DAY 2 of 21 - EXPERIENCE THE EXCITEMENT OF ENTHUSIASM

You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.  Collette

Enthusiasm is the spice of life, the quality that delivers excitement to every pore of your being. Enthusiasm is like the key to your car's ignition. Just like your car requires a key to start the engine, you require enthusiasm in order to function above and beyond the norm. Sometimes your car needs a little boost. So, too, do we often need a boost. Our boost is excitement. Excitement and Enthusiasm go together.

But, how do we add it? We need to turn to the  universal laws we explored yesterday. They apply to all things. They apply to our enthusiasm, excitement and energy. When we look at the Law of Substitution, we will see that we have to substitute the negative and unenthusiastic thoughts with energetic and positive thoughts.  You may hate to clean the house, but it has to be done sometime. If you substitute "I love a clean house and I feel really good when things are neat, clean and orderly" for hating to clean the house, you will actually feel the emotion that a clean orderly house will bring.

You must surround yourself with people who are doing things and who are excited about what they are doing. Stay away from those who will bring you and your performance down by their negativity.

Three rules for enthusiasm, excitement and renewed energy:
1. Every day when you wake up - before you get out of bed - say to yourself "This is a great day! Good things are going to happen to me today!" Regardless of the weather or your personal circumstances or any outside influence - start your day with a positive attitude.

2. Act as if this were the big day you have been waiting for. A day of sunshine and smiles. The first day of the rest of your life.

3. Believe that your thoughts, choices and decisions made on this day will be the right ones. Give thanks for the day. Psalm 118:24 says - This is the day which the Lord has made - rejoice and be happy in it. You must believe. And, if you believe, your day will be magnificent.

Wake up tomorrow and have a really great day!