Today's tip comes from Pres. Monson's message in the January Ensign titled "Living the Abundant Life." He challenges each of us at the beginning of this new year to "undertake a personal, diligent, significant quest for...the abundant life-a life filled with an abundance of success, goodness, and blessings." Who doesn't want that?!
So what can we do to achieve this? He has 3 tools, his "ABC"s he calls them:
1. Have a Positive Attitude: "The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives."
William James, renowned American psychologist and philosopher
Pres. Monson says, "To do the best we can and then to choose to be happy about our circumstances, whatever they may be, can bring peace and contentment."
2. Believe in Yourself: "Don't limit yourself and don't let others convince you that you are limited in what you can do. Believe in yourself and then live so as to reach your possibilities. You can achieve what you believe you can. Trust and believe and have faith." Monson
3. Face Challenges With Courage: "Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide on, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs." Ralph Waldo Emerson
Pres. Monson adds, "Courage is required to make an initial thrust toward one's coveted goal, but even greater courage is called for when one stumbles and must make a second effort to achieve...Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says, "I'll try again tomorrow."
Here's to "trying again tomorrow" as each of us strives to improve and better manage our lives and emotional and mental health! May this year be better than the last!
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