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      Sometimes I sit inside my house and look out at the world. I see no color, just drab muted grays and browns. And sometimes I look out and see vibrant beautiful colors! The view never changes, only my perception changes with my mood and attitude. Isn't that the way it was intended for us to experience all that life has to offer. We can choose what we see in each new moment. What a blessing this is! 

      The times when we see the muted grays and browns are hard to shake. But, if we are determined to see the vibrant colors, we do it! We grab onto affirmations, positive thoughts and send loving visions of ourselves, to ourselves. We banish each negative thought that comes into our consciousness! Firmly and consistently! We literally create the vibrant colors in our world. This is our choice! Just like feeling depressed and hopeless is a choice. It's all a matter of what thoughts, conversations and pictures we allow to come into our minds. 

      We do this by replacing thoughts, words and images in our consciousness, as soon as we realize they are present. Sometimes it takes a while to catch it and this is as it should be. As long as we start backing out of the negative though pattern at the exact moment of realization. Sometimes I visualize a big eraser wiping away the scene I was thinking about. Little by little, detail by detail, I create a new scene. One that is pleasing and loving, that gives me those happy or peaceful feelings. It only takes a minute to do this. If the negative thoughts try to come back into my consciousness, I start all over, as many times as it takes to banish the whole issue from my consciousness. I can always go back to it at a more objective time and look at it with calmness, love and clarity if I choose to. Most often I find that it's not necessary to go back over it again. 

      We elevate our mood by doing this, taking one issue at a time, until we feel that heavy weight lifted off of our chest. Talk to yourself as you would talk to a friend or a child about each issue. With love and objectivity, we can create a much brighter view of the whole situation. After all, you would only tell a friend something that would help make them feel better, right? You are the best friend you will ever have. You are the only person that you will ever know, in your entire life, that will NEVER leave you. Love yourself enough to know that you can handle anything and even find the gifts that come from negative conflicts. And always know that you don't have to do it alone. By all means, go within and find that loving guidance that is there for you. We co-create our reality with All That Is, to bring the needed spiritual growth to our soul. This is why we are here, to experience ourselves and re-member the beautiful beings that We Truly Are! What are you thinking, right now? Make it wonderful!

Namaste,
Serenity