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Today I Will Make A Difference

Christine Spencer — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 07:26:42 +0000

Today I will make a difference. I will begin by controlling my thoughts. A person is the product of his thoughts. I want to be happy and hopeful. Therefore, I will have thoughts that are happy and hopeful. I refuse to be victimized by my circumstances. I will not let petty inconveniences such as stoplights, long lines, and traffic jams be my masters. I will avoid negativism and gossip. Optimism will be my companion, and victory will be my hallmark. Today I will make a difference.

I will be grateful for the twenty-four hours that are before me. Time is a precious commodity. I refuse to allow what little time I have to be contaminated by self-pity, anxiety, or boredom. I will face this day with the joy of a child and the courage of a giant. I will drink each minute as though it is my last. When tomorrow comes, today will be gone forever. While it is here, I will use it for loving and giving. Today I will make a difference.

I will not let past failures haunt me. Even though my life is scarred with mistakes, I refuse to rummage through my trash heap of failures. I will admit them. I will correct them. I will press on. Victoriously. No failure is fatal. It’s OK to stumble…I will get up. It’s OK to fail…I will rise again. Today I will make a difference.

I will spend time with those I love. My spouse, my children, my family. A man can own the world but be poor for the lack of love. A man can own nothing and yet be wealthy in relationships. Today I will spend at least five minutes with the significant people in my world. Five quality minutes of talking or hugging or thanking or listening. Five undiluted minutes with my mate, children, and friends.

Today I will make a difference.

Christine Spencer, Certified Life Coach for Women, Eternal Optimist and Philosopher of Happiness.You can visit Christine’s websites at christine-livepassionately.blogspot.com.

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Perspective…

Christine Spencer — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 07:33:37 +0000

One day, the father of a very wealthy family took their son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people live.

They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family.

On their return from their trip, the father asked his son,

‘How was the trip?’

‘It was great, Dad.’

‘Did you see how poor people live?’ the father asked.

‘Oh yeah,’ said the son.

‘So, tell me, what did you learn from the trip’ asked the father.

The son answered:

‘I saw that we have one dog and they had the four.’

‘We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end.’

‘We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night.’

‘Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon.’

‘We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight.’

‘We have servants who serve us, but they serve others.’

‘We buy our food, but they grow theirs.’

‘We have walls around our property to protect us, they have friends to protect them.’

The boy’s father was speechless.

Then his son added, ‘Thanks Dad for showing me how poor we are.’

Isn’t perspective a wonderful thing??

Makes you wonder what would happen if we all gave thanks for everything we have, instead of worrying about what we don’t have.

Appreciate every single thing you have, especially your family and friends!

‘Life is too short and friends are too few.’

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Don’t Be Ashamed of Your Faults

Christine Spencer — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 07:09:31 +0000

If we can’t be honest with our self who can we be honest with? The mind can be good at justifying our wrong actions and behavior. But, clever self-justification is of no benefit in the long run. If we can be aware of our own pride, jealousy, insecurities then we have a chance to let go of them. But, if we always justify our wrong attitudes to our self then we are lost.

To establish true self esteem we must concentrate on our successes and forget about the failures and the negatives in our lives.
Denis Waitley

Low self esteem is like driving through life with your hand-break on.
Maxwell Maltz

If you aren’t good at loving yourself, you will have a difficult time loving anyone, since you’ll resent the time and energy you give another person that you aren’t even giving to yourself.
Barbara De Angelis

Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.
Baltasar Gracian

The strongest single factor in prosperity consciousness is self-esteem. Believing you can do it, believing you deserve it, believing you will get it.
Jerry Gillies

A person’s worth in this world is estimated according to the value they put on themselves.
Jean De La Bruyere

Of all the judgments you make in life, none is as important as the one you make about yourself. The difference between low self-esteem and high self-esteem is the difference between passivity and action, between failure and success.
Nathaniel Branden

Having a low opinion of yourself is not “modesty”. It’s self-destruction. Holding your uniqueness in high regard is not “egotism”. It’s a necessary precondition to happiness and success.
Bobbe Sommer

We are the creative force of our life, and through our own decisions rather than our conditions, if we carefully learn to do certain things, we can accomplish those goals.
Stephen Covey

No Place Like Home…

Christine Spencer — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 07:59:49 +0000

“Home! And this is my room – and you are all here!
And I’m not going to leave here ever again, because I love you all!

And — Oh, Auntie Em —–

there’s no place like home!“

Home is where the heart is.
People long to be at home. Your home is whatever place you long to be. I’ve had a lovely time traveling, but home is where the heart is…

It feels good to be home!

I love getting away and it doesn’t even have to be far. I gain such a fresh perspective and lets face it…these days when we are left to face reality of our economic state, it can hit a nerve very quickly. So remember, you may not have to go very far from home to get some vacation time. You can do something in your local town or just relax at home.

Whatever you choose to do just shut down the computer and close the office for a few days. NO business phone calls, NO business meetings, NO paperwork etc… Outsource your work to this Virtual Assistant.

JUST CLOSE UP SHOP, GET UP AND GET AWAY!!!!!

If you are fortunate enough to get up and get away, it can prove to be beneficial for you, your family and your business.

“Every decision you make – every decision – is not a decision about what to do. It’s a decision about Who You Are. When you see this, when you understand it, everything changes. You begin to see life in a new way. All events, occurrences, and situations turn into opportunities to do what you came here to do.”
Neale Donald Walsch

Persevere

Christine Spencer — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 07:02:08 +0000

Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside them was superior to circumstances.

“We cannot expect to change human nature overnight. If at first we don’t succeed, never give up. Don’t waste time feeling guilty, but instead just reassert you intention to try again. Steady perseverance is the key. This is especially important for habits like excessive worry or anger. It takes time to overcome this kind of habit. Rather than expecting an immediate change we should seek to make gradual process in reducing our bad habits.”