Think-Back-On-It Thursday #4 - Peace and Positivity

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Now that I've written more than 470 posts for Maximum Gratitude Minimal Stuff, I'm in the process of revising my older writing.  And some of those older posts are quite useful.



faith, hope, love


But many of you are newer readers and have never seen posts that were written in 2018, 2019, or even last summer or fall.  And if you've been a faithful reader for quite a while (thank you, by the way), you've probably forgotten.  I wrote the stuff, and I've forgotten parts of it!


It's worth visiting what we've written, read, or thought before, as both a reminder and for new insights.  So on selected Thursdays, instead of posting new content, I'm going to direct you toward posts of the past that I think are worth a re-read.


With Easter only a few days away, can I encourage you to choose faith over fear and peace over anxiety?  The world isn't perfect, and troubles and disappointments will come.  But we can choose to focus on what is beautiful and good.


Related article:  Good Friday




It's Time to Silence Negative Self-Talk and Choose Joy, from January 3, 2020

Self-talk controls your attitude, decisions, and actions, and for most of us much self-talk is negative.  Here are five steps to silence defeatist chatter now.


Easter tree
7 Types of Mental Clutter and How to Remove Them, from April 20, 2020

This post was written during the original COVID-19 quarantine.  I realized that to be truly clutter-free, we need to deal with mental clutter, which steals our time, spoils our attitudes, and keeps us from living with peace and purpose.  This post includes ideas to begin on that work.


For Your Best Chance at Success, Go Small, from February 7, 2020

Make one decision one time and for every circumstance – simply go small.  Small, consistent steps can't fail to get you to your goal.  Decide they're too small to bother with, and a year from now you'll be in your same situation.


Re-Decluttering: One Simple Maintenance Tool for Continued Peace and Clarity, from July 5, 2019

It's normal for stuff to flow into our homes – we're alive, so we consume.  But if we want to maintain our comfortably uncluttered state, we need to use this important tool.




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