Favorite Inspirational Quotes

A day merely survived is no cause for celebration.  You are not here to fritter away your precious hours when you have the ability to accomplish so much by making a slight change in your routine.

Og Mandino

Since I do this journaling, let’s say it’s a given that I understand I am not here to “fritter away” my time.  Of course, that doesn’t mean all my waking hours have to be spent in frantic action.  There is definitely room for meditation and contemplative thinking.  However, I don’t want to waste my hours by simply getting through the day.

What I pull from this quote is the idea that I can accomplish so much by only making a small change in my routine.  Maybe that small change can be as simple as adding a 5 minute meditation to my morning routine to calm me and center me before beginning my work day.  Maybe it could be to ensure I read at least 30 minutes of a non fiction book every day.   Maybe it’s as simple as turning off the TV an hour earlier a couple times a week.

I can accomplish so much more in my life by making a slight positive change this month and another next month.  Ship corrections are done by degrees.  I will correct my course by making small degrees of change consistently over time to turn these slight changes into good habits.  In the end, I change the journey of my life.

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