Inspiration for the Mind, Body & Soul
A BLOG DEVOTED TO SHARING POSITIVE AND ENCOURAGING MESSAGES FOR THE HUNGRY HEART
“Do not lose hope — what you seek will be found. Trust ghosts. Trust those that you have helped to help you in their turn. Trust dreams. Trust your heart, and trust your story.”
― Neil Gaiman
To lose hope is to cease really living. You must never give in, never stop dreaming and never stop believing in infinite possibilities. And at the end of the day, trust in yourself and live your story.
“Have patience with everything that remains unsolved in your heart. Try to love the questions themselves, like locked rooms and like books written in a foreign language. Do not now look for the answers. They cannot now be given to you because you could not live them. It is a question of experiencing everything. At present you need to live the question. Perhaps you will gradually, without even noticing it, find yourself experiencing the answer, some distant day.”
― Rainer Maria Rilke
It is not meant for you to have all the answers. That’s not how life works. Life is about asking questions and being willing to go on the journey to seek answers. And you may ultimately never find the answer because it is the experience, the journey that matters. Because sometimes in order to discover the path you are meant to walk, you must first ask the right questions that guide you to where you need to be.
“You’re not obligated to win. You’re obligated to keep trying. To the best you can do everyday.”
― Jason Mraz
There will be many times in life when you come up short. You will inevitably lose more battles than you will win. That’s just life. But the key is no matter how many times you fall, you must get back up and try, try, try again. Because life isn’t about how many times you fall; rather, life is about how many times you find the strength to stand back up and continue to fight for what sets your soul on fire.
“You were given life; it is your duty (and also your entitlement as a human being) to find something beautiful within life, no matter how slight.”
― Elizabeth Gilbert
No matter how bad you think you have it, you still have life. Never forget that it is a privilege to live and no matter how hard things may seem, there is always something beautiful within life. For some are fighting for their life, their right to exist, which so many of us take for granted. So, make it a habit to reflect each day on what you are grateful for as a daily reminder of how precious life truly is.
“If you can see yourself as an artist, and you can see that your life is your own creation, then why not create the most beautiful story for yourself?”
― Miguel Ruiz
Your life is truly a blank canvas. Each day you create new aspects of yourself. So, if you are unhappy with any aspect of yourself or your life, grab the paint brush and start anew. Pick new colors and try different brushstrokes. Choose to settle for nothing less than a masterpiece.
“That which causes us trials shall yield us triumph: and that which make our hearts ache shall fill us with gladness. The only true happiness is to learn, to advance, and to improve: which could not happen unless we had commenced with error, ignorance, and imperfection. We must pass through the darkness, to reach the light.”
― Albert Pike
Life isn’t about never facing trying times. Rather, it’s about having the courage and inner strength to face the raging storm head on with the knowledge that you may be bruised and battered but you will emerge on the other side a stronger and wiser person. It is the knowledge and acceptance that although life may break you – it will never defeat you. Look to each trial you encounter in life as an opportunity to learn, grow and improve yourself and your life.
It was only a glad “Good Morning”
As she passed along the way;
But it spread the morning’s glory
Over the livelong day.
-Carlotta Perry
One smile can change the world. How you choose to greet the day sets the course of how it is going to unfold. If you start the day in a bad mood with negative thoughts – guess what? You’re most likely going to have a bad day. Instead, if you choose to greet the day with a smile and a little optimism that today is going to be a good day, you will open yourself up to embrace the good that exists in every day. You are better equipped to handle the hiccups that come your way and take it in stride not letting the small things ruin your day. Attitude is everything. . .so, as we begin a new week, choose to embrace the glory in each day and let no one and nothing steal your sunshine.
There are five important things for living a successful and fulfilling life: never stop dreaming, never stop believing, never give up, never stop trying, and never stop learning.
― Roy Bennett
The key to a successful and happy life isn’t some complicated jigsaw puzzle. It starts with finding peace within yourself, embracing who you are and truly believing in a life full of limitless possibilities. Believe in yourself and fight for your dreams…and everything you seek in life is truly possible.
“It is always the simple things that change our lives. And these things never happen when you are looking for them to happen. Life will reveal answers at the pace life wishes to do so. You feel like running, but life is on a stroll. This is how God does things.”
― Donald Miller
Life cannot be forced. And, the greatest lesson you can learn in life is that you are not in control of anything outside your own consciousness. Life is going to do what it pleases, when it wants to. We’re not meant to have all the answers; rather, we are here to learn how to trust in God to not lead us astray. The point of life is learning to have faith and finding peace in not knowing what lies around the next corner.
“You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering change rather than allowing it to master you.”
― Brian Tracy
I believe firmly that life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it. Change and growth isn’t about waiting for your circumstances to change or for someone’s behavior to change, it is about changing how you perceive the world around you. By changing your attitude and outlook, you can go from being stuck to creating a life filled with joy and limitless possibilities.