smile therapy?

anyone who has 

read this blog for any amount of time 

at all;

knows what i think about

smiling.

i have quoted AND quoted

about smiling.

from mother teresa

to

buddy the elf...

at church

these last few weeks,

 we have been

in a series

which is focusing on

negative vs positive.

this past sunday

as i was taking notes,

our pastor shared

about focusing on positive thoughts---

something he called:

smile therapy. :)

the challenge:

smile for 30 minutes

your brain picks up on it

and it pumps

 positive, happy thoughts

into you!

what if whatever we thought on

was good?
what if we thought ONLY
on the good and the positive?

we can make that choice!

we can choose!

i choose positive thoughts-

i choose joy-

i choose happiness-

i choose to smile-

have a lovely week

my friends.

and

you know it is coming...

let's SMILE!

accepting challenges

via pinterest

our church has been offering 

different challenges for the congregation

& opportunities for growth.

two i am tackling:

new testament- 49 day reading plan

&

a prayer of thanksgiving

to do daily

i took the 

challenge of the 49 day

new testament reading.

i love to read!

lately i have

been reading approximately 2-3 books

a week

but, i had missed a lot of days for the 49 day plan

and wasn't looking forward to playing 'catch up'...

then on sunday 

the pastor said,

"i don't care if it takes you

49, 69 or 89 days

as long as you get through it!!"

yay!

then, tonight at small group

we were given a prayer;

our challenge is to

read it every day 

until our small group 

meets next month.

if anyone is interested in joining me, 

i will be reading this every day-

starting tomorrow morning! :)

for thirty days

i will commit to read it 

here it is:

My dear Father in Heaven-

I come to you today as a child of God

who has been adopted into your eternal family.

I come as a person who is a new creation in Christ

who is completely reconciled to you.

Not by what I have done,

but by what you have done for me

in Christ and on my behalf.

I thank you today that I am justified

because Jesus was made a sin offering for me and 

that you have made me the righteousness of God in Christ.

I thank you today that my life is now hidden with Christ in God

I thank you that you will never count my sins against me

I thank you I am blessed

I thank you I have been rescued

I thank you I am redeemed

I thank you I am free from condemnation

I thank you my mind is renewed

I thank you my life is transformed

I thank you I am like a tree by the river

I thank you I am bearing fruit

I thank you I am connected to the vine

I thank you I am God's workmanship

I thank you I have been chosen

I thank you I am on over comer

I thank you I am filled with the Holy Spirit

I thank you I can do all things through Christ

I thank you that you answer prayer

I thank you for the power of faith

i plan to read this prayer through

every morning while

having my morning coffee.

if you decide to join me

in saying this every morning

will you please let me know? 

i would love to hear from

and share it with you.

shiny blessings. :)