Showing posts with label positive thoughts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label positive thoughts. Show all posts

Sunday, October 03, 2021

Sunday Morning Sunshine: Share a Blessing

 



What if for one day we all committed to share a silent blessing 

with each person we met?

A positive thought, a surge of good energy,

a wish for well-being?

How might it change THAT person's life and

how might it change your day and/or life?

--Unknown

Wednesday, March 04, 2020

Serious Wednesday: On Passionate Careers

To love what you do and feel that it matters--
how could anything be more fun?
--Katherin Graham


I've always felt
that life is too short
to allow it to be boring.

It's way too short to stay in a career that you hate.
So, don't stay.
If you can at all, do something else.
Sometimes life is such
that we have to stay.
Stick it out.

BUT...
that doesn't mean you still can't enjoy 
what you're doing.

Find joy in something,
for each day to be happy about,
whether it's walking to work,
singing in the rain with a colorful umbrella above you.
Count the stars when you return from work.

Or...
Smile at a stranger,
speak a kind word to a clerk,
buy the person behind you in line...
their meal,
their purchases,
or whatever.

Call a friend,
or enjoy an evening 
soaking in a warm tub,
reading a book,
thinking,
splurging on a favorite bath salt.

You might...
if you want...
bake some cookies for your fellow workers,
Or solve a problem between two arguing people
(or ignore them and thank God you're not involved!)

Make life matter.
Make what you do important,
if only to yourself.
Make your career the best it can be.
Do all you can to be your best!

Whatever career you have,
whether you love or hate it,
don't let it get you down.

Be thankful you have a job,
be hopeful for a better one,
Be diligent in searching for one that is satisfying.
Be cheerful by thinking good thoughts.

And be blest!





Wednesday, December 27, 2017

Moving On...

Christmas is over. The shopping and planning and most get-togethers are finished for now. The
stress of what to buy, of spending what you don't have is done with...for now.

So what's next?

Next, for me, is taking stock. I'm facing, with God's blessing, a new year. Brand new and sparkling white and clean. So how to take advantage of it in the best possible way?

Take stock. Figure out where I am and where I want to be this time next year. 
  1. In my writing, decide reasonable goals on what I want to accomplish. How many books will I be putting out there this year? One? Two? More? Then I must be diligent. Remind myself often that goals cannot be met without constant work. Every day get something written, and if I have to miss a day, there had better be a good reason!
  2. In our ministry work:  how can I be a better helper to my husband? When I need to take initiative, can I do with it humbleness and wisdom? Is there someone I want to focus on in winning them to the Lord? What about encouragement? Who is God placing on my heart? 
  3. In my own personal life?  Am I allowing laziness or negligence to contribute to missed devotional times with my God? How can I be more diligent in pursuing time alone with Him? What can I do to eliminate hindrances that prevent this? 
  4. With my body? Yes, I need to lose a few pounds. Yes, I give way to eating unhealthy foods when I know I should refrain. How can I tighten up these faults? What can I do that will help me gain momentum in this area?
Enough? Of course. If I can attain these goals, I will have improved. Can I do it? I hope so. I'm going to try hard. 

What is one goal you're hoping to accomplish this year? 

Blessings and wishes for a wonderful New Year!

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