Kindness and Beauty

I just had the opportunity to give one of my friends who I've never met, Natalie Ledwell, feedback for her upcoming book.   She asked a couple of questions and, though I didn't have the best answers for her, I felt happy to help someone out whom I admire.  I like to help people however I can.  Obviously, my time is limited (I only have 24 hours each day) and my money only goes so far (no matter how much), but I can do a little.

This reminds me of an inspirational story I once heard.  It was of a man picking starfish off the beach.  He would pick one up and throw it back into the ocean.  This man continued to pick one up and throw it back into the ocean.  Another man came looked to see how many more starfish were on the beach.  He asked the other man why he bothered - there were so many starfish.  How could he possibly make a difference?  The first man said that he made a difference to that one.

My point of all of this is that you can't be everything to the world, but you can be something to somebody.  In fact, you can be the world to somebody.  I know that's the case with my son.  He LOVES people, but no matter how many people he comes in contact with each day, mommy's his best friend.  I'm not only his best friend, but also source of food (in two ways), maid to clean up after him and his favorite playmate.

No matter how many people and how many ways we CAN'T help that we would like to (whether it be with time, money or other resources), there are that many if not more ways we CAN help.  Giving a smile or compliment is something we all can do, no matter how strapped for cash or time we are.  We can give up a seat on a bus or train.  We can do SO much more than we realize. 

Please, just try to do what you CAN do - many will thank you for it.  You will feel better, too.

You are AWESOME!

Only Positives

 I keep relearning, but not reapplying, a certain lesson.  I feel like I need to always speak my mind.  Yet, that need to speak my mind often gets a foot caught in my mouth.  My marriage is not perfect and, instead of stating what's right with my husband, I often state to him what I don't like about our marriage or him. 

My husband wants to improve, but I think it's hard for him when no matter what he does, it doesn't feel like it's enough.  I often feel like what I do is not enough either, and maybe that is blamed on him instead of taking responsibility for my own feelings.

I have heard many times before to only focus on the positives, yet I find myself slipping back into focusing on the negatives.  Skip Ross mentions a challenge that he likes to give whenever he speaks.  He invites couples to totally eliminate all criticism, including constructive criticism, of their spouse for 90 days.  For singles, he invites them to eliminate all criticism of the person who repels them the most.  He has gotten many complaints and criticism from others, but those who choose to take his challenge find a vast improvement in their relationship. 

I heard a story about marriage, I don't remember where.  It was a couples' anniversary (probably 50th or 60th) and the grandchildren, getting close to marriage age themselves asked their grandmother one question: "What has kept your marriage alive so long?"  The grandmother said, "I told myself that when I married your grandfather I would forgive 10 of his biggest faults all of the time."  The grandchildren were now curious, "What were the top 10?" The grandmother smiled and said, "I don't know.  I never brought myself to writing them down.  Whenever he did something that annoyed me I just said to myself, 'good thing that's one of the ten' "  I think there's a lot to be said about that philosophy - one I might attempt.

Let us love a little more and criticize a little less.  Let us hug a little more and hold resentment a little less.  Let us praise a little more and whine a little less.  Let us give the word of praise and try to uplift and upbuild, as Skip Ross also said.  Another great man, Brett Dimler, said, "Those who praise their husbands until their husbands' self-esteem gets healed often become very wealthy women....We need each other."

We all are working on becoming better.  I think many of us are painfully aware of what we're doing wrong and often forget what we do right.  I'm going to take Skip Ross's challenge.  Please join me and let's work together in making this world a better place to live.

You are AWESOME!

Memorable Quotes

   

Some of these quotes are from speakers or You Wealth Revolution and some are from other places.  I just couldn't fit in all of the cool quotes into my past blog posts.  They just didn't fit in with the main topic and made my blog posts seem choppy (if any of them still are, let me know and I will fix them).

 Introspection Quotes

"Transcend= end the trance that we’re weak and that we can’t do it." - Jim Kwik

“How do I know what’s in my subconscious except for what shows up in my life?” - Ann Taylor

"Three reasons we do anything:  We want to make money, we want to make a name for ourselves, we make an impact." - Rich German

"We don’t become what we WANT, we become what we ARE." - Marci Shimoff

"I need to see power and love where no one else sees power and love." - Darius Barazandeh

"Be aware of our value – be grateful for what we have and simplify what we don’t need." - Adam King

"Please don’t give up before the miracle….You’ve made it this far."  - Carol Look

"Ask God for guidance every day.  It’s very important to trust God and love myself." - Ann Taylor

"Our voids drive our values." - Darius Barazandeh
 

Health Quotes

"When I focus on any part of my body, I feel a healing sensation toward that part of my body." - Symeon Rodgers

"When energy is concentrated, disease is no longer possible." - Symeon Rodgers

"All cancers, Athlerschlerosis, Tumors, Sceriosis, Arthritis have bad calcium involved." - David Wolfe

"You can't get rich when you feel poor; you can't feel thin when you feel fat." - Carol Look

Happiness Quotes

"We may have all that we want and still not be happy.  Happiness has to come from within." - Marci Shimoff

"There's freedom in just being happy for now reason. You aren't hostage to that reason in your life and it brings a freedom. They you just live on a higher vibration and you attract goodness to you." - Marci Shimoff

 Wealth Quotes

"You can have excuses or you can have the life of your dreams – you can’t have both." -Wendy Robbins

"True wealth comes from the heart (he's talking about our physical heart)."  - Bradley Nelson

"Some people will be moved to action when they wouldn’t otherwise be because of your story." - Sam Crowley

"Core thing that will keep you stuck is just learning theory and not through action." - Adam King

"Opportunities are everywhere....We just need to find one." - Peggy McColl

Purpose and Passion Quotes

"The time when you stop is NOT when your back is up against the wall.  That is the time to go full force."
- Armand Morin

"Find out my life’s purpose and make a decision to follow it – everyday, in everything I do." - Baeth Davis

"There is no greater freedom than the expressing myself completely on this planet." - Kim Castle

"Have a DYING need to fulfill your passion." - Daris Barazandeh

"What inside of you is silently SCREAMING to come out?!" - Rich German

"True abundance comes from unlocking the heart and allowing the song I was meant to sing out into the world." - Bradley Nelson

"The bigger the breakdown the better because there is a breakthrough coming." - Rich German

"Don’t look for what I just think I am supposed to do (force fit), but go with my passion." - Natalie Ledwell

"I have to offer something that can benefit the world." - Satyen Raja

"Don’t ask myself what the world needs, ask myself what makes me come alive."  - Darius Barazandeh

  

Success in Life Quotes

"The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing." - Stephen R. Covey

"There’s power when there’s two or more gathered." - Wendy Robbins

"Do your feared thing first."  - Robert Allen

"Say yes to your worry or fear....Welcome the worry up." - Larry Crane

"Own your friggin' power. " - T. Harv Eker

"I can’t change something that has already happened." - Larry Crane

"The windshield is so much bigger than the rear view mirror for a reason. - Sam Crowley

"If I want a different result, I need to change my conditioning of what I expect."  - John Assaraf

“Helping or hurting….Garbage in garbage stays”- Sam Crowley

"Success leaves traces." - Armand Morin

"I can either shrink and be small or learn my way out."  - Chris Howard

"The thing that you think you can't do may be the thing you're born to do" - Peggy McColl

"I need to have my purpose bigger than my barriers."  - Chris Howard

"If I don’t become successful, the world is robbed of my gift." - Scott Martineau

"Say YES to your potential." - Skip Ross

You are AWESOME!