Cost of Controlling the Uncontrollable

“Save your energy for changing the things you can control.“

Many everyday events are unavoidable and beyond our power to control.

Things like taxes you can complain about, but that doesn’t make them go away. Traffic jams happen, especially, it seems, when you’re running late. Bad haircuts are a part of life and happen to all of us.

It’s better to accept with grace, as part of the journey, the things you cannot control. When tempted to control the uncontrollable, remember, the only thing you know you can always control is your response.

For example, in a traffic jam you can choose to honk your horn and scream, or you can choose to turn on the radio, listen to music, and calmly wait for traffic to clear. When you stop stewing over uncontrollable situations, you keep the vital energy you need to maintain a healthier, happier and in-balance you.

©Jane Powell – Meditations for Women

Today’s Affirmation: I have the energy to control the things I can control.

Feel Your Absolute Best!

“You deserve to feel like Number One!”

It’s time to clean house and surrender any destructive thoughts in your head. No more will you allow negative people to scramble your brain. No more will you dwell on painful uncomfortable times.

Let go means – let go!

Make it a priority to keep investing in yourself and your well being. Make room in your life for happiness, success, healing and fulfilling relationships.

Before you know it, you will start feeling entitled to abundance. And, that is as it should be, because you are Number One!

©Jane Powell – Meditations for Women

Today’s Affirmation: I deserve to feel like #1!

Secret Glue that Keeps Relationships Alive

“The secret glue that keeps relationships alive.”

No matter how hot and steamy a relationship is at first, when passion fades there must be something more long lasting to take its place.

Most of us fall in lust before we fall in love. It’s a wonderfully exciting time, when you need nothing more than passion to keep you glued together. Unfortunately, the reality is that lust alone doesn’t make for long-lasting bonds. Such shallow desire disintegrates far too fast and easily.

The secret glue that keeps relationships strong, forever, is made of more powerful stuff. It’s made of mutual respect, interests in common, of shared values and genuine friendship. And, it takes time to discover and nurture these important parts of a strong relationship.

So, rein in those passions long enough to determine whether your desire is more than skin deep. Remember, the secret glue that makes relationships last forever keeps your passion – long after the lust has gone!

©Jane Powell – Meditations for Women

Today’s Affirmation: My partner and I share mutual respect, common interests, values, and genuine friendship.

You Need this For Effortless Giving

“Is it better to give than receive?”

We have heard this cliché a million times. As a woman, you probably spend most of your day loving and nurturing those around you. Day in and day out you’re probably giving all you have and taking good care of those that rely on you.

The trouble begins when you don’t receive love and nurturing in return from the ones who receive your care. As time passes, it’s only natural for you to feel resentful.

Does this mean you should stop giving because you are not receiving? Of course not! Instead, you need to make it known that you need the same love and compassion that you give to others, everyday.

You too, need to be taken care of. Why? It’s only when you receive this love that all your giving becomes effortless.

©Jane Powell – Meditations for Women

Today’s Affirmation: Others know I need the same love and compassion that I give.

Rekindle Your Passion

“Smother your passions and you’ll forget what you love.”

Many of us have put aside our passions to focus on practical goals. That’s okay, but be sure you’re only putting them to the side temporarily, not smothering them.

You need to stay in touch with your passions, even if it’s only long enough to remind yourself that you still have them. Take a one-day seminar, a weekly art class, attend a monthly reading club, or go online and “chat” with folks that have similar interests, when you can. This will keep your passion flowing, without taking a large chunk of time from your schedule.

If you don’t have time during the week, indulge your passions on weekends, vacations or holidays. Make it a goal to keep in touch with your passions. When you do, you will know how valuable you are, and, you will live in Technicolor, instead of black-and-white.

©Jane Powell – Meditations for Women

Today’s Affirmation: I fuel my passions.

Secret Scrolls

From The Secret Daily Teachings
Whatever you want to bring into your life, you must GIVE it. Do you want love? Then give it. Do you want appreciation? Then give it. Do you want understanding? Then give it. Do you want joy and happiness? Then give it to others.

You have the ability to give so much love, appreciation, understanding, and happiness to so many people every single day!

May the joy be with you,

Rhonda Byrne
The Secret… bringing joy to billions

Free Yourself From Toxic People

“We only wish for others what we are willing to receive ourselves.”

Women that are happy with their lives are much more likely to support and encourage your happiness. Women who have goals of their own are more likely to support you in pursuit of your goals. Women who express their creativity are more inclined to help you discover your own talent.

Armed with this knowledge, you can choose to associate with those that have your best interest at heart.

Look carefully at the lives of the women in your circle of friends. Do you “hang out” with those who choose scarcity or abundance? Perhaps, it’s time to let go of friends who are unwilling to recognize happiness, to value goals or nurture talent; and time to welcome healthier friends into your inner circle.

But, before you view your friends with a critical eye, take a long look at yourself. Are you happy, goal oriented and in pursuit of your talents? If not, take steps to include these virtues in your life. You’ll be amazed at how old friends may change and how new friends may suddenly appear.

©Jane Powell – Meditations for Women

Today’s Affirmation: The people I choose to be around support me and my values.

Let Go of Unhappiness Forever

“To choose or not to choose…”

The older we get, the more we realize that the choice to be happy or unhappy is our own. Sure, there will be times where things don’t go our way. We’ll feel unhappiness, sorrow, even depression. But, our agency determines how we cope with these challenges.

This doesn’t mean that we should feel guilty about being sad or depressed. Everyone experiences “down” days. Melancholy moments can bring great wisdom if we think them through.

But, the truth is that you always have a choice. You can choose to stay stuck in unhappiness and resentment, or, choose to let go and feel fulfillment lighten your load.

If you’re unhappy, unsatisfied or merely ambiguous, make today the day you put it all behind you. Choose to feel the joy in your life again.

You always have a choice. Why not make it great?

©Jane Powell – Meditations for Women

Today’s Affirmation: I have made a personal choice to be happy.

Is Your Hut Burning?

The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him, and every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming.

Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect him from the elements, and to store his few possessions.

But then one day, after scavenging for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, the smoke rolling up to the sky. The worst had happened: Everything was lost. He was stunned with grief and anger. “God, how could you do this to me?” he cried.
Early next morning, however, he was awakened by the sound of a ship that was approaching the island. It had come to rescue him. “How did you know I was here?” asked the weary man of his rescuers. “We saw your smoke signal,” they replied.
It is easy to get discouraged when things are going bad. But we shouldn’t lose heart, because God is at work in our lives, even in the midst of pain and suffering. Remember, next time your little hut is burning to the ground–it just may be a smoke signal that summons the grace of God.

Taken from website.

Personal Growth Secret

“Personal growth is just a hug away.”

We have all heard that you need four hugs a day for survival, eight hugs a day for maintenance and twelve for growth.

The touch of a hug has a healing effect on your body. Your immune system stays strong and you feel loved and special. Hugs have a way of nurturing the little child within you and helping you feel cherished by family and friends.

If you’re not getting your twelve hugs a day, reach out and ask for the hugs you need. A simple, “Can I have a hug?” goes a long way toward getting those twelve hugs you need for growth.

©Jane Powell – Meditations for Women

Today’s Affirmation: I get at least 12 hugs per day.

How many hugs u get in a day? Is nice to get a hugs from someone, i feel much relieve, that is how I feel.