HOPE

 "Hope is being able to see the light despite the darkness"

 (Desmond Tutu)

I don't think anyone of us would argue with Desmond Tutu!

At the moment I think we're all going through something, whether it's financial or health or relationships, and it seems that after Covid --- will it ever end???

We have got to keep that HOPE in our hearts and say: "Yes, life will get better!!!"

We may not be able to change our personal situation but we can help ourselves 'live through it'.

Meditation, gratitude journaling, even therapy or counseling. How about going for a coffee with a good friend and just having a chat. We need to refresh and rebuild our minds and bodies.

So remember --- there is always hope ahead of us, like that bright light that is just in front of us, guiding us out of the darkness.

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE!

I CAN Do It!

A Great One

 "The day is what you make it! So why not make it a great one?"

This is so true.

Our life is in our hands, which means our days are, but we don't think of this, getting carried away with work, school, college, and just everyday life.

Sometimes, we worry too, about the bills, the debts, our health or our loved ones.

If we can just get hold of our minds and try to make the mind as Positive as possible, this will help us to Control our days to make them good and happy days --- or at least Positive ones!

Remember, our life is in our hands which means our days are in our hands. It would be nice to look back on them and smile.

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE!

Queen Victoria

The Best Is Yet To Come

 "Always remember that your present situation is not your final destination. The best is yet to come"

No matter how difficult life seems, it will get better!

It is hard to remember this when we're actually going through 'a trial', whether it's with our health, money or relationships. The last line in "Gone With The Wind" is: "After all, tomorrow is another day!"

We just have to "KEEP THE FAITH" --- mainly in ourselves --- that things will come right.

We are walking through life and every day is a new experience, it's up to us to make that experience a good and happy one, if only in our minds.

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE!

The Lady With The Lamp

Florence Nightingale changed the face of nursing, setting up the nursing that we have today, but back then, it must have seemed an impossible task. Yet, she did it and at a time when 'women' were supposed to marry, have children and be 'gentle' little things. Florence must have been pleased when she reached her final destination, and looked back at what she had personally achieved. An Inspiration for us today.

Makes You Beautiful

 "What makes you different makes you beautiful"

You stand out in a crowd because you love certain things or you live a certain way.

You are still Beautiful!

You may like to wear different clothes, unusual make-up or work in an unusual job.

You are still Beautiful!

You may chose a different gender, or are a different skin colour, or just like to stand out to be heard.

You are still Beautiful!

The Beauty of living in this century is that we CAN be different without too many people 'staring' at us. So much is accepted today that we must never forget that our own lives are really precious --- no matter how different they may be.

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE!

Stephen Hawking

It's Up To Us

 "We are not given a good life or a bad life. We are given a life. It's up to us to make it good or bad"

How many times have we heard this?!

It is in our hands whether our lives are good or bad, happy or sad, (even if that is just mentally).

Today, we have so many opportunities to change our lives for the better, that all we really need is the Courage to just 'do it!'

We may not have the life we wanted when we were younger, but counting our blessings will keep our minds on a much higher plane (as it were), giving us that determination to keep our lives Strong and Happy.

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE!

"Live and Love Life!"

Be The Eraser

 "If you can't be a pencil to write someone's happiness then try to be the eraser to remove their sadness"

We all try to 'keep that stiff upper lip!'

But it is not easy!

If we're finding it difficult, so is that person standing next to us, in the bus queue or waiting for the same train. Or --- even one of our closest friends or loved one. We would do anything we could to try to "cheer them up" wouldn't we.

We can't always 'write' a happy note into someone's day but we can try to 'remove' the pain, or, at the very least --- let him or her know that we are there and ready to help in any way we can.

Just a side thought --- don't forget to try to do this for yourself. When you are feeling sad (for what ever reason), try to cheer yourself up, forcing your mind onto a happier thought, or deliberately 'do something' that you know will make you feel better, (including eating a little chocolate).

I personally use music. If I start to feel sad, maybe something on TV 'triggered' a memory, I listen to music that I know will take my mind into a different and happier 'world' --- it is like a kind of medicine, but for me personally, it does really work.

Why not try it?

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE!

Helen Keller

Helen Keller was deaf and blind in the 1800s, yet she didn't let this stop her or pull her down in any way. Her life story is a real Inspiration for us today. Click on the link and be Inspired. (It's free)

No Enemy Outside Can Hurt You

 "When there is no enemy within, no enemy outside can hurt you"

Learn to LOVE Yourself!

When you love yourself from the inside, no one can 'get in' to hurt you, even from the outside!

I'm thinking about those who 'self-harm' --- please don't ignore them --- they are asking for help!

Something or someone in their past has hurt them so much that this seems the only way they can 'deal' with it. Thank goodness we have good therapy these days. The professionals are beginning to recognize that this is a very real problem, and (over time) we are learning how to handle it.

One 'treatment' that I use is to write in a journal, (I know, I've said this before), but it really does work as it lets out all my emotions --- in a controlled way. Some people can draw which is a real blessing. Writing  it out is "getting it out" and the relief leaves you / me feeling more in control of life.

So don't let that person from the past (who is probably outside your life now) ruin your day / life. Have Peace within and "no enemy outside can hurt you"!

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE!

Anne Frank

Anne was a good example for us because she didn't let those outside her 'world' ruin her personality or hope. Her life story is an Inspiration for us today. 

(click on the link to read her story, it's free)