Big, beautiful world

There is a whole big, beautiful world out there. From where you are, you can gain access to the very best of it.

It's easy to become dismayed when you focus too long on your own immediate surroundings. It can feel like you are stuck, and like all the best opportunities have already played out.

Yet that's not the case at all. Every day, countless numbers of people are living lives of true fulfillment, and that fulfillment is really not so far away from you.

Although your choices may seem limited, that's just because of your limited perspective. Look around, look outward, open your mind and your senses to more of what's going on in this big, beautiful world.

If the news seems to all be negative, that's because the good things are so common and so pervasive that they are not considered news. Despite the urgings of those who profit from your fear, the world is filled with goodness and value.

Step away from your comfortable habits, assumptions and routines. There's a whole big, beautiful world out there, and it's yours to explore, to enjoy, and to make even better.

-- Ralph Marston

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Remember well

Remember your mistakes, and what you learned from them, and apply those lessons as you move forward. Remember your successes, and how great they felt, and inspire yourself to create more.

Live in the present, well informed by the past. Work toward a bright future, carrying all the best treasures you've collected along the way.

Though you cannot change what has already happened, you can choose precisely what to take from it. Let go of the pain, while holding on to the wisdom and joy.

Remember where you started, and realize how far you've come. Remember how much effort you've invested, and honor that investment by building on it in each new moment.

Remember all those who have given you love, support, and encouragement along the way. Remember how good that felt, and remember that there are those who would benefit from your help right now.

Remember how rich and meaningful life can be. Then step forward and make this day better than anything you can remember.

-- Ralph Marston

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Live true

Today, in the everyday details of life, feel your purpose. Today, as you choose how to spend your time, live your purpose.

Your life has unique meaning and the potential for much more meaning. Stay true to the real, living, authentic person you are, and fulfill that potential.

You know what feels right for you and what feels wrong. Pay attention to that feeling, and remind yourself to stick with what's right.

Enjoy and explore, learn and love, create, support and empower all that is important to you. You have meaningful work to do, and a beautiful vision to express, and today is your opportunity to do it.

Don't let yourself get too conceited or too dismayed by what others think or say about you. Do what you know is good and right, and in line with your purpose, and all will work out for the best.

Live true to your deeply felt purpose. And you will truly live well.

-- Ralph Marston

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Let yourself enjoy

Let yourself enjoy the moment you're in, the place you are, and the things you're doing. Let yourself enjoy the life you have right now.

It's great when you work to make life better, richer and more fulfilling. But don't ever give up the chance to enjoy all the goodness you already have.

The more fully you enjoy this day, the better tomorrow will be. Instead of indefinitely putting off your enjoyment until some idealized time in the future, experience enjoyment at every opportunity.

You don't need for everything to line up in a certain way in order to enjoy yourself. All you really have to do, is make the choice.

Instead of judging each situation, each person and each activity, make the choice to give of yourself. Give your joy, and make the moment truly enjoyable.

Joy instantly makes life richer and more satisfying. Go ahead, right now, and let yourself enjoy.

-- Ralph Marston

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Connected

You don't have to know everything that happens the moment it happens. Just because you can be connected, informed and up to the minute, doesn't mean you always have to be.

You don't have to be constantly entertained by flashing images, pulsating sounds, words, opinions and comments. Take some time to process it all, to find real meaning in it all, and to remember who you truly are.

Don't spend all your time and energy just documenting your life and comparing it to others. Enjoy the opportunity to actually live your life, apart from the updates, the fleeting images and superficial comments.

It's great to be able to connect with so many others in so many ways. Make sure those connections are meaningful and substantive, and not just a waste of time and bandwidth.

Resist the temptation to connect just because you can. When you connect, connect because you care.

Let go of the need for a constant stream of stimulation. Give real life, love, feeling and wisdom the chance to grow.

-- Ralph Marston

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Best Christmas ever

What will make this the best Christmas Day ever is love. Give it, live it, share it, allow it and treasure the fact that you can.

You don't need anything elaborate or complicated to make this special day the best one yet. It's a simple matter of allowing life's inherent goodness to shine through you in every moment.

Let go of your need for things to be a certain way. Give your love, your joy and authentic gratitude to whatever way this day unfolds.

Don't impose any conditions on your enjoyment of the time today. Enjoy the people you're with and the things you do just because you have the opportunity to do so.

Take the unnecessary pressure off yourself and off everyone else. Accept this special day for what it is, however it may be, and enjoy giving your unconditional love to all.

You deserve a beautiful experience on this beautiful, meaningful day. Choose now to accept it, to allow it and to graciously share the joy of living with everyone around you.

-- Ralph Marston

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Peace within

Let peace be within you. When there is true peace on the inside, that peace energizes and uplifts all you do.

Imagine how it would be to think, feel, speak and act from an abiding sense of inner peace. Imagine it, and then live what you imagine.

Think of how you would live your life if you had an unshakable sense of peace deep within. Know that you do have that peace, connect with it, and let it influence your every moment.

Peace is yours to choose regardless of what else may be going on. Yes, it takes intention, commitment and strength and yes, it is well worth whatever you put into it.

The world often tells you to live from the shallow perspective of your ego. You can greatly benefit yourself, and everyone else, by going much deeper.

Give peace a safe, secure and treasured place within, and let it grow. Be the strongest you can be today, by being peaceful.

-- Ralph Marston

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Let life unfold

You put a great deal of energy and effort into moving your life in a particular direction. Show your confidence in all you've done, and in all you continue to do, by allowing life in this moment to unfold as it will.

Let go of your attachment to a specific result and let the good work you've done come to fruition. Though the results may not be exactly as you imagined them, they will surely bring the richness and fulfillment you seek.

You've done much to get yourself to this day. Now, accept the unique flavor of the day as it arrives in each moment.

There is much more you can do, with many new opportunities and possibilities coming your way. Accept this day, this moment, this time for all it is, and know that you can move positively forward from it.

Peacefully and thankfully let life unfold. As you do, continue to enthusiastically give your best to each moment.

This is your time to live, and to enjoy the positive difference your life makes. Let life unfold as it will, and delight in the new richness it continues to bring.

-- Ralph Marston

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Productive momentum

A great way to get things done is to already be getting things done. To be highly productive, establish and maintain some productive momentum.

Momentum is a powerful thing. A body at rest has a strong tendency to stay at rest, and a body in motion has the same strong tendency to continue in motion.

Get yourself in motion, and you're much more likely to stay in motion. Get started on something, and you're well on your way to doing everything that must be done.

If you're having trouble getting motivated to do a particular task, then start working on something else. The important thing is to get yourself going, to get the productive and creative juices flowing.

When you feel the satisfaction of making a difference in one area, you're much more eager to make a positive difference in another area. Just get started on something, establish a strong momentum, and let that momentum pull you forward.

Life gets better the more you put some good, solid effort into it. Go ahead, make that initial effort, build some productive momentum, and soon you'll have a whole lot of valuable work done.

-- Ralph Marston

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No need to criticize

Let go of the need to criticize yourself and others. Enjoy doing good things without doubting what you do.

Put your energy into effective effort, not into second guessing your own work or the work of anyone else. Let what has happened be, and move positively forward from it.

Honor the thoughts and feelings you have by turning them into positive action. There's a good reason you are the way you are, so let yourself be the authentic you.

Use your time and your brilliant, creative mind to move yourself forward. Don't waste that valuable creativity on excuses or doubts or unnecessary judgments.

Be okay with what has been, with where you are, with what you've done and with what you have to work with. Then grab the next positive possibility and run with it.

There's no need to criticize, to doubt or hold yourself back. Today, let the greatness within you flow freely into your world.

-- Ralph Marston

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Invest yourself

To make something special in your life, invest yourself in it. To give richness and meaning to a particular place, or a relationship, or a job or other experience, give some meaningful part of yourself to it.

If you have no stake in it, you won't get any real joy or fulfillment from it. Just because something is expensive or impressive or popular doesn't mean that it will enrich your life.

You don't have to have the biggest, brightest or fanciest. You just have to really care, really give, and make a living investment.

Life is overflowing with great opportunity because it is constantly giving you ways to make a difference. By giving your time, your care, your interest and your love, you transform generic abundance into personal treasure.

The more you invest of yourself, the more valuable that treasure grows. Whatever is already meaningful to you can be made even more meaningful with your care, attention and effort.

Every moment you encounter is a chance to invest yourself in life. Take every opportunity to invest yourself, and enjoy a lifetime of beautiful rewards.

-- Ralph Marston

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Passage of time

There's absolutely nothing you can do to stop or to slow the passage of time. Yet there are countless things you can do to gain great value from each hour that does pass through your life.

If you're facing a deadline, the last thing you want to do is worry about it or obsess over it. You cannot change the deadline, so let it be, and let yourself go about doing the work that's due.

Do all you can with the time you have. Do all you can, being positive and productive, not concerning yourself with whether the time you have is too little or is passing too quickly.

Time will pass as it will, no matter what you think or how much you complain. So use your energy not to lament but to think, say, do, experience, explore, to move forward and to make real, meaningful progress.

You rarely get to choose how much time you have. However, you always get to choose how much good solid effort you put into each moment.

Time will go by, so watch it as it goes with the satisfaction of knowing you're making great use of it. And as time moves relentlessly forward, so will you.

-- Ralph Marston

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Deal with it

If there's something you must deal with sooner or later, sooner is better. If it's going to be difficult, it's going to be even more difficult when you keep putting it off and putting it off.

Go ahead and act. Go ahead, deal with it, and get it out of the way.

Instead of putting your energy into worry, anxiety and procrastination, put your energy into handling the situation. Do yourself a favor, and quickly do what must be done, so you won't waste your life dreading it and avoiding it.

Don't obsess over how difficult or inconvenient it is. Instead, remind yourself how great you'll feel to get beyond it.

Get out ahead of what you must do by going ahead and getting it done. That puts you in the enjoyable position of being able to do whatever you choose to do.

Life has its burdens and necessities, and you have what it takes to deal with them. Deal with them quickly, decisively and successfully, and free yourself to live on your own highest terms.

-- Ralph Marston

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Aim higher

Aim higher and you will end up higher. Expect more of yourself and you will end up getting more from yourself.

Yes, it makes sense to base your expectations for the future on what has happened in the past. But although it makes sense, it doesn't make for a very effective strategy.

Choose instead to base your expectations not on what you've already experienced, but on what you wish to see happen. Raise your level of ambition to match the highly worthy and capable person you surely are.

Challenge yourself to grow, to improve, to become stronger, more capable and more highly accomplished. All these things add value not only to your life, but also to all of life.

You owe it to yourself, to others and to the world to aim higher, to reach higher, and to work your way higher. After all, you're part of life, and the miraculous fact of your existence obligates you to make all of existence the best it can be.

You've already done much, and you can do much more. Aim higher, get there, and add richness to the journey for everyone involved.

-- Ralph Marston

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New and beautiful world

A new and beautiful world has come into being on this day. Explore it, enjoy it, appreciate it and make the most of it.

You have the priceless privilege of being here to experience this one-of-a-kind day. Use the opportunity to add meaningful richness to each of its moments.

See the positive possibilities, and act on them. Embrace the challenges, and find great satisfaction in moving successfully through them.

All the work you have done and all the moments you have lived have brought you to this day. Honor its rich legacy with the way you choose to live it.

There are new possibilities to fulfill, new wonders to behold, new relationships to be forged and new experiences to live. Get going with enthusiasm and with the commitment to make new goodness from it all.

You have the good fortune of being right here, right now in this new and beautiful world. Grab hold of the opportunity and live it to the fullest.

-- Ralph Marston

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Plain old hard work

What transforms a great idea into a great achievement? Mostly, it is plain old hard work.

It doesn't hurt to be clever or well connected, or to be in the right place at the right time. Yet what matters most to any success is simply showing up and doing the work.

Great big wonderful things of value are built by adding together small bits of value created in the ordinary moments. The most reliable way to success is to be reliable about putting forth the effort.

Though you may have many great and powerful tools at your disposal, don't expect those tools to do the all work for you. The more you invest yourself in the achievement, the more you'll get out of it.

Plain old hard work is not something to be avoided, but rather something to be sought after and celebrated. In addition to building worthwhile achievements, it builds you, your skills, your confidence and self esteem.

Seek the work, embrace the work and do the work. In that plain old hard work you'll find your very own path to fulfillment of the most satisfying kind.

-- Ralph Marston

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Think about it differently

There are many more ways than just one way to think of any situation. If you're stuck, or perplexed, angry, frustrated, conflicted or confused about anything, give yourself the option of thinking about it differently.

Instead of going over the same puzzle again and again, scramble up all the pieces and come at it from a completely different angle. Throw out your assumptions, take several steps back, and give yourself the benefit of a new perspective.

You are wonderfully creative, so put that creativity to good use. You can think whatever you choose to think, so choose to think in new and original ways.

Perhaps what you think you need to get rid of, is actually something you could use more of. It could be that what you once considered impossible is not only possible, but is also the most effective way forward.

Challenge what you've assumed, and what you think you know. Just beyond your supposed certainties, are many great possibilities.

There's something good, valuable and workable in any situation. Think about it differently, and find an amazingly wonderful way forward.

-- Ralph Marston

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You have it in you

When you feel like quitting, that's an opportunity to keep going. When you feel like giving up, you have it in you to step forward with renewed energy and to give more.

Giving up doesn't accomplish anything, and it doesn't make you feel any better. It just leaves you with disappointment and regret.

There's a way to keep going, and you know it. There's a way to keep going, and just imagine how great you will feel for choosing persistence.

If you're weary, stop for a short while to rest, but don't give up. Remind yourself of all the good reasons why you've chosen to move forward, and then get yourself going again.

If you wish to be free of the effort, then do what it takes to finish the effort. Make all your work count for something by bringing it to a successful conclusion.

The next step is right in front of you, and you have it in you to take that step. Keep going, fulfill your best possibilities, and you'll always be thankful for your choice to do so.

-- Ralph Marston

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Positive about the future

You have a future, and what you do right now makes a difference in how that future will be. You have a future and it is as bright as you choose in the present to make it.

It's all too easy and all too common to get discouraged about the future. Yet it is just as realistic, and it feels a whole lot better, to be positive about the future.

The way you see your future has a lot to do with the way it unfolds. What you expect plays a key role in what you get.

No, things are never going to work out exactly the way you anticipated. However, you're much more likely to get to a positive place when you're moving yourself in a positive direction.

The fact is, right now you can envision any future you choose. So you might as well envision the most joyous, enriching and fulfilling future you can imagine.

Go ahead, let yourself be positive about the future, and act accordingly. It will lift your life higher, both in the present and in the future days to come.

-- Ralph Marston

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Let your joy flow

Find joy where you are, and you will find plenty. Give joy authentically, from what you know and what you have, and you will give it in great and wonderful measure.

Don't bother judging whether some particular expression of joy is big or little, impressive or ordinary. Just let the joy flow freely as you feel it.

There's no need to hold too tightly to the moments of joy, for you can always make more. There's no cause for worry or anxiety, because joy is always yours to create.

Live the unique joy that is this day. Experience the special flavor of joy that is possible in the place where you are.

Let go of the need to possess so much, of the need for certainty, of the need for control. Let go, and let your joy flow.

Breathe in the fresh energy of possibility. And where you are, with all you have, let your joy freely flow.

-- Ralph Marston

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Not all about you

Let the best of life come from you. But don't try to make life be all about you.

You are knowledgeable, skilled, resourceful, experienced, creative and worthy of the best in your own unique way. Yet you don't know it all, and can't do it all, and wouldn't even want to.

Much of life's beauty comes from being a part of something larger than yourself. If you confine yourself inside a tight, impenetrable shell, you miss the best opportunities for fulfillment and enrichment.

One of the best things you can do for yourself is to acknowledge and embrace the value of others. Raise up your own life by enthusiastically giving your genuine respect, compassion, cooperation, friendship and love.

Multiply your joy, multiply your opportunities for learning, multiply your effectiveness and your best possibilities. Live beyond yourself, where it's not all about you.

Living your life can be a miraculous experience. And when you live beyond yourself, life gets even better.

-- Ralph Marston

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Easy to be thankful

It's easy and natural to complain when life is not meeting your expectations. What if it were just as easy, just as natural to be thankful and to see the good in whatever is going on?

In fact, it can be just as easy, and completely natural, to be thankful. All you have to do is make the choice.

Being thankful is really very easy. It's even easier when you understand and experience how powerful it can be.

Gratitude gives you a distinct advantage. And it is just as reasonable and just as accessible as any alternative.

Remind yourself how easy it can be to simply be thankful. Then take that easy route to real richness in life.

There is no good reason to deny yourself the power of gratitude. Make the easy choice to be thankful, and you'll easily be thankful you did.

-- Ralph Marston

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Your attitude

Is the world filled with positive possibilities and exciting opportunities, or is it filled with despair and disappointment? Actually, that depends on your attitude.

You can choose what kind of light you shine on life. A positive attitude is what shines the more empowering kind of light.

Give yourself the ability to see the good in every person and the opportunities in every situation. Get yourself in a mindset that will encourage, inspire, motivate and heal.

If you wish to change life for the better, it just makes sense that you must see it from a better perspective. By maintaining a great attitude, you direct yourself to create a great world.

What makes your attitude so powerful is you. Every moment of every day you're having an impact, and your attitude determines whether it is a valuable, creative impact or a worthless, destructive one.

Your attitude makes all the difference. You deserve a great one and the great life it brings, so give it to yourself.

-- Ralph Marston

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Get on with it

Life doesn't always unfold the way you want. It can in fact be very messy, inconvenient and uncomfortable.

Get over it and get on with it. Go ahead, deal with the bad stuff, and you'll soon be enjoying the good stuff.

Stop wondering what you can do and how you will get through. Grab hold of this moment and use it to take positive action.

You may have to get up early and you may have to stay late. You may have to get your hands dirty, and you may have to endure a little inconvenience and discomfort.

But is any of that so bad? Not when you compare it to the glorious opportunity to live your life.

Seize that opportunity every day, no matter what ups and downs you may encounter. Whatever may come, get on with it, and make life spectacular in your own unique way.

-- Ralph Marston

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Give kindness

Somewhere in just about every person is the longing to give kindness, to be diligent, to do great work and to make a difference in life. Sadly, those longings are often deeply buried by fears, insecurities, doubts, mistrust, disillusionment and so much more.

When people feel that their goodness is not appreciated, they can give up on that goodness. Even so, the potential for it is still very much there.

Imagine what would happen if you simply allowed other people to be kind and helpful to you by being kind and helpful yourself. Imagine what would happen if you could encourage the goodness in others by giving new life and energy to your own goodness.

Though such an approach sounds seriously naive when you consider all the disillusioned people in the world, where it truly has power is on a personal level. The fact is, you can very effectively share your goodness with one other person at a time, and can awaken the latent goodness in that person.

Though it may not immediately be returned to you, give kindness. Even if you do not see the positive influence of your goodness in others, it is there.

Give kindness, and allow that kindness to resonate. Give kindness, and let it spread far beyond you.

-- Ralph Marston

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Ideal conditions

The ideal conditions for living your life are the conditions that exist right here and now. So go ahead, go for it, live and give and enjoy.

If you wait for things to be perfect, you'll waste the precious opportunities of this moment. By all means aim for perfection, and remember that the only way to reach it is by being in motion.

Live fully by living now, and with every now that you get. Let the desire for perfection inspire you, but don't let it stop you.

A great part of life's richness comes from dealing with less than perfect conditions. By accepting and embracing life as it is, you gain the ability to make it into the best it can be.

Get on with the business of fulfilling your beautiful possibilities. It won't all be easy, it will be a little messy, and you'll always be thankful for going ahead with it.

If there's someone or something you really care about, do something about it. Now is the time, this is the place, and you are the person to fulfill your dreams.

-- Ralph Marston

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Intend and allow

There is no need to worry or strive. For you are able to intend and allow.

You are so highly capable that you'd be stunned to see the full extent of what you can do. Unfortunately, most of that capability is smothered under your own doubts, fears and worries.

Fortunately, you can crowd all those negative things out of your awareness. The way to do that is with a solid, specific, deeply meaningful intention.

When each day begins, choose to focus on a clearly defined way in which you intend to make life better. Then, as the day goes along, allow yourself to make use of opportunities that arise for fulfilling that intention.

Those opportunities will most certainly be there. You don't have to strive or wish or struggle or connive.

Simply have a clear, meaningful intention, and allow yourself to fulfill it. Intend, allow, and put your amazing capabilities to their highest use.

-- Ralph Marston

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