Dig Deep!

I think at times we all question ourselves & our ability to successfully navigate through all of the trials & tribulations of life. Am I strong enough… smart enough… good enough? We are faced with some pretty tough stuff sometimes, yet here we are… we’re still standing! I feel like a part of my purpose here is to help people see & understand that they are stronger than they know… smarter than they think… & that every single one of us is good enough to rise above it all & succeed at life. The goal for today: you’re here for a reason & you were sent here with the tools to fulfill your intended purpose; dig deep & I promise you will find an unlimited source of strength, wisdom & heart! Have a great day everybody!

Kill Misery With Kindness

I can’t help you if I’m angry at you. I used to work in retail & when a customer was being difficult, I would get defensive & end up being difficult right back. Most of the world thinks that’s what we are supposed to do, but that doesn’t make any sense at all… then you just end up with 2 miserable people. Then I read “hatred ceases not with hatred; hatred ceases only with love”… & it changed my whole life! The next time someone came in being difficult I didn’t take it personally, I respond with kindness & understanding, and the end result was 2 happy people. The goal for today: kill misery with kindness! Have a great day everybody!

Tolerance

When people strongly disagree with me on certain matters they say things like… “You’re not a doctor”… while giving a medical explanation for something; “Your way is not the only way”… as they explain why their way is; “You don’t know everything”… while acting as though they do. You’re right, I’m not a doctor… & neither are you! My way is not the only way… & neither is yours! No, I don’t know everything… & neither do you! The things I talk about & write about are my beliefs, you don’t have to agree… but you don’t get to take them from me either. The goal for today: tolerance = to respect others beliefs, practices, etc. without sharing them! Have a great day everybody!

Look Out For #1

My approach to life used to be “Look out for #1”… but that never brought me any real happiness. The strange thing about selfishness is that it NEVER makes us feel satisfied or fulfilled… even when we get what we “think” we want. You could gain the whole world through looking out for #1, but it will NEVER make you feel the way that looking out for others will. One of the great paradoxes of this life is that unselfishness is the ONLY way to get what we really need. The goal for today: achieve true happiness, peace & freedom by putting the needs of others ahead of your own! Have a great day everybody!

Get… Or Be?

“But the wise family will admire him for what he is trying to be, rather than for what he is trying to get” ~Anon. I really love this quote! It stands as a constant reminder that admiration shouldn’t be based on physical, material wealth; it should be based on true moral prosperity & spiritual growth. I finally realize that moral bankruptcy is much worse than financial ruin. I’m more concerned with being unselfish, than being rich. The goal for today: always remember that the size of your heart is infinitely more important than the size of your bank account! Have a great day everybody!

Give What’s Right

“You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give” ~Kahlil Gibran. There is nothing wrong with helping someone out from a physical or material standpoint… but it is infinitely more important that we learn how to give each other patience, tolerance, kindliness & Love. All the material possessions in the world won’t add up to the total sum of what even just a moment of genuine kindness could amount to. The goal for today: remember always, that your neighbor is far more in need of your Love, than they are your money! Have a great day everybody!

… But Always Give

I always talk about “giving” & yes, there is a Right way & a wrong way to give. The motive behind my giving dictates whether it is Right or wrong… & it dictates the outcome. If I give freely of myself, expecting nothing in return, with no fear or selfishness… I am guaranteed to get the Right outcome. But when I give with a selfish or fear based motive… things turn out bad. When I give selfishly (expecting praise)… my kindness goes unappreciated & I feel hurt. When I give fearfully… I get taken for granted, taken advantage of, I give too much & enable people, rather than help them. The goal for today: learn how to “give” properly… but ALWAYS give! Have a great day everybody!

Choose

Right now, at this very moment… we have the power to choose what we will think about… & how we will feel. We can choose to be happy & helpful… we can choose to be stubborn & ignorant… we can choose to be mean & nasty… or we can choose to be kind & loving. The only thing we don’t get to choose… is to not choose. Whether we are consciously aware of our choices, or they take place subconsciously, doesn’t matter… we ALWAYS choose! The goal for today: choose patience, tolerance, kindliness & love! Have a great day everybody!

Freely… Means Freely

If I get upset because someone didn’t appreciate my kindness… that’s proof that I was looking for appreciation. If I get upset because someone didn’t return my kindness… that’s proof that I was looking for a return. If I expect to get something in return for my kindness, then it’s not really kindness… it’s selfishness. We do receive as a result of giving kindness… but that can’t be the primary motive & we must understand that we don’t always get the return from the person we were kind to. The goal for today: give kindness out freely… for no reason other than, it’s the Right thing to do! Have a great day everybody!

Focus On Kindness

If I’m having a bad day, that doesn’t give me the right to treat other people poorly. Treating people poorly will never make me feel better… in fact, it always makes me feel worse in the end. If I focus on being genuinely kind, considerate, helpful & loving toward others when I’m having a bad day, my bad day will instantly turn around… guaranteed! No one on earth needs my misery, but I am certain that someone needs my kindness… so I want to focus on that. The goal for today: find someone to be kind to… & be guaranteed a good day! Have a great day everybody!