Daily Motivation

• Ladychipper 23,050 Posts

  Wed, Oct 11 2023 11:53 AM

  Wednesday, October 11, 2023

  Making things better

  What response will improve the situation? That’s the one to choose.

  It’s not enough to claim you care. Merely appearing to make things better is insufficient at best, and perhaps even counterproductive.

  Figure out what will bring positive, enduring results. Focus on that course of action.

  Hold yourself and your actions to a high standard. Refuse to settle for anything less than effectiveness that provides a clear benefit.

  Every circumstance comes with opportunity for improvement. Go through the details until you can find and seize upon a realistic, workable opportunity.

  Then put your skills, knowledge, and persistence to work. Make it through the day, the task, the challenge by making things better.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 23,050 Posts

  Thu, Oct 12 2023 10:42 AM

  Thursday, October 12, 2023

  Increase your strength

  Think clear, purposeful thoughts, and grow in strength. Take effective, persistent actions and grow in strength.

  Strength is built over time. That makes every stretch of time an opportunity for increasing your strength.

  Through your encounters with others, you can build strength. In dealing with problems, you become stronger.

  The stronger you become, on the inside and outwardly, the more valuable options you have. Strength enables you to give genuine goodness in great measure to life.

  Physically, mentally, financially, socially, spiritually, and in every domain of life, strength empowers. Look each day for steps you can follow to gain strength, and take those opportunities.

  No matter where you start, you can always grow in strength. Continue to increase your strength, and with that strength keep adding new value to all of life.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• craigswan 31,824 Posts

  Thu, Oct 12 2023 12:13 PM

  My brother died yesterday .

  If i may borrow your thread ladychipper to honour him .

  To the outside world we all grow old. But not to brothers and sisters. We know each other as we always were. We know each other’s hearts. We share private family jokes. We remember family feuds and secrets, family griefs and joys. We live outside the touch of time.

  I sought my soul, but my soul I could not see. I sought my God, but my God eluded me. I sought my brother and I found all three..

  Thank you .

• Ladychipper 23,050 Posts

  Thu, Oct 12 2023 3:37 PM

  Craig,

  I am so sorry for your loss and you have my sincere condolences.  I know how difficult it is to lose a loved one because I have been there plenty of times.  In time, the pain will be less and only the good memories will live on in your heart. 

  To answer your question, "Yes" of course you can borrow my thread if you feel it will help you. 

  Blessings,

  Marion

   

• Ladychipper 23,050 Posts

  Fri, Oct 13 2023 7:51 AM

  Friday, October 13, 2023

  Power of transformation

  Even when the world feels like it’s falling apart, you can marvel at its beauty and wonder. Even when chaos and tumult are all around, you can carry peace in your heart.

  From that potential for peace and beauty come hope and positive possibility. Again and again, such hope arises to do its magnificent work.

  In the midst of utter confusion and disarray, you can construct a small sanctuary of order. Little by little, you can build upon that order to create reliable structure, meaning, and opportunity.

  In even the most futile situation, you are capable of acting with grace, integrity, love, and joy. It’s an astonishing power you can exercise every day.

  When you do, it makes a difference, for you, for those around you, for your world. Nothing is more fulfilling, nothing is more deeply desirable than that.

  Whatever the time, whatever the circumstance, you harbor within you the power of transformation. Every time you make good use of it you add your own special richness to life.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 23,050 Posts

  Mon, Oct 16 2023 8:32 AM

  Monday, October 16, 2023

  Power of gratitude

  Gratitude has great power. If you can find a way to be thankful when everyone else is resentful, that’s power.

  What you’re genuinely and deeply thankful for, you’ll figure out how to create more of. That’s effectiveness.

  If you’re faced with a difficult situation, being thankful is a response not immediately obvious, maybe never considered at all. Yet when you do practice gratitude it can illuminate a path forward and inspire you to persist on that path.

  Be thankful for this, for now, for the world as it is and for all the possibilities encompassed herein. Be thankful, and empower yourself to create the most favorable outcomes.

  Gratitude is not just a matter of being nice or polite or optimistic. Real, unequivocal gratitude has the power to bring value and goodness to life, even in the most challenging circumstances.

  Be thankful, and bring your best options out into the open where you can seize them and act on them. Be thankful, and give the great benefit of your gratefulness to all of life.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 23,050 Posts

  Wed, Oct 18 2023 11:32 AM

  Wednesday, October 18, 2023

  Much to value

  Value life’s possibilities enough to dream. Value your dreams enough to act on them.

  Value each moment such that you make good use of it. Value every circumstance such that you uncover the opportunities within it.

  Value your thoughts, desires, passions and fears so as to learn what they have to teach. Value the expressions of those who disagree with you for exactly the same reason.

  Value the challenges for the strength they can engender in you. Value the questions that have no answers, for the journeys of imagination they inspire.

  Value what has been known and understood since before anyone can remember. Value the massive treasure that’s yet to be discovered, and seek to find fresh new glimmers of it every day.

  There’s much to value, much to know, much to live, love, experience and share. Now is when.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 23,050 Posts

  Thu, Oct 19 2023 8:02 AM

  Thursday, October 19, 2023

  Active engagement

  Stop telling yourself what you need to get done. Instead, remind yourself of what you’re committed to doing.

  When you frame anything as a need, that focuses you on the fact that you don’t have it, or haven’t done it. Instead, frame it as a result you’re actively creating.

  You don’t need to weed the garden, develop a marketing plan, or get more exercise. You’re on your way to the gym or the tool shed or your desk.

  Adopt the assumption that you’re already in the process of creating the result you seek. That directs your thinking away from what you lack and toward what you can do next.

  Reinforce that assumption by taking actual physical steps in the direction of that result. Put on your workout shoes, or open a document and start typing, and quickly give yourself the experience of active engagement.

  When it comes to telling yourself what you need to do, one single time is quite sufficient. Once that occurs, jump immediately into making it happen.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 23,050 Posts

  Fri, Oct 20 2023 11:09 AM

  Friday, October 20, 2023

  Focus and curiosity

  Use your curiosity to gather knowledge and experiences. Employ your focus to weave together, expand upon, and make purposeful sense of what curiosity brings to your awareness.

  Setting curiosity aside for a while to achieve better focus does not mean you’re renouncing your curiosity. You’re actually using focus to make good use of what your curiosity has presented to you.

  A similar dynamic is at work when you let go of your focus in order to indulge your curiosity. You’re not permanently abandoning focus, but instead you’re finding new and compelling subjects to focus upon.

  Focus and curiosity benefit when you appreciate the contributions of both. The ideal strategy is to keep them in balance.

  Keep that in mind when you’re tempted to break away from what you’re focused on and run toward some new discovery. Resist the temptation, knowing that your curiosity will still be there after the work is completed, when you can pursue it free of any guilt.

  Get your focus and your curiosity working in cooperation, with respect and consideration for each other. That is always a powerful combination.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 23,050 Posts

  Mon, Oct 23 2023 8:44 AM

  Monday, October 23, 2023

  Embark on adventure

  Adventure energizes your mind, your spirit, even your body. That increased energy spills over into every corner of your life.

  Adventure motivates you to improve your existing skills and develop new ones. It heightens your awareness, deepens your gratitude and sense of purpose.

  Today does not have to be just another day. You have the choice, you have the power, to make it into an adventure.

  What’s necessary for adventure? First on the list is some sort of challenge, and chances are you have immediate access to plenty of worthwhile challenges.

  Then there’s open-mindedness, curiosity, a desire to explore, take risks, and learn, plus a clear purpose. Those are all factors you’re perfectly capable of providing on any given day, whatever your situation may be.

  So right here, right now, you can make anything you do into a genuine adventure. Answer the call, and add the many benefits of adventure to your life today.

   

  — Ralph Marston