“Look, life is life. Every one of us faces problems, every one of us feels lonely. It is not what you feel, it is how you react. You can either sit back and let life’s problems define you as a person or you can stand up and say ” No, life is what you make it”

Do I feel 100% today, no not really but do you know…I am proud of deciding to take one step forward today. It may only be a small step but at least it is in the right direction and that is all that we can do…..one step at a time dear friends!!

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As humans we are born different, we think and feel differently. I look at my mum who enjoys problems, I look at myself -born from the same genes – and I love nothing more than solutions!

Instead of seeing our different reactions as a problem maybe we should see them as just part of who we are……almost embrace the differences. At the end of the day, it is not how we react in comparison to others….it is how we react to get ourselves through it.

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CG Walters presents Walking on Water: Unlearning our limitations posted at Into the Mist, saying, “Sometimes the correction for a situation is not to do something more, but primarily to stop what we have being doing; rather than learning something new, relinquish limiting information that you have acquired along the way.”

GP presents Street Talk posted at Innstyle Montana- Come on Inn, saying, “straight talk to get your week started”

jaffar abhamid presents Positive thinking part 1: Focusing what is right posted at Profit from turning problems into innovations, saying, “It Is the first part of a 5-part series of positive thinking article. It is brought to you by Profit from turning problems into innovations blog. Please enjoy reading it. This part is about focusing on what’s right.”

Ellen Landauer presents Natural Alternative Health CoachingHealth Freedom Coaching: dandelion recipes posted at Health Freedom Coaching, saying, “Getting out in the sun and gathering your own awesomely nutritious wild greens is good for the soul (and ultimately, your body). Dandelions are still in season if you know where to find them. In this article I so enjoyed writing, some personal dandelion lore, unique recipes for dandelion greens and hints on where you can still find succulent leaves. As well, storage suggestions and ‘dandelion detox’ procedure to rinse away environmental toxins.”

Chris Edgar presents How Our “Enmeshments” Hold Us Back posted at Purpose Power Coaching, saying, “Many of us–consciously or otherwise–are influenced by a desire to please and avoid antagonizing people who no longer have authority over us, such as perhaps our parents or teachers. Psychologists say we’re “enmeshed” with someone when we see making sure we please them as more important than our own goals and wellbeing. As I describe in this article, I’ve found that just keeping ourselves aware of who we’re trying to please by holding ourselves back in life does much to free us from our enmeshments.”

Anand presents Cognitive Distortions posted at Anand Dhillon . com, saying, “This article details several common distortions in our thinking patterns that lead to stress, anxiety and limitations. THe article also explains how to correct these cognitive distortions to live a happier, more productive life.”

Avani presents Top 10 Demotivators posted at Avani-Mehta.

David B. Bohl presents From Greedy to Grateful – Appreciating What You Have posted at Slow Down Fast Today!, saying, “We seem to quickly jump from one accomplishment to the next, from receiving good things that we enjoy only briefly to quickly pursuing the next good thing we want. We’re a pretty needy and wanting bunch of beings.”

Sam presents Building Self Esteem. Skills for Self Improvement and Self Help ! Surfer Sam posted at Surfer Sam and Friends, saying, “Do you truly know yourself? Do you like the person you see? Would you like to become a better person? Self-esteem is the value you place on yourself. It is your sense of personal worth, along with your confidence and your respect for yourself.”

Alvaro Fernandez presents PBS: Secret Life of the Brain and Neuroplasticity posted at SharpBrains: Your Window into the Brain Fitness Revolution, saying, “A couple great PBS shows”

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Oh, I so wish that there was an easy answer and there isn’t…..but there is one thing that can make a big difference…..SMILE.

S= Smiling is wonderfully contagious…the more you smile, the more people smile at you…the more happier you feel.

M= Make sure that you smile at yourself in the mirror….look and say into the mirror “You are doing so well, you will get through this because you deserve to be happy”

I= In smiling at others, you are creating value in the world by making others feel better. Just think how you feel when someone smiles…that is the power of a smile, it connects and takes away the loneliness.

L= Learn to trick your mind. You will be feeling pain, the more you smile the more you are tricking your brain to feel happier. We control our own emotions…we can chose our emotion. The more we smile, the more we are influencing our mind to “feel happier”

E=  Ensure that you surround yourself normally with smiles. I have photo’s of family and friends smiling in my house. I offer to babysit, as children are wonderful at smiling and at making you smile (and you are doing someone a favour!) and I also ensure that I spend time with positive people…people that get me thinking of solutions and the future, rather than the problems and the past.

Smiles are free but are the greatest stress and pain relief that you can use….and remember smiling does   not mean that you have forgotten it means that you are learning to cope which is a good thing.

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Here are my 6 tips on how to stop those sleepless nights

1. Take Charge. Accept what you can’t change and do what you can. It doesn’t need to be perfect, just take some   action…you can always amend of neccessary.
2. Get to the root. Be honest to yourself about what is really causing your worry. Is it being alone – or is it actually your self confidence? You can then take charge of the actual problem.
3. Talk to people. A problem shared is a problem halved.
4. Escape and treat yourself to a meal out, a walk, a book, a film…just take your mind off the worry, by giving it something else to think about…
5. Step back. Sometimes we focus so much on the problem that we don’t stand back and think really should I be worrying about this…what would I think if this was someone else’s problem? Try and look at the problem from someone else’s point of view, this removes the emotional element.
6. Be positive. I think if you don’t know what is the right answer, then just do something….and believe in something. Worry and inaction is gauranteed not to solve it, being positive about the solution is half the battle

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