Blog #523: When Rocks Are Flying

Happiness.
Harmony.
Success.

They each follow “breadcrumbs.”

Here’s THREE.

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#1: What lives in your head?

Every single struggle, failure, rejection, crash and crappy day I’ve successfully navigated is because eventually I got my head together enough to tell myself:

“Stop the crappy thinking!”

When we swim in polluted thoughts…

It’s hard to be happy.
It’s hard to be successful.
It’s hard to move forward positively.

Been living too many bad days lately?

Perhaps too much “negative” is being glued to your brain.

Glue better stuff to your thinking.

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#2: It’s my favorite day of the week.

TODAY.

I’m in celebration mode.

Why?

Because days named “Today” are worth celebrating.

I woke up.
I’m breathing.
I get a chance to read, write, do my thing…and make a difference.

In my book, that’s worth celebrating.

And it always is…on days named “Today.”

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#3: Throwing rocks doesn’t help.

We all go “South” in our thinking every once in a while.

And when we’re headed on a downhill plunge to the world of “Things suck!“…
we’re naturals at finding ways to pass our hurt onto the world.

Sometimes…we give the hurt.
Sometimes…we take the hurt.

But I gotta’ ask…

When the world throws rocks at us…what good does it do to throw rocks back?

Occasionally someone’s “rock” hits my email box. Like this one:

You should write for Hallmark. You sound like them. I don’t like them. You either.

My response:

Dear “Not a Fan”…

First…

Thank you for your generous comparison to Hallmark. Admittedly, I buy few of their cards…but I am fond of their movies and regularly watch one when my day has felt extra heavy.

Second…

I 100% “get” that my thinking and writing doesn’t resonate with everybody.
People can often be very different in what inspires them.

But regardless of your thinking, I want to say…

“Thank you.”

Your email reminds me I have LOTS of room to improve. And the thought of “Get Better, Shawn!“…well…that inspires me.

However…

It’s too bad you won’t be reading me anymore…
because I sense there’s some pretty good writing coming in my future.

Lastly (and most importantly)…

May you find what inspires YOU.
And may you be as bold as I am in sharing it with others.

I’m rooting for YOU.

S.
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And going the extra mile…
Let me drop one more breadcrumb.

(A little Hallmark mixed with a lot of Shawn.)

“Happiness.”

It follows the breadcrumbs our thoughts leave.

If you’re having a hard time finding yours…
leave better thoughts for it to follow.