What is it that you really want to do? What is your own special dream that you want to live out? Do you believe your life is going to be a masterpiece like the Michelangelo's David, or is it some smudged finger painting?
Ultimately it begins with a choice. It begins with a decision that no matter what, you are going to live your life as a work of art.
Michelangelo said that David was already in the block of Marble before he started carving. All he did was to chip away the marble that was imprisoning the sculpture allowing David to be born. So too is it with Your own life. You have a special inbuilt potential to be something truly wonderful, something magnificent. All it takes is two very important things: a dream and actions.
Every thought you think and every one of your actions is like a brush stoke on the canvas of our lives. To live your life as a work of art it is first necessary to have a clear idea of what it is that you really want to do, and then make the commitment that no matter what, you will take the necessary steps to achieve this dream.
Sadly, most people only know what they don't want to do. They are so busy, so caught up in living their day to day existence, that they are unable to take the time to really think about what they want to be doing. We all need a special dream to spur us on towards actions. It all begins with a dream. Your dream. What is it ?
Knowing what your dream is, is the beginning of living your life as a magnificent work of art. So take the time, think about it. Once you truly know what you really want to do, actions follow, until before you know it, your dream is taking shape all around you.
So take some time over this week as you prepare to get into the new month, to think about what it is that you really want to be doing. Truly ask yourself, are you doing it now? If your answer is no, then you must ask your self why not?
Fill your life with Love, Happiness and Tranquility..
#Be SOLinspired!
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Dear friend! Hope you know you are a champion! Born to win, created to succeed; But if you must become one of life's true champions you have to deliberately plan and prepare for it."Rome they say in truth; wasn't built in a day" but bricks were laid by the day, so stop depending on time and stop waiting for tomorrow because all you have is now! Its time to develop the attitude and mindset of a true champion; winners train until they can win; true champions train until they cannot fail. Every Champion hate to lose more than they love to win, they don't wait for chances, they take them. Its time to tell yourself you are through hiding from your fears, its time to tell yourself you are through letting your failures get the best part of you; Failure defeats losers, but it inspires champions. You may not be the strongest, you may not be the smartest, you may not even be the most skilled, But you just have to keep moving yourself forward; Soon you will leap over the final hurdle and land right at your finish lines; Strength doesn't come from doing the things you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you couldn't do. Its time to stand up, its time to step out and go be that true Champion you were created to be. Your world awaits you!
#Be SOLinspired!
Stop saying "I don't want this life" when you keep living the same life you say you don't want; A decision gives you the ability to change your life, but without action the decision means nothing!
Stop sacrificing your future on the alter of your past; Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but everyone can take a decision to start a new today and create a new tomorrow; It's up to you!
Stop giving the "impossible" an undeserved credit; Impossibility exist only in the mind; Don't be defeated by your thoughts when your ability can conquer the situation!
Stop letting the fear of failing keep you from succeeding; It is Impossible to catch your dreams if you keep running away from your fears; No reward comes without a risk, No success comes without a try and No victory comes without a fight! Be Bold!
Stop saying "No" to your dreams just because the opportunity isn't dressed up like you thought it would! Everyday is a race and the only person that can stop you from reaching your "finish lines" in life is YOU!
Just stop! And remember you have a great coach in God! Follow Him.
#Be SOLinspired!
One day you're 17 and planning for someday and then quietly without you ever really noticing, someday is today and then someday is yesterday, and this is your life!
#Be SOLinspired!
Go placidly amidst the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexatious to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals; and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul. With all its shams, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy. And,
#Be SOLinspired!
The rest of your life is a long time and whether you know it or not it's being shaped right now. You can choose to blame your circumstances on fate or bad luck or bad choices or you can fight back. Things aren't always going to be fair in the real world, that's just the way it is but for the most part you get what you give. Let me ask you all a question. What's worse: not getting everything you wished for or getting it but finding out it's not enough? The rest of your life is being shaped right now with the dreams you chase, the choices you make and the person you decide to be. The rest of your life is a long time and the rest of your life starts right now"
#Be SOLinspired!
Courtesy One Tree Hill
Sup e peoples!! Was browsing through a some posts on a facebook Group , and I found something that I think y'all got to hook wit...Read and be SOLinspired!
This is a story about a carrot, an egg and a cup of coffee
A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.
Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire Soon the pots came to boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil; without saying a word.
In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl.
Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl. Turning to her daughter, she asked, 'Tell me what you see.'
'Carrots, eggs, and coffee,' she replied.
Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg.
Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled, as she tasted its rich aroma the daughter then asked, 'What does it mean, mother?'
Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity: boiling water. Each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water.
'Which are you?' she asked her daughter. 'When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?
Think of this: Which am I? Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?
Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and hardened heart?
Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor. If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you. When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest, do you elevate yourself to another level? How do you handle adversity? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?
May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human and enough hope to make you happy..
The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can't go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.
When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling.
Live your life so at the end, you're the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.
You might want to send this message to those people who mean something to you (I JUST DID); to those who have touched your life in one way or another; to those who make you smile when you really need it; to those who make you see the brighter side of things when you are really down; to those whose friendship you appreciate; to those who are so meaningful in your life.
May we all be COFFEE! Gudmornin!!
