Are you the person you imagined yourself to be?

Or are you in conflict with your self?

If you are easily influenced by other people or experiences ... if you shy away from your own voice ... if you're afraid to live your talk because of what people think ...

Then it's likely that you're not the person you wish to be.

When you take on board other people's perceptions and judgements without any reservation or consideration for your own thoughts and feelings, you end up becoming a caricature rather than your true self.

Worse still ... if you jump and react to everyone else's tune at the expense of your own, you then become a puppet, with your strings securely under someone else's control.

Don't be afraid to be yourself.

You're absolutely perfect as you are but you have what it takes to create the amazing individual you have always wanted to be ... your true and beautiful self.

Each of us is an artist, creating our unique stamp upon the great canvas that is life.

Gandhi once said: "Every moment of your life is infinitely creative and the universe is endlessly bountiful. Just put forth a clear enough request, and everything your heart desires must come to you."

There's nothing you can ever do wrong, ever.

There are no wrong brush-strokes. 

You are -already - simply a work of art ... but a work of art in progress.

You can add a little more colour or tone to your life ...

You can choose how you wish to appear in any given scene ...

But you know that the true-you presents the most beautiful picture of all.

So simply be YOU moment-by-moment.

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I hope everything is beautiful in your world today.

After all, your thoughts have created your reality.

You can choose to see that beautiful, exciting, fun world that's out there.

Or, you can choose to harbour thoughts that are limiting and which hold you back.

When we go to school, we are given a wide introduction to the subjects that make up the world around us ... science, art, geography, maths, languages and so forth, yet we are not taught just how our thoughts are responsible for our actions.

If Personal Growth was on the school curriculum, just imagine what the potential would be for well-rounded, loving, peaceful individuals.

We would learn the value of setting good intentions and right action from an earlier age.

Still, it's never too late to realize that our thoughts do create our reality.

What's more, we have a choice about what thoughts to keep and which ones to eliminate.

Set good intentions from the moment you wake up and greet the day.

Believe that your life just gets better and better.

Look for the beauty in everything around you and start creating that beautiful world that you so deserve.

Become a poet ... view life through a poet's eyes.

Samuel Taylor Coleridge once said: "The happiness of life is made up of minute fractions -- the little soon-forgotten charities of a kiss, a smile, a kind look, a heartfelt compliment in the disguise of a playful raillery, and the countless other infinitesimals of pleasurable thought and genial feeling."

There is beauty in every moment, every single day.

Choose to live with beauty in your life ...with Coleridge's infinitesimals of pleasurable thought and genial feeling, and your life will be so much more!

Enjoy! :)

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What is it that makes you want to jump out of bed in a morning? 

What is it that makes you feel so alive and enthusiastic?

If you don't know, then it's time to find out!

Doing what you really love can enhance your life experience.

It makes you feel as though you fit into life's equation - completely!

Quite simply, living the life of your dreams provides you with great joy and contentment.

Master of the Adventure Hero myth, Joseph Campbell calls this "Following your bliss".

Once you start doing what drives you towards fulfilment, you'll find your happiness.

You may have to make a giant leap in order to do what you love.

You may have to fight a few battles

This could mean changing your current way of life or breaking through the odd comfort zone or overcoming fear, but it's worth it if it means starting each day with vitality and enthusiasm, knowing that you're doing exactly what you love.

Joseph Campbell said that when you follow your bliss, you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while and the life that you ought to be living is the one you are living!

The signs are already there, so look within.

Let your true path unfold.

Follow your bliss!

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Mahatma Ghandi once said: "My life is my message."

So, what's your message?

And is it your truth?

When you choose a path that is honourable and true to your self as well as others, your life story begins in earnest.

Your life becomes a message - an inspiration to others.

Your message can change the world for the better. You can inspire one person or change the lives of many.

Even the smallest change can make a difference.

As long as truth runs throughout your story, you will always be on the right path.

Even if that path becomes difficult at times, you will know in your heart that the journey is the right one.

Life is an adventure and the journey is the reward.

So, what adventure are you going to have?

Remember ... you have a choice. You always have a choice.

So start creating your life story.

Remember, you can be the hero of your story ... you can save the world and even have time for romance!

Make sure your story has an inspiring message running through it.

And think on ... every good story has a happy ending!

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"Don't cry over anything that won't cry over you."
-- Bob Proctor

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We wake up each day, often blissfully unaware that we are evolving.

Physically, our bodily functions are constantly changing and adapting to maintain survival and optimum performance. Our brain cells are constantly being stimulated by new experiences and adapt as a result of those experiences. Our vital energy constantly fluctuates and is the perfect barometer of our mental and spiritual state.

Quite simply, we are pretty amazing

Although we possess a body - this incredible vehicle for the soul - it needs a little help to ensure optimum health and well-being.

Exercise, good food, adequate rest and care all contribute to maintaining equilibrium but your thoughts and feelings also have a major impact on the quality of your life.

When things aren't going too well in life, your body will reflect your thoughts and feelings.

Notice how you feel when you're angry or anxious.

Your heart-rate will increase along with your blood pressure. You will feel tense and perhaps have a headache. You may have a stomach ache or a bad back.

Similarly, notice how you feel when you're happy or sad. Your body will respond accordingly. Sadness makes you feel weary, heavy, cold and weak. Happiness makes you feel vital, light, warm and strong.

Although affected by environment and hereditary issues, the overall health of our mind, body and spirit is primarily affected by our own thoughts and feelings. If you have unresolved emotions, such as anger, resentment, fear and so on, over time your body will start to suffer.

To achieve greater health and harmony, reflect on your thoughts and feelings right now.

Let go of the emotional states that are no longer serving you.

Remember, you always have a choice about how you wish to think and feel.

What's more, the choices you make could be significant to your overall health and well-being now and in the future.

So, choose to be positive and happy.

Aim to harmonise mind, body and spirit.

Feel the benefits!

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Do you ever find yourself turning away life's opportunities simply because you don't feel ready or able to take them?

Do you ever react to that internal dialogue that says you're not worthy, not good enough, not special enough?

Sometimes, potential can be limited simply because of a redundant program that has been allowed to run in the mind.

Thoughts become reality. If you choose to accept the limiting dialogue, you will fail to take life's opportunities.

Effectively, you become a slave to a closed mindset.

But it doesn't have to be this way.

You can break down the walls of negative, unsupportive dialogue and thoughts.

You can choose a no limits attitude.

Whenever there are choices to be made or opportunities to take advantage of, consider your reaction.

When you hear yourself making excuses out of fear or insecurity, or because of what you've been told or previously chosen to believe, you need to ask yourself ... "Is this a limiting thought?"

Are you really holding yourself back?

As soon as you start breaking down those barriers and realizing that there are no limits, you begin to see the potential of everything that you can do and experience.

Life is absolutely amazing.

So, what are you waiting for?

Go live it!

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