Daily Motivation

• Ladychipper 23,071 Posts

  Sat, Nov 23 2019 1:01 PM

  Saturday, November 23, 2019

  When something annoys you

  Becoming annoyed helps you identify changes and improvements you can make. Staying annoyed, however, doesn’t do you any good.

  When you feel annoyed, notice what your annoyance is telling you, and consider what you can do about it. Then, let the annoyance go.

  Continuing to be annoyed just drains your energy and contaminates your attitude. Don’t do it.

  Instead, just smile to yourself, and feel the power of your own choice. Then choose to move your thoughts on past whatever triggered your annoyance.

  You have higher thoughts to think, better ways to feel, more useful things to do. You never have to let some little imperfection ruin any more of your precious time.

  Plenty of things can be annoying. And you can quickly move far beyond every one of them.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 23,071 Posts

  Mon, Nov 25 2019 8:36 AM

  Monday, November 25, 2019

  Being here now

  This moment is what you have. Live it, and all it is, here and now.

  This task, this activity, is what you’re doing. Focus on it, without being distracted by thoughts of other things you might be doing.

  Free yourself from your own resentments, wishes, judgments, worries, and doubts. Give the whole of your self and your awareness to the experience of being here now.

  Exercise the power that exists in you, in this time, in this situation. Allow yourself to be enough, to have enough, to be fully at peace with all that is.

  There is nothing you need in order to be you, nothing you need in order to be here now. Realize how free you are, right now, to give, to achieve, to love and live without condition.

  Nothing can take now away. With confidence, pure focus and gratitude, be here now, and live it well.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 23,071 Posts

  Tue, Nov 26 2019 11:47 AM

  Tuesday, November 26, 2019

  Positive spirit

  Don’t waste your energy on anger. Focus that energy into effective action.

  Don’t weigh yourself down with resentment. Activate your enthusiasm with meaningful work.

  The way you feel doesn’t have to compromise your activities. Instead, make it so that your actions improve and uplift the way you feel.

  Imagine how your breathing, posture, and actions would be if you felt better than you’ve ever felt. Then mimic all you’ve imagined, and see how great you feel.

  You never have to be held hostage by negativity. You can liberate your positive spirit with positive action.

  What you do makes all the difference in how you feel. Feel good now by doing good, useful, energetic things now.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 23,071 Posts

  Wed, Nov 27 2019 12:34 PM

  Wednesday, November 27, 2019

  Life goes right

  Occasionally, things go wrong. Yet an overwhelming profusion of things go right, each and every moment.

  Every leaf on every tree bears witness to the fact that life goes right, over and over again. Every cell in your body, precisely situated, enables you to do all you do.

  You’re able to notice the disorder only because the underlying order is so ubiquitous. What makes a problem a problem is because it is so rare.

  When the problems do come, gain great power over them by putting them in perspective. Draw upon the vast accumulation of goodness in your life.

  When things go wrong, open yourself to the power of all that continues to go right. Boost your confidence, raise your expectations, engage your energy, and push forward.

  You’ve persisted through every difficulty you’ve ever encountered. Much more often than not, life goes right, and there’s a way through this difficulty too.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 23,071 Posts

  Thu, Nov 28 2019 7:04 AM

  Thursday, November 28, 2019

  Happy Thanksgiving to all in the USA!

  How can you be thankful?

  How can you be thankful? That’s a great question.

  It’s easy to be thankful for the uplifting, enjoyable, and satisfying aspects of your life. Yet there’s great power in also being thankful for the troublesome parts of life.

  Gratitude connects you to life’s abundance, and illuminates possibilities. Some of your most valuable possibilities are hidden in the difficulties.

  So, ask yourself. How can I be thankful for this?

  In your effort to reach an answer, you’ll deepen your understanding of the situation. You’ll discover ways to transform the problem into new strength and value.

  How can you be thankful? By knowing that in gratitude and humility, you’ll find new pathways to richness and fulfillment.

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 23,071 Posts

  Fri, Nov 29 2019 12:28 PM

  Friday, November 29, 2019

  Let life amaze you

  The world is full of wonder today. Open yourself to it, experience it, share it and expand upon it.

  Life is filled with opportunity right now. See it, be inspired by it, and make something of it.

  You are surrounded by possibilities, right where you are. Notice those possibilities and bring them to fruition.

  In what’s obvious, in what’s subtle, in the smallest details, in the widest panorama, live the bounty of life. Before you strive and struggle to get more, realize the great extent of what’s right in front of you.

  Let life amaze you. Let that amazement deepen your commitment to live with goodness, generosity, and excellence.

  See the beauty, feel the wonder. And live the amazing experience that is your life in this moment.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 23,071 Posts

  Sat, Nov 30 2019 12:41 PM

  Saturday, November 30, 2019

  The adventure begins

  What you’ve worked toward your whole life, you’ve now attained. Certainly it’s not exactly the way you imagined, but that just makes it even better.

  Your most authentic priorities have brought you to this moment, to this situation. You’ve successfully created a unique and valuable set of experiences.

  Perhaps you’re thrilled about how it has gone and what you’ve done. Or maybe you’re disappointed about some of it, or much of it.

  Either way, now is your time to put it all to a newer, higher, more enlightened use. Here you are, with the wisdom and experience to live more richly than ever.

  Consider all the opportunities you’ve had, and smile to yourself. Because no matter how they all turned out, now you are greeted with an even better opportunity.

  Now is your chance to move forward, with understanding, with purpose, with love. Now the adventure begins, and here you are, ready to give it everything you have.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 23,071 Posts

  Mon, Dec 2 2019 3:52 PM

  Monday, December 2, 2019

  Potential for progress

  You have work to be done, and doing that work will create new value. Let go of your doubt, reluctance, hesitation, and spring immediately into action.

  What matters about the work is not whether it is hard or easy. What matters about the work is getting it done.

  You can choose to act, and you can stick with that choice. You can make a commitment and you can persist in honoring that commitment.

  You have goals to be achieved, and now is your time to achieve them. You have opportunities in front of you, and this is when you can seize them.

  You’re often tempted to become complacent, yet complacency could cost you everything you’ve worked for. Choose instead to zero in on a meaningful intention, and to put that intention into action.

  See the potential for progress, and make that progress happen. There’s work to be done, and here is your chance to do it.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 23,071 Posts

  Tue, Dec 3 2019 12:31 PM

  Tuesday, December 3, 2019

  Your unique beauty

  Living your own beauty is far more fulfilling than imitating the beauty of others. Enjoying your own life is infinitely more satisfying than wishing for a different life.

  No person’s situation is perfect. And yet, within any situation lives the possibility for goodness, truth, joy, and love.

  By all means, seek to better yourself and your world. But don’t ever turn your back on the good aspects that already exist in your life.

  Though you certainly don’t have it all, there is much you do have. Be thankful and eager to make new, interesting, fulfilling use of it.

  This very day, you can be enjoying the life you love. You can choose to recognize your good fortune, your unique beauty, and to live it fully.

  What you have is the chance to participate in life today, in your own beautiful way. Take hold of that great treasure, and eagerly make the most of it.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 23,071 Posts

  Wed, Dec 4 2019 7:54 AM

  Wednesday, December 4, 2019

  Focused effort

  Could you devote thirty seconds to focused effort, and see how it goes? If it works well, could you give another thirty seconds, and another?

  Could you take just one half minute, shut out all distractions, and give complete attention to your effort? Could you possibly continue in that state, just a minute at a time, for a lot longer?

  Focused effort feels amazing, once you make the commitment to it. And, with focused effort you can achieve spectacular results.

  You’re already doing great work, and yet you’re capable of so much more. Imagine what you could accomplish by choosing, a little more often, the power of focused effort.

  Always there is much to be done, and you can feel like you need to put it all in front of you at once. Yet that severely dilutes your efforts, and you can end up further behind than when you started.

  Shift your attention away from the commotion. Choose, right now, the power of focused effort, and get some great work done.

   

  — Ralph Marston