Challenges...

Each challenge you face should be viewed as an opportunity. What can you learn from it? What can you do with it? How can you bring about something positive because of it?

The choice is yours.  You can choose to rise to the challenges or you can let them push you down. You can make the best of them, or you can let them get the best of you. It all depends on how you respond and that's based on how you see yourself.

If you see yourself as a victim, that is exactly what you will be. Life’s difficulties will quickly overpower you if you let them. When you see yourself as a participant in life, as an effective and positively focused force, not only will the challenges yield to your involvement, they will rise to make you stronger.

So the next time that you are faced with a challenge, ask yourself this question. How can I respond to this challenge so that a year from now, looking back at the experience, I’ll be overwhelmingly thankful that it came along?

The challenges of life are there and they will keep on coming. You have to choose to rise to the occasion and face each challenge head on with a positive mindset. It’s a great way to powerfully lift yourself up and instantly enhance your life.

Your Way...

I know that there are things you would like to have and things you would like to happen right now.  Don't let the need to always get your way work against you and get in your way.  Keep in mind that happiness and fulfillment are not defined by always getting your way.

In fact, happiness and fulfillment often come in ways that are completely unexpected.  When you’re too focused on whether every insignificant detail goes the way you want, many of life’s best treasures may just pass you by.
Life will more surely and easily go your way when you can let go of the need to always get your way. Why? Because acceptance and gratitude are far more positive and empowering than desperation and resentment.
Certainly there are things you would like to have and things you would like to happen, and it’s great when they work out the way you intended. Yet it’s not the end of the world if they don’t.
I challenge you to expect the best, be happy if it comes, and even happier if it doesn’t. In that moment, it’s your opportunity to take what you get, and make things even better than you originally expected they would be.  It's not always best to get your way.

Nothing Good is Ever Lost...

Nothing good is ever lost.  People and situations will change, things will come and go in and out of your life. Remember, nothing good is ever lost. The love you know stays with you always, even when the person you love is no longer there. The good things you do stay with you always as memories, even when time has erased all physical evidence of them.
No good effort is ever wasted.  Even if your effort fails to produce any outer value, the inner value is always there. Even if what you do is not recognized, reciprocated or appreciated, still realize that you have had the priceless blessing of doing it.  Don't live in fear of losing something.  You will only psych yourself into believeing that you never really had it or you never will experience it. If you avoid attempting anything because you fear failure, then failure is exactly what you will get.
Here is the key.  If you constantly seek the validation of others, you will often be disappointed. Instead, choose to live, love and act in each moment with the best that you have to give.  You will realize that the real value you create can never be diminished, nor lost.
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Stop Limiting Yourself...

Have things ever annoyed you to the point where you were prevented from getting anything done? Have you ever been so frustrated that you were unable to take action?  Many limitations are limitations only because you see them as such. By changing your thinking, you can change the reality of your limitations.
We often tend in such situations to attack the sources of those annoyances and frustrations. But I want you to know there is often a much more positive and effective way.
Instead of fighting against what annoys you, choose to simply let go of the annoyance. Rather than attacking what frustrates you, choose to just let the frustration drop away from you.  Instead of struggling against the obstacles, choose to move positively forward on your own terms. Suddenly you will realize that what you once may have viewed as a rock-solid obstacle can become just another factor to be considered.
The choice is yours.  You have the ability to decide what gets to you and what doesn’t, what stops you and what motivates you to move forward. I challenge you today to put a positive spin on your thoughts, and things that once would have stopped you, no longer will.
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You are Much More...

Realize today that you are much more.  You are more than your problems, more than your possessions, more than the pains and pleasures. You are more than the frustrations that sometimes feel so overwhelming.  Even the most intense experience is only an experience you are having. Remember that it is not you, and you are not it.
Too often, out of fear, you cling tightly to things that don’t really matter. I challenge you to imagine the freedom that can come from letting go and stepping back.  Imagine your most agonizing worries no longer having the power to worry you. Imagine your most burdensome difficulties no longer had the power to trouble you.
Step back from them, and it is all possible. It’s not a matter of running away, but of putting the world in perspective.
The real person you are, is not defined or limited by the passing circumstances, no matter how intense they may be. Always remember that you are much more.

The Power of Gratitude...

There is real power in gratitude. It can calm your anxieties and refresh your spirit.  A way to heal a disagreement is to focus on your sincere appreciation for the relationship. An effective way to recover from financial setback is to focus on your gratitude for the many forms of abundance in your life.
Challenge yourself to get beyond fear and fill your thoughts with thankfulness for the abilities and resources available to you. To successfully deal with disappointment, immerse your awareness in those things for which you can be truly grateful.
Remember there is real power in gratitude. It can calm your anxieties and refresh your spirit. The more thankful you are for your blessings, the more valuable and numerous those blessings will be. Each moment you spend with a grateful heart is a moment in which your ability to move forward is at its greatest.
The more you practice gratitude and integrate it into your being, the more easily and naturally it comes. The more gratitude you express, the more reasons you’ll have to express it. Gratitude can open your eyes and your heart to the very best that life has to offer. 

The Fog of Negativity...

Every thought you think is a choice.  You can choose to clear your head and have positive thoughts, or you can allow negative thoughts to dominate your mind.  The problem is that negative thoughts fog your thinking and your perception. With each doubt, with each frustration, with each fear the fog grows heavier.  After a while, it becomes difficult to see how to move forward. That just makes the fog even thicker.

The fog of negative thinking prevents you from seeing and acting on your best possibilities. You will find yourself instead of focusing on moving forward, you’re able only to give your attention to the petty distractions of the moment.

When you find yourself in the midst of negativity there is something, though, that will burn off that fog. It is determined, passionate, and meaningful intention.

When you decide to give your energy to positive purpose, the fog will begin to lift. Then you can decide to keep going and step confidently through what’s left of the fog, quickly leaving it behind.

There will be times that it will seem there’s no escaping the fog of your negative thoughts.  You have to remember that at any time you can choose to be free. Choose to fill your spirit with true purpose, and watch your best possibilities will come clearly into view, in spite of any fog.

Choose Happiness.....

Happiness is a choice.  You have the opportunity to choose what will fill your day.  Why choose to be unhappy when happiness is available when you choose it. One of the greatest causes of unhappiness is letting other people tell you what will make you happy. True happiness is not something you must chase in a particular way, you just have to choose it.

Yes, it really is as simple as that.  Your day can be filled with happiness.

Choose to let go of the notion that this thing or that thing will make you happy. Instantly, something truly amazing happens. You are suddenly free to be happy without condition.

The good things you choose to associate with happiness are not things that will necessarily cause you to be happy. Quite to the contrary, they are things that will come about once you allow yourself to be happy.

Did you know that putting conditions on your happiness keeps happiness at a distance?  So choose today to drop the conditions, and happiness is free to flow into your life.

So right here, right now, stop trying to figure out what it means to be happy or what will cause you to be happy and choose to be happy.  Simply choose happiness, and you’ll know exactly what it means.

Your World is a Mirror...

Like a mirror, the world around you reflects your values, your beliefs and your expectations. The things you experience outside yourself resonate with the person you are inside.
Your circumstances do not make you. Your circumstances reveal you.
The events in your life do not cause you to be one way or another. The events in your life give you the opportunity to express who you are by the way you deal with them, your reactions.
To bring about a positive change in your world, you must first make that positive change deep within yourself. Life flows from the inside toward the outside. 
Any gains you make on the outside that do not have their origin on the inside will be temporary and meaningless. Real, lasting success on the outside comes only after success has first been nurtured within.
Take great care of the authentic person you are inside. That real value will flow outward to every corner of your life.  Remember, your world is a mirror reflecting all that you are on the inside.  

What You Need...

There is something you think you need right now.  This moment is consumed with thoughts of what you think you need.  At this moment, you have nothing to lose, and everything to gain, by making the most of it. Any fear or apprehension you are feeling should be used to learn what it has to teach you and then move on beyond it.
There are too many moments lost because you feel stuck.  Much of what holds you back is based on your fear of losing something or your desire to acquire something you do not really need. I challenge you to let go of your need to need so much, and abundance will flow in to fill the space those needs are now using.
The needs you’ve devised for yourself can be very comfortable; yet their comfort keeps you confined in a narrow, limited corner of life.
Choose to break free of the needs that you don’t really need. Choose to let go of the cravings, obsessions, habits, worries and anxieties that do nothing but hold you back.
Remember that you’re capable of quickly learning, adapting and thriving in new and different situations. There is a world of boundless opportunity just a few steps outside your comfort zone.
When you find yourself feeling that you need something, stop, step back and ask yourself if you really do. The more of those needless needs you can leave behind, the faster ahead you will go.

Life is dynamic...

Life was dynamic today and life will be dynamic tomorrow.  You should remember this as you reflect on everything that happened to you today.   Overall, it was a great day.  The bad news, the issues, the obstacles are all  not as bad as they seemed initially.

Whatever may happen, whatever condition may arise, you have to choose to adjust to it and make the most of it. You will find that not only can you survive in the face of changing conditions, you can indeed prosper.

Stop and look at new developments through the lens of your existing assumptions, they can often appear overwhelming, negative and hopeless. You will find that when you start working your way through the new conditions, brilliant opportunities begin to appear at nearly every turn.

Circumstances are constantly changing, and even the changes are constantly changing. 

When you strive to adapt, and as those around you choose to adapt, you will find positive new possibilities emerge and take root.

It’s difficult to know precisely what tomorrow will bring. But life was dynamic today and will be tomorrow.  You can know with confidence that whatever tomorrow does offer, there will be a way for you to make the most of it.

The value and goodness of life will never go away. They just continue to be presented to you in new and more fulfilling ways.  So adapt and prepare yourself to receive them all.  Your life was dynamic today and will be dynamic tomorrow.

Influence of Focusing...

Did you know that by directing your focus, you can positively affect every corner of your life?  The influence of anything in your life is determined primarily by the amount of focus you give to it. Your focus can make things bigger or smaller, depending on its direction and intensity.

Have you ever been so totally engrossed by some little something that you completely forgot about everything else for a moment? That is raw focus.  It can be startling when you experience the raw power of your own focus.
You can choose at any time to put that power to use. All you have to do is direct your focus, and you see that you can positively affect every corner of your life.
If there are things that you want more abundant in your world, choose to focus the energy of your thoughts on them and they will grow.
Choose to point your focus toward the positive, fulfilling possibilities and you’ll quickly put the negativity behind you.
I challenge you to focus.  Focus and you can get moving forward with a powerful, nearly unstoppable momentum. Focus on the world you would most like to see, and with the power of focus you will make it appear.

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