Think it

The portion of reality that you act upon is the portion of reality that you think about. So, what are you thinking about?

What do you think this day will bring? What do you think you'll be able to accomplish?

What do you think you deserve? What do you think is the best way forward?

The way you think is the way you are. Choose those thoughts that empower you, and inspire you, and compel you to give your best effort in moving forward.

Imagine in rich detail the story of your own upcoming success. Think it intensely and you'll soon be doing it.

Give your thoughts a magnificent place to live. And the whole of you will be living there too.

-- Ralph Marston

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The joy of being

If you're willing to admit it when you're wrong, you'll be able to improve and get it right. When you accept that you don't know it all, there's so very much that you will learn.

Spend more time listening than you do talking, and it will add greatly to the effectiveness of what you say. Let go of the need to prove how smart you are, and your wisdom will deeply grow.

Keep in mind that there are many other points of view, and that will make your own perspective more valuable. Assume that there's room for improvement, and the improvement will surely come.

Stop worrying so much about who or what you appear to be. Instead, put your energy into fully expressing the unique and beautiful person you truly are.

There's no need to strive when you're fully alive. Let go of the trying and live the rich, exquisite joy of being.

-- Ralph Marston

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Understand

Seek not only to know, but also to understand. In a world that is awash in information, true understanding remains a rare and precious treasure.

The knowledge and information you collect is indeed valuable. The understanding you refine from that knowledge can be priceless.

Information tells you what has happened. Understanding enables you to know what will come as a result.

Understanding gives you a clear picture of opportunities that others cannot even glimpse. The effort you put into understanding brings great value to your life and your world.

Listen, learn, question, experience, think and understand. Do the work that turns ordinary facts into golden wisdom.

Have the courage and discipline to think for yourself. And out of the raw information will come real understanding.

-- Ralph Marston

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Take action

Success does not come to those who merely have great ideas. Success comes to those who have great ideas and who follow through on them.

Your carefully crafted plans bring value only when you put them into action. The best of intentions are useful only when you follow through on them.

During the course of the day, many thoughts cross your mind. Yet just as easily and quickly as those thoughts come, they recede, so it's crucial to begin acting on the best ones right away.

Before a valuable and meaningful intention gets pushed out of your mind by another thought, do something about it. Set the process irrevocably in motion and begin to bring that intention to life.

When you think of doing something, there's a reason why you have that thought. Listen to what the thought is suggesting, and take action immediately.

Don't let the idea or the intention or the vision slip away. Take action and make it real.

-- Ralph Marston

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Value in the giving

There have been times when the kindness of another person has changed your life for the better. And it's easy to see that kindness has the power to reach far beyond itself.

In the most difficult of moments, kindness heals and reassures. Kindness gives comfort, and hope where there was none before.

Kindness can inspire confidence. It changes for the better the perspective of those it touches.

When you seek to make a difference, kindness is a great place to start. Just the simple desire to give it is all you really must have.

So give kindness, freely and without hesitation. Whether you get it back does not really even matter, for its true value is in the giving.

Live with kindness, and you'll always see life's very best possibilities. For in kindness, is the heart of who you truly are.

-- Ralph Marston

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Jump right in

If you don't make the attempt, you're not going to achieve it. Though you may have perfectly reasonable and understandable excuses, those excuses won't provide you with anything of value.

Life has so much richness to offer when you jump in with all you have and get yourself involved. Be bold, set your sights high, and move confidently in the direction of what you really desire.

Of course things will not always turn out the way you planned. In fact, they may very well turn out even better than you could have imagined.

Remind yourself of all the ups and downs you've already successfully been through. And realize that whatever you may encounter, you'll find a way to make the best of it.

Then decide precisely how you wish to live your life and begin immediately to start doing it. Whatever your dream may be, the first step can be taken right now.

Do it with enthusiasm, with joy, with the best of expectations and without hesitation. Jump right in and live the richness that is your beautiful, unique life.

-- Ralph Marston

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Feel the way you choose

Whatever you feel on the inside, you will experience on the outside. Life reflects back to you the way you most sincerely and persistently are.

When you're having a joyful day it's because you've decided to do so. The world you see is directly related to the world you intend to see.

From nothing, in an instant, you can create joy. Where there was none before, you can express love.

Do you realize the awesome power in your ability to feel the way you choose to feel? With that power you can change the world.

You're extraordinarily skilled at changing your feelings, and you've had much experience at doing so. Feel the exquisite beauty of this moment, and watch as that beautiful feeling manifests in the world around you.

This is your moment to live more fully than you've ever lived. Feel the possibilities, and bring them joyfully to life.

-- Ralph Marston

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Your purpose

Energy comes from having a purpose. Creativity flows from having a purpose.

When you are clear about why, you will figure out how. Success is a function of the sincerity of the mission.

Without a meaningful purpose, action leads to disappointment and frustration. Yet when focused upon a compelling reason, action always results in achievement.

Within you are real, authentic reasons why. Within those reasons you'll find great treasure.

No one can separate you from your purpose. Nothing can take the power of that purpose away from you.

Let your thoughts, your words, your perspective and your actions come from your purpose. With your life, you'll achieve many great things.

-- Ralph Marston

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Act on who you are

When in doubt about what to do, chose the kindest option. When you're not sure about how much to give of yourself, err on the side of generosity.

When you feel the urge to do something nice for someone else, don't make excuses for why you can't. Just go ahead and make it happen.

Give your attention to your thoughts. And at the same time, pay heed to the intelligence within you that transcends those thoughts.

Without hesitation, go with what you know is right. Act on that little voice that may sound crazy but that feels so true.

Everything you've ever experienced is embedded in your wisdom. Though you cannot consciously remember it all, you can still allow it all to guide you.

Have the confidence to act on who you are and what you know, even if you sometimes cannot explain why. Authenticity is always the best choice.

-- Ralph Marston

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New prosperity

Wake up, open your eyes and look around you. Opportunity is everywhere.

There is plenty of work to be done. And there are all sorts of effective, fulfilling ways to do it.

The world is alive with all kinds of challenges. Pick a particularly difficult and meaningful one, creatively work your way through it, and bring new prosperity to yourself and others.

Jump into the real-life adventure that sparkles beneath the rising sun each morning. A new day filled with richness is ready to be lived.

Fortune favors those who choose to see it coming. Prosperity belongs to those who work to bring it to life.

Report for duty in the service of your highest vision. This is when life gets good.

-- Ralph Marston

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Value already yours

When you take something for granted, you can quickly forget that it's even there. If you take it for granted long enough, it may in fact be gone the next time you look for it.

Why is gratitude so very powerful? Because it keeps you connected to all the good things in your life.

Don't let the immense value that's already yours wander away because of neglect. Take time to remember, take time to celebrate and be grateful, and take time to say thank you.

Instead of continually wishing for more, take a loving and thankful look at all that you already have. By sincerely appreciating what's already yours, you can build upon it to reach any dream you could possibly imagine.

Make it a habit to reflect each day on how truly fortunate you are. It is your awareness that enables your richest blessings to continue unfolding and expanding throughout your world.

See the beauty that's already there, and the value that's already yours. It is more than enough to propel you positively and meaningfully forward.

-- Ralph Marston

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Be the fulfillment

Instead of looking for the answer outside yourself, be the answer you seek. Instead of striving to attain fulfillment, be the fulfillment of your most impassioned stirrings.

The problems you face are yours precisely because you have what it takes to successfully address them. The situations you encounter provide fertile ground upon which you more fully become the best you can be.

The joys and the pains, the achievements and the disappointments, the frustrations and the victories all serve to move you forward. You are destined and well equipped to successfully navigate through each fascinating and valuable turn of events in your world.

You've already come a long way, and that depth of experience continues to serve you well. As the challenges come, as the opportunities appear, your ability to make a difference grows ever stronger and more valuable.

Greet each day with the satisfaction and confidence of knowing that you can adjust and adapt and build and create and thrive. Use the unique energy that is your very own in the service of meaningful and positive purpose.

Work to be the living fulfillment of the best you can imagine. Feel the dream and make it real.

-- Ralph Marston

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Keep going

On the other side of the challenge there is a great reward. Keep going.

When you've made the effort and cannot yet see the result, keep going. The very next step could be the one that brings you across the finish line.

When you become weary, remind yourself why you started in the first place. Connect with your true purpose, and feel the energy begin to flow through you again.

Smile and laugh and have a good time on the journey. Be kind and considerate, thoughtful and helpful, and your load will feel lighter, your steps will come more quickly.

As long as you keep going, every inch of progress will make you stronger. Every moment will bring you closer to the goal.

Consider what a joy and a privilege it is to be able to make a difference. Feel that joy, keep going, and make your world brighter with each step you take.

-- Ralph Marston

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Allow it to be

Let go of the need to need. And allow yourself to sink gently and gracefully into the beauty of this moment.

Here and now anything is possible. Surrender your need to focus on limitations, and open yourself to the finest possibilities.

Flow peacefully along with the boundless energy that is in this day. Celebrate the miracle of being.

Breathe in the exquisite beauty of all that is. Though events and circumstances constantly change, nothing can interrupt the wonder of it all.

Float freely above the burden of having to place a judgment on everything. Enjoy the opportunity to experience whatever comes your way.

Greet this moment with a curious, thankful and loving heart. And allow it to be the best time yet.

-- Ralph Marston

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Active role

There is a very small gap that can separate you from the fulfillment of your most treasured dreams. Fortunately, that gap is entirely of your own making and you have what it takes to get across it.

Life's abundance swirls around you in every moment, and it seems close enough to touch. The possibilities just keep on coming, day after day, filled with the promise of fulfillment.

Yet to live that abundance, and to make the best of those possibilities real, you must take an active role. Life can be anything you make of it, yet you must be the one who makes it happen.

The way to bridge the gap, and to bring your dreams to life, is to act on them. Take positive, productive, effective action every opportunity you get, day after day and year after year.

Take an active role in the wonder of your own life. Shape it and build it and enjoy the process of fine-tuning every aspect of it so that you're living precisely the life that's right for you.

Take full responsibility for all that you experience. And what you experience will be truly meaningful.

-- Ralph Marston

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Your choice

You can resent the amount of work you have to do. Or you can get busy and use it as an opportunity to create great value.

You can see each setback as a fatal blow to the achievement of your dream. Or you can learn from all the ups and the downs and make the achievement of your dream all the more valuable as a result of each challenge.

You can pounce upon each bit of bad news and extrapolate it to portend the end of the world. Or you can celebrate the fact that bad news is news only because it is so relatively rare.

You can decide that everyone is out to get you and withdraw from life in fear. Or you can jump right into the tangled, confused, exciting and delightful mixture that every moment brings, and find real treasure in it all.

You can sit and wait and complain and convince yourself that things will never get better. Or you can enthusiastically jump forward and make life the best it can be.

Whatever the situation, whoever is involved, you always have a choice. Choose each time to express the authentic beauty of your being, and live in a world where life is so very good.

-- Ralph Marston

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Find a way

Find a way, for it is there. Find a way, for you are here to find it.

What appears impossible does in reality give birth to great opportunity. Find a way, and you discover the beautiful truth about yourself.

Many can teach you and yet only you can truly be you. The most wonderful things that you can imagine are precisely what you are destined to bring to life.

See that the challenges actually enable you. Understand that the obstacles form a foundation upon which achievement is built.

Joy is yours for the living. Fulfillment is yours for the doing.

This is the place and the time and the circumstance of the greatest gift you can give. Find a way, and bring each magnificent possibility to life.

-- Ralph Marston

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Here and now

Act with genuine love and authentic purpose. And no obstacle will have the power to stop you.

Do what you know is right for you and for your world. And your efforts will bring results of great and lasting value.

Be truly thankful for the smallest of things. And you'll experience the most magnificent of blessings.

Live and speak with humility. Put your energy into being your best, and don't waste it claiming to be something you're not.

Walk through the world with the miraculous substance of your own awareness and existence. Give each precious moment the care and attention that will bring forth great and lasting treasure.

Here and now are possibilities without limit. Do those things that express the beautiful reality of who you are.

-- Ralph Marston

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What you must

When you must, you will. What you truly value, you find a way to make more abundant.

That's why it is so critically important to celebrate the unique beauty of who you are. That's why being thankful for every little thing will create a life that's overflowing with abundance.

Living by pretense is not really living. The real person inside is eager to bring to life the very best of everything that means anything to you.

Instead of trying to fit in, seek to fill out the best of your possibilities. Instead of wondering how little effort you can get by with, discover how much unique value you can create.

Every opportunity you act upon creates even more and bigger and better opportunities. The more focus and diligence and persistence and commitment you put into life, the more outstanding it becomes.

The best-paying job you can ever have is the job of being the real you. Know what you must do and do it, and life is rich indeed.

-- Ralph Marston

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Go ahead

Go ahead and switch on the power to your life. Look back just long enough to remember what you treasure most, then go ahead and expand upon those treasures.

When you feel an excuse coming on, crush it under the weight of your desire to move forward. When you meet up with a challenge, delight in your ability to improve your way through it.

This is your opportunity to taste life's sweetness more fully than ever before. This is your moment to make a positive difference that will forever add value and meaning to the universe.

This is a day in which you can experience your passion from a new and empowering perspective. Surprise yourself and be delighted at how authentically beautiful you are.

Choose with your thoughts and actions to lift yourself up. Then make it all exponentially more wonderful by lifting up another, and another.

Go ahead and fully feel the white-hot energy and marvelous uniqueness of being you. Go ahead and let your own special beauty explode into every corner of life.

-- Ralph Marston

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All is glorious

All is well. In fact, all is more than well -- all is glorious.

The only reason you're able to even notice the discord is because there is so very much harmony in life. Peace is so all-pervasive and gracefully abundant that it doesn't mind allowing a little conflict to happen.

Imagine the immensity of this planet as it spins perfectly through space for billions of years. The extent of goodness and rightness and power cannot begin to be fathomed.

There is always so much for which to be infinitely thankful. What you perceive as trouble is nothing more than a bit of interesting flavor in the endless perfect bounty of existence.

Open your eyes to all that is real. Open the whole of your being to the glorious magnificence in which you are immersed.

Yes is the answer to every longing. Live the fullness when it is, now.

-- Ralph Marston

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Push you up

Stand misfortune on its head. Turn it into something good.

Don't let the disappointments get you down. Let them get you going, even stronger than before.

After all, life is how you look at it. Look at it all as an opportunity for grace and joy and fulfillment.

Every single time you feel like complaining about how bad things are, there's a much more powerful option. Visualize how truly good life can be and then take a bold, enthusiastic step in that direction.

Every situation is a situation in which you can choose to prosper. Every challenge helps to form the structure upon which you can build grand and meaningful success.

When anything pushes against you, choose to let it push you up. Every occasion is your occasion to brightly shine.

-- Ralph Marston

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Celebrate the consequences

Do you pay a price for your actions, or do you reap great rewards from them? Do you fear the consequences of what you do, or do you eagerly await those consequences?

It all depends on the actions you take. The destination at which you arrive is determined by the direction in which you most consistently travel.

Instead of cursing the negative consequences, simply avoid the actions that cause them. Instead of wistfully wishing in vain for the things you seek, just take the actions that will bring those things into your life.

Everything in your life is the result of one thing or another. You can't avoid consequences, yet you can determine which ones you get.

Put yourself in a position to celebrate the consequences. With positive purpose, focus, effort and persistence the very best of life's results can be yours.

Most of what happens to you happens because of you. Use your actions to move solidly toward those consequences that you'll delight in celebrating.

-- Ralph Marston

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Every richness

What is the most positive, wonderful thing you can imagine for yourself, for your life, for the ones you love, for the world in which you live? As soon as you can imagine it, you're well on the way to making it a reality.

If it were impossible there would be no way you could even conceive of it. Live with the knowledge and the assurance that the best you can imagine is indeed available to you, and is indeed possible for you.

You are filled with valuable experience. The things you've done and learned and seen and lived through have left behind a unique, powerful substance of experience that is yours alone.

It would be a shame for all that to go to waste. It is yours to make use of, yours to build upon, and yours with which to grow.

Though you cannot live in the past, you can draw from the value you created there. Invest today's actions with the wealth of experience you've accumulated, and that investment will immediately begin to pay dividends.

Live your passion, do your dream, and feel wonderfully alive in each moment. This life is now yours, so experience in it every richness you can imagine.

-- Ralph Marston

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Change for the better

What you do makes a difference. What you think, what you say, what you take the time to understand makes a difference.

Life changes because you are part of it. And you can always make it change for the better.

Every moment, a new world is being born. You can make the world more beautiful and fulfilling than it has ever been before.

As you experience life, so too do you create it and direct it. The perspective you choose determines the kind of world in which you live.

A positive and purposeful intention leads to effective, creative action. And suddenly, you've made the world a better place.

What kind of world do you wish to inhabit and experience? Now is the time, with all you are, to make it so.

-- Ralph Marston

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