Daily Meditations for Tough Times

Change Comes One Day At A Time

Making a change in your life takes one day at a time.  You won't be 10 pounds lighter by tomorrow, but you probably will be able to eliminate one bad dietary habit in that time. 

You won't be able to save thousands of dollars in your bank account by next week, but you can certainly put aside that $20 that you spend on coffee, tea or fast food in a week.

And, finally, you probably won't be the best person of which you are capable within a month, but you can certainly discover what things about yourself that can be different.

Change comes one day, one discovery and one obstacle overcome at a time.

Focus on the small, day-to-day, almost ordinary changes to make that BIG change in your life. 

You can do it! 

I know you can!

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Expect to Change Your Mind

Expect to change your mind as life presents new challenges.

Expect to change your mind as you learn more and gain new experiences.

As you learn more about life (and overcome new obstacles), your thinking will change.  Your mind adjusts itself to account for the new information it has obtained.  Your intellectual capabilities become refined, you see things more clearly and your outlook changes.

Don't be so wedded to your ideas that you find it impossible to change.  Just because you think differently now doesn't mean your old thinking was incorrect - it just doesn't necessarily apply any more.

Expect your mind to change and roll with it.

Be Flexible!

Be flexible. 

No matter how well you plan or how hard you work, things will often fail to turn out the way you would expect. 

There is no fault with your planning - that's just the way life is. 

The key is to be flexible! 

Anticipate that there will be a need to re-think or re-order you plans. 

And go with the flow.

Find Your Inner Strength

Many days come that will challenge you.  They cause you to doubt your capabilities, question if you're on the right path and look to others for encouragement.  They exhaust you, demoralize you and make you want to throw in the towel.

On those days - more than any other - you have to find your inner strength.  You have to re-discover that little voice that leads you and stay true to it.  You have to do what you know to be right - even in the face of adversity.  (ESPECIALLY in the face of adversity.) You have to allow your will to overcome and move forward to overcome your desire to give up.

NEVER GIVE UP.  Life is short and tomorrow is uncertain, so you have to be sure to never give up on your dreams. You may not have much time.

Find your inner strength.  Renew yourself today. And continue on your path...

You Set the Standard II

You set the standard.

You decide how good something ought to be.

You decide which direction you want to go in.

You decide what is right for your life.

You decide what you will or will not accept in a relationship.

You decide what salary makes you comfortable.

You decide how much privacy you ought to have.

You define your boundaries.

You set the standard for what is good and acceptable and right in your life.

No one else.

You Set the Standard I

You set the standard. 

You decide what to accept and what to dismiss. 

You decide who is your friend and who is not. 

You decide how your household is run. 

You decide to be a good wife, a good husband, a good brother or a good sister.

You set the standard. 

Don't wait on anyone else to make a decision that you can make for yourself.

Worrying Is a Waste

It’s okay to think about something. It’s okay to meditate to find the right answer. It’s even alright to plan time in your schedule to sit down with a pen and paper, write out pros and cons and figure things out.

Worrying, however, is a waste.

There’s no point in worrying about anything. You can either do something about it or you can’t. But worrying doesn’t help you do that.

It’s either within your control or not. Thinking and problem-solving help. Worrying does not.

Worrying just sets you up for additional stress, anguish and pain. It occupies your mind when you could be doing something better. It plummets your mood as you review worst-case-scenario after worst-case-scenario.

And you know the worst part about it all? You’re thinking about something that hasn’t even happened yet. So not only are you wasting your time worrying about something in the future – you are also worrying about something that may not even happen.

Figure out your problems – yes.

But don’t worry about them.

Stay True to Your Path

If you don't know your path in life, now is the time to discover it. 

You probably have read the books, taken some vocational assessments, talked with your friends, or were advised by a counselor about the direction your life should take - but are you sure you know it? 

Does your plan involve doing something so fulfilling that you'd do it for free if you had to? 

Do you find yourself gravitating towards a particular profession, such as helping people, creating art or creating a vision?

Find your path today. 

It's very important.  Until you do, you will always be subject to the winds of change. 

If you are not where you are supposed to be (or doing what you are supposed to be doing), you will always find yourself discontented, unhappy and restless.  You don't want to live like that and, more importantly, you don't have to live like that.

Find your path and stay true to it.  Don't listen to what others say.  Don't give in to doubts.  Don't focus on all the obstacles on your path.  Find your true, life-fulfilling, destiny-called path and stay true to it today :)

Don't Waste Time

Don’t waste time.

If you’ve given your best effort, explored all your options and it’s still not working out, it might be time to move on.

Everything is not meant for everybody. Just because you can sing does not mean you are meant to be world-famous. Just because you can act does not mean the world is your stage. Just because you are a good friend does not mean everyone will appreciate you for that.

Value yourself. And value your time.

There is no shame in trying something, seeing that it’s not working and deciding to move forward.

Don’t waste your time in activities that are not working out for you.