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A little something new
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If you feel like you need a change, that’s because you do. Give yourself one.

Do something different, observe something you’ve never paid attention to before. Look at the world from a point of view you haven’t previously considered.

Some habits are helpful, but others just keep you stuck in a rut. Being comfortable is nice, but being addicted to your comfort will sap the energy out of you.

Give your life a little novelty. Inject some fresh energy into your spirit, into your imagination, into your experience.

You don’t have to trek to the other side of the world or turn your back on all you know. Just add a little something different that challenges you to see life with renewed appreciation.

You’ve gotten where you are because of all the times you were willing to make a change. Keep that healthy, invigorating behavior going and inspire your life with a little something new.

— Ralph Marston

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