Within the last few years I have watched the movie "The Secret" countless times. A few weeks ago I was at a networking meeting early in the morning and I looked over to find one of the ladies with a book called "The Power". This book looked oddly familiar and yet I'd never seen it before. I then realized, above The Power, it said The Secret. I asked her if she liked it and she said yes, it expanded more upon the secret than the first book. At this point I knew I had to get my hands on it. For the most part I'm someone who likes to read the book before I go out and buy it so I jumped on the library's website and it arrived a week later. I have been reading the book for a few days now and this might just be one that I go out and buy.
Okay so we've all heard it, love can change our life. If everyone loved one another the world would be a better place...yes it's true, but you can't change the world all at once or all by yourself, but there is one thing you can change…yourself. The one thing I love about the book is that it talks about changing your life through your attitude. How do we do it? First we have to change the way we think. By changing the way we think we can change our whole day, week, and life. I'll be the first to admit that I'm guilty of getting out of bed thinking "I wish I could just crawl back in bed and go back to sleep" or "I love my little guy but why can't he sleep just a little longer". After reading through the first few sections I decided I'd try it. I set my alarm for 8am the first day. Keep in mind I have not been a morning person since Luke was born. Before going to bed I told myself that tomorrow was going to be a good and beautiful day. The next morning I got up as soon as my alarm went off and started working on my business stuff. I have to say, it was the first beautiful day we'd had in a little while. Not only did my morning start out good but the rest of my day went well too. I have proceeded to do this for the last week and have noticed a complete change in the way I feel. I’m not always exhausted, stressed, and frustrated. I love myself and my family more and want to do more for others. In the book Rhonda explains it like this…you are like a magnet, if you are negative, you are going to attract negative things and/or people; if you are positive then you will attract the positive things and people. It’s very true.
One person who is a great example to me of being happy is Jim. Jim is my up line and sponsor for Send Out Cards. Periodically he calls me to check up and see how I’m doing and if I have any questions or need help. I’ve noticed that one of the first things he says is “you don’t sound very chipper” when I’m not my bubbly self. Let me tell you, this guy is one of the most positive people I know…even when you dump water on his computer. Sometimes it takes someone else saying something to flip that switch but it can and does make a huge difference. I can’t count the number of times on both hands in the last few months that someone has bit my head off for one thing or another and I have let it drag me down. Once you’re on that downward spiral, you’re not coming back up until you make the decision to change your ways. Now that I’ve made the decision myself, I feel empowered to make others happy through nothing more than a smile, thoughtful note, or serving them in some way.
I challenge every person that reads this to seriously take a step back in life and flip that switch, even if no one around you is happy, you can be but YOU have to make that decision.
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