DECIDE TO NEVER LET ANYTHING TURN YOU AROUND

It is time to believe in yourself and your dreams. It is time to take the risk of living your true life. It is time to hold your head up and decide to never let anything turn you around.

Stay connected with people who inspire, nourish and bring out the best in you. It takes time to pull yourself together and to heal if you have been hurt, humiliated, or become emotionally broken because of what you have gone through. You can become disconnected with the real you and forget who you really are. It is necessary to read, listen and focus on positive things. Things that strengthen your mind, develop your confidence and fortify your spirit. Create a strategy that will allow you to rid your life of people whose only intention is to strip, destroy, or take you down.

Be aware that there are certain situations that are just not good for you. Make a conscious, deliberate effort to focus your mind exclusively on things that will build you up, give you hope and expand the possibilities in all dimensions of your life. You have the capacity and the ability to rebuild your life. What you have gone through can be used to develop another part of yourself. Stay connected with positive people with the knowledge that you will get through this. You have something special. You have GREATNESS within you!

LES BROWN

UNDERSTANDING IS THE FIRST STEP TO ACCEPTANCE

“Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery.”

― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

SOFTENING THE SWORD'S EDGE

Softening the Sword’s Edge

As long as you are trying to choose
between two strongly held points of view
you will sharpen the edge between them.

The pressure to decide is a double edged sword.
It hurts everyone it touches.

Step away from the pressure and the urgency.
Be patient with yourself and others.

Take the sword of division and love it.
until its edge softens and it can no longer do harm.
Then you can decide.

Because then you will rest in the heart-space
where all needs are considered
and everyone is enfolded in your love.

From Everyday Wisdom by Paul Ferrini
www.paulferrini.com

PEACE IN THE MIDST OF CONFLICT

Peace in the midst of Conflict

To be peaceful in the midst of conflict,
you must create respect
for everyone’s ideas and experiences.

That creates emotional and physical safety
so that people know that they won’t be attacked
when they express themselves honestly.

When people are committed
to equality and mutual respect
disagreements do not result in separation,

but in dialogue and increased understanding.

From Everyday Wisdom by Paul Ferrini
www.paulferrini.com

EXPLORING HEAVEN OR HELL

Exploring Heaven and Hell

Your relationship will take you
to the heights of heaven and the depths of hell.

Both angels and devils live in your embrace
and move with you in your journey toward self-forgiveness.

No relationship is going to be free of struggle and turmoil.

In any relationship, there are inevitable ups and downs,
moments of connection and disconnection.

How you hold the moments of disconnection
is as important as how you celebrate the moments of connection.

Do you use the challenges of the relationship
to look more deeply at yourself?

Or do you run away and hide or threaten to leave the relationship
every time there are misunderstandings?

From Everyday Wisdom by Paul Ferrini
www.paulferrini.com

WE MUST NOT FORGET TO SING IN THE LIFEBOATS

“‎Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.”

― Voltaire

DEMONS RISING UP

Demons Rising Up

Living with another person
often pushes your deepest buttons
and sets off unexpected explosions.

Your fears simply cannot stay hidden.

It isn't always pleasant business.
If you expect it to be pleasant all of the time
then you will be sadly disappointed.

Every relationship moves from romance to realism,
to the depths of despair.

Couples fall from grace just as individuals do.

Couples who face their demons
and walk through their fears
win a decisive battle against their own ignorance.

They integrate the shadow,
transcend the limits they have placed on love.
and learn how to love without conditions.

From Everyday Wisdom by Paul Ferrini
www.paulferrini.com

START. SIMPLIFY. SERVE.

WAITING FOR DIRECTION

Waiting for Direction

The best results occur when we stop trying
to force things to be the way
we think they should be.

When we try to force something to be different,
we often overcompensate
and create a new problem.

Sometimes it is better to just stop doing
what we know is not working
and take some time to re-center
and reconnect with the core truth within us.

Then the course of action we set
will be more organic, congruent, and meaningful.

We all need time to breathe and to be.
It’s a sacred time, a time when we gather
our power and our direction.

If we don’t take this time,
we may act prematurely or impulsively.
Our actions may lack creative power
or they may result in unfortunate consequences
we did not anticipate.


From Everyday Wisdom by Paul Ferrini
www.paulferrini.com

KICK IT UP A NOTCH!

Kick it up a notch! In order to reach your goals, pay off your bills, get unstuck or get rid of that toxic relationship, it will require a commitment on your part to kick it up a notch. It will take more work, more diligence and a greater commitment to create a life that you can be proud of and feel good about. Kick it up a notch!

Focus on recharging your batteries, and clearing out all of the things in your life that no longer fit or do not represent who you are. Move with a sense of urgency to create a space that allows you to become centered, grounded and connected with your mental, emotional and spiritual power. Kick it up a notch! You have GREATNESS within you!


LES BROWN

CLEARING THE AIR

Clearing the Air

Do not go to sleep angry with the people you love. 

Do not let the sun rise or set without making peace.

Nurture your relationships. Be ready to repudiate
thoughts and feelings that can only injure and separate.

Each day, negative thoughts and feelings must be cleared.
Find ways to soften and forgive when you feel angry or hurt.
Admit that you went into fear. Surrender your need
to be right and to make the other person wrong.

From Everyday Wisdom by Paul Ferrini
www.paulferrini.com

PEOPLE ARE ROOTING FOR YOU

CONNECTIONS ARE MADE WITH THE HEART

“You can talk with someone for years, every day, and still, it won't mean as much as what you can have when you sit in front of someone, not saying a word, yet you feel that person with your heart, you feel like you have known the person for forever.... connections are made with the heart, not the tongue.”

― C. JoyBell C.

NOW IT'S TIME FOR A RADICAL CHANGE

You have something special. You have greatness within you. I recently had a close encounter with death. For several weeks I did not know who I was or where I was. During that time, my children and grandchildren prayed over me and around me. While fighting the medication that made me groggy I called friends to pray for me to get me through this experience. As I was going in and out of consciousness I had a glimpse of my past and my future.

This year I turned 72, they say seven and two equals nine which means a new chapter. I don't know about you but here is what I do know.... I'm creating a new chapter in my life. I don't know you, but here is what I know about you, based upon my own experience. I'm convinced that there is a presence and hunger in you that causes you to seek out the messages I post because they are in your heart. These messages speak to your soul, urging you to live the life that is awaiting you.

You have an assignment on your life to hold the vision you have in your heart. Don't look to the right or to the left. Turn a deaf ear to those who doubt you and criticize you. Separate yourself from the toxic relationships that compromise your power. You are here for a reason and your life has meaning and purpose. Now it is time for a radical change in your life. It might be people, circumstances, or going to another city, as I did, I don't know.

You don't have forever. We are only here for a limited amount of time. If you don't have the insight, courage, or desire to fulfill your earthly assignment, there will be consequences. Life will move on you as it did me because I was out of alignment with my purpose. I almost died and I am struggling to get out of a wheelchair I use every day. When just a few weeks ago, I was walking and speaking on stages all around the world, I now struggle with pain on a regular basis. God didn't slow me down, he stopped me. 

Take it from me, it is no accident that you are reading this. Take the time every day to discipline yourself to create a deep spiritual connection if you haven't. Go within, shut the world out, get still, and listen to the small voice within. Commit yourself to live full and die empty. You have something special. You have GREATNESS within you! That's my story and I am sticking to it.


LES BROWN

WASH IT AWAY

Wash It Away

Remember how it feels to feel great? Your own intention enables you to feel that way right now, and anytime.

Think of those times when you’ve had a burst of creativity. Today can be one of those times.

Have layer upon layer of negativity hidden your best self from your awareness? Let those layers fall away, and bring your highest values to the surface once again.

Though you live in a world ripe with challenge and confusion, a part of you exists beyond it, and can always rise above it. Connect with that part and feel the true joy of living.

Pay attention to everything going on around you, and stay engaged with the world. All the time, keep in touch with your ability to bring forth joy and fulfillment.

At any moment, in any circumstance, your joyful, positive presence can improve your world. Instead of giving in to the negativity, wash it away with the way you are.

— Ralph Marston

THE BRIDGE

The Bridge

You are worthy of great things, yet that’s no guarantee you’ll have them. You are worthy of greatness, and that obligates you to put work into creating greatness.

Anything is possible, yet the possibilities don’t manifest themselves. You must be realistic about the effort involved to improve your reality.

Desire motivates you to achieve, yet desire alone does not create achievement. Desire strongly pushes you, but does not do the work for you.

You have the good fortune of being able to transform your circumstances in the way you choose. The effort required of you makes the deal even sweeter.

Not only can you create richness, you can add to your strength and capability in the process. Because the work is what gives the rewards meaning and value to you.

Your persistent action is the bridge between what you envision in your thoughts and what you create in reality. Make that bridge strong, robust, productive and fulfilling.


— Ralph Marston