Welcome Change!

It's possible that as we get older we find change challenging. This is normal and yet it's so positive to welcome change.

Change happens, whether we like it or not.

The positive-minded person will devise ways to welcome change.

How?

One way is to use our faith and believe that everything happens for a good purpose. We may not understand and yet we know that God is good.

If we suffer / if pain comes our way / if we find ourselves slowing down, this is all good.

When we are young we speed along and may forget to take time out to smell the roses.

Being able to take time out and reflect is a great way to add quality to our lives.

Sometimes, less is more, so enjoy life and welcome change!

Sense of Adventure!

At the moment I'm preparing for our Positive Psychology and Creative Writing Get-a-Way. This involves work.

I'm excited about the trip which will take us to west Cork and I'll visit new places and have new experiences.

Being of a practical disposition, I find myself in work-mode while I prepare my notes etc. This is good, yet surely being creative has more to do with adventure rather than work.

Imagine a great artist spending his time worrying about how much paint he should use. If so, he'd hardly come up with a masterpiece.

A sense of adventure helps us to loosen up and use our artistic abilities to create beauty.

When we focus on beauty we are unaware of the work-load. Our minds are enthralled with the gift of creation!

FOCUS!

After watching the Olympic games and seeing Katie Taylor win for Ireland, it dawned on me how important it is to focus on what we want to do.

In the spiritual life, a person will focus on the goodness of God and so become aware of just how good God is. This helps us to grow in a spiritual relationship with God.

As a writer I tend to rewrite more than write. This can be a bad habit as it's so important to forge ahead and write new stuff / new ideas.

Perhaps that's why I find myself interested in poetry. A poem is like the hidden thoughts of our soul peeking out at the world.

Focus / put pen to paper and let inspiration become reality!

Love is for keeps!

The beauty of loving someone is that it is for keeps. Our hearts are set on what we love.

When we love another person we are changed. Our hearts dictate how we behave and prompts us to love more.

Being of a spiritual mind is a blessing. Then we become able to see LOVE /GOD in everything and everyone.

Our ability to love is only hindered by our minds when we dwell on what is not love.

Negative thoughts or feelings can dampen our love, yet cannot extinguish the power of love.

We are created by LOVE to love.