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Feel Good Tip ~ Master Your Fears

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Learning to Swim Upstream

Fears visit everyone. Some people give into their fears and their fears dominate their lives. They allow their fears to become their master. When fears become our master, happiness cannot penetrate the barriers erected by them. One way to become the master of our fears is take action against them. Salmon swim upstream to spawn. In the same way, what an irrational fears tells us what to do, we do the opposite. We swim upstream against the fear’s rushing waters. We soon learn the rushing waters become a trickle. We mastered the fear. The barriers preventing happiness disappear. Life is once again good.

Photo of the Day ~ A New Day Will Dawn

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Thinking Out Loud ~ Don’t Doubt Yourself

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You Are the Master of Your Thoughts

James Allen in his book, “As a Man Thinketh, says, “As a being of Power, Intelligence, and Love, and the lord of his own thoughts, man holds the key to every situation, and contains within himself that transforming and regenerative agency by which he may make himself what he wills.” P. 12

As a Man Thinketh is available online at gutenberg.org under the Harvard Classics.

NOTE: it takes heaps of courage to recognize that we are in charge of our thoughts and our actions. When we recognize we are in charge of our thoughts we empower ourselves to move forward in a direction of hope knowing that where we are going everything will work out. We know that we have the power within us to overcome the challenges we will face. We know we can discard any thoughts that discourage us or make us question our ability. Discard all thoughts that do not lead you forward. Embrace all thoughts that empower you.

Photo for Today ~ Tough Times Don’t Last

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Daily Inspirational Quotes ~ It Makes Sense

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“It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why you did it wrong.”

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Daily Inspirational Quotes ~ Dive in and Swim

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“If you aren’t in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?”

T. S. Eliot

Thinking Out Loud ~ Walking Without Purpose

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Ruminating on a Walk

Thoreau writes in “Walking,” “But the walking of which I speak has nothing in it akin to taking exercise . . . as the swinging of dumb-bells or chairs; but is itself the enterprise and adventure of the day.  If you would get exercise, think of a man’s swinging dumb-bells or his health, when those springs are bubbling up in far-off pastures unsought by him! Moreover, you must walk like a camel, which is said to be the only beast which ruminates when walking.  When a traveler asked Wordsworth’s servant to show him her master’s study, she answered, “Here is his library, but his study is out of doors.” P. 738

Walking is available online and gutenberg.org under the Harvard Classics.

NOTE: Ruminating along our walk is almost counter cultural. How can we measure how fast we’re walking if we stop to smell a flower or watch a bird feed its young? I recall walking with a friend in a natural setting. All my friend could talk about was work, work, and more work. My friend did not see the array of wild flowers. Nor did my friend see the Mexican blue bird that flew in front of us. And, my friend missed seeing the  two deer that were watching us. My friend didn’t relax. I think my friend would have felt much better if my friend took time to ruminate on our walk and enjoyed everything that the walk offered to us.

Photo for Today ~ I’ve Got This!

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Feeling Good Tip ~ Have You Heard of Reframing?

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Reframing How You View a Situation Can Change Your Life

According to an article in Harvard Health Publishing, people who reframe difficult situations  and discover the possibilities within them are much happier and tend to live longer than those who don’t.  The article states, “When some people confront difficulties, they tend to only view the negative aspects of the situation. Also, they consider these aspects unchangeable. To reframe a difficult situation, search for any positive aspects or silver linings. Is there anything you can learn from the situation? Is there anything you can teach to others about the situation, after you resolve it?”

NOTE: We all experience tough times. Tough times happen. We don’t have to let the tough times defeat us. I’ve experienced my share. Yet, out of every tough experience, something good came to me. A good friend told me, “Ray, you always end on your feet.” I think a big part of ending on my feet was my expectation that I would end on my feet. Don’t let the tough times hold you captive. Seize the possibilities within them and move on.

Photo for the Day ~ Hold On

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