Published by Robert A. & Vicki L. Prentice of Professional Development Systems
August 27, 2007 Issue 263
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"People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if ther is a light from within."
-Elizabeth Kubler Ross
"The grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for."
-Joseph Addison
"When you find peace withn yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others."
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Seeds of Success: They Are Not Just Words
By Robert A. Prentice
This is a reprint of an article written for the December 2002 issue of The Prairie Beacon.
Lately, I have been thinking of some of my favorite words, but not just the words themselves; I am thinking about the attitude behind these words. Let me share some of them with you. This list, which I refer to often, forces me to ask myself some really tough questions and also provides me with the opportunity for plenty of self-talk (the positive variety, of course.)
· Attitude-What is my attitude?
· Health-Am I working on it?
· Peace-Am I at peace with myself and others around me?
· Joy-Do I spread joy to others?
· Love-Do I live it?
· Integrity-Am I completely honest with myself and with others?
· Thrift-Have I been thrifty?
· Blessings-Do I count them daily?
· Balance-Am I really living a life that is balanced?
· Opportunity-Do I seize them when they come my way?
· Enthusiasm-Am I approaching challenges with enthusiasm?
· Commitment-Am I giving up when I should be sticking to it?
· Leadership-Am I a leader, first at home, and then at work?
· Priorities-Are mine in the proper order?
· Forgiveness-Do I forgive others as I have been forgiven?
Now, obviously, when I go through this list, these words do not immediately result in my feeling very positive. At first, I may feel guilty or angry with myself for failing to live up to my own expectations. But then I remember that I can begin the process of changing the negatives into positives by using positive self talk.
For instance, when I realize that I am wanting to give up on something or someone, I tell myself, "I am not a quitter! I will not quit!" Or when I realize that I have been less than enthusiastic about doing something, I affirm myself with, "Act enthusiastic and you'll be enthusiastic!"
I encourage you to make your own list of words that represent the kind of person you want to be and the qualities you want to focus on in your own life. And when you feel you've done less then your best, give yourself a GOOD talking too!
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On the Sunny Side of Life: Boogie Through Life!
Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.
Pain and Suffering is inevitable but Misery is optional.
A good exercise for the heart is to bend down and help another up.
Life is what you make of it ... kinda like Play-Doh.
The bubbling brook would lose its song if you removed the rocks.
Happiness comes through doors you didn't even know you left open.
Everything is always okay in the end; if it's not, then it's not the end.
If all my friends jumped off a cliff, I wouldn't jump with them. I would be at the bottom to catch them.
A girl on the street is pointing up at the sky. 'Look, an angel!' she yells. Passerby laughs, 'You fool, that is only a cloud.' How wonderful it would be to see angels where there are only clouds. How sad it would
be to see clouds where there are angels.
Here is a test to find whether your mission on earth is finished: If you're alive, it isn't.
So be happy! Don't let anything burst your balloon! Boogie through life!.
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