Inspiration for the Mind, Body & Soul
A BLOG DEVOTED TO SHARING POSITIVE AND ENCOURAGING MESSAGES FOR THE HUNGRY HEART
“All of life is peaks and valleys. Don’t let the peaks get too high and the valleys too low.”
– John Wooden
Life is hard, but it shouldn’t be impossible. You have to be careful to not let your expectations and circumstances create mountains too high to climb or rivers to wide to cross. You determine the quality of your life…circumstances only account for a small percentage of your happiness and the rest stems from how you deal with those circumstances.
“The greatest win is walking away and choosing not to engage in drama and toxic energy at all.”
― Lalah Delia
Throughout life you will continually come across toxic people, whether it be your family or coworkers. There will never be a short supply of people waiting to try to take your happiness away by spewing their negativity around you. But, you must always remember that although you can’t control other people’s actions, you can control how you react to them. Choose to take the high road of integrity and don’t stoop down to their level. Be the bigger person, be the mature adult in the situation. Do not compromise your values and standards. For you stand to gain nothing by engaging in their petty behavior.
“When you have a dream that you can’t let go of, trust your instincts and pursue it. But remember: Real dreams take work, They take patience, and sometimes they require you to dig down very deep. Be sure you’re willing to do that.”
– Harvey Mackay
Rome wasn’t built overnight. So, it goes without saying that your dreams won’t be achieved overnight. No, it takes time, patience, and perseverance to achieve your goals and dreams. Whether it be personal or professional. You must, therefore, work even harder to not get frustrated, disappointed, or discouraged along the way. Have faith that things will work out in the end.
“Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don’t wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it’s at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored.”
– Earl Nightingale
Life is too short to waste time sweating the meaningless bullshit that lurks around every corner. You will be absolutely miserable if you get upset about every disagreement, problem, and circumstance you encounter. So, instead, you must focus on letting go of things that won’t matter 6 months from now. And focus on the important aspects of life such as spending time with the people you love and spreading joy to others.
“Work hard for what you want because it won’t come to you without a fight. You have to be strong and courageous and know that you can do anything you put your mind to. If somebody puts you down or criticizes you, just keep on believing in yourself and turn it into something positive.”
– Leah LaBelle
Nothing worth anything in this life comes easy. You will have to fight for what you believe in and have the unrelenting determination to go after your dreams. There will always be people around you who try to bring you down with their criticisms and negativity. But it is in these moments that you must believe in yourself when no one else does and keep singing your song. Don’t let others silence you or take your smile away.
“Change your attitude and you change your life. You cannot control what happens to you in your life, but you can always control how you respond to it. The way you choose to respond is a reflection of your attitude. By changing your attitude, you also change your perspective and change your life.”
― Roy Bennett
Perspective, perspective, perspective. Life is all about your perspective. Whether your life is good or bad is determined from the lens you choose to view it from. At all times, you are in control of how you deal with what life throws at you. You can choose to let your circumstances control the quality of your life or you can choose to find peace and happiness in spite of your circumstances. For all it takes to change your life is to first change your attitude.
“Strive to make small changes and learn something new daily, because there is always these experiences you have had to tap into for the future.”
― Roy T. Bennett
Change doesn’t happen over night. Rather, real, lasting change happens from taking small steps to change things in your daily life. It comes from learning new things and shifting your daily outlook. And before you realize it, all these small changes lead to real, long lasting transformations in your life.
“Do not empower your negative thoughts by giving them “legs” so they can run around your mind, creating worries,frustrations, and anxiety in your life.”
― Rodolfo Costa
Don’t let your negative thoughts consume you. For your thoughts have the power to impact your quality of life. If you feed negativity, it will cause you nothing but stress, frustration, and anxiety. So, choose instead to banish negativity and embrace more positive thoughts.
“When you find yourself stressed, ask yourself one question: Will this matter in 5 years from now? If yes, then do something about the situation. If no, then let it go.”
– Catherine Pulsifer
Life is all about perspective. It is so easy to worry and stress about every little thing that happens throughout the day. However, how often does the thing we’ve been stressing out over turn into some trivial matter when you look back a month from now or a year from now. So, in this world that is so full of stressful circumstances, it is important to remind ourselves to ask, “Will this matter in 5 years”? And if the answer is no, like it often will be, choose to let it go, don’t worry about it, and move on.
“I can choose how I’m going to regard unfortunate circumstances in my life—whether I will see them as curses or opportunities. I can choose my words and the tone of voice in which I speak to others. And most of all, I can choose my thoughts.”
~Elizabeth Gilbert
Life and consequently happiness is all about perspective. You can be miserable because you choose, yes it’s a choice, to look at every bad or unfortunate circumstance as a curse or omen for a miserable life. Likewise, you can choose to perceive every unfortunate circumstance as an opportunity to grow. It can be as simple as a lesson on what isn’t working. You can choose to speak positively to those who don’t speak highly of you. You can choose compassion over cruelty. The point is you ALWAYS have the power to choose your thoughts.