Day 365: things don’t always work out how you thought they would – often, they work out even better. set goals, have dreams, make plans… but always keep your mind open to diversions, changes and surprises!
Day 364: time has a way of teaching you that quality is always better than quantity. if you have even one person who you count as a true, trustworthy and treasured friend, you are doing better than many others.
Day 363: i love this one. it reminds me that happiness isn’t a destination that we magically reach one day. it’s a journey, a process, a lifestyle.
Day 362: learn to love yourself. where you invest positive energy, you get positive results. we often forget that this includes investing positive energy into ourselves.
Day 361: you must always be adaptable to change. things won’t always work out the way you thought they would, but they are probably working out for the better. just go with it… unexpected is not always unwelcome or undesirable.
Day 360: i love this one. you don’t gain anything from getting in the way of others.
Day 359: well, i suppose you can’t please everyone! so you might as well make sure at least to always satisfy yourself.
Day 358: which one are you?
Day 357: change happens little bit by little bit, not all at once. do a little bit each day because every little bit counts.
Day 356: if you want to see change, you can’t just wait for it. you must bring it about yourself.
Day 355: i love this little reminder about value. monetary value is not the only or even the most important value. make sure you and all the things around you also have other kinds of value as well. some people are so poor that all they have is money….
Day 354: makes sense, doesn’t it? you get out what you put in. so before you complain about what you’ve been getting out, have a long, hard look at what you’ve been putting in.
Day 353: it’s a subtle difference, but an important difference. take responsibility.
Day 352: every morning, you wake up with a clean slate and a chance to start over.
Day 351: You would surprise yourself with the things you could do, if only you believed in yourself enough to try.
Day 350: It’s so easy to lose sight of yourself in today’s fast-paced world, where there is so much pressure to be how everyone tells you to be. Always take the time to make sure you aren’t caving… stay true to yourself.
Day 349: excellent advice. if it’s doing nothing for you, you don’t need it in your life so why keep it there?
Day 348: you get out what you put in. spread the love and it will come back to you.
Day 347: never let yourself be affected by the limitations of others. in fact, don’t let yourself be affected by limitations at all if you can help it :)
Day 346: Don’t speak unless you can improve on the silence.
Day 345: the aim of the game is just to stay in it… you can’t win if you remove yourself from the competition!
Day 344: perspective is everything…
Day 343: always trust in the process. even if things aren’t working out how you would like them to, they are working out exactly as you need them to. it will all become clear in the end…
Day 342: most of the time, the right path is the harder path. but it’s always the more worthy path. karma has no deadline….
Day 341: i love this because it reminds me to remind the people i care about and appreciate so dearly that i care about them and appreciate them so dearly. the people around you shape who you are, how you feel and what your life is like. treat them accordingly.
Day 340: if everything in life were good, then at the same time, nothing would be good. the hard times and there to make us appreciate the good times, the failures are there to make us appreciate the successes, the sadness is there to make us appreciate the happiness… understand that all bad things serve as much of a purpose in your life as the good things, you just have to be patient as you wait for that purpose to become clear.
Day 339: just like wealth, health, happiness and everything good in life, success is a journey not a destination. you can’t just get there straight away, you have to take all the steps along the way.
Day 338: it is always better to try and risk failing than to doubt and not try at all. if you try, you may fail but you may also succeed. if you don’t try at all, it is impossible to succeed.
Day 337: Don’t speak unless you can improve on the silence.
Day 336: the perfect time never comes. start now, even if you don’t feel ready, and every step you take is still a step in the right direction.
Day 335: every day is a second chance. a fresh opportunity to turn things around :)
Day 334: don’t waste time and effort on people who can so easily walk away from you. they probably don’t deserve you anyway. invest your love and attention into the people who do want to be in your life, to make sure that is where they stay.
Day 333: a good question to ask yourself – every now and then, re-evaluate the things you do, why you do them, what you get out of them, and if you should continue them.
Day 332: any progress is good progress. even the most minute of steps towards what you want is better than no steps at all. today, try taking a small step towards one of your goals and applaud yourself for it, even if that step is merely to decide what the goal is to begin with. you are already ahead of many others!
Day 331: if you can’t live longer, live deeper…
Day 330: what an excellent reminder to get started today. you have to start somewhere, and the earlier you start the sooner you will get there!
Day 329: an interesting perspective, especially these days when it’s so trendy to be a humanitarian… sometimes we need to have a look at our own world on a smaller scale before we go trying to change everyone else’s.
Day 328: a closed mind lives in a closed world of closed doors and limited opportunities. no matter how hard you look, you won’t find anything your mind is blind to. the more open minded you are, the more open the possibilities in your life are.
Day 327: failure is never definitive. there is always another way…
Day 326: every now and then, remind yourselves that things could be worse and be happy that they aren’t even if they also aren’t perfect…
Day 325: you don’t wait for a good day to happen, you make a good day happen.
Day 324: nothing bad will ever come from being kind…
Day 323: no matter what you apply this to, the message is the same – the small things really do count…
Day 322: what goes around will always come back around eventually. you may get away with something in the short term but it will always come back to bite you. and even if you’re not completely sold on the idea of a karma bus, why take the risk?
Day 321: love this attitude!
Day 320: like I always say, shape your thoughts and you shape your world.
Day 319: this really applies to all of your relationships. if someone walks away from you, they didn’t deserve you anyway.
Day 318: where you choose to focus your energy and efforts is where you will inevitably see the most results. makes such perfect sense, but we too often forget it and let our focus stray… focus on the good and the good is what you will get.
Day 317: if you mind your own business, it is YOUR business that will grow. the grass is greener where you water it!!
Day 316: so simple, but so true. why choose to suffer any more than necessary? getting over something painful is a choice and a commitment, not something that will just happen on its own.
Day 315: there will always be those less and more fortunate than you, you can’t control that. but you can choose to be happy with how fortunate YOU are. if we all chose to be happy with what we have, it wouldn’t change what anyone else has. but it would make the world an infinitely happier place.
Day 314: we all know my mantra is that everything happens for a reason… the good times but also the bad and even the worst times are all part of our life experience and have an important role to play in our development, learning, identity and story (even if we may not know what that is just yet). trust that the universe knows what its doing, and search for the lesson you were supposed to get out of everything that happens to you. you will generally be able to find it. it makes life infinitely easier to understand, cope with and enjoy.
Day 313: there is nothing more rewarding than bringing happiness to another person. you have nothing to lose by brightening someone’s day, and everything to gain. try it some time…
Day 312: A simple but powerful reminder…
Day 311: Don’t stand by and do nothing, when your action could make a world of difference. Inaction is as much a CHOICE as action. It is also just as powerful…
Day 310: you can control the way you see the world around you by what you choose to look for. look for the positives and you will find a positive world around you. look for the negatives, and suddenly the world around you is negative. so much of our state of mind and emotions is the result of our CHOICES. choose to be happy, choose to see the positives. it will change your life.
Day 309: it is always easier to make excuses, and always harder to follow your dreams. but if you want the best results, you must put in your best efforts. dreams only come true if you make them.
Day 308: be the best that you can be. that is all you can expect of yourself. don’t always strive to be like others, but don’t also fail to strive to be the best version of yourself.
Day 307: by holding onto things, you choose to be weighed down by them. but by letting them go, you are choosing not to be. there are more choices in life than you think. choose how you want to feel today!
Day 306: people too often forget that paying attention to things around you is immeasurably more important and beneficial than being paid attention to….
Day 305: such valuable advice. don’t change who you are, because there ARE people out there who are looking for exactly what you have to offer…
Day 304: dream big, but not unrealistically big. sometimes if you get carried away with things, they can overwhelm you and deter you from ever starting… baby steps always get you further!
Day 303: always dare…. to dream, but more importantly, to live those dreams.
Day 302: every step in the wrong direction is actually, by elimination, bringing you a step closer in the right direction. there is no such thing as failure, only learning.
Day 301: making a big decision or changing your mind or seeing a new perspective can all happen in the briefest of moments. if you can time all your courage, motivation, positivity and self belief to channel into those fleeting moments, that’s all you need. we don’t all need to be superheroes all the time to have super results :)
Day 300: love this. think big. but more importantly, think DIFFERENT.
Day 299: a good idea on its own is only half the battle, if that… making it happen is what distinguishes the best of us from the rest of us.
Day 298: so true! so start living it! the longer you wait for the future, the shorter it will be…
Day 297: simple but true. we can’t avoid the collective “shit” that life sometimes throws at us, but we can certainly minimise it with good forward planning, hard work, focus, commitment and positivity.
Day 296: You are your own person, so why ever let others think or speak for you? It is often easier to sit quietly on the sidelines, especially if your views differ from the crowd, but why blend in when you were made to stand out?
Day 295: in most cases, “don’t give up”, “persevere”, and “keep going” are the most positive mantras to live by. but not in ALL cases. sometimes, it is smarter and more productive to stop what you are doing and move on to something else. make sure you stop every now and then to evaluate which is the best course of action for your situation.
Day 294: actions speak louder than words.
Day 293: remind yourself of this every single day, and live accordingly.
Day 292: sometimes, particularly when times get tough, the voices inside our heads can become our own worst enemies. mental discipline is so important. a positive outlook isn’t something that just comes to you, it’s something you commit to, focus on, and work hard for.
Day 291: there are always people out there who take pleasure in your mistakes or failures. don’t give them any chances to make a mountain out of a molehill.
Day 290: follow your heart, and not the crowd.
Day 289: Only accept people who accept you for who you really are…
Day 288: excellent advice. and yet so many people don’t realise!
Day 287: life does go on. you may not be able to see the end of the tunnel right now, but it is always, without fail, waiting there for you when you are ready. just keep moving forward, step by step.
Day 286: karma is only a bitch if you are. so don’t be one! accumulating good karma can only do you good in the long run.
Day 285: we would all do well to remind ourselves of this from time to time.
Day 284: two simple rules that can enrich your life and forge your path to happiness.
Day 283: happiness can be simple if you want it to be.
Day 282: open your mind, open up a world of opportunities.
Day 281: an interesting reminder that we are all different and we are all imperfect.
Day 280: simple but powerful.
Day 279: every now and then you need to step back and evaluate your relationships. are you happy with them? are you getting what you deserve? are you giving what your friends deserve? even the strongest and low-maintenance of relationships need a polish up every now and then.
Day 278: today, there is far too much glorification of being “busy”. too many people are too busy to laugh, smile, smell the roses… life is there to be enjoyed. start enjoying it before karma gives you a reason not to!
Day 277: we need signs like this up everywhere. fear is counterproductive, energy-draining and often irrational. fears are to be faced, tackled and conquered. do not feed them, win them over.
Day 276: what we see depends on what we look for. anything in life can be exciting if you look at it that way.
Day 275: you get through life so much easier with a smile on your face. people are most attractive when they smile.
Day 274: don’t ever let yourself be under-appreciated or taken for granted. never settle for less than you deserve.
Day 273: always have pride in the way you present yourself. you should never judge a book by its cover, but unfortunately everyone does. don’t allow your outer self to let your inner self down.
Day 272: happiness doesn’t just come to you, you actually have to seek it. it’s a lifestyle. it’s a choice. it is there for those who want it.
Day 271: love everything about this one. print it out and put it up somewhere!
Day 270: you will never have learnt everything that life has to teach you. always be open to new experiences, perspectives and ways of doing things…
Day 269: accept things for what they are. accept what you can’t change, know what you can. you will make your life a whole lot easier.
Day 268: success doesn’t belong to the dreamers, it belongs to the workers who know how to turn their dreams into a reality.
