Avoid negativity

Today when our minds temporarily yield to negativity, self-judgment, stress, or pessimism, we will choose not to dwell in them, but instead take an honest look at them, thank them for reminding us that they are not what we desire for our life, and then with a tip of the hat, let them go. For today we acknowledge that the power to choose what thoughts, feelings, and emotions we serve, support, and sustain are ours and ours alone. And so today when the ego demands self-judgment, we will simply smile and politely refuse. When it tells us we must bow to stress, we will instead remember Who is in our corner and trust that things will turn out just fine. And when pessimism tries to place a dark cloud over our skies, we will remember that clouds may come and go but the sun will always shine. Today we will breathe the breath of gratitude knowing that we are the ones in charge of choosing our path.

James Blanchard Cisneros