Your A Winner

Mesa Verde National Park on Friday.

Your a winner in deed, even though you might not feel like it or realize it you truly are. We were all winners at birth. The ultimate prize we received was life itself. Every day you wake up you should feel blessed that you are a winner and you will continue another day to collect your prize. Every day is filled with many opportunities and you can make life even better by choosing to capture these opportunities and using them to your advantage. The higher you reach, the higher you'll go. The more you put in the more you will receive. The priceless prize we all know as life is here today for us to take advantage of.  The disappointments you have experienced in the past is behind you now and have no bearing on what you can do with today. You can act as you wish and make things happen right now. You can turn right or left, you can go up or down it's all up to you. Make the choice that's right for you and have no regrets. Your already a winner so collect your prize today. Don't forget to love always, forgive quickly and smile along the way. Have a great Monday everyone and thanks for visiting my thought today.

God Bless
Jason

No Day Is Wasted

This is a picture from our hike to Hanging Lake last summer. A beautiful place, can't wait to go back this summer.

No day Is wasted. No matter what the day entailed it's never wasted. We often fail to understand how valuable each and every day is. Every moment in each day has great value. No matter what comes along. Be thankful for the experience. Be thankful and know that there is a reason he has led you down this path. We might not always like it nor understand, but there is a reason to the madness. The beauty of the day is not in the particulars. The true value is that you are alive and are able to take it all in. Choose to grow with and learn from every experience good and bad. With every experience you should gain strength and the will to keep pushing on. The energy to continue on and make life even better is a valuable asset that we should cherish. Yes in deed, no day is wasted. Don't forget to love always, forgive quickly and smile along the way. I hope everyone had a great Wednesday. I would like to welcome all the new visitors and likes to my thought of the day. Feel free to share with friends and comment on anything you like, everyone's thoughts are greatly appreciated.

God Bless
Jason

A Great Attitude

This little guy was watching me clean off the back deck this afternoon.

A great attitude is something we all have when we want to. One of the greatest powers we have is our attitude. We can change it in a split second. Your world can be all together different than it was five minutes ago. The most important thing to remember is your attitude is yours. It can be influenced but only you control it. Only you can make it what it is. Often a cop out we use is "I'm in a bad mood" . Well you've put yourself in a bad mood by the way you have chosen to handle a situation. By the way you have let something or someone affect you has changed your attitude. By staying positive and not choosing to be in a bad mood you will often find yourself with a smile. You will notice life a bit easier and can always move forward in the direction you should be moving. So choose today, right now to be in a great mood and start with having a great attitude. Don't forget to Love always, Forgive quickly and Smile along the way. I hope everyone is having a great weekend so far and a happy and safe Easter tomorrow.

God Bless
Jason

Try Something New

Another one of my favorite spots to fish, the San Miguel River below Placerville Colorado.

Try something new every chance you get. Today is a new day so why not step out of your box? Why not take advantage of the moment and try something new? The rerun of the past can get boring and repetitious. You have the ability to be creative,flexible and open minded. You have already accomplished many great things by using these skills. You have done it in the past and you can do it again if you choose to. Use a little imagination with your thoughts and actions today, do a little more than just going through the motions. Just think of the joy you can bring to your life and others around you by trying something new. We are faced with new possibilities with every decision in every moment, so why not spice it up a little bit?  Find something new and unique today and give it a try. Don't forget to love always, forgive quickly and smile along the way. Also take some time to remind a friend how much you appreciate them in your life. I hope everyone had a great Wednesday.

God Bless
Jason

A new day to fly high

A great blue heron flying across our lake.

Today is a new day to achieve your goals. Today is the day to obtain greatness, a new day to fly high. Perhaps you weren’t as effective as you could have been, and didn’t discipline yourself as much as you could have. But that was yesterday, and this is a new day. We must move on and stop living in the past. Every shortcoming and every disappointment is now in your past. Though their effects may linger for a while, now is your opportunity to start moving beyond them. You’ve learned some painful, yet valuable lessons. Now you can put those lessons to positive use. This is a new day, with opportunities for you to act in new, more meaningful and effective ways. This is when you can work to transform your past experience. Embrace this day, for now you're free to create more good and meaningful substance in your world and others. Move forward remembering the right and wrong decisions you might of made. Use those moments to propel you forward. It might seem so far away but it's actually at your finger tips. Right there just reach out and grab it. Remember to choose to make big problems small and don't sweat the small stuff. Don't forget to love always, forgive quickly and smile along the way. I hope everyone had a great weekend and an even better Monday.

God Bless
Jason

Doing what you like is freedom, liking what you do is happiness

One of my favorite fishing spots. The Black Canyon of the Gunnison River, CO.

If you had no limitations, what would you choose to achieve? If you could get up from where you are right now and go do literally anything, what exactly would that be? You instinctively know there are things that matter to you more than anything else. It’s important to remind yourself  of what they are.

You may not be able to fully achieve them in your life at this time. But you can take the right steps to move your life in that direction. With every choice, with each decision, you're one step closer. Know clearly where you want to go, and even the little achievement's will bring you closer. Don't let life's ups and downs side track you. Don't let anybody tell you no or that you can't do it, because you can. 

Your life should be about your desires, not someone else's. So focus on the intentions that you most sincerely desire. Doing what you like in life is freedom, liking what you do no matter what the outcome is happiness. Life is so very short as we know it so remember to never give up and keep on moving in the direction that meets your needs. Remember to break the rules once in awhile, love always, forgive quickly and smile along the way. Live with freedom and happiness today. Thanks for visiting my thought today.

God Bless
Jason

 

Don't let yourself down.

A panorama picture of Aldasoro Ranch, above Telluride Airport. Tom Cruise's house is amongst the aspen trees on the left.

Just because life has let you down doesn’t mean that you must let yourself down. Pick yourself up, quickly take a positive step, and know that you’re closer to reaching your goals than you’ve ever been before. You’ve been through the hard part and already experienced some of the difficulty you must go through. So keep going, and make that experience count. Change your approach if that’s what's needed. Learn from where you’ve been, adapt and adjust your efforts to be even more effective. Every day, every encounter, and every outcome is a new opportunity to move yourself forward. Learn from your mistakes and never let yourself down. Keep yourself focused on the goal .The disappointments are just as much a part of the process as the victories. Be truly thankful for it all, and in your gratitude you’ll find a way to put it all to positive use. Whatever has happened is a perfect reason to keep going. You know the old saying that everything happens for a reason. Often we don't understand why and I don't think we are supposed always understand it. Just keep moving and keep on smiling. Be patient and good things will come. Don't forget to love always, forgive quickly and smile along the way.

God Bless
Jason

Piece By Piece

Some Elk grazing near Ridgway Colorado.

Life is all about putting the pieces together. One by one, piece by piece a puzzle is solved. It takes more than one piece to finish a puzzle. It takes more than one piece to have fulfillment in life. Pieces come and go so never stop searching for more. If you think it takes just one piece you are sadly mistaken. Now don't misunderstand this theory. You will never find all of the pieces and this is good. Think of the let down if there were no more to seek. Finding most of the pieces should bring joy and a sense of accomplishment. Day in and day out pieces will be lost, forgotten and forever changed. That's OK, life is about change and searching for the unknown pieces should drive you forward and upward. Be happy with the pieces you have and be blessed with the pieces you will find. Never stop adding pieces and life will treat you well. Don't forget to love always, forgive quickly and smile along the way. Keep searching piece by piece. I hope everyone had a great day compiling pieces and thanks again for visiting my thought today.

God Bless
Jason