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January 30 - March 6, 2019
How does one slay Doubt? The great sages have taught us that when Doubt has a hold on us, only Faith can tear us from its grasp.
Knowing that we haven’t spoken up when we should have, worked when we should have, fought when we should have, loved when we should have, lived when we should have— this is the misery of mankind’s inaction, of Delay celebrating a win over our soul.
Destiny turns its favor toward those who act, awarding them with success and a heroic recognition in life.
Heroism is taking action to do important things even when we are afraid. Cowardice is acting in accordance to our fears when our heart wishes to see us behave more nobly and courageously.
Division’s poison, then, is antisocial venom that courses through us and clouds the innate emotional, social, and spiritual intelligence that would otherwise lead us universally to connection with others and to Love.
We must inject into our lives the strongest antivenom known to humankind, the cure of all evils and pains, the divine course that speeds all recovery and fuels all of humanity’s hope and strength and joy: LOVE.
Love is always the final and most complete cure to our inner demons.
Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, Julius Caesar
To reclaim our power, we must seek an immediate shift in our belief about how influential we can be in shaping our reality. We must understand that nothing in life, including our circumstances or potential, is fixed. Instead, we must believe that we can bend reality to our own preferences, crafting the lives we desire through disciplined learning and initiative.
But the bold know that to win, one must first begin.
Our destiny hinges on a mindset for bold action.
This power begins with developing a mindset for real momentum. The first mark of such a mindset is believing that reality is bendable to our will. Those who lack this belief never advance with great power and constancy.
YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR REALITY. DECIDE WHAT YOU WANT OF THE WORLD AND GO MAKE IT HAPPEN. NO CLARITY, NO CHANGE; NO GOALS, NO GROWTH.
Without making the actual attempt, without trial and strife, there can be no true knowledge, no progress, no high achievement, and no legend.
What we intend is of little importance when judging our character or gauging our happiness.
Only action reveals our true selves. Only action moves us to mastery.
When action is required by the moment and a person does not act, we know him to be at best lazy, and at worst a coward.
Let us remember that when we take action, an invisible force gathers all around us, pulling in opportunities that align with our purpose, propelling us with momentum to our freedom.
Those who fail to advance in life are often immature. They are over-reliant on others for their care, happiness, and success, and so they believe that other people should help them make their choices or approve of their plans and actions.
Great men and women don’t give a damn if anyone approves.
They rarely seek permission from the world, because they know that the masses bound by mediocrity will never approve of anything that breaks convention or smacks of boldness and magic.
Let us remember this sad but sure truth: the only permission ever granted by society is permission to follow its norms and traditions.
Will we choose other people’s opinions, preferences, and approval over our true heart’s desires and growth?
Those who advance in life do so because they view progress—and all its resultant successes, achievements, influence, and powers—as a positive and necessary thing.
It is a curious fact that those who hate successful people do not know many successful people.
The man who believes the home he is building may house the devil someday will soon put away his tools.
Let us remember that with progress comes power and, with power, the greater possibility to enjoy life and serve others less fortunate. We can choose to use our success to change the world.
We must remember that the power to direct our destiny comes only from a mindset that makes us willing to struggle through learning, effort, and growth.
No longer shall we wait for permission, proper timing, or ease in rapidly progressing our lives.
Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world. SARAH BAN BREATHNACH
Let us remember that life’s purpose is to live—to live freely, vibrantly, joyously, madly, consciously, lovingly, enthusiastically.
The greatest of human freedoms is the ability to choose, at any moment, the palette of our emotional sky. We alone activate the very energy and emotion through which we experience life.
Perhaps the severest requirement of the good life is to have the constancy of mind to maintain our joy and gratitude even amid hardship, pain, and injustice.
Life can lose its vibrant aura and charm if we do not bend the energy of our minds toward positive engagement and appreciation.
They have made it their aim to live a joyous life. That is all.
Be curious. Release expectation. Take pleasure in small things and expect good things. Cheerfully engage the moment.
The joyous masters know that struggle does not always have to equal suffering. Let us learn from them and remember there can be joy and spirit in meeting life’s demands, in stretching beyond comfort, in pushing through times of high exertion and low achievement.
A vibrant and happy life begins at the path of gratitude.
We remember always that our emotional state is a choice, a selection from a broad palate of reactions and feelings available to us at any moment.
First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do. EPICTETUS
It is time to remind ourselves that today’s thoughts and actions become our legacy.
Awareness and discipline give her freedom to live her potential.
“If I were to die tomorrow, how would I want others to remember me? What exact words and phrases would I be happy to hear them use to describe me? When I guide my decisions and actions today, what exact words and phrases should penetrate my mind and inspire me to be a good human?”
How many times have we caused ourselves pain because we failed to pause and think, “How would my best self view and respond to this situation?”
We should sit and write these things out: Who is important to me and why? How shall I interact with them so that they are appreciated and experience the best of who I am? What kind of person should I become so that I am happy with how I treat others?
Where there is no clarity, there can be no integrity.
Wisdom is knowing who to be and what to do in a given situation; virtue is acting on that wisdom.
The first practice of integrity is to think before we act.
The second practice of integrity is to never commit to anything where we lack passion.
The third practice is to keep our word.
