Sam Dennis's Blog – December 2009 Archive (6)

When you look at the world through the fog of your own worries, your anger, your frustration and impatience, many valuable things will just pass you by, completely unnoticed.



Imagine driving through town while someone is holding a gun to your head. Are you going to notice the new flower shop on the corner? Probably not. Your focus will be on that gun.



Are you holding a gun to your own head, by constantly focusing on what's wrong with your life? Are you so obsessed with… Continue

Too often, when you visualize all the things that could go wrong, you never even make the attempt. You're defeated before you even start, by your own imagination.



It doesn't have to be that way. You can visualize anything you want. Your imagination is yours to control. Instead of anticipating defeat, plan in your mind to win. See yourself achieving. Consider the possible challenges you'll face, and then see yourself successfully overcoming them.



You don't need any money,… Continue

When you worry about what you don't have, it is a waste of what you do have. You already have everything you need to be the person you are. Everything you've accomplished, all that you've experienced, all that you are right now, has come from what you already have.



Life is rich indeed, and it is already yours. Focus on what you can do with it. Seek out ways in which you can make a real, substantial difference. Rather than worrying about what you don't have, make the highest and best… Continue

There is potential for joy in every moment, whatever the situation. The only reason your job is boring, is because you choose to see it as such. The only reason your neighbor is unpleasant, is because you think of him as such.



Accept what is. Find the good in everything that surrounds you. Nothing will ever make you happy, until you decide to be happy. Accept what is, and you have the ability to make it whatever you want. Nothing can make you happy, and yet you can make happiness… Continue

You have so very much. There are people who love you. There is a world of beauty and opportunity all around you. You can think. You can act. You can make choices. You can learn. You can grow. You have hopes and dreams, and the ability to follow them.



You can make a true and lasting difference in the world around you. You have a day full of life that's waiting to be lived, right here and now. You have challenges which can build your strength, and energy with which to meet… Continue

More things can be accomplished more quickly in a situation where there is trust among everyone involved. Trust can often make the difference between success and failure.



Trust grows and thrives when there is a genuine commitment to truth. Truth is not always convenient or easy. It is often difficult and awkward. Yet truth is an absolute necessity for building trust, and without trust it is difficult to get anything accomplished.



Even liars demonstrate a respect for the… Continue