Get Busy And Live

    I once heard a psychiatrist say that all parents mess up their children.  Some people commit horrible monstrous crimes against their children.  But most parents are average, ordinary people  doing the best they can with what they understand.  Their minor imperfections and idiosyncrasies have caused trauma in the lives of their offspring.   They gave us life.  They loved us and raised us as best they could. Now, here we are.

   At a certain point, we all need to grow up and get over whatever problems and past unpleasant involvements may have been part of our lives. 

   It’s a choice.  It’s a question of attitude.

   Attitude is 80 percent of how life comes to us. 

    Ask yourself: to what extent are your thoughts and emotions mired in sadness, self-pity, false remembrances of the past and a negative attitude toward the future.

  It’s time to forgive our parents, forgive ourselves and get on with the business of living.

  There is no goodness to be garnered in wallowing in past experiences – good or bad. 

   We should be about the reality of today and hope in tomorrow. 

    Notice the flowers. 

   Hear the birds. 

   See the clouds and the stars. 

    If you can be aware of these things, then you can live and find beauty.

   Read a poem.

   Listen to joyful, uplifting music.

   Appreciate the kind words of a friend. Offer a kind word or a supportive thought to someone in need. 

   In doing this, know that you are making positive contributions to life and reassure yourself that your life has value and purpose.

   We need to dedicate ourselves to the challenges and opportunities of the present and the future. 

   The choice is ours.

   Let us put the past behind and choose joy, optimism, beauty and all the best things that life has to offer.  

LIFE IS GOOD!