I CAN,,,

My focus today is on what I CAN do and not on what I don't have control over. That feels so much better, and sometimes when I get stuck in my thinking, the present moment always offers another moment to begin again. So off I go to do all the things I CAN!

Your Best...

Always do your Best...

"Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstances, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgement, self-abuse and regret."

Don Miguel Ruiz - The Four Agreements

I will try to not take myself to seriously today. I wasn't feeling good yesterday and when I feel like that I tend to give my thoughts way to much focus and power. I start feeling sorry for myself and wishing, hoping things were not as they are, when normally if I feel that and am feeling good, it's easier to give myself a bit of extra loving care. Today I will not listen to the thoughts that are screaming so loudly and "be kind" to myself, and "do my best."

Encouraging...

There are times when others words say just what I need. Here are some encouraging words that helped me today...

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"It was all a matter of consciously applying my focus. Grievances came from looking backward. But miracles come from focusing on the life in front of me, and the power of the current."

" It doesn't matter how many situations you've blown or missed or turned into nightmares. We live in an abundant universe. It's always waiting to help you turn your life around."

"It takes wild courage to start again. It takes power to drop the past and give everything to our current lives."

" Let go of what didn't happen this year the way you thought it should. The Universe is always giving. There's so much love coming down the pike. There are ideas, shifts, and opportunities flying your way. There are so many chances to begin again and again and it's always the perfect time and you've never missed out. It's all here for you. Only we limit what we allow ourselves to receive."

http://www.tamakieves.com/

Focus...

"Focus on what matters"

I was mentioning to a friend that it is hard to find focus when so many things are calling for my attention. But it's nice to have her nudge me alone for something that means so much to me. But all the while not loosing site of the importance of self focus and nurturing the self love needed to provide the strength to keep following the path, even when the roads signs are confusing as to which direction to go.

What's Right...

"Through you can see when you're wrong, you know you can't always see when you're right."

Billy Joel

It's so easy for me to see what I feel is wrong with myself, but what if I could see only what's right and beautiful about me? It's all what I focus on... So today in this present moment, is going to be all about,"what's RIGHT about me."

Focus...

http://www.kindspring.org

I love finding another positive resource to focus my attention on. There is so much good happening in the world. Just like seeing the glass half full or half empty ~ it's all what you focus on!

Beautiful...

I've been keeping up with the weather a lot lately and with that comes "bad news" that I don't care to hear but find myself listening even when I don't want to ( the news is something I rarely ever watch). So I needed a beautiful picture to reset my mind and change my focus. I'm feeling better already...

Focus...

This is where my mind is right now - at the beach! It's not where it needs to be but it is! Focus ~ Focus ~ Focus is the mantra I'm saying to myself. Sometimes - okay most of the time, when I have a lot of things I'm trying to accomplish my mind goes elsewhere. Today I'm trying to bring my mind back into focus and work on my tasks at hand. Oh but that beach chair looks so inviting... Focus Nancy, Focus!

Simple...

"Any fool can make something complicated. It takes a genius to make it simple."

Simple - is what I felt like I was. But I am finding out as I'm constructing a business of making cooking  simple, my brain is complicated. I struggle with trying to convey what I've learned in simple terms but it's not coming out that way and I get overwhelming and ends up getting nothing done. So my goal is to see if I can break my ideas into small pieces and FOCUS on just that. As my cooking style has changed over the years it has granted me wisdom and a lot of pleasure which I'm looking forward to sharing with others.  If I could just open the hatch of my brain and dump it on the paper I'd be making head way. But it's a challenge that I'm willing to work on because it will produce amazing results.

To live by...

No matter how long we have traveled on the wrong road, we can always turn around.

This saying was on the "Positively Positive" Facebook page and it's nice because it always gives me something positive to focus on everyday. I liked what it says - "that we can always turn around", and even if that is only in our thoughts It reminds me I always have a choice.