Put a STOP! to the inner critic

Get Jazzed & Joyful Thought:

What has your self talk been like already today? Chances are that there have been many opportunities for the inner critic to pop up with negative thoughts, comments or helping to create a negative attitude. For the rest of today put a STOP! to negative self talk and negative attitudes and see what a difference it makes! The rest of your day and your trip home will be lighter and brighter!

Affirm:
    I will say STOP! to all negative Self Talk and YES! to Positive Thinking and a Positive Attitude!

Have a Positive Change Within and Without Today!
Mary Ellen
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Miracles can be Everywhere

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Did you know there are miracles just waiting to be discovered? Today be the observer. As you go through your day, pay attention to everything and everyone. It may be in the smallest gesture from someone, an unexpected thank you, a giggle from a child, an offer of help from a total stranger, witnessing a random act of kindness.
In being the observer today, you may see something, hear something, find something, learn something or witness something that just may turn out to be a miracle. If you pay close attention, you may discover that today is full of miracles. Truth be told, you may even realize that YOU are the miracle.

Affirm:
    Today I expect miracles and I find them, even within myself!

Have a Miracle Tuesday!
Mary Ellen
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Cheer Yourself On Vision Board Done!

The top picture is of the semi final Vision Board. I adjusted the placement of some of the words and started to paste them down.

And here is the final Cheer Yourself On Vision Board! I added some smaller paper flower embellishments to fill in and added some bling in the form of crystals around the edges of the circles to highlight the Oh Yes I Can! cheers.

I Looove how this board turned out! I am still debating about whether to gloss it in Collage decoupage medium or whether to leave it as is.
While I decide I have put it up scross from my desk where I can see it and read it and Cheer Myself on with my new daily motto of
    "OH YES I CAN!"

Hang out with Positive People

Get Jazzed & Joyful Thought:

Life is just too short and too precious to choose to spend time with people who tear you down, criticize you or drain you with negative complaining.

Realize that you can choose how and who you spend your time with. You can Choose to limit your time with those that bring you down and CHOOSE to spend more time with people who uplift you, encourage you and cheer you on in life.

Affirm:
    I surround myself with positive people and I feel the difference!

Have an Uplifting Monday!
Mary Ellen
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Make Today a Great Day!

Good Day!

And that is the message today. Make today a good day - even a great day! You can do it because the difference between a good day or a bad day is all in the way that you think about today. Thinking positively allows you to view any speed bumps as opportunities to use your problem solving abilities, to get creative, improve your patience, fine tune your communication skills, delegate some tasks off your lengthy to do list and keep your attitude from spiraling downward into negativity.

Affirm:
    No matter what happens I will keep my thoughts and actions on turning today into a great day!

Have a Great Wednesday!
Mary Ellen
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Cheer Yourself On Vision Board

I pieced together and laid out what I wanted on my cheer Yourself On Board and then took a picture of it. Then I can remove any or all of the pieces and not worry about forgetting where everything goes.

Then I printed the picture in black and white in large size and put it next to my Vision Board so I could refer to it as I continued to create.

Then I started painting my flowers on my board. This is where I am at right now after letting it dry last night. Today I will add more flowers and add the flower details and see how I like it. I can already tell I may change my board layout as I am getting new ideas as I paint!

Will post some more later - I can't wait to see how it turns out!

Let's follow Art's example!

Get Jazzed & Joyful Thought:

"Things turn out best for the people that make the best out of the way things turn out."

I first heard this quote from Art Linkletter and it has stuck with me for years.

And Art Linkletter should know. He was abandoned as an infant and later adopted. He literally took the phrase "when life hands you lemons make lemonade" to heart. As a young boy he used to take the best of the discarded lemons from a fruit factory and sell them to help raise money for his adopted family.

He was two months shy of his 98th birthday when he passed away this past May, of simply old age. He had been married for 75 years, wrote several books and he still traveled all over the world as a motivational speaker and advocate for living your best life after 60 and ran 4 businesses!

When a reporter asked how he did it he responded:
"Do the best you can every day. Help someone else whenever you can. Communicate the truth from a grateful heart and always keep a sense of humor. And exercise your mind, spirit and body on a regular basis."

So today let's follow Art's advice and his life example!

Affirm:
    I keep the clear intention of being the Best Me today and I use Grateful thinking, a Helpful Heart and a Sense of Humor to communicate my Best to all I encounter!

Have your Best Tuesday yet!
Mary Ellen
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Happy Sweet on You Day!

Today is Sweetest Day! And Who says it's a day just for couples? It's a great day to share the Sweetness with everyone! A big smile, a rocking hello! Get some flowers and wherever you go today hand one out and say " It is the perfect day to be Sweet on You! Happy Sweetest Day!" Go ahead- share your Sweet Self with the world today!

Have a great day- I will because I am Sweet on ME!

Pamper Yourself this weekend

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Do something to pamper yourself this weekend. Go to the bookstore and look for a good book and have a cup of tea or cappachino. Go to a Cider Mill and get some wonderful cider and apples. Soak in a hot tub. Put on some of your favorite music to lighten your mood while you do laundry. Rent a couple of your favorite movies. Or call a friend and go to a show or to lunch. Take a drive to somewhere you haven't been to and check out the gorgeous fall colors.
You deserve to feel pampered this weekend whatever your plans are so Go ahead and Treat Yourself - You are Worth it!

Have a Little Something for You Weekend!
Mary Ellen
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Yes I Can A to Z!

Geet Jazzed & Joyful Thought:

Today is a "Yes I Can" A - Z Thursday! Just use the statement Yes I Can! and follow it with the letters of the alphabet. Here is my list:
Yes I Can...Achieve A lot Today!
Yes I Can...Be Bold Today!
Yes I Can...Create Today!
Yes I Can...Design my new studio logo Today!
Yes I Can...Eliminate Excuses Today!
Yes I Can...Focus on ME Today!
Yes I Can...Give a Little bit more Today!
Yes I Can...Help someone else Today!
Yes I Can...Invite Inspiration In Today!
Yes I Can...Just do one thing at a time Today!
Yes I Can...Know what I want Today!
Yes I Can...Laugh Out Loud today!
Yes I Can...Make Up My Own Mind Today!
Yes I Can...Nip Negativity in the bud Today!
Yes I Can...Open Myself to all Possibilities Today!
Yes I Can...Prove I can Do It Today!
Yes I Can...Quell my fears Today!
Yes I Can...Resist the leftover pie Today!
Yes I Can...Stay on Track Today!
Yes I Can...Think it over before I make a decision Today!
Yes I Can...Understand others perspective Today!
Yes I Can...Visualize my Success Today!
Yes I Can...WOW myself with results Today!
Yes I Can...eXtract my Best from Me Today!
Yes I Can...Yell Yes I Really Can to myself Today!
Yes I Can...Zestfully apply myself Today!

See what you can come up with, then post your list where you can see it and make today a
Yes I Can Thursday!
Mary Ellen
Get Jazzed & Joyful About You, Every Day in Every Way!
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Choose your thoughts

Get Jazzed & Joyful Thought:

You may not have control over much that goes on out in the world, however the one thing that you, and you alone have control over, is your thoughts. So today, exercise your right to control and choose the thoughts you think. Make them Positive, Powerful and Plentiful. Keep those good thoughts coming and watch your attitude and your results match them!

Affirm:
    Today I choose the best and brightest Thoughts for myself and everyone else.

Have a Choose your Thoughts Wednesday!
Mary Ellen
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The Gifts of Challenges

Get Jazzed & Joyful Thought:

Whatever challenges you are facing today know that you are strong and capable and you will get through it. And for every challenge you face there is always an opportunity for more knowledge, more experience and more valuable lessons.
There is also the opportunity for Gratitude. Gratitude is a powerful skill that turns regrets and remorse into a Grateful Heart and Mind. Gratitude allows you to move forward in spite of fear and failure. In every challenge lies a gift or a blessing that would not be found without a perspective of Gratitude.

Today challenge yourself to find things to be Grateful for. Then see what Blessings unfold for you!

Affirm:
    Every challenge provides me with Opportunities, Blessings and Gratitudes!

Have a Grateful Tuesday!
Mary Ellen
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Be ME Powered!

Get Jazzed & Joyful Thought:

Today is a great day to be ME Powered! You have personal power to tap into. And today is a great day to harness that power and push yourself forward to accomplish more of your goals.

So look yourself in the mirror and affirm: Today I use ME Power to get things done!

Have a 'Power'ful Friday!
Mary Ellen
Get Jazzed & Joyful About You, Every Day in Every Way!
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Be Complimentary

Get Jazzed & Joyful Thought:

Today is a day full of compliments. As you go about your day today pay a compliment to each person you encounter. Make it simple, spontaneous and sincere. Compliment the color of someone's outfit, the tie they are wearing. Compliment their smile, their hairstyle, the sound of their voice, their pleasant attitude. There are endless compliment opportunities. Brighten someone's day today with the gift of a compliment. It doesn't cost anything and the resulting warmth it generates will keep you toasty long after today is over.

Affirm:
    Today I look for ways to compliment everyone I see.

My compliment to you:
    Thanks for Being You and making the world a Brighter place!

Have a Complimenting Tuesday!
Mary Ellen
Get Jazzed & Joyful About You, Every Day in Every Way!
Believe in Yourself, Anything is Possible!