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Thinking Out Loud: Are You Using Your Superpower?

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In July, 1942, Anne Frank’s parents received a summons from the Nazi’s to report to a labor camp. Instead, they went to a secret annex to hide from Nazi’s. Thirteen year old Anne Frank remained there until her arrest on August 4, 1944, deported and eventually killed. Anne Frank maintained a diary while in the secret annex. The following excerpt is taken from Anne Frank’s diary.

“Whoever is happy will make others happy.”
― Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl

NOTE: We project to others what we internally feel. We’ve all experienced being in a great mood only to get caught up with someone who is in an ugly mood. Their ugly mood sucks us into a black hole. It’s one reason I minimize contact with these people. They are more contagious than COVID-19. Alternatively, our good mood can lift the spirits of another. We have an amazing power within us to transform another person’s day. Did you realize you have that superpower? You do! To develop and use this power takes personal work. We begin by loving and forgiving ourselves. Then we develop a deep sense of gratitude both big and small. Once we do our inner work, happiness happens. You don’t have to find it. When we encounter other people our superpower kicks in and we brighten their day. They feel better because they encountered a happy person filled with love and gratitude.

Always ~ A Poem by Pablo Neruda

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Always

Pablo Neruda

I am not jealous
of what came before me.

Come with a man
on your shoulders,
come with a hundred men in your hair,
come with a thousand men between your breasts and your feet,
come like a river
full of drowned men
which flows down to the wild sea,
to the eternal surf, to Time!

Bring them all
to where I am waiting for you;
we shall always be alone,
we shall always be you and I
alone on earth
to start our life!

Thinking Out Loud ~ Give Love & Forgiveness a Chance

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Today’s Thinking Out Loud reflection is on Aesop’s Fable, The Lion and the Boar. Aesop’s Fables is available for free download here.

The Fable

“One hot and thirsty day in the height of summer a Lion and a

Boar came down to a little spring at the same moment to drink. In a

trice they were quarrelling as to who should drink first. The

quarrel soon became a fight and they attacked one another with the

utmost fury. Presently, stopping for a moment to take breath, they

saw some vultures seated on a rock above evidently waiting for one

of them to be killed, when they would fly down and feed upon the

carcass. The sight sobered them at once, and they made up their

quarrel, saying, “We had much better be friends than fight and be

eaten by vultures.”

Note: All I have to do is flip on my TV or turn my iPad to today’s news to see the wisdom in today’s Aesop’s fable. Countries fight inflicting immeasurable pain on each other. The suffering is immense on all sides of the conflict. Courageous people will search for ways to resolve differences before they escalate into a war. Perhaps forgiveness and love should be given a chance.

Poem for Today ~ Sunshine After Cloud

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Sunshine After Cloud

Josephine D. Heard

Come, “Will,” let’s be good friends again, 
     Our wrongs let’s be forgetting, 
For words bring only useless pain, 
     So wherefore then be fretting. 

Let’s lay aside imagined wrongs, 
    And ne’er give way to grieving,
Life should be filled with joyous songs, 
    No time left for deceiving. 

I’ll try and not give way to wrath, 
    Nor be so often crying; 
There must some thorns be in our path, 
    Let’s move them now by trying. 

How, like a foolish pair were we, 
    To fume about a letter; 
Time is so precious, you and me; 
    Must spend ours doing better.

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Poem for Today

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Transformation

Lewis Grandison Alexander

I return the bitterness,
   Which you gave to me;
When I wanted loveliness
   Tantalant and free.

I return the bitterness
   It is washed by tears;
Now it is a loveliness
   Garnished through the years.

I return it loveliness,
   Having made it so;
For I wore the bitterness
   From it long ago.

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Inspiring Quote for Today ~ A Way of Looking at Life

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“Weak people revenge. Strong people forgive. Intelligent People Ignore.”

Albert Einstein

Feel Good Tip of the Day ~ We All Make Mistakes

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We all make mistakes. It’s part of the human condition. There’s no way we can undo something we’ve already done or said. It’s why forgiveness is so important to every relationship. It’s important for us to forgive; and, equally important to be forgiven. That’s the tough stuff in relationship building. I knew a guy who divorced after 25 years. He claimed that working at a relationship is too hard. I felt sorry for him. Last I knew he lived alone with his dog. It takes courage to work through the messy stuff and forgive. It takes more courage to learn from the events and use the learning to build a better relationship.

Positive Thought for Today ~ It’s the Little Things that Matter

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Let the little things slide and your relationship will instantly improve. Be quick to forgive those who love you, you’ll tie the relationship binds tighter.

You’ll soon discover your life overflows with love.

Feeling Good Tip of the Day ~ Forgiveness Heals

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It’s Not Always Easy to Forgive – However, Forgiveness is a Healthy Option for All Parties

Forgive. Harboring a grudge against a family member, co-worker, neighbor, a merchant or manufacturer, friend or someone you casually know doesn’t bode well for your mental health and overall well-being. In fact, it does long-term damage to your psyche. Find it in your heart to forgive, not just those you feel are responsible, but also yourself. Forgiveness doesn’t mean you condone the behavior, however. It does allow that negativity to be released, allowing you to move forward with your life.

NOTE: Each moment we hold on to our pain, hurt, or resentments we injure ourselves again and again. When we forgive the hurt, we release our negative energy and stop re-injuring ourselves. We also provide an opportunity for the person receiving our forgiveness to be healed.

Power Thought of the Day ~ Let Go of the Anger and Hate

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“Hate brings me to my knees, love gets me on my feet.” Andre Agassi

NOTE: It’s a proven fact, anger and hate hurt the person who is angry and hates more than it does the object of their anger and hatred. Why punish one’s self? A better choice is to forgive and move on. The more we allow love to enter our thoughts and life, the happier we are and the happier are those who connect with us.

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