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William Michael Forbes



Success is best measured by the way in which we enjoy life and how we deal with its setbacks wmf

A Well Known Fact:

Up and down only apply when there is gravity.

Sometimes I am amazed at how easy it is to maintain a habit once it is established as a daily action in my life...how I hold my fork, stir my coffee, how I sit in my chair or walk down the street. I’ve been learning to look at all my habits, including the ones that I’ve labelled as bad, as choices that I made often enough that I just do them without thinking...like driving my car or taking a shower or the tone of voice that I speak to people in and what I tend to talk about with others when I greet them. Lately I’ve begun to challenge some of my habits by doing things a little differently...which brings us to today’s lesson on how to be happy in fifteen minutes or less.

The world of people that is in your life see you in a particular way that is supported by how you are thinking, feeling and acting at any given time...whether you are with them or not (thought travels through any substance known to man at greater than the speed of light.) If you knew that what you were thinking about another was affecting them as much as what you are physically doing, would you consider thinking a little differently?

Today’s activity is really simple and will prove to be fun if engaged in a spirit of fun and sincerity. For one minute each hour today, think of a person that you know (and who knows you) that you care about, it can be a husband, a wife, a boyfriend or girl friend, a friend, a brother or sister even an employer...it must be someone that you know. You may pick the same person for the one minute each hour or pick a different person for each hour...Take a deep breath before you start then for that one minute I want you to only think the most amazing thoughts about that person that you can muster, create or remember...for one full minute allow only positive, constructive thoughts about that person, whoever they are. At the end of the minute...notice what is different about how you are feeling after the minute...then continue about what you were doing. You may spend more than a minute per the person you choose to focus on...but no more than two per hour and...

Have a great day!

William

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