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)

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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.