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“Change makes the difference.†If you want your life to be something other than it is right now, your only true option is change. Change takes courage and isn’t easy, especially if you’re feeling safe and secure with the way things are. The hardest part about change is instigating it. This feels risky, but once you take that first step you set things in motion. Today, is your day to take that first step and stop letting life push you around. Today, is the day you take charge of the changes you need to make in your life. Start by identifying small things that you would like to change, just tiny things – things that are holding you back. Make a promise to yourself. Then, stick to that promise and watch yourself change. As you tackle small changes, your confidence will grow. You’ll find that bigger changes don’t seem insurmountable. And, most important, that change is rewarding and fun, after all! ©Jane

Forgiveness -letting go

''Keeping score of old scores and scars, getting evenand one-upping, always make you less than you are.''~~ Malcolm Forbes

We are the ones who suffer when we hold on to past grievances. We give the situations and the people in our past power over us, and the same situations and people keep us mentally enslaved. They continue to control us when we stay stuck in ''unforgiveness''. This is why forgiveness work is so important. Forgiveness -letting go of the ones who hurt us-is letting go of our identity as the one who was hurt.It allows us to be set free from the needless cycle of pain, anger,and recrimination that keep us imprisoned in our own suffering.

What we forgive is not the act, but the actors-we are forgiving their suffering , confusion, unskillfulness, desperation, and their humanity.As we get the feelings out and let them go, we can then move on.

Remember that all of the events that take place in our lives and all of the individuals we encounter teach us valuable lessons.

Blueprints Your thoughts are the blueprints from which your days are constructed. Each action you take is informed and directed by the thoughts you think.

If your thoughts are disjointed and unfocused, the results you get will be meager and mostly meaningless. If your thoughts are filled with negativity and worry, your life will faithfully express your greatest fears.

Fortunately, you can do much, much better, and it’s really not so difficult at all. You can choose, right now and as often as you wish, to fill your mind with positive, empowering thoughts.

All it takes is the will to do so. It is so easy to choose your thoughts, it seems almost trivial, and yet the results are anything but trivial. When the blueprints are well designed, the building will be a strong, beautiful, functional structure. When your thoughts are consistently well chosen, your life will be consistently rich and fulfilling.

You can choose any thought, any time you wish. Remind yourself often to stick with those thoughts that continue to build your life into one that’s truly great. Ralph Marston

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