i can and i will

The Japanese character for mindfulness combines the words 'mind' and 'heart', beautifully symbolizing the essence of mindfulness as awareness not coming just from the mind, but also the heart.

 

I am...I will.
I am becoming the best me that I can be. I am living my life on purpose and with purpose. Happiness and love will always be in my heart. I will be amazed at the wonder I experience, I will be inspired by all the beauty in the world. I will be touched by all the love in the world. I will appreciate all the magic in the world. The family I have and the friends I meet will love me as I will love them. I will remember that all of my dreams can be realized and that all of the things I imagine can be achieved!
All of this will happen because I can and I will.

in  the everyday living that we all do, it is often hard to live in mindfulness. to lead with the heart and the mind...to lead from a place of love and peace is often a large request. we all have been through so much negative, sad, frustrating, angry moments. we often find life to be more a burden than a source of joy. Books like The Secret seem to spew hogwash and nonsense. how can it be that just believing in good things and being grateful for the good in our lives is enough to bring happiness and joy and good to our lives.  

and yet it does seem to work for some.

my sISTA gIRL reminded me just the other day that to say negative things is to encourage them into existence. my question, for a long time, was how come saying a good seems to take forever to bring a good while saying a negative seems to bring negative quickly. after all the reading i have done and listening i have tried to do, i know the answer. we have been filling our own heads with negativity for so long that we don't even notice when we do it. so the few times we do notice and change our thoughts and words does not begin to erase all the unconscious negativity.

i think the solution of constantly being positive, saying positive things and being grateful is not just for the present moment. i think it is for the unconscious moments. perhaps if we say it often enough, positive thoughts will begin to replace the negative thoughts that run through our subconscious. and THAT is when there will be a turn around in our lives.

the question is ... can we be mindful of our words - remembering to speak from a place of peace and love. can we be patient - realizing we have a lifetime of practiced negativity to change. the answer should be yes. peace is the best place to live, love is all we really have to give, gratitude is the way to live and right NOW is all there is. 

i have been trying to live that way for some time now. it is not easy and i do a bit of backsliding from time to time. i also have to be reminded every now and then that i am slipping into my old negative ways. but i have yet to give up. i great each day with gratitude, end each day with gratitude and try to find time each day to sit in mindfulness. i am working on the negative voices in my head. those are the hardest to get rid of. but i am working on it. i ho

i hope all of my sISTA gIRLS will join me on this journey. let us make a difference in our own lives so that we can make a difference in the lives of others. then maybe our changes can begin to impact the world. all it takes is that first step.