I was born in Black Hawk, Mississippi, in Carroll County, to my parents Annie Mae and Tom Whiteside. They moved to the delta when I was a little girl with my older sister Bobbie, and my brother Cleveland. Later my mom and dad had three more children, two girls and a boy. My sisters Jessie and Annie and my brother TW. We lived on a plantation, where we worked a shared crop. I attended Tchula Attendance High School in Tchula, Mississippi, and graduated in 1966. Then I went on to a Vocational Training school in Greenwood, Mississippi, and was trained to be an office secretary, I also graduated from that school too. But I did not want to be a secretary. That was too confined for me. I love moving around. Then I moved to Hughes, Arkansas, and got a job in Forrest City, Arkansas, working in a factory where they made all types of television sets. I got married and had four children, one girl and three boys. But my marriage didn’t last but ten years, so I had to raise my children all by myself, just me and God. Also I have two granddaughters and six grandsons. I am very grateful for them all. I’ve always had a passion for writing, but never fulfilled it until now. And I give all the honor and glory to God.
Changing your Negative Thoughts
Into Positive Thoughts
by Essie Tyms
Changing your Negative Thoughts
Into Positive Thoughts
by Essie Tyms
Published Nov 26, 2011
57 Pages
Genre: BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Angels & Spirit Guides
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Changing Your Negative Thoughts
I am more than proud to say that my negative thoughts have changed to positive thoughts. Because there were times in my life,when everything I thought was negative. I could never see the positive side to anything. I was always afraid that things wouldn’t go right for me. So I just didn’t try to do anything different from what I was already doing. But one day I realized that my life wasn’t going anywhere with this kind of attitude. So I learned how to change the things that I could change, and accept the things I could not change. When my attitudes changed, my low self-esteem changed as well. I learned to love myself, and love others as I love myself. But I could not do any of this, without seeking God first. My mom taught me how to pray when I was very young, and I prayed all the time, because I wanted to know my purpose here on this earth and be bold enough to walk therein. A positive lifestyle is looking at things differently so you can see and understand the positive side of a situation. My mom always said to me, “If you be thankful for a little, you’ll be graceful for a lot.” Sometimes I have to steal away to meditate and pray. It doesn’t matter what the circumstances are, remember to think positive. A positive attitude will always outweigh a negative attitude and will raise your low self-esteem to high self-esteem.
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