ENOUGH!

"Go out there and do something remarkable."

~ Wendy Wasserstein ~

 

Be vulnerable, courageous, authentic, and sharp.

Be nervy and gracious, be savvy and smart.

Speak from the heart without pretense or bluff,

You are beautiful, golden, and completely enough!

 

I lack for nothing. I am completely whole.

THE POWER OF THE SMALL

"Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures."

 ~ H Jackson Brown Jr ~

Little cuts on our fingers are almost more uncomfortable than big cuts that we have to bandage and protect. They are too small to deserve much fuss, and yet they demand our attention with their stinging and barb.
     And on the other side of the spectrum, it's often the smallest things that bring the greatest joy: a single singing bird, a blooming flower, and laughter at just the right moment. So let's appreciate the power of littleness today, and remember that life is painted with a very fine brush.

Details matter, and I make an effort to recognize and appreciate their worth.

LOVE

"Love one another and you will be happy. It's as simple and as difficult as that.."

~ Michael Leunig ~

 

Love is the answer, no matter the question. Love is always the answer: a loving gesture, a kind word, a bit of compassion, encouragement, understanding, hope. Love is the salve for whatever ails us, and from both sides. Giving love is no less beneficial than receiving it. 

     So let's celebrate the gift of love in our lives by recognizing it first and then embracing it wholly.

 

I live by the light of love! 

THE COURAGE TO ASK

"Ask and it shall be given you, seek, and you shall find."

~Matthew 7:7-8 ~

I think it's easy to fall into a negative mindset- that all the good in the world is for others and not for us; that we don't have the clout or the connections, the fancy clothes or the proper credentials; and maybe we don't, but that needn't stop us. We will never get picked if we don't ask to be chosen, and we will not achieve what we're after if we refuse to put ourselves on the pathway to our heart's desire.

I ask for what I want and believe it will come to me when the time is right.

MOVING FORWARD WITH PURPOSE AND JOY

"What is the connection between what I want most in my life and anything I plan to do today?"

~Robert Brault ~

It's a wonderful thing to be excited about life- to have something to wake up for and look forward to; the experience of progress on the path to our goals. So let's set our sights and move forward. Let's enjoy the enthusiasm that comes from the anticipation of good and longed-for things.

I make my life exciting by following my passionate heart.

THE SUM OF OUR CHOICES

"A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way."

~ Mark Twain

 

We experience what we choose. Our thoughts manifest as realities and our actions perpetrate additional, similar actions. One lie easily turns into multiple lies, and a loving exchange turns into more such exchanges.

     So let's choose well and with attention to the probable results of our choices. We have more power than we realize over the emotional experience of our lives.

I understand the power of my choices and choose with great care.

NO FEAR

"If a man harbors any sort of fear, it percolates through all thinking, damages his personality, and makes him a landlord to a ghost."

~ Lloyd Douglas ~

 

Let's "fear not" today. Let's drop the load of worry and inner angst because the weight of it is breaking us down. Let's have courage and faith instead. Let's carry light, love, hope, and positive expectation.

I free myself by letting go of fear.