Even when we can’t see where we’ll end up, keep going, it’s going to work out if we don’t quit. Stay the course.
resilience
Optimism Works ~ Optimists Get Things Done
“Optimists look for partial solutions,” that is, freed from the tyranny of perfectionism and from paralysis by analysis, they are open to taking small steps towards achieving success.* Source
When we believe we can get it done, we put our mind, back, and heart into the project. Setbacks only set us up to make a greater effort. Optimists have a no quit attitude.
Today’s Positive Thought ~ Set You GPS on Great Dreams
“The POSITIVE THINKER sees the INVISIBLE, feels the INTANGIBLE, and achieves the IMPOSSIBLE (Winston Churchill).”
Our mind controls the steering wheel of our thoughts and our actions. When we believe we can accomplish great things against great odds, we do. When our mind realizes we won’t quit, it reorients and directs us toward the coordinates we set on our mental GPS>
When life knocks you down, do you rise to fight again?
When life knocks you down, do you rise to fight again? Everyone gets knocked down. It’s a tough blow. It knocks the wind out of us. We may wonder if we have the strength to rise again. We may wonder if we have the strength to rise will we have the strength to go on. The answer is a resounding YES! We are so much stronger than we can imagine. All the small hits made us stronger. They prepared us for the bigger hits. We all get them. They happen. When they do our choices are limited. We can rise to live and fight again. Or, we can give up and slowly die. To me, there is only one choice, rise, rise, rise, again and again.
What if I Empowered Myself Through My Words?
What if I empowered myself by repeating ‘I am strong, confident, and resilient’ each time I rose from sitting for a week? I’m sure you’d discover that you are strong, confident and resilient. When we continuously repeat an affirming mantra we are retraining our minds to automatically switch into a new thinking mode. It is a thinking mode that empowers us. It is a thinking mode that slams the door on doubts and naysayers. Try it for a week. It can’t hurt and it might make all the difference in your life.
What have you lost that’s made you stronger?
What have you lost that’s made you stronger? Early in my career I took on an organization I felt was purposely biased against blacks. I tried to implement changes and was told I was dangerous and fired. It was tough being fired with five young children to support. It made me stronger, more resilient and more deeply committed to social justice. Use losses to make you stronger and more resilient. Don’t let the dark forces win.
Today’s Inspiration ~ It In Your Hands
“Life is 10 percent what happens to you and 90 percent how you respond to it.”
Today’s Inspiration ~ Slow to Anger
“Grow angry slowly – there’s plenty of time.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Today’s Inspiration ~ Back to Nature
“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees.” ~ John Muir
Today’s Inspiration ~ Why Worry?
“No amount of anxiety makes any difference to anything that is going to happen.” ~ Alan Watts
