Raindrops on Roses & Whiskers on Kittens?

Raindrops on Roses & Whiskers on Kittens?
Maybe that Nun knew what she was singing about after all!

By Carrie Wilkerson


As I was picking up school supplies a few weeks ago (good grief $$), I had to gather some things for my office as well. A binder, ballpoint pens - basics. As I was checking out - it hit me...I was smiling at my new notebook and pens! I was EXCITED to open them and put them to use! WHY?

Because I was anxious to work? NO! Because they make me smile! My binder has 2" pastel polka dots on it and the pens are the chubby, curvy kind (hmmmm, why do I relate to those?)! I could have purchased a solid binder and thin pens...but I gravitated to the things that made me smile! When I got to the car...I grabbed my pink plaid and polka dot (ha! another smile!) spiral journal that I carry for brain downloads and immediately made a list of things that bring a smile to my face! I thought I would share some of those with you:


Polka Dots (again with the chubby, curvy theme - what IS that?)! Big BOWS on Babies! Chunky Writing Pens! ANYTHING ORANGE! Gerber Daisies! Kids singing! Babies laughing! Doors being opened for me! Trumpet fanfare! Marching Bands! New lip gloss! Bumblebees & Ladybugs (not real ones)! Pregnant bellies! Kissing crinkly cheeks and stroking wrinkly hands (I DO love and appreciate our seniors, don't you?) and it always makes me smile when someone SMILES at ME!!


Am I trying to sway you to like the things I like? No, of course not! But what I've noticed is, that I tend to drift towards the people, the things, the music, the environments that make me smile, laugh and remain up-up-up!! I tend to mirror the atmosphere around me. Don't you? Hanging with negative people tends to make you more negative! Agreed?? Hanging with very positive people -- DOES tend to make you see things on the sunnier side!


I challenge you to make a conscious effort to surround yourself with people and things that make you smile and NOTICE things this week. If they drain you - ditch 'em! (That goes for negative friends too! Family? Well - you're stuck with them - but you CAN limit your time with them...that's a whoooole different issue!) I keep my journal and my chubby pen very handy and I've been adding to my page regularly...the one that says at the top, "THINGS THAT MAKE ME SMILE!" Have a list of things that make YOU smile? Send it to me with SMILE in the subject line!

I believe in Incredible YOU and we are limiting our effectiveness and influence if we are not as positive and energized as we can be!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Be Beautiful! Be Positive! Be Blessed! Carrie Wilkerson is an author, International speaker and editor of IncredibleU! (www.IncredibleU.com) a free ezine designed to encourage women of all ages! She is a wife, mother and business woman and enjoys singing with a group of friends in her spare time. Carrie can be reached at carrie@unitnews.com