I feel like when I give trust that isn't earned, I receive hurt that isn't deserved.
~ Steve Maraboli
A lot of books in the self-help section of your bookstore really belong in the fiction section.
There is no humility in calling yourself a Christian, placing Christ in the role of colleague. The humility lies in the truth of your imperfection and a more accurate description as a student of Christianity, placing Christ back in the role as head teacher.
Sometimes the greatest storms bring out the greatest beauty… Life can be a storm, but your hope is a rainbow and your friends and family are the gold.
Being healthy is a way of life. It’s not just about what you feed your body; it’s about what you feed your mind and the social environment you keep. Make healthy food choices, exercise your body and brain, and choose your friends wisely.
The only way you can own this moment is to evict the victim mentality from the dwelling of your mind.
Harness the power of today. Seize the blessings of today! Make something happen, enhance your life, make someone laugh, help a friend, love, love, love!
Take back your power! I wish you the wisdom to realize that the problem isn’t that they keep lying to you, it’s that you keep believing them.
Most people throw away their personal power... If you want to know where, look at who and what you hate, blame, resent, and envy.
I'm grateful for past betrayals, heartaches, and challenges... I thought they were breaking me; but they were sculpting me.
Your dream is a visualized reflection of your potential and only YOU have the ability to bring it to life... you are more than just the dreamer, you are the point of origin for its reality.
You can't force someone to care... You can only come to the realization that if you stay, they'll keep hurting you. I wish you the wisdom and courage to walk away and begin the healing process.
Mindset Matters: Cut away the nonsense and cultivate an environment conducive to your personal well-being. Forgive yourself and others. Have the courage to move on. The battle is long... and in the end, it's only with yourself.
Fear and doubt do not kill courage and faith, they birth them. You cannot have courage without fear. You cannot have faith without doubt.
Relationships: It takes wisdom to know when to turn the page and courage to know when to close the book.
I believe in unconditional love... I believe in dangerous unselfishness... I believe in daring to achieve... I believe in making mistakes... I believe in helping others... I believe in moving on... I believe in passionate romance... I believe in living the fullness of this human experience... I believe in ME...
I want love, passion, honesty, and companionship... sex that drives me crazy and conversation that drives me sane.
You are my favorite book. I immerse myself in your story and fall in love with each page. I will never be able to truly express to you how much I admire and cherish who you are. Nor will I be able to articulate the level of honor I feel to find myself included amongst the pages being written with each passing day. I love you. Thank you.
How do I shape my reality? I use wisdom and strategy to shift the possible to the probable... Then, effort and consistency will bridge the probable to the inevitable. Success is a behavior... I make sure my mindset and actions are working in alignment.
Wishful thinking does wonders for a wishful mind; but in the end, reality always has the final say.
Beliefs will nourish or poison depending on their compatibility with reality.
It is amazing how your life changes when you embrace the reality that you're better than the life you've settled for.
For most people, blaming others is a subconscious mechanism for avoiding accountability. In reality, the only thing in your way is YOU.
The wise will admire you. The wishful will envy you. The weak will hate you. This is the reality for those who dare to be epic.
Words are the tools we use to express our reality.
The critic is to art what the limp penis is to sex.
What we instill in our children will be the foundation upon which they build their future.
One of life's great challenges is getting out of your own way after a divorce or breakup... Heartache and anger make you feel like enemies, but your children need you to be a team. Unfortunately, few rise to this challenge, and the children pay an emotional debt they did not incur.
Parental Alienation is an emotional act of violence that is aimed at an adult, but critically wounds a child.
There is nothing better for your family than for you to be at your best, for you to be at your own peace, for you to be showing them in every way who you are, and what you stand for.
Don't be so quick to count out the teenagers. Some of the world's greatest changes, brilliant poetry, and innovations have come from the teenage mind.
Even though she would dream of love, respect, and unfettered romance... it was a cyclical dilemma in her life that she seemed to be most attracted to poisonous men.
From warm meals, to daily exercise, to healthcare; one can't help but wonder how our society would be different if tended to the elderly as we do to our imprisoned.
Great changes in our society are always inspired and set in motion by one person. Be that person today.
Don't look for society to give you permission to be yourself.
I love connecting with people who have been through the fire and come out stronger and wiser. Using their experiences to inspire and empower others. Those are my people.
Failure is a mindset, not a circumstance. I let my experiences strengthen me. You think I fell on my face, but I’m down here doing pushups.
We are designed with a dreaming brain and a hopeful spirit; it is our nature to envision the life of our dreams. And while dreaming comes easy to us, we must never forget that it takes strength, dedication, and courageous action to bring that dream to life
When you stop existing and you start truly living, each moment of the day comes alive with the wonder and synchronicity.
It’s time for a spring cleaning of your thoughts, it’s time to stop to just existing it’s time to start living.
