"For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he . . . . " Proverbs 23:7
Even in the Old Testament we find the advice that we are what we think. We create our lives based on our thoughts. Do we think people are out to get us? If we do, that what is more likely to happen to us. That does not mean that we skip like Pollyanna naively through life. But, we can expect people to be good to us, and they usually will be. We cannot control all of our thoughts, but we can direct them to the positive. We can look for and notice the good in our lives. We can appreciate the positive aspects of our life and the people who share it. We can focus on the good, or we can mire ourselves around in the negative. I have found myself lately thinking with gratitude about the life I have had with the person who now receives my care. Whether we notice the good or the bad in our lives is our choice. What do you choose?
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