Inspiration for the Mind, Body & Soul
A BLOG DEVOTED TO SHARING POSITIVE AND ENCOURAGING MESSAGES FOR THE HUNGRY HEART
“Some people need a superhero to save them, but I am my own superhero. All I need is myself, my strengths and the fiery passions in my heart to overcome the obstacles in my life.”
― Imania Margria
Be your own superhero. Rely on no one else to save you, to bring you happiness, to fulfill you. You alone possess all the tools you need to enjoy a life full of limitless possibilities.
“No matter what it is that you are going through at this very moment, I encourage you to choose perseverance over discouragement. If you hang in strong long enough, sooner or later, this experience would become a thing of the past like the obstacles you defeated in the past.”
― Edmond Mbiaka
Life can be oh so very hard…and what often makes it even harder is the feeling of defeat and discouragement when you try your hardest only to come up short. But it is at these times when you’re ready to throw in the towel that you must find the strength to hold on for just a little longer, for that is the moment the tide will change.
“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.
“Never surrender your hopes and dreams to the fateful limitations others have placed on their own lives. The vision of your true destiny does not reside within the blinkered outlook of the naysayers and the doom prophets. Judge not by their words, but accept advice based on the evidence of actual results. Do not be surprised should you find a complete absence of anything mystical or miraculous in the manifested reality of those who are so eager to advise you. Friends and family who suffer the lack of abundance, joy, love, fulfillment and prosperity in their own lives really have no business imposing their self-limiting beliefs on your reality experience.”
― Anthon St. Maarten
You are the master of your fate. No one else has the power to take your dreams and hopes from you unless you give them the power. So, stop worrying about others opinions and follow your own compass. Those who are true will be there to encourage and support you and those who are the naysayers-let go of them for they are nothing more than deadweight slowing you down from fulfilling your destiny.
“If you don’t have peace, it isn’t because someone took it from you; you gave it away. You cannot always control what happens to you, but you can control what happens in you.”
― John C. Maxwell
The only person you can control is yourself and how you react to your environment. This is a mantra I have on repeat in my head. We so often allow ourselves to get frustrated and disappointed in others for their behavior and often their unwillingness to change and grow. We allow our external environment and situation to rob us of our inner peace and calm. And this should never happen because you are in control of your inner peace and you only ever lose it if you give it away and allow someone else to have that kind of control. So, at any point in your life – no matter how dark the night – you have the power to restore peace to your mind, body and soul.
If you learn to really sit with loneliness and embrace it for the gift that it is…an opportunity to get to know YOU, to learn how strong you really are, to depend on no one but YOU for your happiness…you will realize that a little loneliness goes a LONG way in creating a richer, deeper, more vibrant and colorful YOU.
― Mandy Hale
We must all learn to embrace silence and quiet moments. It is during these moments that you cannot hide from yourself. You are forced to be alone with your thoughts and emotions and you may not like what you see. But do not run away, instead, use these moments as an opportunity to get to know You and start working toward becoming a better version of yourself – someone you’re proud to be alone with.
Life is filled with unanswered questions, but it is the courage to seek those answers that continues to give meaning to life. You can spend your life wallowing in despair, wondering why you were the one who was led towards the road strewn with pain, or you can be grateful that you are strong enough to survive it.
― J.D. Stroube
Life can be devastatingly painful at times. This is a simple fact we all have personally experienced. But the key is not to allow ourselves to wallow in our despair and misery when things go horribly wrong. You must find comfort and gratitude that you are strong enough to overcome your struggles. You must dig deep and find the courage to continue to seek those unanswered questions in life. Always fight to live and not simply exist.
“I’m not saying it’s going to be easy. Nothing in life is easy. But that’s no reason to give up. You’ll be surprised what you can accomplish if you set your mind to it. After all, you only have one life, so you should try to make the most of it.”
― Louis Sachar
As we close out another week, it’s good to take a moment to focus our thoughts. It is important that we continually remind ourselves that although this may have been a difficult week or things may not have gone as planned, you get to wake up tomorrow and try again. Never give up…you must truly believe that you can accomplish anything. It may not happen over night but you can start putting the wheels in motion. Never forget that you only get one life, so dare to live it and live it well.
Guess what guys? This is my 100th post!!! It’s hard to fathom I started this blog four months ago and to see what it has grown into brings such joy to my soul. The overwhelming love, support and encouragement I have received from each of you is the reason I continue to do this each night. So, in honor of our anniversary I invite you to share in the empowering words of Steve Maraboli and I dare you be your highest self everyday going forward!!!!
Dare to Be
When a new day begins, dare to smile gratefully.
When there is darkness, dare to be the first to shine a light.
When there is injustice, dare to be the first to condemn it.
When something seems difficult, dare to do it anyway.
When life seems to beat you down, dare to fight back.
When there seems to be no hope, dare to find some.
When you’re feeling tired, dare to keep going.
When times are tough, dare to be tougher.
When love hurts you, dare to love again.
When someone is hurting, dare to help them heal.
When another is lost, dare to help them find the way.
When a friend falls, dare to be the first to extend a hand.
When you cross paths with another, dare to make them smile.
When you feel great, dare to help someone else feel great too.
When the day has ended, dare to feel as you’ve done your best.
Dare to be the best you can –
At all times, Dare to be!
― Steve Maraboli
Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. No man has learned anything rightly until he knows that every day is doomsday. Today is a king in disguise. Today always looks mean to the thoughtless, in the face of a uniform experience that all good and great and happy actions are made up precisely of these blank days. Let us not be so deceived, let us unmask the king as he passes.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Life is all about perspective. Whether each day is a blank canvas full of endless possibilities or whether each day is a dark cloud depends on the lens you choose to view it through. To enjoy life is but a choice. You and you alone have the power to define your life.