Monday, October 18, 2010

Treasure the experience

Let go of the need to constantly keep score.

Create value for its own sake and it will come much more easily and naturally.

There are great possibilities patiently waiting to happen for you.

Yet any desire for superiority you may have will keep pushing those possibilities away.

All you could ever hope for is already connected to you.

But you cannot see that connection when you're constantly focused on getting more.

Your obsessive attachment to getting the result you seek prevents that result from being fully realized.

Put your focus on being instead of getting.

Good things happen as soon as you get past the need for them.

Let life flow as it will, and it will flow in great abundance.

Get out of the way of your own authentic fulfillment.

Sincerely treasure the experience, and there will be much more to treasure.

-- Ralph Marston

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Get unstuck

If you feel like you're stuck, in many ways that's a positive sign.

It means you're eager to get moving.

The feeling of being stuck shows that there's somewhere you truly would like to go, and you're ready for some real progress.

It means you're highly motivated, and that's a powerful state to be in.

Instead of focusing on the particular problem of the moment that's making you feel stuck, step back and look at the big picture.

Recall the reasons why you originally chose to be on this path in the first place.

Most likely, the challenge you're facing right now is trivial compared to the goal you've set for yourself.

Put things in perspective and you'll realize that what's really keeping you stuck is not the situation itself but rather your response to it.

Instead of feeling overwhelmed, choose to start working your way through the challenge one step at a time.

There is a little bit you can do now, a little bit of progress you can make later, and bit by bit you'll make your way through.

Take advantage of the frustration you feel, and redirect the energy of that frustration into positive, thoughtful action.

You'll soon be looking back on this moment with the grateful realization that you just cleared a major hurdle and are quickly moving forward again.

-- Ralph Marston

Thursday, October 7, 2010

shifting

i am in a place where i want to be spoiled by a man who loves me. one who wants to be my friend and isnt as stubborn as me. one who is so happy to see me and me him. one who is ready for the rest of his life to be full of love and joy and friendship and fun.