Inspiration Archives

Sometimes the uncertainty of life can seem to be a bit of a challenge. Existing in an environment where you may have little to no access to things like excessive amounts of money or material wealth may make you question the meaning of your very existence. But, I want to tell you not to worry. One of the most motivational and memorable messages from a sermon that I can remember came from the following seven words, "You have everything you need to succeed." These quoted words were (and still are) music to my ears, and have since stuck like glue…

Feel your feelings. If you're a person who tends to numb or stuff your feelings, know that doing so just puts you in bondage to your feelings. Those emotions won't just disappear because they are ignored. They won't remain hidden away just because they were stuffed. Feelings come out in other ways. Whether through destructive behaviors, health problems, emotional outbursts at inconvenient times, or something else, they make themselves known. Learn healthy ways to express your emotions. Whether it be through doing something creative, punching something soft, venting to someone, or something else, find ways that are a good fit…

If you have been feeling lost in life and have found yourself wrestling with the age old question that many encounter - what do I really want to do with my life? I would first congratulate you and then ask you to consider yourself lucky for you are at a precipice of change. Having been there personally, I know firsthand how uncomfortable things can be but I also know that if you look hard enough, this can be something that can change your life forever by helping you unlock the secret to creating a happier, rewarding and a purposeful life…

Knowing about happiness intellectually is different than understanding its practical complexities. It's easy to say don't do things that make you unhappy and only do things that make you happy. But life isn't linear. We don't live only happy or unhappy moments. If we watch our Facebook feed or Twitter stream, we can see something that makes us laugh and something else that makes us cry in the same sixty minutes. If you want to be happy most of the time, you have to figure out how to do it despite the chaos, unhappiness and annoyances. Those things are going…

Each day is a new opportunity to have impact and influence in the universe. I ask the creator, how can I serve you today? If I can help somebody, then my living is not in vain. Prayer, meditation, and deep breathing is my way of beginning and ending my day. I pray for the will of God, not my will, to be done. I begin and end my day with gratitude. I am grateful for each moment in this journey called life. I am grateful for the mountain-top experiences as well as the low valleys. I have learned to ask,…

No matter what you've endured in life, you can "recycle" your experiences into tools and stepping stones that propel you forward faster and simultaneously bounce your baggage to the curb. If you've ever felt consumed by your choices or challenges, I know how you feel. In my late teens I suffered two incidences of rape that left me emotionally scraping and crawling through a sea of shame and assumptions about what my life could then be. I left the college education I worked so hard to achieve and hid my secrets within a marriage while packing on an extra 50…

My ultimate goal is to live life as a work of art. Here's how it works: 1. Take responsibility to create a life for yourself. Be an artist creating a masterpiece. Actively shape your own life. Write down your goals, make an inspiration board - whatever works for you. However, leave room for surprises and diversions, as artists sometimes end up with completely unplanned masterpieces. 2. Consider balance in your life. As an artist assesses balance in her work (e.g. light vs. dark, objects vs. space), consider productivity vs. rest, work vs. play, helping others vs. acting for yourself, and…

When you do what you love, work always feels like play. Follow whatever you are passionate about, and you will find yourself always going above and beyond the call of duty, and the money will always follow. You will naturally and easily rise to the top of your field. Money can be made, money can be lost, money can be made again. What you can't make more of is time. The only thing your life is made of is time. Don't waste it. Make your loved ones your priority - always. Work is always secondary, but unfortunately, so many people…

It takes poetry sometimes. Sometimes I have trouble, explaining directly about happiness. We have not been taught, after all, that happiness is not a soft thing whatsoever. It is not the blurred focus of the greeting cards. So we buy and send them off, a wish to be fulfilled by someone else. So easy, our favorite thing. So I tell people to imagine happiness as already there, with them, as waiting, as always-has-been-waiting, and not, as they imagined, a thing they wait and wait for to show up after all. That becomes too much for them. They order a drink,…

You have the power to change your habits, your life, and your destiny. It starts with the positive choice to get off your attitude. Where do you start? Begin by taking responsibility for your own life. Get serious. It's up to you. If you want to change your life, change your attitude. It's as simple as this: You have two options. You can sit around complaining or you can get off your attitude and make it happen! Let me share the following habits you need to develop in order to adopt that winning attitude: 1. Think, talk, and act positive…