Seriously, Wednesday is wonderful. If you don't think Wednesday is wonderful, you should practice saying that it is. Your brain will be tricked very quickly into thinking that Wednesday is wonderful. That's how affirmations work. We reprogram our brains to think what we want them to think. It will work with other things too. For instance, say "I love my job" every morning. Even if you don't, it will help. Smiling in the mirror, likewise, will help you feel happier. It sounds ridiculous, yet it works. When we do the action or say the words, our emotions follow. In that way, we are in charge of our emotions, not the other way around. In fact, this reminds me of one of my favorite quotes by Charles Swindoll (you may have heard it before):
"The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of
attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is
more important than facts. It is more
important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than
failures, than successes, than what other people think, say or do. It is more important than appearance,
giftedness or skill. It will make or
break a company... a church... a home.
The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the
attitude we embrace for that day. We
cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a
certain way. We cannot change the
inevitable. The only thing we can do is
play the one string we have, and that is our attitude... I am convinced that
life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it.
And
so it is with you... we are in charge of our Attitudes”
If you've been a slave to your emotions, today is a good day to do something different. Choose your attitude. Have a wonderful Wednesday!
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