INSPIRATION AND MOTIVATION
Here I hope you may find an inspiring quote or perhaps a motivating article.
I'll be happy when...
We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, then another. Then we are frustrated that the kids aren't old enough and we'll be more content when they are.
After that, we're frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with. We will certainly be happy when they are out of that stage. We tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse gets
his or her act together, when we get a nicer car, when we are able to go on a nice vacation or when we retire. The truth is there's no better time to be happy than right now. If not now, when?
Your life will always be filled with challenges.
It's best to admit this to yourself and decide to be happy anyway. Happiness is the way. So, treasure every moment that you have and treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time with ... and remember that time waits for no one.
So, stop waiting ...
Until your car or home is paid off.
Until you get a new car or home.
Until your kids leave the house.
Until you go back to school.
Until you finish school.
Until you lose 10 lbs.
Until you gain 10 lbs.
Until you get married.
Until you get a divorce.
Until you have kids.
Until you retire.
Until summer..
Until spring.
Until winter.
Until fall.
Until you die.
There is no better time than right now to be happy. Happiness is a journey, not a destination. So work like you don't need money, love like you've never been hurt, and, dance like no one's watching.
Just like I tell millions of people week after week in my articles, you can't wait until you reach your goal weight to start living, starting living the life that you want, and doing so TODAY will get you one day closer to that reality!!!
Through the years, I have met too many women who intentionally put off living the life they dream of because of their weight. IF your weight is holding you back--what's holding you back from losing 50lbs over the next 26 weeks?
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Do or do not, there is no try.
- Yoda (Star Wars movie)
What's wrong with the common advice to Try, and Try Harder? Saying, "I'll try," tends to feel half-hearted and unconvincing. We wouldn't say, "I'm going to try to go to the store for a loaf of bread," we would just say, "I'm going," and so we would. We would feel extremely unsafe in the pilot of our aircraft announced,
"I'm going to try to land at the New York airport in five minutes." When we say something like, "I'm going to try
to get a better job," we exhibit a lack of confidence that inhibits our ability to accomplish what we intend. Just take a deep breath, tell the world what you are going to do, and then do it.
Motivational Quotes to Pick Yourself Back Up
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This is a Thinker
There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind.
She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He was always there for her. She told her boyfriend, 'If I could only see the world, I will marry you.
One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her. When the bandages came off, she was able to see everything, including her boyfriend.
He asked her,'Now that you can see the world, will you marry me?'
The girl looked at her boyfriend and saw that he was blind. The sight of his closed eyelids shocked her. She hadn't expected that.
The thought of looking at them the rest of her life led her to refuse to marry him. Her boyfriend left in tears and days later wrote a note to her saying:
'Take good care of your eyes, my dear, for before they were yours, they were mine.'
This is how the human brain often works when our status changes. Only a very few remember what life was like before, and who was always by their side in the most painful situations. Life Is a
Gift.
Today before you say an unkind word - Think of someone who can't speak.
Before you complain about the taste of your food - Think of someone who has nothing to eat.
Before you complain about your husband or wife - Think of someone who's crying out to GOD for a companion.
Today before you complain about life - Think of someone who went too early to heaven.
Before whining about the distance you drive think of someone who walks the same distance with their feet.
And when you are tired and complain about your job - Think of the unemployed, the disabled, and those who wish they had your job.
And when depressing thoughts seem to get you down - Put a smile on your face and think: you're alive and still around.
The bad news is time flies. The good news is that you are the pilot.
Michael Altshuler
Eliminate the time between the idea and the act.
Dr. Edward Cramer
The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.
Sidney J. Harris
It’s easier to put on slippers than to carpet the whole world.
Al Franken
"I didn't get to where I am by thinking about it, or dreaming about it. I got there by by doing it."
Estee Lauder
LIFE!
1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
4. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.
13. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their
Journey is all about.
14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.
15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God
Never blinks.
16. Life is too short for long pity parties. Get busy living, or get
Busy dying.
17. You can get through anything if you stay put in today.
18. A writer writes. If you want to be a writer, write.
19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is
Up to you and no one else.
20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no
For an answer.
21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie.
Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
25. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: "In five years,
Will this matter?"
27. Always choose life.
28. Forgive everyone everything.
29. What other people think of you is none of your business.
30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
32. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends
Will. Stay in touch.
33. Believe in miracles.
34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did
Or didn't do.
35. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
36. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.
37. Your children get only one childhood. Make it memorable.
38. Read the Psalms. They cover every human emotion.
39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd
Grab ours back.
41. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
42. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
43. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
44. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
45. The best is yet to come.
46. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
47. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
48. If you don't ask, you don't get.
49. Yield.
50. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.
There are 2 ways to live your life~like nothing is a miracle or as though everything is a miracle.
I am a slow walker, but I never walk backwards.
- Abraham Lincoln, U.S. President
To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it.
- Mother Teresa, missionary
It is better to live one day as a lion, than a thousand days as a lamb.
- Roman proverb
Too many people miss the silver lining because they're expecting gold.
- Maurice Setter
Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
- John Wooden, Hall of Fame college basketball coach
Every sixty seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back ..
Life is short, Break the rules, Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly, Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably, And never regret anything that made you smile.
Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we're here we should dance...
One step at a time is enough for me
~ Susan Jeffers
What would life be like if we had no courage to attempt anything
~ Vincent VanGogh
In our lives, we have two or three opportunities to be a hero, but almost every day, we have the opportunity not to be a coward
~ Spanish Proverb
The present is what slips by us while we're pondering the past and worrying about the future
It makes no difference how many peaks you reach if there was no pleasure in the climb
~Oprah
Life may not be the party we hoped for.....but while we are here we might as well dance.
Always keep people in your life that charge your battery, not those that drain it.
How to Dance in the Rain
It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80's
arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb. He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am.
I took his vital signs and had him take a seat, knowing it would be
over an hour before someone would to able to see him. I saw him looking at his watch and decided, since I was not busy with another patient, I would
evaluate his wound. On exam, it was well healed, so I talked to one of the
doctors, got the needed supplies to remove his sutures and redress his
wound.
While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another doctor's
appointment this morning, as he was in such a hurry.
The gentleman told me no, that he needed to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his wife. I inquired as to her health.
He told me that she had been there for a while and that she was a victim
of Alzheimer's Disease.
As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late.
He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not
recognized him in five years now.
I was surprised, and asked him, 'And you still go every morning, even
though she doesn't know who you are?'
He smiled as he patted my hand and said,
'She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is.'
I had to hold back tears as he left, I had goose bumps on my arm, and
thought,
'That is the kind of love I want in my life.'
True love is neither physical, nor romantic.
True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will
not be.
With all the jokes and fun that are in e-mails, sometimes there is one
that comes along that has an important message. This one I thought I could
share with you.
The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they
just make the best of everything they have.
I hope you share this with someone you care about. I just did.
''Life isn't about how to survive the storm,
but how to dance in the rain.'
The Wooden Bowl
A frail old man went to live with
his son, daughter-in-law, and four-years - old grandson.
The old man's hands trembled,
his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered.
The family ate together at the
table. But the elderly grandfather's shaky hands and
failing sight made eating
difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor.
When he grasped the glass, milk
spilled on the tablecloth.
The son and daughter-in-law
became irritated with the mess.
'We must do something about
father,' said the son.
'I've had enough of his
spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.'
So the husband and wife set a
small table in the corner.
There, Grandfather ate alone
while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner.
Since Grandfather had broken a
dish or two, his food was served in a wooden bowl.
When the family glanced in
Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear in his
eye as he sat alone.
Still, the only words the couple
had for him were sharp admonitions when he dropped a fork
or spilled food.
The four-year-old watched it all
in silence.
One evening before supper, the
father noticed his son playing with wood scraps on the
floor.
He asked the child sweetly,
'What are you making?' Just as sweetly, the boy
responded,
'Oh, I am making a little
bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I grow up.
The four-year-old smiled
and went back to work.
The words so struck the parents
so that they were speechless.
Then tears started to stream down
their cheeks.
Though no word was spoken, both
knew what must be done.
That evening the husband took
Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to the
family table.
For the remainder of his days he
ate every meal with the family. And for some reason,
neither husband nor wife seemed
to care any longer when a fork was dropped, milk spilled, or
the tablecloth soiled.
On a positive note, I've
learned that, no matter what happens,
how bad it seems today, life does
go on, and it will be better tomorrow.
I've learned that you can
tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles four
things:
a rainy day, the elderly, lost
luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.
I've learned that, regardless
of your relationship with your parents,
you'll miss them when
they're gone from your life.
I've learned that making a
'living' is not the same thing as making a
'life..'
I've learned that life
sometimes gives you a second chance.
I've learned that you
shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on
both hands.
You need to be able to throw
something back
I've learned that if you
pursue happiness, it will elude you
But, if you focus on your
family, your friends, the needs of others,
your work and doing the very best
you can, happiness will find you
I've learned that whenever I
decide something with an open heart, I usually make the
right decision.
I've learned that even when I
have pains, I don't have to be one.
I've learned that every day,
you should reach out and touch someone.
People love that human touch --
holding hands, a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the
back.
I've learned that I still
have a lot to learn.
"Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for other?'"
~~~~~~~~~Martin Luther King, Jr.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"To be told we are loved is not enough. We must feel loved."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~Lauren Hutton~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"I don't go by the rule book --- I lead from the heart, not the head."
~~~~~~~~~Diana, Princess of Wales~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Give to the world the best you have and the best will come back to you."
~~~~~~~~~~~~Madeline Bridges~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Families are like fudge....mostly sweet with a few nuts."
~~~~~~~~~Anonymous~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
40 Tips for a Better Life in 2009
1. Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. And while you walk, smile. It is the ultimate anti-depressant.
2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day. Buy a lock if you have to.
3. Buy a DVR and tape your late night shows and get more sleep.
4. When you wake up in the morning complete the following statement, 'My purpose is to __________ today.'
5. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.
6. Play more games and read more books than you did in 2008.
7. Make time to practice meditation, yoga, tai chi, and prayer. They provide us with daily fuel for our busy lives
8. Spend time with people over the age of 70 and under the age of 6.
9. Dream more while you are awake.
10. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.
11. Drink green tea and plenty of water. Eat blueberries, wild salmon, broccoli, almonds and walnuts.
12. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
13. Clear clutter from your house, your car, your desk and let new and flowing energy into your life.
14. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip, energy vampires, issues of the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
15. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a
lifetime.
16. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a college kid with a maxed out charge card.
17. Smile and laugh more. It will keep the energy vampires away.
18. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
20. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
21. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
22. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
23. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
24. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
25. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: 'In five years, will this matter?'
26. Forgive everyone for everything.
27. What other people think of you is none of your business.
28. God heals almost everything.
29. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
30. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.
31. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
32. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
33. The best is yet to come.
34. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
35. Do the right thing!
36. Call your family often. (Or email them to death!)
37. Each night before you go to bed complete the following statements: I am thankful for ________. Today I accomplished ________.
38. Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed.
39. Enjoy the ride. Remember this is not Disney World and you certainly don't want a fast pass. You only have one ride through life so make the most of it and enjoy the ride.
40. Please forward this to everyone you care about.
May your troubles be less,
May your blessings be more,
May nothing but happiness come through your door!
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