Principles for Peace

“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 »

Have you ever been blamed for something you did not do?  Have you ever blamed someone else for something they did not do?  Have you ever blamed someone for making you mad or miserable?

We have taken quite a long break from our thinking error series because there were other things that I wanted to write about.  We’re coming back to this very powerful series because it is just that - VERY POWERFUL - if learned and mastered.  Somehow when I really see these for what they are - LIES - that really helps me to avoid them.  I think to myself, Read More »

Choices, thoughts, realities, destinies……

It has long been accepted that Napoleon Hill is the expert in personal development.  I came across this video by Napoleon Hill himself.  It is so profound that I wanted to share it with you.  You might come to the conclusion that I’m saying that money is necessary for inner peace.  If you watch the whole video I think you will discover something different.  This video makes a great follow-up to my post on realities. Read More »

“A man who does not think for himself does not think at all” - Oscar Wilde

Do you ever just stop to think?

I have a confession to make.  I have a bad habit. It’s called thinking. Well okay, it’s not really a bad habit, but I sure do a lot of it these days. I used to just take everything as I “knew” it to be.  Now, I’m constantly thinking - thinking about how to improve my life, improve my thinking.  Everything I do originates with my thoughts so improvement must start there.

Last week after writing my last post on the realities we create for ourselves and after attending the last lesson of another SFT seminar simply to hone my skills, I went into deep thought and decided to conduct an experiment.  I began to think about how we all view the world from our own set of rose colored glasses.  This can be good, bad or neutral.  Every time we see something or someone, every time an event happens Read More »

We find what we’re focused on.

“The more you believe in something, the more you will experience it.  For instance, if you think people are generally evil and the kind who will take advantage of you, well, then you will experience that!  If you believe the world is mostly made up of good, honorable people, then that’s what you’ll have in your life.  It’s an energy thing - like attracts like.” - Stephen Hopson

I began writing a post yesterday (actually now, it was day before yesterday), but my thoughts and experiences led me to write this one instead.  I was already in the process of writing about this when I came across Stephen Hopson’s comment (above) on my interview at his blog.  Was that Read More »

Are you in balance?

I came to the realization recently that I’m out of balance.  Going back to last week’s post, I realized that I have minimized certain aspects of my life.  I spend a considerable amount of time with myself every day (which I require), but I have still been out of balance.  So what’s the deal?  Where is the imbalance coming from?  That’s what I’ve been trying to discover.  I took a lot of time off this week trying to figure it all out and took some different “me time” than usual.  I even broke out the clay and the paint!

This time has been very helpful, but I still have a ways to go yet.  The main things I have figured out so far are: Read More »