“Surprise is the greatest gift which life can grant us (Boris Pasternak).” Sometime we call it fate or coincidence when surprise strikes. It may be the time we unexpectedly met our soul mate. it may be the time opportunity knocked and we answered the door not knowing who was knocking. Life is filled with wonderful surprises, here’s hoping heaps of great, life soaring surprises fill your day.
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Today’s Positive Thought ~ What Are You Doing Today?
“To stay youthful, stay useful (John Keats).”
It’s true, we need to have something to do each day. Otherwise, we’re bored. At each stage of our life the meaning of our life changes. Our task is to discover and rediscover the meaning in our life. When we do we stay useful, youthful ad we’re never bored.
Today’s Positive Thought ~ How Old Are You?
“When one begins to think of oneself as growing old, one is already old (Elsie de Wolfe).” I know folks well up in their nineties who still retain the heart and spirit of a young child. I can see the young boy or girl sparkling in their eyes and in the excitement for living in their voices. They have not stopped dreaming and believing good things are waiting up the road for them. After all, what is age but a number.
Today’s Positive Thought ~ Set You GPS on Great Dreams
“The POSITIVE THINKER sees the INVISIBLE, feels the INTANGIBLE, and achieves the IMPOSSIBLE (Winston Churchill).”
Our mind controls the steering wheel of our thoughts and our actions. When we believe we can accomplish great things against great odds, we do. When our mind realizes we won’t quit, it reorients and directs us toward the coordinates we set on our mental GPS>
Today’s Positive Thought ~ Want to be Popular?
“People will never forget how you made them feel. (Maya Angelou).”
The host of a popular Food Network show visits small dinners across the US and experiences their food. He talks to the cook (usually the owner), learns how they cook their food, and samples it. He always praises them and leaves them feeling their food is the best on the planet. It’s no wonder his show is so popular. It’s true, people never forget how you make them feel.
Today’s Positive Thought ~ Searching for Happiness
“If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy, and inspires your hopes (Andrew Carnegie).”
Today’s Positive Thought ~ All of Our Life Prepares Us for the Moment
“All that happens to us, including our humiliations, our misfortunes, our embarrassments, all is given to us as raw material, as clay, so that we may shape our art ~ (Jorge Luis Borges.”
Wow, how do you like these words by Jorge Luis Borges? We are the sum of our experiences. If we love ourselves, we have our experiences to thank for shaping us, making us stronger, tougher, more resilient, and more loving. It’s a good reason to forgive those who’ve hurt us, they’ve been great teachers.
Today’s Positive Thought ~ Choose Good Thoughts
“Busy your mind with the concepts of harmony, health, peace, and good will, and wonders will happen in your life (Joseph Murphy).”
Our thoughts direct our attention. Our attention grabs hold of our energy. Our energy drives us toward what we think about. When we fill our mind with good thoughts and direct our attention to them. Good things inevitably surround us.
Today’s Positive Thought ~ Disappointment is not the Final Answer
“Many times the wrong train took me to the right place (Paulo Coelho).” Have you ever had a great disappointment? I have. I’ve wanted something so bad and when I didn’t get it, it felt like someone kicked me in the stomach. The funny thing about it, in hindsight, I was happy it didn’t happen. Something much better came to me. I had to wait longer for it to knock on my door, It was worth the wait. Disappointed over not getting something you wanted? Wait, something better is coming your way. It will knock on your door when you’re ready for it. Make sure you answer the door.
Today’s Positive Thought ~ It’s the Year for Great Big Dreams
“All our dreams can come true — if we have the courage to pursue them( Walt Disney).” It’s early in 2023. There’s plenty of time to make our dreams come true this year. Dreams can’t come true if we’re afraid to dream. Even worse is the believe that we don’t deserve big, bountiful, beautiful dreams to come true. This is the year for great dreams to come true. Make great dreams and summon the courage to purse them.
