Doesn't it feel good when you lock eyes with someone on the street and they offer you a smile? For no reason at all, they smile, giving you an unearned gift, a gift without strings attached.
Think about that the next time you meet someone's gaze. Just smile. A simple smile from you might evoke a smile from them. Either way, it'll make you feel good because who can feel poorly while smiling? No one.
A slight nod of the head can evoke a warm feeling also. While not as inviting as a smile, a nod is an acknowledgement, a softer greeting, a communication between we humans as we journey through this life.
What are some other things, unexpected things, that make your step a little lighter and your smile a little brighter? How about a hug? No amount of money can buy anything as satisfying as the hug of a close friend. There's something so genuine, so giving when one human being wraps her arms snugly around a close friend and draws her in.
What about the first time you hear the words 'I love you' from that special someone? Such an experience can make the heart speed up.
These are several ways that we can get warm fuzzy feelings from others. Just as important is finding ways to provide warm fuzzies for others and ourselves. Taking care of ourselves enables us to take better care of others.
I have a friend who is very careful with what types of media and news she exposes herself to. She fills her mind with joyful, positive images and in doing so, affects a positive attitude.
What can you do today to enjoy or provoke that positive attitude or warm fuzzy?
Positively,
Jean
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Out-of-Nowhere Blessings
Blessings come in all shapes and sizes and ways. And some of the best blessings are the unexpected ones, the ones that come out of nowhere.
Today I was unexpectedly blessed. I happened to be walking to a local Subway for lunch and passed an older gentleman on the street. His expression indicated he recognized me. I quickly scanned my memory but could not place him. Just as I was about to pass, he asked me if I attended a certain church in the area, which I do. As some churchgoers do, I regularly sit in the same section Sunday after Sunday. He does the same, just a few rows behind me.
On this day, he became a blessing to me. We chatted as we both walked to Subway, through the line, and—although I protested—he picked up the tab. I had planned to take my meal back to the office but somehow I found myself asking if he'd like to lunch with me. His face brightened up and we chose a nearby table.
Throughout the course of lunch, we talked about church, families, and blessings. He indicated how he had lived most of his life on a self-destructive course, but had now changed direction and found peace. He told of how some family relationships had been healed, of how he could now be a blessing to others.
As we went our separate ways, he mentioned how much he had enjoyed our impromptu lunch and that I had been a blessing to him.
Today, this gentleman was an unexpected blessing to me. His act of kindness reminded me, that I too, can be an unexpected, out-of-nowhere blessing to others.
And so can you!
Be blessed!
Jean
Today I was unexpectedly blessed. I happened to be walking to a local Subway for lunch and passed an older gentleman on the street. His expression indicated he recognized me. I quickly scanned my memory but could not place him. Just as I was about to pass, he asked me if I attended a certain church in the area, which I do. As some churchgoers do, I regularly sit in the same section Sunday after Sunday. He does the same, just a few rows behind me.
On this day, he became a blessing to me. We chatted as we both walked to Subway, through the line, and—although I protested—he picked up the tab. I had planned to take my meal back to the office but somehow I found myself asking if he'd like to lunch with me. His face brightened up and we chose a nearby table.
Throughout the course of lunch, we talked about church, families, and blessings. He indicated how he had lived most of his life on a self-destructive course, but had now changed direction and found peace. He told of how some family relationships had been healed, of how he could now be a blessing to others.
As we went our separate ways, he mentioned how much he had enjoyed our impromptu lunch and that I had been a blessing to him.
Today, this gentleman was an unexpected blessing to me. His act of kindness reminded me, that I too, can be an unexpected, out-of-nowhere blessing to others.
And so can you!
Be blessed!
Jean
Coincidence?
What are coincidences, really? They are simply the 'stuff' that connects the events of our lives. Many times they are an 'ah-ha!' moment. Other times we think of a coincidence as a twist of fate, a fluke, an accident. I like to think of them as a Divine plan to boost my faith in Something (or Someone) greater than me.
According to Deepak Chopra, when you live your life with an appreciation of coincidences and their meanings, you connect with the underlying field of infinite possibilities. When some circumstance comes into our lives, we should express our gratitude and explore the meaning of it. Then, we should dig deeper and connect with, not what it means, but what it could mean if we allow the possibility of the impossible.
When I choose to be grateful for the coincidences in my life, I find that they are less disruptive. I have a peace about them and about my life's direction. I don't let coincidences lead me, but I allow them to open up another choice, maybe something that I haven't seen or realized was there.
That 'stuff' that connects the events of my life are the same kinds of experiences that happen in yours. The delay to leave home in the morning only to realize if you'd been 'on time' you would have ended up in an auto accident. The 'close call' when you cross the street and saw a car speeding through the crosswalk 'just in time.' That event you choose to attend at the last minute, only to meet a life-long friend there.
I challenge you to express gratitude next time a coincidence comes your way. You may find you're part of a Divine plan, something greater than you could imagine!
Coincidentally yours,
Jean
According to Deepak Chopra, when you live your life with an appreciation of coincidences and their meanings, you connect with the underlying field of infinite possibilities. When some circumstance comes into our lives, we should express our gratitude and explore the meaning of it. Then, we should dig deeper and connect with, not what it means, but what it could mean if we allow the possibility of the impossible.
When I choose to be grateful for the coincidences in my life, I find that they are less disruptive. I have a peace about them and about my life's direction. I don't let coincidences lead me, but I allow them to open up another choice, maybe something that I haven't seen or realized was there.
That 'stuff' that connects the events of my life are the same kinds of experiences that happen in yours. The delay to leave home in the morning only to realize if you'd been 'on time' you would have ended up in an auto accident. The 'close call' when you cross the street and saw a car speeding through the crosswalk 'just in time.' That event you choose to attend at the last minute, only to meet a life-long friend there.
I challenge you to express gratitude next time a coincidence comes your way. You may find you're part of a Divine plan, something greater than you could imagine!
Coincidentally yours,
Jean
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Enter......The JoyStream!
We can have freedom from stress, anxiety and depression. To free ourselves from these things, we can choose to enter The JoyStream. When we enter The JoyStream, we allow our Authentic Self to reveal itself. We find the hidden talents, the creativeness that we didn't realize we had or maybe had forgotten about.
Are you feeling the weight of the world on your shoulders today? Are you feeling down and downcast? Can you barely face the world and your many responsibilities or critical people?
Think back to a time when you were free to dream. When you had a real vision. Remember how free you felt, how enthusiastic about the future? God created you with that dream, that desire to achieve and succeed. Your circumstances, your environment and other people may have chipped away at your vision, your dream, until there's hardly anything left that resembles it.
If this sounds like you, you owe it to yourself to enter The JoyStream and make your life what it was intended to be.
To learn more, visit this website: www.thejoystream.com.
Are you feeling the weight of the world on your shoulders today? Are you feeling down and downcast? Can you barely face the world and your many responsibilities or critical people?
Think back to a time when you were free to dream. When you had a real vision. Remember how free you felt, how enthusiastic about the future? God created you with that dream, that desire to achieve and succeed. Your circumstances, your environment and other people may have chipped away at your vision, your dream, until there's hardly anything left that resembles it.
If this sounds like you, you owe it to yourself to enter The JoyStream and make your life what it was intended to be.
To learn more, visit this website: www.thejoystream.com.
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
What is the Law of Attraction?
Just what is the law of attraction and why has it suddenly become so popular? The law of attraction is a universal concept that states we, whether we are aware of it or not, attract whatever we choose to give our attention to. Now, this may sound like pie-in-the-sky. After all, can it really be as simple as that? Really? Simple, it is. And simple it's not. The concept itself is simple, uncomplicated, easily understandable. However, implementing the concept is a whole different matter.
For example, let's say you read of a rising crime rate within your area. Fear rises up inside you. You put extra bolts on the doors, install a security system, buy a big, ugly dog, and barricade yourself inside your house. Now, what are you doing? You are focusing on your fear. All of your attention is on fear. Additionally, your quality of life has rapidly deteriorated. You've basically caused yourself to be paralyzed with fear. On the other hand, you can take the same situation and turn it into a positive. The crime rate in your area rises. You brainstorm for a bit, determine that you live in this neighborhood and you aren't going to let it fall into the hands of thugs. You talk to your neighbors and jointly band together, get your local law enforcement involved, take positive steps to ensure safety within your neighborhood. Now, do you see how much better, more positive, more fulfilled you would feel in taking positive action rather than becoming a miserable hermit? You have, maybe without realizing it, intended positive results for you and those around you. Intentionally, you've created your own reality.
This goes back to the age-old premise: Ask and ye shall receive; seek and ye shall find; knock and the door will be opened.
Now to answer the second part of our question: Why is this so popular? Look around you. Observe people, just in the way they walk and talk. Few have the confidence and the successful lives they've dreamed about. Many have lost their dreams along the way. They walk with their heads down, their shoulders slumped, with dim eyes. Is this any way to live? These people need hope, and when hope is presented to them in the form of the principles of the law of attraction, some find renewed hope in realizing their dreams. This is why the law of attraction is becoming so popular: people need hope, and many people realize they can find it here.
In my next post, I'll let you in on a few things happening in my own life simply because I've put into place the principles of the law of attraction.
In the meantime, I urge you to read the book, Law of Attraction by Michael Losier. You'll be glad you did.
For example, let's say you read of a rising crime rate within your area. Fear rises up inside you. You put extra bolts on the doors, install a security system, buy a big, ugly dog, and barricade yourself inside your house. Now, what are you doing? You are focusing on your fear. All of your attention is on fear. Additionally, your quality of life has rapidly deteriorated. You've basically caused yourself to be paralyzed with fear. On the other hand, you can take the same situation and turn it into a positive. The crime rate in your area rises. You brainstorm for a bit, determine that you live in this neighborhood and you aren't going to let it fall into the hands of thugs. You talk to your neighbors and jointly band together, get your local law enforcement involved, take positive steps to ensure safety within your neighborhood. Now, do you see how much better, more positive, more fulfilled you would feel in taking positive action rather than becoming a miserable hermit? You have, maybe without realizing it, intended positive results for you and those around you. Intentionally, you've created your own reality.
This goes back to the age-old premise: Ask and ye shall receive; seek and ye shall find; knock and the door will be opened.
Now to answer the second part of our question: Why is this so popular? Look around you. Observe people, just in the way they walk and talk. Few have the confidence and the successful lives they've dreamed about. Many have lost their dreams along the way. They walk with their heads down, their shoulders slumped, with dim eyes. Is this any way to live? These people need hope, and when hope is presented to them in the form of the principles of the law of attraction, some find renewed hope in realizing their dreams. This is why the law of attraction is becoming so popular: people need hope, and many people realize they can find it here.
In my next post, I'll let you in on a few things happening in my own life simply because I've put into place the principles of the law of attraction.
In the meantime, I urge you to read the book, Law of Attraction by Michael Losier. You'll be glad you did.
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