Be Thankful

Be Thankful
Be thankful that you don’t already have everything you desire,
If you did, what would there be to look forward to?

Be thankful when you don’t know something
For it gives you the opportunity to learn.

Be thankful for the difficult times.
During those times you grow.

Be thankful for your limitations
Because they give you opportunities for improvement.

Be thankful for each new challenge
Because it will build your strength and character.

Be thankful for your mistakes
They will teach you valuable lessons.

Be thankful when you’re tired and weary
Because it means you’ve made a difference.

It is easy to be thankful for the good things.
A life of rich fulfillment comes to those who are
also thankful for the setbacks.

GRATITUDE can turn a negative into a positive.
Find a way to be thankful for your troubles
and they can become your blessings.
~ Author Unknown ~

Thoughts are Things

I hold it true that thoughts are things;
They're endowed with bodies and breath and wings;
And that we send them forth to fill
The world with good results, or ill.

That which we call our secret thought
Speeds forth to earth's remotest spot,
Leaving its blessings or its woes
Like tracks behind it as it goes.

We build our future thought by thought,
For good or ill, yet know it not.
Yet, so the universe was wrought.

Thought is another name for fate;
Choose, then, thy destiny and wait,
For love brings love and hate brings hate.

---Henry Van Dyke

Born to LIVE

Let life touch you. Let yourself be moved. Yes, it will hurt sometimes. But far, far deeper would be the pain if you were to build an impenetrable wall around yourself.

Let it all reach into you, for you have what it takes to handle the experience. Know the joys and the sadnesses, the frustrations and the thrills, the deep serenity and the noisy commotion.

Immerse yourself in the intensity of life. You were born not to hide but to live, so do it every day. Go ahead and laugh, go ahead and cry. Jump and smile and hug and sing, run and dance and shout. Let life get to you.

And be truly moved by the awesome wonder of it all.

— Ralph Marston

Truly Live Your Life!

Risk more than others think is safe. Care more than others think is wise. Dream more than others think is practical. Expect more than others think is possible...This is your life, your story, make it the best story you’ve ever read.

Love Yourself

The only person that can bring you true happiness is yourself. Friends leave, lovers disappear, and at the end of the day all that’s left is you. So don’t solely depend on others to make your life amazing. Make your own life the best it can be. Live your life the way you want to live it – don’t be influenced by other people in a way that’ll hurt you. Look after yourself. If there’s something you want don’t wait for someone to make it happen or for it to come to you; make your own dreams come true. Don’t let someone tell you can’t do something. You’re the only person that knows how much you’re capable of accomplishing. If someone doubts you, work even harder and prove them wrong. Focus on what you need to do and forget about what they think.

Love yourself unconditionally. If you have flaws, don’t let them define who you are. Don’t compare yourself to someone else’s vision of beauty. Don’t lower your standards or expectations to appease another person. You are perfect when you’re yourself completely and if someone can’t accept that don’t worry about it. Don’t live to gain other’s approval of you because sometimes, no matter what you do or how hard you try you may never get it. Work on making yourself a better person for you. You know what’s important to you and what you think matters. Sometimes it won’t match up with the person sitting next to you and that’s okay. Focus on yourself.

If you’re alone, embrace it. Love yourself so much that it doesn’t matter if you’re in a crowd of people or hanging out in your bedroom in solitude. Be happy to have down time with yourself. Build your confidence so high that you don’t have to depend on being with someone constantly to feel okay. Be secure with just being you. Trust your instincts and be true to you. You’re the only one that knows what is absolutely best for you. No one else can decide that. No one knows your struggles or journey better than you. If they judge you, ignore them. Don’t change who you are because someone doesn’t understand how you live your life. Treat yourself with respect, compassion and love. The world can be cold and cruel, but going through it with a heart of love for yourself can help brighten it up.....
By: Live Laugh Love