Start talking to yourself! What? Talk to myself? Yes, talk to yourself. It’s time to feed your mind positive language and feedback. What have you got to lose? Go to the closest mirror and look at yourself and say, “(name) you look fantastic. You are going to have a great day. Your day is going to get better as it goes on. You get the idea. If you catch yourself in negative talk, replace it quickly with positive self talk. If you catch yourself in negative thoughts replace them with positive thoughts. Here’s a caution, people may think something is wrong with you because you’re too happy, you’re always wearing a smile, and you’re always looking forward to something better coming your way.
Month: March 2022
🤗 A Better Life ~ I Like Folks
I like folks who don’t lie.
I like folks who are kind.
I like folks who enjoy a good laugh.
I like folks who are respectful.
I like folks who know when to be serious and know when to relax.
I like folks who’ll stop what they’re doing to help someone who needs an extra hand.
I like folks who don’t criticize me just because I see the world a bit differently.
All in all, I like most folks.
Today’s Smile 😃
Joe: “My girlfriend started a long distance relationship with me.”
Pete: “Why is that?”
Joe: “She calls it a restraining order.”
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Tips of Developing Characters
Let the reader know more than the protagonist does. However, don’t let the reader know every single thing about the characters. Don’t be afraid to let your protagonist fail. Make sure that each character (and name) stands out from the others. No Marcia and Maria in the same book, unless this move is on purpose.
✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ Is Your Protagonist Changing?
“Create an arc for your protagonist that changes him/ her in some way
by the end of the story.”
Today’s Smile 😃
Joe: “I know it’s time for me to take a vacation.”
Pete: “How do you know that, Joe?”
Joe: “I’m beginning to look like my photo on my driver’s license.”
🤗 A Better Life ~ A Wonderful Gift
You’ve a wonderful gift if you have someone who holds you but doesn’t hold you down.
🌞 Today’s Inspiration ~ Impossible is a Myth
“Everyone knew it was impossible, until a fool who didn’t know came along and did it.”
~ Albert Einstein
👊 Today’s Power Thought ~ Can You Change?
Are you capable of changing? Most people will say they can change, while the truth is more the opposite. Change is easy if there is no learning. When there is a learning curve, only those who can reach deep down and thrust him/herself into the change process can change. Living is changing. Reach down, grab hold of the inner toughness within you and embrace change. make it work for you.
🌾 Today’s Poem ~ Beauty
Beauty
John Masefield
Have seen dawn and sunset on moors and windy hills
Coming in solemn beauty like slow old tunes of Spain:
I have seen the lady April bringing in the daffodils,
Bringing the springing grass and the soft warm April rain.
I have heard the song of the blossoms and the old chant of the sea,
And seen strange lands from under the arched white sails of ships;
But the loveliest things of beauty God ever has showed to me
Are her voice, and her hair, and eyes, and the dear red curve of her lips.
