Inspiration for the Mind, Body & Soul
A BLOG DEVOTED TO SHARING POSITIVE AND ENCOURAGING MESSAGES FOR THE HUNGRY HEART
“Life gives us choices. You either grab on with both hands and just go for it, or you sit on the sidelines.”
― Christine Feehan
Life is an all or nothing kind of thing. It’s not something you can do halfway. Either commit fully, which means accepting the highs with the lows, or let life pass you by. The choice is yours.
“You never know what’s around the corner. It could be everything. Or it could be nothing. You keep putting one foot in front of the other, and then one day you look back and you’ve climbed a mountain.”
― Tom Hiddleston
When all else fails and your back is against the wall – grit your teeth and focus on putting one foot in front of the other. And it may not happen tomorrow or the next day, but one day you will look around you to see that the storm has passed and you survived it. So, never give up even when all the cards are stacked against you…Persevere, Persevere, and Persevere.
“There are those who want to get away from all their past, who if they could, would begin all over again. Their life seems one long failure. But you must learn, you must let God teach you, that the only way to get rid of your past is to get a future out of it.”
-Phillip Brooks
You can never escape your past. You can’t ignore what happened yesterday and wish it away. Instead you must face your past, learn from it and use it as a stepping stone to create a better future. A better you.
“Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.”
― H. Jackson Brown Jr.
Yes, life is chaotic. And we often find ourselves scrambling to complete a never ending to do list. It has become so easy to say there isn’t enough time to reach out to a friend or a loved one to simply say I care. But this is nothing more than an excuse. You have to eventually decide to stop making excuses and start making time for the things that matter because tomorrow may never come.
“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.
“If you are busy focusing on the falling bricks, you will never realize that they are truly stepping stones you need to cross over to the next phase of your life.”
― Kemi Sogunle
Throughout life you will face challenge after challenge. But, the key is not to allow yourself to become so singularly focused on each obstacle that you become stuck. You must continually remind yourself that obstacles are placed before you so that you can learn, grow and move forward in your life.
“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.
If you run you stand a chance of losing, but if you don’t run you’ve already lost.
– Barack Obama
This is a reminder every person needs when dealing with the daily frustrations of life. Yes, it is hard to take chances in life. Yes, you may come up short even when you try your hardest. But guess what? If you never even try or start the race, you will never achieve your dreams and goals. You will lose every race by sitting on the sidelines. Life isn’t about always getting first place; rather, it’s about learning what it means to fight for what you believe in.
“No one ever said your life would be easy. The nature of being human makes life for all of us a challenge. The most important thing to consider here is this. Your life is only as challenging as you think it is. Think of challenge as a teacher and yourself the student. It’s up to you to figure out what the lesson is to be learned. To learn that lesson and build the strength and courage to face other challenges….”
― James A. Murphy
Life is only as hard as you make it. If you freak out about every little bump in the road, then every challenge you face becomes an insurmountable mountain. But if you calmly and courageous face each storm that comes your way, you not only fortify your strength to endure but you allow yourself to grow…which is the whole point of 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.