Daily Motivation

• Ladychipper 23,240 Posts

  Wed, Mar 5 2025 8:26 AM

  Wednesday, March 5, 2025

  Path for improvement

  Congratulations, you figured out what the problem is. Now it’s time to get to work.

  Pointing out what’s wrong is necessary. But it’s not at all sufficient.

  Getting rid of a negative situation will leave an empty space. You must fill that space with a positive alternative, or the problem is sure to return.

  Most likely, what’s now a problem started out with the best of intentions. Let that be a reminder that good intentions are not enough.

  Beyond merely pointing out what’s broken, step up to the challenge of creating a detailed path for improvement. Then follow that path with action, with awareness, with diligence.

  It’s relatively easy to tear down what doesn’t work. Any time you do, be ready to invest plenty of time crafting a brilliant and compelling replacement.

   

  — Ralph Marston

   

• AlaskanDame 19,839 Posts

  Wed, Mar 5 2025 10:41 PM

  If only the people tearing down things would read Ralph Marston…..

• Ladychipper 23,240 Posts

  Thu, Mar 6 2025 12:42 PM

  LOL!  Yes if only.  Hope you are doing well AKD!!

• Ladychipper 23,240 Posts

  Thu, Mar 6 2025 12:47 PM

  Thursday, March 6, 2025

  Energy of your destiny

  Go beyond imagining and talking about the principles you admire. Work them into the moments of your life.

  Your dreams and fondest desires are too valuable to languish in some distant future. Bring them into the activities you engage in today.

  Give life to your values, priorities and preferences. Give action to your ambitions and objectives.

  You are so much more than a bundle of interesting concepts. You are a dynamic, living, breathing force who can bring unique goodness into existence.

  Every unfolding situation opens up new opportunities for you to realize more of your potential. Rise to the occasion, claim the energy of your destiny, and put it to positive use.

  Pay attention to the details, but don’t let them needlessly distract. You have a great and meaningful life to live right now.

   

  — Ralph Marston

   

• AlaskanDame 19,839 Posts

  Fri, Mar 7 2025 11:21 AM

  Ladychipper:

  Hope you are doing well AKD!!

  Well enough, thanks.  And you?

• Ladychipper 23,240 Posts

  Fri, Mar 7 2025 11:26 AM

  I am hanging in there.  One day at a time.

   

• Ladychipper 23,240 Posts

  Fri, Mar 7 2025 11:26 AM

  Friday, March 7, 2025

  Give in to purpose

  If your problems are stronger than your purpose those problems will quickly overwhelm you. When you make your purpose stronger than your problems you’ll be fine.

  You can’t always avoid difficulties. What you can always do, however, is deepen your purpose.

  What is your why? And what is the why behind that why?

  All sorts of forces will push against you from time to time. Yet with a reason that’s sufficiently compelling, none of them have the power to keep you down.

  Get clear about that reason and stay true to it. Let it be the fuel that keeps you going.

  Give in fully to authentic purpose. And you won’t have to give in to anything less.

   

  — Ralph Marston

   

• Ladychipper 23,240 Posts

  Mon, Mar 10 2025 8:47 AM

  Monday, March 10, 2025

  Decide to be empowered

  Much of what happens is beyond your control. Yet you can always decide how to feel about it, and what to do about it.

  If you feel lousy, it’s not because of a particular circumstance. It’s because you’ve interpreted that circumstance as something to feel lousy about.

  Imagine the power of interrupting that dynamic. That power is yours whenever you decide to use it.

  You have an enormous amount of work to do, limited time to do it, and must contend with distractions from every direction. That’s a reasonable excuse to feel sorry for yourself.

  Yet it’s also a powerful opportunity to exercise control over your feelings and intention over your actions. You can replace the sorrow with enthusiasm and transform the unfortunate situation into valuable achievement.

  No matter how it comes to you, today is what you make of it. Decide to feel empowered by that fact, and do something good and useful with your power.

   

  — Ralph Marston

   

• AlaskanDame 19,839 Posts

  Mon, Mar 10 2025 6:55 PM

  I heard a sermon recently that used the sentence, “The good news is that the bad news is the good news.”

  Like in Marston, above (although the minister had other examples, of course):  the good thing about being faced with a bad situation is that you have a chance to turn it into an achievement (and I would add, a confidence-builder).

   

• Ladychipper 23,240 Posts

  Tue, Mar 11 2025 11:22 AM

  I agree with you AKD.  It does depend on what the bad news is.