Power of Faith

We must accept through faith that the means to complete our tasks will appear. Then our plans, goals, and actions are aligned with our faith. Surrender brings the resolve to withstand life's stormiest tempests and truly make an enduring difference.

The greatest inventions and accomplishments began as the flicker of an idea. This tiny flame was then fueled by desire and faith. Watch out for those tiny little ideas. You have the potential to turn them into great things.

When life turns upside down, remember that we have a loving Creator who will give us strength if we will give Him the eyes of our soul with faith in His restoring power.

Begin today with a plan. Plant the seeds of faith, and then nourish them with intention, commitment, action and resolve.

We attract desires upon which we focus with emotion, faith, and gratitude.

Just for a moment, imagine you are a child discovering newness in everything. Then fast-forward with a child's faith, honoring what you intend to accomplish in your lifetime.

How often do we plant the seed of a beautiful dream in the fertile soil of our minds, and then dig it up? What could you achieve if you allowed your seed to grow, continuing to focus your spiritual eyes on the harvest?

Align yourself with the energy of God's beautiful world. His faith will melt any fears into a child-like joy, for in His plans, nothing is impossible.

Look ahead; envision the beautiful blessings waiting on your distant shores. If you follow your personal stepping-stones with joy, love, faith and gratitude, the swiftest currents will not impede your journey.

Motivation

True motivation comes from within - from the willingness to see a dream fulfilled - from the desire to leave the world better than you found it.

Think of new ways to out-distance yourself.... Set a new benchmark that is all yours.

Create visions of hope based on new behaviors rather than regret based on past mistakes.

Our goals and objectives become reality when we place our motives into action.

Whatever, your talent, your internal desire will pull you past obstacles because of the motivation that was born and lives deeply within you.

Other people cannot really motivate you, and it isn't the books you read that make you successful. People and books can light your fire if there a passion and a motive already inside you. They can guide you and awaken valuable insights. But it's your choice to move or stay where you are.

Achieving Success

Passion behind a clear goal is a powerful force. You can gain enormous control over that force by focusing on one small step that you need to take.

When it appears as though someone isn't trying to achieve something tremendous, it doesn't necessarily mean they are fearful, untalented, or unmotivated. Sometimes it is because they already have the happiness and contentment in their life that others are still seeking.

There is more to success than reaching goals.... Success must also include a joyful appreciation of living — an authentic joy that pulls us toward the next episode of our life's purpose.

The ultimate recipe for achievement is working cooperatively with others to improve the quality of life for all.

To get where we want to go, we need to be honest about where we are now.

No action is too small; no choice is insignificant. Together they are the brush strokes that create the final masterpiece of our design.

Life isn't just reaching peaks. Part of it is moving from one peak to the next. If you rest too long in between, you might be tempted to quit. Climb the next mountain and enjoy the view.

Persistence is a common foundation beneath the achievements of every successful man and woman.

It is more naive to risk nothing and gain nothing than to risk failure and gain experience.

Setbacks are included in the price tag of success; they teach tenacity and provide experiences that let us achieve our goals with compassion and dignity.

If you have made a positive difference in one individual's life, you have succeeded in making a positive difference for many!

Whether it takes ten minutes, a hundred plans, or a life time, we can achieve our goals only if we take a stand and begin. Our Creator provides the talent, desire, and a limited number of chances to show up at the starting line. Today is another of those chances.

Winning is not a true measure of success. Success for its own sake or winning to acquire trophies and awards overlooks true success that can only be measured by inner growth.

Our standard for success can fill our lives with many rewards. It can also challenge us to grow in faith, compassion, and integrity. Then we will graduate from each chapter of life as winners on the inside as well as the outside.

The Creator placed the seeds of success in the exact place they would be needed; they live inside of us, waiting to germinate, grow, and blossom.

Courage and Commitment

Commitment turns a promise into reality with words that speak boldly of your intentions and actions that speak louder than words.

There are deep, changeless connections inside of us that help us to manage change. Part of our inner self-care involves remembering those very loving people who will always inspire us with their values and courage.

Being a "student of the game" builds confidence in whatever you are interested in doing.

Gaining new knowledge and skills for any endeavor ... is the first step toward confidence.

Celebration of Life

We are pulled forward purposely; life continuously seeks expansion.

We were made to experience and participate in that joyful, creative flow of living energy. Its music is vigilance, and we are its dancers.

The process of living eventually reveals exactly what we need to know. One day we might find that the question has changed, and with the changing of the question, we have changed as well.

Persisting resolutely to navigate life's rapids, scale its mountains, move beyond its perceived limitations, and arrive at its finish line with faith and dignity shows the capacity for achievement.

Within each storm of life is hidden a key that will unlock another door that you were meant to walk through.

Sometimes life will stretch us if we don't stretch ourselves enough.

Every waking moment we see our legacies in their current state of being. The term "living legacy" might be more accurate because it is now that our quality of life will determine what we leave behind.

Allow your heart to grow wings. Savor every moment of life and reflect deeply on each experience. Celebrate the peaks and valleys. Become aware of the authentic joy that continually binds moment to moment, year to year, and generation to generation.

Like the pure, unspoiled creativity within a beautiful child, gratitude allows us to experience the natural tendency of life to expand with newness, joy and abundance.

Life is not defined by what happens to us; it is defined by how we use our circumstances to make this a better world. Our destinations are not determined by the trails we inherit but by those we create.

Life is our brief and precious time to feel - to experience love, laughter, and wonder — to design and contribute our unique creations and expressions of who we are and what we want to leave behind.

Give life the best you have, and life will give its best back to you

Personal Responsibility

Personal responsibility begins from the inside and moves outward. We must begin by taking responsibility for our thoughts, choices, and reactions. Then we can be responsible for the circumstances we create in our world.

We have the divine gift of free will. We make conscious choices as spiritual beings who live in a physical world. Conscious choice is a gift that carries great responsibility.

Every choice can benefit humanity or harm it. Even avoiding choices is a choice, and each choice will have consequences.

The day you stop making excuses and accept personal responsibility for yourself and your results will be the day you will step onto a winning path where you will attract the most cherished dreams of your life.

When you think that something or someone else is responsible for your problems and their solutions, that exact thought is the first problem to solve.

People waste precious years while believing that there will be more time tomorrow than there is today. Today is the perfect day to accept and develop our gifts and talents.

When things are working, I'm responsible... and when they need fixing, I'm responsible.

Only our choices and actions today will bring the rainbow's end with any gold it might contain.

The richest blessings follow those who follow the rules and honor the universal laws for abundant living: laws for wellness, success, relationships, prosperity, spirituality and service to others.

When you follow the rules, life works. If you think you ever really get by with breaking the rules, you're only fooling yourself.

Personal independence might best be thought of as freedom from reaction - as the ability to choose actions and make choices that will impact positively the future of our lives and our world.

The Creator knows what it is we need to be doing and will provide us with plenty of chances to show up. However, we will not get an unlimited number of chances, and we cannot ever assume that we will have tomorrow.

Living serenely doesn't mean that we deny problems or avoid the responsibility for solving them. Just the opposite — we find the clarity and presence of mind to deal with the issues of daily living in positive constructive ways.

From Fear to Love

When fear is the focus, it is fear that results.

If you feel afraid, today can bring the courage that comes by moving through fear toward love.

If you feel love, today will reflect the spirit of joy that you bring into the lives of others.

Align yourself with the energy of God's beautiful world. His faith will melt any fears into a child-like joy, for in His plans, nothing is impossible.

Kindness and Encouragement

When joy is expressed and shared, it multiplies. The more joy we share with others, the more aware we become of its source and supply.

Small acts of kindness speak in loud voices.

One simple kindness at the right moment can change the direction of a life and shine a light of hope when all light seems to have gone out. Sometimes it has the power to save a life.

When we take time to touch shoulders with those we care about, whether it's with words or actions, it makes a difference. Our presence and appropriately caring words help others tremendously during times of loss, difficult transitions and healing.

Unity begins with our own expressions of appreciation and respect for life. The collective can only be transformed if individuals are transformed. Compassion, acceptance and tolerance are beautiful values to hold and pass on to our children!

When going through life's inevitable changes, we need to be compassionate with ourselves. It is the inner self that may need to adjust or heal. Self-care is a vital part of making transitions.

Meeting Challenges

Faith places every stepping stone within reach.

Challenge each problem you face with purposeful thought and determined action. Resolve that every situation you encounter will make you better, stronger, wiser, more skillful, and more loving.

Challenging a problem begins with embracing it rather than resisting it. Accepting the truth about what is so places us in a position to learn and move forward.

Challenges don't ever leave us the same as they found us, and we never leave a challenge the same as we first found it.

We can choose to have our challenges leave us wiser and more compassionate.

It doesn't matter if the stream is narrow or wide. Your goal may be attainable next week or seem years beyond the horizon. There is always that first stepping-stone to start you on the journey.

By infusing your thoughts with love and faith, you will build the tenacity and spiritual fitness needed to meet every obstacle with resolve.

Living Your Dreams

The future you create, is the future you dare to dream.

Daydreams are playful dances of love and faith that let us hold close our joys and accomplishments of tomorrow.

The seasons have no lack of time; each is balanced within a cycle of birth, growth and rest. Likewise, the only time we lack is that which we fail to use for worthwhile purposes.

Living hopes yield living dreams.

Hope is like a dream-fire burning in the background of our minds. We start with hope. Where there is even a spark of hope, faith lives and dream-fires burn.

Begin today by creating a compelling vision of what your life will look like five years from now. Then ask yourself, "What is my plan for making that vision a reality?"

If you have a desire you cannot forsake, you have the first ingredient for achievement, a dream. Your dream is all you need to start with — a blueprint for the future.

We need to move boldly into the foreground of our visions. Life sometimes calls for us to be a bit wild when it comes to making our dreams come true.

Your experiences are priceless. They are creating treasuries of gold that no one except you can share.

Resolve and Perseverance

To persevere is to move in alignment and in harmony with life.

The person that ends up a winner, is the one who resolves to win.

Pick a big dream, a once in a lifetime dream, a song in your heart dream, a gift to mankind dream, a purpose- filling dream. Then run with it and persevere!

Intention reflects an unstoppable resolve. It gives an energetic feeling that says, "This will be done, and I'm not going to quit!"

Confidence comes from knowledge, successes, faith, and a firm resolve to move forward despite temporary discouragement.

Spiritual Awareness

Softly touching the soul's eyes is a healing warmth, a gift of light and life.

All we need to do to see miracles is look with a spirit of gratitude.

Those who see from a perspective of spiritual beauty welcome walks of solitude; they bless their aloneness with gratitude. In so doing, they transmute suffering into spiritual gifts—solitude into moments of peace, loneliness into friendships, listless routines into purposeful missions, and lack into abundance.

We can become aware of the miracles within and around us by opening our spiritual eyes. These moments of keen awareness bring us into our essential nature — beings created with miraculous talents to develop and share.

Time spent with people has an eternal quality; it enriches life with lasting expressions of gratitude and indelible memories. It opens our spiritual eyes to the many small blessings before us each moment.

By sharing peace with others, you will become more and more aware of the serenity and tranquility within you.

Take time today to listen to the emotion in the voice of a friend, feel the warmth of the summer sunshine, or see the perfection in a cluster of stars. Become still. Listen to the voice inside your heart — without judging its message. What does it tell you?

Live this day completely. Look deeply to see the colors painted by every emotion. Feel the life beneath your skin and its sustaining energy within each breath.

If you feel inspired, today can bring awareness of the strength in your spirit and the resolve to overcome defeat.

Have a conversation with God and ask your question. Keep asking and listening. The answer will come as a feeling of certainty, an intuitive knowing, as if it had been obvious all along.

The turmoil of daily life has no influence where there is Peace. True thoughts, creative ideas, and confident actions arise from the calmness and strength of Peace.

We can learn many powerful life lessons by looking closely at God's remarkable creations. His signature is everywhere in nature, and His lessons too obvious to miss when we look with spiritual eyes.

We can learn many powerful life lessons by looking closely at God's remarkable creations. His signature is everywhere in nature, and His lessons too obvious to miss when we look with spiritual eyes.

At Peace, we become aware of the Creator's unconditional and ever present love. Then we can respond to life situations with love and positive courses of action.

Love and Relationships

An illusion it has always been, the turning loose of hands.

When people work together toward a common vision, they can obtain uncommon results.

When we listen, we are not only receiving ideas, we are actively reaching out to our communication partner.

A house can have more trimmings than you could ever want, but a home will have all the love that you will ever need.

To attract healthy relationships, we first need a healthy relationship with ourselves. Going to work on the self can feel like jumping from a safety net. We don't like to do it even if the safety net is strangling us.

We must nurture our own well-being to attract trusting relationships. We attract qualities in others that we first develop in ourselves.

Independent people realize that the independence they enjoy requires interdependence. We need the support of each other.

Giving has a spiritual energy that continues to spread. It resonates with that part of life that continuously seeks growth and expansion. Every gift you give to others is a powerful investment in them and in you!

Living each day in a committed relationship with our Creator, the spirits of love, peace, and compassion will assure that we have a home no matter where we go.

Through the changing times and seasons of life, our golden relationships are not really lost. They are there to help guide us. They are as close as a thought.

Adventure

Every transition is an adventure — a challenge for growth and discovery.

Adventure is "seeing" from a transformed perspective. There we can discover our purpose and accept ourselves as worthwhile people who have both challenges and tremendous potential.

We can choose to dwell on yesterday, or we can see life through the eyes of a child — with newness, joy, and the thrill of adventure.

If we focus only on what we perceive as a future "finish line", we will miss something special: today's small victories. Discovering these moments of joy is one of life's most rewarding adventures.

There is tremendous value to be found in all experiences whether we are stuck in a valley or standing on a mountain top. We just need to look through the right "lens" from the best perspective to find that value. Then we begin to see in a new way. That's where adventure begins.

© Copyright by Steve Brunkhorst. Steve is a professional life success coach, motivational author, and the editor of Achieve! 60-Second Nuggets of Inspiration, a popular mini-zine bringing great stories, motivational nuggets, and inspiring thoughts to help you achieve more in your career and personal life. Contact Steve by visiting http://AchieveEzine.com/contact/

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