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  • The Amazing Power of Believing in Yourself
    If you think you can’t do something, you probably won’t try. Even if you do make an attempt, you’re likely to give up when difficulties seem to prove your doubts. But if you believe you can do it, you’ll eventually prove what was always true—that you can work through most difficult tasks.
  • Statements of Affirmation and Hope...from My Friends
    I once asked my friends for affirmations that serve as rays of light for the hard times. Some are original thoughts, and some are quotes. Hopefully, you'll relate to some of what has been shared here, reflect on it and use it to cope with your situation.
  • The Journey to Accepting Loss
    What in your life is hard to accept? How does the reluctance to accept it hold you back?
  • Death and Dying: The Journey Towards Acceptance
    The death of a loved one is a hard thing to confront and accept. As a surviving family member, thinking about the journey towards acceptance made my mother's dying easier for me.
  • All You Really Need Is Heart
    When people use the word “heart,” they mean that someone demonstrates inner strength. You have heart, and you can exhibit it any time you choose to do so.
  • Open Your Mind to the Whole Picture...Both the Possibilities and the Limitations
    It’s okay to “get real,” but possibilities are real, too. Open your mind to the positives as well as the negatives.
  • Think Good of Yourself
    You may be imperfect, but you have significant strengths and huge reserves of goodness within you. You deserve the love of your friends, as well as success from your best efforts.
  • Do It with Energy and Enthusiasm!
    Some people are willing to put an amazing amount of personal energy into something.
  • A Warrior's Dream
    This article is unusual because it offers encouragement in the form of poem. And while its form appears to be prose text, it is actually far more poetic than most conventional poems you'll see...
  • Nothing Is Ordinary
    A grackle is just a black bird, so common you don't even notice them, even when they arrive by the hundreds. Maybe you should notice them.
  • When You Come to a Fork In the Road...
    Being decisive means acting on your best option at the most opportune time.
  • We Can Serve
    Even if you have only a small amount of time to give, that’s all it takes to positively influence someone else’s life.
  • Never Give Up!
    Sometimes the journey is hard, like being in the ring with a brutal foe. More often than not, the secret is simply to keep on fighting.
  • Optimism Makes You Strong for Life
    When bad things happen, I need to be strong enough to recognize the possibilities, to work with the resources available to me.
  • Patience Is Making Me Stronger
    Being patient has never been my strong suit, but I'm working on it and I've experienced some wonderful benefits.
  • Compassion and Empathy
    The movie "Pay It Forward" inspires thoughts of compassion, a human trait that has been heralded by the great minds for thousands of years.
  • Give and Serve...for the Right Reasons
    You can serve your neighbors and community. The idea is to give what you can to something you really care about.
  • Mental Toughness...When It Counts
    During tough times, will your emotions get the better of you, or will you be able to clear your mind and deal with the situation?
  • Extraordinary Success: Are You Willing to Pay the Price?
    Highly successful people know that there’s really no secret to success. That "overnight success story" is usually the result of years of hard work.
  • About Courage...
    Life is full of risks, small and large. That means to get what you want, you'll need to exercise some form of courage on a regular basis.
  • A Few Words about Giving Advice
    A good heart may lead you to want to help someone in need. But giving people advice often causes more problems than it resolves. So what should you do instead?
  • Make a Deposit in the Bank Account of Self-Confidence
    People of great wisdom have spoken about the value of confidence for thousands of years. Self-confidence is earned through achievements, small or large. But you have to give yourself credit; you have to make a deposit in your account of self-confidence.
  • The Scientific Explanation for the Power of Hope
    Your body needs a strong immune system to heal itself. Hope is something that happens in the brain, and it triggers the distribution of hormones that are needed for regeneration.
  • To Capture Each Precious Moment You Have to Pay Attention
    Is life passing you by too quickly? Do you long for rich life experiences in which minutes seem like hours, or days? The key is awareness.
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