Choose Happiness by Choosing to Grow

Choose Happiness by Choosing to Grow

7/1/16

Friday

Book Introduction

Choose Happiness by Choosing to Grow

If you want to be happy transform your life.

Figure out better ways to live your life.

That’s transformation.

Make growth promoting changes.

It will only make you happier.

Perhaps happiness is not a goal.

It’s a result,

A result of a positive change,

A result of my efforts to grow,

A result of my love for God.

So in the end, transformation is all about love,

My love for God and My love for the universe.

That love takes me to the highest level of living.

I change, I grow, I transform,

Because I love God and the universe.

Dr. Tony

I Want to Know God Better

I Want to Know God Better

6/23/16

Thursday

So My Trust in God Will Grow

I Want to Know God Better

I want to know God better,

So I can become His friend.

It will bring me closer to Him.

That’s what I wish.

By becoming God’s friend,

And getting closer to Him,

I will get to know Him better.

That too is what I wish.

He offers all of us His friendship.

It’s up to us to accept it.

I do!

I truly want to become His friend.

Now I have to learn to make that a reality.

I ask God to help me

Become His friend.

Thank You my God for this privilege.

And my Trust in God will Grow as well.

Dr. Tony

Trust Grows When You Know God

Trust Grows

When you Know God

6-22-16

Wednesday

Step 14

Trust God and He will Help You

Trust Grows When You Know God

Trust Grows

When you know God.

Trust is built on knowledge.

Knowledge is required in order to trust.

Trust

Is the foundation of every relationship,

But in order to trust God,

You must first get to know him.

It’s a requirement.

You’ll never really be able to trust God

Until you know Him,

Really know Him.

And I’m sure

You want to know God.

What a wonderful thing that must be:

To know God.

Dr. Tony

The Past Is Not Our Burial Ground, It Is Our Resurrection

The Past Is Not Our Burial Ground

It Is Our Resurrection

6/20/16

Monday

Learn from the Past

The Past is not our Burial Ground

It is our Resurrection

The failures of the past,

Are the growth opportunities of the future.

They are our teachers.

We learn from the past,

Especially

From our failures.

For persons with addictions,

Relapse is part of recovery,

If they learn from it.

And for each one of us,

Learning from the past,

Is how we grow.

The past is not

Our burial ground,

It is our resurrection.

Choose the resurrection.

Dr. Tony

Why Can’t I Learn from the Past?

Why Can’t I Learn from the Past?

6/19/16

Sunday

Learn from the Past

Step Eight

Why Can’t I Learn from the Past?

Maybe

We don’t think we can.

Maybe nobody taught us the value of the past.

Or we just don’t know what there is to learn?

Maybe

The past can teach us.

Perhaps, that’s what it’s for.

Perhaps, we should learn from it.

Maybe 

There’s a lot of truth in the above statements. 

Let’s learn from the past.

Let it be our teacher.

Maybe

We should start seriously thinking 

About learning from the past.

Perhaps it really is of priceless value.

Maybe

Whatever happened to us in the past.

Was an opportunity for growth.

Perhaps we should use those opportunities.

That’s a good idea.

Value those gifts.

Dr. Tony

Positive Thoughts

Positive Thoughts

5-31-16

Tuesday

Anxiety Solutions: Step Four

Think Positive Thoughts

Positive thoughts

They bring me joy.

They bring me love.

They bring me wisdom.

And they bring me success.

  

Positive thoughts

They feel so good.

They color my world with beauty.

They help me grow.

And they enhance my world.

  

Positive Thoughts

They give me what I want.

They give me what I need.

They take away my anxiety.

And they blot out my tears.

How lucky I am to have positive thoughts.

Dr. Tony

Golden Nuggets

Golden Nuggets 

5-29-16

Sunday 

Anxiety Solutions: Step Two

Believing

Golden Nuggets

Believing

Is a mental acceptance

And may involve a lack of certainty

Believing

If you wish to believe

God will be your teacher

Believing

God has all the answers

Ask for them

Believing

It’s a journey involving growth

Be patient and you will progress

Believing

Is an act of love

That no power can exceed

Believing

Involves an energy of its own 

The power to lift us beyond the stars

Believing

Imparts an understanding

And adds to our inner wisdom

Believing

This isn’t just about believing in God

It’s about believing in Santa Claus

Valentine’s Day

Love and kindness and beauty 

And so much more

Dr. Tony

Self Awareness and Prayer

Self Awareness and Prayer

Re-posted from: 11-28-15

Self Awareness and Prayer

2-20-2016

Saturday

Happiness Day

Self Awareness

It precedes change

There’s nothing to change

Until we become aware of the need to change

Prayer

It’s the most powerful tool we possess

To attain self awareness

Pray and become aware

Self Awareness

Now you can grow

Only now

After you have become aware of your needs

Prayer

It enlightens us

By connecting us with God

The giver of the light

Self Awareness

Is the light of God

That shines on us

And opens our minds

Prayer

Turns on the light of God

It’s the switch

That identifies what we need to change

Let prayer turn on the light

Dr. Tony

Make the World a Better Place

Make the World a Better Place

2-12-16

Friday

Make the world a Better Place

This world is beautiful

But each one of us can make it even more beautiful

A better place

And you can make it such!

Every good word, thought and deed

Will make it more beautiful

See the beauty in this magnificent world

Make your contributions to its goodness

And you will make the world more beautiful

Make the world a better place

You can do it

And when you do

It will make your own personal space a better space

Everyone is capable of doing that

You can do it, so can I

Don’t we want to make our own world more beautiful?

Then make the world a better place

And you will also make your own world a better space

Make the world better

And you make yourself better

That’s where I start

With myself

Before I tell others to do that

I must do it

And when we do that

We inspire others to do so

I will make myself better and the world will become a better place

Dr. Tony

Each Blog Belongs to You

Each Blog Belongs to You

2-10-16

Wednesday

Photo Credit: Scenescapery

My dear reader

Each blog belongs to you

You have my permission to rewrite it as you wish

It’s yours

Tweak it

Modify it as you wish

Give it your own meaning

It’s the only way it will work—your way

Put your own beauty into it

My dear reader

Each blog belongs to you

Adapt it to your needs

It’s yours

It was written for you to do as you wish with it

Do it!

Play around with it

Do it with tomorrows or yesterday’s blog

Or even today’s

My dear reader

Each blog belongs to you

So does your life

Rewrite it

Make it as you wish it to be

Give your life the meaning you wish it to have

God gives you permission to do that

I encourage it

It is totally in your hands

It’s yours to do

Dr. Tony