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.

BEAUTY

Perhaps our most important job in life is to find BEAUTY in everyone and everything.

Each person is unique / each moment is new / each challenge is a new one even if we have faced it before.

Our search for beauty will lead us to love and appreciate ALL that happens in our lives.

Each day is precious when we are in pursuit of beauty.

Each person is precious when we are able to see how beautiful they are.

The soul of each person is a reflection of God.

What can be more beautiful than that!

Be Creative!

Today began with a Creative Writing Workshop which I enjoyed very much. I believe whenever we share our creativity with one another, we become a better, more able person.

I often think of artists whose paintings have become so precious, they become part of our national heritage. The same with writers who share their creative imagination with the whole of mankind.

When they are dead and buried, their creativity continues to inspire and move people, opening their hearts and minds to a world of art and beauty.

God works in mysterious ways. Whenever we are inspired to be creative, let's gladly do so.

Be Optimistic!

At present I'm reading a book by Lucy MacDonald about 'Learn to be an Optimist'.

The book contains such positive and encouraging ways to learn to be more optimistic in our lives, and especially mind-training.

No matter what kind of person we are, we can all learn to be more positive and happy.

Life will challenge us and encourage us to stretch our ability to be constructive and see the positive side to all that happens to us.

Our Faith will lend a hand, provided we use faith and acknowledge that we are dependent on a Higher Authority.

This way we learn more easily to let go of what we think and open our minds to the Greater good.

It's fun to learn, no matter what age we are.

Let's open our minds and our hearts to creating a positive world!