There is a very little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive of negative. -W. Clement Stone
Habits start out as a thread. As new threads are added, it becomes a rope we cannot break. Thoughts, positive or negative, grow stronger when fertilized by constant repetition. Those who believe are strong; those who doubt are weak. You cannot climb uphill thinking downhill thoughts!
Negative beliefs are brakes on your success–they’ll stop you right in your tracks! Fear is a thief: it robs you of your joy. Too many people go through life running from something that isn’t even after them! Most of today’s worries are like puddles–tomorrow they will have evaporated.
When you can’t change the circumstances that surround you, change your response to them. God doesn’t want to change your circumstances–God wants to change you. When you change, then your circumstances will change. So don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. (Romans 12:2)
For every problem there is an opportunity. Every situation, properly perceived, becomes an opportunity. Trials you encounter introduce you to your strengths.The size of your mountain is determined by your perception of it. If you think it is unconquerable, then it is. If you think you can overcome it, you can.
The dark moment that the caterpillar calls the end of the world is the sun-filled moment that the butterfly calls the beginning of a new life. New thought is new life.
An old Cherokee Indian was speaking to his grandson: “A fight is going on inside me,” he said to the boy. “It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil–he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego. The other is good — he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. This same fight is going on inside you, and inside every other person, too.”
The grandson thought about it for a long minute, and then asked his grandfather, “Which wolf will win?” The old Cherokee simply replied, “The one you feed.”
Every life has its dark and cheerful hours. Your level of happiness comes from choosing which to remember. May you never miss a rainbow or a sunset because you are looking down.