Are you still waiting for your circumstances to change before you’ll allow yourself to be happy?  Most of us have preconceived ideas of what would make us happy, and we refuse to be satisfied until those things happen.

The problem is that even once specific things happen in our lives, we’re rarely satisfied with them!  Instead, we shift our focus to something even bigger and better, believing “it” will make us happy (or happier).  We never allow ourselves to reach a point of contentment.  Have you done the same thing to yourself?

The good news is that you can decide to be happy NOW – even if not everything in your life is perfect.  Below you’ll find 3 easy ways to do so:

1)            Be grateful.  Gratitude is one of the most powerful states of mind that you can adopt.  Not only does it make you feel good, it shifts your focus from what you don’t have to what you DO have, and keeps it there!  As you focus more on what you are grateful to have in your life (even the really small blessings!), you worry less about anything that may be lacking.  The result?  A more pervasive sense of happiness!

2)            Take time to smell the roses.  If you spend most of your days feeling rushed and scattered, it’s hard to feel happy and content.  In order to be truly happy, you need to make time for yourself to relax, dream, and take pleasure in life’s simpler moments.  Beginning today, make sure to spend time doing things you love on a regular basis.  Read books that stimulate your imagination; listen to great music; take long walks, and generally make an effort to enjoy your life as it is right now.

3)            Love the journey.  Many of us make the mistake of pinning all of our expectations on some vague, far-off result, like the completion of goals.  We believe that once we “get there” everything will be perfect and we’ll finally be happy.  However, there is much to be gained from enjoying the journey TO your destination!  Make it your mission to revel in every moment that you’re working toward higher goals.  Enjoy the sense of self-mastery and accomplishment you gain with every goal you achieve.  Make it a worthwhile journey and you’ll savor the end result that much more!

The most important thing to understand about happiness is that it is largely a CHOICE you make from moment to moment.  Though certain serious situations make it difficult to feel happy at times, most often we allow the little things to bother us and block any happiness we would otherwise feel.  Embrace happiness, and it will grow to monstrous proportions in your life!

Taking Care of Your Custom T-Shirt

You should always strive to maintain the crispness and good condition of your custom t-shirt. Unfortunately, there are many practices and conditions that pose risk to the good condition of a printed and customized shirt. You practically want to make your custom t shirt last longer. To do so, you should be informed about several practices and tips that will help you maintain and extend the good quality and life span of your special customized apparel. Here are some ways to do so.

First, before wearing the custom t shirt for the first time, you have to make sure it is properly washed. The action would help wash away toxic chemicals and impurities that may irritate your skin and in turn, make the fabrics of the shirt softer and weaker.

When cleaning or washing the custom t-shirt, prefer machine washing than dry cleaning. It has been found that chemicals in dry-cleaning solutions destroy fabrics and alter the print quality of any custom t shirt. Immediately wash the custom t-shirt after it is unintentionally stained. Doing so will help prevent permanent staining, especially when the shirt is light colored. Immediate washing also helps avoid stains from setting in and being absorbed more by the shirt fabrics. Another tip, use gentle cycle and lukewarm water when washing your custom t-shirt. This also helps preserve the color and, of course, the fabric aside from maintaining the good quality of the print.

Before you wear your custom t shirt, make sure your antiperspirant and cologne already dried in your body. Antiperspirant stains are among the most common destroyers and stains in any custom t-shirt. When ironing the custom t shirt, make sure the fabric is still damp before ironing and pressing. Doing so will help prevent damaging and scorching of the fabric. Ironing damp fabrics is also an effective way to eliminate cloth wrinkles.

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Lastly, hang your custom t shirt when not in use. Pressing and folding will also be advisable, but if you do not like fold marks, hanging is good. Prefer plastic and wooden hangers that are apparently firm on the shoulders. Avoid wire hangers as much as possible as such materials could ruin and alter the shape of your custom t-shirt.

Clint Jhonson

The most important thing in any prayer is not what we say to God, but what God says to us.  We are apt to pray and then hurry away without giving God a chance to answer.

North Carolina Christian Advocate

Here a good reason to Stay Prayerful:

Prayer is the chief agency and activity where-by men align themselves with God’s purpose.  Prayer does not consist in battering the walls of heaven for personal benefits or the success of our plans.  Rather it is the committing of ourselves for the carrying out of His purposes.  It is a telephone call to headquarters for orders.  It is not bending God’s will to ours, but our will to God’s.   In prayer, we tap vast reservoirs of spiritual power whereby God can find fuller entrance into the hearts of men.

G.Ashton Oldham

If Christian spent as much time praying as they do grumbling, they would soon have nothing to grumble about.

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