Live what you love, and love what you live. Anything less is a painful and frustrating waste of your precious time.
Don't just be an image or a concept or an imitation. Be real, be authentic, pushed forward by rich, driving desires, dreams and goals.
Put all of your heart and your spirit into this day, into your work, into the big things and the little ones. Instead of complaining that you don't have enough, celebrate the magnificent truth that you are enough.
You are enough, and there is no limit to how much joy you can send forth into each day. You are enough, and now is your opportunity to experience new and original fulfillment.
Live what you love, give the power of your attention and action to it, and you will come to love it even more. Love what you live, and each thing you do gives you a way to express real joy.
This task, this situation, this feeling, this moment is your priceless life. Love it unconditionally, live it fully, and experience it on the highest, most truthful and beautiful level.
-- Ralph Marston
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Monday, April 29, 2013
Make life good now
For life to ever be good, you must choose to see it and live it as good right now. To get the job done, you must do the work now.
You can hope for the best, and though your hope points you in a positive direction it cannot get you there on its own. What will get you there is to use this moment, right now, in a positive and effective way.
Here is your place and now is your time to act. The possibilities you seek are yours to fulfill, now.
Rather than wishing for things to be different, work to make things better. Now is when you can, and now is when you must, if it ever is to be.
You have the power and the resources to make life good now. Because you have you, and you have now, and you can live it all with positive purpose.
Choose to live the goodness that is always your best possibility. Choose to make life good, now.
-- Ralph Marston
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You can hope for the best, and though your hope points you in a positive direction it cannot get you there on its own. What will get you there is to use this moment, right now, in a positive and effective way.
Here is your place and now is your time to act. The possibilities you seek are yours to fulfill, now.
Rather than wishing for things to be different, work to make things better. Now is when you can, and now is when you must, if it ever is to be.
You have the power and the resources to make life good now. Because you have you, and you have now, and you can live it all with positive purpose.
Choose to live the goodness that is always your best possibility. Choose to make life good, now.
-- Ralph Marston
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Saturday, April 27, 2013
Authentic living
Do you wish to be truly rich? Then be truly you.
Your greatest asset is the unique person you are. Make full and positive use of it to make life truly rich and fulfilling.
Anything you gain through deception is not really a gain at all. It adds nothing to the richness that you seek.
Instead of striving to acquire unfair advantage, make use of the immense, authentic advantage you already have. Make use of your valuable perspective as the unique, authentic person you are.
You have great value, so live it. You have the potential for immense richness, so allow it to come through authentic living.
Give the best of who you are, of what you have, in the service of what you love. That will make your life rich beyond all measure.
-- Ralph Marston
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Your greatest asset is the unique person you are. Make full and positive use of it to make life truly rich and fulfilling.
Anything you gain through deception is not really a gain at all. It adds nothing to the richness that you seek.
Instead of striving to acquire unfair advantage, make use of the immense, authentic advantage you already have. Make use of your valuable perspective as the unique, authentic person you are.
You have great value, so live it. You have the potential for immense richness, so allow it to come through authentic living.
Give the best of who you are, of what you have, in the service of what you love. That will make your life rich beyond all measure.
-- Ralph Marston
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Friday, April 26, 2013
Most positive perspective
You can always choose your perspective. So choose to live with a positive, empowering one.
Instead of letting the bad news get you down, make your own good news. Instead of letting the difficulties hold you back, allow the possibilities to push you forward.
See the goodness, and make even more. See the opportunities, and transform them into valuable achievements.
Find beauty in even the most ordinary moments. Find true fulfillment by giving of the beauty that lives within you.
Put joy into every action. Add meaning and substance to every day.
Think, feel, act and live from the highest, most positive perspective. And experience the best that life can be.
-- Ralph Marston
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Instead of letting the bad news get you down, make your own good news. Instead of letting the difficulties hold you back, allow the possibilities to push you forward.
See the goodness, and make even more. See the opportunities, and transform them into valuable achievements.
Find beauty in even the most ordinary moments. Find true fulfillment by giving of the beauty that lives within you.
Put joy into every action. Add meaning and substance to every day.
Think, feel, act and live from the highest, most positive perspective. And experience the best that life can be.
-- Ralph Marston
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Thursday, April 25, 2013
Energy of your passion
Anger gives you energy, but it's not positive energy and not very effective either. When you act only out of anger, frustration, fear or resentment, though your actions may be intense they won't move you forward by much.
It is with calm, thoughtful action, driven by positive purpose, that you make real progress. Instead of flailing around with raw passion, choose to harness that energy and apply it in peaceful, intelligent ways.
You can make a big scene or you can make a big, positive difference. But usually you can't do both.
If you care enough to get angry, then you can care enough to point the energy of your anger in a positive direction. When you care enough to get frustrated, then you can care enough to get beyond the frustration and into a more effective state.
Feel the energy of your passion, and use that powerful energy. But don't allow it to push you toward bad decisions or destructive actions.
Give some time and thought to the way you express the passionate feelings that come from your purpose. And express them in the most positive, effective ways.
-- Ralph Marston
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It is with calm, thoughtful action, driven by positive purpose, that you make real progress. Instead of flailing around with raw passion, choose to harness that energy and apply it in peaceful, intelligent ways.
You can make a big scene or you can make a big, positive difference. But usually you can't do both.
If you care enough to get angry, then you can care enough to point the energy of your anger in a positive direction. When you care enough to get frustrated, then you can care enough to get beyond the frustration and into a more effective state.
Feel the energy of your passion, and use that powerful energy. But don't allow it to push you toward bad decisions or destructive actions.
Give some time and thought to the way you express the passionate feelings that come from your purpose. And express them in the most positive, effective ways.
-- Ralph Marston
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Opportunity in the moment
Don't just let the time pass by. Fill it with richness and meaning.
Every moment is an opportunity to explore, enrich, enjoy and share life's beauty. A life of fulfillment is a life in which each moment is directed toward a positive, meaningful purpose.
You don't have to wish for a great opportunity to come your way. Your great opportunity is here and now.
There are plenty of excuses for not making the most of this moment. Yet your best choice is always to create meaningful value, not to merely collect plausible excuses.
Your opportunity is now, so take it and run with it. Feel how great it feels to live with purpose, and you'll feel like doing it a lot more often.
Wherever you've come from, wherever you are, whatever the situation, there's great opportunity in this very moment. Live it now, and make all of life richer as a result of your choice.
-- Ralph Marston
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Every moment is an opportunity to explore, enrich, enjoy and share life's beauty. A life of fulfillment is a life in which each moment is directed toward a positive, meaningful purpose.
You don't have to wish for a great opportunity to come your way. Your great opportunity is here and now.
There are plenty of excuses for not making the most of this moment. Yet your best choice is always to create meaningful value, not to merely collect plausible excuses.
Your opportunity is now, so take it and run with it. Feel how great it feels to live with purpose, and you'll feel like doing it a lot more often.
Wherever you've come from, wherever you are, whatever the situation, there's great opportunity in this very moment. Live it now, and make all of life richer as a result of your choice.
-- Ralph Marston
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Worthy of the best
You are worthy of the best in life. So act like it.
You are worthy, but that doesn't mean you're entitled. It means you have the responsibility to live up to that worthiness, to live up to your full potential.
You are worthy of the best because you are capable of creating, experiencing and enjoying the best. You can reach inside yourself, feel your authentic desire, and bring that desire to life.
You are worthy, and yet that doesn't mean you can have what you want without effort. In fact, it is your worthiness that obligates you to make those efforts that will bring about the best you can imagine.
Remember always how truly worthy, beautiful and unique you are. Live each moment of your life as an expression of that worthiness.
Let your thoughts, priorities and actions reflect the worthiness that is you. You are worthy of the best, so be your best, now and always.
-- Ralph Marston
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You are worthy, but that doesn't mean you're entitled. It means you have the responsibility to live up to that worthiness, to live up to your full potential.
You are worthy of the best because you are capable of creating, experiencing and enjoying the best. You can reach inside yourself, feel your authentic desire, and bring that desire to life.
You are worthy, and yet that doesn't mean you can have what you want without effort. In fact, it is your worthiness that obligates you to make those efforts that will bring about the best you can imagine.
Remember always how truly worthy, beautiful and unique you are. Live each moment of your life as an expression of that worthiness.
Let your thoughts, priorities and actions reflect the worthiness that is you. You are worthy of the best, so be your best, now and always.
-- Ralph Marston
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Monday, April 22, 2013
Out of doubt
The way out of doubt is to do. Your doubt is just a thought, and it will not survive when you act to prove it wrong.
Instead of doubting that you can, get busy and experience that you can. Instead of letting a mere thought stop you, let your purpose and passion propel you forward.
It's easy to develop a doubt, because a doubt is really nothing more than a thought. The thing is, it's just as easy to let it go.
Sure, you have the power to doubt yourself. However, you also have the power to fully and magnificently express yourself.
You have the power to fulfill your deepest and most treasured dreams. Start taking action, and feel that power kick in.
Though the doubts can feel big, you are always much bigger, and far more powerful. Use that power, work your way forward, and leave all the doubts behind.
-- Ralph Marston
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Instead of doubting that you can, get busy and experience that you can. Instead of letting a mere thought stop you, let your purpose and passion propel you forward.
It's easy to develop a doubt, because a doubt is really nothing more than a thought. The thing is, it's just as easy to let it go.
Sure, you have the power to doubt yourself. However, you also have the power to fully and magnificently express yourself.
You have the power to fulfill your deepest and most treasured dreams. Start taking action, and feel that power kick in.
Though the doubts can feel big, you are always much bigger, and far more powerful. Use that power, work your way forward, and leave all the doubts behind.
-- Ralph Marston
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Saturday, April 20, 2013
Let yourself be
Let yourself be. Let yourself completely, sincerely, peacefully and joyfully be.
Experience the wonder and beauty of your existence in all its richness. Celebrate this moment not for what you can get from it but simply because you are here to live it.
Let yourself be, and let your magnificent creativity flow. Let yourself be, and embrace the abundance that surrounds you right now.
Let yourself enjoy your life in this beautiful world, just because you can. Let yourself express your own goodness in valuable, authentic ways.
Let yourself be, with no conditions or limitations imposed by your own judgment. Let yourself laugh, play, love, enjoy and create.
This is your day to bring new and meaningful substance to life. Let yourself be the best you can imagine.
-- Ralph Marston
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Experience the wonder and beauty of your existence in all its richness. Celebrate this moment not for what you can get from it but simply because you are here to live it.
Let yourself be, and let your magnificent creativity flow. Let yourself be, and embrace the abundance that surrounds you right now.
Let yourself enjoy your life in this beautiful world, just because you can. Let yourself express your own goodness in valuable, authentic ways.
Let yourself be, with no conditions or limitations imposed by your own judgment. Let yourself laugh, play, love, enjoy and create.
This is your day to bring new and meaningful substance to life. Let yourself be the best you can imagine.
-- Ralph Marston
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Friday, April 19, 2013
Add to it
Add a little perspective to a problem and it becomes a challenge. Add a little understanding to a challenge and it becomes an opportunity.
Add energy, effort and commitment to an opportunity and it becomes an achievement. Put true purpose into achievement and it becomes fulfillment.
Life is what it is, and yet it does not have to stay that way. You can add to it in your own unique and positive ways.
Where there is pain and suffering, you can add your compassion, your love, understanding and helpful efforts to ease the pain. Where there is disorder and uncertainty, you can add a strong sense of positive, meaningful purpose.
Whatever situation you may encounter, you can add your very best to it. The days and moments may come to you in troubling and unpredictable ways, and yet you can give the power of joy and love to them.
Life's richness is found not so much in what comes to you as in what you do with it. Choose to add to it, in beautiful, empowering, enriching ways, and make life's richness even more so.
-- Ralph Marston
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Add energy, effort and commitment to an opportunity and it becomes an achievement. Put true purpose into achievement and it becomes fulfillment.
Life is what it is, and yet it does not have to stay that way. You can add to it in your own unique and positive ways.
Where there is pain and suffering, you can add your compassion, your love, understanding and helpful efforts to ease the pain. Where there is disorder and uncertainty, you can add a strong sense of positive, meaningful purpose.
Whatever situation you may encounter, you can add your very best to it. The days and moments may come to you in troubling and unpredictable ways, and yet you can give the power of joy and love to them.
Life's richness is found not so much in what comes to you as in what you do with it. Choose to add to it, in beautiful, empowering, enriching ways, and make life's richness even more so.
-- Ralph Marston
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Thursday, April 18, 2013
Genuinely happy
Be happy where you are. Be eager to make it even better.
Nothing can make you happy. Everything gives you the opportunity to be happy.
How can you be happy when there is no reason to be? Make happiness the reason, and simply choose to experience it.
A positive, genuinely happy state of mind is a powerful and effective state of mind. Instead of begging for reasons to be happy, see each moment as an opportunity to give happiness to life.
Make happiness a choice rather than a conditional reaction. Make happiness your intention, and it becomes your reality.
It really is as simple, easy and accessible as that. Allow true, unconditional happiness, and it is yours.
-- Ralph Marston
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Nothing can make you happy. Everything gives you the opportunity to be happy.
How can you be happy when there is no reason to be? Make happiness the reason, and simply choose to experience it.
A positive, genuinely happy state of mind is a powerful and effective state of mind. Instead of begging for reasons to be happy, see each moment as an opportunity to give happiness to life.
Make happiness a choice rather than a conditional reaction. Make happiness your intention, and it becomes your reality.
It really is as simple, easy and accessible as that. Allow true, unconditional happiness, and it is yours.
-- Ralph Marston
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Even the problems
Don't let the problems be your excuses to do nothing. Let them be your motivation to do something positive, effective and valuable.
When you choose to be dismayed by the problems, you set yourself up to experience ever-growing levels of negativity. Yet you can just as realistically choose to be empowered by each problem.
You don't have to view the problems as piling up on top of you. Instead, see them as stretching out in front of you, forming a pathway to achievement.
By following that path, by making the choice to deal with each problem, you have the opportunity to create massive value. You're skilled and experienced at making things happen, and each problem is an opportunity to make good, meaningful use of your capabilities.
There's no need to feel overwhelmed by the problems. Make the decision to feel positive and enthusiastic about the experience of successfully working your way through them.
Even the problems give you ways to add richness and fulfillment to life. Choose to see the positive possibilities, and make that richness your own.
-- Ralph Marston
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When you choose to be dismayed by the problems, you set yourself up to experience ever-growing levels of negativity. Yet you can just as realistically choose to be empowered by each problem.
You don't have to view the problems as piling up on top of you. Instead, see them as stretching out in front of you, forming a pathway to achievement.
By following that path, by making the choice to deal with each problem, you have the opportunity to create massive value. You're skilled and experienced at making things happen, and each problem is an opportunity to make good, meaningful use of your capabilities.
There's no need to feel overwhelmed by the problems. Make the decision to feel positive and enthusiastic about the experience of successfully working your way through them.
Even the problems give you ways to add richness and fulfillment to life. Choose to see the positive possibilities, and make that richness your own.
-- Ralph Marston
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Here is
Here is a day, here is a moment, here is an opportunity. Use it.
Here is a life, here is abundance, here is a situation where you can make a difference. Give it your best.
The possibilities are amazing, and they are here right now. Right now is when you can act to bring them to life.
Yes, the most comfortable thing to do is to stay where you are and do nothing. But if you continue that negative, lifeless trajectory, things will soon become terribly uncomfortable.
Make beautiful, enriching experiences instead of sad, painful regrets. Do something positive and meaningful with right now while you can.
Here is your time to live with purpose and passion. Breathe in the fresh, energizing air of possibility, and live it right now with maximum richness.
-- Ralph Marston
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Here is a life, here is abundance, here is a situation where you can make a difference. Give it your best.
The possibilities are amazing, and they are here right now. Right now is when you can act to bring them to life.
Yes, the most comfortable thing to do is to stay where you are and do nothing. But if you continue that negative, lifeless trajectory, things will soon become terribly uncomfortable.
Make beautiful, enriching experiences instead of sad, painful regrets. Do something positive and meaningful with right now while you can.
Here is your time to live with purpose and passion. Breathe in the fresh, energizing air of possibility, and live it right now with maximum richness.
-- Ralph Marston
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Monday, April 15, 2013
Take control
If you don't think you can, think again. Yes, you absolutely can, and will, achieve what you sincerely desire to achieve.
Every day of your life, you've achieved something. Your choices, whatever they may have been, have brought you to where you are right now.
The choices you make today, the priorities you set and follow, will determine where your life goes next. Look forward, envision life at its very best for you and all your world, and then step squarely in that direction.
Let go of the need to pity yourself or to see yourself as some kind of victim. Reach into your unique, beautiful essence and feel the power you have to choose, to act, and to make a difference.
If you feel that life will disappoint you, it will. Yet when you choose to take control, you absolutely will make life into whatever you wish.
Expect the very best, in every moment, on every day. That's the way you will surely experience it.
-- Ralph Marston
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Every day of your life, you've achieved something. Your choices, whatever they may have been, have brought you to where you are right now.
The choices you make today, the priorities you set and follow, will determine where your life goes next. Look forward, envision life at its very best for you and all your world, and then step squarely in that direction.
Let go of the need to pity yourself or to see yourself as some kind of victim. Reach into your unique, beautiful essence and feel the power you have to choose, to act, and to make a difference.
If you feel that life will disappoint you, it will. Yet when you choose to take control, you absolutely will make life into whatever you wish.
Expect the very best, in every moment, on every day. That's the way you will surely experience it.
-- Ralph Marston
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Saturday, April 13, 2013
Peacefully confident
Whatever may come, you can handle. However this day may play out, you can bring new goodness and value to life.
Set your goals, make your plans, and commit to your intentions. Then allow them all to unfold as they will.
Many times the best, most effective way is not the way you originally envisioned. Be willing to learn, to adapt and to celebrate the many ways in which life can go your way.
Remain committed to your intentions, and what seem to be setbacks are not really setbacks at all. When you are driven by authentic purpose, whatever may happen will surely and eventually lead to the fulfillment of that purpose.
Live each moment with the confidence of knowing that you are heading in the direction you've chosen. Rise above the minor ups and downs, focused always on the positive purpose that pushes you ever forward.
Today is another rich and fulfilling part of the journey. Embrace all that this day brings, and grow more peacefully confident with every moment.
-- Ralph Marston
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Set your goals, make your plans, and commit to your intentions. Then allow them all to unfold as they will.
Many times the best, most effective way is not the way you originally envisioned. Be willing to learn, to adapt and to celebrate the many ways in which life can go your way.
Remain committed to your intentions, and what seem to be setbacks are not really setbacks at all. When you are driven by authentic purpose, whatever may happen will surely and eventually lead to the fulfillment of that purpose.
Live each moment with the confidence of knowing that you are heading in the direction you've chosen. Rise above the minor ups and downs, focused always on the positive purpose that pushes you ever forward.
Today is another rich and fulfilling part of the journey. Embrace all that this day brings, and grow more peacefully confident with every moment.
-- Ralph Marston
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Friday, April 12, 2013
Full richness of now
What you let go of in any moment is finite. What you can gain, what you can become by doing so is limitless.
The stories you continue repeating about your past can keep you from living the full richness of now. Lovingly, peacefully let them go and let yourself be, here and now, with life's abundance fully flowing.
Feel the intense and magnificent freedom of living by choice, with purpose and love, in the moment that is. Delight in the opportunity to act, to create, to experience and to be.
Choose to live from a perspective where fear, anger, resentment and worry have no relevance. See the remarkable value that is already yours, that is in you, that is here now for you to creatively live.
Even the seemingly monumental concerns are trivial compared to the positive possibilities that are here now for you to allow. Let go of your need to strive against the problems, and let your life create so much new value that the problems are no longer problems.
Now is here for you to make the most of, so joyfully allow yourself to do it. Live the richness of now, and bring great, new wonderful things to life.
-- Ralph Marston
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The stories you continue repeating about your past can keep you from living the full richness of now. Lovingly, peacefully let them go and let yourself be, here and now, with life's abundance fully flowing.
Feel the intense and magnificent freedom of living by choice, with purpose and love, in the moment that is. Delight in the opportunity to act, to create, to experience and to be.
Choose to live from a perspective where fear, anger, resentment and worry have no relevance. See the remarkable value that is already yours, that is in you, that is here now for you to creatively live.
Even the seemingly monumental concerns are trivial compared to the positive possibilities that are here now for you to allow. Let go of your need to strive against the problems, and let your life create so much new value that the problems are no longer problems.
Now is here for you to make the most of, so joyfully allow yourself to do it. Live the richness of now, and bring great, new wonderful things to life.
-- Ralph Marston
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Thursday, April 11, 2013
The power of joy
See the things you do not as work, but as opportunities for joy. Put the power of joy into the entirety of your day, into the whole of your life.
You can always choose your perspective, no matter what may be going on around you. Living from a perspective of joy and positive presence gives you great power to manifest that joy in the world at large.
Don't limit the joy in your life by thinking of it only as something you must find or acquire. See joy as one of the greatest gifts you have to give, to yourself and to all of life.
You don't have to live in a fantasy world or deny reality in order to be joyful. Simply release joy from the limitations and conditions you have placed on it, and it can always be a very real, and realistic, part of your experience.
The place to always find joy is in your miraculous existence. Allow that joy to flavor each moment, each situation, every effort and every choice.
Live your life with the power of real, true, uninhibited joy. And live the great treasure that is always yours.
-- Ralph Marston
Copyright (c) 2013 Ralph S. Marston, Jr. From The Daily Motivator at http://greatday.com where you will find an archive of more than 4,500 positive messages plus books, CDs, motivational videos and more. Permission is given to post online only if this entire notice is included.
You can always choose your perspective, no matter what may be going on around you. Living from a perspective of joy and positive presence gives you great power to manifest that joy in the world at large.
Don't limit the joy in your life by thinking of it only as something you must find or acquire. See joy as one of the greatest gifts you have to give, to yourself and to all of life.
You don't have to live in a fantasy world or deny reality in order to be joyful. Simply release joy from the limitations and conditions you have placed on it, and it can always be a very real, and realistic, part of your experience.
The place to always find joy is in your miraculous existence. Allow that joy to flavor each moment, each situation, every effort and every choice.
Live your life with the power of real, true, uninhibited joy. And live the great treasure that is always yours.
-- Ralph Marston
Copyright (c) 2013 Ralph S. Marston, Jr. From The Daily Motivator at http://greatday.com where you will find an archive of more than 4,500 positive messages plus books, CDs, motivational videos and more. Permission is given to post online only if this entire notice is included.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Desire to give
The need to get something makes you desperate, fearful, phony and inept. The desire to give makes you creative, genuine, attractive and highly effective.
If you worry and fret about making a good impression, or being popular, or making the sale, you won't. Instead of obsessing over what's in it for you, focus on allowing the highest value to pour out from you.
Choose not to see yourself as needing. Choose to allow life's limitless abundance to flow through you in valuable, unique and creative ways.
All that you could ever think to desire or make use of is already connected to you in some way. By giving your best you make more space for goodness and richness to fill your world.
Success in living is not found in some obscure, complex technique. Success in living is a function of your desire for giving.
You are immensely valuable. The way to fully experience that value is to find new ways to give it to life each day.
-- Ralph Marston
Copyright (c) 2013 Ralph S. Marston, Jr. From The Daily Motivator at http://greatday.com where you will find an archive of more than 4,500 positive messages plus books, CDs, motivational videos and more. Permission is given to post online only if this entire notice is included.
If you worry and fret about making a good impression, or being popular, or making the sale, you won't. Instead of obsessing over what's in it for you, focus on allowing the highest value to pour out from you.
Choose not to see yourself as needing. Choose to allow life's limitless abundance to flow through you in valuable, unique and creative ways.
All that you could ever think to desire or make use of is already connected to you in some way. By giving your best you make more space for goodness and richness to fill your world.
Success in living is not found in some obscure, complex technique. Success in living is a function of your desire for giving.
You are immensely valuable. The way to fully experience that value is to find new ways to give it to life each day.
-- Ralph Marston
Copyright (c) 2013 Ralph S. Marston, Jr. From The Daily Motivator at http://greatday.com where you will find an archive of more than 4,500 positive messages plus books, CDs, motivational videos and more. Permission is given to post online only if this entire notice is included.
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
You can do anything
Somewhere deep inside, you know you can do anything. But it's frightening, uncomfortable and inconvenient to think about, so you choose to pretend it's not true.
It is very easy and comforting to make excuses. So all too often, that's all that ever happens.
But what if you decided to stop arguing in favor of your limitations? What if you made the choice to allow your life to fulfill your greatest possibilities?
When you stop complaining that you can't, is when you can. When you stop defending your lack of progress, you can begin to make incredible progress.
Yes, life is tough and filled with all sorts of big, imposing challenges. And it is precisely by choosing to work through those challenges that you can do anything, anything you truly desire.
Sure, absolutely, it's much easier said than done. Yet this is your life, and you deserve all the richness that comes when you allow yourself to live it fully.
-- Ralph Marston
Copyright (c) 2013 Ralph S. Marston, Jr. From The Daily Motivator at http://greatday.com where you will find an archive of more than 4,500 positive messages plus books, CDs, motivational videos and more. Permission is given to post online only if this entire notice is included.
It is very easy and comforting to make excuses. So all too often, that's all that ever happens.
But what if you decided to stop arguing in favor of your limitations? What if you made the choice to allow your life to fulfill your greatest possibilities?
When you stop complaining that you can't, is when you can. When you stop defending your lack of progress, you can begin to make incredible progress.
Yes, life is tough and filled with all sorts of big, imposing challenges. And it is precisely by choosing to work through those challenges that you can do anything, anything you truly desire.
Sure, absolutely, it's much easier said than done. Yet this is your life, and you deserve all the richness that comes when you allow yourself to live it fully.
-- Ralph Marston
Copyright (c) 2013 Ralph S. Marston, Jr. From The Daily Motivator at http://greatday.com where you will find an archive of more than 4,500 positive messages plus books, CDs, motivational videos and more. Permission is given to post online only if this entire notice is included.
Monday, April 8, 2013
Original
Don't limit yourself by what has already been done. You can do so very much more.
Don't get too caught up in making judgments about what might or might not work. Put your authentic effort and creativity out there, and you'll find out soon enough what works and what doesn't.
Safely following the crowd is not the strategy of a leader. The way to achieve what's never been achieved is to do what's never been done.
You are not a job title or a demographic data point or a technique or a college degree. You are a brilliant, shining, powerful focal point of life itself.
You are a genuine, one-of-a-kind original. So think like it, act like it, feel like it and live like it.
In this brand new moment bring a brand new, beautiful world into existence. Make it outstanding, make it an original, and make it your very best.
-- Ralph Marston
Copyright (c) 2013 Ralph S. Marston, Jr. From The Daily Motivator at http://greatday.com where you will find an archive of more than 4,500 positive messages plus books, CDs, motivational videos and more. Permission is given to post online only if this entire notice is included.
Don't get too caught up in making judgments about what might or might not work. Put your authentic effort and creativity out there, and you'll find out soon enough what works and what doesn't.
Safely following the crowd is not the strategy of a leader. The way to achieve what's never been achieved is to do what's never been done.
You are not a job title or a demographic data point or a technique or a college degree. You are a brilliant, shining, powerful focal point of life itself.
You are a genuine, one-of-a-kind original. So think like it, act like it, feel like it and live like it.
In this brand new moment bring a brand new, beautiful world into existence. Make it outstanding, make it an original, and make it your very best.
-- Ralph Marston
Copyright (c) 2013 Ralph S. Marston, Jr. From The Daily Motivator at http://greatday.com where you will find an archive of more than 4,500 positive messages plus books, CDs, motivational videos and more. Permission is given to post online only if this entire notice is included.
Saturday, April 6, 2013
You are amazing
Give yourself some credit. Because you are amazing, you really are.
You can choose to feel a certain way, and as soon as you make the choice, the feeling is there. You can decide to take action, and as soon as you act you begin to literally change the world.
There is no limit to the value you can create or to the goodness you can spread. Love, joy and kindness are able to flow continuously from you in ways that are as unique and beautiful as each moment.
You are amazing, and all of life is so very fortunate to have you and to know you. You are amazing, and the more you give of your amazing gifts, the more amazing you become.
Whatever does or does not happen, you are amazing. Your beauty and unique value are unconditional and cannot be diminished by mere circumstances.
Feel the reality of how truly amazing you are. And feel yourself becoming even more so.
-- Ralph Marston
Copyright (c) 2013 Ralph S. Marston, Jr. From The Daily Motivator at http://greatday.com where you will find an archive of more than 4,500 positive messages plus books, CDs, motivational videos and more. Permission is given to post online only if this entire notice is included.
You can choose to feel a certain way, and as soon as you make the choice, the feeling is there. You can decide to take action, and as soon as you act you begin to literally change the world.
There is no limit to the value you can create or to the goodness you can spread. Love, joy and kindness are able to flow continuously from you in ways that are as unique and beautiful as each moment.
You are amazing, and all of life is so very fortunate to have you and to know you. You are amazing, and the more you give of your amazing gifts, the more amazing you become.
Whatever does or does not happen, you are amazing. Your beauty and unique value are unconditional and cannot be diminished by mere circumstances.
Feel the reality of how truly amazing you are. And feel yourself becoming even more so.
-- Ralph Marston
Copyright (c) 2013 Ralph S. Marston, Jr. From The Daily Motivator at http://greatday.com where you will find an archive of more than 4,500 positive messages plus books, CDs, motivational videos and more. Permission is given to post online only if this entire notice is included.
Friday, April 5, 2013
A new pattern
Every burden you carry was created in the past. Now would be a good time to leave them there.
When you hold on to resentment, you are continuing to punish yourself for the wrongs that others have done. There's really no good reason to do that.
Just because you have been disappointed in life a hundred times doesn't mean you must be disappointed again. Today is a new day, and beginning a new pattern is just as realistic and accessible as continuing the old one.
Your future depends on your expectations, your choices and your actions. Don't fill it with useless and burdensome negativity from the past.
Look forward, and look at the best within yourself when setting your expectations. Create a new, shining story of achievement and fulfillment, and get busy living that story.
The only way the past or anything else can hold you back, is if you let it. Choose instead to allow your highest vision to pull you toward authentic fulfillment.
-- Ralph Marston
Copyright (c) 2013 Ralph S. Marston, Jr. From The Daily Motivator at http://greatday.com where you will find an archive of more than 4,500 positive messages plus books, CDs, motivational videos and more. Permission is given to post online only if this entire notice is included.
When you hold on to resentment, you are continuing to punish yourself for the wrongs that others have done. There's really no good reason to do that.
Just because you have been disappointed in life a hundred times doesn't mean you must be disappointed again. Today is a new day, and beginning a new pattern is just as realistic and accessible as continuing the old one.
Your future depends on your expectations, your choices and your actions. Don't fill it with useless and burdensome negativity from the past.
Look forward, and look at the best within yourself when setting your expectations. Create a new, shining story of achievement and fulfillment, and get busy living that story.
The only way the past or anything else can hold you back, is if you let it. Choose instead to allow your highest vision to pull you toward authentic fulfillment.
-- Ralph Marston
Copyright (c) 2013 Ralph S. Marston, Jr. From The Daily Motivator at http://greatday.com where you will find an archive of more than 4,500 positive messages plus books, CDs, motivational videos and more. Permission is given to post online only if this entire notice is included.
Thursday, April 4, 2013
The good stuff
Every moment you spend thinking about the bad stuff pushes that much more of the good stuff away. That's certainly not what you want.
Every time you complain, you create more to complain about. Every time you feel sorry for yourself, you give yourself even more reasons to feel sorry.
Life does not throw negative things your way. Life throws all sorts of varied and diverse things your way, and you often choose to interpret them negatively.
What if you could choose differently? The fact is, you always can.
Life can be extremely difficult. But that doesn't mean you have to see it, and think of it, and live it that way.
No matter how overwhelming the bad stuff may seem to be, focus on the good stuff, on the love and joy and positive possibilities. And wherever your attention consistently goes, your life will quickly follow.
-- Ralph Marston
Copyright (c) 2013 Ralph S. Marston, Jr. From The Daily Motivator at http://greatday.com where you will find an archive of more than 4,500 positive messages plus books, CDs, motivational videos and more. Permission is given to post online only if this entire notice is included.
Every time you complain, you create more to complain about. Every time you feel sorry for yourself, you give yourself even more reasons to feel sorry.
Life does not throw negative things your way. Life throws all sorts of varied and diverse things your way, and you often choose to interpret them negatively.
What if you could choose differently? The fact is, you always can.
Life can be extremely difficult. But that doesn't mean you have to see it, and think of it, and live it that way.
No matter how overwhelming the bad stuff may seem to be, focus on the good stuff, on the love and joy and positive possibilities. And wherever your attention consistently goes, your life will quickly follow.
-- Ralph Marston
Copyright (c) 2013 Ralph S. Marston, Jr. From The Daily Motivator at http://greatday.com where you will find an archive of more than 4,500 positive messages plus books, CDs, motivational videos and more. Permission is given to post online only if this entire notice is included.
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Put your love into it
Instead of resenting what you must do, just get it done. Transform the energy of resentment into the satisfaction of achievement.
Quit fighting against the fact that you have to get it done. Start finding ways to enjoy and to give value to the experience.
When you choose to love what you're doing you'll always be able to do what you love. It is a truly rich and fulfilling way to live.
In this moment is everything you now are, everything you now have. So allow whatever you're doing to add positive value to the moment.
Rather than making judgments about what is enjoyable and what is not, make the choice to give enjoyment to what is. Enjoy the fact that you can put love into whatever you do.
Let yourself love what you do. Put your love into it, and you'll receive great treasure and fulfillment out of it.
-- Ralph Marston
Copyright (c) 2013 Ralph S. Marston, Jr. From The Daily Motivator at http://greatday.com where you will find an archive of more than 4,500 positive messages plus books, CDs, motivational videos and more. Permission is given to post online only if this entire notice is included.
Quit fighting against the fact that you have to get it done. Start finding ways to enjoy and to give value to the experience.
When you choose to love what you're doing you'll always be able to do what you love. It is a truly rich and fulfilling way to live.
In this moment is everything you now are, everything you now have. So allow whatever you're doing to add positive value to the moment.
Rather than making judgments about what is enjoyable and what is not, make the choice to give enjoyment to what is. Enjoy the fact that you can put love into whatever you do.
Let yourself love what you do. Put your love into it, and you'll receive great treasure and fulfillment out of it.
-- Ralph Marston
Copyright (c) 2013 Ralph S. Marston, Jr. From The Daily Motivator at http://greatday.com where you will find an archive of more than 4,500 positive messages plus books, CDs, motivational videos and more. Permission is given to post online only if this entire notice is included.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Life already is
Let go of the need for anything to be different. Allow yourself to be fulfilled by everything that is.
Let go of your obsession with getting. Center your energy and awareness on being.
Let your goals and dreams push you toward a bright and fulfilling future. But don't let them blind you to the immense abundance that is right now.
Work your plans, honor your obligations, and fulfill your duties. Do it all from a positive and authentic living presence.
Discover again and again that joy is now. Live the reality that true happiness is yours the instant you choose to let it flow from you.
Live not from need, but from love. And see what a magnificent thing life already is.
-- Ralph Marston
Copyright (c) 2013 Ralph S. Marston, Jr. From The Daily Motivator at http://greatday.com where you will find an archive of more than 4,500 positive messages plus books, CDs, motivational videos and more. Permission is given to post online only if this entire notice is included.
Let go of your obsession with getting. Center your energy and awareness on being.
Let your goals and dreams push you toward a bright and fulfilling future. But don't let them blind you to the immense abundance that is right now.
Work your plans, honor your obligations, and fulfill your duties. Do it all from a positive and authentic living presence.
Discover again and again that joy is now. Live the reality that true happiness is yours the instant you choose to let it flow from you.
Live not from need, but from love. And see what a magnificent thing life already is.
-- Ralph Marston
Copyright (c) 2013 Ralph S. Marston, Jr. From The Daily Motivator at http://greatday.com where you will find an archive of more than 4,500 positive messages plus books, CDs, motivational videos and more. Permission is given to post online only if this entire notice is included.
Monday, April 1, 2013
Your situation
Your situation does not define you. In fact, your situation does not really even limit you.
You can transcend any situation with purposeful, focused action. You can choose to change things, to grow, to improve, to create, to prosper and to live with maximum joy and fulfillment.
Don't get caught up in making judgments about whether it is easy or difficult, pleasant or uncomfortable. Just step forward and do what you know is best for your life and your world.
You are a living bundle of infinitely flexible energy. Instead of letting your circumstances bring you down, let your possibilities lift you up.
Grab the best of those possibilities and inject your authentic passion into them. Create something wonderful, again and again.
Instead of using your situation as an excuse, use it as a starting point. Connect with the unique beauty and immense value of who you are, and rise above any situation.
-- Ralph Marston
Copyright (c) 2013 Ralph S. Marston, Jr. From The Daily Motivator at http://greatday.com where you will find an archive of more than 4,500 positive messages plus books, CDs, motivational videos and more. Permission is given to post online only if this entire notice is included.
You can transcend any situation with purposeful, focused action. You can choose to change things, to grow, to improve, to create, to prosper and to live with maximum joy and fulfillment.
Don't get caught up in making judgments about whether it is easy or difficult, pleasant or uncomfortable. Just step forward and do what you know is best for your life and your world.
You are a living bundle of infinitely flexible energy. Instead of letting your circumstances bring you down, let your possibilities lift you up.
Grab the best of those possibilities and inject your authentic passion into them. Create something wonderful, again and again.
Instead of using your situation as an excuse, use it as a starting point. Connect with the unique beauty and immense value of who you are, and rise above any situation.
-- Ralph Marston
Copyright (c) 2013 Ralph S. Marston, Jr. From The Daily Motivator at http://greatday.com where you will find an archive of more than 4,500 positive messages plus books, CDs, motivational videos and more. Permission is given to post online only if this entire notice is included.
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