Music is in the air. Happiness is everywhere..but so is stress. Don't let yourself get sucked in. Everyone wants to be happy. But no one is happy all of the time. That is the key to happiness - accepting when you are not and making yourself happy.Happiness in my opinion, is more precious than wealth - but often they go hand in hand. You need to commit yourself to being happy, just as you need to commit yourself to creating goals for wealth and success.
Everyone has the right to be happy. Just by being alive we have the right to be happy, but happiness does not just come. It is our decision. Some things in our lives we have no control over. Some things we have control over. We need to accept things that we cannot control. We need to control our thoughts to be more positive and be thankful for all that we have and not grieve all that we do not have.
When we let gratitude and appreciation enter our lives then we allow ourselves to reach our potentials. We are about to embark on a new year...2010. All who want to have a good and successful year join with me and find mentors to help emulate. Stop the 'I should haves' and 'If only I could haves,' and start with the 'I will' and 'I ams.' I am going to end today's blog on this Hanukkah night to light my candles and watch the flames flicker as I work towards goals of helping others while helping myself. Have a great week. Drop me a happy thought or tip for success. My mind is open and I reach out to you. Please reach back. Smiles to all.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Saturday, December 5, 2009
LIFE HAPPENS...DONT QUIT
Hi everyone - It has been a while since I blogged - life happens. This was a stressful week all around, but it passed as everything does. I did my best not to let things get me down but had some tests from GD about it this week. The sky fell a few times, work overwhelmed me, traffic stopped me and made me late, the bank sent me a 'skinny envelope (overdraft note) and a friend had a death in his immediate family, which affected me, not to mention my loving dog who was ill and could not express himself except by messing up my floors and bed (lol...he s better now and back to his tail wagging self).
I am still very focused in with my goals and actions to accomplish them.
When things go tough, as they will - don't quit, because nothing stands still. Life has twists and turns, and part of being a winner is being able to take the cards that GD gives us daily and play with them. Know when to fold and know when to hold, sort of. You are stronger than life. You are stronger than problems.
How many times have I had people arrive late at meetings because they were stuck in traffic caused by an accident (it happened to me this week - I had given myself extra time to get to a focus group and I was caught behind an accident and was five minutes late and therefore not allowed to participate - after driving 50 miles to get there...good-bye $150 plus gas and tolls (lol)) and take it personally ('It only happens to me'). How selfish is this attitude to think it only happens to you and makes you late - when someone else had an auto accident and is hurt or worse. Make an effort when you pass an auto accident or a tragedy like a fire to think "There by the grace of GD goes me." This will help us all appreciate life and what we have.
What have I done this week that is positive? I wrote out December Smart Goals and did the first steps towards attaining them. I read positive things. I have been associating with positive people. I also did something new; I listened to some positive CDs and worked on sharing with others.
I have been trying to get up a few websites but am running into some difficulties...technology is not my true calling, but I am learnind and want to thank those who came to help me via telephone and email.
I need to focus in on what I can do, and not on what I cannot do. That is what we all need to do to be successful. We need to be proud of our successes and not dwell on the failures that we as human beings are entitled to have.
I am also finding positive mentors to follow.
So what does this coming week have in store for me and all of us? No one knows what GD is planning, but our happiness is up to ourselves. No one can buy happiness and success in a store. We must strive for it and decide we will be happy. We need to know that "It is ok to be unhappy." No one can be happy all of the time. Once we as people accept that the world will be a better place. I often ask my students 'who thinks that they should be happy all of the time?' - Instantly most hands in the room shoot up in the air. Then I burst their bubble and tel them that they are wrong. It is ok to be unhappy. That as adults no one can't be happy and get our way all of the time. It would be awful if all of our wishes came true. We all need to compromise and accept when things do not go our way. We cannot let disappointments ruin our day. We cannot take all things personally. If your favorite team looses, it is not done to spite you in particular. If your boss criticizes you, it is done to help you and not to insult you. If you don't success with something, you are not a failure but just need to try again a different way. People who walk around with chips on their shoulders bring misery to themselves and others. We all need to work on pushing the chip off of your shoulders. We need to focus in on things that matter and find people to be your cheerleaders as you cheer them on.
Anyway, once again I was a chatterfingers. I am sitting here late at night (almost early in the morning) watching the snow fall. Have a beautiful week and stay positive and focused on your goals. I will do the same. Success to us all.
Here is an anonymous poem that inspires me and I hope you:
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit
Rest if you must, but don't you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and its turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about
When they might have won, had they stuck it out.
Don't give up though the pace seems slow,
You may succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than,
It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler has given up
When he might have captured the victor's cup;
And he learned too late when the night came down,
How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit,
It's when things seem worst that you must not quit!
I am still very focused in with my goals and actions to accomplish them.
When things go tough, as they will - don't quit, because nothing stands still. Life has twists and turns, and part of being a winner is being able to take the cards that GD gives us daily and play with them. Know when to fold and know when to hold, sort of. You are stronger than life. You are stronger than problems.
How many times have I had people arrive late at meetings because they were stuck in traffic caused by an accident (it happened to me this week - I had given myself extra time to get to a focus group and I was caught behind an accident and was five minutes late and therefore not allowed to participate - after driving 50 miles to get there...good-bye $150 plus gas and tolls (lol)) and take it personally ('It only happens to me'). How selfish is this attitude to think it only happens to you and makes you late - when someone else had an auto accident and is hurt or worse. Make an effort when you pass an auto accident or a tragedy like a fire to think "There by the grace of GD goes me." This will help us all appreciate life and what we have.
What have I done this week that is positive? I wrote out December Smart Goals and did the first steps towards attaining them. I read positive things. I have been associating with positive people. I also did something new; I listened to some positive CDs and worked on sharing with others.
I have been trying to get up a few websites but am running into some difficulties...technology is not my true calling, but I am learnind and want to thank those who came to help me via telephone and email.
I need to focus in on what I can do, and not on what I cannot do. That is what we all need to do to be successful. We need to be proud of our successes and not dwell on the failures that we as human beings are entitled to have.
I am also finding positive mentors to follow.
So what does this coming week have in store for me and all of us? No one knows what GD is planning, but our happiness is up to ourselves. No one can buy happiness and success in a store. We must strive for it and decide we will be happy. We need to know that "It is ok to be unhappy." No one can be happy all of the time. Once we as people accept that the world will be a better place. I often ask my students 'who thinks that they should be happy all of the time?' - Instantly most hands in the room shoot up in the air. Then I burst their bubble and tel them that they are wrong. It is ok to be unhappy. That as adults no one can't be happy and get our way all of the time. It would be awful if all of our wishes came true. We all need to compromise and accept when things do not go our way. We cannot let disappointments ruin our day. We cannot take all things personally. If your favorite team looses, it is not done to spite you in particular. If your boss criticizes you, it is done to help you and not to insult you. If you don't success with something, you are not a failure but just need to try again a different way. People who walk around with chips on their shoulders bring misery to themselves and others. We all need to work on pushing the chip off of your shoulders. We need to focus in on things that matter and find people to be your cheerleaders as you cheer them on.
Anyway, once again I was a chatterfingers. I am sitting here late at night (almost early in the morning) watching the snow fall. Have a beautiful week and stay positive and focused on your goals. I will do the same. Success to us all.
Here is an anonymous poem that inspires me and I hope you:
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit
Rest if you must, but don't you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and its turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about
When they might have won, had they stuck it out.
Don't give up though the pace seems slow,
You may succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than,
It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler has given up
When he might have captured the victor's cup;
And he learned too late when the night came down,
How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit,
It's when things seem worst that you must not quit!
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