We are all stressed from time to time. Some of us actually live in a permanent state of stress.

So, the important question is, how do we deal with it?

Do your stressful situations have to adversely affect you mentally, emotionally and physically? After living a long life, I can look back on all my stressful incidents and admit that I allowed stress to take me down mentally, emotionally and physically.

I am currently working on a new approach. I will attempt to deal with it on a mental level and not allow emotional and physical damage to occur. It isn’t easy, but I’m already realizing that it is possible and it is a beautiful thing!!!

Begin limiting your stressful situations to that of a mental exercise.

How sweet is!

If not today, when?

 

Do you make each day count?

One successful day followed by another successful day is a simple road map to a life well lived!

You can do something today that moves your life forward. It doesn’t have to be some earth shattering achievement. When you lay your head down tonight, today’s daily victory should be something that makes you feel your day was well lived.

It could be something as easy as smiling at a co-worker you really don’t like. It could be surprising a family member or friend with some simple act of kindness.

Of course, it could also be a big daily victory such as correcting some bad habit that is holding you back from the life you deserve!

Don’t end today or any day without a daily victory!

If not today, when?

 

When is the last time you were recognized by your superiors with a compliment for the quality of your work?

Are you stuck in at an income level that is inadequate for your financial needs?

Lets analyze this situation:

1. Are there any potential promotions available?
2. What is the quality of your relationship with your direct report?
3. Do you need attain a certain skill in order to be promoted?
4. Does your company have some weakness that you could repair and get noticed?

Just doing your job is not enough for the company to single you out for promotion. Look for an opportunity to do something beyond what is expected of you.

This extra effort shows that you care about the company’s success and should be rewarded!

If not today, when?

 

What are you carrying around these days that is holding you back from the happiness you deserve? We all have memories of past failures, mistakes and disappointments.

Can you, will you, should you let them go and release once and for all their grip on your psychic? It’s not easy, but it is imperative. I believe it is good to learn from past mistakes so you won’t repeat them again, but don’t let them hold you captive!

It’s not easy to release your conscious thought from bad memories. You will be amazed, however, and probably don’t even realize the power you have to move on.

So, give yourself a richer daily life! Let it go!

If not today, when?

We invest in so many things. Some of these investments include our kids’ education, our home and our financial future.

What investments are you making in your own capabilities to have a self fulfilling life?

Are you investing in your physical well being? A healthy body can provide you with the strength to handle the many challenges that keep coming at you. Do you awake rested or tired? Your body has an elaborate muscular system that just needs some fine tuning.

How about investing in your knowledge or personal skills in order to make you more competitive for better wages in your chosen profession? It could be as easy as watching certain educational TV shows or reading a book.

You are what you make of yourself!

If not today, when?

When I was young, Sunday was the Lord’s day. It was not intended to be a day of work and most businesses were closed on Sunday.

Over the years, stores felt compelled to remain open in order to face new competitors who were drawing their customers. Sunday has become a big shopping day because the pace of life has accelerated and people need to shop on their day off.

So, what happened to “The Lord’s day?”

Do you take time out on a regular basis to be thankful?

After 77 years of life, I am always amazed at the many mysteries of life I see all around me!

I recommend thankfulness.

If not today, when?

Would you agree that we all have to deal with more and more frustrating situations as our daily lives become more complicated?

Trying to remember your passwords for every little online service is a dandy!

Or, when you call a company, you are greeted by a computerized voice designed to keep you away from actual living people for as long as possible.

How about when you’re trying to carry on a conversation with someone who is more interested in his or her cell phone than whatever you have to say?

So, how do we deal with all the frustrations?

I like my wife’s favorite saying; nobody died!

If not today, when?

 

Some people are ALWAYS on time! Some people are NEVER on time!

Which are you?

Why does it matter?

It matters because it sends powerful messages to the person you are supposed to meet at a certain time and place.

For the ON TIME PEOPLE, it conveys that you are reliable, dependable and put a value on the time of the other person. It also says you’re a disciplined person who meets your self imposed objectives.

For the LATE PEOPLE, it conveys the exact opposite. You have to begin the dialogue with an apology which gets the meeting off on the wrong foot and is another self imposed  blow to your self esteem.

Will you be on time?

If not today, when?

 

 

As I write this morning, Hurricane Michael is bearing down on the Florida panhandle. It is a category 4 and the strongest hurricane to hit the U.S. this year.

Millions of people are in its projected path. Many residents in the panhandle live in poverty and have few resources to protect themselves and their families.

Do you have your life in perspective? Have you thought recently about the priorities that you should always keep in mind and act upon continuously?

As a part of your priorities, let me suggest doing something for the poor in your community. Today, wherever you go, you will pass people who live in the grip of hopelessness.

If not today, when?

Pure fun is enjoyment without the influence of alcohol or any other drugs.

It can be experienced while alone or with others. When you awake each morning, are you grateful to be alive? Sometimes, we forget that our very life is a gift.

Pure joy can be found in the simplest things such as enjoying a conversation with another person and hearing that you both have something in common that draws you closer together.

A simple period of relaxation can bring pure joy while leaving the pressing urgencies of the day behind.

Have you experienced pure joy lately?

If not today, when?