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    31 Days of Encouragement: Meditations to Help You Persevere and Thrive in Difficult Times
    31 Days of Encouragement: Meditations to Help You Persevere and Thrive in Difficult Times
    31 Days of Encouragement: Meditations to Help You Persevere and Thrive in Difficult Times
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    31 Days of Encouragement: Meditations to Help You Persevere and Thrive in Difficult Times

    By Candy Paull

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    Though life continually offers its riches to us, it is easy to become caught up in the daily grind and miss the blessings that are right in front of our eyes. We need to be reminded of the treasures of abundance that our lives already hold. 31 Days of Abundance offers a month’s worth of inspirational thoughts, quotes and practical actions that remind you to appreciate and embrace the gifts of life today.

    Though life continually offers its riches to us, it is easy to become caught up in the daily grind and miss the blessings that are right in front of our eyes. We need to be reminded of the treasures of abundance that our lives already hold. 31 Days of Abundance offers a combination of inspirational thoughts and practical actions that remind you to appreciate and embrace the gifts of life today.

    Celebrate a month of abundance with this inspiring collection of quotes, meditations, and action steps. Meditations include:
    - See the Splendor in the Ordinary
    - Look for Hidden Possibilities
    - Redefine “Foolish” as “Creative Freedom”
    - Live with What You Love
    - Enjoy What You Have
    - Take a Soul Vacation
    - Celebrate Your Senses
    - Be a Child for a Day
    - Surround Yourself with Supportive People
    - Take Time to Smell the Roses

    Celebrate the abundance in each moment. Make simple choices that remind you how rich you already are in the things that count. Take a drive down a winding country road, drink a soothing cup of tea, read a good book, spend time meditating, get together with friends, and love life just a little more. Enjoy the little things, for you may one day look back and realize that they were the big things. Find encouragement, contentment, and delight as these simple ideas inspire you to create and celebrate more abundance every day.

    Candy Paull’s writing is the readable equivalent of Earl Grey tea, steeped in a pot, and served in your grandmother's china. That is: it warms you through and through.
    Victoria Moran, bestselling author of Creating a Charmed Life

    Sample meditations

    Cultivate the Art of Contentment

    Our consumer society feeds on fears of scarcity and feelings of desire, telling us that more is never enough. Wake up from the trance of scarcity thinking to the abundance hidden in the every day. Every moment offers a wonderful opportunity to see God in the details, and you can begin right here and now.

    Living lessons of abundance hide in the heart of a lovely rose. Bugs and bees and butterflies busy themselves in nature’s glorious creation. The stars remind you of the vastness of the universe. Find contentment in the simple things in life: sunsets, delicious food, loving friends and family, beautiful flowers, and peaceful pleasures.

    We live in and ascending scale when we live happily; one thing leading to another in an endless series.
    Robert Louis Stephenson

    -List twenty-five things you are grateful for today, such as: a bed to sleep in, good work to do, a friendly smile, a rose on your desk, etc.

    Pamper Yourself

    It’s important to take care of yourself. Yet if you’re like most people, you probably put yourself last on the “to do” list. Taking time out to relax, refresh, and de-stress is an important part of nurturing your soul. If you’re exhausted and frazzled, you won’t do anybody any good, including yourself.

    Take time for a warm, soothing herbal bath. Get a massage. Take a nap. Take a full day off—sleep in, read, putter, relax. Put work aside, save the chores till later, and go out for a walk. Pamper yourself and it will pay dividends of energy and renewed perspective.

    The good life is not only good for one’s conscience; it is good for art, good for knowledge, good for health, good for fellowship.
    Lewis Mumford

    Set aside a full day off as a Sabbath for your soul. Rest, meditate, relax, get away—do whatever you want to do.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCandy Paull
    Release dateNov 23, 2010
    ISBN9781452331348
    31 Days of Encouragement: Meditations to Help You Persevere and Thrive in Difficult Times
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    Candy Paull

    Candy Paull is the author of The Heart of Abundance, The Art of Simplicity, The Art of Abundance, The Most Wonderful Time of the Year, The Translucent Heart, and more. A freelance writer who has owned her own business since 1990, she is also a published songwriter and performer. Her presentations offer simple ways to enjoy a more creative and abundant life. Instead of always trying to "fix" what is "broken" in our lives, she encourages audiences to discover their own inner abundance. Candy lives in Nashville, Tennessee. Visit Candy at www.candypaull.com.

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      31 Days of Encouragement - Candy Paull

      Introduction

      The obstacle is the path.

      Zen saying

      Every obstacle you overcome is a stepping stone on the path to fulfilling your potential.

      Who is crazy enough to think that overcoming obstacles is fun? Well, the athlete for one. An athlete actually loves the obstacles and trains herself to reach the goal she has set, whether it is breaking a record, leaping a hurdle, or winning a competition. A weight lifter wants to lift heavier weights, for the heavier weights build muscle and strength. You can take a tip from these athletes and see obstacles as stepping stones that bring out your inner greatness.

      A devastating loss, illness, and difficult times may seem no reason to rejoice. Doing right may sound simple, but it’s not always easy. Sometimes it will be the hardest thing you ever do. There may be no glamour or excitement in being honest, doing good work, and staying true to your ideals. But there will be the glow of accomplishment and an inner peace.

      You may face some hard times as you try to build a career, nurture a family, or create a community. Sometimes there will be setbacks. But with Divine grace, you can reach your goals, one step at a time. And when you finally achieve that success you worked so hard and long for, the triumph will be even sweeter because of all you have survived and overcome.

      You are only a failure if you call yourself one. Failure comes when you quit, when you say I can’t. Saying I can’t is just another way of saying I won’t. There is always something to be gained from the experience of reaching for the stars. No matter what happens, God sees you as a success because you did your best.

      May these meditations encourage you to keep on keeping on, persevering through tough times to fashion a life that is a blessing to the world.

      You have set yourselves a difficult task, but you will succeed if you persevere; and you will find joy in overcoming obstacles.

      Helen Keller

      Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles he has overcome trying to succeed.

      Booker T. Washington

      Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.

      Sir Winston Churchill

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      Choose Peace and Happiness

      The attitudes you cultivate can have a powerful effect on others. How do you feel when you sit next to someone who is restless? You pick up some of their restlessness by osmosis. Anger, fear, impatience—strong negative feelings can be contagious. But positive emotions can also be contagious.

      Make a conscious choice to cultivate peace and happiness in your heart. Resolve that, with God’s help, you will find reasons to rejoice rather than reasons

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