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So I got to thinking about the whole idea of “positive thinking”. Here’s what I know.

For the most part we are either positive that we’ll have a good day or positive we’ll have a bad day.

Great news! We’re right.

I think one of the coolest things about living right now, in this time and space, is that we are learning how powerful our minds really are. We are grasping at a whole new level our ability to shape our lives and to create our experience on a moment by moment basis.

Take the idea of positive thinking. Isn’t it easy to poo-poo it as the stuff of ‘overly happy people’? Have you ever been around someone who seemingly always sees the positive side of things? Annoying, isn’t it?

Well, I am one of those people. I confess. I am a positive thinking, habitually happy person. There, I said it.

And I want to let you in on a little secret: even positive people have bad days. Take last last week, for example. I was sooooo not in my groove. And choose to let loose and wallow in all the frustration, irritations, upsets, and the ick I could think of. I cried and cried and cried, wadded up in a ball on my bathroom floor at 1:00am. I was whaling into a towel – you know, huh-huh-huh-huh-waaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!! - and totally committed to being a crying mess. Then I stopped. I decided I was being a little over the top, and I chose to get into gratitude.

Ah, gratitude. The ultimate emotion.

I believe positive thinking is grounded in and can be found by choosing gratitude. Being thankful for what we have is the most powerful way to train our brains to be positive. And for me, it’s the fastest way to shift from stinky experiences to ‘damn, I have a great life.’

So today, in honor of all happy, positive people (and the great things they are doing to impact the world) let’s get into gratitude and see what happens!

This post is part of the The Power of Positive Thinking Group Writing Project organized by Kirsten Harrell of the Positive Thinking Blog.

Life is good.

Here is a link to an article that is a few years old but it shows that there is scientific proof that meditation alters the human brain. I found this in my files and wanted to share it. Have a great day.

I have never been much of a napper but the experts say that napping is good for you.
According to a post a few days ago over at Lifehack, sleep MP3s are the trick to a good nap. These MP3s that play white noise for the duration of the nap, and then slowly wake you up by playing a variety of sounds. What’s great is that you can play them on your computer speakers, or make them portable by putting them on your iPod or cell phone.

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Have you seen it? Have you heard? Affirmagy is having a Summer Sale. Everything is 25% Off (except our Exclusive Book and Blanket Bundle) . This is the first and last sale we will have all year. No kidding.

And the fleece is flying. This is the perfect time to get a jump on all your fall gift giving needs. Grab your credit card, and click to shop your heart out.

Rhonda Byrne and her team are creating magic, again. Yesterday I visited The Secret website and to my delight discovered they have added all kinds of goodies called Secret Gifts. It’s worth a trip to check out and find a gift for yourself.

This morning I started my day with this truly wonderful video clip. What a way to start a day!

Every once in awhile, I get overwhelmed by the magnitude of what I’ve done over the past year and a half to be able to run Affirmagy full time. It’s been one of the most rewarding, scary and down right “whoa, can’t believe I did that” times in my life.

So, occasionally I get stuck in my own “mind trash” and I start having some pretty unproductive conversations with myself. Oh goodie.

The good news is I am a quick study, and after a day or so of this I decided enough was enough and I decided to shift my thinking. Here’s the cool part. Within 24 hours of me changing my tune, the universe responded. Today I had no less than four people offer to support our current efforts. I was blown away by the opportunities literally flooding my inbox this morning.

I tell ya, it pays to listen to what you are telling yourself. And it pays off when we are willing to do something about it.

Life is good!

Kristen Marie Schuerlein is committed to living intentionally by harnessing the power of affirmations. After 11 years at the helm of a successful graphic design and marketing company she founded Affirmagy, a company that creates fleece blankets silk screened with positive affirmations. Kristen’s positive life force inspires others to design - and live - a life they love.

I have a vision of a generation raised with positive affirmations - the power of words - as an integral part of living a meaningful life. Imagine growing up hearing and reading “I am a true miracle”, “I am filled with unlimited possibilities”, “I am a bright light in the world”. WOW! As a grown up I love the sound of those affirmations.

So we got to thinking about little ones, and decided to launch the Baby Blanket Bonanza contest! Now proud moms and dads can enter photos of their bundles of joy in their favorite blankie for the chance to win $250 and a bundle of Affirmawraps. Plus, for every eligible entry we recieve, Affirmagy will donate $1 to The March of Dimes. Cool, eh?

Do you have a little one in your life? Enter our contest and maybe they’ll be selected. If entering isn’t in the cards, consider getting them an Affirmawrap and help us make a difference in the lives of our little ones.

Life is good.

Declaring “I am” is a uniquely human experience. One that we can create for ourselves. Being deliberate about the “I am” statements we think and we say gives us access to designing a life we love.

Imagine a world filled with people living in the power of “I am surrounded by love”, “I am calm and centered”, “I am open minded”, and “I am confident”. Imagine mothers, daughters, fathers and sons, best friends and colleagues sharing the possibility of joy, love, serenity and peace with one another. Wouldn’t that be extraordinary?

Our vision is to be cause in 1,000,000 people choosing to be engaged in the conversation “I am” in such a way that they create a better life for themselves, their family and their community.

That’s why we created Affirmawraps. And why I am so passionate about inviting people to help us literally wrap the world in the good stuff. The more we all focus on it, the more it expands.

So today, let’s turn our attention to the “I am’s” we are expressing throughout the day. And watch how shifting our “I am”, shifts our day. This is such a powerful practice.

To learn more about Affirmagy - our unique expression of the power of “I am” - please take a peek here.

Life is good.

Kristen Marie Schuerlein is committed to living intentionally by harnessing the power of affirmations. After 11 years at the helm of a successful graphic design and marketing company she founded Affirmagy, a company that creates fleece blankets silk screened with positive affirmations. Kristen’s positive life force inspires others to design - and live - a life they love.