Month: September 2016

Life is a Precious Gift

“You were given life; it is your duty (and also your entitlement as a human being) to find something beautiful within life, no matter how slight.”

― Elizabeth Gilbert

         No matter how bad you think you have it, you still have life. Never forget that it is a privilege to live and no matter how hard things may seem, there is always something beautiful within life. For some are fighting for their life, their right to exist, which so many of us take for granted. So, make it a habit to reflect each day on what you are grateful for as a daily reminder of how precious life truly is.

Never Give Up

“You never know what’s around the corner. It could be everything. Or it could be nothing. You keep putting one foot in front of the other, and then one day you look back and you’ve climbed a mountain.”

― Tom Hiddleston

         When all else fails and your back is against the wall – grit your teeth and focus on putting one foot in front of the other. And it may not happen tomorrow or the next day, but one day you will look around you to see that the storm has passed and you survived it. So, never give up even when all the cards are stacked against you…Persevere, Persevere, and Persevere.

Simply Be

“I’m not in search of sanctity, sacredness, purity; these things are found after this life, not in this life; but in this life I search to be completely human: to feel, to give, to take, to laugh, to get lost, to be found, to dance, to love and to lust, to be so human.”

― C. JoyBell C.

      Life isn’t about reaching the finish line unscathed. It isn’t about obtaining some unrealistic ideal of perfection. It’s about losing yourself in the everyday chaos of life. It’s about learning and embracing that life is meant to be messy, painful, chaotic and unimaginably beautiful. So stop thinking so much about what life ought to be and spend more time simply living.

Don’t Play The Victim

“I can choose either to be a victim of the world or an adventurer in search of treasure. It’s all a question of how I view my life.”

― Paulo Coelho

         Life is all about the lens you choose to view it from. You can choose to internalize all the pain and suffering life has to offer and allow yourself to be the victim. Or, you can choose to stand up and fight to find the rainbow in the storm. For you cannot control what life throws at you, but you can control how you react to it.

Don’t Run From Your Past

“There are those who want to get away from all their past, who if they could, would begin all over again. Their life seems one long failure. But you must learn, you must let God teach you, that the only way to get rid of your past is to get a future out of it.”

-Phillip Brooks

       You can never escape your past. You can’t ignore what happened yesterday and wish it away. Instead you must face your past, learn from it and use it as a stepping stone to create a better future. A better you.

You Have Enough Time

“Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.”

― H. Jackson Brown Jr.

      Yes, life is chaotic. And we often find ourselves scrambling to complete a never ending to do list. It has become so easy to say there isn’t enough time to reach out to a friend or a loved one to simply say I care. But this is nothing more than an excuse. You have to eventually decide to stop making excuses and start making time for the things that matter because tomorrow may never come.

Embrace Today

“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.”

― Ralph Waldo Emerson

       Each day is filled with ups and downs…good and bad…pain and regret. And you must be careful not to carry the baggage of yesterday into today. You cannot change what has already happened, but you can treat each morning as a new opportunity to try again so don’t waste it by being encumbered by the regrets of yesterday.

Be Your Own Superhero

“Some people need a superhero to save them, but I am my own superhero. All I need is myself, my strengths and the fiery passions in my heart to overcome the obstacles in my life.”

― Imania Margria

       Be your own superhero. Rely on no one else to save you, to bring you happiness, to fulfill you. You alone possess all the tools you need to enjoy a life full of limitless possibilities.

Keep Moving Forward

“In a sense, discouragement does not have to exist. Allow it to be rather the encouragement to honestly reconsider all the options, then, as necessary, shine on.”

― Criss Jami

    Life is all about perspective. When you encounter obstacles and setbacks, don’t succumb to frustration; rather, use it as an opportunity to reevaluate your life and the path you are on. If you need to change course, then don’t be afraid to turn and blaze a new trail. The key is not allowing yourself to become stuck. Keep.moving.forward.