It's So Much More Cheerful

 It’s So Much More Cheerful

“Try to make three people smile each day. It’s the easiest way to improve your confidence and make the world a better place”

Remember to make yourself the fourth person.

Smiling is so Important when it comes to having a Positive Attitude.

And it’s true isn’t it?

When we see someone smiling at us, it’s almost ‘automatic’ to smile back.

How do you feel when you see someone smiling at you?

It’s so much more Cheerful to be in a room full of smiling people.

All of this can only be good for our Confidence and our Hearts, as a Cheerful heart makes a Cheerful soul.

Also, don’t we always want to see our children smiling?

Why are we, as adults, any different?

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Let's All Shine Together

 Let’s All Shine Together

“A flower doesn’t think of competing with the flower next to it. It just blooms”

If we could only remember this every time we compare ourselves to others.

Every one of us is Unique and Special and Beautiful.

Like the millions of flowers which make this Earth look so Beautiful, we also are different shapes, sizes and colours, and yet we also add to the dazzling features of this planet.

Every ‘species’ of flower is different, and every one of them grows in a different way, not just looking different but ‘living’ in different ways.

We are very similar.

We all grow up and live in different ways, and yet, like all the flowers need the sun and water to live, we all eat, drink and breathe the same air.

And like the flowers, let’s all shine together.

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Our Health Is Important

 Our Health Is Important

“Too busy is a myth. People make time for the things that are important to them”

When we have Control of Time, our lives will never be ‘too busy’, and Life will always be in our own hands.

It does seem that we are too busy sometimes, when we are ‘running around’ looking after our families, our loved ones and working every hour there is.

We seem to be too busy to even look after ourselves sometimes.

This is where we Stop, Sit Down, and Think about what is Important to us Personally.

We may have to change the way we do things, within our own personal lives, in order to put the Important things First in our lives.

Our Mental and Physical Health is what must come first, these are the most Important things in our lives, and with both of these being as Balanced and as Healthy as we can be, we can then love and help others.

It is not wrong to put ourselves First, especially with regards to our Health — both Mental and Physical.

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Win Every Time

 Win Every Time

“If you can stay positive in a negative situation you win”

When a doctor operates on a crash victim, the doctor’s ‘Positive frame of mind’ (usually) wins and the patient survives.

A mother giving birth is Determined to hold her new-born baby in her arms, and her Positive thinking means that (usually) the baby is born, and “mother and baby are doing well”.

What about us and our own worlds?

By staying Positive during a difficult time shows that we mean business!

That we will get through it!

And we show ourselves just how Strong we really are.

This way “We Win” every time.

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Who Is Smiling Back?

 Who Is Smiling Back?

“Self-confidence is the best outfit — Rock it and own”

This is a great Positive quote.

We often ‘worry’ about what we’re going to wear: “do I look good in this?” But believe me, every one of us looks Good when we have Confidence in Ourselves!

What is Self-Confidence?

The dictionary explains it this way: “a feeling of trust in one’s abilities, qualities and judgement”.

How well do you “know” yourself?

Having Self-Confidence means that you can see the best in yourself, and the best ‘version’ you can be.

This also means that you can see that other people Respect you and ‘who’ you are.

The question is => do you Respect yourself?

To help with this, look in the mirror and Smile and see who is Smiling back.

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It Is True

 It Is True

“If you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely”

It is true, you know, that you can always tell when someone is Beautiful on the inside, (as well as on the outside).

Their Smile says it all and they just “Shine”.

This' Beauty of the inside’ starts with Good, Nice and Positive thinking.

Although we all have history and things that happened in our past that we would rather forget, there is always something nice that happened for us to remember.

It’s just a case of letting the nice memories in to ‘take over’ the bad thoughts, until all we have in our minds is the Positive pictures.

Being Determined to do this will help us to even write down these nice ‘adventures’ that have happened in our lives, so that we can re-read and remember every day.

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It's Mental And Physical

 It’s Mental And Physical

“You get to do nothing sometimes. And you don’t have to feel guilty for that. Everyone needs rest. It’s not ‘lazy’”

Self-care is something that everyone of us can do, in our own homes, and it is free.

This is so good for our mental health, which is good for our physical health.

The trouble is that we are so busy, that to stop and ‘do nothing’ for half an hour, we feel guilty, thinking about all the things we should be doing.

The thing is => we “Should” be doing nothing and resting, looking after ourselves.

Have you heard of the “3 R’s”? 

Rest, Relax, Rebuild.

These are three things that we all need to do every single day, to look after ourselves — both mentally and physically.

And like we make time to wash and eat and ‘look smart’ for work (or for the day), so should we make time to look after our mental and physical health.

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Make It!

 Make It!

“No one is too busy. It’s not about finding the time. If it really matters, you will make time”

We always find time for the things we enjoy (usually), but do we make time for the people and the things that really matter?

It is about Time Management and taking Control of our Time.

This is hard because we are so busy and there are so many things that demand our time.

Sometimes, in order to take Control of our time, we may need to plan out our day and write down what we need to do, ticking off each thing, hour by hour.

Students do this when they’re studying for those very important exams.

“I must go and visit nan” then becomes “I went and saw nan, and we had a lovely afternoon, just before she died”.

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Better And Stronger

 Better And Stronger

“Challenge yourself every day to do better and better”

Practice! Practice! Practice!

When a person is learning the violin, they have to practice for hours, every single day, for ‘a very long time’ to be good enough to play in an orchestra. The “Challenge” then is to learn the thousands of pieces of music the orchestra will be playing. The violinist would be playing ‘at their best’.

The doctor who has come across a difficult ‘symptom’ and the ‘challenge’ is for the doctor to keep the patient alive. The doctor does this and, to the now much healthier patient, he or she is the best doctor in the world.

You and I may not be a violinist or a doctor, but in “our worlds”, we have skills that are ‘challenged’ every day, and which become Better and Stronger.

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As Unique As A Fingerprint

 As Unique As A Fingerprint

“Never measure your progress using someone else’s ruler”

Every one of us is Different and Unique.

Every one of us has a Unique fingerprint. 

Every one of us has a Special Skill or Talent.

It just takes time to find it.

Some of us have never had the opportunity to “really see what we can do individually”.

And this can be difficult when we grow up in a large family or even as an only child. At school, we are encouraged to ‘compete’ with our fellow pupils, but this is only to push ourselves to see what we can personally do.

We need to build up our own Confidence and Believe in what we can do individually.

And we need to Encourage our children to show who they are as individuals.

The only ruler we should be measuring ourselves against — is our own.

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Put Us In Our Place

 Put Us In Our Place

“You may be tired and exhausted, but at least you woke up today. Someone else didn’t”

This is a good reminder for all of us to remember every day.

Life Itself is Extremely Precious.

And in our busy lives, we don’t always remember this.

When we’re moving on in everyday life, we can sometimes ‘complain’ because things are just not going our way, and this is understandable, especially when we work so hard.

But — this quote does put us in our place.

Whilst we’re complaining because “-----”, someone is in hospital, dying of cancer (or some other illness).

We wake up the next day, ready to complain about something else, whilst that person died in the night, never to see their loved ones again, in this world.

It comes down to Appreciating Life.

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Take That Chance

 Take That Chance

“This is not just another day, this is yet another chance to make your dreams come true”

Every day we are Alive, we can make our dreams come true.

Every day is another chance, another opportunity, to “See” our Dream Life.

How do you Want to Live?

What do You want to do with Your Life?

Sit down, think about it, and make that list. Then every day, do something from that list, tick it off and start on the next point on your list tomorrow. You’ll be surprised at how quickly that ‘Dream Life’ will arrive.

Trust in Yourself and Believe in You!

This is what it comes down to, to have Confidence in Our own Abilities.

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Do It --- For You

 Do It — For You!

“Don’t wait for the perfect moment, take this moment and make it perfect”

As long as we are Alive, every moment is Perfect, we just may not always see that.

Sometimes, we have to ‘make the perfect moment’.

Have you ever been to a family gathering, Christmas maybe, and it’s not quite going with a swing? What do you do? “Let’s get the party started!” And you “make that Christmas perfect” for your loved ones.

Have you ever thought about doing this with your own personal life?

To a certain extent, it is about taking and having Control of your Life.

Every day, when you wake up, think about how you can make that day perfect or better — for you personally.

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Because It Is There

Because It Is There

“Find a reason to smile everyday”

And we do have a reason to Smile everyday — we live on Earth.

This planet is called “The Jewel In Space” because, compared to the other planets, the Earth is colourful, full of life, and It Shines amongst the blackness of space.

Space is like the jewellery box, and each planet is a precious gem. Earth stands out on the jewellery box because of Its sheer beauty.

Are you smiling yet?

You and I are Unique and Special in our own way. We both Shine every day we are Alive, showing our Skills and Talents that only we have.

Are you smiling yet?

When you cuddle a new-born baby and look into his or her eyes, how do you feel?

Now you are smiling!

Find something in your Life that makes you Smile. Think about it because it is there.

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Do That Little Something

 Do That Little Something

“Every day is an opportunity to realize your dreams”

As long as we are alive, our dreams can come true.

Every single day, we can do a little something towards our ‘dream life’, even if that means just reading about it.

This is a useful way of ‘using’ our mind’s eye or imagination.

Maybe we’ve never had the opportunity, in which case, can we make that opportunity ourselves?

Very often we can study at home, and it doesn’t matter what our age is, and get that qualification that we may need to realize our dream.

We may have responsibilities towards our family, however, we can usually still work around these in order to have our ‘dream life’.

The real question is, how much do I really want my “dream”?

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"I Have The Ability To Be Happy"

 “I Have The Ability To Be Happy”

“Every day has the potential to be the greatest day of your life”

This is a really nice way of looking forward, towards the future.

To have this kind of Positive outlook on life takes work though, and the question is: “am I prepared to put time and effort into this?”

What do you think?

By taking ten to fifteen minutes every day to sit down and ‘consciously’ think Positive thoughts, read Positive affirmations, and even write down Positive words, we are “training” our minds to constantly think Positively.

This is also very good therapy that we can do ourselves, in our own homes, thus looking after ourselves mentally.

“I deserve to feel good every day”.

“I give myself permission to be happy”.

“My body is healthy, strong, and beautiful”.

With this outlook on life, we will be looking for the Positive in every day.

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That Little Bit Of Extra Happiness

 That Little Bit Of Extra Happiness

“I think It’s important to find the little things in everyday life that make you happy”.

What makes you happy?

It is very often the little things in life that we like, and by adding these ‘little things’ into our everyday routine, we can have that little bit of extra happiness everyday.

A good exercise is to sit down quietly at the end of the day, and think about the good things that you have seen or heard that day. Some people write these down in a “Gratitude Journal”, so that they can go back and remember.

This is a good way to Strengthen our Minds.

Was it a smile? A friendly “Hello”? A kind act of some kind?

Did you see a loved one? Have that cup of tea and a cuddle?

We have to be careful not to take these things for granted.

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