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Everything
Value and appreciate whatever you have and wherever you are, no matter how modest or insignificant it may seem. For what you have is everything you need to get anything you want. It's not a matter of how much or how little you have. What truly matters is what you do with it. Even if you have almost nothing else, you have the hours and the moments in this day, and the days that follow. Use them wisely, with focus and discipline, with persistence and determination, and you'll be moving toward where you want to be.
Look at today as a starting point, and know that there is a very real and very attainable path which leads all the way to your most treasured dreams. The very best thing you can do today is to take the first step along that path.
Though it may be a small step, it is a positive one, a way to begin making use of what you have that will bring you to what you desire. You already have everything you need to take that first step, and once you take it you'll have what you need to take the next one.
See what you have, see where you can go and with each day you'll make your way steadily there.
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Forget
One of the most effective ways to express, enjoy and fulfill the best of yourself is, surprisingly, to forget yourself. In your thoughts, take your own concerns out of the picture and you can experience more fully and more authentically whatever is there. The most gracious and beautiful dancers are not concerned with how they appear during the performance.
Rather, they lose themselves in the moment and are able to fully become the dance. The most effective teachers focus not on their own knowledge but rather on their students' understanding. Those who lose themselves in whatever they are doing are the ones who do it the best.
Think of a time when you've become so totally involved in the experience of life that you were able to forget yourself. Remember how fully and powerfully alive it made you feel.
Lose yourself in the moment and really listen, really sing, really read, really play, really worship, really love, really speak, really celebrate, really care. Free yourself from the useless limitations imposed by worry, regret, anger, and embarrassment. The more you can live beyond the chatter of your own ego, the more magnificent each moment will be.
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The Real You!
Those things you love most will help you see the places and the ways in which you can make the biggest positive difference. The more time you spend each day being the person you truly are, the faster you will move yourself and your world forward. Joy, abundance and fulfillment are not just empty dreams, not just reserved for others, not just a matter of luck or timing. They come from living true to your highest purpose.
You do not need anyone else's permission to be the real, authentic person you know you can be. You do not need any special arrangements, circumstances or resources to be who you truly are.
Your job, your family, your friends, your responsibilities do not prevent you from being who you truly are. In fact, they provide you with ample opportunity to express your true self and to genuinely make a positive difference.
Any time is the right time, any situation is the right situation for you to live the marvelous abundance that is yours. You've been given a life that's unique and filled with special value, so live and delight in the best of that value.
Before another moment passes, begin to live as the person you will truly love to be.
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Marilyn L. Ali
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