Both of you's...I used to think all of that positive thinking stuff was for Bible-thumpers and the delusional...of course I also thought drinking a 30 pack of Budweiser in a day was normal too. Since my divorce and year of sobriety, I have learned that positive thinking is one of the most powerful forces in nature...I have seen it firsthand and I'll never go back to how I thought and acted before.
Some pointers, or at least how I keep positive:
When I wake up in the morning, I give thanks. Thanks for being allowed to grace this Earth one more day...tis a gift.
I don't watch TV, I don't read the newspaper, and I don't listen to talk radio.
I control my own thoughts, my own body, my own actions, my own feelings. No one but me...
I smile. Even when I'm alone, I smile...sometimes I burst out laughing.
Those things have turned my life around to such a degree that I am a stranger to many who have known me for years...they tell me how much they love the new me, which in turn makes me happy and grateful...it's a wheel of goodness and positive blessings.
Hope that helps and doesn't sound too hokey, but trust me if you knew me a year ago you'd know what a cynic I was...sometimes I have to pinch myself.
Love and prayers for you all.
Me - 46 She - 36 Daughter - 10 Married 10 yrs 1st Bomb Date 12/17/06 (Merry Christmas!) D Bomb in January (Happy New Year!) Every other week custody of D10 She has OM who helped her walk away Divorced 07/05/07