Posted: 18 February 2003 at 11:22pm | IP Logged

        JUST FOR NOW

I will aim for progress, not perfection. I will remember that my progress will be in direct proportion to my honest efforts to become the best me I can be. I can chose who I will become.

I will remember that each of us is different and in order for me to LIVE I must LET LIVE. I do not have to like everyone and everything. By learning to like myself better, I will find I like others better. I often resent or dislike in others the things I see in myself. I can change these things in me, but not in them.

I will use my talents and gifts. I will not deny these beautiful things in me. I will develop them and therefore me.

I will apologize and make amends if I have harmed myself or someone else. I will not apologize for doing my best, even if I don't always succeed. I will not allow myself to be crippled by fear, guilt or shame.

I will be more honest about what I can or cannot do. I will be willing to say "No" or "I don't know" and stick by it. I will not let the opinions of others, real or imagined, trap me into going against my better judgement.

I will take time to THINK. I do not have to react to pressure, real or imagined. I will test my actions by " How important is it to me?" If it is important to me, then I will act.

I will remember that I always have a choice. I can choose my attitude. My thoughts and feelings are not right or wrong. They are simply a part of me. It is what I choose that counts.

I will remember that the journey is its own reward, and therefore I will be patient, but not complacent.

Not sure who wrote this, but it speaks loudly to me, and I read it often!

Posted: 20 February 2003 at 1:53am | IP Logged

Begin with the possible, begin with one step.  There is always a limit.  you cannot do more than you can.  If you try to do too much, you will do nothing.  (pd ouspensky & gi gurdjieff)

peace of mind comes from not wanting to change others, but by simply accepting them as they are.  True acceptance is always without demands and expectations. (gerald g jampolsky)

everyone and everything around you is your teacher  (ken keyes jr)

see every difficulty as a challenge, a stepping stone, and never be defeated by anything or anyone.  (eileen caddy)

the secret of making something work in your lives is, first of all the deep desire to make it work:  then the faith and belief that it can work:  then to hold that clear definite vision in your consciousness and see it working out step by step, without one thought of doubt or disbelief.  (eileen caddy)

Lilac Bear    

Posted: 20 February 2003 at 1:58am | IP Logged

success is my only option, failure's not  (lose yourself - eminem)

Cause sometimes you just feel tired.
You feel weak and when you feel weak you feel like you wanna just give up.
But you gotta search within you, you gotta find that inner strength
and just pull that s**t out of you and get that motivation to not give up
and not be a quitter, no matter how bad you wanna just fall flat on your face and collapse.   (till I collapse - eminem)

Lilac Bear    

Posted: 20 February 2003 at 2:32pm | IP Logged

" You are the things you belive in.You are the things you grew up with. You are the things you enjoyed most when you were a kid. You are the things you decide to be. You are the things you want to be. You are everything you know in life, You are the greatest, there is nothing in life compared to you. Believe in yourself!

Posted: 23 February 2003 at 4:51am | IP Logged

Eat to live, not live to eat!

Stand up for Something, or you'll fall for anything!

The longest journey begins with just one step!

It's not the hours you put in, but what you put in the hours that counts!

We can accomplish more together than we can alone!

Wisdom is knowing when to speak your mind and when to mind your speech!

Criticism is a good teacher, if we are willing to learn from it.

Yellowroses

Posted: 26 February 2003 at 3:04am | IP Logged

Quote: Originally posted by yellowroses on 23 February 2003

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We can accomplish more together than we can alone!

 

I think this one applies to us all here at the forum.  Support and motivations and great company all add up to make our journey more interesting and easier.

Lilac Bear    

Posted: 01 March 2003 at 12:27am | IP Logged

I not sure where this comes from but I like to believe that I am a winner,

Something To Think About….

A Winner is always part of the answer

A Loser is always part of the problem

A Winner always has a program

A Loser always has an excuse

A Winner says "let me do it for you"

A Loser says "that’s not my job"

A Winner has an answer for every problem

A Loser has a problem for every answer

A Winner says "it may be difficult but its possible"

A Loser says "it may be possible but it’s too difficult"

Posted: 08 March 2003 at 7:47am | IP Logged

Make more positive resolutions regarding the things you ought to do.  Bring every available reinforcement to bear upon such resolutions.

Ask yourself habitual questions that empower you- 

 eg:  What do I need to get through this? What will get me what I want? What can I do to improve? What could I learn from this? What is the solution? What must I do to change this?

Failure is focusing on the bad,  no matter how good your life is.  

If you look for the best in everyone,  you'll see everyone's BEST!

Nothing is impossible with God! Luke 1:37

One must never let the fire go out in one's soul, but keep it burning. Van Gogh.

Posted: 08 March 2003 at 3:38pm | IP Logged

Weight loss itself is not the goal. Learning to eat healthy for the rest of our lives is what the journey is all about.

Posted: 08 September 2003 at 1:25pm | IP Logged

              TODAY I BEGIN MY LIFE ANEW.

  MY SPIRIT KEEPS ME YOUNG. I  KEEP MY MIND,  MY SOUL, AND MY BODY IN BALANCE.    I HAVE THE EXPERIENCE TO ENJOY AND LEARN FROM MY LIFE.                   

Posted: 13 September 2003 at 6:02am | IP Logged

Nothing tastes as good as being thin feels.

Posted: 11 October 2003 at 8:57pm | IP Logged

Thoughts that keep me motivated:

~ The ONLY thing in life you can control is what you put in your mouth.  If hunger is NOT the question, then food is NOT the answer ~

~ Don't tell me why it can't be done, tell me how it will be done ~

~ A year from now you will wish you would have started today! ~

Posted: 11 December 2003 at 10:59am | IP Logged

Posted: 30 July 2003 at 22:57 | IP Logged

One of the most inspiring quotes I have heard lately came from my 11 year-old grandaughter -

"I'ts even better being with you now that you're not so grumpy Grandma!"

Beats 'em all as far as I am concerned

Yellowroses

Yellow Roses,

Yes it does beat all--This really speaks to me today.  I feel grumpy and I am battling my attitude.  It seems everything is wrong --literally: -1-body is really messed up due to a long acting medication my Dr. gave me; 2-I have sole responsibility to make the decisions about a very ill family member; -3- i have felt like crying all week; -4-there is a dead animal between the walls in the house (and it is getting worse before it will get better (unless we tear out a wall)

I don't want to be grumpy and spread my grumpies to others. I am going to focus on this:

Whatever is true; Whatever is noble,

Whatever is right; Whatever is pure;

Whatever is lovely; Whatever is admirable--

If anything is excellent or praiseworthy--

think about such things. Phil. 4:8

Posted: 21 December 2003 at 8:27pm | IP Logged

"THINGS WHICH MATTER MOST MUST NEVER BE AT THE MERCY OF THAT WHICH MATTERS LEAST."

-GOETHE

Posted: 23 December 2003 at 8:44pm | IP Logged

I also love this one I got out of a magazine ...

"YOU EITHER WORKED OUT TODAY OR YOU DIDN'T."

Posted: 07 January 2004 at 6:26pm | IP Logged

Here are a couple that I keep handy for me

Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.
Oprah Winfrey

Posted: 24 February 2004 at 6:47pm | IP Logged

Hey these are two of my all time favorites... we all start with a dream and thats what makes these so important...

"Reaching for Dreams is never easy, but those who do walk in StArDuSt"

"Never, ever, lose your passion to dream...ever"

*Hope they help

Posted: 10 June 2004 at 8:56am | IP Logged

OK here is mine...

I love myself.

Posted: 19 June 2004 at 1:47pm | IP Logged

This is a simple one that my highschool coach would always say.  I absoulutly love it though.

practice doesn't make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect.

Posted: 08 December 2004 at 3:07am | IP Logged

"your altitude in life is almost always determined by your attitude towards life"

Renier

Posted: 31 December 2004 at 9:13am | IP Logged

okay -- heres a few of my fav's.. i have them painted on my wall..

Some people dream of success... others accomplish it!

If you can dream it, you can do it -- walt disney

live as if you were to die tomorrow, learn as if you were to live forever!

We are all born originals, why is it so many of us die copies?

Not all who wander are lost!

Success is NEVER wondering 'what if?'

Good, Better, Best.. never let it rest until your good is better, and you better best!

Why try to fit in when you were born to stand out?

Happiness is not something you experience.. its something you remember!

If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can'y, you're right

if you see someone without a smile, give them one of yours.,

Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by what you bring to life!

Every persons life is a fairt tale written by Gods fingertips.

Life is just a blank slate, what matters most is what you write on it

Destiny is not a matter of chance, its a matter of choice.  Its not a thing to be waited for, its a thing to be achieved!

Right now you are one choice away from a new beginning -- one that leads you towards becoming the fullest human being you can be -- oprah

Life is too short, to be too little!

the average person thinks he isnt

It takes alot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful.  There is more security in the adventurous and exciting for in movement there is life, and in change there is power -- alan cohen

Well done is better than well said!!!! -- ben franklin

Succeed at what matters!

ANYBODY can do ANYTHING he imagines! henry ford

you dont have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great!

Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday!

Never frown, because you never know who might be falling in love with your smile!

Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care

20years from now you'll be more disappointed with the things you didnt do than ny the ones did

everything will be alright in the end.. and if its not alright. its not the end!

you only live only.. but if you live it right, once is enough!

its supposed to be hard.. if it wasnt, everyone would do it!

we all have the ability -- the difference is how we use it

there is ALWAYS room at the top!

I am only one, but still i am one.  I cannot do everything, but still i can do something.  I will not refuse to do the something i can do-- helen keller

people will forget what you said. people will forget what you did. but people will never forget how you made them feel

good friends are like stars. you dont always see them, but you know they are always there

it takes courage to grow up to be who you really are!!

All my life i've wanted to be 'somebody', but i see now, i should have been more specific!

if you want a guarantee.. buy a toaster!

aim for success, not perfection. nver give up your right tobe wrong because then you will lose the abilit to learn new things and move forward with your life

success isnt permanent, and failure isnt fatal!

to accomplish great things we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe

this one step -- choosing a goal, and sticking to it -- changes everything!

the best and most beautiful things cannot be seen or touched, but are felt inthe heart

the best thing about the future is that it only comes one day at a time

dont let life discourage you.. everyone who got where he is, had to begin where he was

i'd rather be a could be if i cannot be an are; because a could be is a maybe who is reaching for a star.  id rather be a has-been than a might-have-been by far; for a might have been has never been, but a has, was once an are.

Okay thats like a million..but i love reading those and seeing them all the time

Happy New Years!

Posted: 16 January 2005 at 12:18pm | IP Logged

"Change can come in one of two important ways: Start behaving positively or stop behaving negatively."  DR PHIL

Posted: 03 October 2005 at 2:35pm | IP Logged

"You must do the thing you think you cannot do."

Posted: 04 October 2005 at 4:41am | IP Logged

Live with intention

...Walk to the edge

...Listen hard

... practice wellness

...play with abandon

...laugh

Choose with no regret

...continue to learn

...appreciate your friends

...do what you love

Live as if this is all there is

(Mary Anne Hershey)