Friday, 10 July 2015

#TheSuitableHelp Episode 24: Attitude of Cheerfulness

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1. Hello tweeps Its episode 24 of #TheSuitableHelp Wisdom 4 Wives. How has the week been for you.  

2. #TheSuitableHelp is aimed at providing wisdom, support and encouragement for wives and single ladies to fulfil God's call on their lives.  

3. You can get past episodes here: http://flourishingwoman.blogspot.com  #TheSuitableHelp  

4. How was the week's #AttitudeChallenge, do you have lessons to share with us here. #TheSuitableHelp  

5. How challenging is it trying to maintain a positive attitude in a negative situation? #TheSuitableHelp  

6. How do you deal with negative people. #TheSuitableHelp  

7. The #AttitudeChallenge for this week is cheerfulness. #TheSuitableHelp  

8. This is an attitude I struggled with until  I started 'mastering' the art of being cheerful. #TheSuitableHelp  

9. I used to wonder how people could look so happy and bubbly with no trace of a problem. #TheSuitableHelp  

10. Now I understand better that though they had problems, they knew how to look to the brighter side of life, which I couldn't. #TheSuitableHelp  

11. I accepted the long face as my nature until I began to learn that an uncheerful look had a lot to do with one's self esteem. #TheSuitableHelp  

12. And the eyes through which one views life and how one feels about herself. #TheSuitableHelp  

13. How do you see life, your gifts, your marriage, spouse, kids, people and relationships? #TheSuitableHelp  

14. Do you see them through appreciative eyes or through the flaws embedded in each of them? #TheSuitableHelp  

15. When you view life through appreciative eyes, your soul is lifted with joy as a spirit of gratitude wells up in you. #TheSuitableHelp  

16. Wives are the remote control that determine the mood in the home. #TheSuitableHelp  

17. When the wife is gloomy, it trickles down to every member of the family and its often blamed on the one who provoked the mood swing. #TheSuitableHelp  

18. Women aren't super humans so getting angry is inevitable but its also important to master getting over our hurt feelings. #TheSuitableHelp  

19. One method that has helped me is reminding myself that I need to stay inspired to be able to inspire others. #TheSuitableHelp  

20. Which cannot be possible if I dwell on my anger and the negatives that get me upset. #TheSuitableHelp  

21. What do you value so much that its not worth sacrificing at the alter of anger, sadness and negativity. #TheSuitableHelp  

22. This can be the key to turning on your cheerful mood. #TheSuitableHelp  

23. When a woman is full of life and laughter, it permeates the home and every member in it. #TheSuitableHelp  

24. But a gloomy spirit dampens the most enthusiastic heart. #TheSuitableHelp  

25. Are you enthusiastic about talking with your spouse on phone and welcoming him home? #TheSuitableHelp  

26. How you feel will always reflect in your attitude towards him when he walks through the door. #TheSuitableHelp  

27. The attitude is a betrayer of our feelings, either we're excited or not. #TheSuitableHelp  

28. The best skill in home interior decor can never take the place of the love and warmth that should welcome a man. #TheSuitableHelp  

29. The man wants a home that is supporting, comforting, encouraging and accepting. #TheSuitableHelp  

30. When these are missing, he goes else where in search of it; he would work late and blame it on traffic. #TheSuitableHelp  

31. He would prefer to hang out with guys than return home to a face that's too scary to behold. #TheSuitableHelp  

32. Or find interest in chatting with a female colleague who has mastered the art of listening without judging. #TheSuitableHelp  

33. The home has a great impact on the man's ability to process and handle issues he is up against in life. #TheSuitableHelp  

34. Therefore, he's wants a haven in a home where he can be encouraged and his ego comforted. #TheSuitableHelp  

35. God can help every wife who genuinely desires to make her home a haven. #TheSuitableHelp  

36. For those who being cheerful doesn't come naturally, you can practice the following. #TheSuitableHelp  

37. Always wear a smile, even if you have to force it on, and when you forget, cos you will, quickly remind yourself to 'smile.' #TheSuitableHelp  

38. Greet people with a smile, infect others with beautiful smiles. Let your smile assure them that the world won't collapse on them. #TheSuitableHelp  

39. Be grateful for the gift of life. Life can be beautiful when you view it through appreciative eyes. #TheSuitableHelp  

40. Start your day with a cheerful outlook and attitude. Forget the worries of the night and look forward to the rewards of the day. #TheSuitableHelp  

41. Focusing on the positive against negative being suggested by your mind can be a battle, always ensure you win. #TheSuitableHelp  

42. Exercise your power of choice. Don't give it over to circumstances or your spouse; own it. #TheSuitableHelp  

43. Turn your cheerfulness into a healing you minister to your spouse. When do you think he mostly needs this? #TheSuitableHelp   4

44. Here's the cheerfulness challenge for the week, starting from tomorrow. #TheSuitableHelp  

45. Day 1. Ask God to help you see life through appreciative eyes. #TheSuitableHelp  

46. Day 2. Admit the reality of your situation but don't live in it. #TheSuitableHelp  

47. Day 3. Relax. When it look as if you're in an impossible situation and all cheerfulness is gone, ... #TheSuitableHelp  

48. ...Calm down, take a deep breadth and smile again. You can always work it. #TheSuitableHelp  

49. Day 4. Focus on now and let the past go. The past robs you of the power to choose cheerfulness. #TheSuitableHelp  

50. Day 5. Call your husband everyday or send him a message that would cheer him. #TheSuitableHelp  

51. Day 6. Deliberately look for things that would make you laugh out loud, jokes, cartoons, etc. #TheSuitableHelp  

52. Day 7. God is saying to you, "Be of good cheer." #TheSuitableHelp  

53. A positive life reflected through a cheerful attitude attracts positive people and great relationships. #TheSuitableHelp  

54. Thanks for following, retweeting and the favourites, till next episode, God bless your marriages. #TheSuitableHelp

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