you do about it now?

* What positive things (there will be plenty) can you take from the situation, experience and how can you use these positives in your future. This last part of the exercise is the most important. Embracing an upsetting event is crucial in moving forward with your future.

Believe that everything happens for a reason. So accepting your past and the reasons why certain events have occurred will help you embrace the future.

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This Week’s Positive Word is DEVINE: Learn a New Word

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This week’s positive word is

DEVINE

By Victoria J.Brown

Ask yourself …

Are you living a Devine life?

Do you know how to live a Devine life?

What does living a Devine life actually mean?

When we talk about living a Devine life, people often think about God, living spiritually, and connecting with a higher power. This is essence is true, but there is a simpler way of looking at life and understanding how you can live a Devine life.

It’s as simple as – Do what you love.

Once you are filling your days with things you love, you can’t help but raise yourself to another level. Your frequency levels will move higher in connection with the Universe. You can’t help but push your mind beyond the everyday mundane tasks that may be holding you back from reaching your potential.

Ask yourself, ‘What is my passion?’ ‘What would give me joy?’

What would you do every day that would fulfill you? What plans can you put in place to make this happen?

Here’s my top tips on how you can start living the Devine life you deserve:

Remember small steps count – put a plan in place that will ensure you are starting to work towards your dream.
Do something today that your future self will thank you for – when I think of my future self, I think about tomorrow; what can you do today that will bring you closer to your dreams tomorrow? Do something daily will ensure you work your way closer to those goals.
Being grateful for where you are at the moment will help you feel more settled with your life. It’s good to want to challenge yourself and push yourself forward, but being grateful for your present moment and feeling love for all that you have and all that you are, will ensure your life is Devine.
Once you become grateful for your life, trust that you are going in the right direction, then all will become clear and you will realise your life can be as Devine as you want it to be.

The word DEVINE is different from the word DIVINE. DEVINE is an adjective and means: super fantastic; righteous!; pretty much the coolest ever. Here is the definition in the Urban Dictionary. DIVINE means better than perfect, what people will say if they read a book or eat something that is better than perfect.

PS: I love the word Devine, it just says everything that life should be, doesn’t it? Answer me commenting below.

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This Week’s Positive Word is CHOICES: Create Opportunities

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C is for Choices

By Victoria J.Brown

Sometimes we are faced with difficulties in life that we have to either overcome or dwell upon. However, choosing to look at what you have rather than what you don’t can definitely overcome any difficulties.

But once you understand that life is a journey, and every stop is meant to be, you can choose to embrace it or fight against it.

If you are experiencing some hard times at the moment, depending on how you choose to think about these life events, will result in the next part of your journey.

This may be hard to comprehend if you feel as if you are stuck in some kind of rut or are facing some true life or health difficulties.

Let’s do a mini exercise.

Ask yourself these two questions …

On a day to day basis do you feel as if you’re plodding through the mud?
Do you look at other peoples’ lives, envy them and look at the bad in your own life?

If you answered yes to the above questions, here could lie the reasons behind the problems you are experiencing in your life.

Now ask yourself these two questions …

Which part of your life do you feel is running quite smoothly? (One rule with this question – you can’t answer ‘nothing’ – find something! There will be something!)
When was the last time you did something with LOVE for someone else?

Life is about making choices; to choose to see the good around us or choose to dwell upon which isn’t good. Sometimes we could dislike something so much in our life that it can take over our whole being. So much so they can’t see the goodness in their life. They choose to see the darkness.

What people don’t realise is unhappiness leads to more unhappiness.

It’s as simple as this: Your attitude + Your choices = Your Life

Now ask yourself another question …

Who do you CHOOSE to be?

Do you choose to be the person who focuses on everything that is wrong in the world?

Do you choose to be the person who focuses on all that is good?

Life is simple when you look at it simply! Life is beautiful! We must choose to see the beauty. Once you see the beauty … it all becomes clear.

PS: Please leave a comment below and tell me what do you think about choices, do you think we have the power of choice?

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