You are not what they say you are, and you are not even what they think you are. You are who you choose to be.
You are the way you choose to live, to speak, to think, to wonder and to wander. You are what you are most profoundly thankful for, and what you love.
You have no obligation to meet anyone else's expectations. Yet you have a serious obligation to yourself and to life, to set your own expectations beyond even the reaches of imagination.
There is no need and no reason to be intimidated. Live so that what might have previously intimidated you will instead begin to inspire you.
This life you have is nothing short of a miracle. What you do with it today, tomorrow, every little moment, is up to you.
So choose wisely, and remember that in all things you do have a choice. Choose as if your life depends on it, for it does.
-- Ralph Marston
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Monday, June 30, 2014
Saturday, June 28, 2014
Spectacular world
This is a spectacular world. Make the commitment, right here and now, to be a more active participant in it.
Enjoy the wonder and beauty, but do more than just enjoy. Utilize your life, your time, your skills to make a whole lot more wondrous things and experiences in this world.
You have a crazy unique song to sing and an absolutely enthralling story to tell. Tell that story and sing that song in ways that will enrich the lives around you.
Sincere thankfulness will get you everywhere. Passionately demonstrate your gratitude for this spectacular world by making it even more so.
Dive into the experience of each day with the goal of making it more fulfilling than any previous day you've known. As each new moment arrives, find something new and purposeful and valuable to do with it.
Remind yourself often that you're gloriously alive in a spectacular world. Find real joy and richness in living up to that promise, again and again.
-- Ralph Marston
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Enjoy the wonder and beauty, but do more than just enjoy. Utilize your life, your time, your skills to make a whole lot more wondrous things and experiences in this world.
You have a crazy unique song to sing and an absolutely enthralling story to tell. Tell that story and sing that song in ways that will enrich the lives around you.
Sincere thankfulness will get you everywhere. Passionately demonstrate your gratitude for this spectacular world by making it even more so.
Dive into the experience of each day with the goal of making it more fulfilling than any previous day you've known. As each new moment arrives, find something new and purposeful and valuable to do with it.
Remind yourself often that you're gloriously alive in a spectacular world. Find real joy and richness in living up to that promise, again and again.
-- Ralph Marston
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Friday, June 27, 2014
Delight yourself with amazement
Challenge is inconvenient and yet it is so absolutely necessary. Effort is not always fun and yet it gives you access to the good, fun and fulfilling parts of life.
Though in the moment it may seem unfair or tedious or boring or frustrating to make the effort, get past all that. Go ahead and do what must be done, especially including the hard stuff.
Looking back on the effort, it will not look so bad. In fact, looking back you'll be quite thankful you did it.
So now, when the opportunity is here, do it. Now, when your destiny is begging you to respect it, to follow it and give value to it, get going.
Muscle your way through, or finesse your way through, or do what it takes to get it done. Though at the beginning you may not feel you'll like it, you will come to like it in a deeply satisfying way.
It is amazing what you can do when you put mind, body and spirit into it. Go ahead, do the hard stuff, and delight yourself with amazement at how great it is.
-- Ralph Marston
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Though in the moment it may seem unfair or tedious or boring or frustrating to make the effort, get past all that. Go ahead and do what must be done, especially including the hard stuff.
Looking back on the effort, it will not look so bad. In fact, looking back you'll be quite thankful you did it.
So now, when the opportunity is here, do it. Now, when your destiny is begging you to respect it, to follow it and give value to it, get going.
Muscle your way through, or finesse your way through, or do what it takes to get it done. Though at the beginning you may not feel you'll like it, you will come to like it in a deeply satisfying way.
It is amazing what you can do when you put mind, body and spirit into it. Go ahead, do the hard stuff, and delight yourself with amazement at how great it is.
-- Ralph Marston
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Thursday, June 26, 2014
Presence of possibility
Forget what you think you know, and remember who you know you are. Let go of the need for sensation, and experience the miracle of existence.
Breathe deeply the sweet, cool presence of possibility. Life means markedly more, yet a glorious place to start is with the meaning you give it.
Dart quickly from the thought that anything is mundane. Every great and tiny thing is anything but.
Your longings are not strange or irresponsible. They are you, and indeed your responsibility is to indulge them in creative and beneficial ways.
Joy is not some fleeting, fashionable amusement park ride. It is the gift you can inject into even the smallest, most ordinary moments, again and again.
Lovingly immerse your world in the unique joy you keep longing to create. All is now possible, and from that limitless realm your choices make life magnificent.
-- Ralph Marston
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Breathe deeply the sweet, cool presence of possibility. Life means markedly more, yet a glorious place to start is with the meaning you give it.
Dart quickly from the thought that anything is mundane. Every great and tiny thing is anything but.
Your longings are not strange or irresponsible. They are you, and indeed your responsibility is to indulge them in creative and beneficial ways.
Joy is not some fleeting, fashionable amusement park ride. It is the gift you can inject into even the smallest, most ordinary moments, again and again.
Lovingly immerse your world in the unique joy you keep longing to create. All is now possible, and from that limitless realm your choices make life magnificent.
-- Ralph Marston
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Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Trust yourself
Trust yourself to love what you truly love. Have plenty of confidence to say what you really want to say.
Life is too precious to always be asking permission. Go ahead and live your authentic purpose in every thing, in every moment.
Have faith in what impassions you. Go with what you know is good and right, energizing and empowering.
Anyone else's mere opinion about you is that person's concern, not yours. Trust in your unique worth and beauty, for they are absolutely there.
Be endlessly curious and joyously delighted about whatever you care about. Let yourself be fascinated by the special, sparkling gems of life that catch your eye.
You already know how to live richly. Trust yourself, and do it.
-- Ralph Marston
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Life is too precious to always be asking permission. Go ahead and live your authentic purpose in every thing, in every moment.
Have faith in what impassions you. Go with what you know is good and right, energizing and empowering.
Anyone else's mere opinion about you is that person's concern, not yours. Trust in your unique worth and beauty, for they are absolutely there.
Be endlessly curious and joyously delighted about whatever you care about. Let yourself be fascinated by the special, sparkling gems of life that catch your eye.
You already know how to live richly. Trust yourself, and do it.
-- Ralph Marston
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Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Urging you forward
Your purpose won't scream at you all the time. Though if it did, you'd be continually smothered in delightfully good fortune.
Purpose does whisper in every little thing, in each feeling, experience, preference, desire and joy. It is not loud yet it persistently calls, and you're smart to listen.
Climb the challenging trail unfolding from that purpose of yours. You'll accumulate joyous new fulfillment not only at the summit, but also all along the way.
How you feel about life says much more about you than it does about life. Pay attention to those feelings, learn what drives them, and choose to follow the unshakable, underlying yearning from which they spring.
Purpose pulls you through the struggle, then is deepened and enriched by that same struggle. When you know you must act no matter what, it is purpose urging you forward.
Find it, feel it, and allow that purpose to inform and energize all you do. Let it propel you to the rich and fulfilling life that is yours to live.
-- Ralph Marston
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Purpose does whisper in every little thing, in each feeling, experience, preference, desire and joy. It is not loud yet it persistently calls, and you're smart to listen.
Climb the challenging trail unfolding from that purpose of yours. You'll accumulate joyous new fulfillment not only at the summit, but also all along the way.
How you feel about life says much more about you than it does about life. Pay attention to those feelings, learn what drives them, and choose to follow the unshakable, underlying yearning from which they spring.
Purpose pulls you through the struggle, then is deepened and enriched by that same struggle. When you know you must act no matter what, it is purpose urging you forward.
Find it, feel it, and allow that purpose to inform and energize all you do. Let it propel you to the rich and fulfilling life that is yours to live.
-- Ralph Marston
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Monday, June 23, 2014
Peace and quiet
Action and excitement and activity are all great. So are peace and quiet.
If you spend all your time having entertainment and information fed to you, there's no time left to find meaning in it all. On a regular basis, disconnect from the constant feed and reconnect with the beautiful reality of who you are.
You don't have to see and hear and know everything the instant it happens. Much of the value of knowledge comes from taking the time to process what you know.
Your power to imagine is one of the most useful and valuable abilities you have. Yet if you are constantly overloaded with intense incoming sensations, your amazing imagination will begin to wither.
There's exquisite music of your own making to be found in moments of peaceful silence. For a little while, let go of what they are saying and rediscover who you are.
Delight in the sights, sounds, thrills and excitement of life. And find profound treasure in the peace and quiet.
-- Ralph Marston
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If you spend all your time having entertainment and information fed to you, there's no time left to find meaning in it all. On a regular basis, disconnect from the constant feed and reconnect with the beautiful reality of who you are.
You don't have to see and hear and know everything the instant it happens. Much of the value of knowledge comes from taking the time to process what you know.
Your power to imagine is one of the most useful and valuable abilities you have. Yet if you are constantly overloaded with intense incoming sensations, your amazing imagination will begin to wither.
There's exquisite music of your own making to be found in moments of peaceful silence. For a little while, let go of what they are saying and rediscover who you are.
Delight in the sights, sounds, thrills and excitement of life. And find profound treasure in the peace and quiet.
-- Ralph Marston
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Saturday, June 21, 2014
Live with humility
Humility is surprisingly empowering. Sincerely putting others first is an excellent way to get yourself ahead.
When you decline to grab the credit for the good things you do, others will be much more willing to work with you. When you're not afraid to admit you don't know it all, others will be happy to help you learn.
Boasting will never earn you any positive impressions. It mainly makes you look foolish and insecure.
Choose instead to regularly look at life from other peoples' perspectives. Do what is best not for you alone, but what is best for everyone involved.
It is nearly impossible to achieve real success by being centered only on yourself. The best thing you can do for you is to consider what's best for everyone else.
Always remember that true greatness does not have to be announced. Live with humility, with compassion and positive purpose, and live with that true greatness.
-- Ralph Marston
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When you decline to grab the credit for the good things you do, others will be much more willing to work with you. When you're not afraid to admit you don't know it all, others will be happy to help you learn.
Boasting will never earn you any positive impressions. It mainly makes you look foolish and insecure.
Choose instead to regularly look at life from other peoples' perspectives. Do what is best not for you alone, but what is best for everyone involved.
It is nearly impossible to achieve real success by being centered only on yourself. The best thing you can do for you is to consider what's best for everyone else.
Always remember that true greatness does not have to be announced. Live with humility, with compassion and positive purpose, and live with that true greatness.
-- Ralph Marston
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Friday, June 20, 2014
Useless envy
Getting envious doesn't get you much. When you feel envy, make the choice to take the energy of that feeling and to point it in a more positive direction.
A much more empowering alternative to envy is gratitude. Envy creates a feeling of lack and limitation, while gratitude fosters a mindset of abundance.
When it comes to the things that matter, there's never any reason to be envious of anyone else. You can always choose to live your life in a way that's the most positive and fulfilling for you.
When there's something about someone else's life that appeals to you, look for ways to transform that feeling into positive action. Rather than being envious, be inspired.
Instead of focusing on what you don't have, think of all the positive, value-creating things you can do. No matter where you are or what you have, there's a world of opportunity available to you.
Make the commitment to act on that opportunity, and to bring new, unique goodness to your world. Get beyond the useless envy, and enjoy filling your life with true richness.
-- Ralph Marston
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A much more empowering alternative to envy is gratitude. Envy creates a feeling of lack and limitation, while gratitude fosters a mindset of abundance.
When it comes to the things that matter, there's never any reason to be envious of anyone else. You can always choose to live your life in a way that's the most positive and fulfilling for you.
When there's something about someone else's life that appeals to you, look for ways to transform that feeling into positive action. Rather than being envious, be inspired.
Instead of focusing on what you don't have, think of all the positive, value-creating things you can do. No matter where you are or what you have, there's a world of opportunity available to you.
Make the commitment to act on that opportunity, and to bring new, unique goodness to your world. Get beyond the useless envy, and enjoy filling your life with true richness.
-- Ralph Marston
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Thursday, June 19, 2014
Get out of your own way
Don't waste your energy being resentful about the distractions or blaming the interruptions. Just go ahead and cheerfully deal with whatever comes along.
Don't use up all your time complaining about the problems or worrying about the challenges. Instead, be thankful that you're able to do something positive with them, and then get busy.
There is so very much you can achieve if you'll simply get out of your own way. There is so much you can do when you stop second-guessing yourself and allow yourself to take action.
By all means think about what you're doing, but don't let the thoughts get in the way of doing. Anticipate the possible problems but don't let those imagined problems prevent you from moving forward.
You owe it to life to express your unique perspective by creating new, original value and richness in the world. You owe it to yourself to wake up every morning and spend every day free of any self-imposed limitations.
Step forward with joy and live your life. Discover in each new moment how much better you can make it.
-- Ralph Marston
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Don't use up all your time complaining about the problems or worrying about the challenges. Instead, be thankful that you're able to do something positive with them, and then get busy.
There is so very much you can achieve if you'll simply get out of your own way. There is so much you can do when you stop second-guessing yourself and allow yourself to take action.
By all means think about what you're doing, but don't let the thoughts get in the way of doing. Anticipate the possible problems but don't let those imagined problems prevent you from moving forward.
You owe it to life to express your unique perspective by creating new, original value and richness in the world. You owe it to yourself to wake up every morning and spend every day free of any self-imposed limitations.
Step forward with joy and live your life. Discover in each new moment how much better you can make it.
-- Ralph Marston
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Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Get up and get to work
If you're disillusioned with life, get up and get to work. Do something useful, get yourself busy making a difference, and you'll soon feel your faith in life being renewed.
If you're frustrated or angry about something, get to work. Before long, you'll find your focus shifting from the problems and frustrations to the possibilities and opportunities.
If you're tired and weary, stop and rest for a little while, but not too long. Then get back up, get yourself working on something meaningful, and you'll feel a renewed sense of energy.
It's natural to feel lousy when you're not making a contribution to life, but the answer is not to curse the lousy feeling. The answer is to get yourself doing something that will truly matter.
No matter how young or old or strong or infirm you may be, there's good and useful work you can do in your own special way. Assume that there's something valuable you can do, and from that perspective you'll discover new and energizing ways to lift up life.
If life is troubling you or even if it's not, get up and get to work. Make a difference with your efforts, and you'll make your own life immensely better.
-- Ralph Marston
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If you're frustrated or angry about something, get to work. Before long, you'll find your focus shifting from the problems and frustrations to the possibilities and opportunities.
If you're tired and weary, stop and rest for a little while, but not too long. Then get back up, get yourself working on something meaningful, and you'll feel a renewed sense of energy.
It's natural to feel lousy when you're not making a contribution to life, but the answer is not to curse the lousy feeling. The answer is to get yourself doing something that will truly matter.
No matter how young or old or strong or infirm you may be, there's good and useful work you can do in your own special way. Assume that there's something valuable you can do, and from that perspective you'll discover new and energizing ways to lift up life.
If life is troubling you or even if it's not, get up and get to work. Make a difference with your efforts, and you'll make your own life immensely better.
-- Ralph Marston
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Tuesday, June 17, 2014
The opportunity of this day
Today, life will give you the opportunity to be honest. Take that opportunity, and keep yourself aligned with the power of truth.
Today, life will give you the opportunity to be compassionate. Take that opportunity, and feel the priceless satisfaction that comes from making a difference in the lives of others.
Today, life will give you the opportunity to act with discipline and focus. Take that opportunity, and enjoy the fruits of being highly effective in whatever you do.
Your life today will give you the opportunity to learn, to achieve, to enjoy, to reflect, to share, to listen, to understand and to love. Embrace each opportunity that comes your way with gratitude, enthusiasm and a sense of positive purpose.
On this day, life will give you the opportunity to be your best, to live and to act true to the unique and beautiful person you know you are. Take that opportunity, and run with it.
If you've been wishing and waiting for a perfect opportunity, it is here and now. This day will be what you make of it, and there's no opportunity better than that.
-- Ralph Marston
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Today, life will give you the opportunity to be compassionate. Take that opportunity, and feel the priceless satisfaction that comes from making a difference in the lives of others.
Today, life will give you the opportunity to act with discipline and focus. Take that opportunity, and enjoy the fruits of being highly effective in whatever you do.
Your life today will give you the opportunity to learn, to achieve, to enjoy, to reflect, to share, to listen, to understand and to love. Embrace each opportunity that comes your way with gratitude, enthusiasm and a sense of positive purpose.
On this day, life will give you the opportunity to be your best, to live and to act true to the unique and beautiful person you know you are. Take that opportunity, and run with it.
If you've been wishing and waiting for a perfect opportunity, it is here and now. This day will be what you make of it, and there's no opportunity better than that.
-- Ralph Marston
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Monday, June 16, 2014
Let your enthusiasm show
When you're enthusiastic about something, you can often appear foolish and naive. Be enthusiastic anyway.
Sometimes your enthusiasm will be misdirected, but that doesn't mean there's anything wrong with enthusiasm itself. Just make the correction, and let yourself be even more enthusiastic.
Enthusiasm keeps you young, vibrant and involved in life. Enthusiasm allows the immense power of your authentic self to flow freely into the world around you.
Enthusiasm makes you interesting and causes people to want to be around you. Enthusiasm is contagious and can be used to create wonderful, positive things in life.
Don't let yourself be embarrassed to be enthusiastic about the things that matter to you. It's a fantastic thing to live a life of positive purpose, and to be highly enthusiastic about doing so.
So go ahead and let yourself be wonderfully, refreshingly enthusiastic about this day, this place, and this opportunity to make the most of it all. Let your enthusiasm show, and you will show all the world how great life can be.
-- Ralph Marston
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Sometimes your enthusiasm will be misdirected, but that doesn't mean there's anything wrong with enthusiasm itself. Just make the correction, and let yourself be even more enthusiastic.
Enthusiasm keeps you young, vibrant and involved in life. Enthusiasm allows the immense power of your authentic self to flow freely into the world around you.
Enthusiasm makes you interesting and causes people to want to be around you. Enthusiasm is contagious and can be used to create wonderful, positive things in life.
Don't let yourself be embarrassed to be enthusiastic about the things that matter to you. It's a fantastic thing to live a life of positive purpose, and to be highly enthusiastic about doing so.
So go ahead and let yourself be wonderfully, refreshingly enthusiastic about this day, this place, and this opportunity to make the most of it all. Let your enthusiasm show, and you will show all the world how great life can be.
-- Ralph Marston
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Saturday, June 14, 2014
Immersed in the wonder
At this very moment you are immersed in the wonder that is life. Feel the power, feel the possibilities, and live this day worthy of the greatness to which you are connected.
In even the smallest, most ordinary things there is amazing beauty and immense potential for joy. If you are bored or uninspired, you're simply not paying attention.
Take a moment to take a deep breath, to take it all in, and to marvel at your exceedingly good fortune. Remind yourself that you are rich beyond all conceivable measure.
If you happen to feel burdened by some particular situation or limitation, take a step back and reconsider. Whatever may be troubling you is small compared to the nearly limitless options you have for doing something about it.
Though there are many problems, there are always many more positive possibilities. To transform those possibilities into positive reality, it's up to you to take purposeful, focused action.
In this moment, feel the immensity of life's wonder. And find delight in making positive use of it.
-- Ralph Marston
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In even the smallest, most ordinary things there is amazing beauty and immense potential for joy. If you are bored or uninspired, you're simply not paying attention.
Take a moment to take a deep breath, to take it all in, and to marvel at your exceedingly good fortune. Remind yourself that you are rich beyond all conceivable measure.
If you happen to feel burdened by some particular situation or limitation, take a step back and reconsider. Whatever may be troubling you is small compared to the nearly limitless options you have for doing something about it.
Though there are many problems, there are always many more positive possibilities. To transform those possibilities into positive reality, it's up to you to take purposeful, focused action.
In this moment, feel the immensity of life's wonder. And find delight in making positive use of it.
-- Ralph Marston
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Friday, June 13, 2014
Powerful advantage
By complaining about your troubles you make those troubles bigger. By being thankful for your blessings you make those blessings more prominent in your life.
If you dwell on how difficult and complicated some particular task is, you make it even more difficult for yourself. It is by being thankful and enthusiastic that you get it done more effectively.
Your thoughts give great power to what they're focused upon. So choose to focus those thoughts on whatever you wish to make more influential in your life.
Your thoughts create the perspective from which you experience and interact with life. It is always in your best interest to make that a positive, empowering perspective.
Your thoughts won't change the external factors in your world. However, your thoughts will most certainly affect what you can accomplish with those external realities.
Choose those thoughts that will frame this day in a positive, purposeful perspective. Your thoughts are yours to control, so make good use of them to give your actions and your life a powerful advantage.
-- Ralph Marston
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If you dwell on how difficult and complicated some particular task is, you make it even more difficult for yourself. It is by being thankful and enthusiastic that you get it done more effectively.
Your thoughts give great power to what they're focused upon. So choose to focus those thoughts on whatever you wish to make more influential in your life.
Your thoughts create the perspective from which you experience and interact with life. It is always in your best interest to make that a positive, empowering perspective.
Your thoughts won't change the external factors in your world. However, your thoughts will most certainly affect what you can accomplish with those external realities.
Choose those thoughts that will frame this day in a positive, purposeful perspective. Your thoughts are yours to control, so make good use of them to give your actions and your life a powerful advantage.
-- Ralph Marston
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Thursday, June 12, 2014
Make new joy
It is great to treasure the joys of the past. When you do so, those joys will always be with you, bringing new pleasure each time you think of them.
But don't get so dependent on past joys that you neglect to make new ones. Instead, allow the joys you've previously experienced to inspire you to make even more.
Circumstances have surely changed, and you'll never again have the exact same joyful experiences you had before. However, you most certainly can create new, original joyful memories to treasure.
Be thankful about all the great times you've known. And be willing to make more great times with this day, with this moment, wherever you may be.
Don't limit the possibilities for joy by assuming that the new joys must be just like the previous ones. Continue to open yourself to new, creative options for adding richness and fulfillment to life.
There are plenty of ways, right here and right now, to bring fresh joy to life. Treasure the joys of the past, and make some new ones today.
-- Ralph Marston
Copyright (c) 2014 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.
But don't get so dependent on past joys that you neglect to make new ones. Instead, allow the joys you've previously experienced to inspire you to make even more.
Circumstances have surely changed, and you'll never again have the exact same joyful experiences you had before. However, you most certainly can create new, original joyful memories to treasure.
Be thankful about all the great times you've known. And be willing to make more great times with this day, with this moment, wherever you may be.
Don't limit the possibilities for joy by assuming that the new joys must be just like the previous ones. Continue to open yourself to new, creative options for adding richness and fulfillment to life.
There are plenty of ways, right here and right now, to bring fresh joy to life. Treasure the joys of the past, and make some new ones today.
-- Ralph Marston
Copyright (c) 2014 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, June 11, 2014
Every new moment
Time will pass no matter what. Give yourself something to show for it.
Give yourself some adventure, some achievement, some fellowship, learning, exhilaration, and other great moments of experience. Give yourself the benefit of working with discipline and focus to tackle a meaningful challenge.
Time moves forward, so get yourself moving forward with it. Make this day uniquely fulfilling, and then create even more fulfillment tomorrow.
You cannot go back and reclaim the hours, days and years that have already passed. Yet you can work to make the very most of every new moment that arrives.
Make time your friend by filling it with positive purpose as it arrives. Make time work for you by doing your best work with the time you have.
Time is filled with great promise and possibility. Claim all that value with purposeful, focused effort and lift your world higher as each moment passes.
-- Ralph Marston
Copyright (c) 2014 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.
Give yourself some adventure, some achievement, some fellowship, learning, exhilaration, and other great moments of experience. Give yourself the benefit of working with discipline and focus to tackle a meaningful challenge.
Time moves forward, so get yourself moving forward with it. Make this day uniquely fulfilling, and then create even more fulfillment tomorrow.
You cannot go back and reclaim the hours, days and years that have already passed. Yet you can work to make the very most of every new moment that arrives.
Make time your friend by filling it with positive purpose as it arrives. Make time work for you by doing your best work with the time you have.
Time is filled with great promise and possibility. Claim all that value with purposeful, focused effort and lift your world higher as each moment passes.
-- Ralph Marston
Copyright (c) 2014 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, June 10, 2014
See something beautiful
There's something beautiful about the moment you're in. Find the beauty, feel the beauty, enjoy it, appreciate it, and let it expand.
There's something beautiful about the place where you are. See that beauty, delight in it, and let its positive power encompass you.
In any situation, you can choose to see the beauty in life. When you do, you become more loving, more peaceful, more effective, and more fulfilled.
In seeing life's beauty you are able to recognize life's best possibilities. Appreciate the beauty, and you gain access to the abundance in which you are immersed.
Instead of reacting with anger, despair or frustration, choose to be amazed by the beauty that is always there. Something about every situation is beautiful, and you gain valuable insight by aligning yourself with it.
In what you do, in where you go, there is beauty. Choose to see and to live that beauty, and make your life truly rich.
-- Ralph Marston
Copyright (c) 2014 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.
There's something beautiful about the place where you are. See that beauty, delight in it, and let its positive power encompass you.
In any situation, you can choose to see the beauty in life. When you do, you become more loving, more peaceful, more effective, and more fulfilled.
In seeing life's beauty you are able to recognize life's best possibilities. Appreciate the beauty, and you gain access to the abundance in which you are immersed.
Instead of reacting with anger, despair or frustration, choose to be amazed by the beauty that is always there. Something about every situation is beautiful, and you gain valuable insight by aligning yourself with it.
In what you do, in where you go, there is beauty. Choose to see and to live that beauty, and make your life truly rich.
-- Ralph Marston
Copyright (c) 2014 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, June 9, 2014
Positive empowerment
Don't waste your time, thoughts and energy in a state of need. Invest yourself and your life in action.
Free yourself from the burdens of anxiety and worry about what might or might not happen. Get busy living fully, making good and enriching things happen.
This moment is too valuable to contaminate it with negative, limiting thoughts. There are great things you can do right now to improve your life and your world, so go ahead and do them.
Choose to live in a state of positive empowerment by choosing to follow through on your best possibilities. You have the ability to make a difference, and the more you engage that ability, the more fulfilling life becomes.
If you're waiting for the perfect opportunity, wait no longer. This day is the best opportunity you've ever had, because it is when you can take action and move forward.
Let go of the empty wishes, the complaints, the apprehensions, and let yourself do what you do best. Let yourself live richly by acting in every moment to make your world a better place.
-- Ralph Marston
Copyright (c) 2014 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.
Free yourself from the burdens of anxiety and worry about what might or might not happen. Get busy living fully, making good and enriching things happen.
This moment is too valuable to contaminate it with negative, limiting thoughts. There are great things you can do right now to improve your life and your world, so go ahead and do them.
Choose to live in a state of positive empowerment by choosing to follow through on your best possibilities. You have the ability to make a difference, and the more you engage that ability, the more fulfilling life becomes.
If you're waiting for the perfect opportunity, wait no longer. This day is the best opportunity you've ever had, because it is when you can take action and move forward.
Let go of the empty wishes, the complaints, the apprehensions, and let yourself do what you do best. Let yourself live richly by acting in every moment to make your world a better place.
-- Ralph Marston
Copyright (c) 2014 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, June 7, 2014
Relax and get busy
It might seem like a contradiction to be active and involved while at the same time being relaxed and joyful. But there's really no contradiction at all.
Activity and effort add great richness to life. And there's no reason why you must be stressed and uptight about making that effort.
It's idleness, not positive effort, that can bring so much despair to life. Avoid that despair by doing something valuable and meaningful every chance you get.
It's great to be peaceful, relaxed, and enjoying life. And you can be all those things while putting forth disciplined, persistent, effective effort.
Don't assume that you must wallow in idleness just to relax. Make the choice to relax and to enjoy yourself even in the busiest of times.
Life is an adventure, so live that adventure actively and enthusiastically. At the same time, relax and enjoy the process of adding real richness to your life and your world.
-- Ralph Marston
Copyright (c) 2014 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.
Activity and effort add great richness to life. And there's no reason why you must be stressed and uptight about making that effort.
It's idleness, not positive effort, that can bring so much despair to life. Avoid that despair by doing something valuable and meaningful every chance you get.
It's great to be peaceful, relaxed, and enjoying life. And you can be all those things while putting forth disciplined, persistent, effective effort.
Don't assume that you must wallow in idleness just to relax. Make the choice to relax and to enjoy yourself even in the busiest of times.
Life is an adventure, so live that adventure actively and enthusiastically. At the same time, relax and enjoy the process of adding real richness to your life and your world.
-- Ralph Marston
Copyright (c) 2014 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, June 6, 2014
Key to success
The key to success is not in some particular technique, program, ritual or idea. The key to your success is you, and what you do.
There are many great people, products, services, values and philosophies that can be extremely helpful. Yet any authentic, fulfilling success you enjoy will come largely from you.
Though you are highly deserving, success in life is not a foregone conclusion. However, you are fortunate to have the opportunity and the ability to make it happen.
If you wish to be successful, then give the best of yourself to that success. The extent of your success flows directly from the size of your commitment.
Be willing to step up and take full and continuing responsibility for your success. That's what will make it happen.
Nothing will work to bring you success unless you work to bring about that success. Choose a goal that truly means something, do the work, and enjoy all the success you will surely create.
-- Ralph Marston
Copyright (c) 2014 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.
There are many great people, products, services, values and philosophies that can be extremely helpful. Yet any authentic, fulfilling success you enjoy will come largely from you.
Though you are highly deserving, success in life is not a foregone conclusion. However, you are fortunate to have the opportunity and the ability to make it happen.
If you wish to be successful, then give the best of yourself to that success. The extent of your success flows directly from the size of your commitment.
Be willing to step up and take full and continuing responsibility for your success. That's what will make it happen.
Nothing will work to bring you success unless you work to bring about that success. Choose a goal that truly means something, do the work, and enjoy all the success you will surely create.
-- Ralph Marston
Copyright (c) 2014 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, June 5, 2014
Be truly you
It does you no good to become highly skilled at pretending to be someone you're not. Be you, enjoy it fully and authentically, and spread the joy around.
Don't waste a lot of time and energy trying to do what you think might impress others. Be you, live what you love, and be impressed yourself at all the great things life has to offer.
It doesn't take a whole big complicated set of circumstances to bring you the life you want to live. It just takes a little honesty with yourself, about yourself.
Take a deep, peaceful breath, let go of the burdensome need to maintain pretenses, and be you. Feel the healing joy of living each day true to who you are.
You don't need power or possessions or drama to fulfill your purpose. All you have to do is to be you.
The very best you can do is to be truly you. Be you, and enjoy bringing your unique greatness to life.
-- Ralph Marston
Copyright (c) 2014 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 waste a lot of time and energy trying to do what you think might impress others. Be you, live what you love, and be impressed yourself at all the great things life has to offer.
It doesn't take a whole big complicated set of circumstances to bring you the life you want to live. It just takes a little honesty with yourself, about yourself.
Take a deep, peaceful breath, let go of the burdensome need to maintain pretenses, and be you. Feel the healing joy of living each day true to who you are.
You don't need power or possessions or drama to fulfill your purpose. All you have to do is to be you.
The very best you can do is to be truly you. Be you, and enjoy bringing your unique greatness to life.
-- Ralph Marston
Copyright (c) 2014 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, June 4, 2014
Positive power on the inside
No matter what may be happening on the outside, you are in charge of the way you are on the inside. And the way you are inside makes all the difference in the value and fulfillment you experience in each day.
Will you be overwhelmed by the problems or energized by the opportunities? That depends on the attitude with which you choose to live.
Will you be a victim of life's circumstances or will you take positive control of your own destiny? The inner you makes that choice.
You can decide whether to live each day in the darkness of despair or in the light of possibility. You can choose between being a victim or a victor.
It is easy to blame your outer circumstances for the way your life unfolds. Yet the most influential factor is the perspective from which you respond to the way life unfolds.
At any time and place, in any situation, you can choose a positive, empowering, life-affirming perspective. Keep positive power on the inside, and you can successfully deal with whatever happens everywhere else.
-- Ralph Marston
Copyright (c) 2014 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.
Will you be overwhelmed by the problems or energized by the opportunities? That depends on the attitude with which you choose to live.
Will you be a victim of life's circumstances or will you take positive control of your own destiny? The inner you makes that choice.
You can decide whether to live each day in the darkness of despair or in the light of possibility. You can choose between being a victim or a victor.
It is easy to blame your outer circumstances for the way your life unfolds. Yet the most influential factor is the perspective from which you respond to the way life unfolds.
At any time and place, in any situation, you can choose a positive, empowering, life-affirming perspective. Keep positive power on the inside, and you can successfully deal with whatever happens everywhere else.
-- Ralph Marston
Copyright (c) 2014 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, June 3, 2014
Transform frustration
It's easy and natural to feel frustrated with life. When you do, step back, experience the frustration, and let it motivate you, but don't let it control you.
There is something good and right, powerful and purposeful within you that makes your frustration possible. Ask yourself what it could be.
Frustration occurs when life doesn't unfold the way you'd like for it to. Instead of letting that extreme sense of disappointment overwhelm you, step back from it and get your bearing.
Challenge yourself to come up with a positive, measured response rather than a destructive, impulsive one. After all, you are capable of great things, so use the occasion to engage that capability.
Take the raw power of frustration and transform it into the power of positive intention. Let go of the self-defeating need to lash out, and see all the possibilities for moving forward.
Then follow through on your intention and take real, effective action. And from a frustrating situation, just as from any situation, you can always choose to triumph.
-- Ralph Marston
Copyright (c) 2014 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.
There is something good and right, powerful and purposeful within you that makes your frustration possible. Ask yourself what it could be.
Frustration occurs when life doesn't unfold the way you'd like for it to. Instead of letting that extreme sense of disappointment overwhelm you, step back from it and get your bearing.
Challenge yourself to come up with a positive, measured response rather than a destructive, impulsive one. After all, you are capable of great things, so use the occasion to engage that capability.
Take the raw power of frustration and transform it into the power of positive intention. Let go of the self-defeating need to lash out, and see all the possibilities for moving forward.
Then follow through on your intention and take real, effective action. And from a frustrating situation, just as from any situation, you can always choose to triumph.
-- Ralph Marston
Copyright (c) 2014 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, June 2, 2014
Great place to be
Allow what wants to happen, to happen. Allow what is right, to be, and to expand.
Don't fight against your own authentic nature. Embrace the unique beauty of the gifts you have to give.
Live with joy and positive purpose in the moment, whatever it may bring. Do what you know is right, what you know is best, and what you know is true.
Life is more magnificent than you can ever imagine. Go ahead and imagine anyway, from the perspective of what you love and value the most, and bring what you imagine to life.
Look at every little morsel of existence with profound gratitude and ecstatic appreciation. Commit yourself, again and again, to living a life worthy of all the abundance that's available to you.
With each dawning day, dive gleefully into that abundance, eager to create new value and meaning as you journey through it all. Remember that where you are is a great place to be, so give the greatness a faithful life from which to brightly shine.
-- Ralph Marston
Copyright (c) 2014 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 fight against your own authentic nature. Embrace the unique beauty of the gifts you have to give.
Live with joy and positive purpose in the moment, whatever it may bring. Do what you know is right, what you know is best, and what you know is true.
Life is more magnificent than you can ever imagine. Go ahead and imagine anyway, from the perspective of what you love and value the most, and bring what you imagine to life.
Look at every little morsel of existence with profound gratitude and ecstatic appreciation. Commit yourself, again and again, to living a life worthy of all the abundance that's available to you.
With each dawning day, dive gleefully into that abundance, eager to create new value and meaning as you journey through it all. Remember that where you are is a great place to be, so give the greatness a faithful life from which to brightly shine.
-- Ralph Marston
Copyright (c) 2014 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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