A smile costs nothing, but gives much.
It enriches those who receive, without
making poorer those who give.
It takes but a moment, but the memory
of it sometimes lasts forever. None is
so rich or mighty that he can get along
without it, and none is so poor but that
he can be made rich by it.

 

A smile creates happiness in the home,
fosters good will in business, and is
the countersign of friendship. It brings
rest to the weary, cheer to the
discouraged, sunshine to the sad, and is
nature's best antidote for trouble. Yet it
cannot be bought, begged, borrowed,
or stolen, for it is something that is of no
value to anyone until it is given away.

No matter what is cycling through your head at
this very moment it is never to late to set goals,
to change your life.  (Really, it's not.)  Often
the hardest part to gettng started is overcoming
that overwhelmed feeling-the one that occupies
your mind when you contemplate all that you have
to do at once.

 

You think how long it will take; what sacrafices
you have to make.  You become bewildered by
the endless details and fall back to the
comfortable feeling of saying you'll start next
Monday or at the beginning of next month.

 

Today is the day you put that kind of thinking
behind you.  Today, focus on taking the first step
toward your most cherished goal.  Take care of
the first detail today, whatever it may be.  Start
exercising, dieting or looking for a new job.  You
know what you need to do.

 

It's not to late to get started.

The way out of disappointment is through effort. The way out of worry and anxiety is through effort.

The way to respond to unfairness, injustice, tragedy and misfortune is with effort. The way to get beyond the obstacles standing in your path is with effort.

It is truly amazing what some good, sustained effort can do. It will make you wonder why you didn't get started sooner.

When you are discouraged, make a little positive effort and your attitude will remarkably improve. When you are weary, make a little positive effort and it will energize your spirit.

Sitting around worrying, complaining, being angry and frustrated will do nothing to improve the situation. Start to take effort, though, and you enter a whole new positive, productive frame of mind.

With effort, there is a very real and attainable connection between where you are and where you would like to be. Make the effort, and work your way out into the bright light of achievement.

Ralph Marston