Inspirational Thoughts
If life has brought you a challenge and you’re feeling a bit distressed, today’s inspirational thoughts are for you.
As you move forward with your week, remember that where you are is always the perfect place from which to springboard into a better reality. And you have everything that you need to do just that.
You have the ability to learn, grow and make life-changing decisions. More importantly, you have the freedom to direct your thoughts and, therefore, your feelings to change your reality for the better.
Right now, in this moment you can decide to procrastinate, feel sorry for yourself, give up or give in. On the other hand, you can make this moment the most amazing turning point of your life. You can rewrite your story to include what happens when tools like self-confidence, a positive attitude and determination are put to good use.
You may feel frustrated, angry or defeated today; but it’s still a perfect jumping off place for something better. If you want to be happy—to feel happiness—it is yours.
Even if something you deeply desire seems completely out of reach or you’ve just experienced a grave disappointment, the story doesn’t have to end there. As long as there is air in your lungs, don’t give up. Keep crafting the story. [Keep reading Inspirational Thoughts...]
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Reflecting on life lessons learned an sometimes be a less than cheerful trip down memory lane, but this one is 
actually quite funny. The joke is on me, but fortunately for you I’m not afraid to laugh at myself. So here we go.
If you live in a cold climate, you know very well the pain of shoveling snow from your driveway so that you can drive out of the garage. Well, I didn’t quite understand this concept when I moved to Minneapolis, MN from Memphis, TN.
In Memphis, the entire city would shut down if there was one inch of snow; and that was just about the most I’d seen at once. Please take this into consideration before calling me braindead as I share my crazy experience with you.
Life Lessons Learned, Minnesota Winter Style
It was my first Minnesota winter and there was more snow on the ground than I’d ever seen in my life. Everyone was scraping and shoveling and acting like little snow worker bees. [Keep reading Shovel life lessons...]
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Do you feel the boundless freedom and the power of the present moment? The freedom to live with both the motivating excitement of a new beginning and the enthusiastic anticipation of completion. Not the power to become—but to simply be. Not the power to remember—but to create anew. That is the power of now.
Yesterday and tomorrow—beyond the extent to which they motivate and inspire you today—are irrelevant. This day, this hour, this moment is all that truly matters. Yesterday is no longer, and tomorrow does not exist. The now is all there is, all you need, all that’s real. Embrace it, enjoy it and make magic in it.
The more you choose to honor the amazing power of now, the more you allow the peace of mind, happiness and well-being that are your destiny. They are always here, waiting for you to turn your attention away from the meaningless illusions that threaten to separate you from your joy. Can you feel it? [Keep reading The Power of Now...]
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January is an awesome month for me. Not only is it the start of a new year, it’s the time to celebrate the day I was born into this world. As of January 14, 2012 I am 35 years awesome. Woo hoo!!!
One of the things I love to do around this time of year is to reflect on the life lessons learned since my last birthday; as well as, those learned over the course of my life. As if such an opportunity isn’t enough of a gift, I have the extra good fortune of being able to share my life lessons with you. And that’s exactly what this post is all about.
Thanks for sharing this occasion with me. It is my hope that the life lessons I’ve learned will serve you in some way.
Life Lessons Learned by 35
1. “Should” is irrelevant. “Should” can keep you stuck by making life experiences all about obligation and saving face. I don’t know about you, but those ingredients are not welcome in my happy life recipe. When it comes to making decisions that matter to me, the determining factor is not what I “should” do. Instead, I turn to the inspired desires of my heart, the purpose of my life, the gentle tug of my Inner Being, the voice of my higher self and what I feel called to do.
2.A baby step is still a step. It’s easy to celebrate the accomplishment of a big goal, but I’ve learned that the best way to remain motivated enough to reach that point is to celebrate the tiny steps taken along the way.
[Keep reading Life Lessons Learned...]
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by Nea on January 15, 2012
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I’ve compiled these quotes by Martin Luther King Jr. to celebrate the birthday of a man whose courage, vision and greatness touched countless lives with the gift of a deeply powerful, eternally relevant message. The message is one of pure truth, love, peace and respect for all of humanity.
Quotes by Martin Luther King Jr.
1. We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love.
2. Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.
3. Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.
4. We must concentrate not merely on the negative expulsion of war but the positive affirmation of peace.
5. The past is prophetic in that it asserts loudly that wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows.
6. Nonviolence means avoiding not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. You not only refuse to shoot a man, but you refuse to hate him. [Keep reading Martin Luther King Jr quotes...]
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On this beautiful Monday, I feel compelled to remind you that, no matter where you are on your journey right now, all is well.
You have the support of the entire Universe; therefore, wherever you are, there is boundless opportunity for joy. All that you have or don’t have, all that you know or don’t know, all that you are—is absolutely enough. Enough to make magic and to create the life of your dreams.
I offer this perspective in hopes that you will take it as your own, trusting that this powerful belief is the precursor to manifesting the “stuff” your dreams are made of.
I don’t know exactly what you desire or what would bring you joy; but I do know that joy is your birthright. I know that you need only to tap into it, to release any resistance, to allow the manifestation of it, to go with the flow of it.
Life, I believe, is like a stream—flowing perfectly, confidently, serenely and always in the right direction. Flowing unconditional love, happiness, light, peace of mind.
As a living, breathing reflection of the Source that lives within you; you can never stray away from this stream. That is the miracle here. Your best life is never out of reach.
Now, I must say that I, of all people, know how untrue this can feel. When times are tough, life feels more like falling off a cliff than flowing effortlessly in a stream. But I want to share with you a perspective that has helped me to change my life. [Keep reading Go With the Flow...]
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Affirmations rock! Do you agree? They are among the most well-known self improvement techniques, so I won’t bore you by defining what they are. You know that already. But do you know that everyone uses affirmations every single day? Moreover, do you know how common it is to unintentionally use affirmations to create a reality that sucks?
When used regularly, affirmations become beliefs; and beliefs create the reality that we live. This is absolutely wonderful as long as you know what you are affirming.
Think about the messages that are replayed over and over in your head. These messages are directly related to the level of joy in your life. Whether positive or negative, they are your affirmations.
With enough repetition and reinforcement, affirmations have the potential to become so deeply ingrained in you that you aren’t even aware of their existence. Your subconscious mind accepts them as your truth and they become thoughts that you sort of think without thinking. But where did they come from in the first place? [Keep reading about positive affirmations...]
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