May 12, 2025 • 18 mins
Five powerful words can transform your empty nest journey: "Our focus determines our feelings." This transformative principle from Tommy Newberry's "40 Days to a Joyful Life" offers a roadmap to rewiring your mind for joy during midlife transitions.
At any moment, you can choose where to direct your attention—toward what's present or what's missing, what's working or what's broken, what you've achieved or where you've fallen short. This seemingly simple choice shapes your emotional reality more profoundly than most external circumstances. As I've discovered in my own life, this principle (which Newberry calls the "4-8 Principle" from Philippians 4:8) isn't just philosophical—it's transformative when applied consistently.
Our digital habits often sabotage our joy without us realizing it. Those hours of scrolling through others' highlight reels can silently erode our gratitude for our own blessings. Similarly, fixating on political frustrations, global problems, or situations beyond our control depletes our emotional resources without creating positive change. The antidote? A deliberate shift toward what we can influence: our attitudes, reactions, and how we treat others. By consciously broadcasting our blessings rather than amplifying complaints, we create a virtuous cycle that attracts more positivity into our lives.
The beautiful reality is that joy is as contagious as negativity—perhaps even more so when intentionally cultivated. When we make this mental shift, everyday interactions transform. We respond with greater patience to the grocery cashier, the slow driver ahead, or the family member having a difficult day. This awareness fosters empathy and connection during a life stage that's ripe for meaningful growth. Ready to revolutionize your mindset? Start by asking yourself: "What am I focusing on today, and how is it shaping my reality?" Then join our community as we navigate this empty nest quest together with intention and joy.
We want to hear from you! Reach out to us on socials or at emptynestquestpod@gmail.com to share how our conversations are landing with you! xo-Melynda and Jennifer
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Welcome to the Empty Nest Quest, the podcast where we
redefine midlife and embracethe journey ahead.
Join your hosts, jennifer andMelinda, as we share inspiring
stories, helpful hints,entrepreneurial advice and tips
that will have you thriving notjust surviving, during this
transformative time of your life.
Speaker 2 (00:18):
Whether you're approaching the empty nest phase
or already navigating it, we'rehere to support you every step
of the way.
Let's embark on this questtogether.
Hey y'all, this is Jennifer.
Welcome to the Empty Nest Quest.
I am actually out on my frontporch and it is such a beautiful
(00:40):
day here in Georgia, so if youare just listening to this, you
may hear some birds chirping andthings like that.
If you're watching this onYouTube, then you will see me
outside, but just want to, justin case you hear some little
(01:03):
animals, and my sweet littlepuppy dog is laying here beside
me as well.
So it was worth it to mebecause it is such a beautiful
day.
So I am going to jump on herereal quick.
Melinda and I are actuallygoing to record in just a little
bit together, but I thought Iwould jump on.
And for those of you that havebeen listening, you will know
(01:23):
that I'm absolutely obsessedwith 40 Days to a Joyful Life by
Tommy Newberry.
I have finished this y'all andI don't think I've ever
highlighted a book so much in myentire life, and Mike and I
both have said that this is abook we will continue reading on
(01:44):
repeat.
I don't think I'll ever stop.
I mean, I really it has beenthat impactful for my life.
So I am going to, I really wantto make a commitment to come on
here and just do kind of miniepisodes and that way, with the
summer coming up and things likethat, we can fill up some of
(02:09):
the time with littleinspirational tidbits like this.
So today's episode is going tobe on day seven and on day seven
it's titled the joy ofawareness that our focus
determines our feelings.
And I love this.
It's one of the shorter, um,shorter little messages.
(02:31):
It's literally like two and ahalf pages, if that, probably
two full pages, um, but it is soimpactful.
So, basically, it's, it is,it's, it is, it's messages you
are what you think and itcenters on the powerful truth
that our thoughts shape ourreality.
(02:53):
Tommy Newberry emphasizes thatyour joy, peace and success are
directly connected to the wayyou think.
He continues to challenge us totake control of our thought
life by filtering out negativityand focusing on what is true,
(03:15):
noble, right, pure, lovely andadmirable, and that is the 4-8
principle, which comes directlyfrom Philippians 4-8.
The key takeaway for day sevenis that you become the product
of your most dominant thoughtsIf you consistently dwell on
positive, faith-filled andpurpose-driven thoughts.
(03:39):
Your life is going to reflectthat, life is going to reflect
that, and on the opposite end,if your mind is filled with
worry, fear or bitterness, thosewill also be reflected in the
actions and the attitude thatyou portray.
Tommy Newberry alwaysencourages us to begin replacing
(04:01):
negative thoughts withaffirming scriptural truths,
reinforcing the idea that joy isa choice and it begins in the
mind, and so I'm just going togo over some of the things that
he talks about in day seven, andwe'll kind of expand upon that
(04:24):
as well.
So he says at any given moment,you can choose to pay attention
to what's present or what'smissing, what's working or
what's broken, what you achievedor what you messed up on,
what's available or what'sunavailable, what's possible or
(04:46):
what's impossible, and whatexcites you or what frightens
you.
And in doing so, you will winor lose the battle of your mind.
And I love that phrase, Iunderlined it and highlighted it
because I think it's soimportant it really is.
Some of us struggle with.
(05:07):
The biggest struggle we have isthe battle in our mind, and so
often it is determined by whatwe allow to come into our mind.
So if you are struggling withthat really look throughout your
day.
You know what does your, whatdoes your screen time look like?
(05:27):
How many you know how manyhours of the day are you on your
phone?
Are you scrolling throughInstagram or Facebook?
And that really controls us somuch more than we think.
I have to be really carefulabout that because I feel like
if I scroll through social mediatoo much and I'm looking at the
(05:49):
wrong things you know I'mlooking at other people's
weekend or their summer vacationor whatever then it really I
lose track of all the blessingsin my life.
So and it can really it canshape your attitude and your
perspective on what's reallygoing on in your life.
(06:11):
In a nutshell, whatever youdwell upon becomes increasingly
the forefront in your mind.
That is the principle ofattention, and it's something
that Tommy Newberry has brandedthe 4-8 principle, to accurately
reflect the scriptural origin.
(06:32):
Here's how it works the moreyou emphasize your good health
with both your silent thoughtsand your public speech, the
healthier you feel and yourpublic speech.
The healthier you feel, themore you stay mindful of the
positive qualities in yourspouse, the closer and stronger
your relationship will become.
The more attention you give toyour kids, the more influence
(06:57):
you will have in their lives.
The more you mull over God'spromises, the greater your
spiritual convictions willbecome.
So what you dwell upon is whatthe focus of your life is going
to be.
And then, in the exact oppositeway, the more you mentally
(07:17):
replay a particular injustice,the more frustrated you will
become.
If you constantly replay mentalmovies of what is broken, you
will notice more of what isbroken, and I think that's so
important with what is going onin today's world.
I see so many people focusing onwhat is wrong and what they
(07:43):
wish they could change andhonestly, y'all, there are some
things we just can't change.
I mean our political leaders.
We have a voice by casting thatvote and by speaking up when we
think things are wrong orunjust, but the bottom line is
we don't have that much power,and I feel like I say that, but
(08:10):
you know what I mean.
I mean our president is ourpresident, our governor is our
governor, our elected leadersare our elected leaders, and I
feel like so many people throwthemselves into what they don't
like and the negativity partit's affecting their lives.
I mean I see some people that Ifeel like it's probably
(08:32):
affecting their health and thatis not purposeful.
That is not what God, how Godwants us to live our lives with
intention.
And when I, whenever I getfrustrated with what's going on
in the world, I kind of thinkabout that inside and outside
circle.
I do this a lot with mystudents and I'm like okay, on
the inside circle, this is whatwe're going to put.
(08:54):
What we can control, what can wecontrol in our lives?
You know we can control ourattitude.
We can control our reactions.
We can control our.
You know what we are watchingon TV, whether or not we're
watching the news.
We can control how much screentime we have.
What are the things we can'tcontrol?
(09:14):
We can't control how otherpeople react.
We can't control who ourpolitical leaders are.
There are so many things wecan't control.
We can't control if someonepulls out in front of us in
traffic, but we can control howwe react to those people and
those things that are happeningwith us.
(09:34):
And so that is I don't know Ialways go back to.
I want other people to see thelight of Jesus within me and how
I'm responding to somethingthat gives off.
That's huge, that's verypowerful for people to see and I
think it can make a huge impactin people's lives.
(09:59):
So if your emotional life todayis not where you ultimately want
it to be, then your toppriority should be shifting your
attention to your blessings, toyour strengths and to the
aspects of your life that areworking.
Resist the urge to acceleratenegative emotional spirals by
(10:19):
chronically reporting your ownnegative headlines.
Oh my gosh, we see morenegative headlines right now,
and so many of them are createdby us.
It's not even the media, it'sjust by what we put on social
media, what we put out there.
It can be very, very negative.
Stop talking so much about yourmistakes, setbacks and
(10:41):
disappointments.
There is no way around thisprinciple of thought.
You will experience a deficitof joy when you allocate a
surplus of attention to thethings that dissatisfy you.
Let me read that again you willexperience a deficit of joy
when you allocate a surplus ofattention to the things that
(11:03):
dissatisfy you.
So it's a guarantee.
Right.
Refuse to fuel negativeemotions by constantly talking
about what is wrong with yourjob, with your marriage, with
your children, your sore back,your neighbors.
You know you're alwaysconstantly talking about what is
(11:24):
wrong.
Right, instead, broadcast yourblessings to anyone who will
listen.
Verbalize your vision for thefuture to trusted friends and
allies.
This is really important.
The first thing I think aboutwhen I read this part is Mike
and I owning our own business.
It would be so easy for us todwell upon things that are not
(11:48):
going perfectly as we plan.
Because let me tell you what?
Not much goes exactly as youplan right.
And so if we dwelled on that,oh my gosh, we would have the
most negative existence ever.
So we make it a priority tofocus on the positive and things
(12:11):
that we can change.
What can we do about particularcircumstances that are
happening?
And that's no different withour business than what goes on
in everyday life as well.
Your emotional life can advanceonly after your negative
thoughts retreat.
Although most people are notautomatically positive, neither
(12:33):
are we hopelessly negative.
Our lives tend to imitate thethoughts that we entertain the
most consistently, and I'malways saying negative people.
They search out other negativepeople because they want that.
It fuels their negative energy,right, but I feel like it can
(12:56):
be the opposite too.
I feel like if you are a joyfulperson, if you're a positive
person, seek out those otherpeople that are joyful.
You know that joy also iscontagious, just like negativity
is.
But I can tell you one thingnegativity, people that are
negative, and they justconstantly thrive upon that,
(13:21):
that negative aspect of theirlives.
It is powerful in theirexistence and they are truly
seeking out negative people.
And I've even had it happen tome where, you know, somebody
comes to me with negativeemotions and negative stories,
something like that, and I justkind of shut them down.
(13:41):
They will not, they turn around, they won't engage with me
because they wanted me to engagein their negativity and I'm
just not going to do it.
So it's, it's a good way tokind of keep the negative out of
your life when you just refuseto participate in that
(14:02):
conversation, in those feelings.
Our lives tend to imitate thethoughts that we entertain the
most consistently, and I feellike that is something that's
really, really important.
We feel what we dwell upon Ourfocus determines our feelings.
Oh my gosh, if probably y'all,if there were five words that I
(14:29):
would play on repeat and it iswhat this day is all about are
those five words?
So I'll say them again Ourfocus determines our feelings.
Our focus determines ourfeelings.
This is the power of the 4-8principle.
We condition our minds to valuewhat we read, watch, study,
(14:52):
discuss and ponder.
What absorbs our interestshapes how we think.
Whatever holds our attentionmolds our intention.
What we contemplate, weinternalize.
What we internalize, weemotionalize right, and so
(15:12):
that's what I think is sointeresting to really, once you
understand this and you absorbit and you really buy into it,
it affects the way you treatpeople at the grocery store.
It affects the way you treatpeople driving down the street,
because it makes you aware thatother people are going through
things that you're not aware of,and to me, it's just made me be
(15:36):
a little bit more emotionallyaware of other people's feelings
.
The thoughts you think the mostoften reproduce in your mind.
You will always feel what youfocus on oh, that's so good.
You will always feel what youfocus on good.
(15:58):
You will always feel what youfocus on.
Naturally, the flip side of the4-8 principle is that whatever
you ignore or cease thinkingabout begins to fade away.
If you have too much ofsomething in your life, this
prescription is for you.
If you have too much negativity, fix your mind on your
(16:22):
blessings, starve your worry andyour fear and doubt by no
longer nourishing them with yourintention.
So you're feeding in tonegativity If you continue to
watch the news, if you continueto be around those people that
spew negativity, you know.
Think about what can I do?
You know what I can do.
I can go out and I can spreadjoy and I can live my life with
(16:48):
intention and as joy filled as Ipossibly can.
Accept that your focus bringsabout your feelings.
If you have an urge to gonegative, remember that doing so
cannot produce anythingpositive.
I think we would all agree thatwe want things to be more
positive.
(17:09):
We want a more positive life.
We want our world to be a morepositive place.
Well, you know what?
There's no better start thanstarting with yourself.
That is the best place to start.
So, as always, with these sweetlittle 40 days to a joy-filled
life, I will end us with prayer.
(17:29):
Heavenly Father, thank you forthe freedom to select my
thoughts.
Thank you for the freedom toselect my thoughts.
Inspire me today to thinkthoughts that reinforce the
wonderful future you haveplanned for me, amen.
So I hope you all go out andhave a great week.
(17:52):
Just think on what we talkedabout today and try to make
those little changes in yourlife that make will make a huge
positive difference if done onrepeat every single day.
Y'all go out and have a greatday.
Thank you for joining us on theEmpty Nest Quest.
We hope today's episode broughtyou inspiration, insight and a
(18:13):
sense of community.
Remember this is your time tothrive.
If you enjoyed the show, besure to subscribe, leave a
review and share it with friends.
Speaker 1 (18:23):
Stay connected with us on YouTube and Instagram at
Empty Nest Quest Podcast formore resources and updates.
Until next time, keep embracingthe journey and thriving on
your empty nest quest.
Welcome to the Empty Nest Quest, the podcast where we
redefine midlife and embracethe journey ahead.
Join your hosts, jennifer andMelinda, as we share inspiring
stories, helpful hints,entrepreneurial advice and tips
that will have you thriving notjust surviving, during this
transformative time of your life.
Speaker 2 (00:18):
Whether you're approaching the empty nest phase
or already navigating it, we'rehere to support you every step
of the way.
Let's embark on this questtogether.
Hey y'all, this is Jennifer.
Welcome to the Empty Nest Quest.
I am actually out on my frontporch and it is such a beautiful
(00:40):
day here in Georgia, so if youare just listening to this, you
may hear some birds chirping andthings like that.
If you're watching this onYouTube, then you will see me
outside, but just want to, justin case you hear some little
(01:03):
animals, and my sweet littlepuppy dog is laying here beside
me as well.
So it was worth it to mebecause it is such a beautiful
day.
So I am going to jump on herereal quick.
Melinda and I are actuallygoing to record in just a little
bit together, but I thought Iwould jump on.
And for those of you that havebeen listening, you will know
(01:23):
that I'm absolutely obsessedwith 40 Days to a Joyful Life by
Tommy Newberry.
I have finished this y'all andI don't think I've ever
highlighted a book so much in myentire life, and Mike and I
both have said that this is abook we will continue reading on
(01:44):
repeat.
I don't think I'll ever stop.
I mean, I really it has beenthat impactful for my life.
So I am going to, I really wantto make a commitment to come on
here and just do kind of miniepisodes and that way, with the
summer coming up and things likethat, we can fill up some of
(02:09):
the time with littleinspirational tidbits like this.
So today's episode is going tobe on day seven and on day seven
it's titled the joy ofawareness that our focus
determines our feelings.
And I love this.
It's one of the shorter, um,shorter little messages.
(02:31):
It's literally like two and ahalf pages, if that, probably
two full pages, um, but it is soimpactful.
So, basically, it's, it is,it's, it is, it's messages you
are what you think and itcenters on the powerful truth
that our thoughts shape ourreality.
(02:53):
Tommy Newberry emphasizes thatyour joy, peace and success are
directly connected to the wayyou think.
He continues to challenge us totake control of our thought
life by filtering out negativityand focusing on what is true,
(03:15):
noble, right, pure, lovely andadmirable, and that is the 4-8
principle, which comes directlyfrom Philippians 4-8.
The key takeaway for day sevenis that you become the product
of your most dominant thoughtsIf you consistently dwell on
positive, faith-filled andpurpose-driven thoughts.
(03:39):
Your life is going to reflectthat, life is going to reflect
that, and on the opposite end,if your mind is filled with
worry, fear or bitterness, thosewill also be reflected in the
actions and the attitude thatyou portray.
Tommy Newberry alwaysencourages us to begin replacing
(04:01):
negative thoughts withaffirming scriptural truths,
reinforcing the idea that joy isa choice and it begins in the
mind, and so I'm just going togo over some of the things that
he talks about in day seven, andwe'll kind of expand upon that
(04:24):
as well.
So he says at any given moment,you can choose to pay attention
to what's present or what'smissing, what's working or
what's broken, what you achievedor what you messed up on,
what's available or what'sunavailable, what's possible or
(04:46):
what's impossible, and whatexcites you or what frightens
you.
And in doing so, you will winor lose the battle of your mind.
And I love that phrase, Iunderlined it and highlighted it
because I think it's soimportant it really is.
Some of us struggle with.
(05:07):
The biggest struggle we have isthe battle in our mind, and so
often it is determined by whatwe allow to come into our mind.
So if you are struggling withthat really look throughout your
day.
You know what does your, whatdoes your screen time look like?
(05:27):
How many you know how manyhours of the day are you on your
phone?
Are you scrolling throughInstagram or Facebook?
And that really controls us somuch more than we think.
I have to be really carefulabout that because I feel like
if I scroll through social mediatoo much and I'm looking at the
(05:49):
wrong things you know I'mlooking at other people's
weekend or their summer vacationor whatever then it really I
lose track of all the blessingsin my life.
So and it can really it canshape your attitude and your
perspective on what's reallygoing on in your life.
(06:11):
In a nutshell, whatever youdwell upon becomes increasingly
the forefront in your mind.
That is the principle ofattention, and it's something
that Tommy Newberry has brandedthe 4-8 principle, to accurately
reflect the scriptural origin.
(06:32):
Here's how it works the moreyou emphasize your good health
with both your silent thoughtsand your public speech, the
healthier you feel and yourpublic speech.
The healthier you feel, themore you stay mindful of the
positive qualities in yourspouse, the closer and stronger
your relationship will become.
The more attention you give toyour kids, the more influence
(06:57):
you will have in their lives.
The more you mull over God'spromises, the greater your
spiritual convictions willbecome.
So what you dwell upon is whatthe focus of your life is going
to be.
And then, in the exact oppositeway, the more you mentally
(07:17):
replay a particular injustice,the more frustrated you will
become.
If you constantly replay mentalmovies of what is broken, you
will notice more of what isbroken, and I think that's so
important with what is going onin today's world.
I see so many people focusing onwhat is wrong and what they
(07:43):
wish they could change andhonestly, y'all, there are some
things we just can't change.
I mean our political leaders.
We have a voice by casting thatvote and by speaking up when we
think things are wrong orunjust, but the bottom line is
we don't have that much power,and I feel like I say that, but
(08:10):
you know what I mean.
I mean our president is ourpresident, our governor is our
governor, our elected leadersare our elected leaders, and I
feel like so many people throwthemselves into what they don't
like and the negativity partit's affecting their lives.
I mean I see some people that Ifeel like it's probably
(08:32):
affecting their health and thatis not purposeful.
That is not what God, how Godwants us to live our lives with
intention.
And when I, whenever I getfrustrated with what's going on
in the world, I kind of thinkabout that inside and outside
circle.
I do this a lot with mystudents and I'm like okay, on
the inside circle, this is whatwe're going to put.
(08:54):
What we can control, what can wecontrol in our lives?
You know we can control ourattitude.
We can control our reactions.
We can control our.
You know what we are watchingon TV, whether or not we're
watching the news.
We can control how much screentime we have.
What are the things we can'tcontrol?
(09:14):
We can't control how otherpeople react.
We can't control who ourpolitical leaders are.
There are so many things wecan't control.
We can't control if someonepulls out in front of us in
traffic, but we can control howwe react to those people and
those things that are happeningwith us.
(09:34):
And so that is I don't know Ialways go back to.
I want other people to see thelight of Jesus within me and how
I'm responding to somethingthat gives off.
That's huge, that's verypowerful for people to see and I
think it can make a huge impactin people's lives.
(09:59):
So if your emotional life todayis not where you ultimately want
it to be, then your toppriority should be shifting your
attention to your blessings, toyour strengths and to the
aspects of your life that areworking.
Resist the urge to acceleratenegative emotional spirals by
(10:19):
chronically reporting your ownnegative headlines.
Oh my gosh, we see morenegative headlines right now,
and so many of them are createdby us.
It's not even the media, it'sjust by what we put on social
media, what we put out there.
It can be very, very negative.
Stop talking so much about yourmistakes, setbacks and
(10:41):
disappointments.
There is no way around thisprinciple of thought.
You will experience a deficitof joy when you allocate a
surplus of attention to thethings that dissatisfy you.
Let me read that again you willexperience a deficit of joy
when you allocate a surplus ofattention to the things that
(11:03):
dissatisfy you.
So it's a guarantee.
Right.
Refuse to fuel negativeemotions by constantly talking
about what is wrong with yourjob, with your marriage, with
your children, your sore back,your neighbors.
You know you're alwaysconstantly talking about what is
(11:24):
wrong.
Right, instead, broadcast yourblessings to anyone who will
listen.
Verbalize your vision for thefuture to trusted friends and
allies.
This is really important.
The first thing I think aboutwhen I read this part is Mike
and I owning our own business.
It would be so easy for us todwell upon things that are not
(11:48):
going perfectly as we plan.
Because let me tell you what?
Not much goes exactly as youplan right.
And so if we dwelled on that,oh my gosh, we would have the
most negative existence ever.
So we make it a priority tofocus on the positive and things
(12:11):
that we can change.
What can we do about particularcircumstances that are
happening?
And that's no different withour business than what goes on
in everyday life as well.
Your emotional life can advanceonly after your negative
thoughts retreat.
Although most people are notautomatically positive, neither
(12:33):
are we hopelessly negative.
Our lives tend to imitate thethoughts that we entertain the
most consistently, and I'malways saying negative people.
They search out other negativepeople because they want that.
It fuels their negative energy,right, but I feel like it can
(12:56):
be the opposite too.
I feel like if you are a joyfulperson, if you're a positive
person, seek out those otherpeople that are joyful.
You know that joy also iscontagious, just like negativity
is.
But I can tell you one thingnegativity, people that are
negative, and they justconstantly thrive upon that,
(13:21):
that negative aspect of theirlives.
It is powerful in theirexistence and they are truly
seeking out negative people.
And I've even had it happen tome where, you know, somebody
comes to me with negativeemotions and negative stories,
something like that, and I justkind of shut them down.
(13:41):
They will not, they turn around, they won't engage with me
because they wanted me to engagein their negativity and I'm
just not going to do it.
So it's, it's a good way tokind of keep the negative out of
your life when you just refuseto participate in that
(14:02):
conversation, in those feelings.
Our lives tend to imitate thethoughts that we entertain the
most consistently, and I feellike that is something that's
really, really important.
We feel what we dwell upon Ourfocus determines our feelings.
Oh my gosh, if probably y'all,if there were five words that I
(14:29):
would play on repeat and it iswhat this day is all about are
those five words?
So I'll say them again Ourfocus determines our feelings.
Our focus determines ourfeelings.
This is the power of the 4-8principle.
We condition our minds to valuewhat we read, watch, study,
(14:52):
discuss and ponder.
What absorbs our interestshapes how we think.
Whatever holds our attentionmolds our intention.
What we contemplate, weinternalize.
What we internalize, weemotionalize right, and so
(15:12):
that's what I think is sointeresting to really, once you
understand this and you absorbit and you really buy into it,
it affects the way you treatpeople at the grocery store.
It affects the way you treatpeople driving down the street,
because it makes you aware thatother people are going through
things that you're not aware of,and to me, it's just made me be
(15:36):
a little bit more emotionallyaware of other people's feelings
.
The thoughts you think the mostoften reproduce in your mind.
You will always feel what youfocus on oh, that's so good.
You will always feel what youfocus on good.
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You will always feel what youfocus on.
Naturally, the flip side of the4-8 principle is that whatever
you ignore or cease thinkingabout begins to fade away.
If you have too much ofsomething in your life, this
prescription is for you.
If you have too much negativity, fix your mind on your
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blessings, starve your worry andyour fear and doubt by no
longer nourishing them with yourintention.
So you're feeding in tonegativity If you continue to
watch the news, if you continueto be around those people that
spew negativity, you know.
Think about what can I do?
You know what I can do.
I can go out and I can spreadjoy and I can live my life with
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intention and as joy filled as Ipossibly can.
Accept that your focus bringsabout your feelings.
If you have an urge to gonegative, remember that doing so
cannot produce anythingpositive.
I think we would all agree thatwe want things to be more
positive.
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We want a more positive life.
We want our world to be a morepositive place.
Well, you know what?
There's no better start thanstarting with yourself.
That is the best place to start.
So, as always, with these sweetlittle 40 days to a joy-filled
life, I will end us with prayer.
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Heavenly Father, thank you forthe freedom to select my
thoughts.
Thank you for the freedom toselect my thoughts.
Inspire me today to thinkthoughts that reinforce the
wonderful future you haveplanned for me, amen.
So I hope you all go out andhave a great week.
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Just think on what we talkedabout today and try to make
those little changes in yourlife that make will make a huge
positive difference if done onrepeat every single day.
Y'all go out and have a greatday.
Thank you for joining us on theEmpty Nest Quest.
We hope today's episode broughtyou inspiration, insight and a
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sense of community.
Remember this is your time tothrive.
If you enjoyed the show, besure to subscribe, leave a
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