Make the better choice. |
photo by Lisa Jonick, of her chickens avoiding snow
Make the better choice. |
Thoughts don't show. Provide opportunities and time. Watch quietly. Don't break the spell.
And when people get more and more practice doing what it takes to create or accept or recognize those moments, they can have more and more of them.
The further I got from cynicism and pessimism, the more they jumped out at me when I heard them.
It's easy to be mean.
It's harder to be nice.
Some days are full of learning and laughter and others are quieter.
"When I'm feeling out of sorts and crushed by the world, all it takes is finding one thing to feel blessed about to start thinking in terms of abundance rather than lack, of being inspired instead of beaten down." —Jenny Cyphers |
Think of growing—of food, of knowledge, of trees, of children. Life is ever-changing. Provide water and support if you can. Share your shade and a resting place. |
Merry thoughts, fantasies, whimsies and dreams to all.
Learn Nothing Day is in three weeks. |
What I'm starting to realize (by what I've been reading and learning, and by my own observations of my experience), is that we can most certainly choose alternatives that can lead us to more openness (like choosing more positive words to describe how we feel about something, or genuinely trying to relax and see what our children and partners see in something they like, etc.). And that if we do it often, we can probably rewire our brains, creating new neurological paths and becoming indeed more open.