SIMPLE STEPS REAL CHANGE MAGAZINE
can’t necessarily always have control over what has happened in our life, but we can most certainly have control over how we handle it.
On days when I look in the mirror and see an old lady staring back at me, I close my eyes and envision the young girl that I was once upon a time. When I was wrinkle free, pain free and full of spunk and vinegar! I smile at that girl, brush my hair and accept that even though I’m not 21 years old anymore, I am still a beautiful creation of God’. A one-of-a-kind creation that no other person on this planet can claim credit to being. I personally think that’s something to smile about!
I have found that by being kind to others, it helps shift my mood. This is one of the most simple, most therapeutic things that anyone can do for themselves. It could be something as simple as paying for someone else’s
visiting someone in a nursing home or taking your neighbor’s
cans from the road back to their house for them. The possibilities are endless,
the joy on someone else’s face because of something that you’ve done makes you feel
66 coffee, trash really. Seeing
needed and appreciated. This makes you feel good about yourself, thus pushing the blues off to the side. There is no room in your heart for both good and evil at the same time. So get rid of the negativity by replacing it with positive thoughts,
actions and
in your head, and your life. Who better to listen than the one that is able to fix the problems? If I’m doing my part to replace the balance in my life, and it’s still not shifting, I recognize that I need to see my doctor and
avenues to take. discuss other
Everyone should remember that we all suffer from the blues at some point in our lives. Everyone does, no matter how great and wonderful their life is. You are still a human being,
subject to emotional overload at times.
energy.
On days when I’m feeling sulky, sad and emotionally
first recognize what it is, and then I start taking steps to fight it. I think learning to recognize it for what it is, is really the first step to solving any problem. I love to sit on my front porch in my rocking chair and listen to the birds. I do most of my praying in my car or on that front porch. Talking to someone who
an amazing way to get things out and work through what’s going on
understands is lonely, I
a natural part of living. No one can be happy all of the time, and no one will be sad all the time. This is actually good news, believe it or not. Because once you recognize that the balance is tipped, you can start to tip it back in your favor, rather than suffering unnecessarily without recognizing what’s going on.
Recapturing your happiness starts within yourself. Be in charge of what direction your mood goes in each and every day. It’s amazing what power you can have in your own life, once you realize this.
therefore It’s
and
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84 |
Page 85