Good-bye 2013; Hello 2014

The new year has arrived! 

Have you set new goals for the year?   I have been working on my personal goal journal for the past week.  I feel if you write your goals down and view them daily, you are more adapt to work towards achieving them.  One of my main goals I've begun working on, is to create more than enough money freelancing and publishing my books so I will be able to step away from my current job outside the home and write full-time. 

Keeping a positive attitude is also important I believe to achieving my goals.  Do you find yourself viewing the glass as half empty or half full?  I will always do my best to view the glass as half full.  I wasn't always able to do this in my past.  But after many years of thinking and looking at situations in a positive light, I have found that situations will work out in a much better way. 

Growing up I often heard about a silver lining.  I did not understand what this meant until I was an adult.  Now I always find the silver lining in every negative situation or event which happens in my life.  The lining may appear more black than silver when you are living through a difficult time, but believe me, the silver is there, you may need to dig deeper within yourself and dismiss any 'poor me' thoughts. You are to learn something through every situation in your life; whether it is positive or negative.

With 2013 now behind us, if you haven't already, set realistic goals and begin to work towards attaining them!

Where ever you find yourself on this first day of January, 2014, enjoy and be safe!

Happy New Year!




 

Do you Know an Energy Vampire?

Do you feel exhausted after being with certain people? They may be energy vampires, draining your spirit and soul.  Energy vampires drain your spirit and soul by depleting your positive energy. Energy vampires, such as drama queens, leave you feeling drained and listless
After a visit with an energy vampire, you barely have enough energy to walk across the room, much less pursue your goals or take care of your life. The energy vampire's negative influences consume your positive energy.
Most people only notice that they have been in the presence of an energy vampire when that person has gone and they find themselves depleted of energy and lacking the will to live, as though all their enthusiasm, excitement and joy of life had been quite literally "sucked out of them".
Some people you come across bring light and happiness and you feel wonderful being around them. But when you are around "dark" energy individuals you also can "feel" it.
Working in customer service, I meet and am around many different kinds of energy. I am able to know immediately which category a customer falls into the instant they walk into the wine tasting room. Are they a positive person, or a negative, energy vampire? If they fall into the energy vampire category, I immediately surround myself mentally, with white purifying light. I'll smile as I mentally am aware of what kind of personality I am dealing with.
You can't make them happy,because they don't know what even makes them happy. Since I work in the public and usually I working alone, I can't just walk away from an energy vampire.
If you are in a situation where you can walk away, do just that!. Many of us find this really hard to do. We're afraid of being thought of as impolite; we don't want to offend people. If you must stay around an energy vampire, breath! I mean it, take a deep breath and as you release the breath, release the negative energy the vampire is surrounding you with.
One thing to remember: No matter how hard your life is, there is someone else in this world who has it much worst than you!
Be happy with yourself first and foremost! If you are not happy with yourself, you won't be able to be happy anything or anyone!
Today, take note of the kinds of people who are in your personal energy field. Are they happy and positive, or negative, energy vampires?
Where ever your path leads you today, shield yourself from negativity and energy vampires and surround yourself with positive, happy, lively individuals.