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THE DAILY MOTIVATOR
Monday, March 23, 2020

Where you’re headed
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What makes life good is not any particular situation, no matter how attractive it may be. What makes life good is the process of moving toward something deeply desired and valuable.

Where you’re headed is far more significant than where you are. And you have remarkable influence over where you’re headed.

Whether you’re currently in a good place, or a brutally challenging one, the decision is yours. Where do you now choose to be going?

Success begins to happen the moment you start acting to make it happen. The rewards of any ambitious effort begin to accumulate within the effort itself.

Look forward, to a world made better by your focused action, your resourcefulness, your love. Envision that world, step purposefully toward it, and it begins to be real.

You have the moment, you have the skill, you have the desire. Harness it all to move life in a positive and fulfilling direction.

— Ralph Marston

Driven by problems
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It’s part of a cycle deeply embedded in all of life. Difficulty gives rise to new achievement.

The more intolerable the burden, the more energy is put forth to overcome it. Lessons learned, abilities developed, resources harnessed continue to provide benefit long after trouble has receded.

The long, magnificent history of achievement is also a history of great challenge. On a personal level, on a worldwide scale, progress is driven by problems.

When times are good, complacency settles in, and eventually lets trouble in the door. When enough people are threatened by that trouble, they rise up and overcome it.

Most of the innovations and technologies you enjoy today had their genesis in pain, difficulty, and inconvenience. Many of the worst problems you’re navigating through right now will lead to valuable advances in days to come.

Certainly life is not always easy, but perhaps that’s a feature and not a bug. Precisely because life is not easy, it finds a way to get better and better.

— Ralph Marston

Positive intention
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Give to yourself the time, the space, the discipline, the faith to grow stronger. And you will.

Allow yourself to heal, to learn, to let go, to forgive, to live. Offer honesty and patience to every moment, every circumstance.

Notice the doubts, the fears, and then see that you can rise above them. That you can face the unknown with confidence and positive intention.

Remember that wherever you find yourself, you can always stay pointed toward where you want to go. And even if it’s just one small step at a time, you can always keep going that direction.

Use your time in a purposeful way, and time will always be on your side. Utilize the ever-changing nature of life as your constant opportunity to change for the better.

Give energy and awareness to your highest possibilities. Give love to every day.

— Ralph Marston

THE DAILY MOTIVATOR
Thursday, March 12, 2020

Push worry aside
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You lack good information about what’s going on, and you’re not sure what to do. In such a situation, it can seem like your only option is to worry endlessly.

But worry is not a useful strategy. You absolutely have plenty of good things you can be doing instead.

You don’t know exactly what’s going on, or what will happen. So here’s a helpful question to ask yourself.

If trouble is indeed coming your way, what condition, what position would you prefer to be in when it finds you? And what positive actions can you take right now to get yourself to that place?

Worry is mostly a waste of good, usable time and energy. Push worry aside, and envision yourself meeting difficulty with strength, purpose, and preparation.

Then, direct your energy into well-reasoned actions that can make a difference, now and in the future. Though no one knows what that future will be, your best option for getting there is with action and strength, not worry.

— Ralph Marston