Your potential is th epart of you that seeks your
best self. It is the part of you that aspires to learn
and grow. Your potential shines when you find
fulfillment in what you do best.
What may be fulfilling for you may not be for others.
For you it may be poetry, gardening, or playing golf.
For someone else it may be fitness or music. Take an
inventory of your gifts, talents, and abilities. What
makes your heart sing?
Your satisfaction, motivation and peace of mind in
life are all tied up to meeting your potential.
If you have been neglecting your potential, you
know what to do!
PAINTED WITH A DIFFERENT BRUSH
One man who loved the color yellow had yellow carpet, yellow
furniture, yellow drapes, yellow walls and even yellow appliances in
his yellow kitchen. He slept in a yellow bed with yellow covers and
wore yellow pajamas. He got sick. You guessed it ... yellow jaundice.
He called a doctor who came to his apartment building. The manager
told him he'd have no trouble finding the right one. "You just go
down the hall and come to a yellow door," he said. "That's the one."
In a few moments the doctor was back. The apartment manager
asked, "Were you able to help him?"
The doctor replied, "Help him! I couldn't even FIND him!"
I suppose it's not always a good idea to blend too closely with your
surroundings. And that holds true for the way we think and behave,
too. We may not always want to be like everyone else around us. I
admire those people willing to stand out from the crowd.
People like a Miami mother who came to police and spilled out cash
and coins totaling $19.53. Her young son added another 85 cents to
the little pile. It turns out that, after two days, they were the
only people to return money scooped up from an armored truck that
toppled on an overpass and rained more than half a million dollars
onto the street below. Police said that witnesses reported seeing
rush-hour commuters loading money into their cars and driving off
while the armored truck employees lay bleeding. Police had pleaded
with residents to return the money, but got nothing but laughter
until a mother and a boy came in.
In a world that seemed to think alike, two people had a different
idea. They refused to blend in with those around them. It was as if
they were painted with a different brush. "I have children and I
needed to set a good example," said the mother of six, who could have
used a little extra cash to supplement her low retail store wage.
Most people talk about values and what they believe to be right and
wrong. But I've noticed that our REAL values can be seen by the way
we live. It is the things we do and the choices we make that show
what we truly believe.
An 11-year-old boy who turned in 85 cents because he felt "it was
wrong for me to keep anything" stood out from the crowd. And a mother
who wanted to teach her children to do the right thing set an example
they will never forget. Like Ruth E. Renkel says, "Sometimes the
poorest man leaves his children the richest inheritances."
When this Miami mother one day passes away, she will leave her
children a rich inheritance. Maybe not a pile of money, but she will
leave them an example of a life of integrity and self respect, an
example of what it is like to be painted with a different brush. She
will leave them something far more important than wealth.
If her children inherit her values, anything else is just money.
Paint them fortunate.
Steve Goodier
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A sure way to heal a disagreement is to focus on your sincere appreciation for the relationship. An effective way to recover from financial setback is to focus on your gratitude for the many forms of abundance in your life. To get beyond fear, fill your thoughts with thankfulness for the abilities and resources available to you. To successfully deal with disappointment, immerse your awareness in those things for which you can be truly grateful.
There is real power in gratitude. It can calm your anxieties and refresh your spirit.
The more thankful you are for your blessings, the more valuable and numerous those blessings will be. Each moment you spend with a grateful heart is a moment in which your ability to move forward is at its greatest.
The more you practice gratitude and integrate it into your being, the more easily and naturally it comes. The more gratitude you express, the more reasons you'll have to express it.
Gratitude can open your eyes and your heart to the very best that life has to offer. It will give you wings on which to truly soar.
Ralph Marston
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