Today I Will Make A Difference

by Max Lucado
From On The Anvil

Today I will make a difference. I will begin by controlling my thoughts. A person is the product of their thoughts. I want to be happy and hopeful. Therefore, I will have thoughts that are happy and hopeful. I refuse to be victimized by my circumstances. I will not let petty inconveniences such as stoplights, long lines, and traffic jams be my masters. I will avoid negativism and gossip. Optimism will be my companion, and victory will be my hallmark. Today I will make a difference.

I will be grateful for the twenty-four hours that are before me. Time is a precious commodity. I refuse to allow what little time I have to be contaminated by self-pity, anxiety, or boredom. I will face this day with the joy of a child and the courage of a giant. I will drink each minute as though it is my last. When tomorrow comes, today will be gone forever. While it is here, I will use it for loving and giving. Today I will make a difference.

I will not let past failures haunt me. Even though my life is scarred with mistakes, I refuse to rummage through my trash heap of failures. I will admit them. I will correct them. I will press on. Victoriously. No failure is fatal. It's OK to stumble - I will get up. It's OK to fail - I will rise again. Today I will make a difference.

I will spend time with those I love. My spouse, my children, my family. A man can own the world but be poor for the lack of love. A man can own nothing and yet be wealthy in relationships. Today I will spend at least five minutes with the significant people in my world. Five quality minutes of talking or hugging or thanking or listening. Five undiluted minutes with my mate, children, and friends.

It's Ok to have Negative Thoughts

WHAT!?!

Yup, I said it right here, "It's Ok to have Negative Thoughts" I know that seems contrary to all personal development thought, let me explain.

I'm talking about negative thoughts, not negative thinking. For purposes of this post, negative thinking is an ongoing and persistent way of thinking. negative thoughts are those that sneak in when we want to grow, to move from where we are to where we want to be.

When starting out to change my life I got so wrapped up in "gotta think positive all the time." "Bad/negative thoughts are bad" "This is never going to work" "I'll never be successful" I let these negative thoughts become a pattern, a habit. This habit grew and became a permanent way of thinking and living.

By listening to tapes, again and again, reading books. Learning about affirmations, goal setting, changing who I hang out with, changes in my life, the occasional positive thoughts have become more of a habit. I still catch myself with negative thougts, but overall my thinking is positive.

The point I want to emphasize is the habit of negative thinking is where you are now. It's your habit. Now, it's time to work on developing a new habit of positive thinking. This starts with the new positive thoughts being the occasional thought. When you notice yourself thinking negative, start to be positive about that. "I've been a good negative thinker for years, now it's time to change to a more positive way of thinking and living."

By beating yourself up about the negative thoughts, you perpetuate the negative habit. Acknowledge that you do have this past pattern of behavior and that you do want to change.

Acknowledging you do want change and want to be more positive is a positive thought. Then go read a book, listen to a tape/CD, read a blog, say affirmations, something else positive. Reinforce this new habit with more positive activity.

Law of Attraction Blog Carnival #41 - Law of Attraction at Work

Photo Ferris Wheel by Trébol Azul

Welcome to the September 4, 2008 edition of law of attraction. This edition is based on the U.S. holiday in September, Labor Day, hence the topic is Law of Attraction at Work. How do you use the principles of the Law of Attraction to find work, attract business or customers and or make work a more enjoyable experience?

Trudi White presents Turning Labor Day into Play Day posted at Next Action Blogging, saying, "Turning Labor Day into Play Day - use the holiday to create your dream job."

Stephen Martile presents How to Advance Your Career posted at FreedomEducation.ca by Stephen Martile, saying, "Career advancement comes from doing things a certain way, just as Wallace Wattles describes in his famous book, The Science of Getting Rich.

If you follow this process, you must advance your career. Remember, this is not a philosophy or an idea that hasn’t been tested. This is a creative approach to career advancement. It’s the Science of Getting Rich. It works when you work it. It must work because it is Law."

Other reads.

Vikash Kumar presents How to create a vision board? posted at Attract Wealth And Happiness, saying, "A Great tool for "The Law Of Attraction" is a vision board and here is the pros & cons of making a vision board."


Teri Riggins presents The Law of Attraction for Dummies posted at The Law of Attraction and Me., saying, "This is the introductory post for my LOA blog."

Sonal Shah presents Win with Personality » WHY AFFIRMATIONS FAIL TO MANIFEST posted at Win with Personality, saying, "WHY AFFIRMATIONS FAIL TO MANIFEST – If your affirmations are not manifesting and you are stuck somewhere, read this to be on your way to successful manifestation"

Peter Murphy presents 5 Powerful Motivation Techniques that Work Like Magic posted at Get Motivated Stay Motivated.

That wraps it up for this edition of the Law of Attraction Carnival. The next edition is hosted at Living the Law of Attraction

Please check the submission guidelines.

You can submit your article at Blog Carnival.




Other Law of Attraction Carnivals:

Law of Attraction Carnival #38 For the Joy of it!

Law of Attraction Blog Carnival #37 - Success Stories

Law of Attraction Blog Carnival #36 - Visualize

Law of Attraction Blog Carnival #35 - Desire

Law of Attraction Blog Carnival #34 - LOA Toolbox

Welcome to Law of Attraction Blog Carnival #33

Law of Attraction Blog Carnival #32- Money/Abundance

Law of Attraction Blog Carnival #31 - Back to Basics

Law of Attraction Blog Carnival #30 - Religion

Law of Attraction Blog Carnival #29 - Relationships - How to use the Law of Attraction to create, maintain, improve relationships.

Law of Attraction Blog Carnival #28 - Relationships

Edward Mills list of all previous Law of Attraction Blog Carnivals

Law of Attraction Blog Carnival #40 - Appreciation | Gratitude

Photo by: Wylie Maercklein

The Law of Attraction Carnival - Appreciation | Gratitude #40 is now posted at Living the Law of Attraction.

The next edition of the Law of Attraction Carnival will be hosted here at the Law of Attraction for Beginners. Submission deadline is September 2 and publish date is September 4. The next edition is based on the U.S. holiday in September, Labor Day, hence the topic is Law of Attraction at Work. How do you use the principles of the Law of Attraction to find work, attract business or customers and or make work a more enjoyable experience?

Please check the submission guidelines.

You can submit your article at Blog Carnival.




Other Law of Attraction Carnivals:

Law of Attraction Blog Carnival #39

Law of Attraction Blog Carnival #38 - For The Joy of It

Law of Attraction Blog Carnival #37 - Success Stories

Law of Attraction Carnival #36 - Visualize

Law of Attraction Blog Carnival #35 - Desire

Law of Attraction Blog Carnival #34 - LOA Toolbox

Welcome to Law of Attraction Blog Carnival #33

Law of Attraction Blog Carnival #32- Money/Abundance

Law of Attraction Blog Carnival #31 - Back to Basics

Law of Attraction Blog Carnival #30 - Religion

Law of Attraction Blog Carnival #29 - Relationships - How to use the Law of Attraction to create, maintain, improve relationships.

Law of Attraction Blog Carnival #28 - Relationships

Edward Mills' list of all previous Law of Attraction Blog Carnivals

Law of Attraction Blog Carnival #39

Photo Ferris Wheel by Trébol Azul

Welcome to the August 7, 2008 edition of law of attraction. Well, actually it is August 10, but this is when the edition was to have been published.


Daylle Deanna Schwartz presents It’s All SUCCESS! posted at Lessons from a Recovering DoorMat, saying, "When you redefine what success means to you to appreciate all the little successes you may not usually acknowledge, the Law of Attraction brings you more successes."

Dr. Joe Capista presents Success Means Different Things to Different People posted at The Success Triangle.

Kate Ivy presents Visualizing Your Success posted at >Happy Go Kate, saying, "Think you can't visualize your success? Think again! There's more to manifesting than just a few fleeting thoughts."

Frederic Premji presents Discovering Your Life’s Purpose posted at BlogMotivation.com.

Daniel Roach presents Living Consciously Every Day posted at Daniel Roach.Org.

fred xiao presents 3 Myths we should avoid when applying law of attraction posted at Easy money attraction.

axel presents a nice article on Learning To Trust posted at axel g.

Charlie Phillips presents Taking Advantage of Opportunities! posted at CHARLIE PHILLIPS - LIFE COACH.

Arin Vahanian presents Why It Is Necessary To Live NOW posted at Super State.

Phil B. presents Grow, Plateau, and Go << Phil for Humanity posted at Phil for Humanity, saying, "Grow, Plateau, and Go!"

Felix Ekpa presents The Magic touch | No Limits! posted at No Limits!.

Nathalie Lussier presents How to Start Down the Road to Financial Freedom posted at Billionaire Woman.com, saying, "How to change your outlook to bring more of what you want into your life."

Elio Galluzzi presents Manifesting Money? posted at The Entangled Universe » The Entangled Universe.

That wraps it up for this edition of the Law of Attraction Carnival. The next edition is hosted at Living the Law of Attraction and the theme is Appreciation / Gratitude.

Ellie writes:

A heart filled with appreciation and gratitude has no room for discord.
If, everyday you deliberately looked for things to appreciate - deliberately
took count of all the things you are grateful for in your life. Your vibration
would be filled with love and joy and that is exactly what you would be
living.

Please check the submission guidelines.

You can submit your article at Blog Carnival.




Other Law of Attraction Carnivals:

Law of Attraction Carnival #38 For the Joy of it!

Law of Attraction Blog Carnival #37 - Success Stories

Law of Attraction Blog Carnival #36 - Visualize

Law of Attraction Blog Carnival #35 - Desire

Law of Attraction Blog Carnival #34 - LOA Toolbox

Welcome to Law of Attraction Blog Carnival #33

Law of Attraction Blog Carnival #32- Money/Abundance

Law of Attraction Blog Carnival #31 - Back to Basics

Law of Attraction Blog Carnival #30 - Religion

Law of Attraction Blog Carnival #29 - Relationships - How to use the Law of Attraction to create, maintain, improve relationships.

Law of Attraction Blog Carnival #28 - Relationships

Edward Mills list of all previous Law of Attraction Blog Carnivals