September 10th, 2018
How amazingly lucky and blessed would you feel if every single morning without fail you awoke and there was three priceless gifts at the foot of your bed? You would want to jump out of bed as soon as you opened your eyes. There would be no hitting the snooze button for you. Knowing that in a moment you were going to feel even more lucky and more blessed, you would rush to open the new day’s three presents.
The first present would be marked Gratitude and in it would be a reminder that you lived and loved yesterday and you’ve been given another day to do it even better. There would be a new list of some past moments that you had forgotten about that changed your life for the better.
With Gratitude rushing through your veins you eagerly open the second present marked Hope and in it would be your plans and dreams of a better day for yourself and all those you love. There would also be a reminder of some of the times that hope was the only light that drove the darkness away for you.
Feeling high on being alive and present you gently open the third present marked Love. Inside are countless pictures of the people in this world who love you and have loved you. The relatives, nurses, teachers and friends who have loved you are all there. Pictures of the people in your life right now who hold you so dearly in their hearts and care, truly care, for your happiness and well being are there too.
This isn’t a fantasy or some wild dream. Each and every morning when you awake, Gratitude, Hope and Love are present for you to focus on. There are others vying for your attention as well. There is the ever present worry and self criticism and fear.
Your day, your attitude and your well being depend greatly on which ones you open each morning. The beautiful thing is that you have a choice. You have the ability to choose to open Gratitude, Hope and Love each and every morning and you have the strength to ignore the rest.
You always have so much to be grateful for and you always have hope and you are always loved. You really are lucky and blessed. Own it!
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September 4th, 2018
From the Archives:
Each and every one of us is dancing to a tune. The really big question is whose music are you dancing to each day? Maybe it’s a boss or maybe it’s a parent or friend or neighbor. Maybe it’s the news or the weather. Maybe it’s a sickness or disease. Maybe it’s a child or maybe it’s regrets. Maybe fear is calling the tune for you to dance to today.
If you are not dancing to your own music you most certainly are dancing to someone’s music because we are all dancing. A “friend” says something hurtful and you dance slow and painful. Your boss yells at you and you dance frightened and insecure. A parent criticizes and you dance small and tearful. The news reports something awful and you dance outraged and boisterous. You feel sick and you dance weak and weary. You get scared and you dance into a safe corner.
Everyone and everything in life is playing a tune and you will dance to the one that is the loudest at the moment UNLESS your music is louder. That’s right, you, like everything else in this world has a tune. With all the chaos of growing up and dancing to so many other people’s tunes you forgot yours. You turned yours way down so that you could learn about other tunes and you eventually forgot yours.
Today is a very special day. Today is the day you are reminded of your music. Today is the day that you get to turn it back up. Your music is about your needs. Your music is about your dreams. Your music is about your aspirations. Your music is about your desires and your pleasures. Your music is about how you want to live. Your music is about your uniqueness and your love. No other music can control you if your music is louder. Turn yours up!
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