a process

After my blog last night I had the great idea that I would try to spend one whole day without saying anything negative. So this morning I woke up with that intention. Then the first thing out of my mouth to my son found me falling short already. It was the truth. He asked how I slept. I said not very well, I kept waking up. But how could I have answered in a more positive way. I could have said, "Not great, but despite that I feel well and rested" which was also the truth. Why is it so much easier to blurt out the bad stuff? Maybe it is conditioning. Maybe it is my personality. And I surely don't want to feel like a spin doctor in my own life always having to edit what I say. But I would like to be able to look on the bright side-to see the silver lining instead of the dark cloud. I suppose it's a process just like everything else. Every time I bring my awareness to that intention, the intention to be positive and uplifting, I give it new life.

moving

"The great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, but where we are moving" Oliver Wendell Holmes

This is one thing I can say for myself. I may not be perfect, but I am always striving to move in that direction. I am always trying to improve myself and the world around me. I think that's a great way to be. So many people just make it through life without thinking about growing. It takes thought and it takes work and it's completely worth it.

I had a great conversation today with a friend about the power of our words to create our life. And I realized I need to grow in this area. How much of what comes out of my mouth is ultimately negative ie: a complaint, gripe, negative comment, whining etc...! How much better would my life be and the lives of those around me if I were more careful and more positive in my speech? I think I would see many things coming to fruition that I have only dreamed of till now. So today I begin moving in that direction. What direction are you moving in today?

educational tv

All television is educational television. The question is: what is it teaching? ~Nicholas Johnson

Was it teaching me about the things I truly value such as beauty, friendship, love, kindness, joy, sacrifice, sincerity, honesty, and family. Or was it teaching me about violence, hatred, murder, deception, shallowness, greed, evil and the ugly side of life.

What I feed my mind is what I become. Am I feeding it from a bounty of good things? Or I'm I scrounging through the garbage pail for scraps? If "garbage in, garbage out" is true then "good stuff in, good stuff out" should be equally as true. I guess all of you can let me know at the end of the year if there is more good stuff to me than garbage compared to last year.

Day Six

Day Six:

We are having a Winter Weather Advisory tonight calling for 1-3 inches of snow. Of course, this is a cause for major concern here in middle Tennessee-practically a blizzard! My Montana friends will be rolling on the floor laughing at this no doubt. But here, it is serious business. The resort I work for has actually arranged for part of the crew to spend the night at the hotel so that we will have a staff here in the morning. If we didn't, half of them wouldn't show up I'm sure. I guess that is a perk of working for a hotel, or a detriment depending on your point of view.

I choose to look at it as a perk. I'm going to take the opportunity to work out tonight and use the jacuzzi. And then in the morning I can sleep in a little extra because I don't have to drive in to work. I also don't have the stress of worrying about driving in the bad weather. I'm already here and ready to walk through the lovely gardens into the spa. I could get used to that! It's all in the way you look at it. And I am in charge of the way I look at it!