Day 25 Change YOUR Reaction, Don't Try To Change Others

Come to the realization and truly accept that you can’t change others. What they say, how they feel, how they react. But you can decide that how you are going to feel, react and what you say. You can also decide that the instant the moment that their behavior or outlook or attitude begins to bring you down or starts to impact your inside feelings that is the exact moment that you have to decide to separate yourself and distance yourself internally. You can still love a person and not adopt their outlook if it doesn't mesh with yours. Keep being positive, you're doing great!

Day 24 Bask In Birthdays

Day 24

Have you ever really sat and thought about the whole concept of birthdays and birthday celebrations? People in your life, family and friends, are literally celebrating the day that you came into this world. They are rejoicing because you were born and because of this you bring them joy and happiness. You do this of course for the special people in your own life as well. You buy a present, eat cake together, share a meal or wear party hats all to celebrate the fact that this person was put on this earth. It's such an amazing thing and I don't think we stop to bask in the fact that we are basking! Next time you are invited to a birthday party or someone has a birthday dinner for you, think about the fact that everyone is glad that the birthday girl or boy was born. Now if that isn't basking I don't know what is. We really do bask in the fact that we have one another and are grateful to have each other in our lives. Birthdays are the perfect reminder for all of us because there is always someone around us celebrating another year. Something new to think about from now on when we are singing Happy Birthday!

Celebrate!

Day 23 Beware of one uppers

Day 23

Steer clear of one uppers and those who love to rain on our parade. The truth is there are many people out there who do have to boost themselves up by pushing you down and there is no winning when you are faced with a one upper. Check out the Saturday Night Live episodes if you want clarification ;). You won't walk away feeling wonderful unless you choose to avoid the confrontation and never let anyone rain on your parade. If you have a new idea and you run it by someone but they don't seem to get it or feel the same passion, simply change the subject and keep it to yourself for now. If you have achieved a goal and your pal isn't acting supportive, respectfully end the meeting as soon as you can and go celebrate yourself in other company. Beware of the rain and if someone wants to one up you, let them and walk away. Keep celebrating yourself without the burden of the negative bystanders.

Block the Rain

Day 22 Bask in your accomplishments as you achieve them

Day 22

We are always working toward one goal or another and yes it is about the journey but it is also about the destination and once you reach your mission bask, bask, bask! The moment you achieve the goal you have been working toward, stop in your tracks and pat yourself on the back. Savor the support of those who have expressed it to you and praise yourself for a job well done. Once you reach the moment you have been waiting for, make sure to be fully in that special moment. You are in charge of all of your dreams and it is a true achievement to listen to yourself and go after those dreams instead of just wishing for them to come true someday. Celebrate your wonderful success and bask in it all the way. You deserve to be proud of yourself and all of your hard work!

Achieve your own fortune

Day 21 visit the old you

Day 21

Think back to the old you, the younger you at all of your different stages and the dreams you had back then. Take a moment to really realize all of your dreams that have come true and think about how the old you would respond if she/he knew that you really got where you were trying to go. How would that younger dreamer in you feel if she knew that your dreams are now your reality. Bask in each day and all of the wonderful things that you have accomplished.

The dreamer

Day 20 Make 5 small changes

Day 20

Make 5 small changes in your routine today. Get your morning coffee at a different chain or location, change your driving route to work or your morning destination or change the order of things you do the same each day. Little changes in routine can make your entire day take a new shape and you have new opportunities to have great new experiences or meet new people. Small changes can lead to big results!

To new experiences!

Day 19 Don't adopt other peoples' "stuff"

Day 19

When someone makes a little comment about your personality traits or your physical traits and those comments don't make you feel good, take a moment to realize that none of those comments are really about you. Take a moment to remember this before you decide to let it affect you. If they tell you that you talk too fast or too slow or that they don't like your hair style, none of these comments are about you. They are about them. People who don't feel good about themselves tend to make comments in passing that are meant to knock others down and lift themselves up. Don't internalize these comments or try to change. Just keep being you and hope that the other person can find happiness.

Know your own goodness