Today I Will Speak Positively. In Hippy Affirmation Day 19 I focused on thinking positively. I postulated that first we need to think positively before we can speak positively. Thinking and speaking are inextricably linked. Think about it by trying this exercise.…

Today I Will Think Positively. In Hippy Affirmation Day 18 I recommended that we not say one negative word to people during our encounters with them as a way to radiate positive vibes and spread good energy. I want to follow…

I Radiate Positive Vibes It’s common knowledge now that energy is catching. Like the common cold, a positive demeanor with it’s energy can be passed on to others that we interact with in our daily travels. It’s true, as well,…

I Shift My Focus. During a conversation with a good friend today she shared with me that she thinks that she overthinks and that that behavior causes her to get depressed. I could relate. Overthinking tends to be what gets…

I Can Handle It. One of the most helpful books that I have read is Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffers. I have found it to be so helpful that I have read it three times. She…

I Let Go Of Past Resentments. I have just woken up from having a dream about something in my past that I thought I was over. Apparently, I still hold some resentment inside of me. This situation happened so long…

I Dedicate To Meditate One of the best things that my mother ever did for me was to have me trained in transcendental meditation (TM). I was very young at the time. I think she did it because I was…

Kindness Is My Motto. Kindness is ultimately the strongest force available to each of us. It is my motto for life. Where force causes pain kindness causes relief of pain. Kindness requires a softening. This softening can be a difficult…

I Can Be Spontaneous. Last Saturday after the Holiday Ball at Downtown Dance Studio (the dance studio that we go to) I noticed The Book Rack. This Book Rack is an establishment with the same name and is in the…

I Let Go Of Old Habits. Have you ever heard the expression, “Old habits die hard.”? Old habits are leftovers from the past. Many of them keep us from moving forward in the future. We tend to live our lives…