tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942208962770408878.post5500819802402724818..comments2024-02-14T03:59:20.528-05:00Comments on Living the Small Town Life: An Attitude of Gratitude...Devonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16284466678871353733noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942208962770408878.post-70951765356122810522008-08-10T21:34:00.000-04:002008-08-10T21:34:00.000-04:00First of all..the weight is coming off and you loo...First of all..the weight is coming off and you look gorgeous!!! Seriously devon! <BR/>I think being in prayer right now as well as the gratitude journal...if you do it every day...I think that would help you to feel more excited for the future and less stressed. I know you dread going to work...but the fact is that you have to go to pay your bills....so go and make the best of it...if you can. Think of something different you can do to brighten someone else's day there...EACH day! <BR/>Today...i taught my sunday school class and one thing that I taught was AWESOME...now don't take this wrong..cuz I love you..and this is a quote that goes towards ALL of us..myself included...well, I am not going to quote it..cuz i don't remember it word for word...but it is basically saying that when we are too busy focusing on ourselves...we don't focus on the needs of others around us...<BR/><BR/>So...try to turn your work into a mission field. Focus on what others around you need. Sometimes we focus way too much on ourselves...kwim? <BR/><BR/>Everything is going to be OK....just don't let yourself get overwhelmed!!!! <BR/><BR/>BTW...Tues night...pavillion...X's party. Come anytime between 6-6:30...we will have supper and cake etc!!!! Cory too, if he can!!! you don't have to stay late or anything!!! :)Katyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03118653637763160580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942208962770408878.post-23678621936599727722008-08-10T12:39:00.000-04:002008-08-10T12:39:00.000-04:00I think keeping a journal is a great idea..writing...I think keeping a journal is a great idea..writing always has helped me let out some of my problems I am dealing with:)<BR/>JenniferJenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295013397174588144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942208962770408878.post-25121946819379927342008-08-09T11:49:00.000-04:002008-08-09T11:49:00.000-04:00Hi Nen! And thank you, first of all, for such a be...Hi Nen! And thank you, first of all, for such a beautiful and sincere post!<BR/><BR/>I know exactly what you mean when you say "leaning towards pessimism". A few things... I know that when you put all that is going on in your life together, at a time (and you're focusing on the bad aspects of each) then it feels overwhelming. Try doing the same, piling up all that is going on in your life, but this time name what is great or you most like from it. See the difference! :-)<BR/><BR/>You ask for recommendations on books, I would send you to a page I wrote from which you can find reviews to many positive thinking books:<BR/>http://www.the-benefits-of-positive-thinking.com/books-on-the-power-of-positive-thinking.html<BR/><BR/>From that list I would recommend to you "Everything I've ever done" or "Life's missing instructions manual". Also, not in that list but a really great book is "You can heal your life". <BR/><BR/>And as for gratitude, being grateful brings us out of a bad mood almost immediately! Check out this page on being grateful:<BR/>http://www.the-benefits-of-positive-thinking.com/being-thankful.html<BR/>and download a free book on gratitude I put up on my site:<BR/>http://www.the-benefits-of-positive-thinking.com/free-gratitude-ebook.html<BR/><BR/>Let me know how you go, I would love to hear from you (better contact me through the contact form of my site!)<BR/><BR/>Love<BR/><BR/>CristinaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4942208962770408878.post-45808847331135467932008-08-08T06:51:00.000-04:002008-08-08T06:51:00.000-04:00Streiker's Bride is a good book. That's the firs...Streiker's Bride is a good book. That's the first in a series. They are Christian fiction. Very good. You'll have to look up the author because I'm not sure. It's a book about the relationship between a man and woman, but actually it's about God and the church. I really enjoyed the books. Just some fun reading.<BR/><BR/>Jessica<BR/>jetcville@aol.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com