1.0Letting Go with Guy Finleyhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/lettinggoGuy Finleyhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/lettinggo/author/gfinleyHold Your Chin Up - Letting Go with Guy Finleyrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Q4dNv8i59l"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/lettinggo/2012/09/hold-your-chin-up.html">Hold Your Chin Up</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/lettinggo/2012/09/hold-your-chin-up.html/embed#?secret=Q4dNv8i59l" width="600" height="338" title="“Hold Your Chin Up” — Letting Go with Guy Finley" data-secret="Q4dNv8i59l" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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The main reason we must always remember to hold our chin up whenever negative thoughts try to drag us down is because whichever direction we choose first in that moment is what the rest of us will follow. Remember the key lesson we spoke of earlier this week: As goes our attention, so comes our…