What do you do when you can’t think of what to do? What’s the next step when the last few steps have brought nothing but disappointment? Here are some suggestions: (1) Lighten your load. Let go of your resentments. It’s not difficult. You just have to decide to let go, to truly and fully let go, and they’re gone. When they’re out of your mind, they have no other place to live. While you’re at it, let go of the... Read more

That’s why many fail–because they don’t get started–they don’t go. They don’t overcome inertia. They don’t begin. — W Clement Stone Whatever it is you intend to do, begin it. Take that first small step. Put momentum on your side. There’s no need to be intimidated by the size of the job to be done. Just take that first small step. Just begin. Begin, get the momentum established, and then let that momentum carry you along. You’re always under the influence... Read more

Most of our limitations are limitations only because we’re aware of them. The impossible is routinely achieved by people who don’t know it’s impossible. Certainly there are many intractable realities in your life, things that influence you but over which you have no control. However, those things become limitations only when you choose to see them as such. Consider the natural and ubiquitous force of gravity. There are certainly plenty of situations in which gravity, which constantly pulls you toward... Read more

When the valve on a water faucet is closed, obviously there’s no water flowing out of that faucet. What’s also true is that there’s no fresh new water flowing into the faucet. There’s a little water in the faucet, behind the valve. And with the valve closed, with no water flowing out, it is physically impossible for any more water to flow in. The only way to get some fresh water flowing into the faucet is to open the valve... Read more

Are you enjoying yourself today? Enjoyment gives you an enormous competitive edge. If you truly love what you’re doing, and the person next to you absolutely hates what she is doing, who is going to do the best job? You are, of course. So what happens when you have to do something that you hate? That’s easy — stop hating it and start finding a way to enjoy it. Realize that enjoyment exists in your mind, and you are in... Read more

Paying the price is an essential part of reaping the reward. Anything you receive without investing something of yourself in, will simply not have much value to you. Have you ever been part of a sports team that won a game by forfeit, just because the other team didn’t show up? Remember how that felt? It was an empty victory. Even though the game went into the win column, it felt more like a defeat. That’s because although the goal... Read more

Could you lift a 100 pound weight with a single, tiny thread? Of course not. As soon as you started to lift, the thread would break. Yet if you get enough of those tiny threads and weave them together into a rope, that rope will easily hold 100 pounds or more. What is it about the combination of tiny threads that makes it possible for them to lift a heavy load? It’s the fact that they’re all aligned in the... Read more

By John J. Murphy Many times when we are feeling down or out, we respond with resistance or attack. These are not welcome feelings, so we try to beat them away. Deep down at a spiritual level, we don’t want to fight. We don’t want to feel ashamed, or fearful, or lustful or angry. We deserve better than that. So we push back. And the more we push back, the more we strengthen these feelings. Keep in mind these feelings... Read more

Relaxation begins in the mind. You can be extremely active and still be relaxed. Plenty of people find relaxation in running, hiking, kayaking and other active pursuits. Certainly relaxation can involve relaxing your muscles and the rest of your body. Yet the key ingredient to relaxation is a sense of inner peace. That is possible no matter what you’re doing on the outside. Relaxation can be powerful, because it enables a higher level and quality of energy flow. When you... Read more

The way to be free of worry is not to fight the worry, but to replace it. Replace each negative worry with a positive affirmation. Worries are limiting thoughts that you think to yourself. You can easily and naturally replace each of those thoughts with empowering affirmations. Instead of “I’ll never be able to figure it out” say to yourself “I am innovative, creative and resourceful.” Rather than worrying about “How will I pay the bills?” assure yourself that “I... Read more