We can lift ourselves and others as well when we refuse to remain in the realm of negative thought and cultivate within our hearts “an ATTITUDE of GRATITUDE.” If ingratitude be numbered among the serious sins, than gratitude takes its place among the noblest of virtues ~Thomas S. Manson~
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Simplicity • Solitude • Serenity
Give yourself some time and space to get away from the expectations, the conversations, the noise, the media, and the pressure. Take some time each day to go for a long walk and think. Plant yourself on a park bench and look. Take a long, thoughtful road trip. Whatever you do, move away from anything that distracts you from contemplating your life and where you want it to go. In solitude, you should feel independent and self-sufficient, not lonely, needy or afraid.
Solitude is a time for rejuvenation and utter peace and it is within simplicity that we gain serenity. Be good to yourself, as this is a liberating part of our overall existence.
Have an ATTITUDE of GRATITUDE
What if Your Blessings Were Raindrops?
What if Your Blessings Were Raindrops? Lyrics by Laura Story, “Blessings”
We pray for blessings, we pray for peace.
Comfort for family, protection while we sleep.
We pray for healing, prosperity.
We pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering.
All the while, You hear each spoken need.
Your love is too way too much to give us lesser things.
Cause what if your blessings come through raindrops?
What if your healing comes through tears?
What if a thousand sleepless nights are what it takes to know You’re near?
What if trials of this night, are Your mercies in disguise?
We pray for wisdom, Your voice to hear.
We cry in anger when we cannot feel You near.
We doubt Your goodness, we doubt Your love.
As if every promise from Your word is not enough.
All, the while, You hear each desperate plea.
And long that we’d have faith to believe.
Cause what if your blessings come through raindrops?
What if your healing comes through tears?
What if a thousand sleepless nights are what it takes to know You’re near?
What if trials of this night, are Your mercies in disguise?
When friends betray us, when darkness seems to win;
We know that pain reminds this heart, that this is not, this is not our home.
It’s not our home.
Cause what if your blessings come through raindrops?
What if your healing comes through tears?
What if a thousand sleepless nights are what it takes to know You’re near?
What if my greatest disappointments, or the aching of this life;
Is a revealing of greater thirst that a world can’t satisfy?
And what if trials of this life, the rain, the storms, the hardest nights;
Are Your mercies in disguise?
Enlightenment
”Enlightenment”
It’s easier to achieve balance, happiness and positive frame of mind when we embrace all of our human emotions.
“There’s no such thing as never getting angry. Enlightenment can and does use all the available emotions. The idea that enlightenment means sitting around with a beatific smile on our faces is just an illusion.” ~Maggie Lyons~
A Peaceful Person Exudes An Outward Beauty…Namaste
“A peaceful person has an outer beauty that exudes grace, contentment and love” True peace does not give way to anxiety or stress even in the most challenging of situations. A peaceful person tends to be less self-centered and more dedicated to the service of others, resulting in an amazing beauty, tremendous kindness and an overwhelming love that is always felt by others.” They never waiver in their convictions and are always truthful, loyal, consistent, loving, dedicated and kind, in spite of life’s difficulties and challenges.
I respect, honor and admire these wonderful people and I feel so honored and so blessed to have many of these beautiful & incredibly peaceful people in my life. All of whom I love and cherish. I dedicate this post to you, both my mother and father in law Chuck & Jo, my daughter Britney, my sister-n-law Mary, my best friend Diane, best friend forever more Shelley, my sister & best friend Janelle and my friends in health Jasmin, Kathy, Nurit, Karen & Aqsa. This post is also dedicated to the many beautiful and very peaceful people who read this blog. Peace light & love to you!
I honor the place in you in which the entire universe dwells.
I honor the place in you which is of love, of integrity, of light, of wisdom and of peace.
I honor the place in you,
and when you are in that place in you,
and I am in that place in me,
we are one.
Namaste
What We Think We Become
“All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become.” ~Buddha~
More Positive Thinking Quotes & Beautiful Images here on The Positive Pear
TPP’s philosophy on Positivity
Your Smile:) Can Be The Source of Your Joy
“Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy” ~Thich Nhat Hanh~
Be Positive & Surround Yourself With Positive People….
Our lives can sometimes be a reflection of our attitude, actions and the choices we’ve made. We are all too familiar with the term “Karma” and how it relates to the type of energy that we put out into the world and much like a boomerang, that positive and/or negative energy can return to us. Knowing this encourages many to live a life that includes being kind to others, while others in spite of knowing this, still choose to be harmful at every turn. A good person recognizes the powerful forces of Karma, but their lives accurately reflect what is truly in their hearts, even without the existence of these universal principles. There are of course exceptions to the rule, because we know that are times when good things happen to bad people and bad things happen to good people. This is proof that not everything in life is a direct reflection of cause and effect, or action and reaction. These are examples of things in life that we simply can not control, but we can control the type of energy that we choose to exude and pass onto others. We can also choose the type of energy in which we surround ourselves through our association, by perhaps selecting people with a higher sense of consciousness, rather than allowing some to simply fall into our lives by default. When choosing to add people to our support systems, we want to make sure that these individuals are in fact supportive, loving, kind, selfless and above all, positive in their thoughts and deeds. I also think that these individuals poses inner peace, greater awareness, intellectual & moral enlightenment, profound knowledge and a strong sense of personal growth. These are the types of people who are full of and surrounded by positive energy, rather than a cloud of drama. They have positive attitudes which allows them to cope rationally with just about anything that comes their way. These individuals are not victims in life, they get angry but they choose not harbor resentment and as a result, you’ll never see them engaging in competitive, vindictive or spiteful behavior. They live & love by the high standards of their personal code and they enjoy all that life has to offer. Yes, they get knocked down, but they easily recognize that there is an ebb and flow to life, so they recover in tact and often better and stronger than they ever were. We all desire a life that is full of love and we all truly want to be loved by all around us. We have the power of choice to make this happen and we can take one major step toward living this loving and very fulfilling life by being positive, and surrounding ourselves with positive people. Sending peace, light & love to you wonderful, healthy people who read this blog. In addition, positive healing energy to all of the beautiful people who are fighting the difficult battle of living with Invisible Chronic Illness.
