We all have beautiful moments in our lives every day. They
are right in front of us. It might be the beauty of a child’s smile, someone’s
laugh, or a colorful sunset. Unfortunately, many people are so preoccupied with
hurrying from one stressful encounter to another, that life’s moments rush by
unnoticed.
Like everybody else, I have a busy life. I’m always moving
from one thing to another, but I’m always looking up and down and here and
there too. There’s so much beauty to be found in nature, and in the realities
of life. I love life and I love people, and am seldom ever stressed or
depressed by what I see.
This past week, while my husband and I were walking through
Home Depot, I heard a little child behind us singing “…dashing through the
snow… in a one horse open sleigh.” I immediately chimed in with “…o’er the
fields we go… laughing all the way.” She ran ahead of us and turned back with a
“who could possibly be singing with me” expression on her face. When she saw
me, she smiled. I will never forget that cute little face as we both skipped
right into the chorus, “Jingle Bells, Jingle bells….” She went off singing, and
we moved into another isle while I continued, “…Jingle all the way.”
If you have ever been in the audience for one of my Keynote
Presentations, breakout sessions, workshops, or retreats, you will have heard
me say that we should:
“Enjoy life – every golden minute of it – even when the gold is
tarnished.”
Every minute we are breathing we create approximately 500
thoughts within our brain. When our thoughts are negative, our muscle strength
decreases and we become depressed. Both of these results can have a profound
impact on our long-term health and vitality. Out of those thoughts, we speak
about 150 words a minute. If those words are golden and joyful, they create
energy within us. If they are negative and angry, they weaken us.
On another occasion, I came out of a grocery store and saw a
beautiful sunset. “Wow. What beautiful colors,” I said out loud. The woman
putting her grocery bags in the car next to me looked up and said, “Oh! I hadn’t noticed. It is pretty.”
Do take a moment or two to look up and down and here and
there at all the beauty around you this holiday season. There are so many
opportunities to find it, especially within the beauty of nature and the
reality of life. It only takes a moment.
Carolyn Finch, the Body Language Expert known for her “
Oops!
Your Body Language is Showing” Keynote Speech, also speaks about
“The
Trinity of Health: Moving Well, Eating Well, and Thinking Well.” You
can contact her at
Electrific Solutions
Inc. (203-725-3133) for more information about how to engage her to speak
to your group. You can also visit her website:
www.carolynfinch.com, or send an email
to:
carolyn@carolynfinch.com
