Month: November 2020

Finding inspiration in everyday life

The greatest battle are fought within our own soul

  Some of the greatest battles will be fought within the silent chambers of your own soul,” by Ezra Taft Benson. Battles are won or lost based upon our thinking. Our perception creates our reality. Thus, before we can tackle a problem, we must develop a solution or compromise within our own thinking. As we…
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Celebrate endings—for they precede new beginnings

  Happy spiritual Sunday. Our positive quote of the day states:  “Celebrate endings—for they precede new beginnings,” by Jonathan Lockwood Huie. Endings, whether due to loss, in capability, retirement, natural disasters, man made disasters, or choices are rarely easy because we carry with us a mixed bag of emotions. Because of our emotional state, we…
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Selecting our trajectory

  Happy stand up for yourself Saturday. Our positive quote of the day states: “You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them,” by Dr. Maya Angelou. We don’t have control over every situation, neither can we control the lives of those within…
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Leave your comfort zone

  Happy fantastic Friday. Our positive quote of the day from an Unknown Author states: “A comfort zone is a beautiful place, but nothing ever grows there.” Sometimes we become so comfortable in our comfort zone that we refuse to look past those boundaries to the possibilities. Our comfort zone is a great place to…
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Grateful for what you have right now

  Happy Thanksgiving. Our positive quote of the day states: “The single greatest thing you can do to change your life today would be to start being grateful for what you have right now,” by Oprah Winfrey.  Giving thanks for family and friends, former co-workers and new associates, and for God’s grace and mercies which…
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How we use our time

  Happy wonderful Wednesday. Our positive quote of the day states: “Don’t live the same year 75 times and call it a life,” by Robin Sharma. There is a huge difference between existing and living. Existing only requires breathing; going through the motions of living with no joy or purpose. We can exist in horrible…
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Holding on to anger

  Happy thought provoking Tuesday. Our positive quote of the day states: “Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die,” by an Unknown Author, although originally credited to Buddha. Holding onto anger robs us of precious moments. Our future is too important to allow unhealthy toxic emotions to control our thinking…
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Find an alternative route

  Happy meaningful Monday. Our positive quote of the day states: “Don’t spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door,”—by Coco Chanel. Sometimes we encounter dead ends and closed doors. Our job doesn’t include road maintenance, nor trying to pry open a door. Our task is finding an alternative route…
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You cannot push anyone up a ladder

  Happy spiritual Sunday. Our positive quote of the day states: “There is no use whatever trying to help people who do not help themselves. You cannot push anyone up a ladder unless he is willing to climb himself,” by Andrew Carnegie. Anything we accomplish requires some action on our part. We can’t just sit…
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  Happy successful Saturday. Our positive quote of the day states: “Nothing is predestined. The obstacles of your past can become the gateways that lead to new beginnings,” by Ralph Blum. How we begin in life is not as important as how we run our race through life. Our beginnings, whether poor or wealthy, can’t…
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