Daily Motivator - December
 

December 1

Move beyond success

If you let success go to your head, you seriously compromise the possibility of future success. Acknowledge your success, thank others who do so, and then move on from it.

Every success fades with time. Make the choice not to fade along with it.

Your past successes are what you’ve done, but don’t pretend that they define who you are. See yourself as a humble inhabitant of the present, eager to make a difference.

Both success and failure provide valuable experience you can call upon again and again. Rather than becoming complacent and arrogant about the good you’ve done, focus the power of that experience in an active and beneficial direction.

One of the best things about success is the increased opportunity it can provide. With gratitude and humility, set about to transform that opportunity into new value.

Spend a few minutes celebrating the win, then get busy working on the next challenge. From every success, quietly begin to create another.

— Ralph Marston

Happy December the 1st Tammy and Kracker, let's thank God for getting us
Through the month of November, always thinking him for his grace and mercy
each and every day, one day at a time. God bless us as we prepare for this joyous
Christmas season.

December 2

Desire goodness

The quality of your desires affects the quality of your life. Fortunately, your desires are not all arbitrarily imposed on you.

Your desires have great influence on your life from moment to moment, decade after decade. And you have significant influence over which desires you grant prominence to.

You are going to be captivated by and, in a sense, enslaved by some particular things. You can be intentional and strategic about what those things are.

All desires have the power to reach into every part of your being. Yet not all desires are created equal.

Some desires will compel your commitment to valuable, life-enhancing achievements. Other desires have the power to ruin your life and the lives of those around you.

Respect the power of desire and express your respect by choosing desires that benefit your life and your world. Live with the desire for true goodness, and goodness will come from your thoughts, your actions, your life.

— Ralph Marston

Willbe
Thank for ur blessing. Winter is almost here. May God continue to bless us all and kp us sober through all these trouble times caused by this wicked fallen world. May we continue to put all our trust and faith in our Lord as we prepare to celebrate his birthday. Merry Christmas and God b with u

Thank you Willbe and Kracker. May God bless you both and everyone this holiday season.

December 3

When life talks to you

Listen when life talks to you. And that is all the time.

Watch what life shows to you. See its beauty in endless forms and iterations.

During obscure as well as normal encounters, in the routine and in the unexpected, life conveys a wealth of wisdom and perspective. Take the trouble to pay attention, have the courage and respect to do so.

What you know about is good and useful, yet it’s woefully short of all there is. Life always has more to teach you, to inspire you with.

So watch, and listen, and learn, and feel. Remind yourself of the limitless opportunities ever within your reach, and partake, and share.

Most of all, honor life by living it, immersing yourself fully in its wonder, challenge, tribulation, and joy. Open yourself to the richness as it continually unfolds at every level and in every dimension.

— Ralph Marston

December 4

It’s an opportunity

The obstacle you encounter is not just something that gets in your way. It’s an opportunity.

The beauty you see is not merely there to be admired. It represents an opportunity.

This is not just another hour, another trip, another situation. It’s an opportunity to live with purpose, with effectiveness, with joy, gratitude, and love.

Whatever form it takes, see the opportunity. Take the opportunity to act, to speak, to learn, to improve, to understand.

Appreciate the opportunities and then return the favor. The more opportunities you make good use of, the more and better opportunities there will be.

Whatever place you go, whatever thing you see, whatever is going on, it’s an opportunity. Make it your business to make good and lasting value from it.

— Ralph Marston

Big Time Amen Tammy.

If no one has not told you today, Jesus loves you
and so do I. Have a great weekend on purpose.

December 5

Envision the good you can do

Boldly take hold of the opportunity that is now. Put yourself out there, take the initiative, act on your ideas, follow through with your plans.

Create value, meaning, and substance from the time that passes. Be willing to get your hands dirty and eager to get your feet wet.

Use the moment at hand to give your active support to what you care about. Feel the power and fulfillment that come from focusing on purpose rather than on mere distractions.

Right in front of you is a stretch of time in which you can make a difference. Surrounding you are possibilities, resources, ideas, and other people who also seek fulfillment.

See the potential for goodness, progress, enrichment, and work to bring that potential to life. Feel the satisfaction that comes from giving your best.

Envision the good you can do with now. Then make the effort to make the vision real.

— Ralph Marston

December 6

Treasure the process

The way to get there is to keep going. The way to keep going is to treasure the process.

Even before you have reached the goal, you continue to have the experience of reaching toward the goal. That reaching is what creates the value you seek.

The work to get there can be tedious, annoying, and frustrating if you choose to see it as such. Yet there’s a much more empowering choice you can make.

You can decide to see the work in a positive light. After all, your perspective, your opinion of what you’re doing, is up to you.

You can remind yourself that in each little task is the opportunity to add value to the final achievement. That every moment you put into the effort is a moment spent on a worthwhile endeavor.

There’s a specific process that leads to whatever achievement you may desire. Treasure the process, and reach the achievement.

— Ralph Marston

December 7

Establish momentum

Momentum is strong, and yet you can be stronger. Momentum exerts persistent power, and you can swing that power to the direction where it works in your favor.

When you’re doing nothing, the default path is to continue doing nothing. Fortunately, even the slightest bit of intentional activity can change that path.

Laying in bed, it’s all too easy to continue laying in bed. Even so, just one little positive and ambitious thought can get you out of bed and into action.

Follow that action with one more and you’ve shifted into an active momentum. You can then ride that momentum as far as you want it to go, one action at a time.

When you sense that you could benefit from a change in momentum, take the initiative. Make the first small step, followed by another.

Once you’re in motion you’re much more likely to stay in motion. Establish some positive momentum and make use of it for the benefit of all.

— Ralph Marston

December 8

What’s the rush?

What’s the rush? The more you hurry, the more you miss.

Hurry through breakfast, hurry through the morning, hurry through lunch, and what does it get you? You hurry through the rest of the day, then wonder why it all was so empty.

Remind yourself that this day is not a contest to see how many activities you can cram into each hour. It’s an opportunity to experience, to focus, to let thoughts and feelings linger.

If you don’t live with patience and richness right now, when will you? Give yourself the time and quality you desire and deserve.

Yes, you need to adhere to a certain schedule so your activities can mesh well with the activities of others. But that doesn’t mean you must overload that schedule.

Rather than pushing and striving to do everything, seek to give time, quality and sustained attention to what’s most meaningful. Live each experience well by letting go of the compulsion to zip through it.

— Ralph Marston

Easy does it is what I got out of that very awesome read.
Stop and smell the roses.

December 9

Peaceful experience

For a moment or maybe longer, invite peacefulness into the entirety of your being. Enable your awareness to linger on the best part of being alive, of being you, of being itself.

Feel meaning, purpose, and joy as they resonate through the center of who you are. Open yourself to the mystery you cannot name and yet cannot deny.

In that space, in that state, find clarity, find truth. Wrap yourself in the reality of existence, in the everlasting possibility of goodness.

See with rejuvenated eyes the deep beauty in all that is. Breathe in the sweet, empowering air of possibility.

Understand how even those things that confound you can make sense. Realize the ways love has made a difference and will continue to do so.

Notice how brightly love can shine in even the darkest darkness. And carry the warm, peaceful experience with you everywhere you go.

— Ralph Marston