SELF IMPROVEMENT AND MOTIVATION

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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

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.

You can do more, and in fact you know you’ll enjoy doing more. You can give more, authentically, enthusiastically, and you know how great that feels. This world is filled with problems and pains, but that never has to get you down. For there’s always more you can do to make a positive difference, to transform those problems into opportunities and then into value. When you’ve done all you can, the amazing thing is this. You can rest for a little while, and then you can do more. As painful as the setbacks may be, they never have to be permanent. Because you can do more. As wonderful as any achievement may be, the satisfaction of achieving does not have to end. Because the great thing is, you can do more. Whether life gets you down or lifts you up, as long as you have life there is a readily accessible way forward if you’ll just remember it. You can do more.