You can do it!

William Michael Forbes



It is when we look outside ourselves for what we need most to find within ourselves that our self esteem can be governed by the opinions and beliefs of others. wmf

A Well Known Fact:
An imagined idea can be as lethal and as healing as the idea is.

I set the alarm clock an hour later than I was supposed to and my partner and I slept in an hour later. We were immediately faced with the interesting task of accomplishing in less than half an hour what normally takes us ninety minutes to accomplish. My first thought naturally was…we can do this…it will work out perfectly…and my partner without missing a beat looked at me with her penetrating hazel eyes and asked me to do something extra for her that I would normally wouldn’t do as part of our morning routine….my immediate response…even though I wasn’t sure was “Okay darlin…my pleasure.”

Ten years ago my ego would have been running around in my brain going …”We’re late…my god…hurry up get moving OMG!” And in spite of the automatic response to the realization we were late…I flew into action preparing fruit salads, lunches and a coffee to go all in under half an hour…and I felt like a miracle person! Which brings us to today’s activity on how to be happy in fifteen minutes or less. During today anytime you have a feeling or thought that implies; How can I do this…there’s not enough time or I can’t do this or that…say to yourself in either an internal or external, authoritative voice… ”I CAN DO THIS AND HAVE FUN!” then go about whatever the task is, all the while if your mind or emotions swing towards the negative…repeat the authoritative phrase “I CAN DO THIS AND HAVE FUN!” Make sure too, that your body is postured in a strong upright position…and have fun!!

Have a great day!

William