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Fulfill the potential
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Give yourself credit for how far you’ve come. Then challenge yourself to build on it.

Life has not been perfect, yet you’ve successfully navigated your way to today. Now you can use your skills, intention, and persistence to move forward.

Recognize that you’ve established some positive momentum. Consider what you can do to grow that momentum and put it to purposeful use.

You have gained strength from everything you’ve been through. What good things can you now do to exercise that strength?

Through your life’s experiences you’ve earned wisdom and gained a unique perspective. You’re better positioned than ever before to act with purpose, passion, effectiveness, and understanding.

Your past has prepared you for the challenges of the future. Rise up, meet those challenges, and fulfill the potential that’s been accumulating throughout your whole life.

— Ralph Marston

THE DAILY MOTIVATOR
Tuesday, January 11, 2022

Give beauty
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Give life beauty. Make something beautiful, do something beautiful, experience and share something beautiful.

Life and beauty intertwine to the benefit of both. Beauty carries life and purpose and inspiration forward, and life makes beauty possible.

In the service of beauty you learn valuable skills. In the experience of beauty you discover important truths about who you are.

In your actions, your words, your attitude, be beautiful. Live in a way that adds unique beauty to the experience of the people you encounter.

Your efforts and commitments are about more than just getting by. You have the opportunity and the ability to contribute beauty to the world.

Notice the beauty, appreciate the beauty, feel the beauty. And expand on the beauty that is such a significant part of life.

— Ralph Marston

Live at your highest level
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Right now, allow strength to surge within you. Notice the power of confidence as it rises from deep inside and bursts through all your awareness.

Feel enthusiasm gathering within and aiming you toward your best possibilities. Be energized by the courage that steadily streams out from your most profound purpose.

Ride upon the newness of this moment as the miracle of life pervades your whole existence. Invigorate your most honest thoughts and transform them into valuable action.

All the while, project a sincere and peaceful presence in what you do, in who you are. Engage in life with an endless reservoir of kindness and understanding.

Embrace every opportunity for joy. Marvel at the beauty and wonder that surround you all the time.

Let it all unfold naturally, generously, without worry or desperation. Give life your best and live at your highest level.

— Ralph Marston

Treat yourself
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Give yourself a treat. You deserve it.

Enjoy a wholesome pleasure you don’t often enjoy. Bring a genuine smile to your face with no guilt, with no regrets and no apologies.

You’ve been diligent in your responsibilities to yourself and to others, and you know you’ll continue to be. Reward yourself for that outstanding behavior.

Show yourself how much you appreciate all the good things you do. Motivate yourself to keep it up.

Your kindness, your actions, and your diligence make a positive difference in the world. Take the time to commemorate that with a little bit of pure, private joy.

Every now and then, give yourself a treat. Acknowledge and encourage the goodness you can offer by regularly offering it to yourself.

— Ralph Marston