Life Changes 1 Day at a Time

Love and Forgiveness

2008-09-21T16:58:00.000-07:00

Don't blame others for what is happening in your life. The only way to make a change is to love yourself unconditionally. Can you look into the mirror and say that you truly love yourself. This week try to forgive all those that have hurt you. It is in forgiveness that we can find peace in our lives.

Enjoy the beautiful week.

LIVE your LIFE

2008-08-27T18:40:00.001-07:00

And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.
Abraham Lincoln

FEAR

2008-07-22T09:50:00.000-07:00

If you want to learn about fear, whatever it is that you fear doing, that is the very next thing to do. Fear is not a wall; it is an emotion. Move through the fear. Keep taking step after step toward the thing you want. It may become quite uncomfortable; then, suddenly, it will be less.

Give and you shall receive

2008-07-21T15:35:00.000-07:00

So, the other night I was at an event for Arbonne. The gentlemen in my group was so generous to buy everyone at our table a raffle ticket. The tickets were $10 each and there were 6 of us. We were all so amazed by his generosity. To make a long story short he ended up winning the basket worth $700+!!

So give and you shall receive. Try to live tomorrow without being selfish. I am not talking about material items either. Give your time, your ear, give without being noticed. It will all come back to you 10 fold.

be well.

Stay away from the DREAM STEALERS

2008-05-09T17:56:00.000-07:00

”Keep away from people who belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.”- Mark Twain

This is a good one.

2008-03-11T18:05:00.001-07:00

Don't be distracted by criticism. Remember- the only taste of success some people have is when they take a bite out of you.

Zig Ziglar

Happiness and Harmony

2008-03-05T13:12:00.000-08:00

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
-Mahatma Ghandi

Who are you?

2008-03-04T20:09:00.001-08:00

When you lose touch with inner stillness, you lose touch with yourself. When you lose touch with yourself, you lose yourself in the world.
Your innermost sense of self, of who you are, is inseparable from stillness. This is the I Am that is deeper than name and form.
-Eckhart Tolle

Do it!!!

2008-03-03T11:43:00.000-08:00

"Leave nothing for tomorrow which can be done today."
-Abraham Lincoln

How smart are you?

2008-02-28T18:33:00.000-08:00

"Formal education will make you a living. Self-education will make you a fortune."
-Jim Rohn

You are valuable

2008-02-27T17:04:00.001-08:00

Count your blessings. Once you realize how valuable you are and how much you have going for you, the smiles will return, the sun will break out, the music will play, and you will finally be able to move forward the life that God intended for you with grace, strength, courage, and confidence.
-Og Mandino

The Power to Change

2008-02-26T04:57:00.000-08:00

Every human has four endowments- self awareness, conscience, independent will and creative imagination. These give us the ultimate human freedom... The power to choose, to respond, to change.
-Stephen Covey

Help One Another

2008-02-22T15:17:00.000-08:00

If you can dream it, then you can achieve it. You will get all you want in life if you help enough other people get what they want.
-Zig Ziglar

Mind over Matter

2008-02-21T04:47:00.001-08:00

All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become.
-BUDDHA

Be Open

2008-02-20T08:42:00.000-08:00

It is not the strongest species that survive, nor the most intelligent, the one most responsive to change.
-Charles Darwin

Live today as if it were your last

2008-02-19T14:20:00.000-08:00

Here is something the Dalai Lama once said:

Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend - or a meaningful day.

Try to make every day count, time is so short, live life.

Success

2008-02-18T05:55:00.001-08:00

Don't sacrifice your success on account of what people say. They don't know what you sacrificed to be where you are. Sometimes even you don't. - Prerana Srinivasan

Family

2008-02-17T08:11:00.000-08:00

Becoming responsible adults is no longer a matter of whether children hang up there pajamas or put dirty towels in the hamper, but whether they care about themselves and others -- and whether they see everyday chores as related to how we treat this planet.
-Eda Leshan

Appreciation

2008-02-16T11:14:00.000-08:00

The more one does and sees and feels, the more one is able to do, and the more genuine may be one's appreciation of fundamental things like home, and love, and understanding companionship. -Amelia Earhart

BELIEVE

2008-02-15T06:15:00.000-08:00

“Men often become what they believe themselves to be. If I believe I cannot do something, it makes me incapable of doing it. But when I believe I can, then I acquire the ability to do it even if I didn't have it in the beginning.”
-Mahatma Gandhi

Love Love Love

2008-02-14T07:58:00.000-08:00

In the spirit of Valentine's Day here is a beautiful quote on love...

Once in awhile, Right in the middle of an ordinary life, Love gives us a fairy tale.
~ by Anonymous ~

Opportunity

2008-02-13T05:53:00.001-08:00

A second ago is gone, and a second from now might be. Now is all you've got. Go for it!
-Lyn St. James

Dali Lama's Instructions for Life

2008-02-12T14:53:00.000-08:00

Instructions for Life

1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
2. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
3. Follow the three R’s:
Respect for selfRespect for others and Responsibility for all your actions.
4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
6. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
7. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
8. Spend some time alone every day.
9. Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.
10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
11. Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time.
12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
13. In disagreements with loved ones deal only with the current situation. Don't bring up the past.
14. Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality.
15. Be gentle with the earth.
16. Once a year, go someplace you've never been before.
17. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
19. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.

Disappointment

2008-02-11T13:04:00.000-08:00

Disappointment is often the salt of life. - Theodore Parker

EGO

2008-02-09T05:45:00.000-08:00

“If you want to reach a state of bliss, then go beyond your ego and the internal dialogue. Make a decision to relinquish the need to control, the need to be approved, and the need to judge. Those are the three things the ego is doing all the time. It's very important to be aware of them every time they come up.” -Deepak Chopra

Mind over Matter

2008-02-08T05:18:00.000-08:00

“How different our lives are when we really know what is deeply important to us, and keeping that picture in mind, we manage ourselves each day to be and to do what really matters most”
-Stephen R. Covey

Soul Searching

2008-02-07T10:45:00.000-08:00

You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you'll discover will be wonderful. What you'll discover is yourself. ~Alan Alda

Success

2008-02-06T12:13:00.001-08:00

Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value.
-Albert Einstein

Attitude

2008-02-04T13:01:00.000-08:00

“The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our Attitudes.”

-Charles R. Swindoll

Teamwork

2008-02-03T10:46:00.000-08:00

“I offer you peace. I offer you love. I offer you friendship. I see your beauty. I hear your need. I feel your feelings. My wisdom flows from the Highest Source. I salute that Source in you. Let us work together for unity and love.” -Mahatma Gandhi

Empowerment

2008-02-02T06:19:00.001-08:00

Begin doing what you want to do now. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand -- and melting like a snowflake. -- Marie Beyon Ray

Loss

2008-02-01T18:19:00.001-08:00

First, I would like to apologize for not keeping this blog up to date. My dog Tungsten passed away suddenly 2 weeks today. I was very close to him, as close as you can get to a dog. I miss him greatly and I thought it only appropriate to use a loss quote for today.
This is for anyone who has lost anyone or animal. Namaste, MJ.

“I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening, I am responsible for my attitude toward the inevitable misfortunes that darken life. Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have – life itself.” -Walter Anderson

Success

2008-01-12T15:40:00.000-08:00

Successful achievement requires the use & coordination of three things- thought, feelings, and actions. Thoughts spark the process, get it going. Feelings keep the thoughts alive, encourage more thoughts, and get the body moving. Action is important to accomplish the physical tasks necessary for achievement.

To change one's life:

Start immediately.

Do it flamboyantly.

No exceptions.

-Wlliam James

2 things to do today!!

2008-01-11T08:51:00.000-08:00

Please do these 2 things today:

1. Give people more than they expect & do it cheerfully

2. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.

Have a beautiful weekend!

MJ

LIVE fully

2008-01-10T09:49:00.000-08:00

This is what you shall do; Love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to everyone that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote your income and labor to others, hate tyrants, argue not concerning God, have patience and indulgence toward the people...re-examine all you have been told at school or church or in any book, dismiss what insults your very soul, and your very flesh shall become a great poem.

-the Great Walt Whitman

LIVE

2008-01-08T14:15:00.000-08:00

“Devote today to something so daring even you can’t believe you’re doing it.”
-Oprah Winfrey

Master of your own life

2008-01-05T14:23:00.001-08:00

You are the master of your thoughts. Anything you want you can have in this life. The law of attraction says "like attracts like". BELIEVE IT and it will happen.

Self Discovery

2008-01-03T18:24:00.000-08:00

You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you'll discover will be wonderful. What you'll discover is yourself. ~Alan Alda

Self

2008-01-02T20:18:00.000-08:00

Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself if true power.

New Beginnings

2008-01-01T19:34:00.000-08:00

"The secret to a rich life is to have more beginnings than endings." -Dave Weinbaum

Happy New Year. The new year brings a time for change. Everyone has the opportunity to start fresh with a clean plate. Do all the things you said you were going to do last year (and the year before). The only thing/person that can get in your way of doing this is fear. Be strong, take this year and run hard with it, you deserve it.
Enjoy the process not the outcome.

The Journey by Mary Oliver

2007-12-31T08:10:00.000-08:00

One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began, though the voices around you kept shouting their bad advice-
though the whole house began to tremble and you felt the old rug at your ankles. "Mend my life!" each voice cried. But you didn't stop. You knew what you had to do, though the wind pried with its stiff fingers at the very foundations, though their melancholy was terrible. It was already late enough, and a wild night,and the road full of fallen branches and stones. But little by little, as you left their voices behind, the stars began to burn through the sheets of clouds, and theire was a new voice which you slowly recognized as your own, that kept you company as you strode deeper and deeper into the world, determined to do the only thing you could do-
determined to save the only life you could save.
-Mary Oliver

Your Presence

2007-12-29T06:02:00.000-08:00

They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you make them feel.
- Carol Buchner

Your presence in the world is strong. Carol Buchner was right, forget what you are saying it is how you say it. Actions speak so much louder than words.

Self Growth

2007-12-28T14:34:00.000-08:00

Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it's holy ground. There's no greater investment.
-Stephen Covey

Family

2007-12-27T08:00:00.000-08:00

As the new year is quickly approaching stop and think about how you got here. I know in my own personal life in my worst moments my family was always there for me even if I didn't think I needed them. Call someone from your family today.

Our most basic instinct is not for survival but for family. Most of us would give our own life for the survival of a family member, yet we lead our daily life too often as if we take our family for granted. ~Paul Pearshall

Rest

2007-12-26T17:34:00.000-08:00

So the holidays are almost over. This time of the year can be very stressful to people. Remember to take time for yourself this week. Start the new year with a clear mind so you can focus on your goals. Be sure to make one of your goals to take time for yourself everday. Even if it is 5 deep breaths somewhere in the day. Take the time to be thankful for what you have because so many are without.

"Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop." -Ovid

Courage

2007-12-25T19:38:00.000-08:00

Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage. - Maya Angelou

Holidays

2007-12-20T15:27:00.000-08:00

This time of the year can be so hectic and stressful. Remember to take time for yourself. Whether it be a cup a tea, reading a book or just some quiet time, just do it. What people really want during the holidays is to be with family and friends. Don't stress over the material gifts, they are not what counts.
Happy Holidays!

Fear

2007-12-18T21:12:00.000-08:00

Fear is what seperates a man or a woman from an extrodinary life.
-Pat Tillman ( a true hero )

You can do anything you want to do. Do not let fear stand in your way of success.

Happy Wednesday!

Goals

2007-12-18T18:41:00.000-08:00

The reason most people never reach their goals is that they don't define them, or ever seriously consider them as believable or achievable. Winners can tell you where they are going, what they plan to do along the way, and who will be sharing the adventure with them.
-Denis Watley

Happy Monday, live today with passion

2007-12-17T09:33:00.000-08:00

Without passion, you don’t have energy; without energy, you have nothing. Nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion.
-Donald Trump

Don't give up!!

2007-12-16T15:15:00.000-08:00

Here is something to think about this week:

Did you know that Zig Ziglar did 3000 speeches before he got paid for 1?

Did you know that Walt Disney was rejected 302 times before Disney World was approved & over 1000 newspapers rejected his art work stating it was too simple.

Can you imagine if both men listened to the rejection? Can you imagine life without Mickey Mouse???

So don't stop what you are doing. If you believe in it and are passionate about it, it will happen. Dreams do happen.

Welcome

2007-12-16T14:58:00.000-08:00

Hello Everyone & welcome. We encourage you to visit this site daily for motivational messages. This site is intended for anyone and everyone. Our hope is that we inspire at least one person, then our job is done. Are you stuck in your career and not sure how to get to a higher level or different profession all together? Are you frustrated in a relationship and feel like there is no way out but leaving? Do you feel like if you only heard something positive today that things would have been better? Whatever your reason this is the place to come everyday, several times a day. It is a place to stop and reflect and take what you can from it. Maybe one day you leave this site feeling motivated and ready to take on the world. Other days you feel like it doesn't relate to you. Look deep into what we are saying, everyone can find some value in all or part of it. From time to time you will see recommendations, whether it be a book, a website or a place to visit. Please know that we are not in anyway paid to recommend them. We are telling you about them because we believe in them. If there is something that is troubling you and you need someone to shine light upon the situation post a question. We will try our best to answer your questions within 24 hours. Please note that we are not therapists by profession and do not claim to help anyone out of any situation. This site is strictly meant for motivational purposes. Enjoy and we look forward to a lasting relationship.
Namaste