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A Change in My Surroundings – Part 3 – Inspirational Passages Around Me

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A few blogs ago, we discussed how a change in your surroundings can replace negative reminders and provide instant gratification.  One of the items on the list was having a music player or iPod speaker to have uplifting music at your fingertips and we provided a list in A Change in My Surroundings – Part 2.  Another item on the list was having Bible verses, poems, calming passages posted or framed in your surroundings.  I said that I would share some in a future blog.  Here are a few:

  1. Psalm 23 in The Bible
  2. The Serenity Prayer by Reinhold Niebuhr
  3. “Desiderata” by Max Ehrmann
  4. “Invictus” by William Ernest Henley
  5. “What It Takes to be Number One” by Vince Lombardi
  6. Prayer of Jabez in 1 Chronicles 4:9-10 in The Bible
  7. “If” by Rudyard Kipling
  8. “A Bag of Tools” by R. Lee Sharpe
  9. “Don’t Quit” sometimes credited as anonymous and other times credited to Edgar A. Guest
  10. Write your own inspirational, motivational and uplifting words to keep close by

This is not an exhaustive list, but a few to consider.  Please let me know which you like and others that should be added to the list.

Melanie A. Nix – Triple negative breast cancer survivor.  Resilience Coach, Reconstructionist™ and Health and Wellness Advocate.  Always striving to color outside of the lines when defining my new normal.

I Love The Snow Part 2

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It snowed again yesterday and there are forecasts for more today.  This snow was the biggest so far of this long snow season and has covered almost everything.  As I mentioned in my 1/28/14 blog “I Love The Snow”, I find snow calming, but I also find it beautiful.  It looks like a white blanket that is perfectly “placed” over whatever is underneath.

Before it gets muddy and mixed with environmental elements, I can spend a long time looking at it and admiring its beauty.  Gazing on a thing of beauty, having something beautiful surrounding you or having something beautiful to admire every day can be an important source of positive energy.  A beautiful environment or surroundings can enhance your mood and energy.  It can be something that you physically have – an aquarium, beautiful flowers or a picture of something beautiful like the picture of a beautifully architected and appointed structure or a picture of a beach with clear blue water.  Whatever it is, at least once a day, find a thing of beauty and spend some time getting lost in the beauty and drawing some positive energy.

February 13, 2014

Melanie A. Nix – Triple negative breast cancer survivor.  Always striving to color outside of the lines when defining my new normal.