Today I will let myself feel good, knowing that that is the way toward increasing good entering my day. My state of mind and mood are my responsibility. I can ask my self to breathe out the negativity and anxiety that are in me and breathe in peace and serenity. My breath connects my body
It is my eyes that filter the experiences of my life, my mind that makes decisions about how I relate to circumstances and my feelings that give situations personal meaning. Whatever is in me shapes and defines how I experience my outer world. Today, as I contemplate what outer changes I might make to feel
The relationship dynamics that I recreate and reenact over and over and over again send up a red flag marking the spot of where my unconscious pain lies. When I see a dysfunctional relationship pattern in my life repeat and repeat itself, when the relationships are different but the pattern is the same, I will
Today, I see that having my own life begins inside of me. It is not just a function of what I do, but the attitude with which I move through my day. Having my own life is about checking in with myself to see how I’m doing. It’s wearing a sweater if I’m cold and
When I shift my own thinking and feeling states, I shift my body states as well, because emotions travel through me as body chemicals. In a way, I am what I think about all day. I can shift what I am feeling by consciously changing my thoughts and I can shift what I’m thinking, by
We are not human beings having a spiritual experience; We are spiritual beings having a human experience. Mother Theresa
There is peace within me that I can draw on each and every day. I will remind myself to take a few moments today, to center myself. I will breathe. I will sit. And when I go about my day I will carry that lovely feeling of inner peace around with me. There is nothing
I can lose my blessings. If I don’t appreciate them, they can disappear. If I feel overly entitled, if I take what is mine for granted, if I behave as if life’s blessings are simply owed me and I don’t need to notice or appreciate them, I am literally telling them to shrink. There is
I rely on faith. Faith sustains me and guides me. Faith is my constant companion. It leads me through passages of terrifying darkness and blinding light. Faith allows me to weave my life into a coherent whole, to walk on a path that others have lit, to strike out on my own and cut my