The reality of death and that we are all here only for a short time is one of the greatest reminders to embrace what’s important and quit focusing on small things. The small things take up so much of what we think about and focus on. And then we worry about what other people think, will we fail, that we aren’t good enough, what if, etc. Honestly, does any of that matter?
Don’t let anything stop you from living, dreaming, loving, and following your heart. It’s all too short and sometimes we don’t get a second chance. Today, do something different you’ve always wanted to do and see how amazing you feel.
Life is such an amazing gift and it is our responsibility to live it in alignment with our authentic selves, focusing always on what and who is important. If you haven’t been living your best life, don’t waste another minute. You can change right now. You don’t need another day, to first finish whatever, to have more money, or to wait for anything…now is all you need to start fully living.
Have your best day ever.
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“Happiness studies have shown that happy people are the ones whose goals and actions are aligned. Are you going to be a victim, or are you going to be an inspiration who refuses to give up? I know what I want to be.”
Evan Mark Katz
“There was a time in life when I didn’t love myself enough to love anyone else. We all have peaks and valleys and it’s in the valleys that you learn who you are”
Mary J. Bligh at the Grammy Awards
“I intend to be happy! I like to be alive. I like to feel good. That is what I like about myself”
Linda
Happiness lives for those who cry, those who are hurt, those who have searched, and those who tried…for only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives.
The happiest people don’t necessarily have the best of everything. They make the most of everything they have and everything that comes to them. If you pursue happiness, it will elude you. But if you focus on what’s important to you with a positive outlook, happiness will find you.
I might not be someone’s first choice, but I am a great choice.
I may not be rich, but I am valuable. I don’t pretend to be someone I’m not, because I’m good at being me.
I might not be proud of some of the things I’ve done in the past, but I am proud of who I am today.
I may not be perfect but I don’t need to be. Take me as I am, or watch me as I walk away.
What is the most loving thing you can do for yourself today?
The only people mad at you for speaking the truth are those who are living a lie. Unknown
The truth is incontrovertible, malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end; there it is. Winston Churchill
“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.”
Dr.Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
The decisions you make shape your destiny. Decision is actually 80% of the equation and action is 20%. Your mind is your computer and determines those decisions. Therefore, clarity, purpose and attitude make all the difference. But because most people are stuck in lack of confidence, they don’t see how amazing they are. They pay more attention to distractions than dedication and dreams. However, all people have the same potential. What determines their destiny is what they do with their potential.
that two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.
that your life can be changed in a matter of hours by people who don’t even know you.
that even when you think you have no more to give, when a friend cries out to you, you will find the strength to help.
that credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.
that the people you care about most in life are taken from you too soon.
that sometimes when I’m angry I have the right to be angry but that doesn’t give me the right to be cruel.
that just because someone doesn’t love you the way you want them to doesn’t mean they don’t love you with all they have.
that maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you’ve had and what you’ve learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you’ve celebrated.
that it isn’t always enough to be forgiven by others. Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.
that no matter how bad your heart is broken that the world doesn’t stop for your grief.
that our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.
that just because two people argue, it doesn’t mean they don’t love each other. And just because they don’t argue, it doesn’t mean they do.
that you shouldn’t be eager to find out a secret. It could change your life forever.
that it’s taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.
that you should always leave loved ones with loving well wishes. It may be the last time you see them.
that you can keep going long after you can’t.
that we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.
that we don’t have to change friends, if we understand that friends change.
that no matter how good a friend is, they’re going to hurt you once in a while and you must forgive them for that.
that true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance. Same goes for true love.
that you either control your attitude or it controls you.
that regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is at first, that passion fades and there had better be something else to take its place.
that heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.
that you can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life.
that money is a lousy way of keeping score.
that my best friend and I can do anything or nothing and have the best time.
that sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you’re down, will be the ones who help you get back up.
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