Give Yourself a Break...

Give yourself a break. Stop beating yourself up!

Everyone makes mistakes, and has setbacks and failures. You don’t come with a book on how to get it right all the time. You will fail sometimes…not because you planned to…but simply because you’re human. Failure is a part of creating a great life. Stand up to it, and handle it with grace…because you can.

Take ownership for where you are, and move forward with a spirit of optimism and positive expectation that you will get through whatever you are facing. It’s possible to remain joyful, grateful, and compassionate, even in the face of your worst mistake.

Learn the lesson, and then resolve to grow from it. This situation is a teacher which allowed you to gain the knowledge of who you need to be in order to create who you can become. You have more to give…more to learn…and more to share. Your best is yet to come!

- Les Brown

RULES FOR PERFECT DAY

 

Rules for a Perfect Day
 

by Tom Hopkins

JUST FOR TODAY…

I will try to live and delight in the reality of being alive. My past is forever gone, my future an uncertainty, so I will be happy and thankful for each moment.

I will not allow negative input into my mind…happiness is a choice and I choose to be happy.

I will be thankful to God for my health, my loved ones, my business, and my country. I will also be thankful for any pain in crisis that helps me grow because God has said, be thankful in all things.

I will take care of my body, realizing the importance of the words moderation and balance, knowing that as I bring my flesh under control, how much easier it will be to control my will and my actions.

I will treat everyone I meet today the way I would like to be treated. I will strive to have them like themselves better when they’re with me.

I will avoid gossip, jealousy, and negative thinking. Most people don’t think about what they think about. Today, I will make a conscious effort to hold loving and beautiful thoughts in my mind.

I will write down my priorities; thinking of my loved ones and my responsibilities. I may not get everything done, but I will do the most productive thing possible at every given moment.

I will strive to humble myself before others, controlling my ego and making other people feel important.

I will spend time in study, learning how to better serve my fellowman. I know my growth in all areas is in direct proportion to the service I give to others.



 

 

I will not take rejection personally. I am first and foremost in the people business and, thus, realize they can only reject my proposal and not me. I will keep on keepin’ on.

“To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.”

 

 

It is easy to hide what we truly feel or not act upon what we say.
It may be because we fear being judged, or we may not want to commit to something entirely. However acting on your beliefs and doing the things you believe to be right is the only true way to be free and to express yourself.
Walk freely and boldly in your beliefs...it is the only honest way to live.