Oh my goodness, another year opens up . . offering opportunities that we cannot even imagine! I don't really want to throw out the old . . it's the basis of who I am. . .however, I do want to "encourage" the new. (I use encourage as a way of gently nudging myself into more positive behaviors, rather than parenting forced and foreign actions . . .and of course, I have to smile as I re-read this line . . sounding ever-so therapeutic:)
My horoscope this year looks great! (I can't remember exactly what it said when I read it on the 1st, but it was really promising.) And it you ask me if I really believe in horoscopes, well . . the truth is, there is so much in the way of the cosmos that we really don't know, I figure I might as well use all of the support that is out there:)
Yes . . even as I see what I am writing and how, in this post. . .I see those crazy smiley faces:) and wonder why I feel the need to use them so often .. and so I've turned to the research that recently has shown that the more often we see smiling images, our attitudes are more uplifted. Livi Pierre (Oct 2012) shares that positive attitudes bring about positive rewards. Not a really novel idea . . however, when we think about the opposite . . I'm certain that the grumpy faces and harrumphing attitudes that seem to be omnipresent in our current society are not helping any of us. And although I've never been known as one to bury my head in the sand in false cheeriness, I've just got to find a way to see the beauty of life again, rather than focusing on what I/we cannot fix (without a miracle).
One of my friends sent me a link to a YouTube video that really renewed my perspective on the beauty of life and the fact that each day is a gift . . Imagine. It reminds me how small I am and yet, how I hold the potential each day to create a positive world . . both for myself and for each other.
That is my hope for each of us. . as we find our way to new possibilities . . encouraging, supporting . . and as always, listening.
I can't wait to hear how you are challenging yourself to be more positive . . as we encourage and support each other in this fabulous life.
