I AM AFRICAN

I AM AFRICAN

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

New Year, new found wisdom

Happy New Year everyone!  I hope you haven't already broken the resolutions you so steadfastly made just three days ago!  I stopped making resolutions for that very reason! I never keep em'!  I'm lucky if I last 20 days in...  Instead of focussing on making resolutions, I have opted to have aspirations instead.  There is far less pressure this way. I did however find this piece of advice that I plan to live by;

Start focusing on the possibility of positive outcomes. – The mind must believe it CAN do something before it is capable of actually doing it.  The way to overcome negative thoughts and destructive emotions is to develop opposing, positive emotions that are stronger and more powerful.  Listen to your self-talk and replace negative thoughts with positive ones.  Regardless of how a situation seems, focus on what you DO WANT to happen, and then take the next positive step forward.  No, you can’t control everything that happens to you, but you can control how you react to things.  Everyone’s life has positive and negative aspects – whether or not you’re happy and successful in the long run depends greatly on which aspects you focus on.


No pressure right?  Just the power of positive thinking.  As you start yet another year filled with uncertainties, I wish you the very best of health, success and happiness in 2012!!