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Act on your opportunities
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There are things you can do today that you won’t always be able to do. Now, while you can, act on your opportunities.

Life is yours to live in this moment, in this situation, with the world just as it is. Though it’s not perfect, it is nonetheless filled with valuable possibilities.

Go ahead and explore some of those possibilities. Though some will inevitably lead to disappointment, others will bring new treasures into your life.

Very soon you’ll be looking back on today and contemplating what could have been. Now is your chance to fill those recollections with more gratitude than regret.

There are good people in your life with whom you’ll eventually lose contact. There are resources, circumstances, and possibilities now available to you that you won’t always be able to access.

Before today’s opportunities fade into the past, make meaningful value out of them. The only time to live the unique richness of now, is now.

— Ralph Marston

THE DAILY MOTIVATOR
Friday, June 9, 2023

Demanding activities
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The more an activity demands of you, the more valuable it is to you. Keep that in mind when choosing what to do with your precious and irreplaceable time.

If it doesn’t require the use of your thinking, your efforts, your resources or skills, there’s not much in it for you. Seek out something else that will be a better investment of your time.

You know in advance that each day will quickly pass. So be prepared to give meaningfully to life as every day’s time goes by.

That way, you can retain value from moments long after those moments are gone. Though you cannot stop time from passing, you can certainly prevent your time from being wasted.

What is this hour demanding from you? Whatever is being asked of you right now represents value that can endure far into the future.

Choose what challenges you, what purposefully utilizes the best you have to give. And you’ll soon be on the receiving end of all that industrious giving.

— Ralph Marston

Stretch yourself
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You’ll thank yourself if you regularly stretch yourself. You’ll appreciate the new strength you develop by willingly taking on challenges.

It’s temptingly comfortable to stay where you are and continue doing what you’re used to doing. Don’t let that comfort become a prison.

The world at your feet stretches far beyond the horizon. Venture away from what you already know, and discover how much more you can be.

It’s good to have the confidence that comes from knowing what to expect. What’s even better is to expand that confidence by encountering situations you don’t expect.

Experience how far your capabilities can take you. Gain new understanding of the world, the people, the ideas, customs and circumstances around you.

Give yourself a healthy dose of fresh energy and inspiration. Seek today to stretch yourself, and feel more of the curiosity and competence that have always been yours.

— Ralph Marston

No matter what
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Life can be difficult at many times, in all sorts of ways, on multiple levels. Even so, it’s probably not nearly as bad as you’ve been led to believe.

There are problems in this world, as there have always been. Yet you and everyone else are highly skilled at working through all kinds of problems.

Compared to the problems, an even greater number of positive possibilities exist. And as those possibilities are realized they become even more numerous.

For centuries, worry and fear have been used by those who seek profit and power. It’s good to frequently remind yourself that you don’t always have to buy what they’re selling.

Chances are, there’s something good, and positive, and uplifting you can do right now, right here. Chances are, the sun will come up tomorrow and you can enjoy more goodness, perhaps share it with someone you care about.

Troubles will persist, just as they always have. And you can continue to live with purpose, with joy, with truth and meaning, no matter what.

— Ralph Marston