You Can't Travel Within and Stand Still Without

This is a quote from James Allen from "As a Man Thinketh," and it got me thinking this week. As many of you might be facing, I am facing the possible lay off at my job. The government entity that I work for, which shall remain nameless, to protect the guilty, is going through difficult budget and economic problems. Being in training, anytime a organization or company looks to cut that is where they look to cut. Anyway, the possibility raised it ugly head this week, and I experienced quite a bit of stress.

As a motivational speaker and believer in being positive and looking at all things as a challenge and an opportunity this week has tested my beliefs. I am realizing that I may have to really practice what I preach.

So after finding this quote, and I do believe that "when the student is ready, the teacher will appear." I needed to do some soul searching. I needed to go within and find some answers. The first answer I got was to not let FEAR dominate my life. I may not be able to control what happens to me, but I can control how I respond.

Several things have come to me in the last few days from my reading and internal search and I want to share them with you:

1. Stay in the present moment. The present moment is all we have and that is where we find peace.

2. Stay grateful for what you have. Focus on what you have and you will create more of it.

3. Have fun and laugh. Stop worrying it doesn't help.

4. Do at least one thing each day for your self-improvement

5. Read and listen to positive uplifting things to help you stay positive

6. Love yourself.

I want to leave you with a some great insights from Emmet Fox:

"The eye symbolizes spiritual perception. Whatever you give your attention to, is the thing that governs your life. Attention is the key. Your free will lies in the direction of your attention. Whatever you steadfastly direct your attention to, will come into your life and dominate it. If you do not direct your attention consistently to anything in particular, and many people do not, then nothing in particular will come into your life except uncertainty and suspense."

In Laughter,

Jana Ruth
Author of Laugh and Live Happier: P.LA.Y.S. for Life
www.janaruth.biz
www.laughandlivehappier.com
www.laughingworld.blogspot.com

15 Ways to Stay Miserable or How to Get There If You Are Not!

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1. Wait for others to make you happy.

2. Blame everyone else for your unhappiness.

3. Use "if only" whenever you can regarding time, money, or friends

4. Compare what you have with what others have.

5. Always be serious.

6. Take responsibility for everything bad in the world.

7. Try to please everyone all the time, except yourself, and never say, "no," to anyone or anything.

8. Help others but don't let anyone help you.

9. Consider your own wants unimportant.

10. If anyone compliments you, discount it immediately.

11. Never laugh or play.

12. Hide your own thoughts and feelings.

13. Resist change at all costs.

14. Strive for absolute perfection,

15. Always live the past or in the future never in the present.

Jana Ruth
Author of Laugh and Live Happier: P.L.A.Y.S. for Life
www.janaruth.biz
www.laughandlivehappier.com
www.laughingworld.blogstop.com