Teresa's Treasures

In twelve days I'll be 61. These are the most life-changing lessons I've learned along the way.  1. You cannot feel a certain way unless you first think it. To feel sad, you must first think sad thoughts. To feel depressed, you must first think depressing thoughts. To feel happy, you must first think happy thoughts.  2. You cannot control how you feel but you can control the way you think. Paul tells us how in Philippians. 3. Feelings are neither right nor wrong. They are neutral. They occur as fast as flipping on a switch and the light coming on.  3. Three things I cannot change: the past, you, and the right answer. 4. You can only control your child to the point he will allow it. The child's compliance may be masking your own inability to parent the rebel. 5. Live in the present moment. Looking at the past brings regret and guilt. Looking at the future brings worry and anxiety. 100% of life is lived in the present moment. 6. Happiness is a resul

Facebook has been sharing memories with me, from years gone by, that frankly I wish I could tear out of my book called LIFE but can't. They were the most difficult days of my life, bar none. Everyone has had them at one time or another or, more than likely, will. Divorce. Cancer. Death of a loved one. Sickness. Injury. Jail. Accidents. Mistakes. Rebellion. Drugs. Miscarriages. Lack of money. Tragedy. Unemployment. Etc. At this time your world stops and your life that once started on the day you were born, from this time on starts here. It's at this time you want life to move on but you're stopped in your tracks. When you ask "why?" but have no answers. When you'd love to shout at God but feelings of guilt make you stop. For purposes of writing this article I'm calling them walls. Looking back thirty-two and seven years later, this is what I’ve learned from hitting a wall. Walls slow me down. I want to forge ahead but God says no, not yet. Only God know