How often do you hear people say, "Have a Blessed Day"? This, along with "God bless you" to name another rote statement, have become some of the many emotionless phrases we say out of habit that we really don't mean.
Like saying, "How are you?" and not really caring enough to pay attention to the answer you receive.
Many times the person giving this wonderful greeting doesn't feel this good cheer for themselves either.
They say things out of habit void of any real emotion and go right back to feeling negative, focusing on their own troubles and woes.
I got up early one morning and, like most of us, my mind began to search for troubled thoughts.
It's like putting your radio on a control called "seek" and the radio automatically begins to find all the strong signals or stations available.
Troubled thoughts can be louder and stronger than positive ones, if you let them.
But here is where you can make the choice to find something you want to hear.
So when my mind went on automatic and began to seek the negative thoughts, I took the controls and decided where I wanted my mind to stay.
I chose to have a blessed day.
I decided to look in the mirror and love the person I saw.
I put on my clothes, combed my hair, put on a little makeup and gave myself my warmest smile, generally reserved for those I love.
I decided to feel blessed and focus on the wonderful things going on in my life.
You see, whatever is not good in your life will still be there tomorrow.
And tomorrow you can decide not to have a blessed day, if you like.
You can tell yourself tomorrow that you are fat, that you are broke and that you are headed for destruction.
You can decide tomorrow that you hate your job, hate your wife and your life.
But on this day, I decided that I was blessed and I was going to stay that way for the entire day.
I can't tell you the happiness I felt.
I can't tell you the joy in my heart.
It brought tears to my eyes, just to be here.
I set my mind solidly on this "station".
I made a choice that I was going to have a blessed day.
I made this statement out loud--"Whatever comes into my day today, whether it is wonderful and beautiful, or even if it is masquerading as trouble, I am setting my mind on having a blessed day.
" So what happened? It was truly a blessed day.
Here are some highlights: -My grandson gave me his best warm smile and said, "Bye Grandma!" with so much love as I saw him off to school.
-I walked into my backyard and saw two beautiful red mini roses peering out of a flowerpot that I thought was void of life a month ago.
-My husband told me how lucky he is to have me.
-My eldest son told me he put a note in his daughter's lunch just like I used to do for him.
I didn't think he even remembered that--heck, I hardly remembered that! -A delivery that I really wanted came.
All through the day this is how it went.
I really enjoyed myself.
And it continued even into the second day all because I created this positive energy in making the decision to have a blessed day.
How great is that? So the next time you tell someone to have a blessed day make sure you mean it.
Then go ahead and create one for yourself.
10 Tips on Having a Blessed Day 1.
Get up before anyone else no matter what the hour 2.
Have quiet alone time to communicate with the universe 3.
Do not turn on the radio, television, or talk on the phone during this time 4.
Do go outside or open the window 5.
Smell the air, listen to the birds, and look up at the sky.
Feel connected with it all.
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Relax and clear your mind 7.
Feel an attitude of gratitude for all the great things in your life 8.
Decide to carry this with you every minute of the day 9.
Declare yourself fabulous and believe it 10.
Welcome every opportunity and challenge of the day