Day 23 - Two Little Words - Feel Good

P​eople will forget what you said.
People will forget what you did.
But people will never forget how you made them feel. 
~ Maya Angelou

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​​​Today, I offer you two simple words:

​Feel Good.

       Period.
 
If there were such things as fairy dust, magic potion, or enchanted spells, the two words "feel good" would be the bottom-line goal in anyone’s usage of that dust, potion, or spell.
 
Getting to the point of feeling good is unbelievably simple.
 
               Just do it.
 
Sound too simple?
 
Ha!
 
Try this…
 
For just five minutes, walk away from your troubles, and sit with the one person who can make you totally happy for five minutes: Your SELF.
 
Yes, I have prescribed meditation for (at least) twenty minutes.
 
Yes, I have asked you to contemplate fully on your purpose.
 
And, yes… I have requested that you connect to S.E.L.F.
 
Today, I want you to pull over and fill up on you.
 
I realize you, he, she, and me are overwhelmingly concerned about the latest news, numbers, and national emergency.  And when children, parents, friends, foe, family, and work insert themselves into our daily equation, we rarely have enough time to seek solace for twenty long minutes… especially if we are not accustomed to giving our S.E.L.F. top priority.
 
Please tell me you can spare five spectacularly special minutes for you.
 
Even if you have to go sit somewhere to flush more than just your troubles away… do it.
 
Close your eyes, focus on your beating heart, and think of how AWEsome it is to just be who you are.

I am not advocating lulling ourselves into a sense of denial regarding all of the hurt, harm, and horrendous things that are occurring today and, most likely, tomorrow.

But even if you and I were in the middle of the driest dessert... or floating amidst a thousand waves in the ocean, we can still take... yes... TAKE some time time and give ourselves a few minutes to FEEL GOOD.

Think back to a time when you loved what you were doing.

Think ahead to a time when we will all be in a different mindset.

Yes... set your mind there.

As I stated on Day 3 - Have Faith - prior to these past few weeks, it seems most people equated prosperity to economic wealth. To be sure, there is significant economic uncertainty in the world today. And there has been a recent decrease in the prosperity and wealth represented in the massive increase in the value of the stock market over the past eleven years.  

Yet, the phrase "health is wealth" has never been more accurate.
 
Interestingly, in Latin, the word “prosperity” has the root words of “fortune” and “hope.” 
 
So… to be prosperous is to be “fortunate and full of hope.”

So, in addition to maintaining a good supply of TP, please invest time today in keeping a good supply of hope.

Tell your S.E.L.F. to feel good.  Breathe deeply, softly, and slowly.  

Think quietly, purposefully, and effortlessly. 
 
For just five short minutes today…
 
Feel... good.
 
As the quote from Maya Angelou so eloquently implies, you will often forget what you said.  

You will often forget what you did.
 
But you will always remember how you made yourself feel.  
 
Do it on purpose!   
 
Your mission for today: 
 
Invest five short minutes to just...

FEEL GOOD!

Aloha,