Responsibility

 Responsibility 

“It is not enough to have a good mind; the important thing is to use it well.”

Some people are born with an academic mind and seem brilliant to us, but how do they “use” their minds?

Some (like myself) are not ‘academic’ but get through life OK, but again, how do I use my mind?

Mental health is becoming more ‘evident’ in our lives, as the doctors do their research.

And we have so much more help today.

But, we can “help ourselves mentally” too, which involves thinking and doing.

Reading Positive things helps us to think Positive thoughts, which in turn, helps us to do Positive things.

It is our Responsibility!

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It Starts With The Mind

 It Starts With The Mind

“Some people look for a beautiful place. Others make a place beautiful.”

We have been lucky to have been born on this very Unique and Beautiful planet Earth.

Then, when we grow up, we start to realise that we need to ‘do our part’ to keep this Earth beautiful. 

We can start doing this in our own homes — recycling and respect.

Teaching our children comes into this, but we may need to ask ourselves: “do I need to teach me?”

Everything we do starts with the mind.

By teaching our minds to be Positive, the ‘practical’ will come a lot easier.

A Beautiful mind — a Beautiful Life.

Then we can make this Earth even more Beautiful than It already is (if that is even possible).

And it starts with the mind.

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"How Did That Happen?"

 How Did That Happen?

“Magic is believing in yourself. If you can make that happen, you can make anything happen.”

I love watching magic shows and being ‘amazed’ at how the magicians do their shows. 

But, you know, when I think about it — everyone of us can be ‘that magician’.

By Believing in ourselves, we can accomplish anything, even if we don't know how “it” will happen. 

This, of course, also means Trusting in Ourselves, that when we want something, we Can have “it”.

And before you know it, you've got “it” and you think: “how did that happen?”

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It's A Mental Thing

 It's A Mental Thing

“If we have the attitude that it’s going to be a good day it usually is”

When you first open your eyes in the morning, after a (hopefully) good night's sleep, what is the first thing you think about?

Your loved one? Your children? Work / school / college? Shopping? The Bill's?

Then, doesn't the day just run away with itself, out of your control?

If we could possibly train our minds to think Positive thoughts when we first open our eyes, the rest of the day will be in our Control.

“I slept well, I will have a good day!”

“Today, I will smile and be happy, no matter what happens.”

“I am happy to be alive on this Beautiful planet Earth.”

Such affirmations, when said over and over again, will eventually become natural thinking for us and will (personally) help us mentally.

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Imagine

 Imagine

“Everything you can imagine is real”

What we see in our mind's eye can come true.

The car was a ‘figment’ of someone's imagination but we are driving cars today.

This is an example of what can come true.

A doctor imagines himself or herself a doctor long before he or she spends over five years studying. 

What do you imagine?

Today (in theory and often in practice) we CAN be anything we imagine =》a teacher, a nurse, a musician, even a zoologist (or working with animals).

During World War Two, many must have ‘imagined’ a more peaceful world, and today (thankfully) we live in a Peaceful world. 

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"Believe In Yourself"

 “Believe In Yourself!”

“It's hard to beat a person who never gives up”

It's True!

People always admire a person who never gives up.

A person who never gives up becomes Strong and ‘Fearless’, and doesn't let anyone stop them.

When others see this, they think twice about trying to stop that person.

We can be like this, it just takes Courage on our part.

Courage and Belief in ourselves.

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It Is Worth Every Step

 It Is Worth Every Step

“Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time”

“It took a long time but we got there, at last”.

We've heard these words growing up, maybe without even thinking about them.

A qualification can take years to acquire but worth every minute, and the qualification can lead to a better job, changing someone's life.

A couple can try for years to have a baby and finally have one.

Well worth the wait!

Anything that changes life for the better takes time, but is worth every single step.

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Make Someone's Day

 Make Someone's Day

“Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud”

How do you feel when you see a rainbow after a thunderstorm? 

It makes you feel that there is hope.

When you see someone smiling and happy, that also gives us hope.

Do you have a friend like that?

Someone you always like to see because he or she always brightens your day.

We can also be like this, always Positive and Smiling.

When we know someone is going through a difficult time, we try to Encourage him or her, and Cheer them up.

Let's try and do this with people we see everyday, at the bus stop, train station, or even in the coffee queue.

A Smile and a Cheery “Hello” really can make someone's day.

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Succeed In Life

 Succeed In Life

“Success in not final, failure is not fatal: it is the Courage to continue that counts”

Never, Never, Never give up!

Everything that is worth anything is always hard work but worthwhile — if we do not give up!

How many times have we told our children: “Don't give up, keep going” — but do we practice what we preach?

When our children see that we don't give up but keep going, and finally get there or reach success, they will see that it is worth the hard work, and will themselves ‘succeed in life’.

Have the Courage to just keep going, which leads to —

Belief In Yourself!

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Keep The Sun In Your Heart

 Keep The Sun In Your Heart

“Keep you face always toward the sunshine, and shadows will fall behind you”

Stay always Positive. 

Let your light Shine always.

Keep that Smile on your face.

When we are going through a difficult time, or just the busyness of life gets to us, always try to look up to the sun or think sunny thoughts.

It is easy to ‘fall into’ negativity and moan about our lot in life, but this is not good for us mentally, which will make us ill physically. 

If we can only “see” that things do get better and will, then all those negative ‘shadows’ will fall behind us, and will eventually disappear altogether. 

When the sun is out, everyone is cheerful. 

Keep the sun in your heart.

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"I Dreamed A Dream"

 “I Dreamed A Dream”

“When you have a dream, you've got to grab it and never let it go”

How many of us have let our ‘dreams’ go as we grow up into the “real” world?

Sometimes, we forget what we ‘wanted’ to do and live as others think we should.

Sounds very “Victorian”.

However, we should never forget our dreams.

The beauty of living in this Century is that most ‘dreams’ can come true!

If you ‘dreamed’ of being a teacher (for example) and you have a family, whether you are mum or dad, you can still train, qualify and “be” that teacher.

It is possible!

Dreams can come true today so never let go of your dreams.

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It's Worth It

 It's Worth It

“The pain that you've been feeling can't compare to the joy that is coming”.

A good example of this is: when a mother gives birth, it is a pain like no other, but when she holds her newborn baby in her arms, the love she feels is far Stronger than the pain was.

However, when we go through a difficult time, we cannot always ‘see’ the relief of when ‘it all finishes’.

When a student is studying so much for a qualification, it can seem ‘painful’, studying and studying and studying. When he or she passes that exam and gets the degree, the joy far outweighs all those hours of studying. 

It's worth it!

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It's In The Diary

 It's In The Diary

“The bad news is time flies. The good news is you're the pilot”.

“That time went so fast, we must have really enjoyed that”.

This is so true for everything we do, whether it is work, rest or play.

How can we ‘control’ time though?

Many of us have a journal or diary, and we literally write down, hour by hour, what we are doing => appointments, work, school, college, hobbies, shopping and even the school run.

This way, at least we know what we ‘should’ be doing and when.

But also, this is our lives and only we have the right to ‘Control’ our lives.

So, being the pilot of our time is also being the pilot of our own lives.

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"Train"

 “Train”

“Train your mind to see the good in every situation”.

This — is difficult!

But then, everything worthwhile doing always is.

We live in such a busy world that we do not even have time to think (sometimes).

And then, when we do ‘think’, we are often surrounded by negative news or ‘bad’ gossip.

Training our minds makes it sound like an academic subject, but we may have to ‘look at it’ that way.

Have you ever sat down and just thought about something, trying to work out how to sort “it” out?

It really helps to ‘make time’ to sit down quietly and think about ‘good’ things and to see the Positives in any situation. By ‘training’ our minds this way, it will (eventually) become naturally to us to “see the good in every situation”.

And don't forget your journal!

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A Good Way To Use Our Energy

 A Good Way To Use Our Energy

“We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same”.

Which would make us healthier, physically and mentally?

Which would help us through the day?

Isn't it better to put our time and energy into making ourselves Stronger and more Positive?

We prefer to be with others who are happy and who are always smiling, as it has such a Positive effect on us.

Also, others would like to be around us if we are able to always be Positive, Smiling and Happy ourselves. 

This is a very Positive attitude to have which will help to keep everybody healthy, mentally and physically. 

Plus, we'll be using our time wisely.

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It's All About Love

 It's All About Love

“Love is the currency of your heart, spend it on people who enrich your life instead of people who constantly hurt you”.

‘Choose your friends carefully’ — this is a saying we have heard all of our lives.

Love is the most important emotion that we have, so let's give our love to someone who deserves it.

A mother loves her baby.

Grandparents love their grandchildren.

A father loves his son.

Two people who love each other have the Strongest Love.

So never let anyone ‘hurt that love’.

We give love but we also deserve love.

If a price could be put on Love — Love would be priceless.

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It's In The Attitude

 It's In The Attitude

“Sunsets are proof that no matter what happens, every day can end beautifully”.

This is hard to remember when we are going through a difficult time.

We may not have much control on how our day goes ‘physically’, but mentally we can have that Positive and Beautiful attitude. 

The sun will always rise, even as the sun will always set, and both look beautiful. 

Looking at pictures of beautiful sunsets puts a very Positive and Strong image in our mind's eye, which helps us mentally. 

And our mental health is as important as our physical health. 

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You Just Have To Care

 You Just Have To Care

“To make a difference in someone's life you don't have to be brilliant, rich or perfect. You just have to care.”

This is so true!

All the clever words in the world cannot replace a cuddle or the simple words: “I love you”.

Anyone can give a fiver but actually visiting a loved one and ‘looking after him or her’, means so much more.

And again, we have to ask: what is perfection? Surely, it's better to show you care about someone than spend two hours trying to get something perfect. 

Also, remember to care about yourself too because you are just as ‘special’ and ‘important’ as anyone else.

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Think First

 Think First

"You must master a new way to think before you can master a new way to be."

What we think affects what we do.

If we want to 'live a different life' or change our lives, we must start changing the way we think.

Sometimes, if we start thinking as if we were 'living that life', it just fits into place.

Also, we really need to "want" that new way of life.

Also, what we take into our minds can affect what we think about.

We know the old saying: "think before you speak!" In this case: "think before you do!"

If you really want something, it will be in your mind all of the time and you will find a way of achieving it, but it's got to be in your mind first.

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Would You?

 Would You?

"Don't let anyone rent a space in your head unless they're a good tenant."

Thankfully, mental health is becoming a 'reality' today.

The more we are learning about how the mind affects us physically, the more we are learning how to look after ourselves mentally (and it's not all pills).

The people we allow into our lives can also affect us mentally => either in a negative way or a Positive way.

Would you let him or her into your home?

Why is your mind any different?

Our minds are one of the most precious 'gifts' we are born with, and we must learn to treat 'it' as a gift.

We are careful who we let into our lives, we need to learn to be careful 'who we allow into our minds'.

Does he or she have a Positive effect on us mentally?

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Make That Difference

 Make That Difference

"How beautiful a day can be when kindness touches it."

"That just made my day!"

How many times have we said this, when someone's kindness has literally changed our day?!

It can be hard to believe this when we are going through a difficult time, but that kind smile from a stranger can make 'the world' look a better place to live in.

A kind word really can make all the difference. 

When you look at yourself in the mirror, smile kindly at yourself => it does wonders to your self-esteem. 

Be kind to others but also to yourself too.

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It Is A Choice

 It Is A Choice

"I choose to believe things are possible, even when I don't know how they will happen."

It is a choice.

We can be negative and not 'want' a better life,

Or

We can be Positive and 'want' a better life, even though we have no idea how to achieve it.

And often, it is just a case of 'learning' how to do something, and then we can make it happen.

Remember, nothing is impossible!

Many times, it's a case of having faith in ourselves. 

"Believing" that we can and will have a better life.

A good attitude can very often mean a good life.

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Beautiful Words

 Beautiful Words!

"When something is gone, something better is coming."

How many times have we said: "I really miss that!" without even "seeing" what has replaced it?

Helen Keller was deaf and blind, and was born in the 1800's, so she had a real 'struggle' to learn how to fit into the world (back then). She said this: "When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us".

Beautiful Words!

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Never Forget

 Never Forget

"Identify your problems, but give your power and energy to solutions."

It is an easy 'mistake' that we all fall into.

We spend so much time (and energy) on how much trouble the 'problem' has caused, that we don't have enough energy (or give enough time) to "solving" the problem. 

We wear ourselves out, crying over the 'problem', when we should be building ourselves up to "solve" the problem. 

And most problems can be solved by ourselves. 

Yes, the problem is real but so is the solution, which is something we must never forget.

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Grow Towards The Future

 Grow Towards The Future

"Growth is growth. No matter how small."

How true are these words !!!

We sometimes compare ourselves with others, and 'see' them moving forward, fast, when we 'think' we are moving slowly. 

It doesn't matter.

As long as we "are" moving, we "are" growing. 

And sometimes, it is better to move at a slower and cautious pace, than too fast and trip up or miss something.

When we watch plants and flowers grow, do we actually see them move? The flower is in bud one day, and when we go back and see it the next day, it is in full bloom, but did we actually 'see' the flower open up?

The same is true of ourselves. 

Sometimes, only we can see ourselves move, but => we are moving => growing => towards the Future.

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It's A Living Fairytale

 It's A Living Fairytale

"Life itself is the most wonderful fairytale"

Do you believe in fairytales?

We read fairytale stories to our children, let them watch Disney films, and dress up as little Princes and Princesses.

The trouble is, when we 'grow up', we don't take these fairytales with us.

When we look around this planet Earth, we see "life" everywhere and "life" is what these fairytales are based on.

The very real dolphins 'dance and sing' in the Oceans.

The cats and dogs, our very pets, 'play and talk' with each other and us during the day.

The birds fly and sing in our gardens, sharing their little lives with us.

The Earth is the only planet with Life on it (as far as we know).

In our busy lives, we forget that we are living in a real fairytale. 

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Then Everyone Is Smiling

 Then Everyone Is Smiling

"Make someone smile every day, never forget that you are someone too"

Smile and the whole world smiles with you.

Some of us may be too shy to speak to people we don't know, but we can give them a smile.

Being creatures of habit and liking to copy, when someone smiles at us, we smile back, and then — everyone is smiling.

A thought => when you look in the mirror => smile at yourself. 

It does cheer you up, believe it or not.

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"Believe"

 "Believe"

"Be the reason someone believes in good people"

Personally, I believe that the majority of us want to be good people.

It's just that the world we live in can, sometimes, make this difficult, being so busy and diversified. 

Every one of us wants to live in a good world, but only we humans can make it that way.

And smiling, helping and just generally 'being good' is a good start.

When we have been through a difficult time, for example, being bullied at school or college, it can be hard, and if can 'look like' the whole world is bad, but, when someone smiles at us and says a kind word, or even puts themselves out to help us — life feels good again — and we start to 'believe' that there are some nice people in this world after all.

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Do You Really Want To

 Do You Really Want To?

"The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power"

Often, our 'lives' are not in our hands.

We are 'brought up' a certain way, maybe 'following' our parents, and our lives really are all of a pattern.

This can be good.

This can be bad.

Either way, we cannot change our past but we can "learn" from past experiences. 

When we get to a certain age, our lives are (usually) in our hands, and it is at this time that we can 'take our lives in our own hands' and start to shape our own futures.

The real questions are:

Do you really Want to and do you have the Courage to?

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It's A New Medicine

 It's A New Medicine

"Music can cure things medication never will"

How do you feel when you hear the dawn chorus first thing in the morning?

It starts the day off with a "calm" frame of mind.

The 'music' from the Earth is designed to heal us, both mentally and physically, and yet we are only just 'looking into' this new type of medication. 

It does make sense.

A lot of our medication is herbs put into pill form.

Music is becoming a new type of medication, as even a deaf person can "feel" the vibrations.

What type of music do you like?

Classical music put together with natural sounds of the Earth is the best 'medication' for my mind, and if you are able to watch or look at 'Earth scenes' at the same time, you are 'set up' to be able to face another day.

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