ENTHUSIASTIC ENERGY

Enthusiastic Energy

Activity creates energy. Involvement generates enthusiasm.

If you feel stuck, get up, get yourself moving, and create a change of scenery. If you feel bored or indifferent, make a commitment to make a positive difference for others.

Those who get the most out of life are those who put the most into it. Around every corner are situations where you can make meaningful contributions.

If you expect genuine fulfillment to be served to you on a silver platter, you’ll be sadly disappointed. If you’re cynical or dismayed, there’s much you can do to change your impression.

If you care about life enough to criticize it, then you can care enough to actively improve it. You can transform the power of your dismay and disappointment into energy that will make a positive difference.

Get yourself more active and get yourself more involved. Feel the joy and fulfillment of pointing enthusiastic energy in a positive direction.

— Ralph Marston

THIS MOMENT CAN BE THE START OF SOMETHING MAGICAL

MORALITY AND SEX

Morality and Sex

There are only two kinds of sex that create suffering:
non-consensual sex (rape or sex with a minor)
and sex without love.

Non-consensual sex is and should be a felony.
Sex without love is unsatisfactory and addictive.

More will always be needed.
More sex, more partners, more stimulation.
But more is never enough.

When you engage in non-consensual sex
or sex without love,
you dishonor yourself and the other person.

This is true even if the person is your spouse.
These types of discordant sexual activity
fragment the energy of your union,
destroy trust and exacerbate emotional wounds.


From Everyday Wisdom by Paul Ferrini
www.paulferrini.com

THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU MUST DO

Thankful for what you must do

When there’s work you must do, your best approach is to be thankful for it. The more thankful you are, the less burdensome the task will be.

The effort is what you make it. You can make it a pain or you can make it a source of satisfaction and treasure.

If you’re resentful about what you must do and reluctant to get started, the person you’re hurting is yourself. There’s no good reason to be that way.

You have the power to immediately stop fighting the effort and start embracing it. Not only will you become more effective, you’ll also eliminate a completely unnecessary source of stress.

Sure, it’s easy to be thankful for the things you love and enjoy. Yet gratitude can be even more powerful when you apply it to situations, obligations and tasks you never asked for.

Be thankful for what you must do. You’ll be better at it, and a whole lot happier while getting it done.

— Ralph Marston