Daily Motivation

• Ladychipper 22,686 Posts

  Thu, Nov 1 2018 8:50 AM

  Thursday, November 1, 2018

  I Love this one and agree with it.  Blessings, Marion

  Turn it into determination

  Your frustration is understandable, but it’s going to keep sapping your energy and blinding you to your best possibilities. As soon as possible, turn it into determination.

  Your anger is well-justified, yet if you lash out in anger you’re going to do things you regret. Get yourself to quickly transform that anger into determination.

  Whatever has happened, whatever you’re feeling, you can harness the energy of that feeling and point it in a positive direction. You can respond with determination.

  Just because you’ve been hurt is no reason to add to the hurt. Instead, go in the direction of value, joy, forgiveness and healing.

  Whether it’s a small inconvenience or a big disruption, it doesn’t have to drag you down. You can choose to stay in control, to stay effective and positively determined.

  Create value instead of regret, spread joy instead of retribution. Let all the ups and downs give you more determination to make life the best it can be.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 22,686 Posts

  Fri, Nov 2 2018 8:01 AM

  Friday, November 2, 2018

  Respect your effort

  Respect your effort. If you’re going to do it, do it well, without condescension, without resentment, with focus and enthusiasm.

  You owe yourself the favor and the benefit of respecting whatever you’re doing. You’re spending your valuable time on it, so invest yourself fully in it.

  Respect the work you’re doing and you’ll find ways to put value into it, to get value from it. Make it worth your while by expecting it to be worth your while.

  It’s easy to complain, to harbor resentment, to act rudely and to feel put out by having to do something you didn’t want to do. But the main person who is hurt by such behavior and attitude, is you.

  Step aside from whatever factors made the effort necessary. Step up to the task in a positive frame of mind, and get it done.

  Put yourself in control by making it your choice to do the work, and to do it well. See it for the opportunity it is, and make it the best it can be.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 22,686 Posts

  Sat, Nov 3 2018 9:57 AM

  Saturday, November 3, 2018

  Starting point

  Make this moment a starting point for action. Make this day a starting point for new joy.

  Don’t get stuck in the failures or successes of the past. Start fresh right now, and engage your best thoughts and efforts to create a great future.

  Whatever mistakes you’ve made, you can now correct. All the skills you’ve developed, all the lessons you’ve learned, you can now put to good use in new and purposeful ways.

  The part of your life that you can control, begins right now. Seize this shiny new opportunity and make the most of it.

  This is your starting point for achievement, adventure, love, enlightenment and more. This is your starting point for living your life in the best ways you can imagine.

  Feel the energy of all the new possibilities that have just been born. Now, from this great new starting point, jump forward and make those possibilities real.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 22,686 Posts

  Mon, Nov 5 2018 10:52 AM

  Monday, November 5, 2018

  Take the next step

  Whether your intended destination is a few feet away or several thousand miles, your job right now is the same. Take the next step.

  All you must do is take the next step. No matter how distant or complex or challenging the goal may be, the thing to do is take the next step.

  You don’t have to have it all figured out right now. You just have to know what’s next, and do it.

  There’s no need for a superhuman effort, no reason to procrastinate, no cause for dismay. Simply go ahead and take the next step.

  This moment has arrived and soon will be gone. Now, while you have it, make use of the moment to make some real progress.

  The path to achievement stretches out ahead. This is your opportunity to take the next step.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 22,686 Posts

  Tue, Nov 6 2018 8:58 AM

  Tuesday, November 6, 2018

  Show up and do the work

  What do you wish to achieve? Achievement happens when you show up and do the work.

  You don’t need to stumble upon a clever hack. You don’t have to hope for a lucky break.

  What to do, is show up and do the work. Do the work, day in and day out, with the commitment to make a difference.

  It doesn’t have to be perfect. What it has to be is done, again and again, for as long as necessary.

  The essence, the heart of achievement arises from putting your heart into the achievement. Show up, reliably, enthusiastically, and do the work.

  You don’t need to be the world’s most gifted genius, yet your achievements can radiate pure genius. Just show up and do the work.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 22,686 Posts

  Wed, Nov 7 2018 6:02 AM

  Wednesday, November 7, 2018

  Steadfast perspective

  The world is noisy. Rise above the noise by keeping yourself focused on what’s most important to you.

  Events, opinions, trends threaten always to push you in a confusing, disheartening mishmash of different directions. Avoid that fate by pushing yourself in a meaningful, specific direction.

  Keep yourself connected with what you love, what you care about, what you want to build and nurture. Moment to moment, remain grounded by strong purpose, and by your commitment to advance that purpose.

  Experience life in all its color and flavor as it streams noisily into your awareness. Yet make sure to give yourself a steadfast perspective from which to experience it all.

  At the same time, give yourself something good and useful to do with it all. Enable yourself to extract real value from the drama, the confusion, the energy that sizzles around you.

  This is a great and wondrous day to be alive. Give yourself something great and wonderful to do with it.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 22,686 Posts

  Thu, Nov 8 2018 7:50 AM

  Thursday, November 8, 2018

  Clear, positive vision

  What is your vision for today, this month, next year? A clear, positive vision will raise your energy level and effectiveness in every endeavor.

  When the big positive things are compelling enough, you’ll hardly notice the little negative things. When you focus on accomplishing what is truly meaningful and significant, then the everyday distractions and annoyances quickly shrink into insignificance.

  In every moment, your focus is on one thing or another. When you can stay focused on the good and positive things that mean the most to you, the little annoyances have no way to bring you down.

  Why waste your time and energy worrying and fretting about things that really don’t matter that much? Instead, direct your focus toward creating value for yourself, for those around you and for the world in which you live.

  Sure, you’ll need to take care of the little problems and deal with the distractions as they come along. That will go much more smoothly, without anger, resentment, worry or frustration, when your primary focus is on the big picture.

  Stop letting all the little things bring you down. Focus instead on the best you can imagine, and let that positive vision pull you forward.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 22,686 Posts

  Fri, Nov 9 2018 9:07 AM

  Friday, November 9, 2018

  See the good

  See the good in life. See the good in people, in situations, in knowledge, possibilities, values and resources.

  Even when the worst happens, make a point to see the good in life. The best way forward begins with envisioning a positive way forward.

  See the good, and let your spirit be lifted by what you see. See the good, and act on the possibilities for expanding upon it.

  Seeing the good does not mean you have to be naive, or in denial. It means you choose to be strong and positive within a reality that can often have a negative flavor.

  Yes, terrible things can happen, and often do. And yes, even so, there is always a positive path forward.

  See the good that is possible and live your life in support of that goodness. Take hold of what is good, and with your time, with your actions, make more of it.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 22,686 Posts

  Sat, Nov 10 2018 8:32 AM

  Saturday, November 10, 2018

  Every moment a miracle

  Every moment is a miracle. Embrace the beauty, and live the value.

  Photons of golden light cross millions of miles of empty space to fall upon your skin and give you warmth. There is no better place to be than here.

  Even the most ordinary day is an astounding experience. Because you are here to dive into its endless possibilities.

  Look around right now with your awareness drenched in gratitude. Consider the full extent of your good fortune.

  In this small moment exists everything that is. And you are able to experience it, learn from it, create with it, explore it, share it, and live unique joys within it.

  A cool breeze stirs the air and thunder rumbles in the distance. All the richness you can ever imagine is yours to live right now.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• K7JBQ 1,468 Posts

  Sat, Nov 10 2018 11:05 AM

  Or, as the caption to a great old cartoon put it:

  "Go ahead and putt out. It'll be 15 seconds before the shock wave hits us."