Morning Coffee Feb. 21

Take full responsibility for your life. 
Stop blaming others. 
See yourself as the cause of what happens to you.

Do things you like to do. 
Don't stay in a job you don't like.
Participate in life at the highest level you can.

Stop terrorising yourself with your thoughts.
Be gentle and kind and patient with yourself.

Give yourself the simple pleasures of life abundantly.
Wear clothes you feel good in, get a massage etc.

Watch what you say. Avoid self put-downs.
Stop being critical of yourself and others.

Take care of your body. 
Give it exercise and good food.

Be willing to create a life-style that generates and nourishes self-esteem.
Associate with others with high esteem.

Acknowledge yourself frequently. 
Keep a diary of your successes and accomplishments.

Avoid comparing yourself with others.
Remember that it's who we are, not what we do, that's important

Give yourself permission to do nothing periodically. 
Schedule time by yourself.

Frequently take deep breaths. 
Discover the benefit and pleasure of breathing fully.

Eat first class frequently. 
Don't look at the right side of the menu.

Stop trying to change others. 
Focus your attention on being the way you want others to be.

Look into a mirror regularly 
and say "I love you, I really love you".

Stop feeling guilty and saying "I'm sorry". 
See mistakes as valuable lessons and avoid judging yourself.

Consciously generate positive thoughts and feelings of self-love
in place of old thoughts of inadequacy.

Be willing to laugh at yourself and at life. 
Stop taking yourself so seriously.

Accept compliments from others without embarrassment.
Don't invalidate their positive thoughts and feelings about you.

Be kind to your mind.
Don't hate yourself for having negative thoughts. 
Gently change your thoughts.

Keep your awareness and your thoughts focussed in present time 
instead of living in the past or future.

Acknowledge others frequently. 
Tell them what you like and appreciate in them.

Invest money in yourself. 
Go to seminars, workshops and courses that develop your talents.

Make a list of 10 things 
you love doing and do them frequently.

Treat yourself as you would treat someone you really loved.

Thanks Marcella

One small effort
 
You’re only a moment away from making real progress. One small effort can get you started.
 

It’s nice and comfortable to stay where you are, without taking action, without making progress. Yet after a while that comfort turns into stagnation, and you’ll feel painful regret for not moving forward.
 

Now, however, you have the opportunity to avoid that regret. Now, you have the chance to make valuable use of this very moment.
 

It really doesn’t take much to get started, and the payoff can be enormous. Once you make that first small effort, the next one comes more easily, and the one after that even more easily.
 

Soon, you’ll have real, solid momentum. And before long, you’ll have a real, valuable achievement.
 

Life is yours right now to live. Start with one small effort, and fulfill your greatest possibilities.
 

Ralph Marston