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I admit it. I used to be sarcastic. Sarcasm made me feel strong, witty, and brave.
That was then. In the early 90s when, reading John Knowles’s A Separate Peace because I would be teaching it, these words popped out at me: “As I said, this was my sarcastic summer. It was only long after that I recognized sarcasm as the protest of people who are weak.” The words forced me to shut the book and ponder whether 
Remember Dr. Masaru Emoto from What the Bleep's Do We Know? He's the guy who taped positive and negative thoughts on bottles of water and then, using a high-powered microscope, photographed the frozen water molecules, or snowflakes.
And do you remember what those photographs showed? (I'm still amazed by this!) The photographs showed perfect or near perfect snowflake structures when the water was influenced by a positive thought, or by beautiful music. But the photographs of water exposed to negativity were poorly formed and dingy. On his website he writes: 
10 times to remember you’re magic.
1. You’re late: Snap your fingers and decide you’re getting there on time (regardless of all the signs that suggest otherwise, and regardless of whether that means everyone else will be late). Let your magic do its work. 2. You want to eat, but you’re not hungry: First, snap your fingers and ask yourself what you really want instead. Then, snap your fingers again and decide that you have whatever it is that you want. 
Here’re some nice visualization quotes for you today!
To accomplish great things we must first dream, then visualize, then plan… believe… act! Alfred A. Montapert Make sure you visualize what you really want, not what someone else wants for you. Jerry Gillies Visualization is daydreaming with a purpose. 
Before you read this, think of three people you admire. These can be real people, or characters from films or books. Just make sure they’re people YOU admire. Forget what your friends or family think. This is about YOU. In the alchemy of your life, the people you choose for role models have a lot to do with your potential and your life purpose.
These people can be quite different from each other. For example, two of my role models are Cher and Anwar Sadat. Now you can start thinking about how your role models benefit 
Welcome to The Happiness Path Blog. It is dedicated to helping you create the happiness you want in your life. At The Happiness Path Blog, we believe:
 I love this photograph because it reminds me of the terror that ate away at me the night before.
You see, I’m really uncomfortable on and in ocean water, despite the fact that my husband Davy (wearing the cap) and I cruise our boat L’Esprit all over the Pacific Northwest. The night before this picture was taken, we were in B.C.’s Shoal Bay, along with our friends Darryl and Joan. Darryl had promised us that he wouldn’t just take us out fishing in his Boston Whaler, but he’d take us out to catch fish. Boy, I couldn’t wait, because I |
Joanne Wilshinis the author of Take a Moment and Create Your Life! and The Happiness Path. She facilitates workshops and creative circles, and provides lectures and individual coaching to support understanding both the creative process and how the mind-matter phenomenon can be harnessed for personal and worldly benefit. She lives with her husband David in northwestern Washington. 
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