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Authentic goodness
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Give power to the goodness in your life by giving your
gratitude, your attention and your efforts to it. Distance
yourself from the negativity that comes your way by letting
go of your attachment to it as quickly as you can.

Though there will always be negative influences in your
life, you don’t have to let them negatively influence your
thoughts. Give the energy of your thoughts and attention to
those good influences that move you forward.

Spend your time focusing on whatever lifts you up, and you
won’t waste your days hiding from what brings you down.
Generously and genuinely give joy, and you’ll keep much of
the sadness away.

Remind yourself often of how good life can be. Then live in
a way that gives authentic goodness more prominence in your
life from moment to moment.

Consider all the abundance that flows through your world
each day. Commit yourself, again and again, to transforming
that abundance into meaningful, positive value.

Right now, within your reach, there is real, authentic,
fulfilling goodness to be lived. Do yourself and your whole
world a big favor, and make that goodness a big part of your
life.

Ralph Marston

Worry is a waste
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Worry is a waste. Find something better to do.

Worry achieves nothing, and it eats up your precious time.
Let go of the worry, and use the time to create some real,
meaningful value in your world.

Instead of worrying that the worst things will happen, work
to make sure the best things happen. Instead of worrying
about whether someone will give you a break, work to put
yourself in a position where you don’t need a break.

It’s smart to act on your concerns, but foolish to simply
worry about them. The best way out of worry is action, so
find something positive you can do instead of letting the
worry build.

You have the wonderful ability to act and to make a
difference. As such, it makes absolutely no sense to worry.

The next time you feel worry, stop it immediately and start
taking action. Whatever may or may not happen, you can turn
it into something great.

Ralph Marston

Build great strength
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Don’t run from failure or hide from failure or avoid the
possibility of failure. Use failure to improve.

If you’re not willing to fail, you won’t be able to grow. To
become stronger and more capable, you must push yourself
beyond what you already know you can do.

It is only by lifting more weight than you’ve lifted before
that you strengthen your muscles. It is by experiencing
failure that you discover new ways to succeed.

Failure and disappointment can serve as powerful steps along
the path to magnificent achievement. In dealing with the
difficult times, you build great strength with which to
create good, meaningful, satisfying and fulfilling value in
your world.

Success means nothing if it is not earned. Failure is an
important part of earning success.

The road to achievement will constantly test you. Be willing
to take those tests, and to work through those tests, and
achievement is yours.

Ralph Marston