Willing to Inspire

We rely upon the poets the philosophers

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We rely upon the poets the philosophers and the playwrights to articulate what most of us can only feel in joy or sorrow. They illuminate the thoughts for which we only grope. They give us the strength and balm we cannot find in ourselves. Whenever I find my courage wavering I rush to them. They give me the wisdom of acceptance the will and resilience to push on.

— Helen Hayes

Purpose

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A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.

Kurt Vonnegut (The Sirens of Titan)

Note!

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Not many have been inspired lately for which I've decided to put Inspiring to Rest in Here!

No hard Feelings!

Happy Living!

Move Forward

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There are plenty of difficult obstacles in your path. Don't allow yourself to become one of them. You can meet the challenges, you can overcome those obstacles, you can achieve success by boldly stepping forward. Once you do, you'll wonder why you ever hesitated.

Stop Self Pity

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Let that experience of feeling sorry for yourself drop away from you. It's a useless artifact of your past, so abandon it. Put the energy it was previously consuming toward more productive purposes. Use it to move yourself toward where you desire to be.

push yourself

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Either you can choose to keep reminding yourself of what's bad about your life, or you can choose to push yourself to those things that are, and those things that can be, good and positive and enjoyable and truly fulfilling.

new understanding

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Be at peace with silence, and you'll hear clearly the song of your own purpose. Allow yourself to be confused, and you'll find yourself with new understanding.

Do You Lack it?

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If it's not happening for you, there's really just one thing missing.
Somewhere, somehow, you lack the will to do what it takes.

accomplish anything you choose

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Imagine being completely intrigued, and so passionate about something that you simply can't get too much of it. When you can do that in some particular field of expertise or endeavor, you can accomplish anything you choose to accomplish in that area.

give your life outstanding richness

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You're already skilled at accomplishing what you decide to accomplish. Now is when you can choose to focus your efforts on reaching for the dreams that will give your life outstanding richness.

Allow yourself the powerful confidence

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Instead of needing what you desire, treasure the desire itself and the opportunity to fulfill that desire. Allow yourself the powerful confidence that comes from having enough, and from that confidence will come even more.

Celebrate Abundance

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Let go of the doubts, let go of the fears, let go of the inhibitions and feel how good it feels to be authentically and fully alive. Celebrate the priceless abundance that is your life.

blessings

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10-Minute Toners: Lower-Body Routine

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Glute Bridges, part 1 of 3

Works the back of the thighs and the butt

Lying on your back, place your heels on a fitness ball. Rest your arms by your sides, palms down. Straighten your legs and lift your hips.

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Glute Bridges, part 2 of 3

Keeping your spine neutral, draw the ball toward you as you bend your knees.

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Glute Bridges, part 3 of 3

Squeeze your butt as you lift your hips. Return to start. Repeat.

Trainer Tip

Don’t arch your back. Instead, lengthen it. This forces your glutes to support your lower back.

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Kick and Curl, part 1 of 2

Works the butt and core

Start on all fours. Resting on your forearms, bring your hands together and bend your left knee.

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Kick and Curl, part 2 of 2

Lift your left leg, then kick it back to align it with your spine. Return to start. Switch sides. Repeat.

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Single-Leg Touchdown, part 1 of 2

Works hips, butt and core

In a standing position, bend your elbows and place your fists in front of your chest. Bend your right knee, shifting your weight to your left foot.

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Single-Leg Touchdown, part 2 of 2

Bend forward as you kick the bent (right) leg behind you, and extend your right hand to the floor. Return to start. Switch sides and repeat.

By Andrea Metcalf

10-Minute Toners: Upper-Body Routine

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Workout Details

Time it takes: 10 minutes. Set a timer for one minute, repeat the first move until the bell rings, then reset the timer and do the next move for a minute, and then the next. Continue until you’ve exercised for 10 minutes. If you have 20 minutes to spare, add a second sequence (see below). String all three together for a 30-minute, full-body workout.

How often: Do at least one sequence every day. A few times a week, combine two or three sequences for a longer workout, or do two or three separate 10-minute sessions over the course of a day. To keep your heart rate up, rest for no more than 20 seconds between exercises.

See results: You will feel stronger after one week, and notice tighter muscle tone in six weeks.

Complementary workouts: Do at least 30 minutes of cardio exercise, such as walking or jumping rope, three to five times a week.

And here it goes ...

Shoulder Strengthener, part 1 of 2

Works core and shoulders

Place a folded towel on the floor, and assume the plank position by resting your weight equally on your toes and hands, with your arms straight, your hands shoulder-width apart and your back straight. Place your left hand on the towel.

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Shoulder Strengthener, part 2 of 2

Pulling in your abs and keeping your back raised, trace a circle on the floor with your left hand. Switch sides. Repeat until one minute has passed.

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Open Pull, part 1 of 2

Works the chest and shoulders

Stand facing a pole or beam, and wrap a towel around it. Holding both ends in your right hand, and a 3- to 5-pound dumbbell in your left hand, raise the towel to shoulder height. Then raise the dumbbell to meet the towel.

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Open Pull, part 2 of 2

Pulling on the towel as you squat, turn to the left and extend your left arm. Return to start and repeat. Don’t switch sides until the next one-minute set.

Trainer Tip
Don’t rotate your hips. Keep them aligned with your knees so you don’t overextend your arm.

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Crab Triceps Press, part 1 of 2

Works the shoulders and triceps

Start in a crabwalk position: Sit on the floor, then lift your hips so your weight is on your hands and feet. Point your fingers toward your heels

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Crab Triceps Press, part 2 of 2

Keeping your hips lifted, bend your elbows slightly. Hold for 30 seconds. Return to start. Repeat.

By Andrea Metcalf

10-Minute Toners: Core Routine

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Experts have long said that even short periods of exercise can boost heart health. Now there’s new proof. According to a study of postmenopausal women, just 10 minutes a day can help improve cardiovascular health. Quick stints “have a dual beneficial effect,” says cardiologist Peter Diamond, MD, of the University of Illinois Medical Center. “They improve lean muscle mass, which helps the body burn more calories, and the aerobic activity promotes fat burning.” Heart disease risk increases after 40, so this simple, effective, two-for-one workout is twice as smart now. Choose sequence A, B, or C.

Workout Details

See results: You will feel stronger after one week, and notice tighter muscle tone in six weeks.

Complementary workouts: Do at least 30 minutes of cardio exercise, such as walking or jumping rope, three to five times a week.

Saddlebag Smoother, part 1 of 2

Works obliques and thighs, butt, and shoulders

Stand with your feet hip-distance apart. Raise your right knee and your right hand.

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Saddlebag Smoother, part 2 of 2

Leap to the right, swinging your right arm back and shifting your weight to your right foot. Switch sides. Repeat.

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Ab Flattener, part 1 of 2

Works the transverse abdominals

Lying on your back, raise your feet, bending your knees slightly.

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Ab Flattener, part 2 of 2

With your hips and lower back on the floor and your legs slightly bent, lower the left leg to create a 45-degree angle with the floor. (Modification: Put your hands under your tailbone before lowering the leg.) Pause. Return to start. Switch sides. Repeat.

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Waist Whittler, part 1 of 2

Works obliques and hips
Start in the lunge position by placing your left foot in front, with knee over ankle, and your right leg behind you, resting your weight on the ball of that foot. Place your hands behind your head to stretch your chest muscles.

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Waist Whittler, part 2 of 2

Twisting toward your left side, extend your right elbow slightly toward your left knee. Keep your spine upright so you don’t hurt your back. Assume a standing position. Switch sides. Repeat.

By Andrea Metcalf

Stretch Your Way Out Of Stress: 6 Easy Moves

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By Janet Ungless

Try this sequence from Yin Yoga instructor Magen Banwart, owner of New York City's MB Fitness Mind Body Connection two to four times a week. "You’ll feel an increased sense of relaxation right after the first stretch,” she says. As weeks pass, your posture will improve. “After practicing for about three months, my clients say, ‘I feel 10years younger!’ And they look it, because they’re so much more flexible.”

Butterfly

Sit on the edge of a folded blanket or cushion, pelvis tilted forward. Bend knees, press the soles of your feet together. Rest hands on feet, let knees drop, and bend forward until you feel a tug in your hips or spine. Hold for one to five minutes.

Targets: Hips, groin, spine (and the ligaments that run along it)

Half Dragonfly

Sit on the edge of a cushion. Bend your left knee as you move the sole of your left foot to the in-side of your right thigh. Inhale, and, as you exhale, place your hands on each side of your leg. Lean forward; hold for two

to five minutes. Switch sides; repeat.

Targets: Hips, lower back, hamstrings

Spinx or Seal

Lying on your stomach, place your forearms on the floor in front of you.

Relax your shoulders, press your arms into the floor, and lift your chest slightly; you will feel gentle pressure in your lower back. If you do not have low back troubles, try a more intense stretch: Lift your chest higher by pressing hands on the floor and straightening your arms. Hold either position for two to five minutes.

Targets: Lower back, spine

Child's Pose

Start on your hands and knees. Bend your knees, and push your butt back until you’re sitting on your feet. Then extend arms in front of you, and rest your forehead on the floor. Hold for two to three minutes as you breathe deeply and slowly. This is a resting pose, designed to help the muscles in the back recover from the Sphinx or Seal and other back bends. Use it any time your body needs a break.

Targets: Back

Forward Bend

Sit on the floor with legs extended. Look down and lean forward, reaching hands toward feet. Grab your lower legs and, if possible, stretch further and gently grasp your ankles or feet. (Bend knees slightly if you feel pressure behind them.) If you’re stiff or have back problems, try this version: Place a pillow on your knees, cross your arms, and place them on the pillow. Look down, lean forward, and rest head on your hands (as shown here). Hold either position for two to five minutes.

Targets: Legs, spine

Spinal Twist

Lie on your back with legs extended. Bend your left knee to bring it close to

your chest. Move the left knee across your body, and rest it on or near the floor. Extend your left arm along the floor, reach your left hand toward your head, and rest your hand on the floor. Hold for two to three minutes. Switch sides; repeat. To end the sequence, lie on your back, legs extended, with your eyes closed for two to three minutes.

Targets: Spine, hips, shoulders and chest

Build

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You're already successful in many ways. Think of all the things that are right with your life. Build on them, and challenge yourself to achieve even greater success.

Courage

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Have the courage to face your shortcomings, the commitment to overcome them, and the positive results will be dramatic indeed.

you'll have the best life can give

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You do not attract what you want. Rather, you attract what you are. To have the things you want, be the person who is capable of having them. Be the best you can be, and you'll have the best life can give.

-- Ralph Marston

Get Going!

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Get up, go forward and build, create, enjoy, learn, love, experience, succeed, fail, persevere, make mistakes, make progress, take risks, and find the treasures hidden in each day.

words to live by: make a beautiful life

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Love yourself.
Make peace with who you are
and where you are at this moment in time.

Listen to your heart.
If you can’t hear what it’s saying in this noisy world,
make time for yourself. Enjoy your own company.
Let your mind wander among the stars.

Try. Take chances. Make mistakes.
Life can be messy and confusing, but it’s also full of surprises.
The next rock in your path may be a stepping stone.

Be happy. When you don’t have what you want,
want what you have. Make do.
That’s a well-kept secret of contentment.

There aren’t any shortcuts to tomorrow.
You have to make your own day.
To know where you’re going is only part of it.
You need to know where you’ve been too.
And if you get lost, don’t worry.
The people who love you will find you.
Count on it.

Life isn’t days and years.
It’s what you do with time
and with all the goodness and grace
that’s inside of you.
Make a beautiful life…
The kind of life you deserve.

Appreciate Life

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i have the key...

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Not Alone

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Putting things in order

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Think about the things you've been meaning to do, but keep putting off. They're the things that can make the biggest difference in your life. Chances are, you've put off some of them for so long that you've forgotten about them. Dig them back up. Find a way to keep them at the center of your attention. Keep yourself busy with the important things.

Don't Worry

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Pay attention to what you know without a doubt but cannot explain. Be reasonable while knowing that there is also much value beyond reason.

Find treasures in the rich world of material and sensation, and delight in them. Yet keep in mind that those treasures are mere tokens of the real treasure that is your very existence.

Be joyful for everything and for no reason at all. The joy that endures is the joy that flows freely from your desire to experience it.

Smile

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Smile as you speak, and your voice will be more confident, enthusiastic and convincing. Even when you're talking over the phone and the person at the other end can't see you, a smile adds noticeable value to the conversation.

Better

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No matter how good life has been, it is getting even better. No matter what challenges may push against you, each moment brings more of life's goodness.

But Honestly

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Make Time

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Show your love to someone special, not merely with your words, but with your time. Instead of rushing right past life's beauty, make time to truly enjoy the wonders with which this day is filled.

Faith

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Oh, the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person; having neither to weigh thoughts nor to measure words but to pour them all out, just as it is, chaff and grain together, knowing that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keeping what is worth keeping, and then, with the breath of kindness, blow the rest away. -- George Elliot

Keep trying

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I am not judged by the number of times I fail, but by the number of times I succeed; and the number of times I succeed is in direct proportion to the number of times I can fail and keep on trying. -- Tom Hopkins

Life's journey

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On life's journey faith is nourishment, virtuous deeds are a shelter, wisdom is the light by day and right mindfulness is the protection by night. If a man lives a pure life, nothing can destroy him. -- Buddha

No failing

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The only people who never fail are those who never try.

Ilka Chase

To Achieve Your Dreams Remember Your ABCs

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A - Avoid negative sources, people, places, things and habits.

B - Believe in yourself.

C - Consider things from every angle.

D - Don't give up, and don't give in.

E - Enjoy life today, yesterday is gone and tomorrow may never come.

F - Family and friends are hidden treasures. Seek them and enjoy their riches.

G - Give more than you planned to give.

H - Hang on to your dreams.

I - Ignore those who try to discourage you.

J - Just do it!

K - Keep on trying. No matter how hard it seems, it well get easier.

L - Love yourself first and most.

M - Make it happen.

N - Never lie, cheat or steal. Always strike a fair deal.

O - Open your eyes, and see things as they really are.

P - Practice makes perfect.

Q - Quitters never win and winners never quit.

R - Read, study and learn about everything important in your life.

Q - Quitters never win and winners never quit.

R - Read, study and learn about everything important in your life.

S - Stop procrastinating.

T - Take control of your own destiny.

U - Understand yourself in order to understand others.

V - Visualize it.

W - Want it more than anything.

X - Xcellerate your efforts.

Y - You are unique of all of God's creations. Nothing can replace you.

Z - Zero in on your target, and go for it.

by Wanda Hope Carter
wanda@lava.net

Demand respect

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There are people who deserve you and people who don’t. If you have someone in your life who takes you for granted or doesn’t give you the respect that you deserve, leave them in the past where they belong. Surround yourself with people who challenge your mind and bring out the best in you. As for the ones who only exist to bring you down or cheapen your potential; let them find people who are better-suited to their own qualities and principles. Hold yourself to the highest standard possible. People who don’t measure up don’t deserve your time. People who can’t see past their own cowardice or their own arrogance don’t deserve your time. Anyone who doesn’t treat you the way you treat yourself doesn’t deserve your time. And if you are treating yourself in a way that gives people permission to take advantage of you, start showing yourself the exact same respect that you should be demanding of everyone else.

resonate with inspiration

2010-10-27T04:45:00.000-07:00

Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadows. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is non-existent. And don’t bother concealing your thievery—celebrate it if you feel like it. In any case, always remember what Jean-Luc Godard said: “It’s not where you take things from—it’s where you take them to.

Jim Jarmusch

Loneliness is the human condition

2010-10-26T04:43:00.000-07:00

Loneliness is the human condition. Cultivate it. The way it tunnels into you allows your soul room to grow. Never expect to outgrow loneliness. Never hope to find people who will understand you, someone to fill that space. And intelligent, sensitive person is the exception, the very great exception. If you expect to find people who will understand you, you will grow murderous with disappointment. The best you’ll ever do is to understand yourself, know what it is that you want, and not let the cattle stand in your way.

“White Oleander” by Janet Fitch

There is no other way

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“There is never a sudden revelation, a complete and tidy explanation for why it happened, or why it ends, or why or who you are. You want one and I want one, but there isn’t one. It comes in bits and pieces, and you stitch them together wherever they fit, and when you are done you hold yourself up, and still there are holes and you are a rag doll, invented, imperfect. And yet you are all that you have, so you must be enough. There is no other way.”

a reason

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“There’s a reason the rear view mirror is so small and the windshield is so big, where you’re headed is much more important than what you’ve left behind.”

Live your life

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Live your life knowing you’re meant to be loved and the moment you fall in love with the right person, they’ll love you the way you knew you were meant to be.

Enduring Faith

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Faith facilitates endurance. Endurance deepens faith.

Behind Messages

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People post up depressing statuses because they want people to care, they want people to understand, they want people to make them feel better cause of the situation their in and maybe just to get someone to talk to them and make them feel loved and to cheer em up cause not everyone's perfect. Behind every smile is a tore, broken, crushed heart . Behind every laugh are nights and nights of crying & behind every body is a used, beaten, rejected, sad, depressed, angry and troubled soul.

Be Cheerful

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Dont Rush

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Don’t rush into any kind of relationship. Work on yourself. Feel yourself, experience yourself, and love yourself. Do this first and you will soon attract that special loving other.

Cuteeee

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You lose happiness when

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You lose happiness when you choose to be unsatisfied

to be happy

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' I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery—air, mountains, trees, people. I thought, ‘This is what it is to be happy.'

Sylvia Plath

Happy Friday

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“If there is shadow before you, maybe that’s because
there is sunlight behind your back.”

No Vision

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Good Morning

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Keep your head up and your arms out;
you never know what may fall into your life

Make a lovely day

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Monday

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Things to remember

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Enjoy

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Enjoy life. This is not a dress rehearsal

Every Day

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Inner shine

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you yourself

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“No one can diminish you, but yourself.”

start any moment

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You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing we call ‘failure’ is not the falling down, but the staying down.

Mary Pickford

anger can drive you over the edge

2010-10-04T01:13:00.000-07:00

“So what makes anger different from the six other deadly sins?

It’s pretty simple really. You give in to a sin like envy or pride, and you only hurt yourself. Try lust or coveting and you’ll only hurt yourself and one or two others. But anger is the worst-the mother of all sins. Not only can anger drive you over the edge, when it does, you can take an awful lot of people with you.”

Grey’s Anatomy

Smile

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All beautiful

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Do you have a favorite shape? mine is a person shape. no single one is exactly like another; bodies like fingerprints… unique to each and every one of us. All so varied, but all so beautiful in their own magnificent ways.

my gift to you

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Step Up

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No amount of misfortune or disappointment can tarnish the values you hold most dearly. Step gracefully and confidently forward knowing that you and your dreams are always intact, no matter which way the world may go.

Unique value

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Your life is filled with unique opportunities that have never existed before. And you can choose to transform them into grand achievements that set the stage for even greater opportunities.

Events

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The events in your life do not cause you to be one way or another. The events in your life give you the opportunity to express who you are by the way you deal with them.

Achieve?

2010-09-27T03:38:00.000-07:00

When the reality of your life is in conflict with your most deeply held values and priorities, then nothing is going to work very well. How can you expect to be successful at achieving those things you don't truly even want to achieve?

Change Within

2010-09-26T03:38:00.000-07:00

To bring about a positive change in your world, you must first make that positive change deep within yourself. Life flows from the inside toward the outside.

Go beyond yourself

2010-09-25T03:36:00.000-07:00

Go beyond yourself, and worry is replaced by compassion and caring, fear is supplanted by confidence, despair is overwhelmed by love. Live beyond the concerns of self, and be astounded at how many limitations are simply no longer there.

Beyond concern for self

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Either you can be focused and absorbed and centered on yourself, or you can achieve truly great things. There is no way to do both. For self absorption is nothing other than a blocking out of all the other more positive and more magnificent possibilities. When it's all about you, it's all very small and limited.

Value

2010-09-23T03:34:00.000-07:00

Stop seeking to classify and to judge every moment, and you'll start seeing each moment's unique treasure. Let life come to you with whatever it brings, and you'll find it bringing more value than you could ever desire.

Alive

2010-09-22T03:33:00.000-07:00

Tentative, doubt-filled words and phrases such as "perhaps" or "if I'm lucky" or "maybe" will undermine even the most positive and ambitious expectations. So stay away from them.

vantage point

2010-09-21T03:23:00.000-07:00

Conditions change from day to day and year to year, yet there is something you'll always have. You can look at life from your own unique vantage point, decide what must be done, and take effective action.

outstanding

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This day, this life, this incredible opportunity to be, is the real thing. And already you are making it outstanding.

one-of-a-kind miracle

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Welcome each moment as it arises. Live the treasure that comes with every day.

Celebrate this day for the one-of-a-kind miracle that it is. Grab the possibilities and make the world sparkle with your special light.

Drive Deep

2010-09-18T03:23:00.000-07:00

The deepest purpose you feel, drives every other purpose in your life. Allow that ever-abiding, timeless purpose to be fully nourished by your actions.

joy of real success

2010-09-17T03:23:00.000-07:00

Free yourself from the off-the-shelf definition of success that is nothing more than an empty fantasy. Instead, find real success and joy by giving life to the purpose that has always been within you.

Hunger without Satisfaction

2010-09-16T03:23:00.000-07:00

Life does not gain meaning through the things you see advertised on television. If all you want is what the world tells you to want, you'll find yourself in a perpetual state of lack, limitation and frustration.

Powerful n peaceful

2010-09-15T22:38:00.000-07:00

The more frenzied and hurried life becomes, the more serene and unperturbed you have the opportunity to be. Whatever you can accomplish in a hectic and chaotic state, you can accomplish much more powerfully with peaceful, calm determination.

Takes time

2010-09-14T22:41:00.000-07:00

Yes, it's certainly true that anything of value takes much time and effort to completely reach. Yet it is just as true that you can begin to reach for it at this very moment, if you so choose.

Kindness

2010-09-13T22:33:00.000-07:00

In kindness, there is a power, a level of confidence and self assurance that is difficult to deny. Even when all else has failed, kindness can make a difference precisely because it speaks with such strength.

Hightest Values

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When you deny what you know is right in order to follow the expediency of the moment, the benefits you gain are trivial and fleeting. Choose instead to live each moment true to the highest values you know.

Move on

2010-09-11T22:28:00.000-07:00

In every frustration is the seed of opportunity. That opportunity is available to those who refuse to be discouraged even after moving sideways for a while.

Face

2010-09-10T22:26:00.000-07:00

Though this day is not perfect, the experience of it can be perfectly beautiful. Count your many blessings, and you'll see that they far outweigh any obstacles you face.

Free

2010-09-09T22:24:00.000-07:00

Free your happiness from any conditions or limitations you may have put on it. Experience the depth and beauty of the happiness that fills you when you allow it.

Point Your Hope

2010-09-08T22:22:00.000-07:00

Point your hope toward the highest peak you can imagine. Then give the best that you have to see it through.

move forward

2010-09-07T00:04:00.000-07:00

The world is overflowing with new places, things, people, ideas, challenges and experiences. They are all out there ready to be discovered and met and explored. You cannot now know what positive value they'll bring to your life, but you can know this. They are most certainly worth the effort and courage it takes to overcome any apprehension you may have about venturing out to meet them.

failure

2010-09-06T23:58:00.000-07:00

No failure is permanent and no failure is a complete failure. Learn from the portion of the effort that went wrong, change it, and recombine it with the part that went right.

Go on

2010-09-05T23:06:00.000-07:00

Nothing of value is ever accomplished in an instant.
No skill is ever fully developed in a single day.

Work your way

2010-09-04T23:55:00.000-07:00

Delight in the rich details of where you are headed. And you'll work your way steadily there.

Beyond comfort

2010-09-03T23:12:00.000-07:00

No matter what level you've reached, you are always capable of reaching even higher. What a shame it would be to miss out on life's biggest opportunities just because you wanted to stay comfortable.

Empower by Intent

2010-09-02T23:06:00.000-07:00

Life is lived by intention. So make your intentions clear and positive. Try saying to yourself "I hope I can make this sale." Now try saying "I intend to make this sale." Can you feel the enormous difference in power?

Live with the best of intentions. Make them positive. Make them clear. Make them specific and ambitious. Make them fit the person you are. Make them true to your purpose. Your intentions are powerful indeed. Put them to work for you.

Raise

2010-09-01T23:06:00.000-07:00

Instead of using the comfort you've achieved as a refuge from life, use it as a platform from which you will have the confidence to reach even higher. When you're feeling comfortable, see it as an opportunity to raise your standards.

Remind Constantly

2010-08-31T01:48:00.000-07:00

Remind yourself why you chose the path you are on.

Remind yourself why you selected the priorities that you follow.

Think about it!

2010-08-30T01:45:00.000-07:00

Even before you could talk, you were able to figure out how to get what you wanted. As your knowledge and experience have increased, so have your skills for reaching your goals.

Feels Right

2010-08-29T01:37:00.000-07:00

Rejoice at the simple yet miraculous reality of your awareness. Love what is, and the possibilities of what can be, just because it feels so right.

Persist

2010-08-28T01:33:00.000-07:00

Persist, and one small effort builds upon another.
Persist, and time works in your favor.

Action!

2010-08-27T01:25:00.000-07:00

With each action you take, you make a difference. The more experience you have at making a difference, the more skillful you become at making that difference exactly what you want it to be.

Intense Imagination

2010-08-26T01:22:00.000-07:00

Imagine intensely and persistently there is no way that you can't be there where you Imagine yourself to be!