Daily Motivation

• Ladychipper 22,692 Posts

  Wed, Jul 20 2022 10:49 AM

  Wednesday, July 20, 2022

  How things could be going

  When things go wrong, there’s no hard and fast rule that says you have to be dismayed. It’s just as possible, and a whole lot more useful, to be inspired.

  You might often adopt an attitude based on what has recently happened. But that doesn’t have to be what drives your attitude and your outlook.

  What if instead of being fixated on how things have been going, you direct your focus elsewhere? What if you look instead at how things could be going?

  Even on a bad day you still have lots of good possibilities. And when you’re having a bad day that can be a great time to act on some of your most positive possibilities.

  Are you dissatisfied and disappointed with the way things are? That enables you to envision precisely what would make life better.

  Embrace that vision, feel its positive power. And let it push you, with an optimistic frame of mind, into effective and beneficial action.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 22,692 Posts

  Thu, Jul 21 2022 8:58 AM

  Thursday, July 21, 2022

  Do the difficult stuff

  Do the difficult stuff and do it sooner rather than later. That’s where adventure flourishes, that’s where fulfillment occurs.

  You won’t find meaning in life by pondering it from a lofty, comfortable perch. Get up, get out, encounter life’s challenging realities and live the truth that existence is made of.

  But isn’t life already difficult enough? Yes, and that’s precisely why you can gain so much by taking on the difficulties.

  Identify the biggest challenge you face today and get to work on it as soon as possible. You’ll supply the rest of your day with some powerful, positive momentum.

  Do the difficult work and you’ll be rewarded with even more difficult work. Resist the temptation to be resentful about that, and you position yourself for exponential growth.

  Do the difficult stuff and do it well. See how much adventure and value you can pour into each day.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 22,692 Posts

  Fri, Jul 22 2022 10:22 AM

  Friday, July 22, 2022

  Keep goodness alive

  Fulfill the potential of what is now. At the same time, honor and utilize the value of what has gone before.

  You stand at the dawning of a malleable and undetermined future. Yet you’ve been brought to this point by a specific, concluded past.

  As you persist in your actions, as events continue to unfold, you walk the fertile ground between what was and what’s to be. It is a powerful and sobering place to be.

  In this sweet spot of time that is now, you play an essential role. You are responsible for the continuation and expansion of life’s goodness and value.

  Every achievement that’s ever been achieved has occurred in the past. You have the ability and the obligation to extend achievement and its benefits far into the future.

  Right here, right now, is where everything that matters encounters everything that’s possible. With your effort, with your commitment, with faith, integrity and gratitude, keep the goodness alive and growing.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 22,692 Posts

  Sat, Jul 23 2022 10:31 AM

  Saturday, July 23, 2022

  Live like it all matters

  You can get by in life without caring about anything. But why in the world would you want to live your life that way?

  You can get through your work just doing the bare minimum, being sloppy and inattentive. Yet the time you’re wasting on meaningless activity is your own precious time.

  You can get through the day being selfish, rude, and inconsiderate. But the person damaged most by your selfishness is you.

  Life without caring wears you down and empties you out, even if just for a few hours or minutes. Fortunately, you never have to live that way.

  You can always choose to care, to give your best, to be kind, considerate, diligent, purposeful. It’s not always easy, not always convenient, but it’s always available and always your best option.

  Give your sincere care to the people, activities, circumstances, and possibilities in your life. Live like it all matters and you’ll know without a doubt how much it all does.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 22,692 Posts

  Mon, Jul 25 2022 8:49 AM

  Monday, July 25, 2022

  You are the magic

  Thoughts do not magically become reality. Or do they?

  Your thoughts have great influence on you, on the actions you take. And those actions result in changes to the objective world of material reality.

  So in a very real sense, your thoughts do indeed become reality through a magical process. And you are the magic.

  You are the connection that transforms vague ideas and feelings into specific situations and experiences. You are the vehicle through which thoughts become expressed in reality.

  Because of what they lead you to do, and because of what you’re indeed able to do, your thoughts have power. And you are constantly giving that power to whatever you focus your thoughts upon.

  Make good use of the influential position you’re in. Choose your thoughts with care, with love, with purpose, ever mindful of where they will lead.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 22,692 Posts

  Tue, Jul 26 2022 8:53 AM

  Tuesday, July 26, 2022

  The obstacle

  Within the obstacle is opportunity. Can you see it and act on it?

  Are you fearful of what the problem will do to you? Or can you bring forth the courage to understand what you can do with the problem?

  You can complain about the unfairness of it all and wish for a more favorable situation. Or you can go to work with exactly what life has handed you.

  Don’t stick yourself with the assumption that the obstacle you face will lead to something worse. Decide that it will lead to something better, and then figure out how to make that happen.

  The obstacle exists whether you want it to or not. You don’t have the ability to wish it away, but you do have the ability to transform it into a net positive.

  Accept that challenge and put the best of yourself into it. See the opportunity and make it into real, lasting value.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 22,692 Posts

  Wed, Jul 27 2022 10:43 AM

  Wednesday, July 27, 2022

  Action is what counts

  You’ve spent enough time getting ready. Now is the time to get to work.

  Are you unsure of what to do, of how to do it? Start where you are, with what you have, with what you know.

  You can’t figure everything out by merely thinking about it. Jump into action and you’ll quickly begin to understand what works and what doesn’t.

  Yes, you’re going to make mistakes. And they’ll teach you more than you can possibly imagine.

  So move ahead, get the process going. Take the most effective step that comes to mind, learn from it, and keep going.

  Action is what counts. Now is the time for it.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 22,692 Posts

  Thu, Jul 28 2022 7:29 AM

  Thursday, July 28, 2022

  What you find

  How do you find the best job, the best partner, a good home, a good community? How do you find good customers, clients, employees, suppliers?

  How do you find people who are honest, competent, and intelligent? How do you find friends who are truthful, loyal, and sincere?

  How do you find all the many people, places, and things in life that enable you to make a good life? You find them by virtue of the way you live.

  What you find is what you are. Live each day with honesty, conduct every interaction with honesty, and you find honesty.

  Invest time and effort to build your competence, and others with competence are attracted to you. Place great value on respect, integrity, and peacefulness, and you’ll be surrounded by those qualities in abundance.

  What you find is driven by the way you are, most genuinely, most consistently. Take good care of your innermost truth, because it is faithfully echoed throughout your world.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 22,692 Posts

  Fri, Jul 29 2022 8:35 AM

  Friday, July 29, 2022

  You can do better

  Be honest with yourself, and you’ll realize something powerful. You can do better.

  That isn’t a criticism. Indeed, it’s a compliment, an acknowledgment of your highest possibilities.

  As much as you’ve succeeded, as much as you’ve failed, now you can do better. You can make full use of all the success, of all the failure, of all the priceless experience.

  You can let life challenge you to a new adventure. You can embrace a bigger and more meaningful chunk of your potential.

  Show your critics just how right they were, in a good way. Show how much more value, achievement, kindness, and patience you’re capable of bringing into the world.

  You can. Do better.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 22,692 Posts

  Sat, Jul 30 2022 11:08 AM

  Saturday, July 30, 2022

  The price you pay

  If you make ambitious, specific plans for the day, the week, the month, some of those plans are likely to fall through. That’s no reason to avoid making meaningful plans and working to carry them out.

  If you have long-term goals and dreams for your life, you’re going to encounter some painful disappointments in connection with them. But that doesn’t mean you should avoid having those dreams.

  It’s difficult when life doesn’t go the way you planned. Yet what’s far more difficult is to never plan much of anything at all.

  Having no ambition, no goals, no dreams, will not shield you from pain and disappointment. It will guarantee pain and disappointment.

  Make those plans, even though some may not work out. Set those goals, dream those dreams, and put the best of yourself into following them.

  One way or another, you’re going to encounter disappointment and pay its price. That’s all the more reason to make sure you live a rich and fulfilling life in return for the price you pay.

   

  — Ralph Marston