Finding the joy in life surely means you are successful.

The achievement of anything that you desire must be considered success, whether it is a trophy or money or relationships or things. But if you will let your standard of success be your achievement of joy—everything else will fall easily into place. For in the finding of joy, you are finding vibrational alignment with the resources of the Universe 6-27-11~~~Abraham-Hicks™


Often it has been difficult to feel successful, there always seems to be some aspect of life not quiet up to par. Some little thing still nagging at the I want button. I seldom feel like a failure, but sometimes when I am alone and the thoughts of all that I have yet to acomplish start flooding over me, I have a hard time feeling as if I have it figured out.

Now that is not to say I am discouraged or even for a moment feel that these little disturbances are real, or even a description of reality. They are the left over thoughts that have bound themselves at a cellular level and take many active sessions to completely remove.

I won't say we all have those people in our lives that will tell us often, "that will never work", "you are just playing with a pipe dream", "your not pretty enough to win him" and on and on. But those people have at one time or another been given a moment or more of my time and attention. I heard their negative words and I clung to their beliefs for a time...but no more. I still hear the echos of thier pain, but I try really hard to never listen. Some will never learn that by holding back others they tie theymselves to the negative. Some will never grasp that only when we all are happy for anyone winning that we all will add to our win column. And many will always be trying to force success by taking what belongs to others....credit, jobs, belongings, etc. There is more than enough creative energy in this universe for all of us to succeed, but some will always try to force thier beliefs on others instead.

It might even be a good time to slow down and listen to what we are saying to others. If we were listening to someone else and all we heard were their negative words, "it aint gonna work, or I dont have anything to be happy about"---would we want to listen to us? I am not saying that bad stuff is not real, but when you land in it and stay there you give your creative evergy to that which you are upset about experiencing. It's ok to vent and be in the moment, but don't you want to move away from it? If so then make the change in the thought that is about what is real...to what you want it to be. Find something to recall that you are grateful for. Remember a time when things were great and you felt real success. Teach yourself to always find a way to end whatever conversation, thought time, or even self dialog on a happy note. When you turn this direction it works just like a light switch to turn off the negative and gives you a chance to turn your energy to what you want.

Call someone who has a more positive outlook and ask them to tell you how they stay so "flippin positive", and don't just do the lip service. TRY to make your next step an experiment in living in the positive!! Start a journal, each time you feel yourself feeling the bad vibes, go and write it down. But before you are done end it with something good.

Then let it go....after a few days of trying this go back and see if the bad stuff is still there. But remember bad thoughts are really just a habit. We teach ourselves how to think and feel just like we teach ourselves to do anything else and practice makes better...and sometimes perfect.

A few days ago I was visiting with a friend and she was sharing that she has so many people that she sees everyday that never seem to helpful, generous or happy. They seem to drain the life right out of her. So it's time for a little Polyanna therapy---try to end every conversation, thought, or activity on a good note. Just try...or don't, it'sup to you. But when you find joy, even if it is borrowed, a little old, or just pretend you set about your magnet to draw more joy to you.

Find a way to be happy for any good news, even if you wish it were yours. When someone wins we are all better for it, because it means there is positive energy in our lives...and we are seeing the result of that. Everything bad that happens feels like it is the end of us or maybe even the world. But the creative spirit that gave us breath and free will did all this to give us the opportunities to experience our creative power. Success is not in any one thing, job, possession or person. Success is in feeling the joy, and teaching ourselves to find the joy no matter how well it may be hidden or how diffictult it is to see with our crap colored glasses.

I love those who have come into my life to teach me these little lessons of being joy filled and successful. They have made my life, because before I was just existing in the misery of everything bad that had ever happened, recounting and retelling and reliving all that stuff over and over and over again. Making sure to convince every one that I had it worse..WHY? That only set forth the energy to make sure it was!!! I want the success in life, and I WORK to find my joy at every moment that I am able.