Matshona Dhliwayo's Blog - Posts Tagged "inspirational"

1. The world is full of beauty; you are the greatest proof of this.
2. Be so warm that people mistake you for the sun, so bright that people mistake you for the stars, and so accommodating that people mistake you for the universe.
3. You may be poor, but important; uneducated, but wise; lowly, but noble; simple, but insightful; and ordinary, but great.
4. Your mind shines brightest when you enlighten others; your heart, when you encourage others; your soul, when you elevate others; and your life, when you empower others.
5. The sun rises not to be mediocre, but to shine; so should you.
6. Courage is the spear of destiny.
7. A bird in a nest is secure, but that is not why God gave it wings.
8. The harder you fall, the stronger you rise.
9. Stars do not hide from darkness. Roses do not hide from thorns. Diamonds do not hide from pressure.
10. If seeds fight their way out of darkness, you can fight your way out of anything.
11. Be like a rose; no matter how many thorns you encounter in life, bloom.
12. If you want to be strong, exercise; if you want to be wise, study; if you want to be happy, smile; and if you want to be invincible, love.
13. Wisdom makes things possible. Gratitude makes things bearable. Hope makes things manageable. Joy makes things pleasurable. Love makes things wonderful.
14. It is at midnight, not midday, that stars shine the brightest.
15. Though you are as a drop in the ocean, without you, the universe would be empty.

The harder you fall, the stronger you rise. ~Matshona Dhliwayo

1. Be slow to teach, and quick to learn. Avoid impious people, run from fools, and seek out the wise.
2. Anger slowly. Forgive quickly. Trust cautiously. Love easily.
3. Smiling through confusion is courage. Smiling through tears is strength. Smiling through pain is power. Smiling through tragedy is greatness.
4. Be gracious. Be fearless. Be patient. Be ambitious.
5. Use your talents. Do your best. Achieve your goals. Fulfill your purpose.
6. Don't speak thoughtlessly. Don't worry unnecessarily. Don't work half-heartedly. Don't spend recklessly. Don't give begrudgingly. Don't act self-centeredly. Don't live short-sightedly.
7. Be polite. Be persistent. Be patient. Be prudent.
8. Don't resist change if it is to your advantage. Don't ruin a good opportunity fixating on a bad one. Don't burn down bridges you will need to cross tomorrow. Don't expect other people to solve your problems. Don't let what's behind you dictate what's ahead of you. Don't lose sleep over anyone who doesn't lose sleep over you. Don’t let life's small arrows wound your big soul.
9. Obstacles must be overcome. Problems must be solved. Doubt must be resisted. Fear must be defeated.
10. The best opportunities sometimes have the worst appearances. The poorest people sometimes have the richest minds. The shallowest people sometimes have the deepest pockets. The quietest people sometimes have the wildest hearts. The meekest people sometimes have the greatest power. The calmest people sometimes have the uneasiest souls. The humblest people sometimes have the biggest accomplishments.
11. Less gossiping, more encouraging. Less complaining, more thanksgiving. Less criticizing, more complimenting. Less hurting, more helping. Less hating, more caring.
12. Be humble to those who praise you, pleasant to those who honor you, kind to those who cherish you, good to those who love you, and generous to those who adore you.
13. Gray hairs signify old age, not wisdom. Muscles signify strength, not health. Laughter signifies amusement, not joy. Weeping signifies pain, not weakness. Smiling signifies courteousness, not love.
14. If you have food on your table, clothes on your back, a roof over your head, and a dream in your heart, you have everything you need in life.
15. People can hurt you, but you must still love. People can betray you, but you can still trust. People can put you down, but you must still rise. People can oppose you, but you can still prevail.

Life is a gift; value it.

Life is a trial; endure it.

Life is a journey; complete it.

Life is a test; pass it.

Life is a task; fulfill it.

Life is an opportunity; use it.

Life is a moment; enjoy it.

Life is a mission; accomplish it.

~Matshona Dhliwayo

Pledge not to complain needlessly.
Vow not to anger unecessarily.
Promise not to crititize unreasonably.
Commit to thinking positively.
Aspire to speak intelligently.
Strive to live enlightenedly.

Your happiness is in serenity.
Your contentedness is in charity.
Your righteousness is in integrity.
Your nobility is in humility.
Your innocence is in sincerity.
Your blessedness is in humanity.
― Matshona Dhliwayo

1. How can poverty be alleviated? When nobody eats until everyone eats at the same time.

2. Trees generously share their fruit. Bees generously share their honey. Flowers generously share their perfume. Do likewise.

3. In helping yourself, you prove you are strong; in helping others, you prove you are compassionate; in helping many, you prove you are generous; if helping everyone, you prove you are enlightened.

4. Thinkers educate the world. Dreamers inspire the world. Helpers improve the world. Doers change the world.

5. Pray for faith, hope for peace, strive for unity, and persevere for harmony.

6. One word can lift a mind. One smile can soothe a heart. One touch can heal a soul. One act can change the world.

7. Ordinary people pursue money, simple people pursue power, average people pursue fame, but extraordinary people pursue ideas.

8. Care more. Help more. Give more. Love more.

9. Take all men as your brothers, all women as your sisters, and all children as your sons and daughters.

10. Our highest deeds come from helping the lowest people.

11. See the world as it is; strive to make it as it should be.

12. Bless the world with your mind, heal the world with your heart, lift the world with your soul; elevate the world with your life.

13. If we take care of our trees, our trees will take care of us. If we take care of our animals, our animals will take care of us. If we take care of our land, our land will take care of us. If we take care of our world, our world will take care of us.

14. If you have the power to put a smile on one person’s face, you have the power to change the world.

15. The best the world has to offer comes from the best you have to give to others.

As the sun lives on when it sets in the warmth it has given to others, you too will live on in the hearts of those whose lives you have touched. ~Matshona Dhliwayo