The only failure is the failure to try.
Buckmaster Fuller.
Have you read your affirmations lately?
The boat is safest when it is tied up at the dock, but that is not what boats are for.
Hmmm…
It’s World Cup Time again!
Millions of people from all walks of life in every nation around the globe are glued to giant screens in bars, cafes, and in their homes, following every move, cheering their team on to victory.
It has often been said that sports is a metaphor for life. Nowhere is that more true than on the soccer pitch.
In the World Cup, even the sponsors knock themselves out to come up with the most fitting commercials. This time around, my vote goes to Coca Cola.
In The Beautiful Game, it isn’t over until it’s over. Every kick counts – just like in life.
Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future, Deepak Chopra.
As much as plan, we don’t know what tomorrow holds. Each day has its good times and bad.
When it is the latter, it is good remember that life expands and you continue to grow when you don’t waver in the face of adversity and you choose, instead, to find meaning in every event and circumstance.
Don’t spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door. Coco Chanel.
Putting yourself out there, everyday, giving it your all, takes tons of courage and an unstinting believe in yourself.
The day goes quickly, so don’t waste your time and enthusiasm on situations or people who are not “getting it.” Focus your effort and energy on those who do.
Time is too precious to waste.
Belief is a truth held in the mind. Faith is a fire held in the heart. Joseph Newton
In this journey we call life, being aware of whom you are and what you are really all about – living on purpose, if you will, is what can set you on fire, if only you pay attention to the signs.
More often than not, we are so obsessed with taking action, designing our lives, doing instead of being, so focused on things rather than on people, that we can be totally unaware of the energy we are radiating – much of it negative in nature.
This can create a toxic cocktail of uncertainty, doubt and mistrust. Many of us are plagued with constant worries and fear. We have a tendency to lower our expectations in a what-if scenario, instead of expecting the best. Often, as a result, relationships in our personal and in our professional lives are often strained and tenuous, things can go wrong and abundance eludes us.
But it doesn’t have to be that way. Not if you don’t want it to be. External circumstances do not determine your emotional state and energy. You do. Many days are challenging, of course, but your life is not meant to always be filled struggle, hardship and heaviness. Rather it was meant to be filled with joy, light and ease.
So here’s a question for you: What is your dominant perspective?
Are you a pessimist or an optimist? What expectations and beliefs do you hold? Are they big or small? Do they indicate faith and trust or fear and doubt?
You get to decide how you decide how you will live your life. This freedom is yours to choose and is always available to you, even when it feels impossible to find a new perspective.
But here’s the thing: Changing your perspective isn’t easy and it isn’t for everybody. Moving from living a life of drudgery and resignation to one of joy and contentment by consciously deciding to change your perspective is doable. Setting yourself on fire is an option, but only you can strike the match.
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