It Is A Lovely Thought

 It’s A Lovely Thought

“Make someone smile every day but never forget that you are someone too”

This is so true!

We are often so busy looking after everyone else that we forget to help ourselves.

And we are just as Important as him or her!

It’s a lovely thought isn’t it.

To Smile at people, strangers, friends, loved ones and see them Smiling back at us.

It makes for a Cheerful day and even a Cheerful Life.

But — how do we make ourselves Smile?

Every time you look in the mirror, don’t just check your hair or your clothes — Smile — you’ll see yourself Smiling back.

Think of something ‘Fun’ which always makes us Smile.

All of this is very good for our Mental Health, which is always good for our physical health.

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE!

Keep Looking Forward

 Keep Looking Forward

“Surround yourself with people who talk about visions and ideas, not other people”

It is so Important to allow our minds the freedom to ‘dream’, because from dreams come visions and ideas, all of which keeps us looking Forwards to the Future.

I’m sure this is where a lot of inventions come from, some one’s ‘dream’ which turned into an idea and then a reality.

This can apply to each one of us.

What have you always Wanted to do?

How have you always Wanted to Live Your Life?

See “It” in your mind’s eye and ‘dream’, and you’ll be surprised at what can actually really happen and how Happy you really can be.

Everything starts in the Mind, so let’s look after our Mental Health.

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE!

Each One Of Us Is Blessed

 Each One Of Us Are Blessed

“I have too many flaws to be perfect. But I have too many blessings to be ungrateful” 

We are Perfect when we are Alive.

But — do we count or remember our Blessings?

It is difficult to even remember that we do have “Blessings” when we are going through a difficult time. But if we can, it will help us to get through that difficult time, hopefully, with a Smile on our faces.

No one is Perfect but we can learn from our flaws, and change our lives for the better.

As we know, this starts with our minds and what we ‘allow’ ourselves to think about, and what we put into our minds.

Positive thinking is a good way of ‘training’ ourselves to ‘see’ our blessings, which each one of us have.

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Each One Of Us Is Beautiful

 Each One Of Us Is Beautiful

“Be nice to yourself today. You deserve your life”

Every one of us is Special.

We are all Unique in our own individual way.

You and I Deserve to Live and to be Happy in our Lives.

This is something that we need to continually tell ourselves, day in and day out.

The ‘world’ in which we live is such a busy one that we hardly have time to think about what we will have for dinner, so we need to give ourselves time.

Time to rest.

Time to think.

Time to build ourselves up, mentally and physically.

And Time to remind ourselves that:

We are Special.

That we Deserve to Live and to be Happy in our Lives.

That each one of us is Beautiful.

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE!

It's Automatic

 It’s Automatic

“Always find a reason to laugh. It may not add years to your life, but it will surely add life to your years. Smile”

The Beauty of Living on this planet Earth is the very real Fact that there is Fun and Joy in Life.

And we do have this ability to laugh at ourselves.

Laughter is Good for us, both mentally and physically.

And surely anything that is Good for us, we should have a dose of every single day.

It is so much nicer to have memories of us laughing and smiling, than sad and crying.

And so much more healthier for our minds and our mental health.

It also seems ‘automatic’ that when you see someone Smile, you Smile as well.

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It's In The "Quality"

 It’s In The “Quality”

“Train your mind to see the good in everything. Positivity is a choice. The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts”

Positivity Heals.

Negativity Poisons.

It really is a case of ‘training’ our minds to think and ‘see’ the Positive in everyday life.

We are surrounded by negative news and (sometimes) ‘moany’ people which can get us down.

If our minds are trained to think of the Positive in every situation then we can ‘fight’ the negative that comes up, if only in our minds.

The word “Quality” comes into this: “A standard of something” or “a distinctive attribute”.

We all like to think that we have ‘standards’ and a ‘distinctive’ personality, so why not be known as a Positive and a Cheerful person.

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In Our Own Little Ways

 In Our Own Little Ways

“If the version of you from 5 years ago could see you right now, they’d be so proud. Keep Going”

This is so true ! ! !

When I look at photos of myself a few years ago, I think about how I’ve got through life up to this point, and I do feel: “Well done you, you made it!”

This could really also apply to someone who’s been in a terrible accident. They may have been in Intensive Care, needed intense therapy, both mental and physical, and after 5 years can finally walk and talk unaided.

Quite rightly, that person should be very Proud of themselves !

And what an example for others, to show that most things ARE possible.

We can all do this, in our own little ways.

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Try It

 Try It

“One small positive thought can change the direction of the whole day”

When we first wake up in the morning, what is in our minds?

Hopefully we’ve had a decent sleep and so our minds ‘should’ be fairly clear.

What we look at and put into our minds, first thing in the morning, sets up our whole day.

We want that first thought to be one of many Positive ‘images’ to get us firmly through the day.

Some people put post-it-notes up, around the place, with Positive affirmations written on them, so that when they walk around, doing their usual chores, they can read these.

“I choose to Smile and Enjoy life to the fullest”.

“I have Control over my thoughts and feelings”.

“I forgive myself for not being perfect”.

Try it — it does actually really work.

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Healthy, Balanced And Happy

 Healthy, Balanced And Happy

“Remember that your mental health is a priority, your inner peace is essential and your self-care is a necessity”

These are things that we really do need to do!

And to make them a part of our daily routine too.

Our mental health must come first in our lives because our mind controls every part of us — our emotions, our physical body and how we “see” the world we live in.

We cannot ignore this!

Our peace of mind or inner peace is essential because without this we will never think straight or be able to plan for the day or the future.

Self-care is as important as eating and drinking. We all take our meals regularly, every day, in order to stay healthy physically. Our self-care is no different.

We need to do all of this to be healthy, balanced and happy people.

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What Have You Done Today?

 What Have You Done Today?

“Focus one being productive not just busy”

What have you done today?

What have I done today?

What did we both achieve?

We can all be busy doing nothing.

It is good to be busy with something that we are really interested in, or can learn from.

This way we can look at our day and say: “I did that!”, and feel as if we have really accomplished something.

It is always a good thing to be busy, so why not ‘focus’ that busyness on something that you have always wanted to do.

Every one of us is busy looking after our families, of course. Every day brings its own ‘cares’, but how about turning that ‘care’ into something that we really enjoy.

Then everyday we can see that we have done something useful.

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And Then Everyone Feels Happy

 And Then Everyone Feels Happy

“When you see something beautiful in someone, tell them. It may take seconds, but for them, it would last a lifetime”

A good reason for this is because the person may never have looked at themselves ‘that’ way before.

And, of course, it will help them to feel good about themselves, which is something that we all ‘should’ feel about ourselves.

We often think a nice thought about someone, but how many times have we actually “said” that nice thought to the actual person?

We smile and feel good about ourselves, when we hear nice compliments.

The same is true of other people too.

And when they smile, we smile, and then everyone feels happy.

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Putting Everyone In A Good Mood

 Putting Everyone In A Good Mood

“Be so happy that when others look at you they become happy too”.

I think that this is something that we would all like to do.

When we smile at someone, even a complete stranger, they usually smile back.

And it is not easy keeping that smile on our faces all of the time.

The late Queen Elizabeth II once said: “I simply ache from smiling”, but her smile was always there.

It gives us a good feeling too, when we see others cheerful.

We are always trying to make our children happy, keeping them smiling and content.

Why are we as adults any different?

And sometimes, smiling can just get us through a difficult time.

Being Happy can also Strengthen our relationships, putting everyone in a good mood.

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You Have Won

 You Have Won

“Just because you are struggling does not mean you’re failing”

We Appreciate Life much more when we have had to struggle to keep it.

You are not alone!

Every one of us is struggling, some quietly, some loudly, but we are all struggling.

What does “struggle” mean?

“It is a forceful effort to get free from restraint”.

“To proceed with great effort”.

This has a Positive feeling to it.

You want to do well in that exam so you put in a great deal of effort to pass it.

You really want that new job, so you overcome your limited knowledge and learn as much as you can about it.

When a mother gives birth, she could be struggling for hours in labour, but when she holds her new-born son or daughter in her arms — she has won over the struggle!

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Just Sit Down !

 Just Sit Down

“Remember to turn everything off at least once a week, including your brain, then sit somewhere quiet and just chill out”

Every single one of us needs to do this!

To Stop, Sit Quietly and Relax, to just Rest.

By doing this, we are giving our minds and our bodies time to Rest and Build themselves up.

This is also a ‘physical’ thing.

By “Resting”, we are being kind to our eyes, to our ears, even to our voices, as well as physically resting our arms, our legs and our bodies.

This all sounds almost childish, but think to yourself — when was the last time you gave yourself some “me-time”?

Remember the “3 R’s” =>

Rest.

Relax.

Rebuild.

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Believe In Your Own Abilities

 Believe In Your Own Abilities

“Don’t use your energy to worry. Use your energy to believe”

This is learning to use our energy for the Right Reasons.

We have already used up a lot of energy going through the difficult situation, let’s use our energy now to Believe in Ourselves and to Build Positive Energy in our lives.

Using our energy up in an Optimistic way will also leave no energy for worrying.

If we can’t do anything about the ‘problem’, there is no point in worrying about it anyway.

And if we ‘Can’ do something to get rid of the problem, then use the energy to change your life — for the Better.

Believe in Yourself.

Believe in Life.

Believe in Others.

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE!

Everyone Loves A Cheerful Person

 Everyone Loves A Cheerful Person

“Keep smiling and one day life will get tired of upsetting you”

If we constantly put on that Positive face and constantly have that Positive attitude, negativity will soon give up and disappear.

The ‘trick’ is staying Positive 24/7.

Again, this comes down to what we ‘allow’ ourselves to think about.

It comes down to what we ‘put’ into our minds.

And like we wouldn’t want to poison ourselves physically, the same applies to us mentally.

If we know that something will ‘trigger’ us, we want to keep away from it.

And instead, look at, read and “do” things that make our minds Strong.

And that makes us Smile too.

This is also a good way to make friends, because everyone loves a cheerful person.

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE!