Positive Thoughts: Helpful hints for your garden

Love
Love is the magic ingredient that makes all things possible. If we could only grasp what infinite love really means all of us would be okay. It is the reason that we are here, still here. In spite of our mistakes, in spite of our falls, in spite of anything that we might have said or done there is love. Look in the mirror and you know this is true. Forgive yourself and forgive your neighbor. Love is what makes the world go around. Hop on, the ride is going to be a lot of fun.

Hope
The definition of hope is a positive expectation. Thinking positive is the seed of hope and when we believe that this is true, positive seeds will start to grow in our life.

Faith
We once heard that if you only had as much faith as a single seed of mustard you could move a mountain. That is pretty cool but it was way cooler when we finally saw a mustard seed. They are tiny. Move a mountain? The impressive part of the story is that this is a promise if only we believe. We're in. Pass the Positive!

Believe
"There is magic in believing". Believe in love, faith and hope - and Pass the Positive. Mother Teresa said that if all of us do a little bit then great accomplishments can occur. We believe in world peace...planet harmony...one wrist at a time. Get connected, Pass the Positive, and join the club.

Kids Rock: The Future Success of Our Planet
The future success of our planet is dependent upon what we learn and then teach along the way. Someone said "It's best to learn from experience and, if we're lucky, we learn from the experience of someone else." What are we teaching our children? Who is responsible for the kids? Pass the Positive is about a lot of things, but our passion is for the little people that grow up to be big people that become our leaders of tomorrow. Pass the Positive to children and know that our futures are in good hands.

Stress Reduction 101: "Don't Worry, Be Happy"
Do you remember this song? It seems simple but the message is pretty large: Don't worry, be happy. Most of the time stress is self induced by our thinking. For some reason our minds often worry and begin thinking negatively. Small things become big things and before we know it, we're worked-up over something that might not even happen. Consider these thoughts:

- Worrying is like a rocking chair. It's something to do but it doesn't get us anywhere
- Worrying is tomorrow's clouds over today's sunshine
- Worrying is like crossing a bridge before you come to it
- Worrying is negative goal setting

It's really thinking and focusing on what you don't want to have happen. Guess what shows up? Get the point?...Don't worry!

The stress reduction part? Take a deep breath and remember that we get to choose the thoughts that we think about. Choose your thoughts wisely as they are the seeds from which your future grows. Happy thoughts equal a happy future. Be happy!

Swiss Cheese: Holy?
All of us are like swiss cheese. All of us are full of holes. No one is perfect, but when we work together we overlap and cover-up each other's holes. Together we are whole again. All of us need each other. There is strength in numbers. None of us can go it alone and many hands make light work. When all of us work together there is an exponential result. We like it

Is Your Light On? Did You See That?
There is a story about a man who lost his car keys. He was looking for them when someone approached and offered help. "Where did you lose your keys?" they inquired. The man replied, "I lost them down the street a ways, but the light is a lot brighter here." It is always easier to see where there is light. When we think positive the light around us gets brighter.

"One light on can light up another; a second light on will light up eachother; a third light on can light up the town; the next thing you know there is light all around!" Positive thinking causes positive energy. Positive energy is a beacon of light in the darkness and right now we need a whole truckload of light for our lives and our planet. The goal of Pass the Positive is all about "flame on" and getting our "planet torch" to burn as bright as possible!

What Are You Looking For? Go Deep.
My favorite game is football and my favorite play is when the receiver goes long. What a great feeling when the quarterback and receiver connect for a long pass play and then go-in for the touchdown. That for us is happiness. What are you looking for? "Go deep" is not about football, but more about the happiness part. It's about a one-on-one conversation with yourself to figure out "What am I looking for?"

A formula for success:

#1. Decide exactly what you want.
#2. Determine how bad you want it.
#3. Determine what you need to do to obtain it.
#4. Are you willing to do what it takes?

Get Even: It's Only Fair.
Zig Ziglar made a very profound statement when he said; "The people to get even with are the people that have helped you." "Pay it forward" is a familiar similar theme. "It is only good for me if it is also good for you". Win-Win situations Win. Love one another and follow the golden rule: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." This should be the foundation from which all of our relationships are built.

Seeds: Are You Planting a Crop?
A seed is something small that grows into something bigger. Everyday we are planting seeds with our thoughts and deeds. It is from these seeds that our future grows. You reap what you sow. If you sow seeds of corn you reap corn. If you plant wheat you grow wheat. If you plant love and compassion you will grow love and compassion. What you give is what you get. Positive thoughts are seeds of hope. Think positive and spread positive seeds in the garden of life.

C6S-C6S-C6S-C6S-C6S-C6S-C6S-C6S-C6S-C6S
One day we happened to notice the license plate on a car. It was C6S and we started to repeat it. Before you know it we were saying C6S. When we repeated it several times it occurred to us that we were saying "see success, see success, see success". The Law of attraction states that our thoughts are the seeds from which our futures grow. Our thoughts trigger the emotions that either get us energized or immobilized. What we see or visualize with our imagination, what we think about, either good or bad, will show up in our lives. This is HUGE. Get excited! We can only think one thought at a time and what we choose to think about is up to us. Think about the positive, think about the good stuff, think about the bright side. When you plant positive seeds your garden of life will grow better!

Gratitude - This is also HUGE!
Count your blessings. Be grateful for what you have. Look at the bright side. The glass is always half full. "There by the grace of God go I." Thank you. "I had the blues because I had no shoes until upon the street I met a man that had no feet". There is always more positive than negative, dwell on the positive. Be thankful.

See Life Bigger, Stretch and Grow
If we are not stretching, we are not growing and if we are not growing eventually we will start to rot. Stuck in a rut? The definition of a rut is just "a grave with the ends kicked out". You will not drown if you fall in water, you will only drown if you stay there. Zig Ziglar says; "the difference between a big shot and a little shot is simple. A big shot is just a little shot that kept on shooting". Winston Churchill said "Never give up, never, never give up! Babe Ruth said "You just can't beat a man that will not give up." Perhaps you get the point. Stretch. Stretch your body, stretch your mind, stretch and grow. We choose the "size of the box" that we get to live in. Choose wisely.

Dream Big Dreams...All of the time.
Say yes a lot. Believe in it. Believe in yourself. W. Clement Stone said "if you can conceive it and totally believe it, you can achieve it." Someone else suggested "If you knew that you would not fail, what goals would you set for you and your life?" Dream big dreams, bigger than that even.