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August 28, 2012 By 34 Comments

How You Can Get Rid of the Worrying Bad Habit

Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy. —Leo Buscaglia

Do you ever find yourself worrying about things?

I really don’t think things are going to work out the way I need them.

I am never going to be able to get all of this work done.

Why hasn’t he called me back yet? 

I think I have really blown it this time and don’t have enough money to pay the bills.

Worrying used to definitely be one of my issues and the crazy things was I knew it wasn’t doing anything good for me. Somehow though I would continually fall into the worry trap time and time again. [Read more...]

August 15, 2012 By 26 Comments

One Simple Thing You Can Do To Get What You Really Want

Whatever you vividly imagine, ardently desire, sincerely believe, and enthusiastically act upon must inevitably come to pass. ~Paul J. Meyer

When there is something you really want to happen, are you ever afraid to get your hopes up too high? Do you allow yourself to really believe things will work out or do you hold back a little because you don’t want to set yourself up for disappointment?

I used to be the type of person that was careful to not get my hopes too high and I would even continually remind myself of all the reasons why I shouldn’t be confident that things would work out.

Don’t get your hopes up too high because you will just be even more disappointed in the end if things don’t work out.

Until it actually happens, there’s always something that could go wrong. Don’t be too confident about things working out the way you want. You will jinx things.

Things like this rarely end up going my way so it’s better to not expect things to work out. Just see what happens. [Read more...]

August 7, 2012 By 17 Comments

How You Can Free Yourself From Focusing On The Wrong Things

What you focus on expands, and when you focus on the goodness in your life, you create more of it. Oprah Winfrey

It really is so true that you’ve got to always make sure you are focusing on the right things as you move through the day. This is something I really try to be aware of now as I move through the day because honestly for far too many years I wasn’t doing it. I would just go through the day and whatever thought popped into my mind was what I focused on.

I really don’t understand why he doesn’t listen and insists on doing it the wrong way.

I am in such a hurry. Can she please move out of the way so I can get to where I need to be?

Why is she so rude and annoying? 

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July 17, 2012 By 52 Comments

3 Simple Things You Can Do To Not Be Bothered By People’s Bad Behavior

Don’t allow someone’s bad behavior to cause you to be someone you are not. Unknown

How good are you at keeping your peace of mind when other people do things that push your buttons?

The person that continually says things that drive you crazy

The difficult coworker that is always being rude or saying something inappropriate

The driver that cuts you off or the insensitive neighbor that thinks their needs trump yours — the list literally could go on and on.

I used to get so bothered and annoyed when people did inconsiderate things. It used to get under my skin and it was challenging for me to maintain my peace of mind. But, you live and you learn — right?

And, one day I just decided enough was enough. I really had no interest in allowing other people’s bad behavior to affect my own mood and peace of mind. [Read more...]