Ever wonder....

Have you ever wondered what this world would be like if we were all positive? Why is it that it seems more normal to be negative than positive? For example, everyday our day starts off with thoughts - check it out and see if they are positive or negative. That will say a lot about who you are and how you see life. Crazy thought, huh? Or, what do you say to yourself when you look in the mirror? I know that for years, I would look in the mirror and say, "Why is your rear as wide as the mirror? That kind of rhymes. lol!! Oh, here's one, "What is happening to my neck, it's starting to sag and I'm only in my 30's!!" I now know why my grandma wore scarfs all the time in her later years...because the neck gives away your age more than your face does so when she would wear a pretty scarf, you were drawn to her gorgeous face. Even at the age of 88, when she went to be with Jesus, she was gorgeous!!

So, why must we tear ourselves down all the time? Not believe in ourselves and in our God potential? If we really say life is about choices, then if we choose to walk out life with a negative attitude, then it's because it's a choice that we have made. Think about this: If you were put in a cell for a week, all you had was a window with bars on it looking outside. Would you look through those bars and look at the dirty ground and wonder why life must be so miserable, why did this have to happen to you or would you look through the bars and look up and out and see the celebration of life, the sun shining in the day, the stars twinkling in the night around you?

Life is all about how you choose to live and SEE it. A question I get asked a lot is this: How do you stay so happy? Because I choose to live life this happy. I have had my 'cell-like' moments in life. Life hasn't always been fair to me, dreams I've had have fallen apart, my rear is still as wide as my mirror, I have been hurt by people I have loved deeply....but when I really 'see' my life, I see beauty, I see potential, I see new dreams yet to be lived, I see an AMAZING husband that loves me deeper than any love I've ever known, I see children that bring me overwhelming joy. If you have Christ, then no matter where you are in life, you HAVE LIFE - a life that is waiting to be lived with positive thoughts, words that will not tear you down, words that believe in your God potential, words that say "Today is a beautiful day, no matter what!"

"Summing it all up, friends, I'd say you'll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious—the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse. Put into practice what you learned from me, what you heard and saw and realized. Do that, and God, who makes everything work together, will work you into his most excellent harmonies." Phil. 4:8 (MSG)

Change your world by the power of how you think!

Through Christ, there's NOTHING I cannot do,

Tracee