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Wake Up Rich

When you worry about what you don't have, it is a waste of what you do have. You already have everything you need to be the person you are. Everything you've accomplished, all that you've experienced, all that you are right now, has come from what you already have.

Life is rich indeed, and it is already yours. Focus on what you can do with it. Seek out ways in which you can make a real, substantial difference. Rather than worrying about what you don't have, make the highest and best… Continue

Added by Sam Dennis on December 15, 2009 at 7:35am — No Comments

Every Twist and Turn

There is potential for joy in every moment, whatever the situation. The only reason your job is boring, is because you choose to see it as such. The only reason your neighbor is unpleasant, is because you think of him as such.

Accept what is. Find the good in everything that surrounds you. Nothing will ever make you happy, until you decide to be happy. Accept what is, and you have the ability to make it whatever you want. Nothing can make you happy, and yet you can make happiness… Continue

Added by Sam Dennis on December 14, 2009 at 9:09am — No Comments

SO VERY MUCH

You have so very much. There are people who love you. There is a world of beauty and opportunity all around you. You can think. You can act. You can make choices. You can learn. You can grow. You have hopes and dreams, and the ability to follow them.

You can make a true and lasting difference in the world around you. You have a day full of life that's waiting to be lived, right here and now. You have challenges which can build your strength, and energy with which to meet… Continue

Added by Sam Dennis on December 2, 2009 at 7:29am — No Comments

Trust

More things can be accomplished more quickly in a situation where there is trust among everyone involved. Trust can often make the difference between success and failure.

Trust grows and thrives when there is a genuine commitment to truth. Truth is not always convenient or easy. It is often difficult and awkward. Yet truth is an absolute necessity for building trust, and without trust it is difficult to get anything accomplished.

Even liars demonstrate a respect for the… Continue

Added by Sam Dennis on December 1, 2009 at 8:38am — No Comments

TRULY IMPORTANT

Stop right now and remember. Recall your most deeply held desires. Think of your richest blessings. Focus on your most profound joys. What can you do right this moment to build upon and strengthen the very things which give your life meaning?

Have your dreams become buried under the aimless details of everyday life? Is your attention too often dominated by trivial things to the point where there's no time or energy remaining for that which truly matters?

There is a… Continue

Added by Sam Dennis on November 24, 2009 at 8:08am — No Comments

Imagine you are free

Imagine right this moment that you are free. The limitations you've imposed on yourself have dropped away. The disappointments of your past no longer hold you down. The opinions of others cannot stand in your way any more.

Imagine that you are free to focus on creating a better life for yourself and for the world in which you live. Though there are difficult challenges, rather than wasting your energy worrying about or fighting them, you use that energy to work your way through… Continue

Added by Sam Dennis on November 18, 2009 at 7:08am — No Comments

Imagine you are free

Added by Sam Dennis on November 18, 2009 at 7:08am — 1 Comment

GROWING PAST DISAPPOINTMENT

Each disappointment in your life will continue to weigh you down only until you learn and accept what that it has to teach you. The moment a disappointment becomes a learning and growing experience is the moment in which it is transformed into a triumph.

The chance to learn from your shortcomings and grow out of your disappointments is one of the richest opportunities you can ever experience. Adversity is a thorough, effective and highly personalized teacher. The powerful lessons… Continue

Added by Sam Dennis on November 4, 2009 at 7:08am — No Comments

The Direction of Strenght

It's helpful to visualize strength as something that flows only in a positive, creative direction. When you go along in the same direction, your strength increases. When you move in the other direction, whatever strength you have will quickly disappear.

Apply your strength toward positive and productive ends, and that strength grows. Use your strength for destructive purposes, and you'll see that strength drained away.

Are you going in a direction that's making you… Continue

Added by Sam Dennis on October 30, 2009 at 4:00am — No Comments

YOU GOOD FORTUNE

Consider how supremely fortunate you are. You're alive, you're able to think, to act, to make decisions, to make a difference. There are those whom you care about. There are those who care about you. You're experienced, knowledgeable, skilled, curious and resourceful.

With all that going for you, there's no need to be stopped by fear. There's no need to be the least bit insecure. There's no need to be angry, arrogant or deceitful. There's every reason to be confident. There's every… Continue

Added by Sam Dennis on September 29, 2009 at 8:52am — No Comments

A Relationship that will never leave you

Having a relationship with Jesus

Matthew 26:14-26:14

Intro. One of the great bible tragedies is the life and death of Judas Iscariot. It is a strange enigma, how one could be so close to Jesus and yet so far from the Savior. It was a certain fact, that Jesus chose Judas but there is no biblical proof that Judas chose Jesus. There are many today who are church members and they feel that membership is enough. People are under a strange notion that church attendance, Sunday school… Continue

Added by Sam Dennis on September 26, 2009 at 7:55pm — No Comments

Time for Action

Now is the time to follow your dreams. Now is the time to fulfill your possibilities. Life can be as full, rich and joyful and you're willing to make it. There's absolutely no reason to put it off until later. You'll only cheat yourself out of the golden days that can be yours.

Stop for a moment and consider your dreams, your hopes and your ambitions. They are yours for a reason. They are yours because you are in the best position to follow and fulfill them. They are yours because… Continue

Added by Sam Dennis on September 23, 2009 at 7:32am — No Comments

FILLED WITH LIFE

You are constantly in the process of becoming. You are constantly in the process of growing, no matter what your age or what you've already been through. At the end of this day you will not be quite the same person you were when you woke up. You will have learned new things, lived through new experiences, known some new accomplishments and some disappointments.

Today is your opportunity to mold yourself and to direct your life. The person you are tomorrow will depend on how you live… Continue

Added by Sam Dennis on September 18, 2009 at 7:23am — No Comments

AGGRESSIVELY POSITIVE

Seize the opportunities to be helpful and considerate. Walk away from the opportunities to be hurtful and mean. There will be a time the good and kind things you do will come back to you. There will be a time when the needlessly cruel things you do will come back to you. Which would you rather have coming back?

No one gains anything when you seek to hurt another. In fact, everyone loses. You cannot lift yourself up by pushing someone else down. If someone hurts you, the best response… Continue

Added by Sam Dennis on September 16, 2009 at 5:28am — No Comments

SOME ONE SPECIAL

Make it a point to do something today for someone special, someone whom you often take for granted, someone who deserves your full and complete support -- yourself!

Being good to yourself is not being selfish. It doesn't mean you must ignore others. Rather, it makes you able to offer more value to the other people in your world when you take good care of yourself. Putting yourself down is of no benefit to anyone. Helping yourself to grow and build will provide you with more to… Continue

Added by Sam Dennis on September 12, 2009 at 8:51am — No Comments

Forgiveness

Think of the time and energy a little forgiveness could buy you.

Being frustrated, annoyed or angry uses up your precious time, energy, thoughts and actions. Certainly there are situations worth getting angry about, but do you truly wish to give over even a little bit of yourself to the petty little things which really don't matter?

When someone does something to annoy you, consider how much of your valuable time you could save by forgiving that person, in your own mind,… Continue

Added by Sam Dennis on July 22, 2009 at 5:25am — 2 Comments

No Matter What

Innovations come from people who have problems. Creativity springs from people who are dissatisfied. The biggest breakthroughs come from those people who face the most formidable challenges.

Great accomplishments are not made by those who say "I'll start on this when I have the time and the money." Greatness comes from those who find a way to express it, regardless of how limited their resources may be.

What is holding you back? Is it really your lack of resources, as you… Continue

Added by Sam Dennis on July 13, 2009 at 9:03pm — 1 Comment

The Power of Consequence

Everything you do has consequences. Whether that is a blessing or a curse depends, quite simply, on what you do. You're not some feather that is randomly tossed about by the wind. You have direct control over your own fate, based on the actions you take.

If your actions had no consequences, you would have no power or influence. Those consequences do indeed impose the heavy burden of responsibility. Yet that is far better than the burden of utter helplessness.

The… Continue

Added by Sam Dennis on July 11, 2009 at 11:57am — No Comments

You'll Learn

If at first the task seems overwhelming, remember that you'll learn as you go along. Don't let a lack of knowledge stop you from setting ambitious goals. Much of what you'll need to know, you'll learn in the doing.

Have you ever considered learning a new language? Does the prospect seem overwhelming? Well, you've done it before, and the first time you did it you were just a child. Not only did you learn a particular language, you learned the concept of language,… Continue

Added by Sam Dennis on July 7, 2009 at 8:19am — 1 Comment

What You Already Know

You already know the importance of discipline, integrity, perseverance, patience and positive focus. You've experienced their benefits, and you've experienced the pain of their absence.

Yet your attention is often overwhelmed by the moment, and you too often abandon the sensibility that you already have. So make a conscious effort to remember. The good things are already yours to the extent that you recall and appreciate their goodness.

Success in life flows from the… Continue

Added by Sam Dennis on July 3, 2009 at 5:49am — No Comments