[AffirmationstoDe-Stress] MORNING COFFEE [4 Attachments]

"Before you believe in yourself, you have to believe yourself."   No matter how often you mentally tell yourself that you're talented and worthy of respect, it won't get you anywhere if you don't believe what you're telling yourself.   The key to creating this belief is to provide yourself with rational support.   To build your rationale, list your achievements in life, right back to when you were a child. Write down the successes you have had no matter how insignificant they may seem. Take note of the generosity and love you've given to others. Think about how you've helped to enhance life, whether through your garden, motherhood or special talents and friendships.   Now you can tell yourself you're special and believe it, because your list is proof!   ©Jane Powell     Relationships   Relationships - of all kinds - are like sand held in your hand. Held loosely with an open hand, the sand remains where it is. The minute you close your hand and squeeze tightly to hold on, the sand trickles through your fingers. You may hold on to some of it, but most will be spilled. A relationship is like that. Held loosely, with respect and freedom for the other person, it is likely to remain intact. But hold too tightly, too possessively, and the relationship slips away and is lost. Let us remember that we can't force anyone to love us. We can't beg someone to stay when they want to leave and be with someone else. This is what love is all about. However, the end of love is not the end of life. It should be the beginning of understanding that love leaves for a reason, but never leaves without a lesson. Everyone wants a perfect ending. But over the years I've learned that some of the best poems don't rhyme, and many great stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, or end. Life is about not knowing, embracing change, and taking a moment and making the best of it without knowing what's going to happen next.     A generous heart   A sure way to be joyful is to be generous. Instead of worrying about what you can get, enjoy giving all you can give.   Living generously is living well and living richly. It makes you an active participant not only in your own good fortune, but also in the good fortune of others.   Life can be an incredibly beautiful and wonderful experience. Your generosity magnifies that beauty and wonder many times over.   Generosity is not merely a matter of material offerings. Real and meaningful generosity is giving of yourself.   Give your love, your attention, your compassion, your interest, curiosity and genuine caring. Give your time, your understanding, your peaceful, positive presence and your commitment.   Live each day with a generous heart. Make life's abundance even more abundant by giving the best that you have.   Ralph Marston

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