I read this article by Dr. Wayne Dyer and it completely changed the way I have been thinking. It gave me a new understanding and hope for my future. Things don’t always go as planned, I will be first to say that. I have had many things in my life fall apart at the seams. But, I have always been able to maintain a pretty positive attitude. My faith in God and my ability to put a positive spin on things has gotten me through some pretty tough times.

Do you blame other people and circumstances for keeping you from achieving the level of success, happiness, and health you’d like to enjoy? Blaming others for deficiencies or any of the conditions of your life keeps you from fulfilling your own highest destiny. Everyone in life does exactly what they know how to do given the conditions of their lives. That’s the way I’ve chosen to look at the story of my life. My mother had three small children under the age of four; and an alcoholic husband who walked away without ever providing any support. She placed one of my brothers and me in a series of foster homes, while my other brother lived with my grandmother until I was ten years old. This is not a story of pity or blame; it’s precisely what had to take place in order for me to learn about self-reliance firsthand. Because I’ve lived self-reliance, and then gone on to teach it to millions of people, I don’t find fault with anyone for any of the conditions of my life. I see all of my early-childhood experiences as necessary gifts, even the ones laced with pain and sadness.

Continue reading “Accept Responsibility” by Dr. Wayne Dyer. I think if you really take it to heart, his advice will make a huge difference in your life.

Just a quick little post I found about spreading positive thinking to the people around you. I read it and it made me feel good inside so I wanted to share!

Promise Yourself:

* To Be So Strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.

* To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet.

* To make all your friends feel that there is something worthwhile in them.

* To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.

* To think only of the best, to work only for the best and to expect only the   best.

* To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.

* To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to greater achievements of the future.

* To wear a cheerful expression at all times and give a smile to every living creature you   meet.

* To give so much time to improving yourself that you have no time to criticize others.

* To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear. and too happy to  permit the presence of trouble.

* To think well of yourself and proclaim this fact to the world, not in loud word, but in  great deeds.

* To live in the faith that the whole world is on your side, so long as you are true to the  best that is in you.

I am quoting this from a comment left on the website Positive Atmosphere.  Wouldn’t it be great if we all could apply this to our lives. I believe we would see great changes in all aspects of our being if only we could convince ourselves of the power of a positive attitude.. A positive mind anticipates happiness, joy, health and a successful outcome of every situation and action. Read the following quote and see how easy it is to make the choice to be positive.

“I once read a book called ‘The Feel Good Handbook‘ which is about changing ones cognitive thoughts to assist with depression.

One thing that I’ve always remembered is that with everything  you have a choice. Everything you say, everything you hear, everything you do are all choices. If someone says to you ‘You look really good today,’ you can choose to respond positively ‘Thank you!’ and think to yourself how nice that was….or you can respond negatively ‘are you kidding? and think to yourself, they are just saying that.’

Each response generates a reaction. The positive response leads you to smile, stand up straighter, and maybe even do or say something kind to someone else, and carrying on the positive energy.

The negative response leaves you feeling down, and generates more negative thinking, making you feel even worse.

It’s quite amazing the affect that a single positive comment or thought can have on not only you, but on those around you!”

Both positive and negative attitudes are contagious. I suggest we all try to choose the positive path!