Inspiration for the Mind, Body & Soul
A BLOG DEVOTED TO SHARING POSITIVE AND ENCOURAGING MESSAGES FOR THE HUNGRY HEART
My life motto is ‘Do my best, so that I can’t blame myself for anything.’
– Magdalena Neuner
You should always strive to do your best in everything you do. Life isn’t meant to be full of regrets or what ifs. So, make it your goal each and every day to never hold back and to dedicate your focus to being fully present in the here and now.
Successful people maintain a positive focus in life no matter what is going on around them. They stay focused on their past successes rather than their past failures, and on the next action steps they need to take to get them closer to the fulfillment of their goals rather than all the other distractions that life presents to them.
– Jack Canfield
Your quality of life depends largely on your attitude and perspective. So, if you choose to go through life with a negative, pessimistic attitude, you will find it difficult to see the good around you. Whereas, if you choose to embrace a positive focus, you will find more joy in the simple act of living.
Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.
– Albert Einstein
Life will undoubtedly be filled with good and not so good moments that will halt you in your tracks. The key is to keep moving forward regardless of what impedes your path. By continually moving forward, you maintain balance and create stability in your life.
Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.
– Buddha
Life is all about creating love and sharing this love with those around you. True happiness is sustained from spreading that same joy you’re feeling to others to enrich their lives.
When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. Give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason to give thanks, the fault lies in yourself.
– Tecumseh
No matter what you are going through in life, there is always something to be thankful for. It can be as simple as being grateful for being alive, for your health, or for your shelter from the cold. There should never be a moment when you feel you have no reason to give thanks. For you must always take time to step outside of your situation and really see what good still surrounds you.
Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have – life itself.
– Walter Anderson
You will undoubtedly face many storms in your life, but how you choose to weather the storms defines who you are. You can allow yourself to sink into despair every time something bad happens or you can choose to rise from the ashes. For it is up to you to decide your life and the gift of life in general is worth fighting for.
Lighten up, just enjoy life, smile more, laugh more, and don’t get so worked up about things.
– Kenneth Branagh
Don’t take life too seriously. Life is too short to allow yourself to get worked up over the meaningless bullshit that happens everyday. And if you allow yourself to get stressed out about every little thing, you’re going to drive yourself crazy and be miserable. So, instead, choose to smile and laugh more. You will find that you feel lighter, freer, and happier by not getting worked up about everything that happens.
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.
– Steve Jobs
Live your truth. Don’t get trapped by the expectations and judgment of others. Make sure that every decision you make and every step you take leads you forward down your path. Be bold, be brave, and follow your heart and intuition.
To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funny bone.
– Reba McEntire
The key to a good and fulfilling life is balance. You need to be able to balance the seriousness of life with everlasting hope that you can achieve your dreams and with a good sense of humor that allows you to enjoy everyday life. For success in life is more than merely finishing the race but rather it’s about the memories created along the way.
“Infuse your life with action. Don’t wait for it to happen. Make it happen. Make your own future. Make your own hope. Make your own love. And whatever your beliefs, honor your creator, not by passively waiting for grace to come down from upon high, but by doing what you can to make grace happen… yourself, right now, right down here on Earth.”
– Bradley Whitford
You can’t spend your entire life waiting for life to happen to you. No, if you want to change and move forward, then you must get up and make it happen. Or, you may very well spend your entire life waiting instead of living. So, decide the type of life you want and then go out there and make it a reality. The only person holding you back is you.