| A while back, I took my boys to the
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| | of life's greatest sounds and put an
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| neighborhood pool. They were excited
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| | immediate smile on my face.I then went to
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| because the pool had just opened for the
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| | the grocery store to pick up some milk,
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| season. When we got there, I quickly
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| | and saw aisle after aisle filled with
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| found some chairs near some acquaintances
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| | food, supplies, drinks and fresh produce.
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| of ours, and as the boys swam, we started
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| | Now here was abundance and prosperity! I
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| to chat.About 20 minutes went by when I
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| | saw people chatting and smiling, and two
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| began to notice that everything my friend
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| | children happily eating a messy chocolate
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| talked about had a negative slant to it.
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| | doughnut.I went back to the Post Office
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| First it was complaining about a
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| | and started to chat with the woman in
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| particular teacher at school, then it was
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| | front of me who was mailing a package to
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| about the lack of time in life in
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| | her son in Iraq filled with things she
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| general, and on and on it went. She said
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| | thought they might need.I logged onto the
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| nothing positive . all negative,
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| | Internet and received a wonderful email
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| complaining about this and that. When she
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| | from a friend entitled "The Positive Side
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| got to politics, I decided that it was
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| | of Life." I then received an email from
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| enough and quickly excused myself and
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| | an old friend of mine whom I have known
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| jumped into the pool.As I swam around the
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| | for over 30 years now. It always puts a
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| pool, I couldn't help but hear other
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| | smile on my face when I hear from her.As
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| conversations. Imagine my surprise when I
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| | I was leaving the house to pick up my
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| found that they too were mostly
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| | boys from school, I saw my neighbor
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| negative!!! Curious now, I walked over
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| | again. So I asked him how he was doing.
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| to the soda machine and said, "How are
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| | He turned and looked at me with a big
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| you?" to some other neighbors. Their
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| | smile on his face and replied "No worries
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| reply? "Tired. You know how it goes."
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| | mate!". As I drove away, I flipped on the
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| Not exactly negative, but certainly not
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| | radio and immediately heard a song called
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| positive either.So now I was REALLY
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| | "I'm on Top of the World!"That evening, I
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| curious! Was it just that it was the end
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| | turned on the evening news, and heard an
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| of the week and everyone was tired and
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| | extremely beautiful story about a woman
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| grumpy? I decided to test it, so for the
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| | moving into her first home - built by the
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| next few days I really paid attention to
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| | wonderful organization Habitat for
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| everything I saw and heard to see how
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| | Humanity. Then the weather came on and I
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| much negativity there really was.Let me
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| | was told that bright sunshine would be in
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| tell you I didn't have to try very
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| | our area for the next few days. Later
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| hard.First I went to the grocery store.
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| | that evening, I watched a rerun from that
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| As I waited for the clerk to tally my
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| | great show on ABC called Extreme Makeover
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| groceries, I started chatting with her
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| | Home Edition. In 7 days they completely
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| and soon I was being told a story about
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| | change a needy families home and life.
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| when she was in Japan. Since she's a
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| | What an act of kindness!Now there is a
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| blond, she complained that her trip was
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| | spiritual principle out there that says
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| horrible because all they wanted to do
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| | what you put your attention to grows.
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| was touch her hair!That evening I
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| | Certainly the case here!!! I put my
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| switched on the evening news and was
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| | attention to all the negative "stuff"
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| presented with 30 minutes of rape,
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| | that I was assaulted with for a few days
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| murder, robberies, drownings, child
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| | and it slammed into me so hard that I
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| abductions and a story about Martha
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| | wanted to cry from it all. It got so bad
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| Stewart. In between these heartwarming
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| | that I saw it everywhere I went. From the
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| stores, I listened to commercials about
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| | grocery store to the post office to my
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| weight loss, adult ADD and a new drug
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| | own home. It could make a person
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| that they said everyone should take (but
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| | seriously paranoid!!!!!!! When I placed
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| had some small side effects like nausea
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| | my attention on the positive, it grew
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| and sometimes death).Alrighty
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| | too. It was like it had suddenly stopped
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| then!!!After the news, I flipped around
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| | raining and the warm sun came out.So how
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| and found more heartwarming stores on
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| | do you remain positive, healthy and
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| television such as "Law and Order", "ER"
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| | prosperous in a negative world? Here's
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| and "CSI Miami". All great shows but
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| | what I do.1. Surround yourself with
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| hardly positive. It seems I was
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| | positive people. Treat others like you
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| surrounded by murder, rape and the dregs
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| | want to be treated -- positively! With
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| of society - all in primetime! I settled
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| | positive encouragement and thoughts!!!2.
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| for a "Touched by an Angel" rerun and
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| | Read positive inspirational books3. TURN
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| went to bed.When I woke up the next
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| | OFF THE NEWS as much as possible.4. Try
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| morning, I continued to pay attention.
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| | and avoid newspapers, although you should
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| The first thing on my agenda that morning
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| | scan the headlines so that you know
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| was a visit to the post office. As I
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| | what's going on in the world5. Write down
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| drove, I flipped on the radio to my
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| | all the positive things that have
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| favorite radio station and what do I
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| | happened to you in the last month and
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| hear? I hear a woman singing the
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| | post them where you can see them. "See"
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| following lyrics: "Wounds won't seem to
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| | your life as a success!!! Don't "see"
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| heal, the pain is just too real." I
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| | your life as a failure!!! Look at all
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| switched to another station.At the post
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| | the positive things that you've done!!!6.
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| office I was greeted at the door by an
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| | Put a positive/inspirational poster over
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| identity theft poster. I then went to
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| | your desk. You can also put a "plus"
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| Target to pick up a new bathing suit for
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| | sign, or the words "stay positive" over
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| one of my sons and noticed that they had
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| | your desk to remind you to be positive.7.
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| TV monitors all over the place. As I
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| | Read some inspirational books like the
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| looked at it, I saw a story about how to
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| | new one from my friend Connie Domino
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| prevent your child from being
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| | called Develop Irresistible Attraction.8.
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| abducted.Are you seeing a pattern here? I
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| | Turn someone else's negative day into a
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| am not making this up; it really
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| | positive and help them out!Now please
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| happened.OK, let's try the computer.
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| | know that I am not telling you to blindly
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| Maybe that's better.After logging on, I
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| | ignore the reality of the world. I am
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| took a look at my homepage at MSN and I
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| | telling you that you can see that reality
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| saw a story about Al-Qaida, another about
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| | and also see the POSITIVES as well. The
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| a woman found strangled and a weather
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| | world can indeed be a cruel place. Crime,
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| related story about a nasty tornado.And
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| | poverty and illness seem to be
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| don't forget my email. I had my usual
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| | everywhere, but the world can be a
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| number of SPAM emails, which generally
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| | beautiful place filled with love, warmth,
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| includes sales pitches, porn and various
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| | compassion and prosperity.Do you see the
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| offers about Viagra. Oh, and don't
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| | glass as half-full or half-empty?Negative
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| forget the email from Nigeria who wants
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| | things will happen in the world. They
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| to wash one million dollars through my
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| | happen to all of us! But look at it this
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| checking account and wants me to send him
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| | way. Positive things will happen as well.
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| the number. Of course he'll give me
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| | Good things will happen to you. Joy will
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| half.Uh huh. I totally believe you.Later
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| | find you!It's goes back to the law of
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| that day, I went to get my mail and saw
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| | physics ...1. Every action causes a
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| my neighbor outside doing some yard work.
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| | reaction2. We attract like energySo if we
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| When I stopped to say hello he asked me
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| | put out negative thoughts and actions and
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| how I was doing. So I replied "No worries
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| | constantly focus on the negative, we will
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| mate, I am doing really great today!" (I
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| | ATTRACT negative back to us. It will be
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| just love that Australian expression). I
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| | all that we see!! Conversely, if we put
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| really don't think he was expecting me to
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| | out positive thoughts and try our best to
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| say that because he stopped what he was
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| | see the positive, then we will attract
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| doing and looked at me like I had just
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| | the positive back.We live in a negative
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| escaped from an insane asylum. I just
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| | world. So be it. I, however, refuse to be
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| laughed, told him I would see him later
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| | negative and will continue to try and
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| and went into my house.When did it become
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| | remain positive as much as possible.
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| politically incorrect to tell people
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| | I've had my share of bad times, trust me,
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| something positive??I have to tell you
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| | I wrote the book on that one. The good
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| all that by the end of the second day I
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| | news is that I don't have to stay that
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| was physically feeling sick and
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| | way if I don't choose to. I choose
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| incredibly tired. So tired I went to bed
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| | prosperity, love and compassion.I choose
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| at 9:00 p.m. and asked my husband Ron to
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| | to look at the glass as half full, one
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| put the boys to bed. I just wanted to lie
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| | day at a time."Gratitude, like faith, is
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| down and pull the covers way up over my
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| | a muscle. The more you use it, the
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| head and forget about it all.So what did
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| | stronger it grows, and the more power you
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| I learn from this little test? I learned
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| | have to use it on your behalf. If you do
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| that you can mess up your mind with this
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| | not practice gratefulness, its
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| stuff! I felt like I had been dragged
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| | benefaction will go unnoticed, and your
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| into a negative world filled with greed,
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| | capacity to draw on its gifts will be
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| fear and hatred. A world where you always
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| | diminished. To be grateful is to find
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| lack money and never achieve your life's
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| | blessings in everything. This is the most
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| dreams because you're too fat, too thin,
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| | powerful attitude to adopt, for there are
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| too sick, going to be sick, need a job,
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| | blessings in everything." - Alan
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| lost a job, and on and on it seemed to
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| | CohenKatharine Giovanni has been a
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| go.I felt that my brain had been so
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| | meeting/event planner and concierge for
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| saturated with negativity that I was in
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| | over 20 years and has set up five
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| danger of becoming physically sick! By
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| | successful businesses: Meeting Planning
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| the end of the second day I was yelling
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| | Plus, Triangle Concierge, NewRoad
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| at my kids, bickering with my husband and
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| | Publishing, XPACS and Triangle
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| was generally grumpy to everyone.So I had
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| | International. She is Triangle
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| a huge bowl of ice cream (which I am
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| | Concierge's senior trainer and speaker
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| convinced cures everything), took a hot
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| | and is the author of their best-selling
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| bath and went to bed. The test was
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| | book "The Concierge Manual" as well as
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| officially over. Two days was more than
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| | the author of the "In-House Concierge
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| enough for me.On the third day, I decided
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| | Manual". She is also the Chairman of the
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| to visit the same places I had gone
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| | Board of the International Concierge and
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| during the last two days to see what
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| | Errand Association. A dynamic public
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| positives I could find there. First, I
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| | speaker, Katharine has been a speaker at
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| went to the pool and sat down in a chair.
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| | seminars and conferences around the
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| As I watched, I saw people laughing and
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| | country, and has appeared on both radio
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| smiling, and children playing in the pool
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| | and television. She is the author of the
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| with huge smiles on their face. The sound
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| | acclaimed inspirational book "God, is
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| of happy children playing is really one
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| | that you?
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