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A thought by Zig Ziglar (2003-01-01) from his book, Zig Ziglar's Life Lifters (p. 131). B&H Publishing. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) Do you realize that you have choice in whether you are happy or not?   You do?   Zig quotes Dr. Michael Guillen who points out, “Some of us are wired for singing the blues and others for singing in the rain.”   But Zig goes on to say, “Several studies reveal that regardless of what your natural bent is, you can change from optimism to pessimism and vice versa.   When you reach the age of accountability, you can choose to be optimistic or pessimistic unless there is a chemical imbalance—which you can choose to get treatment for.” He then says, “Feed your mind joyful songs, exciting information, and things that make you laugh or smile, and you have chosen to be optimistic and feel happier in the process. Dr. David Myers says that ‘happiness is chronic.’ Research shows that people who sever

A thought by Zig Ziglar (2003-01-01) from his book, Zig Ziglar's Life Lifters (p. 95). B&H Publishing. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) And time is so important to them.   As Zig says, “Parents must take time and get more involved with their children. For a child, love is spelled T - I - M - E.” Time is important.   He also says, “A recent study by the Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) found that parents are the keys to keeping their kids off drugs. However, they point out that just having mom and dad around is not the solution within itself, but what mom and/or dad do is important. That importance is dramatically increased when both mom and dad take time to build relationships with their teenagers.” He goes on,” It begins with loving them unconditionally—not because they are handsome or beautiful, not because they are obedient, etc. Any time you put a condition on your love, you are raising a child who is i

A thought by Zig Ziglar (2003-01-01) from his book, Zig Ziglar's Life Lifters (p. 94). B&H Publishing. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) So what does he mean by that? Zig says, “Sir Walter Raleigh attended a prestigious boarding school when he was a youngster. He was an excellent student and wanted to be number one in his class. However, one lad always finished ahead of him, so he determined to discover the secret. Each night when he prepared for bed, he looked across the grounds that separated his room from that of his competitor and noticed that his candle was still burning. One night he noticed that the other boy studied only about fifteen minutes longer than he did. After that, Sir Walter Raleigh studied an extra twenty minutes every night. At the end of the year he was the number one student.” He then says, “I've often wondered how many students miss out on a college scholarship because they did not study an addit