Children are watching you and doing as you do, not as you say:

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you hang my first painting on the refrigerator, and I immediately wanted to paint another one.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you feed a stray cat, and I learned that it was good to be kind to animals.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you make my favorite cake for me and I learned that the little things can be the special things in life.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I heard you say a prayer, and I knew there is a God I could always talk to and I learned to trust in God.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you make a meal and take it to a friend who was sick, and I learned that we all have to help take care of each other.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you give of your time and money to help people who had nothing and I learned that those who have something should give to those who don't.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you take care of our house and everyone in it and I learned we have to take care o f what we are given.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw how you handled your responsibilities, even when you didn't feel good and I learned that I would have to be responsible when I grow up.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw tears come from your eyes and I learned that sometimes things hurt, but it's all right to cry.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw that you cared and I wanted to be everything that I could be.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I learned most of life's lessons that I need to know to be a good and productive person when I grow up.

When you thought I wasn't looking, I looked at you and wanted to say, "Thanks for all the things I saw when you thought I wasn't looking." *Love, Light and enjoy it all, Evy

Posted: 12:55:42 PM  
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Our feelings are a natural response to our thoughts and intentions.
We don't really choose our feelings directly. Our feelings are a feedback mechanism.
They indicate whether we're moving into alignment with our true desires (positive feelings) or out of alignment (negative feelings).

Simply put ... we feel good when we're moving towards what we want, and we feel bad when we're moving away from what we want.
And that movement is more about thought and intention than it is about action.

Feelings as feedback

The way I deal with negative feelings is to back track them to their source. That source is found in my thoughts and intentions. When I ask myself, 'What thoughts and intentions are giving rise to these feelings?' I can eventually find the answer. I can see where I'm out of alignment with what I really want. Negative feelings reveal that I'm moving away from my true desires instead of towards them, so I do my best to acknowledge and accept my true desires and to align my thoughts with them.

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Posted: 12:05:13 PM  
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