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Thursday, April 30, 2015
"Be Confident"
Where your confidence comes from is not really that important. What matters is where your confidence can take you...
Perhaps your confidence is based on your past experiences, or perhaps it is not. Perhaps you are confident in yourself just because you have chosen to be...
Confidence is not about what has already happened. Confidence is about moving forward and creating the best of what can be...
Even though you have no logical reason to be, you can still be genuinely confident about what you intend to do. Confidence is an attitude you choose, not an evaluation of what you’ve already been through...
Ultimately, confidence does not come from who you know or where you’ve been or what you’ve done. It comes from your choice to do what you know you must...
Confidence can be yours no matter what. Choose it and use it to follow your dreams...
Be Confident In Yourself... Believe In Yourself....
"Don't Deny Purpose"
The thing that will keep you focused is not a strategy or technique or condition. What will keep you focused, and disciplined, and committed, is a purpose you cannot deny...
If you’re serving a purpose that isn’t really your purpose, you’ll easily be distracted from it. Yet when you follow a purpose that lives at your very core, nothing can pull you away from it...
Focus is not about trying hard. Focus is about living true...
Great achievement demands great effort. A clear, authentic purpose is what will drive that effort, and make it feel like no effort at all...
Be honest with life, be honest with others and, most of all, be honest with yourself. It is an unwavering commitment to truth and openness that enables you to connect to the power of your purpose...
Live the purpose that lives at your heart. And live with richness in every moment...
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
"People Can Be Difficult"
Difficult People....
The people whom you find most difficult to deal with can also be your most valuable teachers. For your problems with them are not really due to how they are, but rather to how you respond to how they are...
Learn to deal successfully with difficult people, and you learn valuable lessons about yourself. Work to relate positively to difficult people and you develop skills that can serve you well in many other challenging situations...
People are the way they are. Get past the need to try to change them, past the need to judge or condemn, and look for the value they offer. Sometimes that value is deeply hidden, and when you find it you’ve found a real treasure, something few people take the time to uncover...
In every difficult person you encounter, make a point to look past the difficult part and focus your attention on the person part...
The other people with whom you interact are mirrors that help you to see things within yourself...
With some people, that mirror can be difficult to view, yet when you have the courage to do so, the rewards can be many and great...
The people whom you find most difficult to deal with can also be your most valuable teachers. For your problems with them are not really due to how they are, but rather to how you respond to how they are...
Learn to deal successfully with difficult people, and you learn valuable lessons about yourself. Work to relate positively to difficult people and you develop skills that can serve you well in many other challenging situations...
People are the way they are. Get past the need to try to change them, past the need to judge or condemn, and look for the value they offer. Sometimes that value is deeply hidden, and when you find it you’ve found a real treasure, something few people take the time to uncover...
In every difficult person you encounter, make a point to look past the difficult part and focus your attention on the person part...
The other people with whom you interact are mirrors that help you to see things within yourself...
With some people, that mirror can be difficult to view, yet when you have the courage to do so, the rewards can be many and great...
"Be Creative"
Be Creative...
Creativity is not reserved just for those who engage in artistic pursuits. In every life, in every situation, there are opportunities to be creative...
Being creative means acknowledging that there are many possibilities beyond the obvious. Being creative means having the courage to consider doing things in a way that’s different than the way they’ve always been done...
Creativity gives you the ability to solve multiple problems with a single course of action. Creativity transforms weakness into strength, and builds value where there was none before...
Imagine the possibility of a connection between things that don’t appear to be connected, and creativity will start to take hold. Look at life from a new perspective, and it will further nourish your creativity...
Creativity refuses to accept limits. And as such, with sufficient creativity you can move beyond any obstacle...
There is always room for improvement, and there is always a place for beauty, for achievement, for fulfillment. Be creative, and you’ll continue to add richness to life...
Check out all new music by J Rag @ http://www.reverbnation.com/jrag
Creativity is not reserved just for those who engage in artistic pursuits. In every life, in every situation, there are opportunities to be creative...
Being creative means acknowledging that there are many possibilities beyond the obvious. Being creative means having the courage to consider doing things in a way that’s different than the way they’ve always been done...
Creativity gives you the ability to solve multiple problems with a single course of action. Creativity transforms weakness into strength, and builds value where there was none before...
Imagine the possibility of a connection between things that don’t appear to be connected, and creativity will start to take hold. Look at life from a new perspective, and it will further nourish your creativity...
Creativity refuses to accept limits. And as such, with sufficient creativity you can move beyond any obstacle...
There is always room for improvement, and there is always a place for beauty, for achievement, for fulfillment. Be creative, and you’ll continue to add richness to life...
Check out all new music by J Rag @ http://www.reverbnation.com/jrag
"No Limitations"
The world does not persecute you so much as you would think. Anything that holds you back is assisted in great part by your own imagination, or lack thereof...
Imagine for a while that the barriers are not there. Imagine what you could do if you stepped outside your current assumptions...
The more you focus on what holds you back, the more it holds you back. Imagine being free of the limitations and suddenly, in a very real way, you are...
The energy of your mind has great power. Apply that energy in a positive direction...
Visualize life beyond the limitations. You won’t erase those limitations, yet you can make them far less significant, and much less confining...
Seeing that something is possible, makes it possible for you. Imagine life beyond the limitations, and go do what you have imagined...
Monday, April 27, 2015
"Noemi" by The MindScApe Wine Collection [Available This Summer]
"Noemi" by The MindScApe Wine Collection
Created by J Rag & Anthony Mason
#canIwine #Noemi #MindScApeWine #MindScApeWineCollection
Available This Summer!!
"Noemi" by The MindScApe Wine Collection
"Noemi" by J Rag for The MindScApe Wine Collection & Anthony Mason of Can I Wine
Available This Summer!!
"The Tommy Brown Show" Premiere [VIP Footage]
J Rag & Anthony Mason [BackStage] for The VIP Wine Tasting of "Neur" by Tommy Brown & "Noemi" by The MindScApe Wine Collection & Can I Wine
"Noemi" by J Rag for The MindScApe Wine Collection... Will be Available This Summer!!
"Noemi" by J Rag & The MindScApe Wine Collection..
Available This Summer!! Can I Wine
J Rag & Anthony Mason [BackStage] @ "The Tommy Brown Show" Premier
R&B Divas Star - Lil' Mo was a Special Guest on "The Tommy Brown Show"
J Rag & Tommy Brown
J Rag & Tommy Brown
Tommy Brown & J Rag
A Live Studio Audience
Live Studio Audience
J Rag & Rhonda T. of Fresh Talk Radio
Special Celebrity Guests & Appearances
J Rag & Anthony Cameron
J Rag @ "The Tommy Brown Show"
J Rag & Philly HipHop Cop
J Rag & Larry Larr
J Rag & Tommy Brown [BackStage]
[BackStage] with J Rag & Tommy Brown
J Rag
"The Tommy Brown Show" Premier
Anthony Mason & J Rag
Larry Larr & J Rag [BackStage]
"Neur" by Can I Wine
"Noemi" by J Rag
"Noemi" by J Rag for The MindScApe Wine Collection & Anthony Mason for Can I Wine
"Don't Make Excuses"
Don't make excuses...
Every day offers you plenty of reasons to make excuses. But excuses bring you nothing of real value...
Sure, a plausible excuse may enable you to save face, to appear more diligent and disciplined than you know you are. But do you merely want to appear successful, or would you prefer to actually be successful?
Excuses hold you back because they enable you to avoid responsibility and the achievement it brings. You deserve more than just a life filled with useless excuses...
Instead of making excuses, choose to make some honest, authentic progress. Even a tiny effort is infinitely more productive than a big, impressive excuse...
Don’t settle for a growing list of reasons for failure. You can just as easily give yourself real, compelling reasons to succeed...
Free yourself from the shackles of useless excuses. And see this day as the grand opportunity that it is...
No Excuses!!
Every day offers you plenty of reasons to make excuses. But excuses bring you nothing of real value...
Sure, a plausible excuse may enable you to save face, to appear more diligent and disciplined than you know you are. But do you merely want to appear successful, or would you prefer to actually be successful?
Excuses hold you back because they enable you to avoid responsibility and the achievement it brings. You deserve more than just a life filled with useless excuses...
Instead of making excuses, choose to make some honest, authentic progress. Even a tiny effort is infinitely more productive than a big, impressive excuse...
Don’t settle for a growing list of reasons for failure. You can just as easily give yourself real, compelling reasons to succeed...
Free yourself from the shackles of useless excuses. And see this day as the grand opportunity that it is...
No Excuses!!
"Be Mindful And Pay Attention"
Always pay attention to what is going on around you, be aware of your surroundings, and when talking to someone, be mindful, and pay attention to signs and what is really being said....
When you truly pay attention and are fully aware, you are never bored and life is never tedious. You are continually immersed in a wondrous universe of limitless proportions, and it is always good to be mindful of that...
Be mindful, and see the possibilities in every moment and in every situation. Be mindful, and take positive, meaningful and beneficial control of every aspect of your life...
Instead of living on autopilot, instead of living from your assumptions, live from your best intentions. Instead of letting the illusions get you down, grab the immense positive reality of life and lift yourself higher and higher with it...
Give your complete and loving attention to whatever you’re doing, without judgments or preconceptions. Connect with the astounding beauty and possibility of what is, and discover new joy in every situation...
Don’t waste the power of your magnificent mind by filling it with worry, anger or resentment. Use that awesome power to appreciate life’s special goodness and to make much more of it for yourself and others...
When you think, when you see, when you speak, when you listen, when you act, pay attention. Be fully mindful, and be fully alive...
When you truly pay attention and are fully aware, you are never bored and life is never tedious. You are continually immersed in a wondrous universe of limitless proportions, and it is always good to be mindful of that...
Be mindful, and see the possibilities in every moment and in every situation. Be mindful, and take positive, meaningful and beneficial control of every aspect of your life...
Instead of living on autopilot, instead of living from your assumptions, live from your best intentions. Instead of letting the illusions get you down, grab the immense positive reality of life and lift yourself higher and higher with it...
Give your complete and loving attention to whatever you’re doing, without judgments or preconceptions. Connect with the astounding beauty and possibility of what is, and discover new joy in every situation...
Don’t waste the power of your magnificent mind by filling it with worry, anger or resentment. Use that awesome power to appreciate life’s special goodness and to make much more of it for yourself and others...
When you think, when you see, when you speak, when you listen, when you act, pay attention. Be fully mindful, and be fully alive...
"Think Before You Respond"
Always take a second and think before you respond. Never act on Feelings, Anger, & Emotions. It's better to take the second to really think about what you are going to say without just reacting...
Before you respond, take a breath. Before you respond, take a moment to think...
When you instantly and automatically react, it allows the people and events around you to take control of your life. When, on the other hand, you thoughtfully and deliberately respond, it puts you firmly in control...
You can watch, listen and learn from all that’s going on in your world. Yet you never have to let it all get to you...
Always remember that you can choose how to think and feel about whatever is happening. Even more importantly, you can choose what, if anything, to do about it...
Stay ever connected to your dreams, your values, your experience and your wisdom. Give yourself a moment to consider the best of who you are before you decide how to speak or to act...
Every moment is a choice that you have the opportunity to make. Choose those possibilities that will move you steadily and decisively forward...
Before you respond, take a breath. Before you respond, take a moment to think...
When you instantly and automatically react, it allows the people and events around you to take control of your life. When, on the other hand, you thoughtfully and deliberately respond, it puts you firmly in control...
You can watch, listen and learn from all that’s going on in your world. Yet you never have to let it all get to you...
Always remember that you can choose how to think and feel about whatever is happening. Even more importantly, you can choose what, if anything, to do about it...
Stay ever connected to your dreams, your values, your experience and your wisdom. Give yourself a moment to consider the best of who you are before you decide how to speak or to act...
Every moment is a choice that you have the opportunity to make. Choose those possibilities that will move you steadily and decisively forward...
"Looking At Opportunity"
What does opportunity look like? How do you not look right past it?
What if you were staring straight into the face of a magnificent opportunity and you didn’t even know it? Just what does opportunity look like, anyway?
Many people think opportunity looks like a free ride, a chance to grab on to something, to be powerfully and quickly swept toward fame and fortune with a minimum amount of effort. But that’s not opportunity... That’s fantasy...
In reality, opportunity looks like hard work... It looks like something that will require some patience and persistence. It looks uncomfortable. It looks challenging. It looks risky. It looks a little rough, and doesn’t come with a guarantee...
Would you recognize real opportunity if you saw it? The fact it, it’s all around you. Opportunity is any situation in which you can make a positive difference, and surely you come across plenty of those situations every day. The more of a difference you can make, and the more people who can benefit from it, the bigger the opportunity will be...
Commit to making a positive difference in the lives of those around you, and your own life will be filled with rewarding opportunities...
What if you were staring straight into the face of a magnificent opportunity and you didn’t even know it? Just what does opportunity look like, anyway?
Many people think opportunity looks like a free ride, a chance to grab on to something, to be powerfully and quickly swept toward fame and fortune with a minimum amount of effort. But that’s not opportunity... That’s fantasy...
In reality, opportunity looks like hard work... It looks like something that will require some patience and persistence. It looks uncomfortable. It looks challenging. It looks risky. It looks a little rough, and doesn’t come with a guarantee...
Would you recognize real opportunity if you saw it? The fact it, it’s all around you. Opportunity is any situation in which you can make a positive difference, and surely you come across plenty of those situations every day. The more of a difference you can make, and the more people who can benefit from it, the bigger the opportunity will be...
Commit to making a positive difference in the lives of those around you, and your own life will be filled with rewarding opportunities...
"Write Your Own Story"
Write your own story.. Only you have control of the Pen that writes each page and each chapter that can create the Book of Your Life...
It’s not really so hard to get up and get going. It’s mainly a matter of changing the story you tell yourself...
Every day you’re strengthening your habits and assumptions with the things you do and the things you tell yourself. Every moment you have the opportunity to become more energetic, more focused, more purposeful and successful...
If you sit around telling yourself that you’re too tired and that life is unfair, guess what? You’re creating a reality with your inaction and with those negative, self-defeating thoughts...
Instead, get up, move around, do something useful and caring, being thankful all the while. Remind yourself of life’s best possibilities and jump at every opportunity to have a positive impact...
Is the story you’re telling yourself holding you back, keeping you inactive and unmotivated? If so, it’s time for a new, improved story, and you can start telling yourself that story right now...
You deserve the best, so remind yourself to get busy and create it in every moment. Fill your days with positive thoughts and actions, and live the very best story you can imagine...
"In This Life" [The Album] by J Rag is Available on all digital Media & Music Outlet Stores... Including Tidal, Tidal HiFi, iTunes, Amazon, CD Baby, Spotify, Google Play, ReverbNation, & More....
To listen to the album and all new music visit: http://www.reverbnation.com/jrag
It’s not really so hard to get up and get going. It’s mainly a matter of changing the story you tell yourself...
Every day you’re strengthening your habits and assumptions with the things you do and the things you tell yourself. Every moment you have the opportunity to become more energetic, more focused, more purposeful and successful...
If you sit around telling yourself that you’re too tired and that life is unfair, guess what? You’re creating a reality with your inaction and with those negative, self-defeating thoughts...
Instead, get up, move around, do something useful and caring, being thankful all the while. Remind yourself of life’s best possibilities and jump at every opportunity to have a positive impact...
Is the story you’re telling yourself holding you back, keeping you inactive and unmotivated? If so, it’s time for a new, improved story, and you can start telling yourself that story right now...
You deserve the best, so remind yourself to get busy and create it in every moment. Fill your days with positive thoughts and actions, and live the very best story you can imagine...
"In This Life" [The Album] by J Rag is Available on all digital Media & Music Outlet Stores... Including Tidal, Tidal HiFi, iTunes, Amazon, CD Baby, Spotify, Google Play, ReverbNation, & More....
To listen to the album and all new music visit: http://www.reverbnation.com/jrag
"Positive Energy"
It's all about the approach with Active Energy.. Keep it all Positive Energy...
Tell yourself, right now, that you’re going to live this day with a high level of positive energy...
Remind yourself, right now, that you don’t have to let anything make you sluggish or hesitant...
Let the comments, dramas and situations come and go as they will. Through it all, offer your own enthusiastic energy to life...
This is a day to make real progress in a meaningful direction. This is a day to engage yourself with your best possibilities...
Though others may sit around nurturing their doubts and dreaming up excuses, you have much better things to do...
You have the energy and the willingness to make good things happen...
It’s nice when you get encouragement and validation from others for what you’re doing, but not an absolute necessity...
You can activate your energy and move forward even when there’s no one there to urge you on...
This very day offers all kinds of great rewards. Put your energy into living this day and earn yourself the best of those rewards...
Tell yourself, right now, that you’re going to live this day with a high level of positive energy...
Remind yourself, right now, that you don’t have to let anything make you sluggish or hesitant...
Let the comments, dramas and situations come and go as they will. Through it all, offer your own enthusiastic energy to life...
This is a day to make real progress in a meaningful direction. This is a day to engage yourself with your best possibilities...
Though others may sit around nurturing their doubts and dreaming up excuses, you have much better things to do...
You have the energy and the willingness to make good things happen...
It’s nice when you get encouragement and validation from others for what you’re doing, but not an absolute necessity...
You can activate your energy and move forward even when there’s no one there to urge you on...
This very day offers all kinds of great rewards. Put your energy into living this day and earn yourself the best of those rewards...
Sunday, April 26, 2015
"Capricorns In The BedRoom"
Capricorns are always after newness and novelty in the bedroom and detests sameness. You do not particularly like being submissive in the bedroom, but you find that sex is something they want done right, and wants a lover who can take them to great sexual heights...
"Life Of A Capricorn"
A Capricorn:
Being a Capricorn born on January 7th, your personality is defined by your adaptive, charming and hardworking nature. While there are many people that struggle with new situations, environments or people, you are not amongst them. You take to new experiences with excitement and when people over with your sociability and warmth. Although you may not realize it, your charm is quite irresistible and explains for your numerous friends. Those closest to you would be sure to mention your work ethic as one of your most admirable qualities; you will work tirelessly to accomplish a task that you feel to be worthwhile...
January 7th Element:
Earth is the paired element of the Capricorn and of all the zodiac signs, you have the only cardinal connection with the element. Your unique relationship with Earth makes you more of a self-starter than other earth zodiac signs. Your active Earthly qualities are paired well with the pragmatic and realistic outlook that all Earth signs share. As you stay grounded, you will be able to work towards practical goals. Be wary of Earth's negative qualities however, as an overly-cautious mindset may cause you to miss exciting opportunities...
January 7th Planetary Influence:
Your sign's planetary ruler is Saturn, but as you were bon in the second, Decan, or part, of the sign, you also receive the mysterious planetary influence of Venus. While Saturn's influence can be witnessed in your determined, disciplined and organized nature, the influence of Venus is reflected in your appreciation of beauty and sociability. Your unique combination of planetary powers makes you far more social and creative than the other Capricorn Decans. You have the fortitude and creativity to meet any challenge and solve any problem. In love, you take the same determination and pair it with attention and affection. If your planetary influences had one downfall, it would be pessimism. Take care to avoid depressed moods by trying to find the positives in all situations and relationships...
January 7th Career:
Since it is very difficult to choose a career, you are lucky to have several natural abilities that can lead to success in any field. Your determination and creativity would be well-served in demanding fields like advertising, sales and promotions. On the other hand, your preference to be social and warm can lead you to careers in education or mediation. The entertainment world may prove too alluring to ignore, especially film and television. If this is the case, let the fruitful careers of Nicolas Cage and David Caruso, who both share your January 7th birthday, inspire you...
Being a Capricorn born on January 7th, your personality is defined by your adaptive, charming and hardworking nature. While there are many people that struggle with new situations, environments or people, you are not amongst them. You take to new experiences with excitement and when people over with your sociability and warmth. Although you may not realize it, your charm is quite irresistible and explains for your numerous friends. Those closest to you would be sure to mention your work ethic as one of your most admirable qualities; you will work tirelessly to accomplish a task that you feel to be worthwhile...
January 7th Element:
Earth is the paired element of the Capricorn and of all the zodiac signs, you have the only cardinal connection with the element. Your unique relationship with Earth makes you more of a self-starter than other earth zodiac signs. Your active Earthly qualities are paired well with the pragmatic and realistic outlook that all Earth signs share. As you stay grounded, you will be able to work towards practical goals. Be wary of Earth's negative qualities however, as an overly-cautious mindset may cause you to miss exciting opportunities...
January 7th Planetary Influence:
Your sign's planetary ruler is Saturn, but as you were bon in the second, Decan, or part, of the sign, you also receive the mysterious planetary influence of Venus. While Saturn's influence can be witnessed in your determined, disciplined and organized nature, the influence of Venus is reflected in your appreciation of beauty and sociability. Your unique combination of planetary powers makes you far more social and creative than the other Capricorn Decans. You have the fortitude and creativity to meet any challenge and solve any problem. In love, you take the same determination and pair it with attention and affection. If your planetary influences had one downfall, it would be pessimism. Take care to avoid depressed moods by trying to find the positives in all situations and relationships...
January 7th Career:
Since it is very difficult to choose a career, you are lucky to have several natural abilities that can lead to success in any field. Your determination and creativity would be well-served in demanding fields like advertising, sales and promotions. On the other hand, your preference to be social and warm can lead you to careers in education or mediation. The entertainment world may prove too alluring to ignore, especially film and television. If this is the case, let the fruitful careers of Nicolas Cage and David Caruso, who both share your January 7th birthday, inspire you...
Friday, April 24, 2015
"In The Mirror" [The Album] by J Rag
"In The Mirror" [The Album] by J Rag is Available Now on Tidal, iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, & Google Play!!
Check out the full album now @ http://www.reverbnation.com/jrag
"In This Life" [Album] by J Rag
"In This Life" [The Album] by J Rag
2006 MindScApe Entertainment(R). All Rights Reserved. (c)J Rag Publishing(ASCAP).
Executive Producer: Joe 'J Rag' Rago
Available Now on Tidal, Tidal HiFi, Google Play, Amazon, CD Baby, Spotify, iTunes, and all Digital Media & Music Outlets and Stores...
Listen to the Album Now @ http://www.reverbnation.com/jrag
"Noemi" [Wine Tasting] by The MindScApe Wine Collection
"Noemi" by The MindScApe Wine Collection & Can I Wine - will be launching This Summer!! The first official tasting will be tonight at Treasure's Lounge on "The Tommy Brown Show" with Anthony Mason and a Live Studio Audience.... VIP is sponsored by 'Neur' & Can I Wine!! Get your tickets now or at the door for tonight's event!! Special Celebrity Guests & Appearances including J Rag, Lil' Mo and many more....
"The Tommy Brown Show" [Premier] Tonight
Tonight!! "The Tommy Brown Show" [Premier] with Special Celebrity Guests & Appearances including Lil' Mo & The Can I Wine CEO Anthony Mason and many more.... The Event and VIP is also sponsored by "Neur" Wine and the Can I Wine Company... Also, Tonight at the event will be a live studio audience and the first tasting of "Neomi" by The MindScApe Wine Collection & Can I Wine..... For all of the event details and time look at the Flyer Above!!
Event begins at 7pm. @ Treasure's Lounge - 5449 GermanTown Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa. 19144
Comcast [xFinity] & Verizon FiOs - Channel 66
"Do It Now"
If you can’t find the right words to use, use the words you have. If you’re not sure what to do, just get busy and do what you can.
The way to learn how to improve whatever you’re doing is to do it. The more experience you give yourself, the more readily you’ll see how to make it better.
When you have the desire to make a difference, start doing whatever you can. The most effective way to figure out what to do is to figure it out as you go along.
What might sound good in theory probably won’t work in practice. Jump right in to the real world, and you’ll learn very quickly what works and what doesn’t.
You are at this moment just a few seconds away from beginning to achieve whatever you wish to achieve. Get started, and keep going.
Achievement belongs to those who act. Now is when you do it.
"Start Where You Are"
Are you not sure where to start? The place to start is where you are.
Are you having trouble deciding on the first step to take? Just pick a step, take it, and you’ll suddenly be in a much better position to know what must be done next.
Instead of waiting and wondering, speculating and procrastinating, worrying and making excuses, just go ahead and start. Put your time and energy into moving forward.
You may not get it exactly right at first, in fact you probably won’t. Yet even if you make some initial mistakes, that’s a whole lot better than doing nothing.
Start where you are, and go from there. Start where you are, and discover how much you enjoy the effort.
The best way to know what to do next is by doing what you can do now. This is where to start, so do
Thursday, April 23, 2015
"Control Your Responsibilities"
The Full Control over all of your responsibilities....
The things for which you are responsible are the things over which you have control. If you attempt to seize control, you’ll be met with fierce resistance. Yet when you offer to accept responsibility, you’ll be welcomed with open arms...
Lots of people are quick to claim “it’s not my responsibility.” By so doing, they deny themselves the best opportunities. If you desire to have an influence, if you desire to make an impact, you must be willing to take responsibility...
Those who fail to exercise their responsibilities quickly lose them. Those who step up and take responsibility when no one else is willing to do so, consistently expand their level of influence and authority...
Influence, effectiveness and achievement are earned, and responsibility is a critical part of the process. Any time there’s a need for someone to take responsibility, there’s an enormous opportunity. Those who have the foresight to accept it will rise quickly to ever-increasing success...
The things for which you are responsible are the things over which you have control. If you attempt to seize control, you’ll be met with fierce resistance. Yet when you offer to accept responsibility, you’ll be welcomed with open arms...
Lots of people are quick to claim “it’s not my responsibility.” By so doing, they deny themselves the best opportunities. If you desire to have an influence, if you desire to make an impact, you must be willing to take responsibility...
Those who fail to exercise their responsibilities quickly lose them. Those who step up and take responsibility when no one else is willing to do so, consistently expand their level of influence and authority...
Influence, effectiveness and achievement are earned, and responsibility is a critical part of the process. Any time there’s a need for someone to take responsibility, there’s an enormous opportunity. Those who have the foresight to accept it will rise quickly to ever-increasing success...
"Changes Have Value"
The value in changes....
Seemingly out of nowhere the world can change, and those changes can sometimes be very difficult. But don’t let those changes fill you with resentment or fear...
Instead, let the changes ignite your determination. Let them spur you to be more creative, more purposeful, and more focused on what’s truly important...
When circumstances change, there is great challenge. And with that challenge comes great opportunity...
With each change, new positive possibilities are born. Put your energy, your awareness and your creativity into figuring out what those possibilities mean for you...
One thing you can always count on is that the world will change. And even in the difficult changes, there is value to be found...
Be ready and willing to uncover that value, and to make the most of it. And no matter what happens, you’ll always have the ability to get where you decide to go...
Seemingly out of nowhere the world can change, and those changes can sometimes be very difficult. But don’t let those changes fill you with resentment or fear...
Instead, let the changes ignite your determination. Let them spur you to be more creative, more purposeful, and more focused on what’s truly important...
When circumstances change, there is great challenge. And with that challenge comes great opportunity...
With each change, new positive possibilities are born. Put your energy, your awareness and your creativity into figuring out what those possibilities mean for you...
One thing you can always count on is that the world will change. And even in the difficult changes, there is value to be found...
Be ready and willing to uncover that value, and to make the most of it. And no matter what happens, you’ll always have the ability to get where you decide to go...
"Achievement Is A Gift"
There is a gift you can give yourself at any time, in any place, that will make you feel great. It is the gift of achievement.
Nothing feels quite the same as making the effort that results in achievement. When you make that effort, and reach that achievement, it helps not only you, but the whole world as well.
Achievements can be big, spread over many years and requiring thousands of people. Or they can be much smaller, taking only a few minutes and yet making a real difference.
Yet no matter what size the achievement may be, it always feels great to make a difference. And no matter what situation you are in, there is always a way to make that positive difference.
You can give yourself, and your world, the gift of achievement right now. The more you do so, the more richness and fulfillment you’ll experience.
At its very core, life is about making a difference. Now is a great time to give to yourself, and to everyone else, the gift of achievement
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
"Your Perspective Is Valuable"
Empathy....
You have your own perspective, and it is well-informed and valuable. Yet you do not know it all, and it’s a good idea to avoid the assumption that you do...
Other people may often frustrate and annoy you, and you may wonder how they could be so ignorant, immature, misinformed or whatever. But you only see a very small part of their perspective, and cannot possibly know everything that goes into their decisions...
Being overly judgmental rarely does anyone any good. Look for opportunities to replace judgment with empathy...
By all means, live and act with excellence, and expect excellence from others. When others fail to live up to your expectations, find ways to offer help rather than to cause hurt...
Seek to understand, and to encourage genuine understanding in others. Let go of the need to lecture and to rant, so you can spend more of your precious life in a positive state...
Make connections instead of judgments. And make the best of every situation and of every person you encounter...
You have your own perspective, and it is well-informed and valuable. Yet you do not know it all, and it’s a good idea to avoid the assumption that you do...
Other people may often frustrate and annoy you, and you may wonder how they could be so ignorant, immature, misinformed or whatever. But you only see a very small part of their perspective, and cannot possibly know everything that goes into their decisions...
Being overly judgmental rarely does anyone any good. Look for opportunities to replace judgment with empathy...
By all means, live and act with excellence, and expect excellence from others. When others fail to live up to your expectations, find ways to offer help rather than to cause hurt...
Seek to understand, and to encourage genuine understanding in others. Let go of the need to lecture and to rant, so you can spend more of your precious life in a positive state...
Make connections instead of judgments. And make the best of every situation and of every person you encounter...
"Be In The Moment"
Be in the moment....
Frustration is caused by wanting to be where you are not, or to do what you are not doing, or to stop what you are already doing. Enjoy where you are and what you’re doing, and frustration is no more.
Of course it goes against your grain to enjoy something you’ve decided is not enjoyable. But it is not as hard as you might think.
Would you prefer to be frustrated, anxious and inefficient, or would you rather choose to enjoy the moment? Do you want your attitude to work against you, or would you like your attitude to work in your favor?
Can you find it within yourself to be at peace with the moment, with the situation, with the task at hand? Of course you can.
Let your choices, rather than habitual reactions, determine your state of mind. Let yourself be your best by letting go of the need to fight against whatever is going on.
Express your high standards not by getting frustrated, but by getting peacefully and purposefully busy. Be at peace with the moment, and enable yourself to live it at your best.
Frustration is caused by wanting to be where you are not, or to do what you are not doing, or to stop what you are already doing. Enjoy where you are and what you’re doing, and frustration is no more.
Of course it goes against your grain to enjoy something you’ve decided is not enjoyable. But it is not as hard as you might think.
Would you prefer to be frustrated, anxious and inefficient, or would you rather choose to enjoy the moment? Do you want your attitude to work against you, or would you like your attitude to work in your favor?
Can you find it within yourself to be at peace with the moment, with the situation, with the task at hand? Of course you can.
Let your choices, rather than habitual reactions, determine your state of mind. Let yourself be your best by letting go of the need to fight against whatever is going on.
Express your high standards not by getting frustrated, but by getting peacefully and purposefully busy. Be at peace with the moment, and enable yourself to live it at your best.
Monday, April 20, 2015
"Be Impressive"
If you truly want to impress others, seek to impress them with who they are, rather than with who you are. Work to genuinely bring out the best in others, and they’ll certainly see the best in you.
The strongest leaders do not command, they empower. The most effective teachers do not impose their knowledge, they infect students with a passion for learning. The most successful salespeople do not trick their customers into buying, they seek to understand and fulfill the true needs of those customers. The most successful businesses do not steal value, they create and distribute it in exchange for other value.
Think of the people who impress you the most, and you’ll see that they’re the ones who are able to touch something real and genuine within you. You’re not really impressed with who they are, but rather with what they mean to you.
Think of someone you know whom you genuinely respect and admire, and that person will be someone who brings out your best. No matter what the state of the economy or job market, there is never a lack of opportunity for people who can find a way to truly bring out the best in others.
"Stop Blocking"
Every moment you’re alive, you are putting forth great effort. Unfortunately, all too often that effort is intended to hold you back.
Great, creative achievement does not require any more work than what you’re already doing. It merely requires different work.
Instead of using your energy to make up excuses and rationalizations, you could be using that same energy to create new, unique value. Instead of using your efforts to reinforce your fears and feed your anxiety, you could be using your efforts to give your own beautiful, loving essence to all of life.
Your history tells you to be afraid, but the thing is, the past is not where you are. It cannot hold you or frighten you unless you choose for it to.
Instead, feel the glorious, warm power of your best possibilities. Know that as soon as you stop blocking those possibilities, you will easily and naturally make them real.
Give in, and turn yourself over to the living beauty that glows within you. This is your time to truly and richly live.
"Accept And Allow"
Allow the beauty and allow the challenge. Allow the frustration and allow the joy.
Allow the time and people and places and events to come into your life. And allow them to go peacefully on their way.
Allow the ideas, the actions, the creative thoughts and even the disconcerting ones. Accept what happens, and accept that there’s a positive way forward no matter what.
Accept the praise and the criticism of others, allowing yourself to grow stronger and more compassionate as a result. Allow yourself to be inspired and energized by life as it is, however it may be.
Allow the certainty, the confusion, the harmony and the dissonance. Allow what you love and what you do not yet love.
Allow yourself to be, in this unique and magnificent moment. Feel the full power of existence, feel the goodness that is possible, and allow it to come to life.
Friday, April 17, 2015
"Feel For You"
I can't believe
That I am admitting this to you
'Coz if you know me
Then you know how hard
It is for me to say what I mean
Now I've seen this on TV
Twice in the movies
Never thought that
It could happen to your homie
Now I'm a believer
In all the things I do with you 'coz
I've never felt that
Our love could be perfect
And that's what I feel for you
And don't you forget that
That you're more than worth it
And that's what I feel for you
I feel like Ali when he shook up the world
And like Prince felt when he wrote 'The Most Beautiful Girl'
Your love is like a song I love to sing
And that's what I feel for you
Said I've never been hooked like this but I tell ya
Girl I'm all for it, you I adore it
Anything you tell me that you need, girl, I'll get it
I'm in it for the long run
Swear you've got me on one
I'm down right till the end of time
I'm with you, with you my baby
You gotta understand
I need
All I do is think of you
And I swear that I've never felt
Our love can be perfect
And that's what I feel for you
Don't you forget that
That you're more than worth it
And that's what I feel for you
I feel like Ali when he shook up the world
And like Prince felt when he wrote 'The Most Beautiful Girl'
Your love is like a song I love to sing
And that's what I feel for you
I need everybody who needs somebody
To grab 'em by the hand
And tell 'em just like this
That when I'm with you
I don't want no one else
You gotta me feeling better
Than I've ever felt
I'm talking about everyday
And every night
And when I hold you in my arms
It's just like heaven
Nothing feels better
I can't believe
It took me so long
But I ain't ever felt
Our love can be perfect
And that's what I feel for you
And don't you forget that
That you're more than worth it
And that's what I feel for you
I feel like Ali when he shook up the world
And like Prince felt when he wrote 'The Most Beautiful Girl'
Your love is like a song I love to sing
And that's what I feel for you
I've never felt, oh
Our love can be perfect
And that's what I feel for you
And don't you forget that
That you're more than worth it
And that's what I feel for you
I feel like Ali when he shook up the world
And like Prince felt when he wrote 'The Most Beautiful Girl'
Baby, your love is like a song I love to sing
And that's what I feel for you
That's what I feel for you
That's what I feel for you
That I am admitting this to you
'Coz if you know me
Then you know how hard
It is for me to say what I mean
Now I've seen this on TV
Twice in the movies
Never thought that
It could happen to your homie
Now I'm a believer
In all the things I do with you 'coz
I've never felt that
Our love could be perfect
And that's what I feel for you
And don't you forget that
That you're more than worth it
And that's what I feel for you
I feel like Ali when he shook up the world
And like Prince felt when he wrote 'The Most Beautiful Girl'
Your love is like a song I love to sing
And that's what I feel for you
Said I've never been hooked like this but I tell ya
Girl I'm all for it, you I adore it
Anything you tell me that you need, girl, I'll get it
I'm in it for the long run
Swear you've got me on one
I'm down right till the end of time
I'm with you, with you my baby
You gotta understand
I need
All I do is think of you
And I swear that I've never felt
Our love can be perfect
And that's what I feel for you
Don't you forget that
That you're more than worth it
And that's what I feel for you
I feel like Ali when he shook up the world
And like Prince felt when he wrote 'The Most Beautiful Girl'
Your love is like a song I love to sing
And that's what I feel for you
I need everybody who needs somebody
To grab 'em by the hand
And tell 'em just like this
That when I'm with you
I don't want no one else
You gotta me feeling better
Than I've ever felt
I'm talking about everyday
And every night
And when I hold you in my arms
It's just like heaven
Nothing feels better
I can't believe
It took me so long
But I ain't ever felt
Our love can be perfect
And that's what I feel for you
And don't you forget that
That you're more than worth it
And that's what I feel for you
I feel like Ali when he shook up the world
And like Prince felt when he wrote 'The Most Beautiful Girl'
Your love is like a song I love to sing
And that's what I feel for you
I've never felt, oh
Our love can be perfect
And that's what I feel for you
And don't you forget that
That you're more than worth it
And that's what I feel for you
I feel like Ali when he shook up the world
And like Prince felt when he wrote 'The Most Beautiful Girl'
Baby, your love is like a song I love to sing
And that's what I feel for you
That's what I feel for you
That's what I feel for you
"Integrity"
She don't really drink much so she say
But by the way she was putting in the Malibu Reds away
She was either 'bout that life
Tryna front but tryna get right
Or maybe she work hard, everyday, at her job
And she feel like she deserve to turn up tonight
Either way, miss lady bad as a Toblerone sugar rush
I drew her near, whispered in her ear
"I think that I'm developing a little crush"
She said "Nice try, but every short skirt that done walked by has successfully caught your eye
No thanks but I'm sure that you're a nice guy"
Damn, I had no reply, cause she was right
Newly single so I've been a little thirsty
She was more than just a booty in a skirt she
Walked a way I caught up to her in a hurry
I said "Can I at least know your name before your dead me"
She turned around and said "My name's integrity"
Integrity, can you answer this for me
Baby where do you wanna go?
I'll do what you say
She puttin' it to the top
She said take me all the way
Matter of fact I'll meet you there
Woah, now I'm feelin' love
Oh Integrity
I think that I need you and me babe
And me babe
Integrity, damn
"One More Drink For The Lady"
You look like you just got off of work
And if I may assume, babe
You work hard but you don't get what you're worth
Am I right?
Let me take another guess
You're a little stressed and I bet your feet hurt
No I don't read minds, babe
I just know what it looks like
When a woman works all night tryna get her thing right
Don't know where you've been
And I don't know what you've been through
But something's tellin' me you
You deserve a drink or two
Let me get one more for the lady
Let me get one more for the lady
Let me get one more for the lady
Let me get one more for the lady
(Whatever she wants)
Let me get one more for the lady
Let me get one more for the lady
(Whatever she wants)
See I was thinkin', over in the corner while I was drinkin'
See you've probably been lookin' for way more out a weekend
Than freakin' and watchin' the Sun fly so high
But you feel so nasty and don't know why
You tried all the things that you weren't gon' try
Like kiss body parts if it wasn't on a guy
But your girl's in the bed and it wasn't undivided
And wasn't no ambition, and everybody wishin'
We'd have did this shit way back then, why we didn't?
Even if you went too far, it's forgiven
You were high when you did it, everybody was trippin'
Promised you'd forget it, but everybody didn't
You're like, this ass doesn't land in the air, body mitten
And I don't just be lookin' on everybody's kitten
But you get in the room and my dick in the room
Make your forget about all the chicks in the room, like that
Ain't gon' lie to you, baby
Wish I could take you somewhere, my bride
Ain't gon' lie to you, baby
Get all in your mind and see what's inside it
Ain't gon' lie to you
I want you, how could I not with a booty so fat?
I don't wanna get on your nerves and test your patience
I ain't tryna do that, no
Ain't gon' lie to you, baby
I would love the opportunity to rub your feet
Ain't gon' lie to you, baby
If you with it, I got somebody sexy you should meet
Ain't gon' lie to you
You had a long night, I'm just tryna help you end it right
So if I may be so bold, can I get you one more to go?
And if I may assume, babe
You work hard but you don't get what you're worth
Am I right?
Let me take another guess
You're a little stressed and I bet your feet hurt
No I don't read minds, babe
I just know what it looks like
When a woman works all night tryna get her thing right
Don't know where you've been
And I don't know what you've been through
But something's tellin' me you
You deserve a drink or two
Let me get one more for the lady
Let me get one more for the lady
Let me get one more for the lady
Let me get one more for the lady
(Whatever she wants)
Let me get one more for the lady
Let me get one more for the lady
(Whatever she wants)
See I was thinkin', over in the corner while I was drinkin'
See you've probably been lookin' for way more out a weekend
Than freakin' and watchin' the Sun fly so high
But you feel so nasty and don't know why
You tried all the things that you weren't gon' try
Like kiss body parts if it wasn't on a guy
But your girl's in the bed and it wasn't undivided
And wasn't no ambition, and everybody wishin'
We'd have did this shit way back then, why we didn't?
Even if you went too far, it's forgiven
You were high when you did it, everybody was trippin'
Promised you'd forget it, but everybody didn't
You're like, this ass doesn't land in the air, body mitten
And I don't just be lookin' on everybody's kitten
But you get in the room and my dick in the room
Make your forget about all the chicks in the room, like that
Ain't gon' lie to you, baby
Wish I could take you somewhere, my bride
Ain't gon' lie to you, baby
Get all in your mind and see what's inside it
Ain't gon' lie to you
I want you, how could I not with a booty so fat?
I don't wanna get on your nerves and test your patience
I ain't tryna do that, no
Ain't gon' lie to you, baby
I would love the opportunity to rub your feet
Ain't gon' lie to you, baby
If you with it, I got somebody sexy you should meet
Ain't gon' lie to you
You had a long night, I'm just tryna help you end it right
So if I may be so bold, can I get you one more to go?
"Make It Easy For Me To Take It Easy"
Do you love me for me though?
The real me not my fly alter-ego?
I know I'm never not fly,
But if I ever was, would you still ride?
If it's early in the morning and my breath stink
Would you still roll over kissing on me like it ain't?
If I didn't have millions in the bank,
I'm talking cardboard box and a fish tank
Better yet a fish bowl,
and if the fame got old
If the cameras didn't flash when I walk through
If I wasn't makin' them bands when I walk through
Is it where I lost you?
Or is you holding me down?
You never let 'em bring me down
All the haters in the world right now
Would you add to the stress
Or would you make it easy
For me to take it easy
That's what I'm lookin' for,
Baby let me know would you make it easy?
(Easy for me to chill, easy for us to feel)
Easy to take it easy
That's what I'm looking for,
Baby let me know, eh
Uh girl I know what I need
Se appeal, intelligence, positive energy
When the drama comes, she become serenity
Lady when I need a lady, freak when I need a freak
Shawty ride like me like I ride the beat
Everything bout her quality
Why I send her and her girls to Dubai for bout a week
Just a little reward for, for when she hold me down
Never let 'em bring me down
All the haters in the world right now
You're the one that I'm lookin' for to make it easy
Baby, girl
For me to take it easy
That's what I'm lookin' for,
Baby let me know would you make it easy?
(Easy for me to chill, easy for us to feel)
Easy to take it easy
That's what I'm looking for,
Baby let me know, eh
Where you at? Ey?
Shawty where you at?
Baby girl, we got bags to pack
We got trips to take, if you cool with that
Show me that you got my back
Let me see that you got my back
Then we'll get into all that
Said we'll get into all that
You have to make it easy
For me to take it easy
That's what I'm lookin' for,
Baby let me know would you make it easy?
(Easy for me to chill, easy for us to feel)
Easy to take it easy
That's what I'm looking for,
Baby let me know, ooh oh ooh oh
Ooh oh ooh oh oh
(Easy for me to chill, easy for us to feel)
Easy to take it easy
That's what I'm looking for,
Baby let me know, eh eh
The real me not my fly alter-ego?
I know I'm never not fly,
But if I ever was, would you still ride?
If it's early in the morning and my breath stink
Would you still roll over kissing on me like it ain't?
If I didn't have millions in the bank,
I'm talking cardboard box and a fish tank
Better yet a fish bowl,
and if the fame got old
If the cameras didn't flash when I walk through
If I wasn't makin' them bands when I walk through
Is it where I lost you?
Or is you holding me down?
You never let 'em bring me down
All the haters in the world right now
Would you add to the stress
Or would you make it easy
For me to take it easy
That's what I'm lookin' for,
Baby let me know would you make it easy?
(Easy for me to chill, easy for us to feel)
Easy to take it easy
That's what I'm looking for,
Baby let me know, eh
Uh girl I know what I need
Se appeal, intelligence, positive energy
When the drama comes, she become serenity
Lady when I need a lady, freak when I need a freak
Shawty ride like me like I ride the beat
Everything bout her quality
Why I send her and her girls to Dubai for bout a week
Just a little reward for, for when she hold me down
Never let 'em bring me down
All the haters in the world right now
You're the one that I'm lookin' for to make it easy
Baby, girl
For me to take it easy
That's what I'm lookin' for,
Baby let me know would you make it easy?
(Easy for me to chill, easy for us to feel)
Easy to take it easy
That's what I'm looking for,
Baby let me know, eh
Where you at? Ey?
Shawty where you at?
Baby girl, we got bags to pack
We got trips to take, if you cool with that
Show me that you got my back
Let me see that you got my back
Then we'll get into all that
Said we'll get into all that
You have to make it easy
For me to take it easy
That's what I'm lookin' for,
Baby let me know would you make it easy?
(Easy for me to chill, easy for us to feel)
Easy to take it easy
That's what I'm looking for,
Baby let me know, ooh oh ooh oh
Ooh oh ooh oh oh
(Easy for me to chill, easy for us to feel)
Easy to take it easy
That's what I'm looking for,
Baby let me know, eh eh
"Congratulations"
[Verse 1]
One of my best girls went and got a boo all of a sudden
Damn, and I can't even do nothin'
What I'm s'posed to do, tell her don't be happy?
So that I can keep comin' around
How messed up would that be?
So I'm chillin'
But I must admit, I'm kind of mad
Ain't every day you find one like that
Beautiful body with a brain to match
Make a fella start feeling attached
No filter fine, body, soul and mind
Any man can't see that, he must be blind
I'm Ray Charles with mine
So I missed the train
The only thing left to say is...
[Chorus]
Congratulations
Kinda sucks that we can't be what we were
But congratulations, baby I won't hate
I'm glad you found a man that treats you like you deserved
[Verse 2]
Single and happy, that's where I'm at
And she wasn't ever approving of that
She wanted me to give her more
But I told her though, ain't long ago
A relationship, I wasn't lookin' for
In and out of town and always on the road
But when I hit that city I called her though
And that's wrong, so wrong
She waited for me to come around so long, so long
And now that wifey material is wifey material
And if you ain't ready, the wife gotta let it go
I wasn't, he was though
So...
[Bridge]
I can't, give up, what I don't got
So I got to let him, have her, like it or not
Like she deserves
Like she deserves
One of my best girls went and got a boo all of a sudden
Damn, and I can't even do nothin'
What I'm s'posed to do, tell her don't be happy?
So that I can keep comin' around
How messed up would that be?
So I'm chillin'
But I must admit, I'm kind of mad
Ain't every day you find one like that
Beautiful body with a brain to match
Make a fella start feeling attached
No filter fine, body, soul and mind
Any man can't see that, he must be blind
I'm Ray Charles with mine
So I missed the train
The only thing left to say is...
[Chorus]
Congratulations
Kinda sucks that we can't be what we were
But congratulations, baby I won't hate
I'm glad you found a man that treats you like you deserved
[Verse 2]
Single and happy, that's where I'm at
And she wasn't ever approving of that
She wanted me to give her more
But I told her though, ain't long ago
A relationship, I wasn't lookin' for
In and out of town and always on the road
But when I hit that city I called her though
And that's wrong, so wrong
She waited for me to come around so long, so long
And now that wifey material is wifey material
And if you ain't ready, the wife gotta let it go
I wasn't, he was though
So...
[Bridge]
I can't, give up, what I don't got
So I got to let him, have her, like it or not
Like she deserves
Like she deserves
"Don't Keep Putting It Off"
Just do it now... Don't keep putting it off....
Things you’re always going to do later never do get done. What you put off until someday will always be out of your reach.
If anything is important enough to do someday, then it is worth starting on right now. If you’re going to actually do it, then you must do it in the moment you’re in.
Procrastination may seem like an easy way to avoid taking action. What it really is, though, is an ever-increasing burden of guilt and regret that you place on yourself.
Think of how awful it feels to know that you could have done, or could be doing, but instead you waited until too late. Fortunately, there is a simple and highly effective way to ease that burden.
Take action now. Choose something that you have continued putting off, and go ahead and get it done.
You’ve made many great plans and promises. Go ahead, act on them, and see how great it is to make them real
Things you’re always going to do later never do get done. What you put off until someday will always be out of your reach.
If anything is important enough to do someday, then it is worth starting on right now. If you’re going to actually do it, then you must do it in the moment you’re in.
Procrastination may seem like an easy way to avoid taking action. What it really is, though, is an ever-increasing burden of guilt and regret that you place on yourself.
Think of how awful it feels to know that you could have done, or could be doing, but instead you waited until too late. Fortunately, there is a simple and highly effective way to ease that burden.
Take action now. Choose something that you have continued putting off, and go ahead and get it done.
You’ve made many great plans and promises. Go ahead, act on them, and see how great it is to make them real
"Always Easier Said Than Done"
It's always easier said than done.... Or is it?
Taking consistent, persistent, focused action is easier said than done. Disciplining yourself to rise above the distractions and put forth meaningful effort, is easier said than done.
In fact, nearly everything you can think of is easier said than done. But just because something is difficult doesn’t mean it’s impossible.
Just because something is easier said than done, is no reason to give up on it or avoid taking action. Because there’s really no reason why you must make the easiest choice.
Much of the time, easy is overrated. Easy might appear nice from a distance, but when there’s too much ease in your life, there aren’t very many opportunities for fulfillment.
Many things in life are in fact extremely difficult to accomplish. Most of those things are very much worth the trouble.
Yes, it is indeed easier said than done. And that’s an excellent reason to step forward and do it
Taking consistent, persistent, focused action is easier said than done. Disciplining yourself to rise above the distractions and put forth meaningful effort, is easier said than done.
In fact, nearly everything you can think of is easier said than done. But just because something is difficult doesn’t mean it’s impossible.
Just because something is easier said than done, is no reason to give up on it or avoid taking action. Because there’s really no reason why you must make the easiest choice.
Much of the time, easy is overrated. Easy might appear nice from a distance, but when there’s too much ease in your life, there aren’t very many opportunities for fulfillment.
Many things in life are in fact extremely difficult to accomplish. Most of those things are very much worth the trouble.
Yes, it is indeed easier said than done. And that’s an excellent reason to step forward and do it
"Actions & Wishes"
The Difference between wishes and actions...
Do you wish you had done certain things differently in the past? Going forward, you have the power to make those wishes come true.
There are times when you wish you had been more diligent, more disciplined, more considerate, or any number of things. Though there is nothing you can do about what has already happened, there is everything you can do about what will now take place.
Whatever you’ve wished you had done, this is your chance to do it. This is your opportunity to turn regrets into action.
You don’t have to create any more painful wishes about how life might have been. You can take the actions that will create the life you wish to live.
Take all those wishes about the past and transfer their energy into purposeful actions in the present. Enjoy making life happen the way you choose.
This is your day, filled with great possibilities. This is your moment to stop wishing and start living.
Do you wish you had done certain things differently in the past? Going forward, you have the power to make those wishes come true.
There are times when you wish you had been more diligent, more disciplined, more considerate, or any number of things. Though there is nothing you can do about what has already happened, there is everything you can do about what will now take place.
Whatever you’ve wished you had done, this is your chance to do it. This is your opportunity to turn regrets into action.
You don’t have to create any more painful wishes about how life might have been. You can take the actions that will create the life you wish to live.
Take all those wishes about the past and transfer their energy into purposeful actions in the present. Enjoy making life happen the way you choose.
This is your day, filled with great possibilities. This is your moment to stop wishing and start living.
Thursday, April 16, 2015
(in the studio) hezekiah "hold it now" peedi crakk tu phace chris harris mr. sonny james
(In The Studio) for the session making "Hold It Now" by Hezekiah featuring: Mike Taylor [Tu Phace], Peedi CrakK, Mr. Sonny James, & Criss Harris....
"Hot Shyt" - Wale Ft. Peedi Peedi, Black Thought, Tu Phace{Mike Taylor] & Young Chris (...
"Hot Shyt" by Wale featuring: Mike Taylor [Tu Phace], Young Chris, Peedi CrakK, & Black Thought [Of The Roots]....
HEZEKIAH "HOLD IT NOW" feat. PEEDI CRAKK, TU PHACE, CRISS HARRIS & MR SONNY James
"Hold It Now" [Official Music Video] by Hezekiah featuring: Tu Phace [Mike Taylor], Peedi CrakK, Criss Harris, & Mr. Sonny James...
"You Deserve The Best In Life"
You deserve the best in life. And you deserve the experience of creating it.
You are worthy of a life that’s rich and filled with meaning. And you are worthy of working through the difficult challenges to make that life a reality.
At any given moment, including this moment right now, you are fully deserving of life’s greatest experiences. It is never too early and it is never too late to fully feel how it feels to be uniquely alive.
You deserve to be extraordinarily happy in your own special way. And you deserve to realize and to understand that you are the only person who can choose to let that happiness flow.
You deserve to find the strength within yourself to triumph over difficult challenges. You deserve to feel the sense of accomplishment that comes from a job well done.
You deserve whatever you truly desire and whatever you most authentically imagine. Get busy now, with a love of the possibilities, and give yourself what you deserve.
"The Small Things In Life"
It's the small things in life that can really make the difference...
Great things happen when small things are done with purpose, care and persistence. Few people can make a big positive impact on the first attempt, yet anyone can have a small impact, and then another and another.
The small things matter, because they join together to become big things. Every moment is your opportunity to do the small things that can surely and steadily bring about big results.
Those who sit and wait for a big break rarely ever get one, and wonder why life has been so cruel and unfair. Those who do what they can, when they can, with what they have, will get precisely where they intend to go.
Today is your chance to do what you can. It may seem small, but focus and persistence will, over time, make it into something big. Meaningful, lasting value is something that is built, effort upon effort, day after day, moment by moment. Step forward at every opportunity, be willing to do the small things, and you’ll be making the big things happen..
Great things happen when small things are done with purpose, care and persistence. Few people can make a big positive impact on the first attempt, yet anyone can have a small impact, and then another and another.
The small things matter, because they join together to become big things. Every moment is your opportunity to do the small things that can surely and steadily bring about big results.
Those who sit and wait for a big break rarely ever get one, and wonder why life has been so cruel and unfair. Those who do what they can, when they can, with what they have, will get precisely where they intend to go.
Today is your chance to do what you can. It may seem small, but focus and persistence will, over time, make it into something big. Meaningful, lasting value is something that is built, effort upon effort, day after day, moment by moment. Step forward at every opportunity, be willing to do the small things, and you’ll be making the big things happen..
"You Are Not Far"
You are not that far away from where you want to be. You are only a single decision, a single instant, a single positive action away from the direction you wish to go.
Whatever you seek is within reach. What you must do, is reach.
You will always be pleasantly surprised at how quickly you make progress. Just go ahead and get started.
Learn from all that has brought you to this point. Be thankful for the wisdom, the experience, the strength and the purposeful sense of determination it has all given you.
Then point that determination in a positive direction, and go. Go with gusto, go with enthusiasm and the greatest of expectations along the path that is already in front of you.
Right now, right here, you are not that far away. Step up and make the journey, for you deserve it.
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
"Have Trust In YourSelf"
Trust Yourself....
Trust yourself to love what you truly love. Have plenty of confidence to say what you really want to say.
Life is too precious to always be asking permission. Go ahead and live your authentic purpose in every thing, in every moment.
Have faith in what impassions you. Go with what you know is good and right, energizing and empowering.
Anyone else’s mere opinion about you is that person’s concern, not yours. Trust in your unique worth and beauty, for they are absolutely there.
Be endlessly curious and joyously delighted about whatever you care about. Let yourself be fascinated by the special, sparkling gems of life that catch your eye.
You already know how to live richly. Trust yourself, and do it.
Trust yourself to love what you truly love. Have plenty of confidence to say what you really want to say.
Life is too precious to always be asking permission. Go ahead and live your authentic purpose in every thing, in every moment.
Have faith in what impassions you. Go with what you know is good and right, energizing and empowering.
Anyone else’s mere opinion about you is that person’s concern, not yours. Trust in your unique worth and beauty, for they are absolutely there.
Be endlessly curious and joyously delighted about whatever you care about. Let yourself be fascinated by the special, sparkling gems of life that catch your eye.
You already know how to live richly. Trust yourself, and do it.
"Life Is All Good"
Life is good. The possibilities for joy and true fulfillment are more abundant than ever before.
It is great to be alive, on this day, in this place, with things just as they are. And you are truly blessed to be you, with your own unique and valuable gifts to offer each new moment.
Making the most of this beautiful moment is really quite simple. Just allow the authentic, driving purpose that lives within you to be expressed in your thoughts, words and actions.
Sure, there are difficult problems and formidable challenges in this world. And yet even the challenges and difficulties eventually bring positive value to life.
For in working through those challenges, you learn, you grow, you create and you discover new, delightful possibilities. When life compels you to give your best, you end up getting better, stronger, and more capable of living with richness and joy.
Life is beautiful right now, as it is. And what’s better, is that you can make it even more so.
"Quality Of Richness"
What gives you richness?
What is easy is not fulfilling. What is fulfilling is not easy.
The effort necessary for achievement is what gives the achievement value. You cannot get anything for free and expect it to make a meaningful difference in your life.
What gives you richness is what you give yourself to. It is a beautiful dynamic and a challenging one.
Grab that challenge, treasure it, work it, grow stronger through your efforts and know the fulfillment it will bring. Find in every day and in every encounter the opportunity to offer life the unique gift of you.
Earn what you enjoy, and enjoy what you earn. Invest yourself in life and take joy to a whole new level.
Now is your chance to give, to make a difference, to make life richer and more meaningful with your efforts. Celebrate life through those efforts, and delight in all the good you can do.
What is easy is not fulfilling. What is fulfilling is not easy.
The effort necessary for achievement is what gives the achievement value. You cannot get anything for free and expect it to make a meaningful difference in your life.
What gives you richness is what you give yourself to. It is a beautiful dynamic and a challenging one.
Grab that challenge, treasure it, work it, grow stronger through your efforts and know the fulfillment it will bring. Find in every day and in every encounter the opportunity to offer life the unique gift of you.
Earn what you enjoy, and enjoy what you earn. Invest yourself in life and take joy to a whole new level.
Now is your chance to give, to make a difference, to make life richer and more meaningful with your efforts. Celebrate life through those efforts, and delight in all the good you can do.
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
"Making Sense Of It All"
What happens on the outside matters. Yet the way you choose to be on the inside, matters much, much more.
Outside factors do indeed make life challenging. Yet the inside factors are what allow those challenges on the outside to hold you back, or enable them to push you forward.
You can change the outside world for the better. To do so, you must continually keep a positive orientation on the inside.
What you think about life determines what you’re able to do with your life. The way you feel about life sets the stage for the way you actually live the moments of each day.
Sure, it might go against your intuition to be up when the world seems to be pulling you down. However, you most certainly can do it, and when you do, you can quickly change things for the better.
Make it your intention to be strong, positive, purposeful, compassionate, curious and creative on the inside. And you cannot help but make a significant and beautiful difference in the world around you.
"Making Sense Of It All"
All the goings on in the world around you are important. The thoughts, feelings, passions and values within you are just as important, even more so in fact.
Waves of new information wash over your awareness on a constant basis. Don’t let all that data crowd out your sense of who you are, of what you care about, and of what you intend.
By all means, pay attention to what’s going on in the outer world, and respond appropriately. Pay at least as much attention to the abiding values that form the essence of who you are.
Life is more than a mere stream of disjoined events and experiences. Life is the ability to fashion enduring meaning out of it all.
You can pay attention to what’s going on without being consumed by it. You can live your life according to the direction you’ve set, instead of being tossed around by every new development.
The way to make sense of it all, the way to find value and fulfillment in it all, is to see it all from a solid, stable perspective. Keep yourself grounded in the truth of who you always are, and you can make the most of whatever new things come along.
"Falling For SomeOne"
When you start falling for somebody and you can't stop thinking about when you're going to see them again, I love that. Women are beautiful. They deserve to be cherished and respected...
Monday, April 13, 2015
"EveryDay Life Lessons"
1.In life you’ll realize there is a purpose for everyone you meet. Some will test you, some will use you, and some will teach you. But most importantly, some will bring out the best in you.
2.Keep people in your life who truly love you, motivate you, encourage you, enhance you, and make you happy. If you know people who do none of these things, let them go.
2.Keep people in your life who truly love you, motivate you, encourage you, enhance you, and make you happy. If you know people who do none of these things, let them go.
"72 Relationship Quotes"
3.Love is not about sex, going on fancy dates, or showing off. It’s about being with a person who makes you happy in a way nobody else can.
4.Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring – all of which have the potential to turn a life around. Read The 5 Love Languages.
5.The most beautiful thing is to see a person you love smiling. And even more beautiful is knowing that you are the reason behind it.
6.Choose your relationships wisely. It’s better to be alone than to be in bad company.
7.Being alone does not mean you are lonely, and being lonely does not mean you are alone.
8.Fall in love when you’re ready, not when you’re lonely.
9.Love means giving someone the chance to hurt you, but trusting them not to.
10.You know you’ve found true love when you catch yourself falling in love with the same person over and over again.
11.Don’t wait for the right person to come into your life. Rather, be the right person to come to someone’s life.
12.The one who is meant for you encourages you to be your best, but still loves and accepts you at your worst.
13.Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option.
14.Some relationships are like glass. It’s better to leave it broken, than to hurt yourself more by trying to put it back together.
15.Just because one person doesn’t seem to care for you, doesn’t mean you should forget about everyone else who does.
16.Someone else doesn’t have to be wrong for you to be right.
17.It is okay to be angry. It is never okay to be cruel.
18.Never do something permanently foolish just because you are temporarily upset.
19.Silence is often the loudest cry. Pay attention to those you care about.
20.We don’t always need advice. Sometimes all we need is a hand to hold, an ear to listen, and a heart to understand.
21.It’s not so much what you say that counts, it’ how you make people feel.
22.A silent hug means a thousand words to the unhappy heart.
23.Don’t mess with someone’s feelings just because you’re unsure of yours.
24.True happiness comes from within, not from someone else. Don’t make the mistake of waiting on someone or something to come along and make you happy.
25.Don’t choose the one who is beautiful to the world, choose the one who makes your world beautiful.
26.If you feel like your ship is sinking, it might be a good time to throw out the stuff that’s been weighing it down. Let go of people who bring you down, and surround yourself with those who bring out the best in you.
27.Just because it didn’t last forever, doesn’t mean it wasn’t worth your while.
28.Say what you mean and mean what you say. Don’t expect others to read your mind, and don’t play games with their heads and hearts. Don’t tell half-truths and expect people to trust you when the full truth comes out. Half-truths are no better than lies. And don’t ignore someone you care about, because lack of concern hurts more than angry words.
29.Lies help no one in the long run. So… 1) Don’t say “I love you” if you don’t mean it. 2) Don’t say “I understand” if you have no clue. 3) Don’t say “I’m sorry” if you’re not. 4) Be honest with yourself and your loved ones.
30.Tell the truth, or eventually someone will tell it for you. Read The Four Agreements.
31.Good relationships don’t just happen; they take time, patience and two people who truly want to work to be together.
32.Falling in love is not a choice. To stay in love is.
33.Love doesn’t hurt. Lying, cheating and screwing with people’s feelings and emotions hurts.
34.When it comes to relationships, remaining faithful is never an option but a priority. Loyalty is everything.
35.A great relationship is about two things: First, appreciating the similarities, and second, respecting the differences.
36.Jealousy is the art of counting someone else blessings instead of your own. Don’t waste your time on jealousy. The only person you’re competing against is yourself.
37.Do not become possessive. The purpose of a relationship is to complement each other, grow together, and achieve your common goals as a couple. At the same time, you must each maintain your individual identity as a human being.
38.Don’t ever change just to impress someone. Change because it makes you a better person and leads you to a better future.
39.Give, but don’t allow yourself to be used. Listen to others, but don’t lose your own voice.
40.Don’t look for someone who will solve all your problems; look for someone who will face them with you.
41.You don’t really need someone to complete you. You only need someone to accept you completely.
42.Speak when you are very angry, and you’ll make the best speech you’ll ever regret.
43.Grudges are a waste of perfect happiness. Let it go.
44.As we grow up, we realize it becomes less important to have more friends and more important to have real ones.
45.Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.
46.Respect is earned, honesty is appreciated, trust is gained, and loyalty is returned.
47.Never waste a moment, it may be the last with someone you love.
48.If you love someone, tell them. Forget about the rules or the fear of looking ridiculous. What is really ridiculous is passing up on an opportunity to tell someone that your heart is invested in them.
49.Nobody gets through life without losing someone they love, someone they need, or something they thought was meant to be. But it is these losses that make us stronger and eventually move us toward future opportunities.
50.Never stop doing little things for others. Sometimes those little things occupy the biggest part of their hearts.
51.The best portion of your life will be the small, nameless moments you spend smiling with someone who matters to you.
52.A real person is not perfect, and a perfect person is not real.
53.To the world, you might be just one person. But to one person, you might be the world.
54.Just because you have a past with someone, doesn’t mean you should have a future with them.
55.No relationship is a waste of time. The wrong ones teach you the lessons that prepare you for the right ones.
56.The first to apologize is the bravest. The first to forgive is the strongest. The first to move forward is the happiest.
57.If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn’t be in it.
58.Characterize people by their actions and you will never be fooled by their words.
59.When the pain of holding on is worse than the pain of letting go, it is time to let go.
60.If a friend is in trouble, don’t bother them by asking if there is anything you can do. Think of something appropriate and do it.
61.Sometimes it is better to be kind than to be right. We do not always need an intelligent mind that speaks, just a patient heart that listens.
62.Be the friend that you want to have.
63.There are times when family are like strangers, and strangers are like family. Both sets of people are priceless.
64.In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don’t bring up the past.
65.Instead of judging people by their past, stand by them and help repair their future.
66.Don’t try to be everything to everyone. Be everything to someone.
67.Let us remember that we can’t force anyone to love us. We can’t beg someone to stay when they want to leave and be with someone else. This is what love is all about. However, the end of love is not the end of life. It should be the beginning of understanding that love leaves for a reason, but never leaves without a lesson.
68.When things fall apart, consider the possibility that life knocked it down on purpose. Not to bully you, or to punish you, but to prompt you to build something that better suits your personality and your purpose. Sometimes things fall apart so better things can fall together. Read The Road Less Traveled.
69.Everyone wants a perfect ending. But over the years I’ve learned that some of the best poems don’t rhyme, and many great stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, or end. Life is about not knowing, embracing change, and taking a moment and making the best of it without knowing what’s going to happen next.
70.In human relationships, distance is not measured in miles but in affection. Two people can be right next to each other, yet miles apart. So stay in touch with those who truly matter to you. Not because it’s convenient, but because they’re worth the extra effort.
71.Never neglect the people who are most important to you simply because you think they will always be there. Because one morning you might wake up and realize you lost the moon while counting the stars.
72.True love isn’t about being inseparable; it’s about two people being true to each other even when they are separated.
73.True friendship and true love do sustain the tests of distance and time.
74.When someone gives you their time, they are giving you a portion of their life that they will never get back. It’s one of the most precious gifts you can receive. Don’t waste it.
75.Good relationships are not just about the good times you share; they’re also about the obstacles you go through together, and the fact that you still say “I love you” in the end.
4.Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring – all of which have the potential to turn a life around. Read The 5 Love Languages.
5.The most beautiful thing is to see a person you love smiling. And even more beautiful is knowing that you are the reason behind it.
6.Choose your relationships wisely. It’s better to be alone than to be in bad company.
7.Being alone does not mean you are lonely, and being lonely does not mean you are alone.
8.Fall in love when you’re ready, not when you’re lonely.
9.Love means giving someone the chance to hurt you, but trusting them not to.
10.You know you’ve found true love when you catch yourself falling in love with the same person over and over again.
11.Don’t wait for the right person to come into your life. Rather, be the right person to come to someone’s life.
12.The one who is meant for you encourages you to be your best, but still loves and accepts you at your worst.
13.Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option.
14.Some relationships are like glass. It’s better to leave it broken, than to hurt yourself more by trying to put it back together.
15.Just because one person doesn’t seem to care for you, doesn’t mean you should forget about everyone else who does.
16.Someone else doesn’t have to be wrong for you to be right.
17.It is okay to be angry. It is never okay to be cruel.
18.Never do something permanently foolish just because you are temporarily upset.
19.Silence is often the loudest cry. Pay attention to those you care about.
20.We don’t always need advice. Sometimes all we need is a hand to hold, an ear to listen, and a heart to understand.
21.It’s not so much what you say that counts, it’ how you make people feel.
22.A silent hug means a thousand words to the unhappy heart.
23.Don’t mess with someone’s feelings just because you’re unsure of yours.
24.True happiness comes from within, not from someone else. Don’t make the mistake of waiting on someone or something to come along and make you happy.
25.Don’t choose the one who is beautiful to the world, choose the one who makes your world beautiful.
26.If you feel like your ship is sinking, it might be a good time to throw out the stuff that’s been weighing it down. Let go of people who bring you down, and surround yourself with those who bring out the best in you.
27.Just because it didn’t last forever, doesn’t mean it wasn’t worth your while.
28.Say what you mean and mean what you say. Don’t expect others to read your mind, and don’t play games with their heads and hearts. Don’t tell half-truths and expect people to trust you when the full truth comes out. Half-truths are no better than lies. And don’t ignore someone you care about, because lack of concern hurts more than angry words.
29.Lies help no one in the long run. So… 1) Don’t say “I love you” if you don’t mean it. 2) Don’t say “I understand” if you have no clue. 3) Don’t say “I’m sorry” if you’re not. 4) Be honest with yourself and your loved ones.
30.Tell the truth, or eventually someone will tell it for you. Read The Four Agreements.
31.Good relationships don’t just happen; they take time, patience and two people who truly want to work to be together.
32.Falling in love is not a choice. To stay in love is.
33.Love doesn’t hurt. Lying, cheating and screwing with people’s feelings and emotions hurts.
34.When it comes to relationships, remaining faithful is never an option but a priority. Loyalty is everything.
35.A great relationship is about two things: First, appreciating the similarities, and second, respecting the differences.
36.Jealousy is the art of counting someone else blessings instead of your own. Don’t waste your time on jealousy. The only person you’re competing against is yourself.
37.Do not become possessive. The purpose of a relationship is to complement each other, grow together, and achieve your common goals as a couple. At the same time, you must each maintain your individual identity as a human being.
38.Don’t ever change just to impress someone. Change because it makes you a better person and leads you to a better future.
39.Give, but don’t allow yourself to be used. Listen to others, but don’t lose your own voice.
40.Don’t look for someone who will solve all your problems; look for someone who will face them with you.
41.You don’t really need someone to complete you. You only need someone to accept you completely.
42.Speak when you are very angry, and you’ll make the best speech you’ll ever regret.
43.Grudges are a waste of perfect happiness. Let it go.
44.As we grow up, we realize it becomes less important to have more friends and more important to have real ones.
45.Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.
46.Respect is earned, honesty is appreciated, trust is gained, and loyalty is returned.
47.Never waste a moment, it may be the last with someone you love.
48.If you love someone, tell them. Forget about the rules or the fear of looking ridiculous. What is really ridiculous is passing up on an opportunity to tell someone that your heart is invested in them.
49.Nobody gets through life without losing someone they love, someone they need, or something they thought was meant to be. But it is these losses that make us stronger and eventually move us toward future opportunities.
50.Never stop doing little things for others. Sometimes those little things occupy the biggest part of their hearts.
51.The best portion of your life will be the small, nameless moments you spend smiling with someone who matters to you.
52.A real person is not perfect, and a perfect person is not real.
53.To the world, you might be just one person. But to one person, you might be the world.
54.Just because you have a past with someone, doesn’t mean you should have a future with them.
55.No relationship is a waste of time. The wrong ones teach you the lessons that prepare you for the right ones.
56.The first to apologize is the bravest. The first to forgive is the strongest. The first to move forward is the happiest.
57.If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn’t be in it.
58.Characterize people by their actions and you will never be fooled by their words.
59.When the pain of holding on is worse than the pain of letting go, it is time to let go.
60.If a friend is in trouble, don’t bother them by asking if there is anything you can do. Think of something appropriate and do it.
61.Sometimes it is better to be kind than to be right. We do not always need an intelligent mind that speaks, just a patient heart that listens.
62.Be the friend that you want to have.
63.There are times when family are like strangers, and strangers are like family. Both sets of people are priceless.
64.In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don’t bring up the past.
65.Instead of judging people by their past, stand by them and help repair their future.
66.Don’t try to be everything to everyone. Be everything to someone.
67.Let us remember that we can’t force anyone to love us. We can’t beg someone to stay when they want to leave and be with someone else. This is what love is all about. However, the end of love is not the end of life. It should be the beginning of understanding that love leaves for a reason, but never leaves without a lesson.
68.When things fall apart, consider the possibility that life knocked it down on purpose. Not to bully you, or to punish you, but to prompt you to build something that better suits your personality and your purpose. Sometimes things fall apart so better things can fall together. Read The Road Less Traveled.
69.Everyone wants a perfect ending. But over the years I’ve learned that some of the best poems don’t rhyme, and many great stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, or end. Life is about not knowing, embracing change, and taking a moment and making the best of it without knowing what’s going to happen next.
70.In human relationships, distance is not measured in miles but in affection. Two people can be right next to each other, yet miles apart. So stay in touch with those who truly matter to you. Not because it’s convenient, but because they’re worth the extra effort.
71.Never neglect the people who are most important to you simply because you think they will always be there. Because one morning you might wake up and realize you lost the moon while counting the stars.
72.True love isn’t about being inseparable; it’s about two people being true to each other even when they are separated.
73.True friendship and true love do sustain the tests of distance and time.
74.When someone gives you their time, they are giving you a portion of their life that they will never get back. It’s one of the most precious gifts you can receive. Don’t waste it.
75.Good relationships are not just about the good times you share; they’re also about the obstacles you go through together, and the fact that you still say “I love you” in the end.
"Out Look Your OutLook"
Out Look your OutLook... Be Persistent...
Every success story is a story of persistence. No matter where you start, with enough persistence you can reach the goal...
Persistence is not particularly glamorous or exciting. Yet the results of persistence can be truly amazing...
Persistence is not always easy, though it is always accessible. Once you’ve made the effort you can continue making the effort, and that’s what will make the difference...
You may not get very many lucky breaks. Yet every single day you will get the opportunity to persist, so take that opportunity and run with it...
It’s completely understandable that you will, from time to time, feel like giving up. It’s also absolutely possible to let go of that dejected feeling, and to replace it with an even stronger desire to persist no matter what...
Every turn of events is an opportunity to keep going. Take that opportunity, and with persistence you’ll get yourself all the way there...
Be Persistant....
Every success story is a story of persistence. No matter where you start, with enough persistence you can reach the goal...
Persistence is not particularly glamorous or exciting. Yet the results of persistence can be truly amazing...
Persistence is not always easy, though it is always accessible. Once you’ve made the effort you can continue making the effort, and that’s what will make the difference...
You may not get very many lucky breaks. Yet every single day you will get the opportunity to persist, so take that opportunity and run with it...
It’s completely understandable that you will, from time to time, feel like giving up. It’s also absolutely possible to let go of that dejected feeling, and to replace it with an even stronger desire to persist no matter what...
Every turn of events is an opportunity to keep going. Take that opportunity, and with persistence you’ll get yourself all the way there...
Be Persistant....
"Impress Yourself"
If you focus on impressing yourself first and you are happy with the work and effort that you put into it, and the results are impressive enough to satisfy you, then others will appreciate and be impressed by the work and efforts as well..
You don’t have to act impressive to be impressive. You just have to be you...
And in any case, being impressive is not what matters. What matters is living the life you choose, and finding true fulfillment in doing so.
If you’re constantly worried about how you appear to others, you won’t appear in a very good light. It’s ridiculously easy to let go of that worry when you remind yourself how useless and counterproductive it really is...
Give yourself permission to enjoy the moment you’re in. Challenge yourself to share that joy, and wonder, and love, and enthusiasm, with as many people as possible, in your own special way...
What other people think of you, or of anything else, is their business. Your business is to give rich expression to the unique beauty of life that is within you...
Go beyond striving to appear this way or that. Put your thoughts, energy and passion into authentic living, and add real joy and substance to every moment...
You don’t have to act impressive to be impressive. You just have to be you...
And in any case, being impressive is not what matters. What matters is living the life you choose, and finding true fulfillment in doing so.
If you’re constantly worried about how you appear to others, you won’t appear in a very good light. It’s ridiculously easy to let go of that worry when you remind yourself how useless and counterproductive it really is...
Give yourself permission to enjoy the moment you’re in. Challenge yourself to share that joy, and wonder, and love, and enthusiasm, with as many people as possible, in your own special way...
What other people think of you, or of anything else, is their business. Your business is to give rich expression to the unique beauty of life that is within you...
Go beyond striving to appear this way or that. Put your thoughts, energy and passion into authentic living, and add real joy and substance to every moment...
"The Truth Behind Who You Are"
What would it take to get you to do what you think you cannot do? What dream, what purpose, what goal will inspire you to engage with life more fully than you ever have?
What is so important to you that it will have you ignoring all the enticing distractions? What is so desirable and compelling that it will have you running out to embrace each new challenge?
Your life can be whatever you most sincerely and passionately want it to be. You are the living, growing, ever-evolving expression of the unique and wonderful you.
You are here on this day, in this place, to live the richness. You are here right now to choose a particular flavor of richness that will energize your whole world through you.
Remember how good it can feel to be you, and let that feeling lead you to your most sincere purpose. As you focus awareness on that purpose, it spreads outward and illuminates life in its own beautiful way.
What will it take to make you unstoppable? Nothing more, nothing less than the undeniable truth of who you are.
"Value YourSelf"
Value yourself and appreciate the value inside every thing that you do...
At the heart of all value in your life is the purpose of your life. No person, no group, no situation, no series of events can take that purpose away from you...
Everything to which you assign value, has that value because it expresses or resonates with your purpose in some way. The value that lives at the core of all value in your life, grows ever stronger no matter what...
If it feels like something valuable has been lost from your life, that is only because you have become too focused on outside events and conditions. Calmly and confidently let go of what does not really matter, and reconnect with your authentic living purpose...
The momentary expressions can indeed be wonderful and beautiful. Yet they will always come and go, clearing the way for your true purpose to be more richly fulfilled...
Without purpose, you could have all the material riches of the world and they would mean nothing. With purpose, you can create value, meaning and sweet fulfillment out of even the most challenging circumstances...
When you are driven by true purpose, anything is always possible. Whatever may be happening on the outside, let the value from inside lift your world ever higher...
At the heart of all value in your life is the purpose of your life. No person, no group, no situation, no series of events can take that purpose away from you...
Everything to which you assign value, has that value because it expresses or resonates with your purpose in some way. The value that lives at the core of all value in your life, grows ever stronger no matter what...
If it feels like something valuable has been lost from your life, that is only because you have become too focused on outside events and conditions. Calmly and confidently let go of what does not really matter, and reconnect with your authentic living purpose...
The momentary expressions can indeed be wonderful and beautiful. Yet they will always come and go, clearing the way for your true purpose to be more richly fulfilled...
Without purpose, you could have all the material riches of the world and they would mean nothing. With purpose, you can create value, meaning and sweet fulfillment out of even the most challenging circumstances...
When you are driven by true purpose, anything is always possible. Whatever may be happening on the outside, let the value from inside lift your world ever higher...
"Make Every Effort Meaningful"
Make every effort you put forth meaningful....
Choose to do what you believe in, and then put the full power of your belief behind what you are doing. Follow what you are passionate about, and give the energy of your passion to it...
That might mean making big external changes in what you’re doing with your life. Or it could mean making changes that are more internal, in how you think about and relate to what you’re doing...
Meaningful effort is not just an idealistic concept, and not just for a lucky few. It produces practical, valuable results, and is attainable by anyone...
Doing what you believe in does not mean you must quit your job or walk away from your responsibilities. Following your passion is not necessarily a matter of abandoning the commonsense, practical considerations in your life...
It is much more a matter of your expectations, your motivations, and your attitude in every moment. Though it may be challenging, you can find a way to express your highest values, and to follow your deepest passions, in any circumstance...
Resolve to meet that challenge, and to do what you do in such a way that you can truly believe in it. Make every effort a meaningful effort, and enable those efforts to produce great and satisfying results...
Check out All New Music by J Rag @ http://www.reverbnation.com/jrag
Choose to do what you believe in, and then put the full power of your belief behind what you are doing. Follow what you are passionate about, and give the energy of your passion to it...
That might mean making big external changes in what you’re doing with your life. Or it could mean making changes that are more internal, in how you think about and relate to what you’re doing...
Meaningful effort is not just an idealistic concept, and not just for a lucky few. It produces practical, valuable results, and is attainable by anyone...
Doing what you believe in does not mean you must quit your job or walk away from your responsibilities. Following your passion is not necessarily a matter of abandoning the commonsense, practical considerations in your life...
It is much more a matter of your expectations, your motivations, and your attitude in every moment. Though it may be challenging, you can find a way to express your highest values, and to follow your deepest passions, in any circumstance...
Resolve to meet that challenge, and to do what you do in such a way that you can truly believe in it. Make every effort a meaningful effort, and enable those efforts to produce great and satisfying results...
Check out All New Music by J Rag @ http://www.reverbnation.com/jrag
Friday, April 10, 2015
"Make A Lasting Impression"
Make a great first impression and you make a lasting impression....
People remember what you do much more vividly than they remember what you say. If you seek credibility, seek to establish that credibility with your actions and not just your words.
Relationships are not built on mere pronouncements. Valuable relationships grow from shared experiences, reliability, consistency and truthfulness.
The way to be believed next time, is to do what you say you’ll do this time. The way to gain trust is to earn it by being always trustworthy in matters large and small.
The key to making a good impression is to live with authenticity, honesty, genuine compassion and generosity. People form their impressions not on how you appear, but on how well you treat them.
To make a good impression, be valuable, be useful and be original. Be truly interested and willing to make a difference.
The way to consistently look good is to be good, and honest and helpful. Love life and all who live it, put that love into action, and you’ll always make a great impression.
People remember what you do much more vividly than they remember what you say. If you seek credibility, seek to establish that credibility with your actions and not just your words.
Relationships are not built on mere pronouncements. Valuable relationships grow from shared experiences, reliability, consistency and truthfulness.
The way to be believed next time, is to do what you say you’ll do this time. The way to gain trust is to earn it by being always trustworthy in matters large and small.
The key to making a good impression is to live with authenticity, honesty, genuine compassion and generosity. People form their impressions not on how you appear, but on how well you treat them.
To make a good impression, be valuable, be useful and be original. Be truly interested and willing to make a difference.
The way to consistently look good is to be good, and honest and helpful. Love life and all who live it, put that love into action, and you’ll always make a great impression.
"Bring The Best Out Of Life"
Every Day you have to bring the best out of life, and what you have right in front of you....
Be at peace with what has been. That enables you to focus all of your attention and energy into making the best of what can be.
Let go of the need to prove you’re right. Instead, concentrate your thoughts and efforts on being your best.
Get beyond your worries about what may or may not happen, or what other people might think of you. Invest yourself in the real and present actions you can take to make a positive difference.
Your life is too important to waste even a moment or two on things you can’t do anything about. There is so very much you can do instead, and so very many things you can positively influence.
Put all your efforts into what will bear fruit. Give your time and attention to the things that have meaning and value for you.
Feel love instead of fear, joy in the place of worry, and focus on your possibilities instead of resentments. Visualize life at its best, and bring the best to life.
Be at peace with what has been. That enables you to focus all of your attention and energy into making the best of what can be.
Let go of the need to prove you’re right. Instead, concentrate your thoughts and efforts on being your best.
Get beyond your worries about what may or may not happen, or what other people might think of you. Invest yourself in the real and present actions you can take to make a positive difference.
Your life is too important to waste even a moment or two on things you can’t do anything about. There is so very much you can do instead, and so very many things you can positively influence.
Put all your efforts into what will bear fruit. Give your time and attention to the things that have meaning and value for you.
Feel love instead of fear, joy in the place of worry, and focus on your possibilities instead of resentments. Visualize life at its best, and bring the best to life.
"Life's Richness"
Stop focusing your thoughts on wanting things, because whatever you want, by definition, you do not have. Instead, put your thoughts, your energy and your efforts into more fully manifesting and enjoying what you already do have, which is everything.
When your thoughts are focused on want, those thoughts build a wall of separation between you and life’s immense abundance. As soon as you let go of the want, you begin to see, to feel and to make positive use of the very real connections between you and whatever you envision.
Quit telling yourself you don’t have it, and begin realizing that you can already start to experience it. Look at your most treasured dream not as something you hope to achieve someday, but as something that is already unfolding right now as a result of your actions.
Don’t let your highest vision for life become a source of frustration by merely wanting it. Allow it to be a source of inspiration, power, effectiveness and fulfillment by expressing it in whatever you do.
The path you are on today is connected to another path, which is connected to another path, and another. You have access to the whole of life’s abundance, and by walking the path, step by step, you experience the beautiful fullness of that abundance.
Remove the conditions you’ve placed on life’s richness, and see that it is here for you today. Go ahead, live that richness, and create more and more fulfillment as each moment passes.
"Devote Today To Substance"
Make Today a day that is all about Substance...
Make today a day of substance. Let go of your concerns about the superficial things that really don’t matter, and devote your energy to the things that do.
Life is a grand experience and there is so much more to it than just keeping up appearances. Even the small, unimpressive moments can be profoundly rich if you’ll just allow them to be.
Remind yourself how fortunate you are to be living this day. See how silly it is to worry and fret over the things you don’t have when you do have so much.
Grab hold of the opportunity that is now. You can make good things happen, and you already know how great that will make you feel.
Look around at the world and smile a great, big, satisfied and joyful smile. Realize, at a deeper level than ever before, how great and limitless your possibilities are.
Use this day for real, substantive progress, the kind you care about so much. Be amazed at the abundance, and be delighted at what you do with it.
Make today a day of substance. Let go of your concerns about the superficial things that really don’t matter, and devote your energy to the things that do.
Life is a grand experience and there is so much more to it than just keeping up appearances. Even the small, unimpressive moments can be profoundly rich if you’ll just allow them to be.
Remind yourself how fortunate you are to be living this day. See how silly it is to worry and fret over the things you don’t have when you do have so much.
Grab hold of the opportunity that is now. You can make good things happen, and you already know how great that will make you feel.
Look around at the world and smile a great, big, satisfied and joyful smile. Realize, at a deeper level than ever before, how great and limitless your possibilities are.
Use this day for real, substantive progress, the kind you care about so much. Be amazed at the abundance, and be delighted at what you do with it.
Thursday, April 9, 2015
"Dear Self"
A Note To MySelf....
Never let anyone get the best of your emotions and take advantage of your openness and good intentions...
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Wednesday, April 8, 2015
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"There's No Limitations"
Never Accept Limitations...
You are not limited by what you have been or what you have done. You are empowered by what you choose to do and who you choose to be.
You cannot be held back by what you know or don’t know. You are propelled forward by what you decide to learn and by making meaningful use of your knowledge.
You never have to be stuck where you are. There is always a way to get yourself moving toward where you wish to be.
There is nothing to be gained by blaming your misfortune on anyone or anything. Instead, accept where you are and embrace it as an opportunity to move on ahead.
Whatever pushes against you, also gives you a steady platform upon which to build. Whatever seems to be a limitation, is a limitation only as long as it seems to be.
Choose your direction and go. Refuse to allow anything to stand between you and the authentic fulfillment you seek.
You are not limited by what you have been or what you have done. You are empowered by what you choose to do and who you choose to be.
You cannot be held back by what you know or don’t know. You are propelled forward by what you decide to learn and by making meaningful use of your knowledge.
You never have to be stuck where you are. There is always a way to get yourself moving toward where you wish to be.
There is nothing to be gained by blaming your misfortune on anyone or anything. Instead, accept where you are and embrace it as an opportunity to move on ahead.
Whatever pushes against you, also gives you a steady platform upon which to build. Whatever seems to be a limitation, is a limitation only as long as it seems to be.
Choose your direction and go. Refuse to allow anything to stand between you and the authentic fulfillment you seek.
"What Other People Think"
Don't always worry about what other People think....
When you seek to truly make a difference, someone is going to tell you no. But that’s their problem, not yours. No matter how magnificently you perform, someone is going to find a way to complain about it. But that’s their problem, not yours.
It can be extremely valuable to understand what other people think, and quite useful to make a positive impression whenever possible. Always keep in mind, though, that the opinions of others are just that -- opinions.
Let their opinions, whatever they may be, support and encourage you rather than stop you. Keep in mind that attempts to please everyone will all too often end up pleasing no one.
Some people are just not going to like you, no matter what you do. Some people are going to disagree with you, no matter how reasonable you are. Just because someone rejects what you’re doing does not mean you must reject it too. Listen to the rejections, listen to the complaints, learn from them, take whatever positive actions are appropriate, and then move confidently forward.
When you seek to truly make a difference, someone is going to tell you no. But that’s their problem, not yours. No matter how magnificently you perform, someone is going to find a way to complain about it. But that’s their problem, not yours.
It can be extremely valuable to understand what other people think, and quite useful to make a positive impression whenever possible. Always keep in mind, though, that the opinions of others are just that -- opinions.
Let their opinions, whatever they may be, support and encourage you rather than stop you. Keep in mind that attempts to please everyone will all too often end up pleasing no one.
Some people are just not going to like you, no matter what you do. Some people are going to disagree with you, no matter how reasonable you are. Just because someone rejects what you’re doing does not mean you must reject it too. Listen to the rejections, listen to the complaints, learn from them, take whatever positive actions are appropriate, and then move confidently forward.
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