[AffirmationstoDe-Stress] MORNING COFFEE [4 Attachments]

"Take a chance." Ever felt embarrassed after someone rebuffed your invitation to go for coffee? Ever felt hurt when you opened yourself up to another person and they didn't react the way that you had hoped? Ever felt scared for any number of reasons? Congratulations! You're alive. And growing, too! If we never take a chance, if we never stretch ourselves, there are two things that we can be sure of. One is that we will never feel hurt or embarrassed or scared. The other is that we will stagnate. Safe in our comfort zone, we will find in time that comfort zone has become a prison. We have dealt ourselves a life sentence of "safety." Yet safety equals stagnation. Be embarrassed! Be hurt! Be frightened! The rewards of growth and change are permanently rewarding. Slowly, through taking chances on people and situations,  we mold ourselves into the person we want to be. We grow. We learn. We change for the better. The end result outweighs the temporary pain encountered on the journey. Take a chance on life today.  ©Jane Powell Rid Yourself of Worry   unknown Write it down. Acknowledging your worry Takes away its obsessive power. So make a list of what's bugging you.   Do something. Clean out your closet, Reorganize a room, write a letter Or make a phone call you've been putting off. You'll feel better just getting something done.   Read. A book about someone else's troubles (to take your mind off your own), Something uplifting or funny, Or even a self-help book for advice.   Take a break. For 10-15 minutes, Sit with your eyes closed in a quiet spot. Mentally make a list of blessings in your life; Good health, plenty of food in the fridge, Friends and family, nice weather, Anything you can think of.   Take a walk. Movement is action. With any luck the exercise will clear your mind And raise your endorphin levels at the same time. Getting out in the sun will lift Your spirits too.   Let it go. For a day or even just a few hours, Do something you enjoy. Try to refresh your mind and See things in a new light.   Don't worry – your problems will still be There when you get back.   Ask for help. Ask your spouse, friend, sibling or family For ideas on how to get past the Obstacles in your life. It'll remind you that others Have gotten through the same problems Before and hopefully give you some useful advice.   You can't change the past, But you can ruin the present By worrying over the future!     Your great value   Your value is not in what you try to be or in what you pretend to be. Your great value is in who you are.   It serves no purpose to blindly grab and obsess over the world's superficial trinkets. Choose instead to allow life's limitless abundance to flow through you in beautiful, original, unique ways.   Don't waste your energy worrying about what you do or do not have, or about what you might or might not experience. Give joy to each moment, where you are, as it is, and find great fulfillment.   Spend this day living and being, loving, learning, caring and giving. You are alive, aware, and blessed with a world of possibilities, so act like it.   Let joy be your default setting. You can always create great value in the world by allowing the value within you to be fully expressed.   Let yourself feel how good it feels to truly be you, to be here, now. And let your great value and joy come flowing forth.   Ralph Marston   - Dear Readers, " Morning Coffee " is a labor of love and meant to be shared with others to spread encouragement and inspiration. If you share, please be kind and give credit where credit is due and copy and paste or forward with Page Header and contact information included. Thank you , " Morning Coffee" Created, and maintained by: Dizzyrizzy2U@aol.comGrandmaGail2BC@aol.com Copyright © 1996 -2014 " Morning Coffee" all rights reserved. To subscribe or unsubscribe send an email to the following email addresses. Subscribe: YourMorningCoffee-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Unsubscribe: YourMorningCoffee-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com