The Power To Bring About Positive Change
Does the debate as to whether positive affirmations work or not continue to rage? Did it ever really rage? No, but it is an important question and the answer may surprise you. Continue reading “The Power To Bring About Positive Change”
At one time or another, all of us have put undue pressure on other people and even on ourselves. We know we shouldn’t do this, and we vow that we won’t, but ultimately, we usually forget and end up doing so.
The very best things in life really are free. Love, family, compassion, faith — all of these things are free and yet, their value is immeasurable. There are so many things just as important and just as free of cost.
As children in my family, we were encouraged to find a purpose and focus on things that held our interest. We were taught that as as we grew older, our purpose(s) and interests would develop and mature with us. They did.
I’ll do it later. I’ll go back to school to get my degree some day. I’ll take that dream trip to Paris one day! We’re all guilty of putting things and people off — how often have we promised to reach out to a friend, only to discover years have now passed?
There are those who adamantly believe that it’s how we respond to a situation that matters most. I don’t know if that is always the case, but in some circumstances, it makes perfect sense.
Hope is one of the fundamental tenets of positivity. We have to hold on to hope if we want to shape a brighter today and a better tomorrow. Simply put, hope is vital to life.
We’ve come to recognize red flags in people in order to protect ourselves from their toxicity. But what about what are known as green flags in people? Do we still have the ability to see the kindness and good in people?
Why is that we are quick to compliment another person, but when it comes to ourselves, we’re often our own worst critic? While we don’t want to be egotistical, we do need to routinely recognize our own value.
A good friend recently lamented that we have become a celebrity obsessed culture that elevates people to a faux sainthood, often less for the good they do and more because of the bad things they do. And he really does have a good point.