Kathy Mcpheely

An unplanned break from work sounds like a lovely surprise conjuring up visions of rest, relaxation, maybe travel, sun, sea and fun…………not this time!

Unfortunately, my break was full of frustration, worry and stress caused by my computer deciding to take an unplanned break by suddenly closing itself down and going on strike, much to my surprise and despair.

It is quite worrying when we realise how dependent we are on these machines for life to work and flow smoothly.

I hope the problem is fixed now as I have a lot of catching up to do.

This time out though gave me time to reflect on my priorities and brought to mind something I once read (these nuggets of wisdom seem to sit at the back of your mind until the right circumstances bring them out):
The priorities in many lives have become misaligned. People worrying far too much about that which was inconsequential in the scope of life.They only need to step back and see that no amount of worry or anxiety will change things.

Yes, there is never a right time for problems and challenges  but they will always spring up, they are a part of life we cannot delete or backspace (how great would that be?)lol.

We have to remember how short life really is, be grateful for the precious people and aspects of our lives that we still have , without which we really would have no quality of life.

Hold your current challenge up against these things and you just might see it with a totally new perspective. It is definetly worth a try and usually sets me back on track if I lose myself in the “brown stuff “of life.

Stop worrying  and start loving and living.

An Excerpt from
The Strangest Secret
by Earl Nightingale

George Bernard Shaw said, “People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can’t find them, they make them.”

Well, it’s pretty apparent, isn’t it? And every person who discovered this believed (for a while) that he was the first one to work it out. We become what we think about.

Conversely, the person who has no goal, who doesn’t know where he’s going, and whose thoughts must therefore be thoughts of confusion, anxiety and worry – his life becomes one of frustration, fear, anxiety and worry. And if he thinks about nothing… he becomes nothing.

How does it work? Why do we become what we think about? Well, I’ll tell you how it works, as far as we know. To do this, I want to tell you about a situation that parallels the human mind.

Suppose a farmer has some land, and it’s good, fertile land. The land gives the farmer a choice; he may plant in that land whatever he chooses. The land doesn’t care. It’s up to the farmer to make the decision.

We’re comparing the human mind with the land because the mind, like the land, doesn’t care what you plant in it. It will return what you plant, but it doesn’t care what you plant.

Now, let’s say that the farmer has two seeds in his hand- one is a seed of corn, the other is nightshade, a deadly poison. He digs two little holes in the earth and he plants both seeds-one corn, the other nightshade. He covers up the holes, waters and takes care of the land…and what will happen? Invariably, the land will return what was planted

As it’s written in the Bible, “As ye sow, so shall ye reap.”

Remember the land doesn’t care. It will return poison in just as wonderful abundance as it will corn. So up come the two plants – one corn, one poison.

The human mind is far more fertile, far more incredible and mysterious than the land, but it works the same way. It doesn’t care what we plant…success…or failure. A concrete, worthwhile goal…or confusion, misunderstanding, fear, anxiety and so on. But what we plant must return to us.

You see, the human mind is the last great unexplored continent on earth. It contains riches beyond our wildest dreams. It will return anything we want to plant.

This is one of the most powerful and thought provoking messages I have ever heard and I wanted to share it with you.

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Hi everyone,

Thankyou for visiting my site, my brand new site that is as I am in the process of learning about building blogs and having a presence online. This is all new but very fascinating to me and this is my first post.

The best thing about being online is being able to share worthwhile experiences or products with like-minded people, which I hope to be able to do in the near future.

One of my favourite interests is Self Improvement of body, mind and spirit and many of my posts will be related to that subject, so if this is also of interest to you, feel free to return anytime to check the latest news and reviews.

Bye for now

Kathy