I thought I would post some tweets

- Life is as good or bad as I make it. I always have blessings, whether or not I choose to see them is entirely up to me.

- It’s fascinating just how happy & at peace I am when I am not consumed with me, myself & I.

-When I’m consumed with self, I’m consumed with self-centered fear, which ruins everything. No self, no self-centered fear. Simple really. Read more…

Do you ever feel as if you can’t turn off your mind and thoughts? Does your mind race preventing you from falling asleep or staying focused on a particular task? Does your mind run on and on to the point where you can’t take it anymore and you wish it would just stop? Read more…

Have you ever been afraid to let go of a personal relationship, whether it be a boyfriend, girlfriend, husband or wife or even a platonic friendship? Our fears of detaching may be deep rooted and not so easily remedied. Such clinging and obsessive behaviors may appear unseemly to others who do not understand our fears and apparent inability to let go. What can we do to free ourselves of this bondage so that we can be happy? Read more…

As I touched on in the post titled Letting Go, we become afraid at the thought losing what we possess or of not getting what we want. In other words, when we don’t get our way we become afraid or upset in some way. So, what might you do when you find yourself in such a situation? Do you smile and accept the way things are or do you try to control the situation or other people so that you can keep what you have or get what you want? Which way do you think might bring you peace and happiness? Read more…

Most of our fears can be put into one of two categories. Fear of not getting what we want or fear of losing what we have. Most of our negative reactions to life result from a lack of acceptance. We are afraid and we don’t accept because of our lack of faith in a Higher Power or to put it another way, we don’t trust in the way things are. Did I rub anybody the wrong way yet? Read more…

Sometimes life is going along just the way we want it to go and other times…it’s not! During such trying times, dealing with the moment can be challenging, never mind bringing the past and future into the mix. Let’s say all is well in your world at this moment. How many of you mess that up by dredging up something uncomfortable from the past or begin to worry about the future? Read more…

God, Higher Power, Jesus, Universal Force are just some of the names used to depict a persons belief in, well…God. There are also atheists, those who do not believe in God. Whatever your belief is or isn’t, faith is an important component of being happy. I’m not telling you that you have to be religious to be happy but what I will say is that having faith in a Greater Power of some kind can greatly impact your ability to be happy and at peace. Hear me out… Read more…

There are some basic guidelines that we need to follow to feel good and be happy. While reading this post, some of you may be thinking, “well, of course, I know that” or “duh” But think about how many times you do things that you know you shouldn’t do, but you do them anyway. The point is that sometimes knowledge is only part of
the answer. For many of you, the simplicity of the information in this post may prove to be very enlightening. Read more…