Happy Halloween

 

Wishing all of you a very Happy and Safe Halloween.

Trick or Treat?

Today’s Positive Thought

Today’s Positive Thought is by, Ernest Holmes.

“It is the office of the will to determine that which the imagination is to respond.”

Today’s Positive Thought

   Today’s Positive Thought is by, Ralph Waldo Trine.

“Within yourself lies the cause of whatever enters into your life.  To come into the full realization of your own awakened interior powers, is to be able to condition your life in exact accord with what you would have it.”

Today’s Positive Thought

Today’s Positive Thought is by, Lao Tse.

Kindness in words creates confidence.

Kindness in thinking creates profoundness.

Kindness in feeling creates Love.

Today’s Positive Thought

   Today’s Positive Thought is by, Dr. R.C. Barker.

“Transfer your observation from the condition that you do not want to the condition that you do want.”

Rock Bottom

Rock Bottom

By: Jay The Baker

“Ouch.  Think I hit rock bottom,” said a gentleman, with a smile, I was speaking with a couple of days ago.  This was his response to the question, “How did you become successful?”  He is now a vibrant and successful individual.  He is not the only person who has hit bottom only to rise to the top.  Many years ago I wrote a column for a paper whose owner/publisher had lost everything twice before, his millions gone.  He never gave up and told me , “This time I’m keeping it.”  He did hit his one million dollar goal and continued his climb upward.

The businessman I had been speaking with shared that he had hit some really hard times which deeply affected him on emotional, mental, and physical levels, as well as financial.  “I was at the end of my rope.  Depression was beginning to hit me hard.  I no longer could stand to be cooped up and closed off from the world around me.  I knew if I didn’t get out into the world the darkness of depression would be all-consuming and it would be all over for me.  I made a decision to clean up and go out, reluctantly at first, to have a late breakfast, walk the mall, enjoy a nice lunch and get on with my life.  Returning home that evening I sat in my chair, contemplated the day, the people I met and conversations I had during the day.  That was what helped me to move past the darkness and negativity and made life more manageable for me. ”

He continued, “As the days passed I would continue to revisit those places which gave me a positive boost while improving my outlook on life and myself.  I had conversations which offered me insight, learned more about people and that my life wasn’t as bad as I thought.  Long story short, I began to meditate, set goals, investigated different areas which held an interest for me and when one popped out at me, I at once saw myself as extremely successful in this field of endeavor.  Today, I am reaping the benefits of my decision to get out and live life.  If it wasn ‘t for hitting rock bottom and moving out of the negativity I don’t know if I would still be above ground.”

As I sat listening to his story I was deeply moved by his desire to move upward and be a mentor.  As he left we shook hands and wished each other continued success.  We never did introduce ourselves but he did say he was from out-of-state.

It was a joy meeting this man and what an inspiration he is to world around him.  In the interest of brevity this story was shortened as he shared so much information with me.  I will write more about this encounter next week. 

I want to share a quote given to me years ago, “Rock Bottom is the Springboard to Success.” 

Wishing you success in all you do,

Jay

Today’s Positive Thought

   Today’s Positive Thought is by Albert Einstein.

“Logic will get you from A to Z; imagination will get you everywhere.”

Today’s Positive Thought

   Today’s Positive Thought is by, Joe Montana.

“Winners, I am convinced , imagine their dreams first.  They want it with all their heart and expect it to come true.  There is, I believe, no other way to live.”

Today’s Positive Thought

   Today’s Positive Thoughts are by, Ernest Holmes.

“It is done unto you AS you believe.”  “No more simple and yet no more profound statement could be made.”

We must relight the torch of our imagination by ‘fire caught from heaven.’  We must remain faithful to this vision, for a realization of the Presence of God is the secret power of our work.”

Today’s Positive Thought

   Today’s Positive Thought is by, Rebecca Farrell.

“Imagination has helped me get rid of reality momentarily, to dream and escape to a different consciousness where joy, peace, and happiness are real and where I can create from that space.”