This Thought Counts

Have you listened to the airwaves lately? Hatred. Anger. Spite. It's everywhere, especially since the 2016 Presidential Election. And each day since, those negative emotions have intensified. Let me explain that I understand it. I'm one of those groups that the current administration wants to stomp all over. So yes, I get it. But sending negative emotions does NOT solve anything. In fact, it makes it worse. Remember the axiom of 'What you resist persists'? That's exactly what is happening now. Remember that our thoughts and feelings create our reality? That's happening now. I'm talking about our health and our Earth. Neo Naziism/white supremism is on the rise. Hurricane Harvey hit Houston Hurricane Irma is heading for Florida at 185 miles per hour Up in the Pacific Northwest, we have hideous forest fires wherein our air quality has been bad for weeks and we are told not to go outside. The thing is, the smoke gets in, no matter what. So what am I s...

All right. Short. Simple. To the point. Stop picking on yourself. Don’t nitpick your hair, your eyes, or your ability to learn languages. Stop looking at the bad stuff. Instead, notice the good stuff about you. Compliment yourself. At first it might feel like it's the hardest thing to do, but what you notice will expand and soon you will notice even more positive things about you. So what are you waiting for?

Do it. Laugh. Don’t have anything to laugh about? Buy a Victor Borge video. Get a copy of one of the Carol Burnett Show videos. Go and watch children play in the park. Watch the original Muppet Movie. Find something funny and lose yourself in it. Laughter lifts the spirit, helps our body to return to its natural healthy state, and just makes us feel better. Just make sure it is positive laughter and not negative laughter. Laughing at someone’s misfortune will not bring about the same results as positive laughter. So laugh it up!

Okay, I'm going to say something shocking. Hanging out with all the people who are sharing fantastic stories of how people brought to them their fondest dreams might be sabotaging your goals. Now, before you scream and run off into the night, let me explain why. I am part of a few groups on Facebook and elsewhere that I will admit I don't attend very often. Why? Because the energy is good, BUT, people tend to post 1 of 2 things - total disbelief, or stories wherein a person had never heard of this before, put one hint to work, and BAM ! Days or less than a month later, they've got their million dollars or their spouse, or their house. Now, at first when you are trying to learn, that's exciting stuff! And don't get me wrong - that's GOOD! You should hear how people used these teachings to make the lives they've always dreamed of. BUT, if you've been working on a dream for weeks, months, years, decades ...and you are doing everything right and i...

I have some more thoughts I have put to images I have that my mother took. I hope they lighten your day. The world is our mirror - we see our own reflection. So, want to make a real change in this world? Be an EXAMPLE of what you want to see!

Be like a what? Watch a stream. The large rocks sit there and just let the water flow by. Negativity will hit us. It comes from other people and occurrences all the time. But we do NOT have to take it in or let it move us. When a negative thought comes , let it flow by and just change your mind to something else... like turning a television station. I'm not saying it is easy. It takes awhile to realize that fighting the negative thought, getting upset by it, trying to push it away is actually a fruitless endeavor  Remember, whatever we give our focus to gives it more power. When something negative comes to mind, just let it float by while you turn your mind to something else. I find positive affirmations are good to have prepared for times like these. Until you get good at letting the negativity float by without paying it any attention, repeating a positive mantra in your head can help dispel the negative energy. Now, go and let the negativ...

Find Your Peace Everyone has it - that place, person, or thing that brings them back to peace. My mother likes to go walk in nature. I find that depending on the stress level, meditation, Reiki, or writing brings me back to that place.  You know the place I am talking about. The one where you can think again, where the stress or negative attitudes of others no longer reaches us. You have it... you might not recognize it because usually it is very simple. So go. Find your peace. Where it may be.

Okay, so today is Nov 30th which means tomorrow starts 31 days of positive messages, encouragement and good vibrations. Are you ready? Each day will have a few words, plus an image I created to go along with it. Feel free to save the image to your computer or even post it on another website. The only thing I ask is you do not alter the image in any way. Let's build the vibration, people! Each day if you create a similar kind of blog post - anything positive to up the "vibrational escrow" (as Abraham likes to say), comment on that day's post and I will tweet your link AND will list it on a new page just for Thoughts Become Things. Have a fantastic December everyone!