A Balanced Understanding

A Balanced Understanding

“I’m not here to be average. I am here to be awesome.”

Every single one of us is unique and special.

We live in a society where there are superstars we look up to, but why not look up to our friends, our loved ones or even ourselves!

There is a ‘culture of excellence’ in schools which we are all encouraged to follow.

Be who you want to be and you will be the best ‘in your world’.

Every one of us is ‘good enough’ and we have the right to ‘show this’.

We need to have a healthy relationship with “success” and a balanced understanding of it.

When we do our best ‘naturally’, we are successful in our lives.

Be proud of who you are and what you have achieved in your life so far.

And there is still so much time to be awesome.

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE!

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Set Your Day Up

 Set Your Day Up

“Every morning, you have a new opportunity to become a happier version of yourself.”

The question is: “Do we want to?”

Every morning we wake up is a gift we give to ourselves and it is up to us to make that gift a happy and beautiful one.

Every morning is a blank canvas for us to paint a joyful and amazing picture on.

It is up to us to paint that unique picture.

Learning from yesterday, we can ‘make good’ today so that we can look forward to tomorrow.

It is our responsibility to ‘care for’ our own lives.

A strong way to start our day is to get into the routine of sitting quietly for ten minutes every morning, and meditating on positive affirmations or writing in a Gratitude journal.

This strengthens our minds and gives us the all important “me-time” that we need every day.

Set your day up to be happy.

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE!

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An Optimistic Future

 An Optimistic Tomorrow

“The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.”

A good way of doing this is by living in the moment.

We live in a fast-paced world and every one of us is so busy that we don’t always think about the future.

However, it is important to keep the future in our minds.

What we do today “will” affect us tomorrow.

It is in our hands and it is our responsibility to make sure that our futures will be positive, happy and strong.

Our journey towards self-improvement is a constant one, one which we can work on every single day of our lives.

The importance of building ourselves an optimistic future must always be at the forefront of our minds.

A positive today means an optimistic tomorrow.

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE!

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Actions 'Speak' Louder

 Actions ‘Speak’ Louder

“Our words have power. But our actions shape our lives.”

Words can inspire nations, heal the mind and even make friendships.

Actions really can ‘change our lives’ for the better.

It is true, the ‘thought’ starts in the mind but it is ‘the putting it into action’ which will affect our lives and the lives of others.

When we promise something and then ‘do it’ or ‘put it into action’, people will know that we can be believed and trusted.

Words alone are not always enough.

“Actions” are needed to bring the point home.

A student does a lot of studying, reading and talking during their seminars at university, but it is only when they put into practice all that they have learnt, that he or she becomes qualified.

Words are important but actions ‘speak’ louder.

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE!

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Our Own Personal Determination

Our Own Personal Determination

“Your potential to succeed is infinite.”

Regardless of our background, circumstances or even challenges, each one of us has the potential to achieve great things.

Anything and everything, especially today, is possible.

But we have got to “want” to succeed and to “believe in ourselves”.

Education at any age is possible today.

Our own personal determination will find a way through our circumstances to follow our own path and to be successful in our own lives.

We have the possibility to learn new skills, especially with the internet available to most of us, and with the ‘correct’ use of our time, we will have time.

Believing that we have potential and can obtain a happy life, gives us the motivation and the inspiration to do just that.

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE!

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Our Personal Happiness

 Our Personal Happiness

“Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness.”

The balance between personal happiness and economic necessity is difficult but so important.

Many of us find ourselves almost trapped in a job we need but do not particularly ‘love’.

The few who can do a job they love with the right financial benefits are indeed ‘lucky’.

However, a balance can be found.

We may need to keep the job because of our finances but we can enjoy a hobby when at home.

Sometimes, the hobby can become the job, if we really want it to be.

Also, our own ‘view-point’ of our lives can make things easier and more enjoyable.

For our mental health, it is important to have a very positive way of looking at our jobs and our personal happiness.

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE!

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We Also Become Beautiful

 We Also Become Beautiful

“A diamond is a chunk of coal that did well under pressure.”

Diamonds are beautiful!

But it took them time to become beautiful and this is something we need to remember when thinking about ourselves.

Transformation, of any kind, does not happen quickly or over night.

A butterfly can take two weeks in its chrysalis before it comes out into the beautiful coloured butterfly we see in our gardens every day.

Diamonds are known for their durability and strength, as well as their brilliance and rarity.

A diamond is formed deep within the Earth’s mantle, where extreme heat and pressure crystallize it into a specific shape.

We really are no different.

We go through difficult challenges in our lives and become extremely strong.

We also become beautiful!

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE!

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Personal Growth And Well-Being

 Personal Growth And Well-Being

“Wake up and smile because there is always something to be grateful for.”

This can be difficult to remember because every one of us is so busy and because life, in general, can be challenging.

However, it is a very important quote to keep in our minds every morning.

When we sit down and think about what and who we are grateful for in our lives, that smile will naturally come over our faces, as well as that all important positive attitude in our hearts.

All of this will build up our minds so that we can go through our busy day with a really determined and strong frame of mind.

Gratitude is powerful because it is so good for our mental health.

This ‘quality’ promotes the positive outlook we need in life today.

This gratitude is a means of maintaining the inner peace that we need for personal growth and for personal well-being.

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE!

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Believe In Your Own Skills

 Believe In Your Own Skills

“It always seems impossible until it's done.”

Some of the challenges we face in our lives appear impossible to get through, and yet here we are, having overcome all of them.

It can be difficult to keep a positive outlook when ‘things’ look impossible, but we need to remember what we have already overcome in our lives, and the strength we have built up.

The advancements that have been made, for example in the medical field, gives us hope and inspiration that ‘nothing is impossible’.

This kind of mindset promotes resilience and encourages us to meet ‘challenges’ head-on, no matter what they ‘look’ like.

This will also stimulate a cycle of creativity in our own lives and in society in general.

Believe in your own skills.

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE!

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Believe And Have Faith

 Believe And Have Faith

“Believe in yourself and you will be unstoppable.”

How true these words are!

Having confidence in ourselves unlocks our talents, our skills, our potential and our ‘success’ in life.

Believing in ourselves gives us the motivation and the perseverance to keep going in life. 

 To be happy on our journey in life.

We are more likely to overcome challenges because ‘we know we can!’

We’ll never be afraid to take up the new opportunities because we ‘believe’ we will be successful.

Believing in ourselves helps to strengthen our minds and our mental health, which is so important.

Again, believing in ourselves shows that we have control over our lives.

When we start a new project, we know that we will succeed because we believe and have faith in ourselves.

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE!

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Rest --- Then Carry One

 Rest — Then Carry On

“If you get tired, learn to rest, not quit.”

When we are physically tired, we sit down and rest our bodies.

Why should it be any different for us mentally?

One of the best examples of this is when a mother is giving birth.

She gets so tired but rests between pushes and she never ‘quits’.

The ‘reward’ of not giving up is a beautiful baby, boy or girl.

Anything we do in life is no different!

When we are working towards something and we get tired, just rest and then carry one.

Your ‘reward’ will be seeing your hard work become a reality, and how proud you will feel to see what you have accomplished.

You will become stronger, more determined and resilient in life.

Taking a breather will give you time to see how well you have done and to think about your next step on your journey in life.

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE!

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It Helps Our Personal Growth

It Helps Our Personal Growth

“Don’t be afraid to fail. Be afraid not to try.”

When you try and fail, you learn!

If you don’t even try, you learn nothing!

It is an instinct in us humans to preserve ourselves, our lives, and to be accepted by society.

However, if we do not even try, we will be holding ourselves back, especially when it comes to personal growth.

Embrace the possibility of failing because this is a necessary stepping-stone towards self-confidence and success.

We can only learn and improve by making mistakes and then we will ‘get it right next time’.

In this way, we will be creating a culture of continuous change and improvement.

When we accept ourselves for ‘who’ we are, mistakes included, we are showing and proving that we have control over our own lives, and that we believe in ourselves.

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE!

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Make That 'Picture' Beautiful

Make That ‘Picture’ Beautiful

“A beautiful day begins with a beautiful mindset.”

This is a good way of shaping our minds with that positive attitude every morning.

Our thoughts dictate and control our very perception, our very view, of life.

Let’s make sure that ‘picture’ is optimistic, happy and beautiful.

The more confident and determined our mindset, the stronger our hold on our dreams and even on life itself.

Our health will also be stronger with this positive attitude.

“The ability to reframe situations positively, known as cognitive reframing, highlights the crucial role of mindset in shaping reality.”

Cultivating a positive attitude ‘empowers’ a person, giving that person control over his or her life.

This applies to everyone because anyone can create a positive life for themselves.

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE!

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It Is Achievable

 It Is Achievable

“You don’t have to be perfect to be amazing.”

These are such beautiful words and a good quote to say every morning.

It reminds us that each one of us is unique and special in our own way.

This encourages us to have a broader understanding of success, happiness and self-acceptance.

Perfection and imperfection is very often an ‘idea’ in someone’s mind.

When we see a newborn baby, we always say that he or she “is just perfect.”

It is interesting that when a person is not ‘perfect’, that person usually has tremendous resilience and determination in life.

Not being perfect is a part of our journey in life and we should accept this, because then we will accept ourselves for “who” we really are.

Being amazing and not perfect is possible.

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE!

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Our Dreams Become Real

 Our Dreams Become Real

“Consistency is more important than perfection.”

It is better to consistently have a positive mind than the ‘best’ mind. 

It is nice to have a high IQ but if there is no positivity there, there is no strength.

Of course, there is nothing wrong with striving to do or to be better, but consistent meditation and an optimistic mindset is what will get us through the day — in a happy way.

To be consistent is to be steady and balanced which is something we all need in this world.

To be consistent is important for personal growth and progress.

This is also good for our mental health because we feel ‘secure’, and ‘routine’ is always important to keep.

Our dreams become all the more real when we have consistency.

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE!

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