I don’t usually believe is making New Year’s resolutions. I mean we should resolve to do
something positive every day of our lives not once a year while recovering from
a hangover.
Anyway this year I decided that I would actually make a
group of resolutions, simply because January 1 is the first day of the year and
I can’t think of a better time to start.
And what you may ask are these monumental changes I want to implement?
I resolve to wake up happy every day. I resolve to be positive. I resolve to look at the negative
things and find positive hidden inside.
I resolve to bring joy and comfort wherever it is most needed. I resolve to make this tiny piece of
earth that I inhabit a better place because I was there.
When I was little my mother’s favorite book, the one she
kept beside her bed, was “The power of positive thinking.” By Dr. Norman
Vincent Peale. At the time I just
thought it was some lame and boring piece of literature.
I’m not saying that one little book made the difference in
my mother’s life, but I know that my mother never gave up on anything. She always kept a positive attitude even
during the most trying time in her life.
So to the start the year off right, I have compiled a group
of quotations by Norman Vincent Peale so that you too, can resolve to be
positive this year and every year to come.
“When you get up in the morning,
you have two choices - either to be happy or to be unhappy. Just choose to be
happy”
“It's always to soon to quit!”
“Remember that "Help us grow
this grass" is a far more effective sign than "Keep off the
grass".”
“Live your life and forget your
age.”
“Imagination is the true magic
carpet.”
“People become really quite
remarkable when they start thinking that they can do things. When they believe
in themselves they have the first secret of success.”
“Our happiness depends on the habit
of mind we cultivate. So practice happy thinking every day. Cultivate the merry
heart, develop the happiness habit, and life will become a continual
feast." ~”
Happy, Positive, New Year
Beautiful quotes for the New Year and a wonderful way to start each day!
ReplyDeleteI think we'd all be happier is we decide to be. I resolve to do what you're resolving to do. Thanks for including the quotes. It's been a long time since I read or heard them.
ReplyDeleteI have heard of that book before...you picked some nice quotes. Sometimes happiness really is a choice. Happy new year!
ReplyDeleteThis is fantastic Crystal!! Thank you! Here's to being positive and happy ;o)
ReplyDeleteThere is a verse in the Bible, that I try to keep in mind on a daily basis...
ReplyDelete"think on those things that are good, pure, kind, noble, admirable, worthy of praise.." My translation...but in other words.. Keep good things in your mind and on your tongue.
Those are great quotes.
Lovely post to start the New Year, thank you!
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