Daily Motivation

• Ladychipper 22,673 Posts

  Wed, Dec 30 2020 12:19 PM

  Wednesday, December 30, 2020

  Actually do

  Put yourself out there, go ahead and do it. There’s no time to waste and every reason to act.

  What you wish to do, plan to do, say you are going to do, none of that matters. It’s what you actually do that makes a difference.

  So go ahead and actually do. Now is when and this is where.

  You’ll make mistakes, you’ll encounter push back, and many things won’t go as you anticipated. Yet one way or another you’ll make some progress, and then some more.

  Life is in the living, in the doing, in the effort. So fill your life with purpose, with persistence, with action.

  Good things happen when you actually do. Start those good things happening now.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 22,673 Posts

  Thu, Dec 31 2020 7:42 AM

  Thursday, December 31, 2020

  Start anew

  It’s always too late to start over. But it’s never too late to start anew.

  You can’t undo what’s already been done. Yet there’s so much more you can do going forward.

  Be real, be honest, be completely upfront with yourself. Embrace your mistakes, embrace your desires, embrace what you really, truly love and value.

  Let yourself feel what you’ve always wanted to feel. Find a way to say all the things you’ve ever wanted to say.

  Just because time has passed doesn’t mean anything meaningful has been lost. You are still very much you, and you are able, right now, to live that reality.

  Whatever opportunities you’ve lost have made way for the opportunity that is now. And that makes this moment the most valuable and meaningful opportunity ever.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 22,673 Posts

  Fri, Jan 1 2021 11:31 AM

  Friday, January 1, 2021

  HAPPY NEW YEAR!

  Beautiful reality

  Look back for just a moment with nothing but pure gratitude in your heart. Gather for yourself a deep and powerful sense of appreciation that you can carry forward.

  The joys, the disappointments, the exciting times, the tedious efforts, all have given you great strength. Now, feel that strength and put it to positive use.

  Fulfill the promise that has been building in you since long before you knew it was there. Fully appreciate where you’ve been, and carry that appreciation to the very best places you can go.

  This is a day when you’re prompted to look to the future. Look now with confidence and the highest expectations.

  Life deserves the most purposeful, focused, effective version of yourself you can give it. You deserve the most fulfilling life you can imagine and create.

  So activate all that potential you’ve earned at such a great cost, for this is your year, this is your time. This is when you create the beautiful reality that your life has made possible.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 22,673 Posts

  Sat, Jan 2 2021 11:01 AM

  Saturday, January 2, 2021

  Strong in your choices

  Do not give your priceless moments away for nothing. Focus your attention, your resources, your energy where they will lift up life and create real benefit.

  Choose the goals that challenge you, do the work that’s difficult. Seek goodness and meaning over comfort and expedience.

  What comes easily disappears quickly. What you obtain with no sacrifice or no effort cannot possibly provide any lasting value.

  Align yourself with truth, with what’s good, with what’s right, even if it’s not popular or convenient. Truth eventually makes itself unavoidable, and when that happens you definitely want to already be on its side.

  Every choice you make will either add to the quality and integrity of your life, or detract from it. That is a serious hazard, and an enormous opportunity.

  Today, tomorrow, every time, choose what you know is right, what you know is best. Be strong in your choices, and bring new and valuable rewards to all of life.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 22,673 Posts

  Mon, Jan 4 2021 8:42 AM

  Monday, January 4, 2021

  Step forth

  You are the link between possibility and reality. You can envision and you can achieve.

  The possibilities are truly infinite in number, with more arriving all the time. Yet their value depends entirely on what you do with them.

  Those possibilities rely on you to give them manifestation. Those possibilities depend on you to give them meaning.

  Let yourself be amazed and inspired that so many things are possible. But don’t be so caught up in your amazement that you neglect to do anything with any of the possibilities.

  Every day, it’s up to you to decide, determine, and understand what life means to you. Every day, you draw from a universe of possibilities to give that meaning form, substance, and expression.

  That makes today one momentous day, and here you are to live it. Remind yourself of all that matters, of all that can be, and step forth.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 22,673 Posts

  Tue, Jan 5 2021 8:13 AM

  Tuesday, January 5, 2021

  Address the cause

  The most powerful way to solve a problem is not to direct an attack against the problem. The way to solve a problem is to address the cause of the problem.

  If you are sleeping too late in the morning the best solution is not to force yourself awake earlier. The best solution is to go to bed earlier.

  Very often what appears to be a problem is merely a symptom. When you attempt to get rid of the symptom without tending to the cause, that results in a bigger disruption.

  Anything that’s troubling you has a distinct cause. Though it is natural to focus on the trouble, you’ll be much more successful when you focus on the cause.

  The deeper you can get into eliminating the cause, the better. Yes, that’s difficult work, and it provides correspondingly valuable rewards.

  When you hear yourself complaining about a problem, take it as a cue to look for the cause. Give yourself the power to correct the situation once and for all.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 22,673 Posts

  Wed, Jan 6 2021 10:51 AM

  Wednesday, January 6, 2021

  Respect your intentions

  In order to get along well in society, you know you must respect the intentions of others. It’s just as important, if not more so, to respect your own intentions.

  You begin each day, each week, each year with good intentions. Yet those intentions can quickly be whittled down to nothing by surprises, distractions, and negligence.

  This time last year what did you intend to do? Have you done it all?

  Assign your own intentions at least as much value as you would the intentions of someone you highly respect. Plant those intentions firmly in your awareness and find a way to keep them there.

  Give continuing action to your intentions. Keep doing whatever you can so that you keep those intentions alive and prominent.

  You absolutely can achieve what you intend. Give your intentions all the respect they deserve and earn the fulfillment you so richly deserve.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 22,673 Posts

  Thu, Jan 7 2021 7:31 AM

  Thursday, January 7, 2021

  Shining alternative

  Every day you run into carelessness and incompetence. Rather than bemoan that sad state of affairs, provide life with a shining alternative.

  Why should you care when other people don’t care? Because if no one cares then everyone loses.

  One big reason for all the carelessness and incompetence is a lack of inspiration. You can generate that inspiration by serving as a positive example.

  Life is markedly more enjoyable and fulfilling when you’re committed to excellence. Claim that satisfaction for yourself while also showing others how good it can be.

  Someone has to be the person who does what is right, what is good, and caring and meaningfully excellent. Be that person, cheerfully, generously, without judgment.

  Show the world how good life can be when you’re purposeful, diligent, and competent. And you’ll spread that goodness to all those around you.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 22,673 Posts

  Fri, Jan 8 2021 8:30 AM

  Friday, January 8, 2021

  Life is real

  Today is your opportunity to live well. Decide what you are going to do with it, and then do it.

  Today is your opportunity to make a difference, in your own life, in the lives of others. Seize that opportunity and follow all the way through on it.

  Today is more than just time to be passed, situations to be endured. Today is when life is real, when possibilities are present, when fulfillment gets done.

  What a waste it would be to let all that slip by without something distinctive to show for it. Embrace your potential and then do something with it.

  Today will have challenges, to be sure. So be sure to make those challenges count for something good and worthwhile.

  Feel the purpose that lives within you. Today that purpose has all sorts of great things to do.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 22,673 Posts

  Sat, Jan 9 2021 9:02 AM

  Saturday, January 9, 2021

  Outside your assumptions

  Your assumptions exert a powerful and continuous influence over your thoughts, actions, priorities. Don’t let those assumptions be hijacked by your own neglect or by anyone else’s designs.

  It’s easy to assume what you’ve always assumed and to never even realize you’re doing it. Then you wonder why you feel perpetually stuck.

  It’s just as easy to assume what the loudest, most persistent voices tell you to assume. Then you wonder why you always feel disappointed.

  It’s really quite a simple and refreshing thing to walk away from your most stultifying assumptions. All you have to do is entertain the possibility that there is a better possibility, that you could be mistaken.

  Maybe what you assume to be too difficult, or uncomfortable, awkward or inconvenient could actually be highly liberating, inspiring, energizing. Perhaps that thing you never wanted to do can become the thing you always rush to do.

  Notice your many assumptions, challenge them, explore the large and edifying space outside of them. And add great richness to every part of your life.

   

  — Ralph Marston