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On the evening news were college students carrying signs reading “free compliments.” They were shouting compliments to passersby as they walked down the street. “You look great today, your hat is beautiful, your hair is perfect.” I thought this was a good gesture for them to be doing. I remember other signs saying “perform a random act of kindness.” These positive statements in our generally negative society are like a breath of fresh air.

We need to show positive attitudes more than we do. It is important to offer encouragement to those who need it, and also to those who don’t. I remember how a school teacher killed my interest in drawing by telling me a picture I drew looked “horrible.” I never tried to draw again. She could have as easily encouraged me to do better.

People come in all levels of sensitivity. Some can take nasty remarks and keep going because they are not sensitive to them, while others are destroyed by them. This sensitivity will not be known until it is to late to retract the remarks.

Regrettably, there are negative people who add snarky remarks to almost everything that comes out of their mouth. Linda was wearing a new dress: “She probably pinched it.” John got a great job: “He probably knew someone high up in the company.” Sammy won the writing contest: “I’m sure his mother wrote the paper.” Television programs are full of these nasty afterthoughts as if they were necessary to the plot, or to show the “toughness” of the character. Just stop doing it. Pay attention to your remarks and make them positive statements instead of negative ones. You will feel better for it and so will others.

There is far to much competition in our society, and not enough cooperation. In competition someone loses and someone wins. In cooperation all win. We have taken this competition thing to the extreme. So keep it “friendly.” Don’t compare yourself with others. Measure your progress against yourself. Each day do a little better than you did the day before. Compete only with yourself. You will be able to see your growth and benefit from it. Enjoy life.

The Power of Focus

As we go about our daily business we give little thought about the focus of our mind and thoughts. This is automatic to us, our focus is on whatever task we are doing in the present moment. Our eyes, mind, and thoughts may be focused on the book we are reading or some article we are writing. While we are focusing on the object of interest, we are shutting out all those things around us save the object of interest. This is normal, nothing wrong with it, and the more intense our focus becomes the more we shut out the rest of the world to favor that focus.

Some people think they can multi-task, doing several things at once, but they are only kidding themselves. Their focus just moves from one task to another, their body responding with the appropriate moves for that task. It is impossible to focus on more than one thing at a time. We should be thankful for that do to the confusion the alternative would bring.

The intensity of our focus determines how easy or hard it is for someone else to get the attention of the focuser. If you are focused on watching the Super Bowl it may be very hard for someone to break though that focus to ask a quesion. So focus is very important to life, and where you focus is very important to your well being.

You can’t drive a car and use a cell phone at the same time without endangering yourself and others. No one can, so just don’t do it, if you have an accident and you were using a cell phone it will be your fault. Awhile back I had a young girl run into the back of my car as I was making a right turn, with blinkers on, we were lucky and no damage done. But again, just don’t do it.

It is a good idea to notice what thoughts you focus on during the day. Negative thoughts turn into negative action, so try to think about positive things most of the time. Do some affirmations daily and turn negative thoughts into a positive affirmation.

Keep your focus on the good things of life so you will experience the good things of life. Practice focusing on spiritual love for yourself and all people. There is no higher good than doing good things for yourself and others.

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