[AffirmationstoDe-Stress] MORNING COFFEE

"Have you reached your destination?" Many of us grow up not knowing what we want to do with our lives. It can take years to figure it out, and some never do. Many women change jobs, careers and husbands, searching for their purpose and destination. To achieve success in finding your way, soul-searching is a necessity. Have an honest conversation with yourself and answer a very tough question. "Who am I?" Think about your strengths, your weaknesses and most importantly your passions. It may take a day, a week or a month but, when you answer this question, your personal destination becomes clear. Your direction will not fall in your lap, so don't waste another moment – create an inner compass and find it yourself. ©Jane Powell   Free yourself from negative people. Spend time with nice people who are smart, driven and likeminded. Relationships should help you, not hurt you. Surround yourself with people who reflect the person you want to be. Choose friends who you are proud to know, people you admire, who love and respect you people who make your day a little brighter simply by being in it. Life is too short to spend time with people who suck the happiness out of you. When you free yourself from negative people, you free yourself to be YOU and being YOU is the only way to truly live.     Confidently forward The difficulties can get you down, but only if you let them. The setbacks can make you discouraged, but only if you allow them to do so. You always have another choice. You can choose to focus on the good places you intend to go to, instead of on the painful places you've had to go through. Sure, life is tough and the journey is difficult. Yet at the same time life can be exquisitely beautiful and immensely rewarding. It doesn't really accomplish anything to complain about, or to dwell on, life's unfairness. What will make a positive difference is to put your energy and enthusiasm into following a meaningful purpose. Decide that you will put the difficulties to work for you. Let them inspire you and make you more and more determined. Each time you experience a setback, use it as an opportunity to remind you of the good and desirable places you intend to go. Then step confidently forward, leave that negative incident behind, and move ahead with more energy and passion than ever before.  Ralph Marston