Pray and breathe!

Keeping POSITIVE is my daily goal but sometimes it is hard when there are so many negative things going on around me. How do I stay positive in a world that breeds negativity? Well we will see if I can manage it! It is hard but not impossible. First thing is to make sure I Pray every chance I get and second........breathe!

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Just a Hispanic Jersey girl living in the South and trying to stay positive every day!

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Memories.....Like the Corners of My Mind

Over the years I reflect on times gone by and remember all the good and bad times I have experienced.   I don't ever wish that bad experiences never happened because that would in turn change who I am now. No I don't wish they never happened, I just try to extract from them whatever lesson I can and move forward and make sure that I don't repeat that experience in my future. After all I wouldn't be the person I am today if I had not experienced both the good and bad.

Memories to me are like so many books I have up in that library I call my brain.  Every once in a while it is nice to dust off one of those books and relive a time in your life that made you happy to be a kid, excited that your first kiss was so thrilling, nervous that you won't pass the driving test the first time.  Of course sometimes dusting off those scary books isn't as tempting but you need to at least read a few pages of that book so that you aren't haunted by the things you fear.

Every once in a while I get reminders of books hidden way in the back in the corner of my mind that have several inches of dust on them. I dust off the cover and barely recognize it.  I think to myself...is this even my memory? Did that get re-filed in the wrong library? Of course once I open the cover long forgotten memories start to trickle back to the fore front.

 It's fun to relive long forgotten times in your life and think back to how you felt and how the world was around you.  Just today I was able to relive a time in my life that was fun and carefree.  I was on facebook just looking at pictures on different friends pages when a face came across my screen.  I had not seen this face in about 36 years but I just new who it was!  I couldn't believe my eyes! It was my best friend from first grade!  She had moved away back then and I was heartbroken.  She was the sweetest friend I had ever known and she was gone and I didn't know whatever happened to her. 

I thought about my best friends many times over these 36 years very fondly and wished her well in whatever she was doing with her life.  I always pictured her in my mind as the petite, blond girl with a sweet smile.  I never in a million years expected her to suddenly come up on facebook on another friends page and smile at me like she did so long ago.

Of course I did not delay!  I sent her a friend request and hoped that she would at least remember my name and where I new her from.  I didn't think she would have the same cherished memories I had from my childhood.

Not long after my friend request I received confirmation of her friend acceptance and she wrote me asking if I was the person she new in first grade.  That made my day!  She remembered me!! I hope to continue my corespondence with my best friend from first grade in the future.  She was such a positive person to me at that time in my life when other things in my life weren't as bright and happy.  I will always consider her a blessing to me.

I used to fear my old library of memories but as time moves on I have learned that dusting off those old memory books can sometimes lead to some wonderful new memories and can also lead to positive revelations from whatever good or bad experiences you may have had.  But you know me I think that all memories can only bring positive things if you let them and see them in that light.

So I hope these few words will help you to want to brouse through that library in your mind and dust off a book of memories or two and delve into those forgotten memories.  You never know who you might reconnect with!
Have a positively blessed evening!

Sunday, February 5, 2012

Every Day Is Your Birthday!

Yesterday was my birthday!  I remember when I was growing up as a child I was always so excited to have a birthday.  I was the type of girl who would rather have a party which included family and friends instead of getting presents.  There were always balloons, decorations, food, family, friends and music.  I didn't like to be singled out but enjoyed everyone playing games and having fun.

As I got into my late 20s that seemed to change.  I didn't want to party as much and then in my 30s I started to cringe when anyone mentioned my birthday coming up.  I am not sure why I felt that way.  It could have been that I saw some grays in my hair or wrinkles on my face that made me sort of fear each year I got older. One year, on my birthday, I spent the whole day in bed trying to avoid anyone celebrating my birthday.

Yesterday was different.  In the weeks leading up to my birthday I ended up in the hospital a few days for observation and it was hell.  You ever try to get some rest in the hospital?  It is impossible! Every hour it seemed someone was coming into my sardine can sized room to take blood, blood pressure, check pulse, temperature, check to see how much urine was in the little specimen hats they put on the toilet.  Long story short all is well with my health but that time I spent in the tiny room gave me some time to appreciate all my Blessings!  I have so many things to be positive about and a birthday is definitely one of them!

So Yesterday I jumped up and out of bed and ran around the house singing, "It's my birthday! It's my birthday! Happy Birthday to ME!  It felt good  and right. I don't want to deny my birthday anymore. That is such a waste! I want to enjoy every minute of my life.  Take the bull by the horns, seize the day, live every day like it's my last and every positive saying I can think of! 

It's funny because today I did the same thing.  I jumped up and out of bed and ran around and said "It's my birthday today!"  My husband promptly corrected me and said "No, yesterday was your birthday.  It is Sunday today."  I smiled and thought to myself, "nope, today is my birthday too!"

I want to live every day like that from now on.  I want to live like every day is my birthday.  Happy, grateful, with joy and a positive outlook on life! 

Have a Positively Happy Birthday!

How to

So you want to know how to be more positive? It will take practice and dedication but it is well worth it. Hey listen no one is perfect, after all we are only human, we will falter but trying is the first step to a better, less stressed, more positive you!



THINK DO BE

THINK DO BE

11 ways to become positive

Here are 11 steps for a more positive you that I read on http://www.advancedlifeskills.com/

1. Think Gratitude=focus on your blessings

2. Choose Happiness=choose to be happy

3. Substitute challenges for problems=focus your attention on positive outcomes

4. View life as a journey=look forward to new and unfamiliar experiences

5. Stop and smell the roses=enjoy the simple things in life

6. Begin your day on a positive note=focus on the things that bring you joy and take that with you throughout the day
7. Be positively aware=actively search for the positive side of things

8. Act out happy=act like a happy, optimistic person

9. Hang out with positive people=be influenced by optimistic people

10. Do a gratitude review nightly=think of ten things you are truly grateful for

11. Minimize exposure to negative influences= stop watching, listening and reading to the news.

Keep this list handy and use it as a guide to get you on the positive track. If you feel your starting to get negative just review the list and get back on the wagon. After a while it will become second nature and you will be the positive, happy person you want to be.

For the full article on "11 Steps to a More Positive You" by Jonathan at Advanced Life Skills, please click on this link

http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/11-steps-to-a-more-positive-you/

Armed forces

Armed forces
I would like to send positive thoughts, prayers and many thanks to all the men and women in our United States Armed Forces who support and defend our country around the world! A big Thank you to the family members who support our troops! THANK YOU and GOD BLESS AMERICA!