Just Look At The Sky - - - I Know I Can

I once heard a man speak about his experience as an art major in college.  He said things were going along just fine.  He and his fellow students created their first paintings for one of his classes.  He was good with that until the instructor said "Now we are going to critique the paintings."  When they came to his painting everyone just stared until someone said, "I think he did a good job on the sky."  Another student said "But the foreground is all messed up."  His immediate reaction was:  why don't you just look at the sky!  Words for me to live  by...

Honesty is important to me.  So I will admit there are many times I just want to close the blinds and bury myself under a blanket.  The last think I want to do is look at the sky and marvel at how it is ever changing and always awesome.  

A few of my many "sky" pictures



At Disney World, casually glanced
at the sky.  Wow!  I was with Jason,
 Kelsee, Haley (my son's family)
And this was just perfect.
 

Yes, I have those times that I get  discouraged, overwhelmed, feel inadequate, inferior, and all of those negative ways of thinking and feeling.  I am a counselor and I know the "tools" we all have to reframe my thoughts and feelings.  Sometimes I don't want to do any of those things! 

But if I remind myself to "Just look at the sky" I begin to see changes my feelings on that day. 

And I might think of this favorite quote:

Two men (or women) looked through the same prison bars.

One saw mud, the other saw stars 

And then in a very soft voice, say to myself: "I think I can, I think I can, I think I can" and don't stop until I am able to honestly say "I know  I can!" (With lots of help from above- not the sky by Heavenly Father and Jesus.)

 

Awesome.