Need Less

Our beautiful Black Canyon National Park on Sunday.

I have often said that there are two ways to get enough. One is to keep acquiring more and more and the other is to need less. Let go of the need to do or have. Put all your anxiety aside and let go of all the stress. Life is what it is and acquiring will not make you happy. You must first be thankful for what you already have. Every day is a gift and has value regardless of your situation. Open your eyes, mind and heart. Change your perspective and change your needs. It’s not the acquiring that brings you down and holds you back. It’s the feeling of constantly needing to acquire and possess that becomes so tiresome. Chasing what you think you need takes up your time and energy. Don't let what you think you need get in the way from enjoying what you already have. Each need is potentially a burden and most can be let go of. Don't let life's needs or drama's get you down. Set the daily drama aside and enjoy whats in front of you and need less. Don't forget to love always,forgive quickly and smile along the way. Hope everyone is having a great week and are needing less.

God Bless
Jason

Take Time To Relax

A nice spring Colorado Day.

Take time to relax once in awhile. Great achievements can be made with persistence and effort. However you must take time to re-energize your engines. If your not taking time once in awhile to relax then your actually working harder and putting unneeded pressure and stress on yourself. You're spinning your wheels faster than you need to. Sure you might feel the need to finish a job and start a new one. But pushing yourself over the limit time and time again only leads to exhaustion and in the long run it takes longer to get the job done. If your tank is only half full you will be bogged down and run out of gas before the end. By re-energizing yourself you can tackle the task full steam ahead. You can use all of your knowledge and be quick on your feet. You will have the energy to overcome any obstacle. More than likely you will finish the job in a shorter amount of time and expend less energy. We often fail an achievement because we started off on the wrong foot to begin with. So take the time to relax, smell the flowers and take in the beautiful world around you. Start off on the right foot and give yourself the best possibility to succeed. Don't forget to love always, forgive quickly and smile along the way. Speaking of relaxing only 15 days left in the ski season here in Colorado and one of my jobs will slow dramatically. Then school ends in May so it will be my time to relax a bit and enjoy life. I have a few trips planned this year and a new camera is on the horizon. Looking forward to capturing some new pictures for all of you. Thanks again for visiting my thought today.

God Bless
Jason

Today Has Arrived

A spring picture since we are only 3 days away.

Today has arrived and it can be the best day ever. You have the ability to make forward progress no matter what your situation is. This day has many possibilities if you choose to work towards them. Seldom will you gain ground by sitting and doing nothing. You have to put one foot in front of the other and make it happen. Imagine how you will feel at the end of the day when you know that you have moved forward and upward. Imagine it, then get going and make it a reality. Today has arrived and it can be a waste of time or you can choose to use your time wisely and make it work to your advantage. It's entirely up to you and the decision is yours to make. Don't worry about making the wrong decisions. Making no decisions are far worse than making a wrong one. To reach the top it will take time and you have a new supply of it today. There are things you can do today to move your life in a positive direction. You surely won't make it to the top today but you can be a little bit closer. Today has arrived so get to work. Wishing everyone a safe and fun St Patrick's Day and as always thanks for visiting my thought today.

God Bless
Jason

Piece By Piece

Wilson Peak above Telluride 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

True Happiness

View of our lake after the first storm rolled through last week.

True happiness is something I often talk about. So many strive for this but never seem to be happy. Well the problem is that we often look for something new or big to bring us happiness, forgetting what we already have. Enjoying what you already have can brighten your day and bring a much more positive outcome to life. Choose to make happiness a choice instead of a conditional reaction. Make happiness your intention and it will become reality. A positive and happy state of mind is a very powerful tool we all take for granted. Instead of looking for a reason to be happy, see each moment as an opportunity to be happy with life in general. You don't have to have a reason to be happy. Choose to make happiness the reason. So be happy where you are right now no matter what the condition. No matter what you think you want or need, choose happiness first. Choose this and it will drive you forward to make life even better. Don't forget to love always, forgive quickly and smile along the way. I hope everyone is having a happy Tuesday and thanks again for visiting my thought today.

God Bless
Jason