BE PATIENT & REMEMBER

Be patient, continue to persist and move in the direction of your dream. Many times a dream has a life of its own. It will take you on a journey to build your character, your confidence and your faith. Be patient! Patience does not mean being inactive. It means positive expectation and a knowing deep down in your heart that you will be alright. Believe that things are going to work out for you. Judge not according to appearances.

Be patient ~ even if you do not have a dime in the bank, lost your job, or your money. Be patient. You have the power in you to pull this out. Don't judge yourself based on what you do not have. What you have is enough. Hold the vision. You have the power in you to resurrect your dreams and make them become a reality. Work on yourself. Believe in yourself and in a power greater than yourself. Be patient and keep moving forward. Things will work out for you.

Remember...You have something special. You have GREATNESS within you!!

LES BROWN

IT IS IMPORTANT TO EXPECT

It is not enough to want great things in your life. It is important to EXPECT that you will get them. Want shows up in conversation, but expectation shows up in what you actually do to make those things come true. Be an active force for good in your own life. You have GREATNESS within you!!

LES BROWN

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

ACCEPTING DIFFERENCES

Accepting Differences

In any relationship there will be times
when you do not agree with your partner.

The question is: how well
do you handle your disagreements?

Is there room in your relationship
for both of you to have differing opinions,
as well as interests and activities that you don’t share?

A relationship that requires total agreement and sharing,
is an unrealistic one.

That is far too much to expect
from any relationship.

From Everyday Wisdom by Paul Ferrini
www.paulferrini.com

DO A LITTLE MORE

Do A Little More

When you’ve done all that needs to be done, you’ve earned the opportunity to go above and beyond. Instead of stopping when you’re finished, you can take advantage of the momentum you’ve created.

When you do just what’s needed, just what’s expected, you’ll always manage to get by. Yet by adding a little extra effort, you can exceed expectations and move into the realm of greatness.

When you’ve given the task all you can, consider giving a little more. That extra effort will magnify the value of what you’ve already done.

In a 14-minute, 5000 meter footrace, the difference between first and second place is often just a few hundredths of a second. Just a fraction of a percent of extra effort, of extra speed, wins the race.

Extra effort transforms mediocrity into excellence. Extra effort leverages what you’ve already done, sometimes increasing the reward by orders of magnitude.
If you’ve done enough, do a little more. Discover what a big difference it can make.


— Ralph Marston

DANCE OF ACCEPTANCE

The Dance of Acceptance

Acceptance is a life-long dance.
You get better at it the more you do it.
But you never dance perfectly.

Sometimes you get tired
and you proclaim "I shall dance no more."
But then, unexpectedly, you fall in love,
or someone makes you a business offer you can't refuse.

No matter how hard you try, you can't stop the dance.
Mistakes are part of the dance.
But some people don't know this.

Their business fails or their partner leaves them
and they blow their brains out.
They play for very high stakes.

Sometimes we take the dance a little too seriously.
We forget that we are here to learn.

We need to lighten up, stand back,
and take some small pleasure in the dance itself.

If we don’t learn to laugh at our mistakes
and imperfections and those of others,
our journey becomes heavy and oppressive.

The more unhappy you are,
the harder the dance becomes,
because you must dance with your unhappiness.
That's why acceptance is so important.
The more you accept life as it unfolds,
the easier the dance becomes.


From Everyday Wisdom by Paul Ferrini
www.paulferrini.com

STAY AWAY FROM EASY

Stay Away From Easy

Let go of any wish or expectation for life to be easy. You deserve far more than easy.

Easy bores you, does not fulfill you. Easy wastes your time, erodes your strengths and skills.

Sure, by all means employ technology and other tools to make your efforts more effective. But don’t expect even the most powerful tools and systems to create original value without your continuing input.

Nothing of value comes from easy. Keep in mind that value is a measure of the difficulty necessary to create it.

Physical, social, and financial comfort can all be empowering, as long as they don’t make you complacent. Enjoy fully the good, pleasurable things, letting them inspire you to seek higher challenges.

Stay away from too much easy. You have so many better things to do.

— Ralph Marston