Favorite Inspirational Quotes

Find the good.  It’s all around you.  Find it, showcase it, and you’ll start believing in it.

Jesse Owens

This goes back to what you think about, you become.  Again, it is a matter of focus.  If you focus on the good and make it important in your life, showcase it, then that becomes what you believe.  Likewise, if you focus on the negative and showcase it, as our media mostly does, you will end up thinking that is all there is out there.  A real good reason not to watch the news every night.

If I fear something and I only focus on that fear, sooner or later, it’s going to happen.  We need to come up with tactics that will stop us from focusing on the things we don’t want.  One trick is simply shouting out, “Stop!” when your mind starts running in circles on a topic you don’t want to focus on.

Another is making a list of all we are grateful for in our lives.  Another list could be of all the things that are right in our lives right now.  You’ll find these two lists are closely related.

I use inspirational quotes as well.  I print them out and post them all over my office and living room.  Some are posted on my front door so I see them every time I walk out the door.  They are even in my bathroom.  That is a good example of showcasing the good.

Keeping pictures of beautiful places around you will showcase the good.  I suppose that works for anything you think of as beautiful, be it a beautiful rock, coin, teapot, or piece of furniture.  I have many houseplants.  Not only do they clean my environment, they provide wonderful living green around my home and the flowers are pretty as well.

Read stories of inspirational and courageous people, people who overcame the odds in certain situations.  Read of people who achieved extraordinary heights.  Those type of stories will do much more to showcase the good than watching the evening news.

What tactics do you use to help you keep focus on the good in life or on the things you want?

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