Let The Light Shine

Diamonds don't show well in a dark room. Roses need the sun. Friendships need smiles. Courtesy needs to be responded to. Little joys need to be noticed. I remember one of my first piano lessons. "Little drops of water, tiny grains of sand, make the mighty ocean and the bounteous land." Big things are made of little things. I have been hearing that psychologists are studying happiness more than ever before. They have found that looking for small things to be thankful for on a daily basis will act like a beacon of happiness. The more you look for things for which you are thankful the more you will find. The light of those discoveries will illuminate your life and that of others. The "gratitude attitude" will energize you, give you the spark of magic that will help you move towards a more fulfilling life. If you make a mistake you actually can be thankful you found out about it before it became worse. You can be thankful you were smart enough to recognize it, that you were honest enough to admit it, that you have the courage to fix it, that you have the strength of character to go on past that mistake, that you have the self love to heal from it. Sometimes you can even be thankful that you had enough of a sense of humor to make a joke about the mistake. You are a multi-faceted gem. You need the light in order to sparkle. Let thankfulness be the spark of magic that helps you shine.

Wellness

It is widely known that the mind plays a role in physical health. But sometimes it is hard to know exactly what thoughts to think in order to gain that health. I suggest that you do not look for any one thought or way of thinking. Let your inner dialogue grow and develop on all the aspects of the high level wellness you want to achieve. The right brain or the inner self is wise. Let yourself relax and ask your inner self to take you on a journey towards greater health. Let it be open ended. Use as much sensory imagery as you can. Visualize, imagine hearing positive sounds, imagine feeling soothing movements. I had been hunting for improved mobility. When I relaxed about it I found that I was able to change the way I stood and walked in a way that was more aerobic, more balanced and felt better. As I practice this new way of walking I am feeling better about myself and feel that it is possible I will find other ways to improve my health. I didn't gain this insight logically as much as my body showed it to me while I was trying to be more open to a flow in my walking. I didn't demand as much as I asked with faith that the answer would come to me. If you have ways you would like to change your lifestyle or improve your health reach out for that spark of energy that is a spark of magic to overcome the inertia that is holding you back. You deserve wellness. Let it come to you.