Giving It 100%

Hello lovely people! :) It's June 23, 2011, which means almost in the month of July. Seven months have passed and it feels like the year just started! Time has a way of just flying by! So how has the positive life been treating you? No one ever promised you (I know I certainly didn't) that life would be easier or problems would disappear when you have a positive attitude (in fact, it can often feel just the opposite), but I do believe that having a positive attitude, mind, and soul will help you deal with the problems much easier. You now, hopefully, have a new outlook on things, so you don't react to problems as dramatically as you may have before. It's just life! Problems are going to come and go, that's just the way it is, but the attitude you take while handling them is the real issue. As I've said before, and I'm sure I'll say again, I'M NOT PERFECT. I write this blog in an effort to hopefully encourage and motivate all who read it, but serves as a source of encouragement for myself as well.
Somewhat like therapy for my mind and soul; an online journal or diary to keep me on a positive path. But like I said, I'm not perfect, so while I'm a naturally positive person, life has a way of testing that, and until a couple of weeks ago, I was letting the small negative situations and people in my life really effect me in a bad way. That's until I decided–with God's help of course–"NO MORE! I'm remaining positive, GIVING IT MY 100% OR NOTHING AT ALL!" No more complaining, discussing, thinking or agonizing over people and/or situations that I can't change.  I finally realized that God is in charge, He's the director of the show which I call my life and He's never going to give me more than I can handle, and with Him, I CAN DO AND CONQUER ALL THINGS! So why am I stressing? The key is, I've got to do my part by giving it my 100%!


So what about you? Do you pledge from this day on to give it your 100%? I'm not saying there will never be times where you or I will not feel stressed out or sad, that's unrealistic, I'm just saying that from this day on we will make a concentrated effort to remain positive and rise above the negativity around us. Key word being "concentrated". I've learn that being positive, even if you're a "naturally positive person", doesn't come natural. You may be blessed that 9 times out of 10 you have always had a more hopeful, optimistic way of seeing things (that would be the kind of person I am) but remaining that way takes effort! (Trust me, I know.) So take the pledge! GIVE IT 100%!

Guess What? YOU'RE BLESSED!

Hello my positive ones! I'm keeping it short but sweet today. Now I'm assuming since you're reading this, you woke up this morning, and with the full seeing capabilities, too (hey, you may have to have some assistance on hand, in other words, glasses, but no matter, you're still able to see). You're living, you're breathing, so matter what hardships you may be currently facing, Guess what? YOU'RE BLESSED!

Be encouraged!
Jonelle

P.S - A book I read from time to time says that for everything there is a season. A season only lasts for a certain amount of time before a new one begins, so matter what you're going through, remember that in time, this too shall pass. And count it all joy because guess what? YOU'RE STILL BLESSED!