THE SECRET

Dear Kids (and former kids),

I have a secret to tell you.  Nobody meant to keep it from you...it's just that it's one of those things that's so obvious that people couldn't see it...like looking all over for a key that you have in your hand.

The secret is that you are already a completely whole, perfect person.  You are not damaged goods, you are not incomplete, you are not flawed, you are not unfinished, you do not need remodeling, fixing, polishing, or major rehabilitation.  You already have common sense, wisdom, genius, creativity, humor, self-esteem....you are pure potential....you are missing nothing.

The only thing that can keep you from enjoying all that you already are is a thought.  One thought.  Your thought.  Not someone else's thought.  Your
thought.  Whatever you are thinking at the moment that feels more important to think than feeling grateful, alive, content, joyful, optimistic, loving,
and at peace.....that's the only thing between you and happiness.

And guess who is in charge of your thinking...guess who gets to decide where your attention goes...guess who gets to write, produce, direct and  star in the moment you are in the middle of...you.  Just you.  Not your past (stored thought) not the future (did you ever notice that it never shows up?), not your parents (they think their own thoughts), or your friends (ditto), or school or television, or situations or circumstances or anything else, just you. 

Thinking is an AWESOME capability.  Like any capability it can be used either as a tool or a weapon against ourselves and others.  And just like
with any other tool, we can tell whether we're using it for or against ourselves by how it feels.  When we think against ourselves or others, we get in trouble.  When we don't, we usually stay out of trouble.

Feelings exist to warn us away from using our thinking to create trouble in our lives and to guide us back to our natural, healthy ability to live our
lives to the fullest.

So.....please remember that your thoughts are not always telling you the truth.  When we are in low moods, feeling down, our thoughts are not to be
trusted....our IQ's drop.  When our thoughts pass and we lighten up, our thinking is once again creative, positive....our IQ's go up.  The only way
you can feel badly about yourself and your life is if you think badly about them....it's up to you, every single minute you're alive.  It's always up to you!

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