Daily Motivation

• Ladychipper 22,684 Posts

  Wed, May 31 2023 12:18 PM

  Wednesday, May 31, 2023

  No matter what

  Life can be difficult at many times, in all sorts of ways, on multiple levels. Even so, it’s probably not nearly as bad as you’ve been led to believe.

  There are problems in this world, as there have always been. Yet you and everyone else are highly skilled at working through all kinds of problems.

  Compared to the problems, an even greater number of positive possibilities exist. And as those possibilities are realized they become even more numerous.

  For centuries, worry and fear have been used by those who seek profit and power. It’s good to frequently remind yourself that you don’t always have to buy what they’re selling.

  Chances are, there’s something good, and positive, and uplifting you can do right now, right here. Chances are, the sun will come up tomorrow and you can enjoy more goodness, perhaps share it with someone you care about.

  Troubles will persist, just as they always have. And you can continue to live with purpose, with joy, with truth and meaning, no matter what.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 22,684 Posts

  Thu, Jun 1 2023 8:54 AM

  Thursday, June 1, 2023

  Making meaning

  You don’t find meaning so much as you make it. In any arena of life, the meaning you experience is a function of what you put into it.

  Is a particular job, or relationship, or journey meaningful? That depends on how you invest yourself in it.

  Embracing responsibility, working through challenge, being creative, dependable, persistent, these create meaning. In spending time and utilizing resources, life’s meaning is lived.

  Places that have no meaning for anyone else can be especially meaningful to you because of what you’ve done in those places. Consider what you’re doing today to make meaning in the place where you are.

  Offer time, attention, and effort to it, and it will have meaning. Do what you can do, and what you do brings new meaning into being.

  Life is as meaningful as you choose to make it. With your time, with your focus, with your actions, make meaning.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 22,684 Posts

  Fri, Jun 2 2023 11:16 AM

  Friday, June 2, 2023

  Stretch yourself

  You’ll thank yourself if you regularly stretch yourself. You’ll appreciate the new strength you develop by willingly taking on challenges.

  It’s temptingly comfortable to stay where you are and continue doing what you’re used to doing. Don’t let that comfort become a prison.

  The world at your feet stretches far beyond the horizon. Venture away from what you already know, and discover how much more you can be.

  It’s good to have the confidence that comes from knowing what to expect. What’s even better is to expand that confidence by encountering situations you don’t expect.

  Experience how far your capabilities can take you. Gain new understanding of the world, the people, the ideas, customs and circumstances around you.

  Give yourself a healthy dose of fresh energy and inspiration. Seek today to stretch yourself, and feel more of the curiosity and competence that have always been yours.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 22,684 Posts

  Mon, Jun 5 2023 12:19 PM

  Monday, June 5, 2023

  Path to achievement

  To make the job less difficult, start doing it. To shorten the journey, get yourself in motion.

  When the challenge is only a concept, it can seem impossible. Once you take steps to meet that challenge you begin to see that it can be done.

  Familiarize yourself with a problem and it becomes solvable. As you approach the obstacle you’re able to see how you can get through it.

  Experience yourself making a small amount of progress. That enables you to visualize yourself making even more progress.

  Begin by acting on faith. Before long, you’ll be riding on your own momentum.

  Take the first step, even though you cannot see what the next step will be. Soon you’ll be looking back on the path you just successfully followed to achievement.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 22,684 Posts

  Tue, Jun 6 2023 8:53 AM

  Tuesday, June 6, 2023

  Focus firmly forward

  Glance back, keep a strong sense of where you came from and an appreciation for all who have gone before you. All the while, keep your focus firmly forward.

  This time now is when you can think, act, experience, make a difference. The time ahead is where you’ll soon be.

  Give your commitment to now and to what’s coming. Honor, respect, and carry valuable lessons from the past while applying the best of yourself to the time and place where you are.

  Find treasure in the good times that have brought joy and in the difficulties that have built strength. And move on ahead, ready, willing, and enthusiastic to add more real substance to life.

  Allow yourself plenty of comforting and informative memories, but don’t hold on too tight. Life is a perpetually dynamic experience, and you deserve to live its full range.

  Live, love, and learn all you can, as you can. Keep moving forward to even more.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 22,684 Posts

  Wed, Jun 7 2023 12:15 PM

  Wednesday, June 7, 2023

  Meaningful priorities

  In order to do more in one area of life you must do less in other areas. So ask yourself, what matters most, and what can you let go of?

  Make more room for what’s important by leaving behind what’s not. Seize upon opportunities to free yourself from the trivial, the superficial, and create more space for the consequential.

  You can really only give quality attention to one thing at a time. Be your best self by prioritizing where your attention is invested.

  Certainly it’s easy to get distracted by the bright lights and captivating cacophony of emptiness. Yet it’s really not that difficult to turn away, toward what truly matters.

  Your life, your time, your resources are precious and filled with great potential. Remind yourself of your opportunity and responsibility to fulfill that potential.

  Your priorities determine how your life unfolds. Every moment, every choice is your chance to keep those priorities strong, steady, and meaningful.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 22,684 Posts

  Thu, Jun 8 2023 8:56 AM

  Thursday, June 8, 2023

  Life goes on

  Sometimes you need to be uncomfortable. Sometimes disappointment inspires you in a way that nothing else can.

  Life is not perfect and you wouldn’t want it to be. Situations that are complex, messy, and ambiguous can end up bringing great value to your life.

  There are occasions when you must proceed without having complete information about what you’re doing. There will come many times when you have no assurance of success.

  But that’s how life goes, and you’re able to go along with it. That’s what life is, and you can take it all in stride.

  If you always insist on a guarantee, you’re guaranteed to miss out on much of life’s value. Yet when you’re eager to take whatever comes, you’re sure to get plenty of rich and rewarding experiences.

  Things break down, people are unpredictable, obstacles jump out of nowhere, and life goes on. Embrace the ups, the downs, the in betweens, the precise, the mysterious, and make new goodness from it all.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 22,684 Posts

  Fri, Jun 9 2023 12:58 PM

  Friday, June 9, 2023

  Demanding activities

  The more an activity demands of you, the more valuable it is to you. Keep that in mind when choosing what to do with your precious and irreplaceable time.

  If it doesn’t require the use of your thinking, your efforts, your resources or skills, there’s not much in it for you. Seek out something else that will be a better investment of your time.

  You know in advance that each day will quickly pass. So be prepared to give meaningfully to life as every day’s time goes by.

  That way, you can retain value from moments long after those moments are gone. Though you cannot stop time from passing, you can certainly prevent your time from being wasted.

  What is this hour demanding from you? Whatever is being asked of you right now represents value that can endure far into the future.

  Choose what challenges you, what purposefully utilizes the best you have to give. And you’ll soon be on the receiving end of all that industrious giving.

   

  — Ralph Marston

   

• Ladychipper 22,684 Posts

  Sat, Jun 10 2023 1:49 PM

  Saturday, June 10, 2023

  Useful work

  There are things you do that have value to yourself and to others. Think of how you can do those things more often, more effectively, in more situations.

  Being productive is not selfish and is not slavery. It is how you are able to live the life you live and to be of service to the world you live in.

  Your priorities, your choices, your actions have consequences. Every decision is an opportunity to maximize the benefits of those consequences to you and to those around you.

  Perhaps some of the ways you create value are so familiar that you take them for granted. Yet if you were to suddenly stop, it would diminish the quality of life for many people, including you.

  There are other paths to value that are more of a struggle for you, and you’re highly aware of the price you pay. Even so, you get what you pay for, and the good things you bring to all of life are worth the cost.

  Consider all you have done and all you can do to make your corner of the world a better place. People in that corner, and even those far beyond it, gain from the good and useful work you continue choosing to do.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 22,684 Posts

  Mon, Jun 12 2023 9:09 AM

  Monday, June 12, 2023

  What you already have

  How many valuable impulses do you never follow? What skills do you rarely make use of?

  Are there perfectly good tools sitting unused in your closet? What knowledge do you possess that you’ve never applied to your life?

  It’s reasonable and natural to desire more, but is more what you really need? Most likely you can be much better off by simply making use of what you already have.

  The force that will cause that to happen is a strong sense of purpose. Put yourself on a specific, meaningful mission, and activate the skills, resources, and motivations that are already yours.

  There are people in this world who would do anything to acquire what you already have. Open yourself to the many ways you can make use of it all.

  Stir together some gratitude, passion, purpose, and imagination. Life eagerly anticipates all you can do with what you have.

   

  — Ralph Marston