“Find the good. It’s all around you. Find it, showcase it and you’ll start believing in it.”
~ Jesse Owens
This morning – as a result of a cat fight and more media negativity – I woke up on the wrong side of the bed. Even the sunrise didn’t seem so happy this morning ….
“The wrong side of the bed.” Did you know that this saying originated in Roman times, where it was considered bad luck to get out of bed on the left side?
Just thinking about this idiom gave me pause for chuckle … Which is the left side of the bed ?!? It changes, depending on if you sleep on your front, or on your back. It’s sort of like seeing a glass half empty or half full ….
Laughter … One of the surest ways to re-establish a positive mental attitude.
To quote Seth Godin, “Positive thinking is hard. Worth it, though!”
So today, I take up the daily mantra of W. Clement Stone, author of “Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude”:
I feel healthy! I feel happy! I feel terrific!
And I do! I hope you do too !!! Have a great day!
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Here’s a few other PMA quotes, for those days when life’s circumstances threaten to disrupt your zen …..
- A strong positive attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug. – Walter Bagehot
- Whatever happened yesterday, you might have lost a game; today you start a fresh new game, the score is 0:0, and you must win! – Vadim Kotelnikov
- Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude. – Thomas Jefferson
- The ideals which have lighted me on my way, and time after time, given me new courage to face life cheerfully, have been Truth, Goodness and Beauty. – Albert Einstein
- Don’t spend your precious time asking “Why isn’t the world a better place?” It will only be time wasted. The question to ask is “How can I make it better?” To that there is an answer. – Leo Buscaglia
- It is not your aptitude, but your attitude, that determines your altitude. – Zig Ziglar
- Nothing is good or bad, but thinking makes it so. – William Shakespeare
- If your ship doesn’t come in, swim out to it. – Jonathan Winters
- If you don’t start out the day with a smile, it’s not too late to start practicing for tomorrow – unknown
- And finally, start each day like it’s your Birthday … That’s sure to get you smiling:)
