We have a strange language. Have you ever heard some of these phrases? It's the bees knees... crazy like a fox... green with envy... mad as a wet hen. Now how in the world can we know how a wet hen feels when its mad? Like it or not... language is ever so interesting. Having said all that, then how should we take the phrase: 'we have to die to the old to be born to the new?' Do we take it literally? No, not really and yet somewhat. How can that be... two things at once? To die to the old is to let go of that which no longer serves us. We can release an old thought and take away any power it might have had in our lives. "Not enough" can be replaced with "I always have plenty to share and plenty to spare." "I made a mistake" can be replaced with "I missed the mark this time, but I have learned to improve my aim for the next time." So today... before you think another thought... before you say another word... take time to listen to your self-talk and do a little word weeding (yes, we can weed anything these days... LOL). Weed out the "should have's," "need to's" and "can't's". Today... just for today we shall learn to replace them with positive feedback words like 'I desire to,' 'I succeed in my endeavors easily and effortlessly' and my most favorite one is 'I choose to just for today.' Let us remember that nobody really has to, they choose to do something... we don't really need to do something, we either want to or we choose to... and lastly... we always can do something. We merely choose how much of the 'can do' we wish to do. It is all in our perspective... our point of view. And most certainly our view point is based upon the mood we chose for the day. So... before we think another thought, let us listen to our inner Self. We just might be surprised what it has to say to us today. How divine. How simply divine. Our thought for the day is: 'If I choose it, I will think it. If I think it, I will do it. If I do it, I will achieve it.' Gayle O May you know joy in all that you do and may your bliss find you upon a rainy day. © Gayle O This is a single flame created in Apophysis 2.08. Some of the variations used in this flame are the linear, hemisphere, spherical, cylinder, scry, and blur variations. Post work was done in PSP. Thank you for stopping by to share a moment of time with me and for viewing my art. Thank you for your comments on this image and my previous images. Each one is like a precious jewel and will always be treasured. I send a most heart felt thank you to those of you who have favored me as an artist or have favored one of my images. Your visits to my gallery mean a lot to me. They make my world a little brighter and bring rainbows to my valley of life. May your dreams be filled with joy and delight and may you always find that the choices you make are leading you to that which you desire. Namaste.