I’m a firm believer that, in life, we always find what we’re looking for.
Recently, I heard a story told by my friend and colleague, Dr. Wayne Dyer. He was walking on the beach near one of his vacation homes when he was confronted by a couple walking along the beach in the opposite direction. As Dr. Dyer passed the couple, the lady asked him if he lived in the area.
He confirmed that his home was in the vicinity. Her husband explained that they had just bought a home and were moving from New York and would be living near him on the beach. The wife asked Dr. Dyer if the neighbors were nice and pleasant.
Dr. Dyer asked the couple if their neighbors were nice and pleasant back in New York. The couple both shook their heads and took turns explaining how rude and inconsiderate people were in New York.
Dr. Dyer smiled and assured them that people that lived on the beach in his area were about the same.
As Dr. Dyer finished his walk that day, he met an elderly woman on the beach near the steps to his house.
Ironically, she told him that she had recently retired and was moving to the area from the upper Midwest. She asked him if the neighborhood was safe and the people were nice.
Dr. Dyer asked how things were back in the Midwest where she came from. She smiled enthusiastically and told him people were nice, friendly, and looked out for one another.
Dr. Dyer smiled warmly and assured her she would find all the neighbors to be just as friendly here as they had been in the Midwest.
There are always good reasons to be optimistic, realistic, and pessimistic. You can choose how you want to see things.
If you watch the experts on the financial channels, you will see many of them making gloom and doom predictions of dire conditions ahead.
If you go back and review these same experts’ predictions 10 or 20 years ago, you will find that they were pessimistic at that time for a whole other set of reasons.
If you had listened to them then, you would have missed many productive and fruitful years of investing in the marketplace.
No matter how smart or experienced someone may be, no one knows enough to be a pessimist. While there are certainly factors that should generate caution, there are similar factors — known and unknown — that should generate optimism.
As you go through your day today, look for the best in people and circumstances. You will not be disappointed.
Today’s the day!
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Jim Stovall is the president of Narrative Television Network, as well as a published author of many books including The Ultimate Gift. He is also a columnist and motivational speaker. He may be reached by e-mail at JimStovall@aol.com or by visiting www.JimStovall.com
Josh’s Commentary:
Years ago I coined the quote, “Life’s like a boomerang, the more good you throw out, the more it makes its way back to you.” And so it is with life. More often then not, we will tend to find, and attract to us what we put out into the world. Certainly there will be the rare occasion where this doesn’t hold true, but for the most part you can set your watch to it as solid advice. To accept it as truth can be a humbling experience, or one that affirms you’re seeing things just as you should from a positive point of view. The choice is yours. You don’t have to run through life with rose colored glasses, but then again, the more you do, the more “rose colored” the world may appear to you… It’s your life, LIVE BIG! Josh Hinds
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