Today’s affirmation is:
“I have an absolute attitude of gratitude for everything and everyone in my life.” (click the affirmation to hear the mp3 version)
Few things allow us to experience greater happiness than feeling gratitude for what we have. Many of us are pursuing big dreams and that is awesome. This video reminds to appreciate what we along the way.
Stay inspired!
Ray
2009 Affirmation
“This year I am absolutely committed to being the person I came here to be!”
Today’s Affirmation:
“My life is full of wonderful experiences and wonderful people.”
(Click the affirmation to hear the mp3 version)
Today I am sharing a quote about attitude attributed to Charles R. Swindoll. I really cannot add much to it. So, I won’t. May it positively charge your day.
“The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts.
It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think, say, or do.
It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill. It will make or break a company…a church…a home.
The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change the past. We cannot change that people act a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable.
The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is attitude.
I am convinced that life is 10 % what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with all of us.
WE ARE IN CHARGE OF OUR ATTITUDES.”
Stay inspired!
2009 Affirmation
“This year I am absolutely committed to being the person I came here to be.”
Today’s Affirmation:
“Aging gracefully…I love being in my forties and I’m making the most of them.”
(click the affirmation to hear the mp3 version)
Archimedes of Syracuse - Greek Mathematician
We are now six days into 2009. Are you still absolutely committed to being the person you came here to be this year? Keep the momentum going.
Hey, you’re a human being. There are going to be ups and downs. If you can achieve more ups than downs this year, you will be closer to your goals and dreams at the end of this year. Stay with it!
The Greek mathematician Archimedes is famous for saying:
“Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world.”
Archimedes, of course, was talking about the power of a lever to move physical things. He was making the point that the physical laws governing the use of a lever are not limited to small things. They work when applied to large things as well.
There is a lot of metaphor – whether intended or not – in Archimedes’ statement. The world seems like a big place sometimes and slow to change. When you set out to make a difference or have an impact in the world it can be daunting. You may question whether or not you can succeed.
If you are pushing hard and nothing is happening, it doesn’t mean you have a bad idea or concept. You may not have constructed a large enough “lever”.
Archimedes’ lever is simply a tool he would employ to accomplish his goal of moving the world. Your tools are your talents, training, commitment, belief, and determination.
If you are struggling to achieve a goal, ask yourself whether your “lever” is long enough? Are your skills, talents, and commitment up to achieving the desired goal? Do you need to enhance one area and then try again?
Archimedes understood he could not move the world with a lever that was too small. That’s why he qualified it by saying “long enough”.
You can achieve absolutely anything you can conceive. Maybe it’s not that your dream is too big, but that your lever is too short. Bring a long enough lever and you will get the job done.
2009 is your year of empowerment!
Today’s thought:
“When you change the way you look at things the things you look at change.”
Dr. Wayne Dyer is a world famous motivation expert. His writings and teachings have played a huge role in the turnaround I experienced in my life. He has sold millions of books and continues to sell out venues around The United States.
Wayne has a unique way of taking deep spiritual and psychological principles and making them simple and easy to apply to our lives.
The following clip was taken from one of his numerous appearances on PBS over the years. He is discussing how we look for solutions to our internal situations in the outside world.
Runtime: 3 minutes 36 seconds
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Stay inspired!
Ray
Today’s thought is:
“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.”
~ John Wooden
I often encounter people who look at the world in horror and say, in desperation, “I want a different world, but what can one person do?” Similarly, there are people who feel powerless to change their own lives for the better. They allow what they cannot do to stop them from doing what they could do.
The problems that face us individually and collectivley can be overwhelming at times. Their enormity depresses some, makes others apathetic, and still others angry.
The amazing thing is that these same conditions inspire others to strive for something better, more complete, more empowering. The key is to focus on what we can do rather than what we cannot.
John Wooden’s accomplishments, while not world-changing, are staggering in sports terms. He led the UCLA Bruins men’s basketball team to 10 NCAA national championships in 12 years between 1964 and 1975. In that span his teams, went undefeated four times. Only one team in men’s college basketball has completed an undefeated in the 33 years since.
As a revered coach, Wooden’s words have become legendary. Today he is 97 years old. Someone who has achieved that level of success in any field and that scale of longevity bears listening to.
Coach Wooden tells us not to let what we cannot do interfere with what we can.
The fact is that you may not reach the mountain top today. That does not mean you stop climbing. For these days when you worried, stressed, and strove over your goal, will be “the stuff” the dream is made of when you do achieve it.
Have a wonderful Monday!
Stay Inspired!
Ray
