Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Appreciation....

We should operate our daily lives from a place of appreciation. When we see our loved ones, friends, even strangers with appreciation being the first thought of how we view them - our problems or depression or whatever it is that leaves you feeling heavy or down, would just dissipate. In turn our lives would work better. Those around us would benefit from the loving attitude, problems that arise would more then likely roll off us instead of taking us down for the count - everything in our daily lives would just improve.....AND those around us - THEIR lives would improve as a run off of the change WE decide to make. So - then if it's a win-win situation, why is it so damn hard to do all the time....every day.....every thought ? When you are challenged spend time just looking around you. There are a million things in nature we can appreciate .....on my hard days when I am stressed, or whatever and having a hard time finding something to move my attitude towards a state of appreciation - I sit on my porce and look at my flowers. You just cannot deny that there's a God when you take the time to check out how beautiful they are, ya know ? The colors are vibrant, the design complicated, and they are here for us to enjoy. So...after taking these pictures my day was turned on the right path - appreciation. For my children, Brendan, my home, my job that I LOVE, my clients, the list goes on for days!!!

Today find something or somebody to appreciate fully.....

I'll post my workouts later - gotta run for now.....
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2 comments:

Oliver Gould said...

Hey Shari, great to see your blogging again, I was bummed out when you stopped. I really the like the stuff you post about positivity, I'm having some tough times with my education and money situation and it helps me take a second and relax.

I had a question by the way. Tom mentioned that when Brendan did his gallon of milk month he got fresh milk from somewhere. Could you ask him where that was? I'm going to do something similar (not a gallon though) and I want to stay as healthy as possible while I do.

Keep writing!
-Oliver

Shari Baby said...

Oliver,
thanks for stopping by!! Brendan got milk from New Leaf - the fresh that comes in the glass bottle with the cream on top....not fresh like from a farm or anything.....

You'll do great on the milk diet. Stay positive.....stay in the moment with appreciation and not worry about tomorrow or a year from now...that will work itself out. Stay focused on the good. Your getting an education that will provide a great job making more money than you lack right in this moment. No worries......:) Your awesome!