Inspiration for the Mind, Body & Soul
A BLOG DEVOTED TO SHARING POSITIVE AND ENCOURAGING MESSAGES FOR THE HUNGRY HEART
“The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday”
― Matty Mullins
Don’t compare yourself to others. Don’t try to live up to other people’s standards. For the only person you should hold yourself up to is yourself, meaning each day you should strive to be your best self. Don’t worry about what anyone else is doing and instead focus on your own personal growth, self-worth, and self-love.
“If your leg is in a cast, it’s really dumb to sit in front of your computer doing unnecessary stuff with it hanging down. Your leg will swell and heal slower, if at all. When you go to your doctor, he/she will give you one of those “you’re really dumb and self destructive” looks. Also, “Why didn’t you follow my orders and rest?” Your doctor will be right, and so will mine at my next office visit. Elevate, folk! Elevate your mind, your soul, and your leg, in the order needed!”
― Sandy Nathan
Self-care is one of the most important aspects of any person’s life, but it is often the last thing you think of. It is important to remind yourself that your mind, soul, and spirit need the same kind of care as your physical body. Your mind, body, and soul require rest, attention, and support too. So, make it a priority to focus not only on your physical wellbeing, but also on your emotional wellbeing.
“Take responsibility for your own happiness, do not expect people or things to bring you happiness, or you could be disappointed.”
― Rodolfo Costa
You and you alone are in charge of your happiness. It is not the responsibility of other people or external things to make you happy. No, you must take ownership of your life, including the good and not so good. For true happiness and contentment can only come from within.
“I believe that you’re great, that there’s something magnificent about you. Regardless of what has happened to you in your life, regardless of how young or how old you think you might be, the moment you begin to think properly, there’s something that is within you, there’s power within you, that’s greater than the world. It will begin to emerge. It will take over your life. It will feed you. It will clothe you. It will guide you, protect you, direct you, sustain your very existence, if you let it. Now, that is what I know for sure.”
― Michael Beckwith
When you believe in yourself, there is no obstacle you cannot overcome or any mountain too high to climb. The key is you must see that strength and greatness within yourself. You must believe that you are capable of achieving anything in this life. For once you believe it, you will start to see that power manifest itself in all aspects of your life.
“And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.”
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince
It’s important to think things through and plan ahead, but you must not forget how to simply listen to your heart. Learn to trust your intuition and heart just as much as you do your head. Never forget that your mind is your logical guide to life; whereas your heart is your moral compass and most important part of you.
APPLY WITHIN
You once told me
You wanted to find
Yourself in the world –
And I told you to
First apply within,
To discover the world
within you.
You once told me
You wanted to save
The world from all its wars –
And I told you to
First save yourself
From the world,
And all the wars
You put yourself
Through.
― Suzy Kassem
If you want to effect change in this world, you must first make changes within yourself. How can you expect to make this world a better place if you haven’t started with you. You must embody what you wish to see in the world. Put simply, before you can rescue someone else, you must first save yourself.
“You’ve got to trust yourself. Be gentle with yourself. And listen to yourself. You’re the only person who can get you through this now. You’re the only one who can survive your story, the only one who can write your future. All you’ve got to do, when you’re ready, is stand up, and begin again.”
― Tessa Shaffer, Heaven Has No Regrets
At times, it seems like you’re stuck and the storm clouds have rolled in to stay. But you must always remember to trust and believe in yourself. For you can get through any storm or obstacle life brings your way. This is your story and only you can finish it. So stand up, dust off your knees, and begin again.
“The best journey of life that you can take is inside yourself to discover your new thoughts, new ideas, and new hopes.”
― Debasish Mridha
As you embark on a journey to pursue your goals and dreams, don’t forget about the journey of self-awareness and self-care. The journey within is just as important as your external pursuits. Always take time to just sit with yourself and reevaluate who you are and what your beliefs and hopes are because you will find that they will evolve and change over time as you grow and experience life.
“When you reach for the stars, you are reaching for the farthest thing out there. When you reach deep into yourself, it is the same thing, but in the opposite direction. If you reach in both directions, you will have spanned the universe.”
― Vera Nazarian, The Perpetual Calendar of Inspiration
To achieve your full potential, you must first believe in a future of limitless possibilities and have the drive to never stop reaching for the stars. In the same vein, you must harness that same drive to reach deep inside yourself in search of the better version of you. Self-care and self-discovery are just as important as chasing external goals.
“Spending time looking for what is missing in your life is futile; if you fail to look within yourself. When we challenge everything we believe we are, we reveal that which we never knew about our own selves.”
― Nicolas G. Janovsky, Gay: A New Path Forward
We often spend so much time searching externally for what we feel is missing in our lives when in these moments we should be looking within. Many of the answers you seek, you already know if you were to just search within. You must dig deep into the dark places that we often avoid and pose some difficult questions to yourself. For once you start the journey of truly self-reflecting and looking within, you may be surprised by what you find and who you become.