When you get a chance to pay it forward, do it!
There are people who were once in your shoes that will benefit from a warm smile, firm handshake and an opportunity or open door, if you can swing it.
Give back with your time and knowledge. Guide where you can. Be kind.
Everything in life is so fascinating.
The idea that we are here and can read this and understand it is quite amazing!!
It is incredible that our hearts beat, bodies digest and lungs breathe, all without us even thinking about it. Whether we are awake or asleep, busy or at rest, our basic functions keep happening without us having to give any directions.
Bees make honey that we can eat. How does corn know how to grow from a seed?
Life is so fascinating!
Yes.
Although there can be desperate and hard times, tough situations, emotional and physical pain, there is also the flip-side.
There is joy, beauty, euphoria, love, bliss and moments you want to never end with people you adore.
What you choose to focus on will determine where your life goes. The more you think about the negative, the more pain and suffering you’ll need to endure, if only in your own head.
The more you focus on positive thoughts and gratitude, the stronger, happier and calmer you will be.
What’s crazy is you get to choose. Your circumstances don’t have to change, just the way you look at them.
And for some masochistic reason, there are many people who prefer to complain, point out the downside, see fear in everything and be unhappy.
When you can just flip the switch in your head and focus on the positive and gratitude and feel better almost instantly, it seems wild to me to choose the opposite. (Yes it does take daily training)
What do you usually focus on? Be honest.
Isn’t life incredible!?
Yes opens doors. Yes is a positive feeling.
Yes is powerful.
Every day is exciting! You’re alive!
Move fast and make the most of it.
That’s all you’ve got to do.
All day. Every day.
The fact you’re alive is such an incredible thing. Why wouldn’t you simply smile and enjoy?
Nice to have some good ones. Enjoy them while you can.
Notice when you’ve added an extra 5 pounds you weren’t planning to add. Notice when your emotions bubble up and then understand why.
Notice how your spouse, friends, and parents react to things you say and do.
You don’t have to notice anything. You don’t have to be curious. But it will probably have a wonderful positive impact on your life, if you do.
Smiles are contagious. They are low pressure fun. They can be friendly without being sexual.
Smiles cheer people up and can lift a persons mood.
Smiles also feel great on our own face. Practice smiling more. Use those facial muscles. Build their muscle memory. Be grateful and smile.
People calm down with hugs. They often feel more loved too.
Hugs are free to give to people too.
So maybe make it part of your 2026 plan to give out more hugs than last year.
