Mind Over Matter

"Mental discipline is the learned skill of keeping your mind centered on productive thoughts, even when turbulent, distracting thoughts are swirling in your vicinity.  This requires continuous upward progress.  And as you know by now, mental discipline precedes emotional discipline.  With high levels of mental discipline, you reach your goals faster, experience more joy and become a lot more fun to be around.  Virtually any meaningful goal is within reach when you become mentally disciplined."


- from 40 Days to a Joy-Filled Life by Tommy Newberry 

Kind Words

"Words kill, words give life; they're either poison or fruit- you choose"


Proverbs 18:21

The Joy of Conquering Mountains

"It may take a little practice, but it is possible to retain your joy even in the midst of life's inevitable hardships. And with more poise and calm, you will do a much better job at responding to the difficulty, whatever it may be.  Character is built by adversity, but strong character is not the inevitable result of adversity.  It all depends on how we choose to respond to the circumstances of life.  Setbacks and struggles can shape us into something exceptional or something entirely unremarkable.  It's how we respond to the difficulty and what we learn from it that upgrades our character."


- excerpt from 40 Days to a Joy-Filled Life by Tommy Newberry   

Surround Yourself with Positive!

Surround yourself with positive people, books, shows... we are sponges and absorb everything in our environment... make yours positive!

Ask to Receive

When you woke up this morning, what did you ASK for?  Did you ASK to have a brilliant day, to laugh a lot, to feel really good?  Did you ASK for more money, a better job, your perfect partner, a plane ticket, those shoes you love?  Did you ASK to be slimmer, wiser, to see better, feel better?  When you woke this morning did you ASK for all the things you want?  To RECEIVE, you have to ASK.  Those who receive a lot ASK for a lot every single day.  Make a list of everything you want, big and small; when you wake in the morning read your list and ASK, ASK, ASK for those things every single day.  ASKING is using the power of your thoughts deliberately.  ASKING is creating your life the way you want it!  Whenever you think of something - just ASK!


-  edited from Rhonda Byrne The Secret

Small Steps to Success

"Make clear, doable goals.  If you want to change your sleeping habits, for example, instead of saying you'll go to bed earlier-- which is too broad and ambiguous-- make a specific plan: I'll turn out the light at 10:30 or I'll take a relaxing bath before bed, so I'll fall asleep faster.  Also smart: Make one tweak a week, suggests neuroscientist Joseph Dispenza, D.C.  The first week, it might be eating a salad every day; the next week, maybe it's not eating after 7p.m.  The key is to take simple, achievable steps because success is like a snowball: it builds on itself."



-from Woman's World

Think Happy Thoughts!

"The secret to living an exceptional life tomorrow is thinking strong, joyful thoughts today.  What you persistently think sooner or later crystalizes into the words you speak, then the things you do, and ultimately, the circumstances you help bring about."


- from 40 Days to a Joy-Filled Life