Having Faith

"We should consciously practice having faith just as we would practice to become a musician.  We should take mental exercises to build up our acceptance of good.  The process is simple enough, since it finally resolves itself into very simple affirmations of conviction; but there must be a persistency until finally old thought patterns melt and give way to new ones." Ernest Holmes

Another reminder to replace negative thoughts with positive ones.  As caregivers, it is sometimes difficult to have faith that life is good -- as there is considerable evidence to the contrary.  But, our negativity only makes a difficult situation worse.  The care receiver, as well as ourselves, is benefited by our maintaining a positive attitude --- and we do that by maintaining positive thoughts.