Archives at Zinester: "Step out of the shadow". "I Believe in You!".

Subject: "Step out of the shadow" - September11, 2007

"I Believe in you!"

A message of Hope...stories from the road.

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It is a wonderful day! Now made even better because I thought about you!

I see nothing but great things this week for you. Choose to see it , too.

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Perks Pearl of Wisdom

"I will always win if I choose to help others to win. I will always come out on top if I push others

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Appreciate what I do?

Here's how you can help me:

This link will take you to my web page for more information,

shopping, and ways you can help.

I humbly thank you in advance...

Love always and all ways,

Bob and Marianne Perks

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"Step out of the shadow"

Think about the worst day of your life.

Not a really bad day.

Not a challenging day that was difficult to get through.

The absolute worst day by far that you have ever lived.

Take it a step further. Close your eyes. Imagine in real detail how you felt on the

See what you looked like. Remember the pain. How did you stand, walk, talk, sit?

What did your body feel like? Did you ache? Did you cry?

Describe the very moment when you hit bottom.

Now, remember the very happiest moment of your life. What one single moment, hour,

day did you feel so extremely happy and satisfied with your life?

Close your eyes and sit the way you sat when you were that happy. Stand, walk, talk

the way you did when you were living the happiest day of your life.

Imagine what you looked like. Did you laugh? Did you walk faster, stand taller, run, jump

Do it now. Re-enact to the littlest detail how you felt on that very happy day.

Compare it to right now. Compare that day to this very moment in your life.

With 1 being the worst day and 10 being the very best, where is this day on that scale?

At the end of our conversation, I said to my daughter-in-law, Sarah, "I hope you have a good week."

Without hesitation she replied, "That all depends on my attitude."

She was absolutely right. In my public speaking I always taught that "It's not what happens to you, but how

you choose to react to it."

Last night after speaking with Sarah I began to think about it.

We always magnify what we choose to see in a situation. As simple as it is, I suddenly realized that if I

remembered the worst day of my life and compared it to the challenge at hand, it would always make it

appear smaller. I could not make something seem worse than my very worst day ever. By doing this I could

put it in perspective and not permit it to overwhelm me.

On the other hand by remembering the very best day, I could easily and instantly recall the great feeling

of being that happy. I could choose to feel, stand, walk, smile, laugh, and recreate the best of my life.

It is said that, "Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow."

So the next time you feel that it is the worst day of your life, take a moment to shine a little light in the right

direction and step out of the shadow.

Make it a great day!

I encourage you to share my stories but I do ask that you keep my name and

contact information with my work.

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I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright.
I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.
I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive.
I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger.
I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.
I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.
I wish you enough "Hello's" to get you through the final "Goodbye."