Be Like a Magnet

Draw out the good in others.

A magnet can merely pass by something with iron in it and the iron particles will be drawn towards it.

Remember the kids whisker-face man toy? Iron filings underneath the clear plastic turned into whiskers and beards when you drew the magnetic pencil across his face. It all depended on where you held the magnet.

Many people have good inside them waiting to come out but there are other things… cares of life, sickness, job and family issues covering up and they’re down a lot.

Be a magnet for good, and when you encounter them use a happy voice, a cheery smile, a positive comment, and see if you can help pull their good up to the surface in their life so they can take a fresh look on things….even if only for a moment. It will be like a seed and perhaps begin to grow as other people go by with their magnets for good.

Some will be repelled by your good, or the particles of good may not come to the surface by your magnet, but don’t give up. There is a lot of good in the world and we need to bring it out.

Where am I going to draw my magnet today?

Could I turn whiskers into a smile?

A Good Day!

Every morning at work, I make the statement, “Today is going to be a good day!”

Yes, everyone at work is going through daily family trials…nursing home and aging parents dilemmas, kid’s jobs, bad weather, not to mention COVID and the election.

But the sun is still out, and this fall has been one of our most beautiful ever!!! We have family and friends who love and care for us. food to eat, a place to live, fresh air to breathe, and water to drink, clothes to wear, a bed to sleep on and covers to keep us warm. We are provided for!

We have opportunities galore to make a new and better life for ourselves and others.

In the overall scope of things, this will be a really good day. We will be just a bit smarter today than yesterday, we will have grown and made progress in at least one area more than yesterday, and we will have seen things in a new light that we didn’t notice before.

So I will make my announcement again, “Today is going to be a good day!”

Say it with me!

Doesn’t it make you feel better already?

What If?

What if I….

…finished something today I put off yesterday

…began something new today I was afraid to begin yesterday

…called someone today I thought of calling yesterday

…wrote a letter to someone today I thought of yesterday

…started a new habit today I wanted to begin this year

…set aside time for myself today that I wouldn’t yesterday

…thought better thoughts today than I did yesterday

…spoke kinder words today than I did yesterday….

Where would I be tomorrow if I began today?

Begin!

That’s all it takes….just begin!

Where will tomorrow take you if you begin today?