Re: a positive focus - inspiration

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> Optimism is grace in action. --Sam Friend

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> An optimist is one who falls from a 20-story building and at every

story

> shouts, " I'm all right so far. "

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Gretchen, Hello

I think this is a fool not an optimist!!!

Rocky

[Guest guest]

Nice article. I enjoyed it!!

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From: " Gretchen Glick " <liliwigg@...>

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Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2002 10:58 AM

Subject: [] a positive focus - inspiration

> Optimism is grace in action. --Sam Friend

>

> An optimist is one who falls from a 20-story building and at every story

> shouts, " I'm all right so far. " Optimism is a gift we can pass on to

> others. We have a choice about how we view our world, and each morning

> choose how we will live our day. We can choose to focus on negatives, or

> we can choose to expect the best for the next 24 hours. We are generally

> as happy as we make up our minds to be.

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> There is great power in positive thinking. When we feel frightened about

> something in the day ahead, we can practice visualization. We can

> visually rehearse the fearful

> event, picturing ourselves in the best possible light. What would we

> like to have happen? How best might the situation turn out? Then we can

> practice seeing those

> positive results and seeing ourselves as confident, happy, and full of

> energy.

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> We don't have to be paralyzed by fear. We can learn to confront terror

> and work it through. Visualizations can disarm our fears. They can help

> us approach the day and

> our lives more positively.

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> Today, let me choose to believe that I am exactly where I am supposed to

> be. Never let me forget that the plan for me is good.

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> From the book Seasons of the Spirit by Salley and Porter

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