Need Energy? - Try a Positive Attitude

By Sally Huss

My Happy Musing for the Day: Focus on the positive and the rest will fall away from lack of interest.

Energy is energy. Might as well make it positive! I've never seen something disappear so fast as when you don't think about it. So many times people work very hard trying to get something or even someone that affects them negatively out of their life, when all they have to do is focus elsewhere. It is like chewing on something that tastes bad. The taste lingers. Eat something else.

There are many in the psychology field who insist on working through things. "You have issues." I say, give up issues. Let them go. Do something else. Analysis paralysis can set in and there one sits. The mind can be a maze of endless turns with personality pitfalls, but the heart is ever-forgiving. It is not interested in the "hows" and "whys". It's interested in the "nows" and "sighs" of something better.

When I taught tennis it was interesting to see this phenomenon of focus in regard to changing a student's motion. Of course many times people would come to me with very unorthodox and cumbersome strokes. Now to change these strokes to something more effective seemed daunting to them. But the truth is I was not interested in changing what they had already learned, only to do something else. It made it so much easier if we did not have to alter what they were doing, but learn something new. That new motion simply replaced the old one without a struggle.

My husband does this trick when he is with his 96-year-old mother. When she gets on a negative jag he just changes the subject. Otherwise it would be an endless dialog of rationalizations for her point of view that never gets anywhere or does anyone any good. Good is what we're after and it's easier had by being positive!

"Life is wonderful. Don't forget it!"
Copyright 2008 Sally Huss

Sally Huss has been a writer and artist all of her life. She is a native Californian who studied art at Occidental College before graduating from the University of Southern California with a degree in Fine Arts.

Along with her creative talents, Sally developed her skills on the tennis court. She became National Junior Champion and a Wimbledon semifinalist before putting down her racket for a full-time career as an artist/writer.

Sally's art ranges from large and lively impressionistic canvases to deliciously colorful fish, florals and landscapes on paper. She paints daily in her gallery/studio in the heart of the art district of La Jolla, California at 7932 Ivanhoe.

Sally Huss has written and illustrated greeting card lines for Hallmark, American Greetings and Suzy's Zoo for over 20 years. In the last 3 years she has created a daily feature called Happy Musings, which King Features syndicated for newspapers world-wide. From her archives Sally offers in-depth comments on the meaning of her Musings.

These happy thoughts and the best of her greeting cards are now available as E-cards through http://www.happymusings.com along with a free Happy News newsletter.

To view Sally's gallery of original art and peek at her extensive lines of bright and happy products, including THE HAPPY BOOK, bibs, nursery wall décor, totes and purses, and gifts with thoughtful thoughts, go to: http://www.sallyhuss.com

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Dealing With Negative Thoughts

By Brian E. Zimmerman

Do you realize that as a human being, we have over a thousand thoughts that go through our minds a day, which are either negative or positive? The question I ask YOU is how do you deal with these thoughts that run through your mind all day?

You know, I've really been studying the mind and body over the past couple years because I really feel that in order to achieve the goals and desires that we have in life is determined by the thought process we have going through our mind. I feel the more self aware you are of these thoughts; the better your chances are of achieving your goals.

Now, what I've noticed over the past several months, that, I think, is extremely interesting and cool is that the more self aware that you and I become with ourselves, the more we tend to notice negative and positive things. Now, what I'm about to tell you is in no way intended to suggest that I'm better than anybody; but, I feel that with all my studies, I am more self aware internally and of others to a very large degree. When I tell people this, they think I'm crazy; but there is no possible way they understand what I am speaking about, for many different reasons.

The way I know this is because if somebody was really in tune with their own being, they would notice the environment going on around them a lot more. For example, any time I'm around negative people or situations, I can feel it in my body and mind, generally minutes before I'm actually around it. Am I saying I have physic ability? NO. What I am saying is that there is energy you feel the more aware you become.

When I am around family, friends, and other people, I can really feel and call the situations before they even come around. By having this feeling, it actually allows you or me to either KILL the situation with kindness or remove ourselves from it.

Just so you understand: negative thoughts and situations are normal and will always be present. I'm not saying that it's bad to have negative thoughts or that people are bad for having these thoughts. Once you and I learn and realize such patterns of negative thoughts and situations, we then can start to understand the learning process of these patterns that will lead to true success. I know it sounds strange, but it's true. It means you are self aware enough to notice and that's a good thing.

So, you're probably saying to yourself now, well Brian that sounds great. How do I take this information and become better? GREAT QUESTION FRIEND.

Here's more to the answer - The more self aware you become, the easier it will be to deal with your own negative thoughts. Why? Because your heightened awareness will assist you on catching yourself when you experience your own negative thoughts, so you can stop yourself and redirect yourself to focus on what you do instead of what you don't want.

You see, negative thoughts, to me, are reminders of what I should be focusing on or what I want. It's like my very own little navigation system that tells my body to either move towards something or move away from something. When I feel this little internal guidance system working in my body, or I feel negative, I attempt to catch myself and not get mad; it's just a reminder that I require to create change in my life.

WARING: Our natural instincts are to struggle and try to push that inner guidance away. We'll don't resist it because it's a great tool to keep you on track.

Brian Zimmerman is a top leader in the home business industry. He is known for developing top producers and leaders. His last venture he assisted top infomercial company increase profits by over 300% in less than a year earning well over 1.5 million a week. To schedule an interview with Mr. Zimmerman call 1 303 618 3458. For information on his latest endeavor go to http://www.brian-zimmerman.com

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