Daily Motivation

• Ladychipper 23,050 Posts

  Tue, Sep 26 2023 8:29 AM

  Tuesday, September 26, 2023

  Everyday goodness

  Going through your normal day to day activities, you’ll encounter plenty of opportunities for giving a little boost to the experience of life for yourself and others. Make the most of those opportunities.

  Such ordinary instances of goodness might seem trivial. Yet they have a much larger positive impact than you might imagine.

  The big, impressive acts of benevolence and attainment receive plenty of attention, but that’s because they are so few and far between. Everyday goodness, on the other hand, reaches people often, when and where they live, in ways that are wholly relatable.

  A smile and a kind comment might only affect one single person, yet for that person, it can improve their whole outlook. That positivity could very well spread to others.

  Make the offering of small goodness into such a habit that you don’t even notice it. You can be sure, however, that many people will notice.

  Such everyday goodness costs you nothing while creating real value in people’s lives, including yours. Make a little goodness every time you can, and somebody’s sure to benefit.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 23,050 Posts

  Wed, Sep 27 2023 12:11 PM

  Wednesday, September 27, 2023

  The most fulfilling path

  Acknowledge your disappointment, but don’t feed it. Don’t be complicit in making it bigger than it already is.

  You’re capable of living with the disappointment without centering your life around it. No day, no situation is entirely perfect, yet every day can be fulfilling and enriching.

  Discover how much energy you can put into creating that fulfillment and bringing forth that richness. See what happens when you focus on the opportunities that are always present.

  Certainly the disappointment is real. Yet so is the positive potential of right now.

  Though you can’t choose every detail of every situation, you can choose your response. And therein exists the beauty of living your life as a unique and adept individual.

  Keep on choosing the most fulfilling path forward, unswayed by accolades, difficulties, discomforts and delights. There’s more good to be done, and your best choice is to do it.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 23,050 Posts

  Thu, Sep 28 2023 8:49 AM

  Thursday, September 28, 2023

  Make something good happen

  Want to make yourself happy? Then make yourself useful.

  Want to make yourself relevant? Then make yourself do the work of bringing new value into existence.

  You’re built from the inside out to solve problems, work through challenges, recognize and capitalize on opportunities. You’re sure to find great satisfaction in putting those capabilities to work.

  What situations in your vicinity right now could be improved upon? Pick the one you’re most familiar with and go to work on it.

  Give yourself a project that will be of benefit to the world. Feel the rush of energy that comes when you’re involved in making a difference.

  Experience life at its best by immersing yourself in the work you do best. This is your chance to make something good happen.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 23,050 Posts

  Fri, Sep 29 2023 9:23 AM

  Friday, September 29, 2023

  Now is ready

  No one you know currently has any time other than now. Every person, everything that exists, is now.

  So what are you going to do with it all, right now? How will you make the most of the abundance and the possibilities that whirl around you, right now?

  You’ve been in similar situations before, all your life as a matter of fact. You’ve gained new richness from every moment you’ve been through and you’re in the process of doing so again, right now.

  You can’t be sure what changes will happen later, yet you’re able to see how the world currently is. Now you can make good use of that clarity.

  Skills are now, opportunities are now, and here you are, able to transform intention into reality. The possibilities are too consequential to ignore.

  Now is ready for what can be done with it. The next move is up to you.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 23,050 Posts

  Mon, Oct 2 2023 9:13 AM

  Monday, October 2, 2023

  You care

  Caring is costly. That’s why it’s so valuable, so desirable, so essential.

  When you care you’re making yourself vulnerable. It’s a risk well worth taking.

  As terrible as hatred is, there’s something even more empty and destructive. That is not caring at all.

  For the sake of yourself and all those around you, stay as far away from indifference as you can. Make it your intent to always care about the life, the world, and most importantly, the people you encounter.

  Caring will expose you to pain, yet it will reward you with meaning, purpose, and love. Caring is how you invest in life, and it’s an investment that pays endless dividends.

  Think of all you care about, then extend and deepen that caring. You care, and it’s a magnificent way to be.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 23,050 Posts

  Tue, Oct 3 2023 10:15 AM

  Tuesday, October 3, 2023

  Encourage yourself

  Discouragement is a choice, not a foregone conclusion. Inspiration and encouragement are better, more empowering choices, and they’re just as readily available to you.

  The realities of life are not affected by your attitude. But you are, and the way you see things affects how well you deal with them.

  When circumstances are not in your favor, it’s more important than ever for your own outlook to be in your favor. Give yourself an advantage by being a persistently positive influence in your own life.

  If you’ve had the good fortune to be encouraged by someone else, you know how helpful it can be. And even when there’s no one around to offer encouragement, you’re fully capable of encouraging yourself.

  Think of the best that can happen, then tap into the energy of those thoughts. Harness that energy and take action in the direction of your desired results.

  Encouraging yourself is not a magic bullet to solve all your problems, yet it’s a lot better than doubling down on discouragement. The fact is, your attitude can make a difference, so by all means use it to your advantage.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 23,050 Posts

  Thu, Oct 5 2023 11:25 AM

  Thursday, October 5, 2023

  A little more

  You’ve already taken five thousand steps. You can take a few more.

  Your patience is wearing thin. Yet you can make a fresh commitment, and continue practicing patience a little longer.

  The work you’re involved in has become tedious. Re-energize by reminding yourself why you’re doing it, then get back to the effort and do a little more.

  Sometimes that little bit more can make a lot of difference. When the situation calls for it, you can always do a little more.

  The summit you’ve been heading toward is within your reach. Do what you must to get yourself all the way there.

  You’ve done much and you can feel how far it’s taken you. Now is a great time to do a little more.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 23,050 Posts

  Fri, Oct 6 2023 8:57 AM

  Friday, October 6, 2023

  Make new meaning

  Meaning in life is not something you find by stumbling across it or searching for it or having it handed to you. The meaning in your life is the meaning you actively bring into it.

  Life becomes filled with meaning as a result of time spent, activity you genuinely engage in, effort you put forth. Curiosity, struggle, connection, faith, joy, challenge, and achievement are but a few of the ways for giving meaning to life.

  If you’re worried that not enough meaning will result from some particular choice, stop worrying and start doing. Meaning comes from being actively involved, not from analyzing and strategizing to capture it.

  Sincerely care about the various aspects of what you’re doing and you cannot help but create meaning. Let go of the pretenses and let the meaning flow from your authentic actions.

  You live a whole lot better when you have something to live for. That makes meaning more valuable than just about anything else.

  Understand that every situation is an opportunity to make new meaning. The richness is yours to continue creating.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 23,050 Posts

  Mon, Oct 9 2023 8:29 AM

  Monday, October 9, 2023

  Spark of goodness

  Give all your awareness to the purity of your existence. Step away from the repetitive chatter of thoughts, of sensations.

  For a little while, just be. Enable time itself to loosen completely its hold on you.

  Experience the wonder of feeling anything and everything, and nothing. Connect with the aspect of now that has no beginning and no end.

  Give your spirit plenty of space to be completely renewed and refreshed. Demand nothing of your mind and let it show you how beautiful everything can be.

  Breathe in the pure and uncorrupted air of possibility. Let it freely, naturally connect with all you love.

  See with certainty the goodness that always glows brightly. Carry a spark of that goodness wherever you go.

   

  — Ralph Marston

• Ladychipper 23,050 Posts

  Tue, Oct 10 2023 8:15 AM

  Tuesday, October 10, 2023

  It all comes back

  The most profound joy is in giving joy. The most inescapable pain is to cause pain.

  Your actions affect your own life in the manner and to the cumulative degree they affect others. That can be a beautiful experience or a terrible, unbearable one, depending on the nature of those actions.

  Offer to the world whatever you seek to obtain. Amplify the goodness accessible to you by sharing it far beyond you.

  Be mindful of the very real and enduring connection between you and all of life. Wherever else your behavior is directed, it is surely directed also at you.

  Make wise and beneficial use of the connectedness that is always present in life. Act as if anything that flows out from you flows back in even greater measure, for that is certainly the case.

  Send out love, courage, joy, meaning. It all comes back to you.

   

  — Ralph Marston