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Break the pattern
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If life has been disappointing you, break the pattern. If you’ve been disappointing yourself, break the pattern.

That doesn’t mean throwing everything away and starting over. It’s a matter of forcing yourself to adopt a new perspective.

It means connecting with the living energy that makes you who you are. It means launching yourself on a mission that excites you and compels you into action.

Visualize yourself as feeling sluggish and bored on a sweltering day. Imagine the refreshing change you’d immediately achieve by jumping into a pool of clear, cool water.

What could you do right now, mentally, physically, spiritually, to create a change like that? What would send a burst of fresh, positive energy coursing through your entire being?

Open yourself to the possibilities of breaking any negative or unproductive pattern you may be in. Jump quickly into a higher, more satisfying level of living.

— Ralph Marston

Power of change
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Time presses forward. As it does, people change, conditions change, the world changes, constantly.

Life can never again be exactly the way it was before. What it can be, however, is better.

That won’t happen automatically. Indeed, it can require much discipline, massive effort, innovation and creativity.

Yet the fact is, there are ways to forge any new situation into a more fulfilling and life-affirming outcome. Just as surely as the world changes, you can change for the better.

Instead of longing for a past that is forever gone, work to create a desirable, beneficial future. Harness the power of change and point it in a worthwhile, positive direction.

Change is inevitable, and you can make good use of it. Improve upon the dynamic experience of life with each passing day.

— Ralph Marston

Go with the best
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You have choices, in how to see the world, in how to respond, in where to deploy your efforts. You have choices, and the choices you make in every moment make a difference.

Go with what makes you strong. Go with what raises and expresses your competence.

Go with what gets you to work. Go with what brings you inspiration, passion, energy.

If it drains you, discourages you, distracts you, keep yourself away from it. Turn instead toward the good work you can do, the valuable results you can achieve.

Cut through the confusion and doubt, and ask yourself this. Which choice, which option will bring real benefit to the situation right now?

Go with that choice and give yourself fully to it. Today, every day, whatever the circumstance, go with the best you can be.

— Ralph Marston

Choose positive
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It’s nearly impossible to change someone else’s attitude. It’s surprisingly easy to change your own.

A negative perspective will waste your time, blunt your effectiveness, ruin your day. Fortunately, you can get rid of it the moment you decide to do so.

Stop looking backward at the unfortunate, undesirable things that may have happened. Start looking forward to a future that’s open and available for you to influence.

You don’t have to automatically let the frustrating circumstances frustrate you. Decide instead to be amused by them.

Smile at the troubles, thankful that you’re able to recognize them and deal with them. Enjoy the fact that you’re alive and experiencing whatever you are experiencing.

Being positive is just as reasonable, just as accessible as being negative. Choose positive, and choose a more enjoyable journey to a much more favorable destination.

— Ralph Marston