Where magic lives

Wishes are shining deep down inside of you. Cause that, my friends, is where the magic lives. Jiminy CricketIt is that "anything is possible" mentality.It is positive thinking.It is having the determination to do whatever isnecessary to make your dreams come true.After going through...

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Don't Give Up

 Today has been one of the worse days in a while for many reasons that I don't need to get into for the purpose of this post.I was blessed with a healthy dose of self-confidence and one thing I know for sure, I am a strong person and I know I'm going to get through this.  My motto . . . this...

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Emotionally unsettled

My horoscope today from Daily Om . . . as usual, on target . . . "You may feel emotionally unsettled today, which could cause you to struggle with feelings of frustration and instability. You may find it helpful to spend some time alone, working through your feelings and adopting a more...

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Trouble creates a capacity to handle it…meet it as a friend, for you’ll see a lot of it and had better be on speaking terms with it. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES Trouble is no friend of mine!  That gator has been the closest to a friend that I've seen.  He's hungry and snapping...

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Keep your goals on track

"You can keep your goals on track by concentrating on the facts of the here and now rather than your reactions to the past or your anxieties regarding the future. By focusing on what you need to do in the present to attain your goals, you can avoid being distracted by the unknown."  Source:...

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Encourage Yourself

Treating yourself with the same gentleness and respect you afford others can give you the strength to accomplish what  you want in life. Feelings of unworthiness could negatively affect your self-confidence and cause you to judge yourself harshly.  Giving yourself...

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New year philosophies

Isn't it funny how everyone looks forward to this day so we can say goodbye to the old year that is soon to pass on and give way to the new hope of tomorrow? Maybe it is just human nature to hope what is ahead is better than what was. The grass is always greener on the other side thing . ....

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Bring out the positive vibes!

My goal has been to learn how to bring out the positive vibes, changing the attitude of negative thinking I learned as a child.   Growing up, it was assumed the day was going to be a bad one.  My dad was a miserable person and it was his goal in life to make everyone around him miserable...

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Defeating the Doubt

Life is a journey.  We will encounter winding roads, rocky roads and forks in the road.  They are all phases we need to push through to another stepping stone on our journey.  Along the journey, one of the biggest challenges we will encounter is doubt. Our doubts are traitors,...

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Getting the groove back

    Get serious with your life?  Really? Seriously, I still don't have a complete grasp of what I want to do when I grow up.  The big picture is a lot more focused, however, there is so much in between getting there and here in the today. Although I had joined the...

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Attitude and adjustments

Attitude is a complex mental state. Definitely an understatement! It can be a mix of feelings, beliefs and values . . . a combination of infinite variables. Sometimes attitude is a result of a simple feeling. Attitude can make the difference between a positive or negative...

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Hope, Faith and A Positive Attitude

“Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul And sings the tune without the words And never stops at all.”  Emily Dickinson “Hope is an optimistic attitude of mind based on an expectation of positive outcomes related to events and circumstances in one's...

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