Imagine that what you seek is already yours. Because it is.
What you authentically seek is already yours to envision, to express and to fulfill. What you seek is connected to you, and your task is to follow that connection.
Your sincere, honest desire begins the process of fulfillment. Follow that desire, stay on the path, and you create that fulfillment.
At the core of your being, at the center of your essence, nothing can stop you from being the way you choose to be. Real fulfillment is yours when you allow yourself to live it.
What you seek, what will fulfill you, is there all the time. Live your life in such a way that you allow it to fill your experience and your world.
You don't have to beg or wish or steal or strive for what you seek. With your thoughts, your words, your actions and your priorities, let it be, and it will be yours.
-- Ralph Marston
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Saturday, June 29, 2013
Friday, June 28, 2013
Every
Every moment gives you something to learn. Every moment gives you something good and helpful and fulfilling to do.
Every day gives you opportunities for enriching life. Every day gives you new ways to experience life's beauty.
Every situation gives you the chance to make a positive difference. Every turn of events gives you new ways to lift life higher.
Everywhere are people who can benefit from what you can do, from what you have to say, and from what you're able to give. Every time you offer kindness, you add new positive energy to all of life.
Every feeling, every experience, every sight, sound and aroma reminds you of how miraculous your life is. Every thought can give you a new, fresh and powerful perspective.
Everything there is, dances gleefully and wondrously in front of your eyes. Delight in it all, and make it all even better.
-- Ralph Marston
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Every day gives you opportunities for enriching life. Every day gives you new ways to experience life's beauty.
Every situation gives you the chance to make a positive difference. Every turn of events gives you new ways to lift life higher.
Everywhere are people who can benefit from what you can do, from what you have to say, and from what you're able to give. Every time you offer kindness, you add new positive energy to all of life.
Every feeling, every experience, every sight, sound and aroma reminds you of how miraculous your life is. Every thought can give you a new, fresh and powerful perspective.
Everything there is, dances gleefully and wondrously in front of your eyes. Delight in it all, and make it all even better.
-- Ralph Marston
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Thursday, June 27, 2013
Difficult work
If your work seems too difficult or tedious, make it more meaningful. Connect what you do with who you are, and it won't seem like work at all.
There's a reason why you're doing the work you do. Remind yourself of that reason, and of the benefits your work creates for yourself and for others.
Deep down inside, you long to make a difference. The work you do, the efforts you undertake, give you the opportunity to fulfill that longing.
If there were no benefit to what you're doing, you wouldn't be doing it. Remind yourself of why, refresh your sense of purpose, and you'll make yourself thankful for the opportunity to do whatever you must do.
Imagine how awful it would be if you had no way to matter, no way to make a difference, and no way to positively influence life. The work you do, whether it is your formal job or your chores or any other useful effort, enables you to have the influence you seek.
Instead of worrying about how difficult or monotonous or unpleasant your work might feel, focus on why it matters. Feel the opportunity to make a difference, and delight in being able to do so.
-- Ralph Marston
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There's a reason why you're doing the work you do. Remind yourself of that reason, and of the benefits your work creates for yourself and for others.
Deep down inside, you long to make a difference. The work you do, the efforts you undertake, give you the opportunity to fulfill that longing.
If there were no benefit to what you're doing, you wouldn't be doing it. Remind yourself of why, refresh your sense of purpose, and you'll make yourself thankful for the opportunity to do whatever you must do.
Imagine how awful it would be if you had no way to matter, no way to make a difference, and no way to positively influence life. The work you do, whether it is your formal job or your chores or any other useful effort, enables you to have the influence you seek.
Instead of worrying about how difficult or monotonous or unpleasant your work might feel, focus on why it matters. Feel the opportunity to make a difference, and delight in being able to do so.
-- Ralph Marston
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Wednesday, June 26, 2013
New joy
Joy does not come from the way life is. Joy comes from the way you choose to see, embrace and live life as it is.
Circumstances will change from moment to moment, from day to day. Yet whatever the circumstances may be, you will always have the possibility for joy and fulfillment.
Instead of holding on in vain to the fleeting realities in which you once experienced joy, put new joy into the reality that is now. Every new moment is a new opportunity for joy.
Joy does not last, nor does it end. It comes to life again and again in every new moment.
You must let go of the setting sun in order to experience the joy of the next dawning day. Let go, and let the new joy come into your life.
Give joy now to what is. Give joy, always, and it will always come to be.
-- Ralph Marston
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Circumstances will change from moment to moment, from day to day. Yet whatever the circumstances may be, you will always have the possibility for joy and fulfillment.
Instead of holding on in vain to the fleeting realities in which you once experienced joy, put new joy into the reality that is now. Every new moment is a new opportunity for joy.
Joy does not last, nor does it end. It comes to life again and again in every new moment.
You must let go of the setting sun in order to experience the joy of the next dawning day. Let go, and let the new joy come into your life.
Give joy now to what is. Give joy, always, and it will always come to be.
-- Ralph Marston
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Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Thankful for frustrations
Be thankful for your frustrations, because they can solidly connect you to your passions. Be thankful for your frustrations, and let them motivate you to do something useful and positive.
Instead of obsessing over the frustrations, focus on the good things in your life that make those frustrations possible. Instead of letting the frustrations get you down, let them push you toward taking thoughtful, beneficial action.
Rather than resenting or fighting against the frustrations, feel them and learn from them. There is a reason why they have come to your awareness, so find the positive possibilities in that reason.
Many times, your frustrations can point you clearly and compellingly toward changes that will greatly benefit your life and your world. Often, your frustrations can help you to better understand what you truly care about.
Frustration is so much more than just an undesirable feeling. Frustration can be a valuable assistant in moving your life forward.
Instead of letting your frustrations get you down or make you angry, put them to work for you. Let those frustrations lead you to where you truly want to go.
-- Ralph Marston
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Instead of obsessing over the frustrations, focus on the good things in your life that make those frustrations possible. Instead of letting the frustrations get you down, let them push you toward taking thoughtful, beneficial action.
Rather than resenting or fighting against the frustrations, feel them and learn from them. There is a reason why they have come to your awareness, so find the positive possibilities in that reason.
Many times, your frustrations can point you clearly and compellingly toward changes that will greatly benefit your life and your world. Often, your frustrations can help you to better understand what you truly care about.
Frustration is so much more than just an undesirable feeling. Frustration can be a valuable assistant in moving your life forward.
Instead of letting your frustrations get you down or make you angry, put them to work for you. Let those frustrations lead you to where you truly want to go.
-- Ralph Marston
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Monday, June 24, 2013
Allow and enable
If it seems that you're stuck where you are, no matter what you do, then you're almost certainly trying too hard. Stop trying and start allowing.
When you're striving and fighting and pushing, you're working against yourself. Take a deep breath, calm down, and be.
Be you, in the moment, honestly, authentically, needing nothing and appreciating everything. Allow, accept, enjoy, and you cannot possibly remain stuck.
Where there is genuine love, appreciation and enjoyment, there can be no resentment or frustration. When you fully allow life to flow to you and through you, then you enable creativity and value to naturally and easily flow out from you.
Life is beautiful to a degree that goes far beyond anything you can possibly imagine. Stop trying to imagine that beauty and start allowing yourself to experience it.
Let go of the need to strive and to judge. And embrace the profound opportunity to be, now.
-- Ralph Marston
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When you're striving and fighting and pushing, you're working against yourself. Take a deep breath, calm down, and be.
Be you, in the moment, honestly, authentically, needing nothing and appreciating everything. Allow, accept, enjoy, and you cannot possibly remain stuck.
Where there is genuine love, appreciation and enjoyment, there can be no resentment or frustration. When you fully allow life to flow to you and through you, then you enable creativity and value to naturally and easily flow out from you.
Life is beautiful to a degree that goes far beyond anything you can possibly imagine. Stop trying to imagine that beauty and start allowing yourself to experience it.
Let go of the need to strive and to judge. And embrace the profound opportunity to be, now.
-- Ralph Marston
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Saturday, June 22, 2013
Your powerful thoughts
Your thoughts have great power to influence the way you are. Make sure you get that power working for you, not against you.
Use the power of your thoughts not to merely find an excuse, but to find a way. Focus the power of your thoughts not on worry or dismay, but rather on love and creativity.
Use your immensely powerful thoughts not to hide away from life's best possibilities. Instead, use your thoughts to achieve great things.
Whatever you most consistently think you are, is what you surely become. Think positively, think compassionately, think joyfully, and become the best you can be.
Each moment is an opportunity for you to point your thoughts in a direction that will benefit your life and the lives of those around you. Each thought is a choice you make regarding the direction of your life.
Now is when you can think the most positive, meaningful, creative, loving and joyful thoughts you can imagine. Now is when your thoughts can lead you to make life more beautiful and fulfilling than ever.
-- Ralph Marston
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Use the power of your thoughts not to merely find an excuse, but to find a way. Focus the power of your thoughts not on worry or dismay, but rather on love and creativity.
Use your immensely powerful thoughts not to hide away from life's best possibilities. Instead, use your thoughts to achieve great things.
Whatever you most consistently think you are, is what you surely become. Think positively, think compassionately, think joyfully, and become the best you can be.
Each moment is an opportunity for you to point your thoughts in a direction that will benefit your life and the lives of those around you. Each thought is a choice you make regarding the direction of your life.
Now is when you can think the most positive, meaningful, creative, loving and joyful thoughts you can imagine. Now is when your thoughts can lead you to make life more beautiful and fulfilling than ever.
-- Ralph Marston
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Friday, June 21, 2013
Time and place
You are in the right place at the right time. The place is here, and the time is now.
This is the place where you can learn, grow, act and achieve. This is the time when you can work to fulfill your best possibilities.
Fortune is smiling on you right here, right now. Because you now have the ability to make a difference, and by doing so you can bring beautiful and fulfilling things to life.
Let go of any anger or resentment that keeps you mired in the past, for the past is over. Let go of any empty wishes or fears about what might or might not happen someday, because someday is not a real time.
Now is the time that is real and the time that is yours, and with it you can do whatever you choose. Now is when you have immense power over the direction of your life, so use that power wisely and joyfully.
This is the right time and the right place to live, to experience, to express and to fulfill the unique possibilities of your precious life. This is the right time and the right place, so live it with all you have.
-- Ralph Marston
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This is the place where you can learn, grow, act and achieve. This is the time when you can work to fulfill your best possibilities.
Fortune is smiling on you right here, right now. Because you now have the ability to make a difference, and by doing so you can bring beautiful and fulfilling things to life.
Let go of any anger or resentment that keeps you mired in the past, for the past is over. Let go of any empty wishes or fears about what might or might not happen someday, because someday is not a real time.
Now is the time that is real and the time that is yours, and with it you can do whatever you choose. Now is when you have immense power over the direction of your life, so use that power wisely and joyfully.
This is the right time and the right place to live, to experience, to express and to fulfill the unique possibilities of your precious life. This is the right time and the right place, so live it with all you have.
-- Ralph Marston
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Thursday, June 20, 2013
Happy for yourself
You don't have as much time as you'd like to have. But instead of resenting that situation, or getting frustrated or despondent about it, make good, positive use of the time that's available.
The circumstances may indeed be difficult and challenging, but that's no reason to make them even more so. Instead of fighting against the difficulties, embrace your own ability to move positively through them.
It's easy to feel sorry for yourself, but that doesn't really get you anywhere you'd like to go. With the exact same amount of thought energy, you can feel happy for yourself, and thankful for the very real positive possibilities that are yours.
There are all sorts of distractions, excuses, interruptions, and other people to blame for your lack of progress. Even so, you can make the commitment to make real, meaningful progress no matter what, and then successfully follow through on it.
There's plenty of negativity in the world, and there's nothing to be gained by adding to it or wallowing in it. You can just as easily choose a more positive, powerful, productive path.
It all depends on the way you see it and the way you live it. Be happy for yourself, for all the good you can do, and then spread your positive energy far and wide.
-- Ralph Marston
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The circumstances may indeed be difficult and challenging, but that's no reason to make them even more so. Instead of fighting against the difficulties, embrace your own ability to move positively through them.
It's easy to feel sorry for yourself, but that doesn't really get you anywhere you'd like to go. With the exact same amount of thought energy, you can feel happy for yourself, and thankful for the very real positive possibilities that are yours.
There are all sorts of distractions, excuses, interruptions, and other people to blame for your lack of progress. Even so, you can make the commitment to make real, meaningful progress no matter what, and then successfully follow through on it.
There's plenty of negativity in the world, and there's nothing to be gained by adding to it or wallowing in it. You can just as easily choose a more positive, powerful, productive path.
It all depends on the way you see it and the way you live it. Be happy for yourself, for all the good you can do, and then spread your positive energy far and wide.
-- Ralph Marston
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Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Positive effect
Though life on this day is already good, you can improve it. Though there is immense value in this world at this time, you can make more.
The way to most fully enjoy life's beauty is to add to it. The way to intensely experience life's richness is to make it even richer.
Your strengths and skills grow stronger the more you use them. Your knowledge is transformed into wisdom by putting it to meaningful, beneficial use.
Do something good for life today, and the next day, and the next. Get in the habit of looking for ways to make a difference and of following through on those opportunities.
You are an essential part of all of life. Discover and delight in how very much you matter by using your time and energy to make life better.
Have a positive effect on life. And enjoy the beautiful positive effect it has on you.
-- Ralph Marston
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The way to most fully enjoy life's beauty is to add to it. The way to intensely experience life's richness is to make it even richer.
Your strengths and skills grow stronger the more you use them. Your knowledge is transformed into wisdom by putting it to meaningful, beneficial use.
Do something good for life today, and the next day, and the next. Get in the habit of looking for ways to make a difference and of following through on those opportunities.
You are an essential part of all of life. Discover and delight in how very much you matter by using your time and energy to make life better.
Have a positive effect on life. And enjoy the beautiful positive effect it has on you.
-- Ralph Marston
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Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Live what you are
Don't just advocate and argue for what you value. Live it.
Don't just wish for and talk about your dreams. Live them.
Devote each individual moment of your life to what you sincerely care about. Bring your hopes, dreams and values to life by consistently living them.
No matter what situation you're in, you can live it with a focus on what truly matters to you. Every day, there are countless ways to put the beauty of your unique perspective into meaningful action.
There is no need to wait for your dreams to come true. Today is when you can make them true with the way you live your life.
You are overflowing with amazing possibilities. Today, and every day, live what you are.
-- Ralph Marston
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Don't just wish for and talk about your dreams. Live them.
Devote each individual moment of your life to what you sincerely care about. Bring your hopes, dreams and values to life by consistently living them.
No matter what situation you're in, you can live it with a focus on what truly matters to you. Every day, there are countless ways to put the beauty of your unique perspective into meaningful action.
There is no need to wait for your dreams to come true. Today is when you can make them true with the way you live your life.
You are overflowing with amazing possibilities. Today, and every day, live what you are.
-- Ralph Marston
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Monday, June 17, 2013
Be fully alive
This is a great day to be alive. So use this day to be one hundred percent, completely, fully alive.
Don't settle from less than the best from yourself. In every moment of this day, you can choose to live with purpose, passion, richness and joy.
Take a moment to count your blessings, and then get busy making those blessings count. Just by virtue of being you, there is so much you have and so much good you can do.
Sure, there are plenty of perfectly valid reasons to be negative. But that doesn't mean you have to embrace those reasons.
Choose instead to be positively inspired by everything you see and hear and experience. Let that inspiration push you gently and joyfully forward as you find ways to make a difference for your world, yourself, and the people around you.
Life on this day is a priceless gift, so enthusiastically open the gift and jump all the way into it. Make the most of the opportunity you have to create great, meaningful value.
-- Ralph Marston
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Don't settle from less than the best from yourself. In every moment of this day, you can choose to live with purpose, passion, richness and joy.
Take a moment to count your blessings, and then get busy making those blessings count. Just by virtue of being you, there is so much you have and so much good you can do.
Sure, there are plenty of perfectly valid reasons to be negative. But that doesn't mean you have to embrace those reasons.
Choose instead to be positively inspired by everything you see and hear and experience. Let that inspiration push you gently and joyfully forward as you find ways to make a difference for your world, yourself, and the people around you.
Life on this day is a priceless gift, so enthusiastically open the gift and jump all the way into it. Make the most of the opportunity you have to create great, meaningful value.
-- Ralph Marston
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Saturday, June 15, 2013
Make life fun
Instead of looking for reasons to complain, look for ways to laugh. If you run out of things to do, try smiling.
Have fun, laugh out loud, figure out what you enjoy the most and get yourself involved in doing it. Challenge yourself to put more fun into whatever you're doing.
Do you want to be encouraged, motivated, inspired, enthusiastic and full of energy? Then spend your time doing what you enjoy and enjoying what you do.
It's not really that difficult to transform a dismal, frustrating, disappointing day into a delightful one. Just stop focusing so much on the bad stuff and make the choice to make life fun.
No, it's not irresponsible or disrespectful to have fun. What's truly irresponsible is to go through life with your joy buried so deep that nobody ever benefits from it.
So go ahead, let the joy flow out from you as you give your energy and awareness to what really matters. Make life great by making life fun.
-- Ralph Marston
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Have fun, laugh out loud, figure out what you enjoy the most and get yourself involved in doing it. Challenge yourself to put more fun into whatever you're doing.
Do you want to be encouraged, motivated, inspired, enthusiastic and full of energy? Then spend your time doing what you enjoy and enjoying what you do.
It's not really that difficult to transform a dismal, frustrating, disappointing day into a delightful one. Just stop focusing so much on the bad stuff and make the choice to make life fun.
No, it's not irresponsible or disrespectful to have fun. What's truly irresponsible is to go through life with your joy buried so deep that nobody ever benefits from it.
So go ahead, let the joy flow out from you as you give your energy and awareness to what really matters. Make life great by making life fun.
-- Ralph Marston
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Friday, June 14, 2013
Life is opportunity
In everything in life, there is opportunity. On this day, wherever you are, whatever has happened, there is great opportunity to add value, meaning and richness to life.
When you see grand examples of life's beauty and wonder, there is opportunity. When you see tragedy, injustice, and dismay, there is opportunity to make a genuine and lasting positive difference in the world.
One of the most powerful aspects of life is the opportunity that exists in every situation. Life is good, and it gets even better when you seize the opportunities and bring them to fulfillment.
Focus your heart and your mind on what you can do to add more real goodness and beauty to the world. Wherever you are, you'll always find a way to enrich all of life.
Life is opportunity. Among all the things you see in front of you, zero in on the opportunity and commit yourself to bringing the value of that opportunity into being.
Within this day is great opportunity. Embrace it, follow it, and make it into something truly beautiful.
-- Ralph Marston
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When you see grand examples of life's beauty and wonder, there is opportunity. When you see tragedy, injustice, and dismay, there is opportunity to make a genuine and lasting positive difference in the world.
One of the most powerful aspects of life is the opportunity that exists in every situation. Life is good, and it gets even better when you seize the opportunities and bring them to fulfillment.
Focus your heart and your mind on what you can do to add more real goodness and beauty to the world. Wherever you are, you'll always find a way to enrich all of life.
Life is opportunity. Among all the things you see in front of you, zero in on the opportunity and commit yourself to bringing the value of that opportunity into being.
Within this day is great opportunity. Embrace it, follow it, and make it into something truly beautiful.
-- Ralph Marston
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
Creative genius
There was a time when you knew you could do anything, and you did. There was a time when you were not afraid of your own possibilities, and you acted on them, and brought those possibilities to life.
There was a time when you created purely for the joy of it. There was a time when you learned just because you were curious.
You still can do all those things and more. Your capabilities extend far beyond anything you've ever done with them.
Instead of living with mediocrity, or worse, you can live with passion, purpose, joy and fulfillment. Instead of giving in to the fear that you'll be looked at as weird for following your dreams, you can truly celebrate and live those dreams.
When it comes to living your own life and fulfilling your own purpose, you are the world's most creative genius. Imagine how great it can be to put that genius to work.
Imagine, and then live all the good things you imagine. Imagine, and then put your imagination into fulfilling, joyous action.
-- Ralph Marston
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There was a time when you created purely for the joy of it. There was a time when you learned just because you were curious.
You still can do all those things and more. Your capabilities extend far beyond anything you've ever done with them.
Instead of living with mediocrity, or worse, you can live with passion, purpose, joy and fulfillment. Instead of giving in to the fear that you'll be looked at as weird for following your dreams, you can truly celebrate and live those dreams.
When it comes to living your own life and fulfilling your own purpose, you are the world's most creative genius. Imagine how great it can be to put that genius to work.
Imagine, and then live all the good things you imagine. Imagine, and then put your imagination into fulfilling, joyous action.
-- Ralph Marston
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Wednesday, June 12, 2013
The way to persist
If you want your actions to have a powerful effect, repeat them. Breakthroughs come much more often from persistence than from brilliance.
The way to persist is to remind yourself of this. It's not what has already happened that matters most, but rather what you do next.
The way to persist is to focus on your purpose, on what you have chosen to achieve, and on what you can do about it right now. Look not at the past disappointments, but at the current possibilities.
Persistence isn't complicated, or even difficult for that matter. All you have to do to persist, is to keep making the effort, and that's something you can do no matter what may have happened.
You owe it to yourself to look forward rather than backward. You owe it to yourself to get where you've chosen to go, so keep going.
There is something positive you can do at this time and in this situation. Get it done, and get the sure and steadfast power of persistence on your side.
-- 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.
The way to persist is to remind yourself of this. It's not what has already happened that matters most, but rather what you do next.
The way to persist is to focus on your purpose, on what you have chosen to achieve, and on what you can do about it right now. Look not at the past disappointments, but at the current possibilities.
Persistence isn't complicated, or even difficult for that matter. All you have to do to persist, is to keep making the effort, and that's something you can do no matter what may have happened.
You owe it to yourself to look forward rather than backward. You owe it to yourself to get where you've chosen to go, so keep going.
There is something positive you can do at this time and in this situation. Get it done, and get the sure and steadfast power of persistence on your side.
-- 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, June 11, 2013
Give substance
Losers are always obsessed with what they can get, and end up with very little. Winners constantly look for new ways to give, and enjoy lives filled with richness and abundance.
Give, not because you have to or are supposed to or because you seek something in return. Give because you realize how much it sincerely fulfills you and strengthens you.
Give the best of who you are, the best of what you know, the best of what you can do. Give in ways that are creative, joyful, memorable, valuable and just plain fun.
When you sincerely enjoy giving, you'll fully enjoy living. Every moment is an opportunity to add value to your life and your world by giving of yourself.
Give substance, not just tokens. Give from the heart, and you'll continue to feel like giving more.
Your life is valuable beyond all measure. Give, and experience that value every moment to its fullest extent.
-- 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.
Give, not because you have to or are supposed to or because you seek something in return. Give because you realize how much it sincerely fulfills you and strengthens you.
Give the best of who you are, the best of what you know, the best of what you can do. Give in ways that are creative, joyful, memorable, valuable and just plain fun.
When you sincerely enjoy giving, you'll fully enjoy living. Every moment is an opportunity to add value to your life and your world by giving of yourself.
Give substance, not just tokens. Give from the heart, and you'll continue to feel like giving more.
Your life is valuable beyond all measure. Give, and experience that value every moment to its fullest extent.
-- 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, June 10, 2013
The power of kindness
It's easy, and very powerful, to be kind and courteous to those who are kind and courteous to you. Yet to experience the full power of your sincere courtesy and kindness, offer them to people who are careless and rude to you.
Rudeness is nearly impossible to maintain when it is met with courtesy. Carelessness and negativity will wither in the bright light of kindness and true forgiveness.
Sure, it is difficult to bring yourself to forgive those who are hurtful to you. But the thing is, forgiveness gives you the upper hand.
The way to stop the hurt is by refusing to participate in it. To effectively help yourself, offer genuine kindness to others.
By no means should you tolerate continued abuse. Yet there is no good reason to perpetuate that abuse.
Be the one who is strong, who stops the negativity. Put the power of kindness, courtesy and forgiveness to work for you and your world.
-- 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.
Rudeness is nearly impossible to maintain when it is met with courtesy. Carelessness and negativity will wither in the bright light of kindness and true forgiveness.
Sure, it is difficult to bring yourself to forgive those who are hurtful to you. But the thing is, forgiveness gives you the upper hand.
The way to stop the hurt is by refusing to participate in it. To effectively help yourself, offer genuine kindness to others.
By no means should you tolerate continued abuse. Yet there is no good reason to perpetuate that abuse.
Be the one who is strong, who stops the negativity. Put the power of kindness, courtesy and forgiveness to work for you and your world.
-- 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, June 8, 2013
Make it matter
If you're not motivated to take action, raise the stakes. The way to get motivated, to get passionate and to get going is to make it worth your while.
It's only natural to procrastinate, avoid and make excuses when what you must do has little or no meaning for you. The answer is not to force yourself to act against your own interest, but rather to find a way to get yourself positively invested.
When you make it important enough, you'll make it happen. When you make it truly matter, you'll figure out how, and you'll persevere until it's done.
If you're dreams are just empty wishes, and you're not moving passionately toward them, make them bigger. Give them consequence, and you'll make them compelling.
Get your own self-interest working in your favor. Align that self-interest with what's best for everyone, and you'll find yourself actually doing what's best for everyone, including you.
There's no need to fight or strive or struggle to get yourself to take action. Make it matter, and you'll make it happen.
-- 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's only natural to procrastinate, avoid and make excuses when what you must do has little or no meaning for you. The answer is not to force yourself to act against your own interest, but rather to find a way to get yourself positively invested.
When you make it important enough, you'll make it happen. When you make it truly matter, you'll figure out how, and you'll persevere until it's done.
If you're dreams are just empty wishes, and you're not moving passionately toward them, make them bigger. Give them consequence, and you'll make them compelling.
Get your own self-interest working in your favor. Align that self-interest with what's best for everyone, and you'll find yourself actually doing what's best for everyone, including you.
There's no need to fight or strive or struggle to get yourself to take action. Make it matter, and you'll make it happen.
-- 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, June 7, 2013
Inherent worth
No matter what happens, you are still a beautiful person. No twist of fate, no thoughtless word or deed by another, can take your inherent worth away from you.
It's great to be ambitious, and yet even when some of those ambitions fail to come to fruition, your life has much value. Just the fact that you are you is enough, and everything else is a bonus.
Disappointment hurts, as it should. However, you can go on to even bigger and better things.
Feel the confidence of knowing that whatever may come to pass in your life, you are always worthy of the best. Life is so very good simply in and of itself, and you have it, here and now.
The wins and losses count, the failures and successes matter, but they do not change the value that is your life. That value is yours with which to get up, get going again, and add new richness to your experience.
Fill your awareness with sincere gratitude for the unique beauty that is your life. Whatever may come, live it with purpose, passion and joy, and let that beauty grow.
-- 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's great to be ambitious, and yet even when some of those ambitions fail to come to fruition, your life has much value. Just the fact that you are you is enough, and everything else is a bonus.
Disappointment hurts, as it should. However, you can go on to even bigger and better things.
Feel the confidence of knowing that whatever may come to pass in your life, you are always worthy of the best. Life is so very good simply in and of itself, and you have it, here and now.
The wins and losses count, the failures and successes matter, but they do not change the value that is your life. That value is yours with which to get up, get going again, and add new richness to your experience.
Fill your awareness with sincere gratitude for the unique beauty that is your life. Whatever may come, live it with purpose, passion and joy, and let that beauty grow.
-- 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, June 6, 2013
Great possibilities
You will see what you want to see. So what do you want to see?
You will experience what you expect to experience. So what exactly are your expectations?
Reality is the way it is. Yet the reality of your life depends on the way you filter and interpret and respond to what is.
When you sincerely expect life to be rich, beautiful and fulfilling, you will absolutely find a way to live it as such. When you truly seek to see and experience life at its best, that's what you'll end up doing.
No, you can't magically make things appear just by expecting them to do so. What you can do, however, is open yourself to the great possibilities and realities that most certainly are already here.
Life's great possibilities are here now for you to fulfill. Expect them, open yourself to them, see them and live them 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.
You will experience what you expect to experience. So what exactly are your expectations?
Reality is the way it is. Yet the reality of your life depends on the way you filter and interpret and respond to what is.
When you sincerely expect life to be rich, beautiful and fulfilling, you will absolutely find a way to live it as such. When you truly seek to see and experience life at its best, that's what you'll end up doing.
No, you can't magically make things appear just by expecting them to do so. What you can do, however, is open yourself to the great possibilities and realities that most certainly are already here.
Life's great possibilities are here now for you to fulfill. Expect them, open yourself to them, see them and live them 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.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Make life truly good
The best opportunities are opportunities to be of service. When someone can benefit from your assistance, your expertise, your time, attention and skills, that's golden.
The way to make a friend, the way to make a living, the way to make a good impression, the way to make a fortune, is to make a difference. When you're committed to making a difference, to being of service, you're on the path to greatness.
Be of genuine service, again and again, and the world takes notice. Make it your goal to add real value to life, and you'll live a life that's rich and fulfilling.
Sure, some people will seek to take advantage of you. Yet you can let that be their problem, not yours.
Give great value, and you will live great value. Let go of the fantasy that you can cheat life, because all you end up doing is cheating yourself.
When times are good, when times are tough, when there's joy or when there's disappointment, whatever the situation may be, choose to be of service. Make life truly good by making it good for others.
-- 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.
The way to make a friend, the way to make a living, the way to make a good impression, the way to make a fortune, is to make a difference. When you're committed to making a difference, to being of service, you're on the path to greatness.
Be of genuine service, again and again, and the world takes notice. Make it your goal to add real value to life, and you'll live a life that's rich and fulfilling.
Sure, some people will seek to take advantage of you. Yet you can let that be their problem, not yours.
Give great value, and you will live great value. Let go of the fantasy that you can cheat life, because all you end up doing is cheating yourself.
When times are good, when times are tough, when there's joy or when there's disappointment, whatever the situation may be, choose to be of service. Make life truly good by making it good for others.
-- 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, June 4, 2013
Make it all count
There's opportunity in this day that will soon be gone. Make it count while you have it.
You have skills, abilities, knowledge, connections, passions, and possibilities. Make it all count by making something good and meaningful out of it all.
There are lots of ways you could waste this day, but wouldn't you rather make good, purposeful use of it? There are plenty of excuses for why you can't, but think of how far you can go when you focus instead on why you will.
Behind every desire, is a desire to matter. In every urge, is the primal urge to take hold of the reins of your life and make it count.
Make it count in ways that lift you ever higher. Make it count by benefitting life, and those who live it, as positively and as powerfully as you can imagine.
Don't just sit there wondering if or when or why or how. Step forward, take this moment right now and make it count.
-- 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 have skills, abilities, knowledge, connections, passions, and possibilities. Make it all count by making something good and meaningful out of it all.
There are lots of ways you could waste this day, but wouldn't you rather make good, purposeful use of it? There are plenty of excuses for why you can't, but think of how far you can go when you focus instead on why you will.
Behind every desire, is a desire to matter. In every urge, is the primal urge to take hold of the reins of your life and make it count.
Make it count in ways that lift you ever higher. Make it count by benefitting life, and those who live it, as positively and as powerfully as you can imagine.
Don't just sit there wondering if or when or why or how. Step forward, take this moment right now and make it count.
-- 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, June 3, 2013
The key to persuasion
Instead of striving to get others to see it your way, put your energy, effort and focus into seeing it their way. By more fully understanding what others see, you can more compellingly express what you see.
Your perceptions are indeed very valuable, yet they are not the only perceptions. If you operate under the assumption that everyone sees, or should see, the world as you do, you're not going to make much progress.
The way to get people to see it your way is to start by seeing it their way. The key to persuasion is understanding.
Take the time to listen, to observe, to ask, to learn, and to listen some more. Make it your goal to sincerely, respectfully, without judgment, understand.
You have beautiful, valuable, helpful things to say. The more you truly understand the person you're talking to, the more compelling your words will be.
Before you attempt to be understood, make sure you understand. Greatly enhance your own perceptions by respectfully considering the perceptions of others.
-- 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.
Your perceptions are indeed very valuable, yet they are not the only perceptions. If you operate under the assumption that everyone sees, or should see, the world as you do, you're not going to make much progress.
The way to get people to see it your way is to start by seeing it their way. The key to persuasion is understanding.
Take the time to listen, to observe, to ask, to learn, and to listen some more. Make it your goal to sincerely, respectfully, without judgment, understand.
You have beautiful, valuable, helpful things to say. The more you truly understand the person you're talking to, the more compelling your words will be.
Before you attempt to be understood, make sure you understand. Greatly enhance your own perceptions by respectfully considering the perceptions of others.
-- 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, June 1, 2013
True fulfillment
Fulfillment is not what someone else says it is. Fulfillment is what you feel it to be.
When you chase goals that are not really yours, you're not very likely to reach them. And even if you do, it will bring no real sense of satisfaction.
There's much you can gain by always making a good impression. Yet if impressing others is the only thing that matters to you, life can be terribly sad and empty.
There are so many beautiful and original possibilities for your unique life. There's no need to borrow the tired, old, worn-out cliches of what it means to have a rich and fulfilling life.
Live your own dreams, the ones that truly mean the world to you. To be authentically impressive you must first be authentic.
Fulfillment for you is whatever feels good and right and fulfilling to you. Live that true fulfillment, and experience the beautiful richness that is uniquely 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.
When you chase goals that are not really yours, you're not very likely to reach them. And even if you do, it will bring no real sense of satisfaction.
There's much you can gain by always making a good impression. Yet if impressing others is the only thing that matters to you, life can be terribly sad and empty.
There are so many beautiful and original possibilities for your unique life. There's no need to borrow the tired, old, worn-out cliches of what it means to have a rich and fulfilling life.
Live your own dreams, the ones that truly mean the world to you. To be authentically impressive you must first be authentic.
Fulfillment for you is whatever feels good and right and fulfilling to you. Live that true fulfillment, and experience the beautiful richness that is uniquely 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.
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