Principles for Peace

Last week I found myself in the complaining mode.  I admit it.  I’m going to be EXTREMELY busy over the next  five weeks. I’m either having company or traveling (or both!) each weekend over these next five weeks.  And one week in there my whole week is likely to be wiped out with activities.  And you know the stress the holidays can bring anyway…  Well, finally the song, “God is so Good” came to my mind and instantly my perspective starting changing.  I realized how blessed I truly am!!  Just today I thought to myself, “I’ve been complaining about all this traveling and company.  You know I should just be thankful that I have family to go visit and to visit me.  Not everyone is so blessed.  And I have an opportunity to get out of the norm for a bit and to see things from a different perspective.  But, that’s not what this post is about……

photo by: hammer 51012

I’ve been excited about this post for quite some time now.  I knew what I wanted to do for my Thanksgiving (the next US holiday) post several weeks ago.  You see, I have been blogging for almost a year now (here in just a couple of weeks) and I have been so blessed by it.  I have made some INCREDIBLE friends and had some great opportunities as I have been blogging.  I have been thinking about how incredible you are and how incredibly blessed I am by you, my blogging friends, readers, and commenters.  Without you it would all be pointless.  I want to take this special time to say: Read More »

“Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts.”

-Daniel Patrick Moynihan

Are you thinking more positive and accurate?  Hasn’t this been an amazing series!  I have learned so much from you my readers in this discussion.  You  have helped me to better train my mind in the areas of accurate and positive thinking.  Thank you!  Just a few more thinking errors to discuss.  Don’t forget that as we learn these errors it’s crucial to replace them with accurate thinking when you catch them.  Your attempts at first my be a little weak, but with practice you will become a pro at accurate thinking.

In reality, a positive attitude is one of the foundations for accurate thinking.  However, working to eliminate thinking errors and replacing them with accurate thinking certainly helps you to think positive.  They both go hand in hand.

If you feel something does that make it true? Read More »

“Oh that I had the wings of a dove I would fly away and be at rest.”  - Psalms 55:6

Last weekend I attended the funeral of my husband’s grandma.  It was a sad occasion, but also a happy occasion as we released her on into her heavenly home.  She was a beautiful Christian lady with a very positive attitude.  She was ALWAYS happy and encouraged  others to be as well.  She signed all cards that she sent everyone with “Be happy” at the end.  She knew that happiness was a Read More »

“All the days of the afflicted are evil.  But he who is of a merry heart has a continual feast.”        - Proverbs 15:15

I’m pitiful.

There’s just no hope.

Nobody loves me.

I’ll never amount to anything.

I’m just stuck in this pitiful ole’ life of mine.

Nothing will ever change.

Well, I guess that’s just the way things are going to be for me.

That’s the way the cookie crumbles.

That figures.  That’s just my Read More »