Inspiration #24- Courage

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So this is another of the great quotes I came across in searching for a motivation tool towards my ultimate goal of wellness. That doesn't mean dieting or getting rid of all my belongings, rather it is a goal towards happiness and serenity. Inner peace balanced with the means to better handle stress and problems that may come about. I am in great need of peace in my life. I am tired of living for the urgent, rather I want to be able to know what an emergency is and how to handle those things quickly and with ease. As opposed to the urgent things that mask themselves as emergencies. I am hoping to cast aside fear and go for the entire lifestyle change. It's not an easy thing to do, especially for me, being I can't stand change. But acceptance of that and the willingness to change what I can. I need to just jump in and remember what is important to me.

“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.”

This is one of the things that, I feel can help better me on my journey towards wellness. I hope to remember this on all those tough decisions I need to make along the way. Life is a journey, I just hope to LIVE it the way it was intended to be lived. Through love, joy, curiosity, and wonder. Not through fear and emptiness for not having "gone for it!" I want, no need, to have the courage in my life to live!

Inspiration #23- Character

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Sometimes things remind me of the things that are important to me and in life. Character is a huge part of life and it's all defining. I enjoy having good conversations with good people. I don't deem people to be good or not good, only they can do that for themselves. I am a new-ish mom, my son is going to be 3 very soon. One thing I hope to instill upon him, is the value of good character, doing the right thing, even if it doesn't benefit you. Being honest and true. To have those things, good character is a must. I found this quote and thought how very accurate this was and decided to share it with you. Again, as I've mentioned previously, I am on a big kick to change my life. Part of that means finding things that motivate and inspire me. This quote brought back to me many of my feelings on life.

“The true measure of an individual is how he treats a person who can do him absolutely no good.”

I don't know about you, but this really meant a lot to me. Because if I had to choose a way to explain character, I think I would definitely use this as a very clear obvious way to show what it means. I believe fully & have said many times, you ALWAYS treat people right, no matter who you think they are. You just never know. Every person is important. Regardless of a persons appearance, dress, stature { monetary or otherwise..}, age, gender, etc.. Always, always be good to people. It shows your character. And after all, character is quite important. I found this a very inspirational quote because it mirrors my own belief on the subject.

Inspiration #22- Self-Improvement

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As I'v been missing in action for a VERY VERY long time due to some personal concerns, I decided to resume posting here. Even though I've no real hope of making my deadline, I still want to strive for a more full blog. I have recently decided to change things up in my life, and as a part of that, returning to this site makes much sense. I am all about intentional living and becoming more so in all aspects of my life. I hope to find enough inspiration and motivation to once again tackle this project and complete it fully, despite being set overzealously. I came across some quotes that I find fitting and I wanted to share them here.
The quote that helped me to realize I needed to return and resume my quest here is this one:

“The principle is competing against yourself. It’s about self-improvement, about being better than you were the day before.”

I felt compelled to hold true to this, because I truly believe that this is how I need to live my life. I have always believed this, never saw this quote before today however. I don't know who to attribute it to, but it rings true in my mind. I WANT to be better. I am always looking for ways to be better, to become better, to better myself. Before I can do that, I must first start competing against myself again. Because tomorrow, I expect to be better than today. With luck, that makes sense to people other than myself.