November 30, 2021

It's My 52nd Birthday! I Can't Believe It. 🎊🎉🌟🐱‍🏍 Happy Birthday To Me... Long Live Disco! 💖😘

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I'll let you know later what I did to celebrate this special day. :)
Until then, let's enjoy my Disco playlist on my YouTube channel. 😘

I will be having a great year doing whatever it is that puts a smile on my face. 😊

BIG hugs! Hope you enjoy yourselves too.
Life is way too short. Dance. 🎉😘✨💖

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November 29, 2021

Steps To Happiness... ♥


Steps To Happiness
poem written by Father Pat

Everybody Knows:
You can't be all things to all people.
You can't do all things at once.
You can't do all things equally well.
You can't do all things better than everyone else.
Your humanity is showing just like everyone else's.

So:

You have to find out who you are, and be that.
You have to decide what comes first, and do that.
You have to discover your strengths, and use them.
You have to learn not to compete with others,
Because no one else is in the contest of *being you*.

Then:

You will have learned to accept your own uniqueness.
You will have learned to set priorities and make decisions.
You will have learned to live with your limitations.
You will have learned to give yourself the respect that is due.
And you'll be a most vital mortal.

Dare To Believe:

That you are a wonderful, unique person.
That you are a once-in-all-history event.
That it's more than a right, it's your duty, to be who you are.
That life is not a problem to solve, but a gift to cherish.
And we'll be able to stay one up on what used to get us.

May God Bless you and keep you safe.

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HAPPY MONDAY Everybody! :) Make It A Great Week. ❤ No Matter What Happens, Stay Positive!

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USA: Jeffrey Epstein Associate Ghislaine Maxwell Trial Begins Today. Obama Appointed Judge In Maxwell's Trial Issues Media-Wide Gag Order: All Press And Spectators Barred From Courtroom.

🚨👇 BONUS, just because. 👇🚨

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November 28, 2021

PERU: Massive 7.5 Magnitude Earthquake Rocked Close To Northern Town Of Santa Maria De Nieva In The Province Of Condorcanqui. It Was Felt As Far As Lima Center Of Country And Bogota, Colombia.

World Is Dangerous published November 28, 2021: Destructive earthquake M7.5 hit Peru, damage is enormous - temblor 28 de noviembre

Reuters News
written by Marco Aquino
Sunday November 28, 2021

A 7.5 magnitude earthquake shook the remote Amazon region of northern Peru on Sunday and was felt as far as Lima in the center of the country, destroying 75 homes but with no deaths reported.

The seismological center of the Geophysical Institute of Peru (IGP) said the earthquake had a depth of 131 kilometers (81 miles) and that the epicenter was 98 kilometers from the town of Santa Maria de Nieva in the province of Condorcanqui.

The quake was felt throughout central and northern Peru. Some residents left their homes as a precaution, according to local radio and television reports.

No damage was reported to the 1,100-kilometer oil pipeline of state-owned Petroperu that crosses the Peruvian Amazon region to the Pacific coast in the north.

The National Institute of Civil Defense (Indeci) said in a statement that 220 homes were affected, 81 uninhabitable and 75 destroyed. Seven places of religious worship and two shopping centers were among damaged facilities, Indeci said, adding that four residents were injured.

President Pedro Castillo said through Twitter that he ordered the immediate deployment of support personnel and took a trip in a military plane to the area.

"We will support those affected and address material damage," he said.

Walter Culqui, mayor of the town of Jalca Grande in Chachapoyas province, said several houses had been damaged, leaving three non-serious injuries. Part of the church tower in the area collapsed, he said.

Through social networks, electricity cuts were reported in several locations in jungle areas. Local TV images showed stretches of roads blocked by huge rocks and dirt that had been knocked loose.

The U.S. warning system said there was no tsunami warning after the earthquake.

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What The Devil Meant For Evil, God Said He Would Turn It Around...💖 Trust and Believe. I Receive This Message, In The Mighty Name Of Jesus Christ. AMEN! 😊💖 I Love You WORLD!


I love this song and Judy Jacobs encouraging words and passion singing this song. 😊 Listen she has a message for you.

Boy do I miss these TBN Praise-a-Thons that would last all week. I'm glad they were around when I was barely getting to know the Lord God almighty in the early 2000's. I wish TBN would bring them back for us to enjoy. It felt like TBN brought a powerful spiritual conference right into our home. ❤

You can watch TBN programs 24/7 worldwide on their TBN website or download their TBN app. :) Look for TBN Networks tab and you will see United States and Other Countries with programs in your native language. :)
 
Yes, the Lord God Almighty will turn it around. Don't listen to people who say that prayer doesn't work or is for weak people. I'm here to tell you that it does work, most especially when you're feeling weak and at your most vulnerable caused by dark forces at work against you. The Supernatural spiritual world does exist. There are dark forces at work who do pray and do rituals casting spells and curses on people the entire night for 12 hours straight to wreak havoc on people's lives. You can choose not to believe. That's fine. But I want you to know if that day ever comes when you desperately need help and you have no one to turn to, you have God and all of heaven waiting to hear you cry out asking God for help and God will respond. Keep praying every day until you see the breakthrough you so desperately need. I have prayers you can use I've shared with you on the upper right side of my blog. You can also send prayer requests to Christian ministries to help pray for you. You don't know the dark forces that the angels dispatched to answer your prayers had to fight to reach you. It's kind of like this 'We Are Here' scene from Horton Hears a Who in the two videos I shared above.

God Said He Would Turn It Around
~ by Pastor Judy Jacobs

God said He would turn it around
God said He would turn it around
What that devil meant for evil
God will make it good
Turn around, Turn around, Turn around
x2

I know it may be midnight
But Joy is soon to come
I know it may be midnight
But Joy is soon to come
I know it feels like midnight
But Joy is soon to come

God said He would turn it around
God said He would turn it around
What that devil meant for evil
God will make it good
Turn around, Turn around, Turn around
x2

Give him all the praise
For God is in control

God said He would turn it around
God said He would turn it around
What that devil meant for evil
God will make it good
Turn around, Turn around, Turn around
x2

He will give you beauty for ashes
Joy for your pain
Praise for your sadness
As you remember his name
Mourning into dancing
Sorrow into Joy
Every day will be sweeter than the day before
x2

God said He would turn it around
God said He would turn it around
What that devil meant for evil
God will make it good
Turn around, Turn around, Turn around
x2
 
Here is a good picture of angels going to battle with demons who are blocking them from answering your prayers and coming to your help. This is what the Supernatural realm in the heavenlies looks like. Ask God to send giant warring angels to stand guard around you and your home for protection and plead the blood of Jesus Christ over everything you value.
Here is a short prayer I say:

Lord Jesus please cleanse my mind, body and soul from all impurities. Wash me in your blood Lord Jesus. Purify me. Cover me and protect me against all evil. Amen and amen.

You can replace my and me with whomever it is you want to pray for. Just insert their name or label like mom, dad, brother, sister, boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, wife. (emphasis mine)

God WINS in the end!

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15 Awesome Quotes by Charles H. Spurgeon ♥

Charles Haddon Spurgeon (19 June 1834 – 31 January 1892) was a large British Particular Baptist preacher who remains highly influential among Christians of different denominations, among whom he is still known as the "Prince of Preachers". He was a strong figure in the Reformed Baptist tradition, defending the Church in agreement with the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith understanding, and opposing the liberal and pragmatic theological tendencies in the Church of his day.

On June 5, 1862, Spurgeon challenged the Church of England when he preached against baptismal regeneration. However, Spurgeon taught across denominational lines as well. It was during this period at the new Tabernacle that Spurgeon found a friend in James Hudson Taylor, the founder of the inter-denominational China Inland Mission. Spurgeon supported the work of the mission financially and directed many missionary candidates to apply for service with Taylor. He also aided in the work of cross-cultural evangelism by promoting "The Wordless Book", a teaching tool that he described in a message given on January 11, 1866, regarding Psalm 51:7: "Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow." The book has been and is still used to teach illiterate people and people of other cultures and languages – young and old – around the globe about the Gospel message.

Following the example of George Müller, Spurgeon founded the Stockwell Orphanage, which opened for boys in 1867 and for girls in 1879, and which continued in London until it was bombed in the Second World War. The orphanage became Spurgeon's Child Care which still exists today. On the death of missionary David Livingstone in 1873, a discolored and much-used copy of one of Spurgeon's printed sermons, "Accidents, Not Punishments," was found among his few possessions much later, along with the handwritten comment at the top of the first page: "Very good, D.L." He had carried it with him throughout his travels in Africa. It was returned to Spurgeon and treasured by him. [source: wikipedia]

15 Awesome Quotes by Charles H. Spurgeon
  1. A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble.

  2. It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.

  3. Many men owe the grandeur of their lives to their tremendous difficulties.

  4. Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength.

  5. I would go to the deeps a hundred times to cheer a downcast spirit. It is good for me to have been afflicted, that I might know how to speak a word in season to one that is weary.

  6. None are more unjust in their judgments of others than those who have a high opinion of themselves.

  7. No one knows who is listening, say nothing you would not wish put in the newspapers.

  8. Sincerity makes the very least person to be of more value than the most talented hypocrite.

  9. The greatest enemy to human souls is the self-righteous spirit which makes men look to themselves for salvation.

  10. You might not always get what you want, but you always get what you expect.

  11. Trials teach us what we are; they dig up the soil, and let us see what we are made of.

  12. Economy is half the battle of life. It is not so hard to earn money as to spend it well.

  13. If we cannot believe God when circumstances seem to be against us, we do not believe Him at all.

  14. A little faith will bring your soul to heaven; a great faith will bring heaven to your soul.

  15. Friendship is one of the sweetest joys of life. Many might have failed beneath the bitterness of their trial had they not found a friend.
BONUS

Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom.

BONUS BONUS

You say, 'If I had a little more, I should be very satisfied.' You make a mistake. If you are not content with what you have, you would not be satisfied if it were doubled.

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Joy Unspeakable and Full of Glory. So Beautifully Expressed. So Enjoyed Reading This...❤

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written by Derek Morris
[source: BetterSermons.org]

One of the benefits of moving from a house is that you can get rid of things that you’ve been storing for years and years and years and don’t need any more! You know the things I’m talking about...in your closets, under your bed, in your attic, in your garage, in the trunk of your car! One of the benefits of moving is that you can get rid of some of those things that you don’t need anymore.

Another benefit of moving from a house is that you find family treasures that you haven’t seen for years. I found some treasures this past week! These two precious boxes. They may not look that precious to you. But they are priceless to me and to my wife Bodil! Can anyone guess what these boxes contain? - piles of love letters. No! You can’t read them! These are mine, and those are Bodil’s!

Bodil and I first met when we were both students at Newbold College, in England. I had grown up in England and, at the time we met, I was a junior theology major at Newbold College, just west of London, England. Bodil was starting her first year of college and, as a bold and daring high school graduate, had decided to come to England from the United States.

You’re probably expecting me to tell you that when I heard her melodious alto voice, saw her long flowing hair and looked into her sparkling eyes that I was instantly and hopelessly smitten. That may actually be true, but I’m not sure that I would ever admit that in public. What I am willing to admit is this: as days passed into weeks, and weeks into months, Bodil and I became best friends. We saved places for each other at Chapel and in the Dining Hall. We took walks together. And we began to write notes to each other; lots of notes.

We spent some time reading some of those love notes this past week. Here’s one that Bodil sent me on our first Valentine’s day. “.....” I’m happy to report that she has never stopped eating peanut butter! Here’s another one that it wasn’t easy for a rather reserved young lady to send to a rather loud and boisterous Englishman. “.....” I found one of my love notes to her. It’s a Ziggy card. (Read card)

As we read these love notes, our hearts were filled with the joy! We rejoiced as we remembered God’s wonderful leading in our lives and we still rejoice in things God continues to do in our lives day by day. Our hearts are still overflowing with love. As you can imagine, these love notes are very precious to us because they reveal the essence of our thoughts and feelings towards each other.

God has also sent a Love Note to us. That love note also reveals the essence of His thoughts and feelings toward us. But unlike these love notes, (point to the boxes), God’s love note to us was not written on a Hallmark card or on parchment with pen and ink, or even on stone with His own finger. God’s love letter to us was sent in a Person. Who is God’s love note to us? That’s right! Jesus!

The Bible tells us that God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son. Jesus, the Son of God came to reveal the essence of the Father’s thoughts and feelings toward us. And the message was as simple as it is precious: God loves you. God loves you. God loves you.

We have come to the place in our study of the letter to the Philippians where the apostle Paul speaks of God’s love so perfectly and absolutely revealed in His love letter to us, the Lord Jesus Christ. The portion of Philippians that we are going to study today is one of the most profound passages of Scripture in the entire Bible. Many scholars believe that it was actually an early Christian hymn because it is written in carefully chosen phrases which have a clear rhythm.

I’d like us to begin our study of the Philippian letter this morning by reading this early Christian hymn together. If you have your Bibles, it’s found in Philippians 2:6-11. Talking about Jesus, the apostle Paul has this to say.... Let’s read together .

"Who, being in very nature God,
did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
but made himself nothing,
taking the very nature of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
and became obedient to death—
even death on a cross!
Therefore God exalted him to the highest place
and gave him the name that is above every name,
that at the name of Jesus Christ every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father."

What an amazing picture of the love of God in action! Tell me something. Why was Jesus Christ willing to empty Himself, to make Himself nothing? Why was He willing to stoop so low for wretched sinners like you and me? Can you answer that question for me?

The answer is simple: Because He loves us. And He came to reveal the Father’s love. The Father loves you! That is the message written in bold print in God’s love letter to us. God loves you! God loves you! God loves you!

And the apostle Paul appeals to the Philippian believers and also to us to embrace that love and to allow that love to transform our lives. Notice his admonition to the Philippians at the beginning of the second paragraph of his letter. It begins with the words “if you have any encouragement...” Let’s read this section of the letter together.

"If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort in his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus. (Philippains 2:1-4).

And what was the attitude of Christ Jesus? Very simply this: His life was so filled with the love of God that He loved the Father with all of His heart and He loved God’s children more than life itself. Let me say that again. Jesus was so filled with the love of God that He loved the Father with all of His heart and He loved God’s children more than life itself.

And the apostle Paul’s admonition is clear. Let your attitude, let your approach to life, be the same as that of Christ Jesus. Let the love of God so fill your heart that you will love Him with all your heart and love those around you more than life itself. And that’s a miracle of God’s grace. You can’t work up that kind of love. You can only open your heart to receive it as a gift from God.

Paul told the believers in Rome that God’s love is poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit whom He has given to us. And when your life is filled with the love of God, you will have the same attitude as that of Christ Jesus. When your heart is filled with the love of God, you will love God with all of your heart and you will love those around you more than life itself.

And when you receive God’s amazing love note through Jesus Christ, you will not only love God with all of your heart, which is the first great commandment, you will not only love those around you more than life itself, which is the second great commandment, but you will be filled with glorious and inexpressible joy!

The apostle Peter speaks of this joy in his first epistle. He writes: “Though you have not seen him, (speaking of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, God’s love letter to us), though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.” 1 Peter 1:8-9. The KJV describes this joy as “joy unspeakable and full of glory!”

Jesus experienced that glorious and inexpressible joy as He loved God with all of His heart and loved us more than life itself. We read in Hebrews 12:1-2, “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”

And that joy was not just a future joy. It was a present joy. Luke records in Luke 10:21 that Jesus was full of joy by the Holy Spirit!

And you can know that joy today. That glorious and inexpressible joy when you receive God’s amazing love note to us, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. When you receive Him, you will not only respond by loving God with all of your heart, and loving those around you more than life itself, you will be filled with a glorious and inexpressible joy!

The old gospel song is true. I’m not sure than I can remember all of the words. But it goes something like this:

If you want joy, real joy, wonderful joy
let Jesus come into your heart.
If you want joy, real joy, wonderful joy,
let Jesus come into your heart.
Your sins He’ll wash away
Your night He’ll turn to day
Your life He’ll make it over anew.
If you want joy, real joy, wonderful joy,
let Jesus come into your heart.

And Paul says, when that is your experience, when you receive the love of God poured out through Jesus Christ, when you love God with all of your heart and love one another more than life itself, “you will make my joy complete.” Literally, you will fill up my joy.

As your new senior pastor here at Forest Lake Church, I’ve seen a lot of love revealed in the past few weeks. And much of that love has been directed towards me and my family. Six weeks ago, we moved here to Florida from southern California. Since we’ve arrived, we’ve been invited to Sabbath lunch each week by various church elders. That ends this Sabbath, by the way, so we are open to lunch invitations from mid-November until Jesus comes!

We’ve had the CCC, the Charitable Chainsaw Crew, come over and help clean up our yard after Charlie and Frances visited our neighborhood. We have received notes and cards of encouragement and support. And we have also witnessed many other acts of love and kindness in the congregation.

For example, Pastor Don came to staff meeting on Tuesday in dirty work clothes. He had just come off someone’s roof, helping to make some needed repairs. He doesn’t have to do that. But that’s what happens when your heart is filled with the love of God. You love God with all of your heart and you love those around you more than your own life. And when I see the love of God manifested in you, it brings joy to my heart as your pastor, just like the Philippian believers brought joy to Paul’s heart. And I know that you will also experience joy; real joy; wonderful joy. Glorious inexpressible joy, as you allow God to fill you with His amazing love.

I want to give you something this morning to remind you how much God loves you. It’s a simple card that you can put in your wallet, put in your purse, in your Bible, put on your bulletin board. It says, Dear.....(and you can write your name), I love you, God.”

God loves you no matter what you’ve done or where you’ve been. God loves you no matter where you came from. God loves you whether you’re rich or poor. God loves you whether you’re pretty or ugly! God loves you and He has sent you a love letter in the person of His Son, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Won’t you open your heart to His love to perfectly and completely revealed in the person of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord? When you do, His love will so fill your heart that you will love Him with all of your heart, you will love those around you more than life itself, and you will experience a glorious and inexpressible joy!

You will still face challenges in life. You will still face difficulties. But like it says in the song that our children sing, “This joy that I have the world didn’t give it to me. This joy that I have the world didn’t give it to me. The world didn’t give it and the world can’t take it away." Am I speaking the truth this morning?

Is there anyone who needs to experience that glorious and inexpressible joy? It won’t come with more money or more friends or more stuff. That glorious and inexpressible joy comes when we receive God’s love note to us, Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.

Is there anyone here today who needs to trust Jesus completely as Savior and Lord and be filled with glorious and inexpressible joy? I want to invite you to raise your hand right where you are. Praise God. God sees your hand brother. God sees your hand sister.

We’re going to close our service this morning by singing an old gospel song based on 1 Peter 1:8-9. As we sing this song, if you raised your hand to trust Jesus completely as your Savior and Lord and be filled with inexpressible and glorious joy, or even if you didn’t raise your hand, but that’s your heart desire right now, I want to invite you to come forward as we sing this song so that we can pray with you and rejoice together!

Evan, lead us as we sing. And as we sing, if you’ve made an important decision to trust Jesus completely today as your Savior and Lord and given Him permission to fill you with inexpressible and glorious joy, I invite you to join me here at the front of the church.

It is joy unspeakable and full of glory, full of glory, full of glory.
It is joy unspeakable and full of glory and the half has never yet been told!

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How To Adopt an Attitude of Lighthearted Happiness

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How To Adopt an Attitude of Lighthearted Happiness
written by Jeff Cohen, Founder
[source: Solve Your Problem, A Self-Help & Personal Development Community]

Are you yearning for a greater sense of happiness in your life but feel weighed down by problems? If so, try adopting an attitude of lightheartedness and watch how quickly it can inject an element of fun and whimsy into your life.

Here are three simple ways to do it:

1. Play

Most of us tend to take life so seriously. Sure, life can definitely be serious at times, and there are certainly things that we should take seriously - but we also don’t need to be so serious ALL the time! Instead, try your best to have more fun as often as you can. Either spend time doing things you enjoy, or simply make your regular activities more fun. Not sure that your regular activities can be fun? Nearly any task or chore can be lightened up a bit - even mundane chores around the house. Take, for example, house work or yard work. Who says you have to grudgingly perform those tasks? Why not put on some funky music and dance around while you do them? Why not listen to a stand-up comedy routine on CD and laugh while you do them? All it takes is a shift in perspective to make something fun and lighthearted.

2. Get inspired

If you’re used to directing most of your focus toward lack or negativity, it can be helpful to start lifting your perspective to a higher place. One way to do that is to purposely concentrate on things that inspire you. You can read uplifting books or watch inspirational movies; or even buy a book of motivational quotes and read a few each day. You can also choose to be inspired by the things you see in your daily travels. For example, rather than rushing distractedly to and from appointments, take a few minutes to pause and gaze around. Notice how the sunshine plays on the trees and flowers, making them glow with beauty. Rather than getting annoyed at your children when they play with their dinner, marvel at their creativity and sense of humor. Take a walk during your lunch hour and breathe deeply of the fresh air, smile at strangers and make an effort to remember what a miracle life is. No matter how you do it, let your heart and mind soar to a place of joy and inspiration, and you’ll automatically feel more lighthearted, and happy!

3. Unload your worries

It’s difficult to feel lighthearted and happy when you’re besieged by stress and worry. Rather than carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders (or in your heart), write your problems and worries on a sheet of paper and place it in a box or drawer. Affirm that for the next few hours, you’re not going to think about those things. Then shift your attention to things that make you feel better, like spending time with loved ones or engaging in favorite hobbies. When worrisome thoughts pop back into your mind, firmly set them aside again and remind yourself that you’re not going to focus on them right now. It may sound overly simple but it really works! With enough practice you eventually reach a point of knowing that worrying and obsessing isn’t helping matters, so you decide not to do it for awhile - and you instantly feel more lighthearted and happy.

When it comes right down to it, feeling happy is a choice you make from moment to moment. Happiness won’t make all of your challenges vanish, but choosing to focus more on the lighter side of life can definitely make you feel better – and who knows, it might even give you the mental and emotional distance you need to come up with creative solutions that you would have missed if you’d been too busy worrying!

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Look For The Hidden Good And 3 Other Ways To React To Problems. Why A Positive Mental Attitude is Indispensable To Your Success. Everything Is Not As It Seems.

written by Brian Tracy
October 20, 2015
[source: Success.com]

It is not what happens to you that counts. It is how you react to what happens to you—especially when there are unexpected problems.

Here are four things you can do to assure that your attitude is the very best it can be, no matter what the circumstance:

1. Focus on the future.

Whatever challenges you face, focus on the future rather than on the past. Instead of worrying about who did what and who is to blame, focus on where you want to be and what you want to do. Get a clear mental image of your ideal successful future, and then take whatever action you can to begin moving in that direction. Get your mind, your thoughts and your mental images on the future.

2. Think about the solution.

Whenever you’re faced with a difficulty, focus on the solution rather than on the problem. Think and talk about the ideal solution to the obstacle or setback, rather than wasting time rehashing and reflecting on the problem. Solutions are inherently positive, whereas problems are inherently negative.

Take some time to write out every detail of the problem, and then take the most logical next step to solve it. The instant that you begin thinking in terms of solutions, you become a positive and constructive human being.

3. Look for the good.

Assume that something good is hidden within each difficulty or challenge. Norman Vincent Peale, a major proponent of positive thinking, once said, “Whenever God wants to give us a gift, he wraps it up in a problem.” The bigger the gift you have coming, the bigger the problem you will receive. But the wonderful thing is that if you look for the gift, you will always find it.

4. Seek the lesson.

Assume that whatever situation you are facing at the moment is exactly the right situation you need to ultimately be successful. This situation has been sent to you to help you learn something, to help you become better, to help you expand and grow.

So seek for the valuable lesson in every adversity. Make a list of every idea or insight you can gain from every setback or difficulty.

A positive mental attitude is indispensable to your success. You can be as positive as you want to be if you will simply think about the future and look for the good. If you do what other successful people do, if you use your mind to exert mental control over the situation, you will be positive and cheerful most of the time. And you will reap the benefits enjoyed by all successful people.

There are usually 3 ways people react to change—are you non-active, reactive or proactive? Find out how to take charge of inevitable change.

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