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.
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.
My greatest beauty secret is being happy with myself. I don’t use special creams or treatments – I’ll use a little bit of everything. It’s a mistake to think you are what you put on yourself. I believe that a lot of how you look is to do with how you feel about yourself and your life. Happiness is the greatest beauty secret.
– Tina Turner
There is no greater gift than self-love. When you truly love and embrace who you are, this radiance and happiness shows on the outside in your every move. It shows up in the way you carry yourself…Simply put, true happiness coming from within, transcends your very being.
“It’s not about how hard you can hit; it’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.”
—Rocky Balboa, Rocky
Life will constantly knock you on your ass. The key is finding the inner strength to keep standing up each time no matter how hard the blow. For character is born from withstanding life’s toughest moments and persevering no matter the odds.
“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.
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”
-Thomas A. Edison
No matter how long the night or how rough the road, you must not give up or give in. No, you must keep trying until you take your last breath. For life isn’t about how many battles you win; rather, it’s about how many times you kept fighting no matter how tired and weary you were.
“So many people will tell you ”no”, and you need to find something you believe in so hard that you just smile and tell them ”watch me”. Learn to take rejection as motivation to prove people wrong. Be unstoppable. Refuse to give up, no matter what. It’s the best skill you can ever learn.”
― Charlotte Eriksson
It is inevitable that you will face rejection, disapproval, and doubt throughout your life. How you choose to deal with it defines the type of person you are. You always have a choice to give in to the naysayers or you can choose to use the negativity as fuel for the fire driving you to achieve the impossible.
“Sometimes we have to soak ourselves in the tears and fears of the past to water our future gardens.”
― Suzy Kassem
You must learn to accept what has come before in order to move forward in life. And often the process of healing is borne from our past hurts and mistakes. So, use the regrets and pitfalls of yesterday as stepping stones toward a better tomorrow. Because to truly know what it means to be high, you must have experienced what it means to be low.
“There is no dishonor in losing the race. There is only dishonor in not racing because you are afraid to lose.”
― Garth Stein, The Art of Racing in the Rain
You can’t go through life too afraid to take chances for that’s not living. So, you must remind yourself to always try even though you will undoubtedly fall short at times. But, regardless, you will grow as a person for having put yourself out there and it will make the times you do win the race that much more meaningful.
“The only thing standing between you and your goal is the bullshit story you keep telling yourself as to why you can’t achieve it.”
― Jordan Belfort
Often you are your own worst enemy. You and not others are the reason you’re stuck and can’t achieve your goals. You unknowingly or knowingly place limits on your future. So, make a conscious effort to stop coming up with excuses of why you can’t do something and instead say why not. Go after what you want in this life holding nothing back. You will be amazed to see what you’re truly capable of achieving.