I know it has been a while since I've been able to blog...I apologize if you've been wondering why I've haven't written for a while! I've been spending every waking moment working on a new website about positive intention. The new site is The Power of Positive Intention.com. I've had so many people ask me about positive intention and thought it was time to create a resource for those who are looking for answers, or just want to live a more positive life.

The last few years I've heard complaints about how difficult it can be to remain positive in a sometimes negative world. And I've also been asked many times how I am able to remain positive given some of the experiences I've lived through, and some of the challenges I continue to live with. And my answer to those questions is always this: being positive is not an emotion - it's an attitude. It is simply a recognition of the personal power we each have - not to control the cirucmstances of or lives, but rather to choose how we will react to them.

Being positive is making the choice to see challenge and struggle as opportunities to learn, grow, and evolve. It is finding blessings in even in the most difficult of circumstances. It is the effort to live your best life. It is your vision for today, and faith that tomorrow can be a better day. It is a spirit of peace, and a heart filled with hope. Being positive is trust in the knowing that you are created from the Spirit of magnificence and perfection - and are capable of so much. ~ Andrea Chervenak

That's the thing about negative anticipation...we worry, we resist, we expect the worst. But usually when change does occur, things almost always work out better than we expected!! Look at my experience this week with the cold weather...it actually turned out to be a nice change. The cool weather was invigorating. It's brought about an opportunity to communicate with people I might not have connected with otherwise - neighbors, and even srangers...everyone here is talking about the weather! Since it's a bit too cold to be out for long, people seem to be spending more time indoors - I've heard several stories of family movie or game nights, or those who are lingering over meals a little longer than usual.

This experience has been a good reminder that big changes and small changes are really just opportunities to experience something different, a way to challenge ourselves, a chance to shift into another mode, and even come away with a fresh or new perspective on things. When the world around us changes, it creates possiblities for us to change, too.

I won't be sorry to see the cold weather go, but I am glad it was here. So next summer when it is hot and humid, I will be able to remind myself of how it feels to be cold! I have the wonderful memories of the fun (but bundled up) long walks my husband and I have taken, and the really great quality family time we've spent. And I also have the answer to a question I have often pondered: if I ever had to go back up North would I be able to handle the cold?? I may not like it, but I now know I can survive it!!! ;-) ~ Andrea