Each day a new beginning
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Each day a new beginning
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Friday, September 21, 2007
You are reading from the book Each Day a New Beginning
Praise and an attitude of gratitude are unbeatable stimulators . . . we increase whatever we extol.
--Sylvia Stitt Edwards
What outlook are we carrying forth into the day ahead? Are we feeling fearful about the circumstances confronting us? Do we dread a planned meeting? Are we worried about the welfare of a friend or lover? Whatever our present outlook, its power over the outcome of our day is profound. Our attitude in regard to any situation attracting our attention influences the outcome. Sometimes to our favor, often to our disfavor if our attitude is negative.
Thankfulness toward life guarantees the rewards we desire, the rewards we seek too often from an ungrateful stance. The feeling of gratitude is foreign to many of us. We came to this program feeling worthless, sometimes rejected, frequently depressed. It seemed life had heaped problems in our laps, and so it had. The more we lamented what life "gave us," the more reasons we were given to lament. We got just what we expected. We still get just what we expect. The difference is that the program has offered us the key to higher expectations. Gratitude for the good in our lives increases the good.
I have the personal power to influence my day; I will make it a good one.
Friday, September 21, 2007
You are reading from the book Each Day a New Beginning
Praise and an attitude of gratitude are unbeatable stimulators . . . we increase whatever we extol.
--Sylvia Stitt Edwards
What outlook are we carrying forth into the day ahead? Are we feeling fearful about the circumstances confronting us? Do we dread a planned meeting? Are we worried about the welfare of a friend or lover? Whatever our present outlook, its power over the outcome of our day is profound. Our attitude in regard to any situation attracting our attention influences the outcome. Sometimes to our favor, often to our disfavor if our attitude is negative.
Thankfulness toward life guarantees the rewards we desire, the rewards we seek too often from an ungrateful stance. The feeling of gratitude is foreign to many of us. We came to this program feeling worthless, sometimes rejected, frequently depressed. It seemed life had heaped problems in our laps, and so it had. The more we lamented what life "gave us," the more reasons we were given to lament. We got just what we expected. We still get just what we expect. The difference is that the program has offered us the key to higher expectations. Gratitude for the good in our lives increases the good.
I have the personal power to influence my day; I will make it a good one.
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I like this one too.
I also have had those days when I didn't really want to go to work because I dreaded a meeting or didn't feel like dealing with a difficult co-worker or boss.
What helped me was to just be the best person I knew how to be and let the behaviour of others belong to them. Learning to speak out for myself, to act instead of react and to say a prayer for the difficult people all helped me get past this.
And this also helped me to keep an attitude of gratitude....even if I was just grateful that I wasn't as miserable as they were.
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I also have had those days when I didn't really want to go to work because I dreaded a meeting or didn't feel like dealing with a difficult co-worker or boss.
What helped me was to just be the best person I knew how to be and let the behaviour of others belong to them. Learning to speak out for myself, to act instead of react and to say a prayer for the difficult people all helped me get past this.
And this also helped me to keep an attitude of gratitude....even if I was just grateful that I wasn't as miserable as they were.
Hugs
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