[AffirmationstoDe-Stress] MORNING COFFEE [4 Attachments]

 

When Your Dreams Don't Live Up To Your Expectations by Jane Powell  "Success is a meaningful lifestyle, not just a business." How many people do you know that have aggressively achieved their dreams yet they never feel complete? What happened? They have sacrificed their health, relationships and personal needs for success, without knowing what's most important to them. There's a lesson here for every one of us. Before you can be truly successful, your core values and beliefs must be aligned with your efforts. In other words, your heart must lead your labors. Without this, true fulfillment will never come your way.   "Commitment is a decision." Commitment is not just a simple act of wishing for something. Commitment is a decision to do whatever it takes. You may wish to be in awesome shape. But, you won't succeed until you decide to put down the chocolates, get off the couch, and start exercising, regularly! Yes, this is hard to hear, but that's what commitment is all about – deciding to put in the sweat and effort and sacrifice, to achieve the goals you hold dear. The sweat and effort may come from your head, as in commitment to your workplace or achieving your goals. It may come from your heart, as in commitment to a relationship or your children. But, wherever it comes from, it requires a decision not only to start, but persevere. Remember, the rewards you seek are priceless, and worth every moment of dedicated effort.   You have the strength   You have the strength to choose your thoughts. You have the strength to choose your actions, your attitude, and your feelings in any given moment. You have the strength to decide what to focus the energy of your life upon. You can be strong in any way you choose to be strong. Life will often come at you fast and furious and in an unrelenting way. Yet as intense as it may become, it never has to overwhelm you. For you can choose to be as strong as you must be. You can think strong and positive thoughts, and follow through with strong, decisive actions. You can reach inside and feel the ever-growing strength that comes from the truth of who you are. You can connect that strength to everything you do. You have the strength because you have the choice to live in accordance with your deepest, most treasured values. Choose to be strong, and bring those values more fully to life with every experience.   Ralph Marston - Dear Readers, " Morning Coffee " is a labor of love and meant to be shared with others to spread encouragement and inspiration. If you share, please be kind and give credit where credit is due and copy and paste or forward with Page Header and contact information included. Thank you , " Morning Coffee" Created, and maintained by: Dizzyrizzy2U@aol.com GrandmaGail2BC@aol.com Copyright © 1996 -2013 " Morning Coffee" all rights reserved. To subscribe or unsubscribe send an email to the following email addresses. Subscribe: YourMorningCoffee-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Unsubscribe: YourMorningCoffee-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com