Saturday, December 31, 2011

Get beyond regret

It's helpful to feel a little regret. But it is foolish to dwell on that regret.

When you look back on the last year, or month, or decade, and see some things you regret, go ahead and feel that regret. Then harness the energy of that regret to create a more positive, fulfilling reality for your life.

Regrets teach you about your mistakes in a compelling, personally meaningful way. Go ahead, learn their lessons, and transform your past mistakes into new successes.

Feel your regrets, and be truly thankful for them. Feel your regrets, and then feel the joy and possibility of knowing that you can move positively beyond them, beginning immediately.

Regrets are painful echoes of the past. Fortunately, you are situated in the present, where you can take effective action that's fully informed by your wisdom and experience.

Feel the regrets, and then quickly redirect their energy into meaningful and productive pursuits. Learn from your regrets, act on your knowledge, and soon you'll have nothing at all to regret.

-- Ralph Marston

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Friday, December 30, 2011

Transform limitations

Every limitation is nothing more than a situation you've chosen to consider as, and to handle as, a limiting factor. Though you often cannot change the underlying situation, you can quickly and easily change the way you perceive and deal with it.

The very definition of a limitation is something that can stop you or hinder you. As such, the reason anything becomes a limitation is because you assume it to be a limitation.

However, you can always choose to make a different assumption. You can decide to focus on the positive possibilities, and to make use of them in moving forward.

Yes, life is very often difficult, complicated and challenging. Yet for every factor that threatens to hold you back, there are dozens of other possibilities for moving forward.

The limitations are not really what hold you back. To the degree that you are hindered, it is because you put more focus, energy and effort into negative thoughts and excuses than into positive possibilities and effective actions.

Sure, life is tough, but you have what it takes to create great value and fulfillment no matter what the obstacles. Remind yourself often of your own positive power, and transform every limitation into a reason to succeed.

-- Ralph Marston

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Thursday, December 29, 2011

Just because

Just because you don't know how, doesn't mean you can't. There is much you can learn by simply getting started, and you have plenty of ways to learn even more.

Just because it's difficult and complicated, doesn't mean it's impossible. For you are able to make a little progress, one step at a time, then make a little more and a little more, until the goal is reached.

Just because something is standing in your way, doesn't mean it has to stop you. The fact is, you can take the necessary actions to get beyond whatever obstacles may confront you.

Just because people tell you that it can't be done, or that you can't do it, doesn't mean they are correct. Remind yourself, again and again, that you can do what you choose to do, making use of your commitment, thoughts, and actions.

Just because there is strife and pain and negativity in the world, doesn't mean you have to give up on life. You can change your own life, and many, many other lives for the better, when you decide to do so.

Just because you've been reckless or frustrated or disappointed in the past, doesn't mean the future has to be that way. Today is a new day, your life is yours to live, and there's no limit to the goodness and joy you can now create.

-- Ralph Marston

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Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Do something positive

Worrying about what you don't want will not keep it from happening. In fact, by focusing your worry on what you don't want you actually give more power and possibility to it.

Wishing for what you do want will not bring it about. Constant wishing can prevent you from getting what you want by taking away time, effort and focus that could be spent on effective action.

The reliable, proven strategy for avoiding what you don't want and for getting what you do want is the same. Do something positive about it.

The way to get it done is to get busy working on it right now. The way to make a difference is to take focused, purposeful, persistent action.

You are fully capable, and uniquely inspired, to act in your own best interest and in support of the things you care about. So instead of wishing or worrying your time away, get busy doing something positive and effective.

Make constructive use of your valuable time. Use it to do something positive, and move your life and your world in the direction of your choice.

-- Ralph Marston

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Tuesday, December 27, 2011

No guarantees

Even when you can't be certain of what it is, you can be sure that there's a way forward. Even when there are no guarantees, there are plenty of reasons to be confident.

When the situation is far from perfect, that's the perfect time to make progress. For when there is much to be desired, there is much that can be accomplished.

Adversity does not prevent or preclude achievement. On the contrary, it is when things are not right that there is the greatest motivation to make improvements.

Stop wishing or waiting for conditions to be perfect. Accept and embrace the situation for what it is, and get busy making positive use of it.

When things go wrong, that's not the time to complain. It's the time to innovate and commit to making valuable improvements.

When there's much that must be done, that's the very definition of opportunity. Make the effort to make things better, and you can make things great.

-- Ralph Marston

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Monday, December 26, 2011

Creative approach

When you're faced with a tough problem, get creative. When you're confronted with a difficult challenge, that's your chance to take a creative approach.

Don't get your thoughts bogged down in the difficulty of the situation. Instead, get enthusiastic about the creative possibilities.

Don't get trapped into overanalyzing what's already been done. Take advantage of the opportunity you now have, and create a completely new approach.

You never have to be stopped by those who say it can't be done. With a positive creative approach, it can indeed be done.

Step back, give yourself some perspective, and open your mind to all the possibilities, even the ones that seem outrageous. When you're confident that you'll come up with a creative solution, you will.

History is filled with examples of people who have used creativity to turn negative situations into positive value. Get creative, and you can do the same.

-- Ralph Marston

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Saturday, December 24, 2011

A peaceful moment

The conflicts, disappointments and frustrations of the past do not matter now. Let them go, and feel the peace within.

Your worrisome thoughts of lack and limitation are nothing more than thoughts. Remind yourself that you have always been, and always are, more than enough.

Though you have the responsibility to deal with life's challenges, you also have the power to feel life's immense beauty. No matter what is asked of you, the unique beauty of your life is worth every effort.

Give yourself a peaceful moment, and feel the power of your best possibilities. Give yourself a peaceful moment, and feel authentic, limitless love for all you have and for all that is.

Experience how good it is to simply be. From the power of that experience, let sincere joy flow out from you and fill your world.

In pure, unconditional peace, there is great strength. In this moment, feel the strength and give to life the gift of peace.

-- Ralph Marston

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Friday, December 23, 2011

Every small detail

The possibilities that become reality are the ones to which you give meaning and focus. The goals you fully achieve are the ones you truly desire.

The world where you live is the world you choose with your thoughts, your actions, your attention and your commitment. What you experience depends on what you set as priorities.

You cannot fill your thoughts with negativity and expect to achieve positive results. Who you truly are on the inside drives your experience of the world on the outside.

Integrity is more than just a platitude. It is an indisputable and inescapable fact of existence.

Every small detail of your life makes up the whole of your life. Each moment is an opportunity to align those details with what's most important to you.

Choose in every situation and in every detail to support and reinforce the best of who you know you can be. Act as though everything you do creates the life you live, because it does.

-- Ralph Marston

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Thursday, December 22, 2011

Embrace the goodness

Today, life is more beautiful and meaningful than it has ever been. Right now, the possibilities for richness and fulfillment are greater than at any other time.

Whatever may seem to have been lost has not really been lost. For the beauty and wonder of it all are still very much alive in your heart.

The frustrations and disappointments are possible only because you are certain of how very good life can be. Life's goodness is real, and there is no end to how much of that goodness you can continue to create.

Love is your true nature. The more love you give, the richer and more meaningful your life continues to grow.

See the beauty, follow the possibilities, and feel the love as it flows through your world. Remember, again and again, how truly magnificent it all is.

Rise above the petty distractions and live true to the best of who you are. Embrace the goodness and make it ever more abundant.

-- Ralph Marston

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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

You can do

You can see, you can feel, you can imagine, and you can create. You can wonder, you can love, you can be amazed, and you can understand.

There is so much you can do. There is so much value you can bring to life in your very own, unique way.

When circumstances bring you down, you don't have to stay down. You can pick yourself up, and move yourself positively forward, again and again.

What you don't know, you can learn. What you must have, you can find or create.

You can forge meaningful, lasting connections with others, and greatly multiply the richness in life. You can cooperate and collaborate and bring about magnificent achievements.

Life can be challenging and difficult, and will ask much of you. That's a great opportunity, because there is so much you can do.

-- Ralph Marston

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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

The magic in each moment

The gentle rain falls, and life sings a new song. The cool breeze blows, setting all the world in motion with its invisible hand.

The magic in each moment cannot be explained or defined. Yet it is easy and wonderful to feel.

Certainly life can be painful and inconvenient, frustrating and disappointing. Still, it is absolutely worth all the trouble and more.

In each moment there is unique and endless richness, if you'll merely open yourself to it. Though it is wonderful and beneficial to do more and more, it is also more than enough just to be.

Whatever you have, wherever you are, there is much for which to be thankful. In the ups and downs, in the certainties and in the mysteries, there are always great treasures to be found.

Allow the magic of this moment to fill your awareness and to nourish your spirit. And joyfully realize how truly rich you are.

-- Ralph Marston

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Monday, December 19, 2011

With persistence

Persist, and small actions lead to big results. Persist, and you make time work in your favor.

If you give up after the first or second attempt, your level of success will be mediocre at best. When you persist for as long as it takes, you're able to create magnificent, outstanding achievements.

Persistence is not a complicated or inaccessible strategy. All you have to do is choose to keep going.

After a successful day, instead of resting on your accomplishments, keep going. After a disappointing day, instead of wallowing in self pity, keep going.

Persist, and the small steps forward add together to create great advances. Persist, and even the setbacks will eventually work in your favor.

Set your sights on a worthy, meaningful goal, and persist. With persistence, you can take yourself anywhere you choose.

-- Ralph Marston

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Saturday, December 17, 2011

Be real and be effective

The way to be passionate is to be honest. True passion comes from true purpose.

If you only pretend to be passionate, what have you really accomplished? You've merely managed to be ineffective at something you didn't want to do anyway.

You have the power and the ability to do great things. It just makes sense to direct that power into what really matters.

Why waste your time faking it just so you can look good? You can use your time to follow a sincere and authentic path that will bring you the life you truly desire.

The best way to be is to be real. Anything else is certain to eventually bring frustration and disappointment.

Be real, be honest, and be willing to admit with your words and your actions what is truly important to you. Be real, and live at your most effective and fulfilled level.

-- Ralph Marston

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Friday, December 16, 2011

A chance to improve

Don't see it as a problem. See it as a chance to improve.

You can always learn from where you are, whether it is where you want to be or not. You can always learn from what you attempt, whether it brings the results you intended or not.

Don't spend a lot of time regretting your mistakes. Instead, transform those mistakes into improvements.

Little by little, day by day, you can constantly make improvements in your life. Very quickly, those improvements add up to create great new value in your world.

When things are going well, be thankful, and harness the energy of your gratitude to make improvements. When times are tough, use the energy of your frustration as a catalyst for making positive improvements.

Gratefully accept what is, and then look for ways to improve it. Keep reaching higher, and you'll continue moving higher.

-- Ralph Marston

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Thursday, December 15, 2011

Make life good

Your resentment gives more power and influence to whatever you resent. Is that really what you want?

There's no reason why a negative situation has to make you negative. You always have plenty of other options.

You don't have to let your attitude be poisoned by other people, situations, or events. You can choose a positive, powerful perspective no matter what.

You don't have to let your life be thrown into a turmoil by every little thing that happens. Instead, you can decide to be directed by a deep and abiding sense of true purpose.

Remember who you are, and why you are, and what's important to you. Focus a little more on what matters, and a little less on what just arbitrarily comes your way.

Live on purpose, live with purpose, and with constant, loving attention to that purpose. You can make life good in your own way no matter what.

-- Ralph Marston

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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Figure it out

Life can be complicated, frustrating, unfair and highly arbitrary, and that can make it extremely difficult to know what's best to do. Yet you have the ability, and the opportunity, to figure it out.

Plenty of people will be happy to give you advice, and much of that advice can be quite valuable. No one, however, can consider that advice from your unique perspective and apply it to your life as well as you can.

If you always depend on someone else to tell you what to do, your life will be long on resentment and frustration, and short on fulfillment. To enjoy real success and achievement, you must spend the time and effort to figure it out for yourself.

It is a serious, essential responsibility, and if you choose to see it as a burden, it will be. Yet you can just as realistically choose to see it as an opportunity, for it is truly a powerful and amazing one.

The fact is, you are fully capable of taking the initiative and figuring out the strategic direction for your work and your life. Though you never have to go it alone, you must have your very own clear and unambiguous sense of direction to which you're fully committed.

This is your life to live and your chance to create outstanding, meaningful and delightful value. Figure out what will move your own world forward, and find real joy and fulfillment in making it happen.

-- Ralph Marston

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Tuesday, December 13, 2011

See the goal

See the goal clearly and you make it less distant. See the goal passionately and you make it more real.

See the goal in rich detail and you'll figure out how you can get there. See the goal from the perspective of your life and your purpose, and you'll understand why you must get there.

Simply visualizing the goal will not make it happen. Yet it will indeed make you make it happen.

Every moment you live, you have an influence on life. A clearly defined goal will focus all those momentary influences into meaningful achievement.

See the goal, and see what you must do. See the goal, not only with your eyes but with all you are, and you'll understand why it matters.

See the goal, and as soon as you do, you begin to live it. See the goal, and make it real.

-- Ralph Marston

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Monday, December 12, 2011

Let yourself enjoy

Let yourself be. Let yourself enjoy.

Let yourself see and participate, know and feel, listen and understand. Let yourself live the brilliant richness that shines through even the smallest details of this very time and place.

Let go of the worries, the fears, the grievances, insecurities and inhibitions. Simply and lovingly live the beauty of this day.

Without judgment as to whether it is difficult or easy, popular or unpopular, do what you know is right, and what you feel is right for you. Let yourself be curious, in awe, inspired and in love with the ineffable reality of existence.

Live authentically as the unique person you really, truly are. Allow the fulfillment that naturally comes when you let all you do come from the best of who you are.

Let yourself be joyful, and generous with your joy, just because you can, and just because it feels so good. Right now, let yourself live in the best, most positive way you can imagine.

-- Ralph Marston

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Saturday, December 10, 2011

New beauty

Today is a new and unique day, so fill it with new and unique experiences. Today brings valuable possibilities, so use it to create meaningful value.

If you've fallen into a rut, this is your opportunity to climb out and to give yourself a fresh, new perspective. If your dreams have seemed beyond your reach, this is your chance to take another look.

Yes, life can be difficult and painful and mercilessly unfair. Don't assume, though, that any of it has to hold you back.

Even when you've failed a thousand times, you always have the ability to succeed. Even when just about every factor is working against you, you can still work your way forward.

Today is a day to do just that. Today is when you can reconnect with your most treasured, positive purpose, and recommit to making it a central part of your life.

Now is when you can transform both the joys and the disappointments into pure energy. Now is when you can use that energy to bring new and meaningful beauty to your life and to your world.

-- Ralph Marston

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Friday, December 9, 2011

Value in the doing

The reward is rewarding because you have earned it. It is the work that goes into the planting and cultivation that makes the harvest worth celebrating.

Your effort is what makes your opportunities come to life. Fulfillment has meaning precisely because of the work it demands.

Practice and commitment are what make your skills and abilities yours to use. Discipline and focused effort are what make the achievements worth achieving.

No effort, no job, no task is beneath you. For with each effort comes a new opportunity to enrich your life and your world.

Sure, the task may be difficult. Instead of worrying or complaining about how difficult it is, think about the value it enables you to create.

Embrace the challenge, jump into the effort, and work your way through the difficulties. There is great value in the doing, and now is your opportunity to bring that value to life.

-- Ralph Marston

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Thursday, December 8, 2011

Be amazed

Don't be ashamed to be amazed. Life is wondrous and amazing, so let yourself experience that amazement to its fullest extent.

Even the most ordinary aspects of your life are really quite amazing. Think about the amazing things that have become commonplace and familiar, and be amazed again.

Though you've explored and fulfilled many great possibilities, there are even more possibilities to bring to life. Consider the best of them, and feel your sense of amazement grow.

The fact that you can feel anything at all is itself the height of amazement. Let that amazement lift your spirit and open your senses to the ever-expanding possibilities.

Even when it seems that you've seen it all, you've really only seen a small fraction. Live with amazement, and you'll experience much, much more.

Be amazed, and be a conduit for life's most positive, creative energy. Be amazed, and be richly and delightfully alive.

-- Ralph Marston

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Wednesday, December 7, 2011

In this unique moment

This is a precious and irreplaceable day in your unique, one-of-a-kind life. Make sure to make good and worthy use of it.

This is your chance to live with richness, meaning and fulfillment. This is when you can joyfully express the outstanding beauty and value of who you are.

This is your time to imagine the very best of what is possible, and then to make it happen. This is when you can give real, meaningful substance to your life.

Today is the culmination of all you've ever been. Today is the beginning of the best that you can be.

In this unique moment be true, be honest, be authentic, and be joyful. Let your life come more fully to life than ever before.

This is your day, your moment to live, so do it with passion and purpose and love.

-- Ralph Marston

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Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Making a difference

The world can always benefit from more achievement. And you are just the person to make that achievement happen.

Life is all about making a difference. And you are in a position right now to make a positive difference in life.

This day, this situation is filled with many challenges and problems. And behind each challenge, behind each problem, are valuable opportunities.

The surest and most positive way forward is through meaningful achievement. Make a difference that truly means something to you, and you'll lift up all of life.

It's not selfish or greedy to achieve your most deeply felt desires. What's selfish is to do nothing, to accept less than you could be, when you could be making a difference.

Make the commitment, make the effort, make a difference, and achieve. Lift your own life higher, and pull all of life along with you.

-- Ralph Marston

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Monday, December 5, 2011

See the beauty

Look, really look, at how beautiful this day is. Let go of the worries and anxieties and judgments, and see the beauty.

Step back from the confusion, and see the beauty. Rise above the petty conflicts, and see the enduring beauty.

See the beauty, and you feel life's raw, authentic substance. See the beauty, and you will also see the most valuable, positive possibilities.

Where there is life and awareness, there is beauty. Where there is love, the beauty is overwhelming.

See the beauty, and be inspired. See the beauty, and be filled with positive energy.

There is great and meaningful beauty where you are. See the beauty, and let it lead you to life's best possibilities.

-- Ralph Marston

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Saturday, December 3, 2011

Momentum of effort

The way to feel like doing it is to do it. The way to get the work done is to get started and to keep going.

When you're already doing nothing, it's much too easy to continue doing nothing. Yet you can always choose to break that pattern.

Momentum is a powerful force. So get it working in your favor.

Don't be held back by the momentum of idleness. Get busy, establish the momentum of effort, and let it push you powerfully toward achievement.

In just one moment, in just one step forward, you can get yourself going. Then, take one more step and you begin to get momentum on your side.

You can do it, so do it. Don't keep your achievements waiting one moment longer.

-- Ralph Marston

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Friday, December 2, 2011

The power of joy

To have joy in your life, give joy to your world. Live joy as each moment comes.

Don't postpone the joy until conditions are perfect. Every experience is an experience to which you can add joy.

Feel how truly fortunate you are to be living this moment. Give joy and live joy just because you can.

Each day is an opportunity to add joy to life. You can always bring a sense of profound and abiding joy to what you do, no matter what it is.

Marvel at the big things, and find delight in the small things. The opportunities to express new joy are everywhere.

Make the choice to keep your focus on the most positive possibilities. Lift your whole world higher with the power of joy.

-- Ralph Marston

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Thursday, December 1, 2011

Getting ahead

To get ahead, work ahead. To enjoy bigger rewards later, make an extra effort now.

When you've already done what must be done, take the opportunity to do more. When you're on a roll creating value, keep on rolling as long as you possibly can.

Productive, meaningful effort adds real and lasting richness to your world. Never pass up an opportunity to engage in it.

It can be tempting to sit back and rest on your past efforts and accomplishments. Keep in mind, though, that when you're not moving forward you're falling behind.

Look at the work you do not as a burden or as a punishment. See it for the immensely valuable opportunity it is.

With your work, with your efforts, you can create meaningful and substantial value. Embrace the work, build the value, and move straight ahead in the direction of your dreams.

-- Ralph Marston

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