A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said: "I am blind, please help." There were only a few coins in the hat.
A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words.
Soon the hat began to fill up. Alot more people were giving money to the blind boy.
That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognised his footsteps and asked, "Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?" The man said, "I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a different way. "I wrote: 'Today is a beautiful day; but I cannot see it.'"
Both signs told people that the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign reminded people how fortunate they were to have their sight.
Should we be surprised that the second sign was more effective?
Moral of the Story: Be thankful for what you have. Be creative with what you don't have. Be innovative beyond your seemingly limits. Think differently and positively! When life gives you a 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1000 reasons to smile. Face your past without regret. Handle your present with confidence. Prepare for the future without fear. Keep the faith and drop the fear.
It's a beautiful thing to see a person smiling, But even more beautiful is knowing that you are the reason for the smile! Faith is not about everything turning out OK, Faith is about being OK no matter how things turn out.
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It is okay not to know. In fact, it is much better to admit you don't know than to pretend you do.
Accept that you don't know what will happen; Then embrace all that happen as it unfolds.
Ignorance is an opportunity to learn, to experience, to see what is truly there rather than what you merely think is there. When you stop denying your ignorance you start allowing your enlightenment.
Authentic genius arises from sincere humility. Let go of the fantasy that you have all the answers and you'll begin to actually find some.
In knowledge and wisdom there are many possibilities, but in Mystery there are infinitely more.
Allow the mystery, with confidence. And discover a whole new beautiful world of light.
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When life seems difficult, it’s because you are comparing the way things are to how good you know they can be. That’s actually a good thing, because it connects you with your positive expectations.
So each time you encounter what feels like difficulty, remind yourself to also notice your positive expectations and possibilities. Let that feeling of difficulty lead to a feeling of empowerment.
Have faith and know, without a doubt, that things can be better! With that alone, you are just one step away from beginning to make things better.
Yes, you could choose to become dismayed about the difficulties. Yet a much more powerful choice is to become excited about the positive possibilities. "The power of choice"
The challenges and difficulties can give you something very valuable. They can give you specific ways to make a positive difference.
When life seems difficult, respond with gratitude and enthusiasm. Then get busy transforming those difficulties into positive, meaningful value.
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"You are perfect" Despite how flawed you think you are, Despite what opinions have told you, Despite how many mistakes you may have made. It still doesn't change the fact that "YOU ARE PERFECT".
Perfection isn't living a mistake free life, it's understanding that your mistakes was you going through the process of becoming better. Failure doesn't mean it won't work, it just means there's a better way to make it happen.
In my struggles, I know lies the seeds of my success (same applies to you Champ), if it wasn't for my "falls", I definitely will not have been able to stand strong. My Failures are merely an opportunity for growth.
You will never learn the importance of making a good shot, if you didn't miss a few rounds. Just because you hit some brick walls on your way to the top doesn't mean you have come to the end of the road…there will always be a leading path on the other side of that wall, you just got to be willing to go through it, to get to it.
Don't let the struggles break you, don't let the mistakes weigh you down, don't let the failures hold you back. You may have made a mistake, but don't let the mistake make you, you may have experienced defeat, but don't let yourself get beat down by making a permanent decision out of a temporary situation.
Let this be the day you reignite the flames of perfection. Let today, be the day you decide to put God in the driving sit of your life, because Nobody knows; your heart, your circumstance, your past, your relationship, your struggles, your pain, your hopes, your dreams, your purpose, your flaws, your failures, your mistakes and your future like Him. And anything under Gods control can never be out of control.
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The fear of failure is also the fear of success. If you hold yourself back due to fear of failure then you will be cut off from the possibility of success.
Achievement requires effort, and effort often results in disappointment. Yet that is really not such a bad thing.
In fact, disappointment does not have to hurt you or even slow you down. Instead of making a big deal about it, you can choose to continue making your way forward.
With no risk, there is no reward. Take the risk, make the effort, get past the disappointments, and work your way to the rewards.
Don't seek failure, but don't fear it either. Act with confidence, knowing each failure that may come will bring you closer to success.
Instead of worrying that you might encounter disappointment, put your energy, awareness and effort into doing what you can do. Even when you get it wrong, keep going, and before long you'll have it right.
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Your greatest weakness can become your biggest advantage, if you choose to make it so. Your biggest problem can become your most valuable and promising opportunity, if you choose to make it so.
What ultimately matters most is not what life gives you or withholds from you. What ultimately matters most is what you choose to do with it.
In life many things are out of our control, and complaining or begging or wishing for them to be different is only a waste of our time. What you can control is what you do with it all, and by exercising that control you'll find limitless positive possibilities.
Yes, you can absolutely transform a difficult, challenging day into a highly empowering day. The first step is making the choice to do so.
Once you make that commitment, you are entirely capable of finding a way. Once you make that commitment, you connect yourself with a very real pathway to success.
Your life can be enormously fulfilling, no matter what. Its up to you to make the choice, again and again, to make it so.
Be Great, Be limitless....
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