How about keeping a journal or a daily list of the things you are doing right? List the actions, words, thoughts and accomplishments you feel have actually been done in good form. Be generous with yourself. If you smiled at a stranger you've done something right. If you yielded to another car in traffic you did something good. If you picked up a piece of trash and threw it in a can you improved the world. Notice what you contribute to make life a little easier for people, animals, or plants. Don't underestimate your ability to make a difference right where you are. Give yourself a break...and some credit for who you are and what you have done. Seriously! Practice some good appreciation of yourself and your contributions to life.

 

Insight and imagination are within you.

Medical research is increasingly revealing that the foundation for good health and nutrition are to be found in a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, which contain enzymes and vitamins in abundance. The American Cancer Society,in fact,  recommends a diet rich in fruits and vegetables as a solid basis for the prevention of many conditions. Getting sufficient quantities and qualities of these good foods can be a challenge, so many look into supplements to support their diets, but whole foods are the best sources of good nutrition, so try to find a nutritionally based food source rather than individual supplements. The wealth of riches have been given to us in the variety and abundance of plant foods available on planet Earth. For more information on the research available about their value and importance to our own good health, take a look at: www.juiceplus.com/+lp51366 and give yourself the gift of health and wellness.

 

Insight and imagination are within you.

Knowing your personal boundaries is critical when you hear about and perhaps are working with the situations of others.  You may sometimes truly be tempted to move beyond your boundaries and "rescue" another out of a genuine concern for their well-being, but, in fact, no one can rescue someone else. You surely do know that at some level, though you may not have practiced its implications in actuality. You can of course provide good counsel and listen well enough to really hear what is going on with a friend or colleague, but the strength of the person in the situation itself must be developed independent of your own efforts or engagement for real, meaningful change and improvement to occur.  "Hands off" may be the best approach in many situations, though that doesn't mean youmust have a "cold heart." In fact, letting a friend or colleague develop and experience their own resources is really often more difficult than lenging a "helping hand." Encouragement of another is the most important gift we can often give. Hold them up in thought, word and,  deed, but be conscious to watch the boundaries of your work and care.

 

Insight and imagination are within you.