Rising Above Self

"An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity." ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

Early in life, each of us live in the narrow vision of who we are and what we can do for ourselves. I am not really sure if that is a biological need for survival or a formed psychological response. But I do find that it seems to be a natural progression we take in life.

After some amount of time it can become and old and tired way of living life. What I am referring to is selfishness. Part of the maturing process in life is to get up above it or get out the way. Life is lived in community. It is lived in support of each other.

In turn, it truly becomes about us.

Some people call it "getting over yourself".

I simply call it becoming a part of life, of the bigger world. When you look beyond your own life, your world grows to greater wonders. There will be so much more that unfolds in front of you. Much more will come back to you when you get beyond self.

Rise above yourself, find something greater for your life and as always stay inspired my friends.

Celebrate the Possibility

"The moment when you first wake up in the morning is the most wonderful of the twenty-four hours. No matter how weary or dreary you may feel, you possess the certainty that, during the day that lies before you, absolutely anything may happen. And the fact that it practically always doesn't, matters not a jot. The possibility is always there." ~ Monica Baldwin

Each day you wake, the existence of possibility rises with you.

What happened yesterday is over and a new beginning starts to spread out before you like rays of sunshine. Poetic, maybe not; but the idea is you have an ability to make the day what you want it to be.

We get to choose how we are going to respond to life by choosing our attitude.

The path we are going to take is also ours to decide. Some make the choice to remain under the covers, feeling safe within the warmth of their bed. Yet there is an old saying, "The bed we make is the one we must now lay in" holds true. The bed you lay in will only result in ruffled bed sheets, nothing more. What happens out in our day will flow past us if we remain secluded and don't take part in it.

Arise in the morning and choose to believe in the possibility of the day.

So much could happen.

So much will happen.

You only need to allow your belief to spread like sunshine over all that you do. Stay inspired my friends.

Rise Above Yourself

"An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity." ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

Each of us live our early life in the narrow vision of who we are and what we can do for ourselves. I am unable to tell you if it is a biological or psychological thing. What I can say is that I find it a natural progression all of us take in life.

After some amount of time, as the years pass, it becomes old thinking only about ourselves. Part of our maturing process in life is to get up above our own ego.

Or in other words, get out of your own way.

A point is reached in life where we find life is more about others. We begin to serve and help others. In turn, it then truly becomes about you. Some call it "getting over yourself."

I call it becoming a part of life, of the bigger world.

When you expand beyond your own life, your world grows in greater proportion. So much more will unfold before you, so much more will come back to you when you rise above yourself.

Rise above yourself and find a greater life in return.

Stay inspired my friends.