If you don’t start out the day with a smile, it’s not too late to start practicing for tomorrow.

Have a great day!

The secret is simple – it’s all in your attitude. Things happen and you respond. For most people, the response is automatic – without any conscious deliberation. They respond out of habit. But chances are that these automatic responses have negative connotations that trigger emotions that make you feel even shittier.

Much of what happens in your world is beyond your control. But there is the event and your response to it and they are two separate entities. Things happen, whether they are triggered by nature or by someone else. Often there’s an autopilot response – but it’s not typically the kind of response that serves you best. When you lash out in a state of anger or emotional upset – you’re responding subconsciously, the way you’ve been programmed to respond. But there is a better way.

The thing is, how you respond is far more important than the event itself. Think about that for a moment. What happens accounts for ten percent of the effect it has on your life. The other much larger portion – fully ninety percent – is represented by how you respond. In other words, it’s not necessarily what happened in your life, but how you handled it that counts. Remember, sh*t happens to everyone. But not everyone gets bent out of shape emotionally by all the crap that drags people down.

There are things that are beyond your ability to control. That’s just the way it is. But what you have complete, one hundred percent control of is how you react. Here’s the thing – your attitude determines the effect a negative event or circumstance plays in your life. And you are always in command of your attitude.

When some jackass cuts you off on the road, do you lash out in rage, or do you pity the poor bastard because he must be preoccupied with a sick child? He probably didn’t mean to cut you off and certainly didn’t try to evoke anonymous anger. It’s all about attitude and not letting things get to you.

Blame is irrelevant and useless. When things go screwy and they don’t work out as you would have liked – learn to take it in stride. It’s all part of the game of life. Sometimes life hits hard and you feel like a helpless victim. But is that position going to help you or hurt you in the long run? Although you may have every right to feel like a victim – you are actually doing yourself a disservice by surrendering your power. It’s all about your perspective or attitude. Recast what the event means to you, but shape it in a way that is empowering rather than disempowering.

It is through adversity that we make our greatest gains. It is through adversity that we learn what we are truly made of. Whatever happens – happens. Sometimes you’re left to pick up the pieces and sometimes that don’t all fit. Adjust your attitude and even the worst case scenario isn’t as bad as you feared. Accept what has happened. Change future happenings where you can and accept what cannot be undone. Look for the hidden value – the silver lining – as it’s always there somewhere, even if you have to dig deeper than you’ve ever dug before.

Shit happens – but you need not shit on yourself and make things worse. That’s exactly what most people do when trouble appears. It’s this negative reaction that clouds their vision as emotion takes over. Remember that no matter how tough the going gets – you can always handle it. Life is a matter of mentality. It’s all in the attitude of mind because this is what shapes your life experience. Trying times don’t define who you are as a person – how you respond does.

In challenging times, look within and you’ll find a strength and power you never knew you had. You cannot always control the outside world – but your inner world is your exclusive domain. The attitude you assume is always more important than events, circumstances and facts. Take the attitude that serves you at a higher level.

The mind is a powerful thing that directs your responses, your actions and your behaviours. But when you follow the conscious mind, you don’t find peace because of the constant chatter that represents the ongoing activity of the conscious mind. It seeks to be busy. Just try to not think about anything for one minute and you’ll see how the mind drifts from one thought to another before you can bring it under control.

But when you can stop the barrage of mental activity entering your consciousness, you create the environment where creating real magic in your life is possible. That’s where relaxation can flourish and it’s this relaxation and the letting go of thoughts that is a key element to enabling the power of silence to work in your life.

Relax first and then revel in the expansive universe of unlimited possibility. If you don’t first get quite and calm the mind and body – it’s unlikely that any silence experienced will do more than provide you with a brief break from the noise of your routine life.

Real advances are made here in moments of silence. All that is required of you is to step back from the busyness of seeking, searching and striving — and just allow yourself to relax in the comfort of this quiet stillness.

It’s important that you give up the need to hold on to any thought.

What this process does is it centers you. Stepping into this silence feels peaceful and serene and natural in every way. It’s invigorating, stress-relieving and healing too. When the pressures of the workday beat you down, silence can work wonders. It restores your energy, your balance and your outlook. When you relax and let go and simply enjoy the peace found in silence, you stop trying to control everything and as you surrender into the bliss of the moment.

Silence helps you connect to your Divinity. Only when you go within and get quiet is this peace and power available to you. It’s wonderfully serene and incredibly relaxing just to step into silence and release your grip on all that permeates your consciousness. At this level of deep peace and quiet, all is well. Silence can be your healing space. As you tap into divine energy and appreciate the universe and your oneness with it. But this can only happen when you forget trying to accomplish… or change… or create… or solve anything. You simply let go and enjoy the silence.

At first it might seem a little weird. But the more you indulge, the more you’ll recognize the profound power and beauty of silence.

Getting quiet is the key to tapping your inner power. It’s important to relax into the experience. Strive only to attain the deepest level of relaxation possible and trust in the sounds of silence. Go there and you’ll discover that your doubts, your fears… your troubles and your worries fall by the wayside. They lose their power as you loosen the grip and let them go. Do this and you will renew a natural sense of positivity and power. You will feel lighter, brighter, more resourceful and capable than ever before in your life.

Don’t just take my word for it. Go use this stuff. Get quiet and get renewed psychically and energetically. When the world wears you down – go inside and lift yourself up.

The deep place of silence expands your consciousness. Only when you stop the mental parade of thoughts can you grow. The moment you get silent and find this peaceful serenity and completely relax, that’s the moment you connect with universal consciousness where everything is available to you.

You cannot find your great power by pushing or struggling. You won’t find it by resistance to any problems or circumstances you’ve encountered either. Your power finds you and it flows through you as a result of you first finding this place of deep inner silence and relaxing in its serenity.

Silence unshackles you from society’s programming. You get you away from all the “shoulds” in your life and you experience the freedom that is your natural state whenever you claim it in the moment.

Simply let go of the struggles. Go ahead and empty your mind, relax your body and let this rejuvenating power flow in and through you. It’s an invigorating experience to be sure.

The result is crystal-clear thinking, renewed energy and an optimistic outlook. You’ll find that you are much more upbeat and optimistic. You’ve raised your vibration and naturally you feel better as a result. Oh and… in case you were wondering, there’s no downside to seeking silence. Silence truly is golden.