Beer is good for you

Mum,

A little something I thought might make you smile. On my Facebook page today I saw a story from a science website that had the following picture and headline.

Twister

Love,

P, E and AToday's positive thought is this little picture of miss Aurora playing twister. At least, she appears to be giving it a go. :-)

Positive CBT

Mum,

Just a quick note to say I hope the CBT was good yesterday. It certainly seems like the first few have been helpful and we are right there with you supporting all the way. I'll be there to visit in just a few weeks.

If you get a chance, let us know how things went.

Lots of love
P, E and A

Quick quote

Mum,

Here's a quick quote on optimism.

The average pencil is seven inches long, with just a half-inch eraser - in case you thought optimism was dead.

Love,
P, E and A

Positive flight news

Mum,

Today's positive thought is this: I've booked flights to come over around the week of my birthday. I'm planning to spend some time in Gainsborough and some in Hereford. Can't wait to see you and everyone. I,ll give you exact dates this weekend over Skype.

Love
Paul

Some positive quotes from a legend

Here's my inspiration for today:

A couple of Bruce Springsteen quotes. The legend...

Pessimism and optimism are slammed up against each other in my records, the tension between them is where it's all at, it's what lights the fire.

Adult life is dealing with an enormous amount of questions that don't have answers. So I let the mystery settle into my music. I don't deny anything, I don't advocate anything, I just live with it.

Adult life is dealing with an enormous amount of questions that don't have answers. So I let the mystery settle into my music. I don't deny anything, I don't advocate anything, I just live with it.

I hope you enjoyed the Bruce cd I sent over a while ago too.

Lots of love,

P, E and A

Happiness is...

Love
P, E and A


-----------------------
Director of Engineering
Ping, Inc
2201 W Peoria Ave
Phoenix AZ 85029
602-687-5419... Taking your favorite fat rabbit to play in the tunnel with you.

Olympic positive thought

Mum,

I was thinking about the Winter Olympics today and came across this link. I'm not sure if it will show up on your email or the blog as a link you can click or not. If not, you can copy and paste into an internet browser or go to Wikipedia and search for creative visualization.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_visualization

Anyway, it's a tool a lot of Olympic athletes use to visualize things they want to happen and focus on how to get there. It's also used in a lot of positive thinking type programs. I'm not sure if the CBT does anything like this, but during the Olympics it came to mind.

Love you lots
Paul, Elizabeth and Aurora

Positive picture

Love,

P, E and AMum,

Just thought a good positive picture for you would be aurora using implements before her first birthday.

She's very good with a spoon or fork now. She can sometimes put a piece of food on it and eat it all in one go. Clever girl!

Positive picture of aurora

She's enjoying snuggling with carpet samples at Home Depot.

Love,
P, E and A



Mum,

Here's my positive thought for today. A picture of miss aurora.

Short necked giraffes

So, a silly positive thought. Based on Aurora's love of Clifford, her little short necked giraffe, I found out that there is actually a band with that name. Here's the proof:

Good things about CBT

Mum,

I haven't sent a thought over in a couple of days because you've had Pete and Rach there and lots going on. However, I thought it might be nice to send something today before your first CBT. Here's something I was reading that I thought was useful: 

Advantages of CBT

• Research has shown CBT can be as effective as medicine in treating many types of depression and other mental health disorders.
• CBT can be completed in a relatively short period of time compared with other types of talking therapies.
• The highly structured nature of CBT means it can be provided in different formats, including in groups, self-help books and computer programs.
• Skills you learn in CBT are useful, practical and helpful strategies that can be incorporated into everyday life to help you cope better with future stresses and difficulties.

Sounds very positive. I hope the first session is good. We're all thinking of you. 

Paul, Elizabeth and Aurora 

Positive thoughts through little presents

Mum,

Hopefully today you have received a little present or two from amazon. We hope they will help inspire some positive thoughts today. :-)

Love
P, E and A

Positive quote

Mum,

Here's today's positive thought for you.

When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure. ~ Peter Marshall

Love
Paul, Elizabeth and Aurora

Short and sweet

Here's today's thought:

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going. ~ Jim Rohn

Love
P, E and A

Little film quote

Mum, 

 A little film quote I thought might make you smile. 

As God is my witness, as God is my witness they're not going to lick me. I'm going to live through this and when it's all over, I'll never be hungry again. No, nor any of my folk. If I have to lie, steal, cheat or kill. As God is my witness, I'll never be hungry again.

Love

P, E and A

Silly positive thought

It's me wearing a suit and looking a bit silly at the PGA show. Somehow they've got me with near hair, shaved and smartly dressed. It will never last.

Love
PaulMum,

Today's positive thought :

Positive Clifford

Mum,

Quick positive thought from the PGA show.

Elizabeth told me last night that for the first time miss aurora demanded that Clifford be brought out of her cit with her after nap time and brought her all the way downstairs to snuggle with. She loves her short neck giraffe.

Love,
Paul

MLK positive

Love
Paul, Elizabeth, Aurora Mum,

Courtesy of Elizabeth, here's a very good thought about making progress day by day.

Good deed for the day

Here's a nice positive story I found.

Pooh bear positive thought

Mum,

Here's a little pooh bear positive thought for you.

Miss aurora

Love,
P, E & AMum,

What could be more positive than a smiling miss aurora? I don't know if you can read her shirt but it's very cute. One of Elizabeth's friends makes them as a business. The last sentence is 'spirited little person'.

Flowers

Love
P, E and A

Mum,

Today's positive thought (sorry for the delay) is a picture of the first flower if the year in our garden. These self seeded from flowers that were there last year.

Hugh Laurie has a positive thought

Mum,

Here's a variation on carpe diem from Hugh Laurie. The man, the legend.

Snoopy's positive thought

Mum,

Today's positive thought comes courtesy of Rhiannon on her Facebook page. Here it is.

One from ford

A thought for the day from Henry ford.

Positive things every day

Love
Paul, Elizabeth and Aurora Today's thought:

Dilbert's positive attitude

Mum,

A silly one for today. I put in a google search for positive attitude related cartoons. Here's what I came across. 

Good luck talking to the doctor today. Remember - write down things you want to ask him - that's what I do at least. 

All our love

P, E & A

Van Gogh quote

Mum, 

For today I thought I'd go for a short and simple quote, based on our chat about painting earlier. 

If you hear a voice within you say "you cannot paint," then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.
~Vincent Van Gogh

P, E & A

Positive thoughts from an interesting webpage

Mum,

Here's a little article about thinking positively when struggling with anxiety from what looks like a really interesting website.

http://www.anxietynetwork.com/content/positive-thoughts

I hope you find it interesting and positive. I found it a useful website and some of the other sections look quite helpful.

Love,
P, E & A

A blog (or two) that you may find interesting....

Di,  Hello! Our "positive thought for today" is actually a link to a couple of well written blogs by people who are documenting their experiences living with Myeloma.  There are a range of posts by the authors many of which are positive and all of which are genuinely felt.

Jet: http://jetblackliving.wordpress.com/about/

Wendy: http://wendyduffield.wordpress.com/about/

Enjoy!  Love you lots,

E, P & A

xxx 

Today's thought

Mum,

My thought for today is this image and quote from Winston Churchill.

Love you very much,
Paul, Elizabeth and Aurora

John Lennon thought for the day

Mum,

Here's today's thought, courtesy of John Lennon.

When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down 'happy'. They told me I didn't understand the assignment, and I told them they didn't understand life.

Love,
P, E & A

Michael Jordan quote

Mum,

Here's today's quote, courtesy of Michael Jordan, the most successful basketball player ever.

I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.

Love,
Paul, Elizabeth and Aurora

I like that kind of positive thinking - well at least that is what works for me!  Onward and upward Miss Diane :-)  Best, Stacy xxx

Related Quote

That Mandela quote was very timely as I've just been reading an article by a chap called Don Shapiro who was saying something very similar (I think) along the lines of the following:

True positive thinking isn't the absence of negative thoughts - it is human to have these. The real positive thinking comes through embracing reality, but having hope of a better future.

I think I'll be trying to use this myself at work over the next few weeks!

Love,
Pete

(N.B. I'm sure that the Wizard of Oz also said something very similar regarding fear and courage to the "cowardly" lion)

Sent from my HTC Desire C on Three

Nelson Mandela quote

For today I thought it might be good to quote the great man himself, Nelson Mandela. I presume there are a ton of his quotes that would be useful. This is just one I happened to find that seemed pretty good.

"I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear."

Paul, Elizabeth and Aurora 

New Year's Day thought

Today's thought is the attached picture, courtesy of Rhiannon's Facebook page.