Beginning Your Day
Gratitude
Begin today with thoughts and feelings of gratitude. It is very important to start each day with the feeling of gratitude and appreciation. As soon as YOU open your eyes, begin thinking of the things that YOU are grateful for. Feel the feelings of gratitude for the two most important things in your life, YOU and your health. Do this prior to your feet touching the floor to start your day. As YOU go through your day, find as many things as YOU can to be grateful for.
Grateful is defined as warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received; thankful
Forgiveness
Begin today with the thoughts and feelings of forgiveness. It is important to start your day with forgiveness. Start today with forgiving yourself for any and all hurtful words, actions, activities or behaviors. Today, find something to forgive yourself for. Begin today, to forgive and let go! Continue to do this today and each day.
Quiet Reflection
Sit quietly for a few moments and feel the feelings of gratitude and forgiveness. Express gratitude for the things that YOU do have, your life, your sight, your hearing, your heart, your lungs and for waking with a sound mind. (Feel free to create your own list of things that YOU are grateful for). Think and feel the feelings of forgiveness. Begin to feel the feeling lightness and of letting go. Allow this feeling to move throughout your body. While YOU are thinking these positive thoughts and feelings, breathe, long, slow breaths. Practice quiet reflection for a few moments today. It is important to think positive thoughts each day, your thoughts create your reality.
Personal Development
Review the Empowerment Pledge
Begin today by making a commitment to working on self. Make a commitment to reviewing the pledge daily or create your own personal pledge. Reviewing the pledge daily will help YOU to consistently focus on working on YOU and your Personal Development goals and dreams.Personal Development Goal
Today, I will continue to work on forgiveness. I will put forth the effort to work on and develop my ability to forgive myself and others. Keep this thought in your mind as YOU go through your day today.
I AM Statements
Review your list of I AM Statements. Continue to direct your focus and intent on the thing(s) that YOU know that your need to work on.
I AM: Peaceful, Disciplined, Focused, Healthy, Positive, Great, Special, Unique, Forgiving, Loving and Kind. Feel free to utilize this list, add to it or create your own.
Review
Review your list for a few moments today. Monitor your thoughts and feelings, moods and emotions during the day today. Begin to think and feel as if YOU have already accomplished your goal. Carry this positive thought/feeling with YOU throughout your day today. Focus your attention on the good, unique and special things about YOU. Make at least one of your I AM Statements, your dominant thought/feeling today. If your statement is "I Am Forgiving", remind yourself to think and feel thoughts of forgiveness all day today.
The Way YOU Feel
The way you feel is important to your mental, physical and emotional life. Begin to direct your thoughts toward your feelings. Make the way YOU feel the most important thing in your life. Practice feeling good today, feel great and feel alive, as much as YOU can and for as long as YOU can.
Today's Activity
Continue to practice forgiveness. Direct your thoughts toward finding something or someone to forgive. Review your I AM Statements and choose a statement from your list that will be your dominant thought/feeling statement for today.
Quiet Time
In your quiet time, take a few moments to relax, review goals, list of I AM Statements and practice forgiveness. Remember to feel gratitude for your life and your health.