a positive focus - inspiration

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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.

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.

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.

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