Do the thing you think you cannot do

"You gain strength, and courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.  You must do the thing which you think you cannot do."--Eleanor Roosevelt

All of us feel that we cannot do certain things in our lives.  We are afraid to try.

What we do not know is that we gain strength, courage and confidence every time we try something we feel we cannot do.

When we succeed, we become stronger and more courageous and confident.  We then file these feelings away in our memory banks and use it the next time this type of situation presents itself.

This behavior develops a mindset of its own until it is habitual.  Some people even seem to get an adrenaline rush when new challenges present themselves, almost eager in their sense of "I can do it" attitude.

All you have to do is tell yourself that you must do the thing that you think you cannot do.  Do not allow yourself to take no for an answer.  Instead just start doing it.  Do not analyze it or think about it.  Once you start doing it you change the anatomy of the thing.  The energy of it changes.  Your energy changes.

Positive energy is the key to all success but for this positive energy to take effect you have to make the first move.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Energy creates energy and I will open the doors of my mind by taking positive action to help guide me through every experience.

Your possibilities are greater than your needs

"Now is the time.  Needs are great but your possibilities are greater."---Bill Blackman

In these trying times we see and experience our own needs and the needs of others.  We feel a bit overwhelmed at times.

Know this, no matter how great the needs your possibilities are greater.

Stand back and review the situation.  We tend to think in a box.  Step out of the box and change the way you are looking at this situation.  Take that little extra risk.

Many people became very successful when their needs were the greatest.

There is no problem that cannot be solved with a fresh perspective.

Make a list of your needs and another list of your possibilities.  How can you use these possibilities to satisfy your needs?  Think about them but remember you may need to take chances on the outcome.  Needs equate to problems and possibilities equate to solutions.

Get out of your rut.  Doing the same thing over and over only perfects your errors.  Do something different.  Ask yourself these questions.  Is it possible?  Most things are. Will the outcome possibly give me the results I need?  What is the probability that it will?  Even the smallest probability can result in unusual success.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

I will examine my needs and the possibilities that I have to satisfy them.

Be patient and persevere

‘Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.”--John Quincy Adams

Work on achieving your goal a little bit at a time every day. Much like water wears away rock so does patience and perseverance wear away obstacles.

When we face obstacles they appear to be much larger than they really are. If we go about persistently chipping away at this obstacle it becomes smaller and smaller and as it becomes smaller and smaller, we become even more persistent and finally with patience the obstacle disappears from our path.

We learn that the obstacle was not insurmountable and only our self-doubt made it seem so. As we began to see it disappear we gain new self-knowledge and confidence to go on.

We used our knowledge rather than sit idly to dread the obstacle.

Energy creates energy. Start doing something about the obstacle and this energy will create more energy.

Start to help yourself and the positive energy will start to flow and magnify many times over.

Start the action and feel the energy flow in you through you and around you.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

I will start to remove the obstacle and allow the energy of the Universe to help me and success will follow.

Our purpose in life

"Life without purpose is a languid, drifting thing, every day we ought to review our purpose, saying to ourselves, "This day let me make a sound beginning".
--Thomas Kempis

Each of us gets up in the morning and wonders what we need to do with our day.

Some of us seem to have no purpose in life.  We watch endless, mindless television and sit around the house with no purpose in life.  When bedtime drags around we go to bed and awake to the same non-existence the next day.

No wonder depression is so prevalent in our society.  We have no purpose in our lives.  When our feet hit the floor in the morning, there is nothing to say to us here is my purpose in life.  Or here is my deed for today.  We have no plan for this purpose and everything seems like a great effort to do, so we sit mindlessly in our chair or on our couch dreading the long day ahead.

This need not be.  Today formulate a plan or purpose and work toward it.  Discover a reason for living.  Usually doing for others gives a soul a satisfying feeling.

What can you imagine that you would like to do?  Think about it.  When you discover it then start each day with a plan to help you achieve your purpose.

At night when you go to bed review with satisfaction what you have done and vow that tomorrow you will do even more.

Notice the bounce in your step and your sense of well being and sense of accomplishment.  You have now discovered the meaning of life --a purpose driven life always gives the energy to live life to the fullest.  Living life to the fullest is the greatest gift to ourself.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Today I will find a purpose for my life and will plan, prepare and do what I need to do to achieve it.

Live in the now

"The secret of health for the mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly."  --Buddha

You cannot change the past, the future is uncertain; all we really have is this present moment in time.

Right now I want you to take a deep breath and let it out slowly.  Resolve to yourself, yesterday is gone so I will not think about it.  Tomorrow is but a dream and my reality is now.

Just for today I will think about today.  What can I do to make today count?
How can I make my life better today?  How can I make everyone else's life better today?  Am I truly doing the best that I can with my relationships, abilities, and opportunities?  How can I do better?  What can I do right now to wisely and earnestly change things?  What am I not doing that I should be doing to change things?  When you discover the answer then do it immediately.

Make this moment in time count.  Live in the now. Do all that you can do to use this moment wisely.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

I will live in the now, use this time wisely and make today count.

Joy is service to others

"Joy can only be real if people look at their life as a service, and have a definite object in life outside themselves and their personal happiness." ---Tolstoy

It would seem that we have forgotten our fellow man.  He seems to have gotten in the way of us and our personal happiness.  We concentrate on me, mine and more.  We do nothing for others, we do not give back to the world and we wonder why our achievements and material gain do not bring us joy.  We selfishly guard our money and time and feel that if we do anything there has to be something in it for us.

We also feel unhappy, unsatisfied, and live a joyless, harried existence.

Let us step back and regroup.  What have we done for others lately? Try an experiment with me.  Do something or be of service to another that will not bring you personal or monetary gain.  Give of yourself instead of taking from others.  Donate time or money or both to a worthy cause or charity.  Help in a volunteer program.  Be a school mentor.  Roll bandages for the Red Cross.  You get the idea.  Give a service from your heart that only you can give to others.

Listen to your soul sing when you do.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

I will give a service to humanity that only I can give and feel joyful for having done it.

Be kind and spread it around

"Wherever there is an human being there is an opportunity for kindness". --- Seneca

Whenever you meet someone, even a stranger, show a little kindness.  Whether it be opening the door for a woman carrying a baby or smiling warmly at an old man limping with a cane.  Do something small and work up to larger things.  We live in a cold, uncaring, busy, impatient world where the lack of empathy seems to be the norm.

We have an opportunity to change a small part of this world simply by being kind to all we meet.

Science has proven that when we are kind to someone, not only do we excrete a hormone that makes us feel better but so does the recipient of our kindness and also the observers of our act.  You not only make yourself feel good but the recipient and the observers also feel good at the same time.

All this from one act of kindness.  Think of the magnitude of good feelings if everyone did this.  It is hard to be unhappy when you feel good about your actions and their effects on others.  One small act of kindness to another person can change many lives.

Every day you should make it a part of your daily life to do one act of kindness and increase the number of acts every day.  Try it and see what a difference it makes.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

I will do an act of kindness every day and increase the number of acts daily.