![]() What is forever? Emily Dickinson said, “Forever is composed of nows.” Now. Live the way you want everything to be. Share love constantly as you go through your now. Act as if... ...things are exactly the way you imagine is fantastic! Create your now. The way you wish it to be. This is powerful: “Just think how happy you would be if you lost everything you have right now, and then got it back again.” – Frances Rodman Love,
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Think about this: It's perfectly OK to think of things for which you are grateful - even when all around you is confusion. It’s actually a great thing to do! And OFTEN. Love, Have you ever noticed? When you are overwhelmed… When you are worried… When you have more to do than it feels as you can do… When you can’t figure some things out… When you are frightened… That’s when anxiety happens. And, anxiety stymies you. Try this: Take 3 deep breaths. Observe what you are thinking Give yourself a moment Step out of the anxiety into calm. And proceed. With joy! Love, Just think about Helen Keller, who said, “No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars or sailed an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit.” How could a blind and deaf young lady make such a statement? For those of us with the amazing luxuries of hearing and sight, how could we get to the positive attitude she lived? And, think how that would change our life! Just think. Love,
This day - today - is the only day we have for sure. Our yesterdays are part of our mind’s scrapbook. Our tomorrows are not for sure. But today - you are reading this. You have today. And it is a miracle. Stay in it. Make it the best you can. Enjoy it the most you can. See the beauty of it. Love, What if you saw it differently? How easy it is to be frustrated, annoyed, and stymied on our path. And yet - what might happen if you saw those happenings, inconveniences... ...as messages from God? What if you saw a lesson? Or, a possible new direction? What if you saw a reminder to trust, to have faith? You can, you know. It has been said that while some things are completely out of your control, ...the vast direction of your life is due to your own perspectives. Which determines your responses. What is the ever-so-much-better result in your life? Claude and I have been talking about How we make plans and set goals... and then take steps toward those goals, And sometimes it seems God’s answer is “No.” Then, amazingly, in time to come, As life goes on and we are doing things differently From the original plan, God says, “Yes”. And it’s ever-so-much better than our original goal. Like a house we tried to buy some years back, No matter what we tried, and BOY! Did we try!. So, we found another house, which Now, we know, is an ever-so-much-better house. Trust. Keep moving toward. Keep trusting. And see what happens. Love, You just never know… You just never know something that happens in your life Changes your life’s direction forever. Like a person you chat with at the store, Or on the elevator, on the plane. Like the car-trouble you have at the most inopportune time, And somehow, the way it works out. A health discussion on social media, (Like the thousands of people diagnosed with cancer -even “Stage 4”, Who followed an unexpected medication And are now NO EVIDENCE OF DISEASE. DM me if you want more on that!) You Just never know.. Keep the faith. Keep an open mind. And know there are SO many possibilities! Love, |
Dr Chris BakerAmerica's most-trusted teacher of orthodontic continuing education, Dr. Chris Baker has practiced and taught for more than 30 years, and is a current or former faculty member of three U.S. dental schools. She is a pediatric dentist, author, blogger, dental practice consultant, and mentor. Dr. Chris is also Past President and Senior Instructor of the American Orthodontic Society. She is based in Texas, USA, but lectures around the world. Categories
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