Our Inner Attitude

“There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative.” – W. Clement Stone

When will all this great stuff happen?

I made a change three weeks ago and things are still the same.

What about me, what about the great life?

These are comments I have heard from folks who have not caught the true essence of what a great attitude is. Achieving success or a great life is not about instant results or even sometimes visible change.

Most of this is about inner change

It is about being different within which allows the outside to take care of itself. Robert Browning said, “The aim, if reached or not, makes great the life: Try to be Shakespeare, leave the rest to fate!”

There will be changes which begin to happen in your life that can not be expected. Time will flow by and all of a sudden there will be a realization that things are good. When you concentrate on the inner self, the rest will begin to take care of itself.

Life will come to you with greater opportunity.

Greater friends, greater success and you will reflect one day and realize life is good. At that moment, what having a great attitude means will become clear to you.

Stay inspired my friends!

The Joy Of It All

"A cheerful spirit is one of the most valuable gifts ever bestowed upon humanity by a kind Creator. It is the sweetest and most fragrant flower of the Spirit, that constantly sends out its beauty and fragrance, and blesses everything within its reach. It will sustain the soul in the darkest and most dreary places of this world. It will hold in check the demons of despair, and stifle the power of discouragement and hopelessness. It is the brightest star that ever cast its radiance over the darkened soul, and one that seldom sets in the gloom of morbid fancies and foreboding imaginations." - James H. Aughey

Every day you rise and go about your day. Each of those days will be different.

Some days will be filled with mundane ordinary events while others will be filled with stress. Days of glee and happiness can be followed by pain and sorrow.

For every one of those days we will have emotional and physical responses to deal with. How you choose to handle these daily changes determines just how good or bad the day will be. The daily effort to move forward with life will be affected by these day-to-day changes.

With some level of cheerfulness in your heart, those days will be made better when all of the world seems upon you. But while you work at living, do not forget to enjoy life along the way.

Even with the ups and downs, the trials and tribulations, the joy and sadness; try to enjoy life along the way for it passes much too quickly.

Stay inspired my friends!

What Caution We Take

"I have learned, that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours." - Henry David Thoreau

What would you exactly do if you encountered miniature donkeys in the course of your travel? What if it were large boulders from a rock slide? Or what if you fell asleep and the plane you are flying in lands at a completely unknown destination?

What if?

There are so many unknowns in life which can block the path we are on. Just when you begin to think you have accounted for everything, the unexpected crosses your path. It seems ludicrous that it could happen to us, but it does.

Our reaction is to become overly cautious and begin to watch out for wild or weird maladies. This reaction to fear of the unknown causes us to avoid a possible encounter with the unexpected. We create walls of caution around our life. Soon enough we stop moving for fear of the unexpected.

What if?

So what if the unexpected were simply ourself standing in the way? What if it was our own fear keeping us from moving forward? This small but significant road block is one of the hardest things to overcome; and that is fear.

But once we get out of our own way, there is so much more we can do. We can conquer what seemed impossible before. The doors seem to open when once they were tightly shut. Life itself becomes more clear and in focus to new and greater possibility.

Yes, we can always proceed with caution and moderate the speed at which we move forward. But when you encounter the unexpected fear of yourself, find a way through it. And most important, keep moving. Overcome the unexpected whether it be your own fears, the unknown or even a herd of miniature donkeys.

And stay inspired my friends!

Be Inspired

"You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore." – Christopher Columbus

Can a ten-minute video inspire?

Yes, I believe it can so here today for all my children, grand-children and for anyone who have dreams of achieving a great life. Many of these lessons are ones I learned growing up, but took many years to understand how to use them.

Ten minutes to be inspired and use to inspire yourself to a better life.

Go beyond hearing the words but use them to create a great life.

Stay inspired my friends!