You'll often have the choice between things that are

easy and things that truly make a difference.

Complaining is easy but it accomplishes little.

Solving the problem takes much more effort than

complaining, and it also makes a much more
positive difference. Sleeping late is easy
but what does it get you?

By contrast, waking early and going for a brisk walk

will likely make your whole day more positive and

productive, in addition to being great for your health.

Those who continue to choose the easy things become

slaves to their basest desires. T hose who consistently

choose the more rigorous path are rewarded with the

ability to live life on their own terms.  Easy is enticing.

Effort is empowering. Do you want to squander your

precious time being enticed and coddled, or will you

use that time to build a life of achievement?



The choice is always yours, and the results are

always of your making.

 

We are born into the World
Like a blank canvas
And every person that crosses our path
Takes up the brush
And makes their mark
Upon our surface
So it is that we develop
But we must realize there comes a day
That we must take up the brush
And finish the work
For only we can determine
If we are to be
Just another painting
Or a Masterpiece

Javan

 

There is enormous power in this moment. The more fully you experience what is here right now, the more that power is available to you.

Are you angry or bitter, disappointed or resentful about what has happened in the past? Then much of the power of this moment will be out of your reach.

Are you anxious and worried about something that may or may not happen in the future? Then you will miss out on the opportunity to create real and lasting value from this powerful moment you are in.

Imagine that everything you are, everything you know, everything you care about, is focused into this very moment. And feel the enormous power of what you can, right here and now, do with it all.

Rise above the murky fog of what could have been and what someday might or might not come to pass. Focus the whole of your being on what is, and on the overflowing abundant opportunities this moment presents to you.

There is great and wonderful power in this very moment, in who you are, in where you are right now. See it, be it, and let yourself live it fully.

Ralph Marston