Learn How To Control Your Thoughts To Control Your Life
If you look on the bright side of life, your life will be brighter.
I'm not talking about just wishing for good things, I mean the deep down inside you when you think good thoughts, you life will improve.
When it rains, what do you say?
"What lousy weather it is."
OR...
"We need to rain for things to grow, so even though it's dark outside and I'll get wet when running my errands, we do need the rain."
A recent study at the University of Pittsburgh showed that those who are optimistic live longer than those who are pessimistic.
But we KNEW that, right?
Gratitude Journal Keeps My Thoughts In The Right Place
Right before I go to bed, I write in my gratitude journal.
Some days I have TONS of things to write and some days I struggle to get all 5 that I write each night.
Some days have been like that: routine, hard work writing at the computer, lots of time exploring my own thoughts without sharing much time with others.
And some days I'm out among loving, caring people and I overflow with thoughts about how grateful I am for life.
But we each need to remember that it's the small things that add up to MAKE our lives.
My Kids Tease My About My Calendar
I also keep special, recurring notes in my electronic calendar... times when Liz auditioned for a show, when Stacie started a new job (most recently at City Year - a GREAT national organization based in Boston - City Year - Learn More By Clicking Here!), when Pam had a happy time at work or with our family, and then lots of small moments for me and friends - anniversaries, when children were born, when I photographed weddings, bar mitzvahs, or opened one of the many theater productions I've directed over the years.
OK... so I have a few things like when we received a cat, the birthday of our dog, etc. (My kids say I have things like when our dog first pooped or our cat first hid under the sofa - not quite, but amusing to look at life like that).
It never ceases to amaze me how QUICKLY time has passed from one year to the next to five years to ten years. And without this calendar, I would forget those special moments and be able to relive the happiness they brought me.
We really CAN control our own moods, our thoughts, how we see the world, and it's vital to our health that we do that.
Liz Teaches Me A Lesson About Our Moods When We Wake Up
I've known for a long time that when I go to bed happy, I wake up happy.
I saw this first-hand when my younger daughter, Liz, needed some oral surgery... even the doctor told us this: however she is feeling when the anesthetic puts her to sleep, that's how she'll wake up.
Liz was REALLY nervous about having surgery under her tongue, and wouldn't you be too? She's a singer and if whatever her problem was caused too much damage in her mouth, taking it out MIGHT affect her vocal chords and her singing. (If you've heard her singing, you'll know that the surgery came out OK - Hear Liz Seymour Sing On Her New CD - Click Here!)
Liz's nervousness turned into tears as she was put under, and when she awoke with the ranula removed, she was VERY upset and in tears.
There is a life lesson here - how we go to sleep affects how we wake up. And how we wake up affects how our day goes.
"As goes the first hour of the day, so goes the day," a marketing guru friend of mine used to preach.
Wake up happy, refreshed, grateful for what you have and you jump out of bed and into your work.
Go to bed angry, upset, down on yourself, and you'll struggle to take any positive action during the next day.
The way YOU want to approach the world, get things done, find your dream and pursue it? Make sure you have positive thoughts, attitudes, lessons all around you. Those alone can't create the success you're looking for, but without them, you'll be mired in self-pity and stuck in the mud on the road to success.
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Charles Seymour Jr is a creative entrepreneur, marketing-success coach, and social media expert working with individuals and businesses looking to explode their success through online and direct-response marketing. He lives outside of Philadelphia in Wallingford, PA USA with his wife, Pam, two cats, a dog, 7 computers, and 8 cameras!
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