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title: Favorite Things
description: One of the best ways to get through hard times is to change your mind.
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# [Favorite Things](https://blog.cluborganized.com/favorite-things)

 Written by [Pam Young](https://blog.cluborganized.com/author/pam-young) | Aug 14, 2014 10:00:00 AM

One of the best ways to get through hard times is to change your mind. Yeah, I know sometimes that can seem to be very hard to do, but really we make it as easy  or as hard as we choose. My experience has taught me that you can’t think two thoughts at the same time and I have experimented with that truth for over 50 years and I know for sure it’s impossible to do. So what? Well, the bad news is, when you think a “worry” thought and stick to it for a bit of time, your beautiful mind searches your hard drive for more thoughts to add to the initial worry thought. In a few minutes you can be sucked into a pity bash of your own making. The good news is the same thing can happen with a “happy” thought.

Remember in The Sound of Music when the Von Trapp children were terrified by the thunder storm? Maria sang *My Favorite Things* to them and it took their fear  away. Below I have printed out the absolutely brilliant lyrics for *My Favorite* Things (written by Oscar Hammerstein II) (pronounced HAM-err-styne), followed by my own lyrics to the same tune (written by Richard Rogers). I guarantee that if you were feeling bad when you started reading my essay, you will feel better when you finish reading Oscar’s words. As you read each line think for a few seconds about what it means to you. My lyrics don’t come near to the poetic brilliance of Mr. Hammerstein’s, but they do make ME feel good! Maybe you can write your own words or at least make a list of your favorite things and carry it with you to read every time you start to feel sad or bad or worried or mad or. . .oh well, you know what I mean.

***My Favorite Things* lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein**

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens  
 Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens  
 Brown paper packages tied up with strings  
 These are a few of my favorite things

 Cream colored ponies and crisp apple strudels  
 Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles  
 Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings  
 These are a few of my favorite things

 Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes  
 Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes  
 Silver white winters that melt into springs  
 These are a few of my favorite things

When the dog bites  
 When the bee stings  
 When I'm feeling sad  
 I simply remember my favorite things  
 And then I don't feel so bad

***My Favorite Things* lyrics by Pam**

Laughter of children and Starbucks on Sundays  
 Soft puppy tummies and dusk’s purple sunrays  
 The peace of an infant that sleeps while mom sings  
 These are a few of my favorite things

Dawn in the mountains, sunset in the valley  
 Warm bread from the oven with butter and jelly  
 Running on beaches and kites with long strings  
 These are a few of my favorite things

Barbeque smoke on a warm summer’s evening  
 The breeze in the trees and remembering my dreaming  
 Being thankful for blessings each precious day brings  
 These are a few of my favorite things

When I’m worried  
 When I’m angry  
 When I'm feeling sad  
 I simply remember my favorite things  
 And then I don't feel so bad

A list of your favorite things will give you a spiritual faith lift and lead you to a place in your mind where you can know all is well. I love you all.

 

Thank you for reading my blog! I hope you’re feeling better. If you’re upset because you are disorganized, I have the solution. Read my latest book, *The Joy of Being Disorganized*. It will totally change how you feel about being a SHE! It’s a good thing.

 

 

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