Additional thoughts on achieving life abundance.Reaching Out to Troubled Youth - I saw the movie Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story recently and it really started me thinking about how each one of us has the ability to make a tremendous difference in the lives of others... When those of us who are more fortunate take the time to reach out, we can make the world a better place.
Family Quotes - "The lack of emotional security of our American young people is due, I believe, to their isolation from the larger family unit. No two people - no mere father and mother - as I have often said, are enough to provide emotional security for a child. He needs to feel himself one in a world of kinfolk, persons of variety in age and temperament, and yet allied to himself by an indissoluble bond which he cannot break if he could, for nature has welded him into it before he was born." - Pearl S. Buck...
Living With Purpose and Finding Inspiration - "Men do less than they ought, unless they do all they can." This is one of my favorite quotes.
I came across it again today and it got me to thinking about how true it is for most people...
Leadership on a Personal Scale - Do you fall in the trap of thinking about leadership only in terms of business or government?
If so, I'd like to help shift your thinking in this area to relating leadership to a more personal level.
You are a leader. Yes, you...
Life Abundance Product Reviews - Discover reviews on the products and services I believe will improve your over-all Life Abundance. At one of his seminars I attended, Brian Tracy made the point that successful people invested 3% of their income in products, books, seminars, etc. that would translate into an improvement in their skills, character, self confidence, and abundance.
I personally took that to heart and it's the reason this page exists.
When the "Love Feeling" Fades - Intuitively speaking, keeping love alive, when so much of the outside world threatens to overwhelm it, is one of the most difficult challenges we will ever face.
You might be thinking: How in the world can that be? If you're really in love with each other, keeping love alive between you shouldn't be a hard thing to do at all.
Do You Think Interdependently? - "Life is, by nature, highly interdependent.
To try to achieve maximum effectiveness through independence is like trying to play tennis with a golf club - the tool is not suited to the reality.
Interdependence is a far more mature, more advanced concept..."
Passion & the Law of Attraction - Here are ten reasons why passion can energize the Law of Attraction in whatever you do:
1) Passion inspires you to take focused action.
Though action isn’t always necessary to receive positive outcomes, it sure does help!
When you take action, you are helping to bridge the gap between the spiritual and physical planes of existence. Focused action can intensify and direct energy in powerful ways, which intensifies your results...
Aren't People Great? - In a world that can too often stress the negative issues we may face, it never ceases to amaze me how much people really want to better their lives and strive for personal growth... While the media tries to paint a picture of how terrible everything is and gives us reasons why we should look toward the future scared and skeptical, my own interaction with my visitors from Canada to America to India to China paints a far different picture.
Authentic Happiness - To Find Authentic Happiness, You Must Find Yourself First - Discovering authentic happiness is a special key to achieving life abundance.
Achieving abundance in your life is going to be especially difficult if you can't face each day with a sense of hope as well as a feeling of contentment.
If deep down, no matter how much you try to convince yourself otherwise, you're unhappy with the current direction of your life, it's time to face up to it.
It's time to make the necessary changes that will lead to authentic happiness.
Dealing With Your Stress - If events in your life have you completely stressed out, your anxiety can go from mental worry to physical sickness if you don't find ways to manage it.
If you're feeling unhealthy both physically and mentally, it's going to be that much more difficult to experience inner peace or calmness...
Get Your Rest - If you're in a state of stress, you'll find it difficult to think and act in a way that leads to inner peace.
Stress quickens the body, makes it difficult to think clearly and can lead to bad decisions...
How to Make People Feel Important - "The most universal trait of mankind - a trait you and everybody else have - a trait so strong that it makes men do the things that they do, good and bad - is the desire to be important, the desire to be recognized.
... Remember that the more important you make people feel, the more they will respond to you. Everybody wants to be treated as a somebody... Some tips on how to recognize people and make them feel important..."
The Value of Passion - "If it doesn't absorb you, if you don't love it, don't do it." - D.H. Lawrence...
"I don't think you should ever manage something that you don't care passionately about." - Deborah Coleman...
"Anything will give up its secrets if you love it enough." - George Washington Carver...
Regarding the Food, Pharmaceutical, Diet Industry Racket of Corruption - If you're struggling with your weight, I suggest you read, The Weight Loss Cure, by Kevin Trudeau.
He exposes the link between the drug companies, food companies, and the diet industry. I've already researched all this on my own, so I can attest that he's right when he exposes the corruption going on to make you sick. Even if you don't have weight issues, you need to investigate the garbage you're putting into your body. You need to learn the big profits being made by making people sickly and then selling them the supposed pharmaceutical "cure" for it. If you have kids, you really need to begin paying attention to the food they're being fed at school. It's a racket and I hope you learn to get yourself out from under it...
Powerful and Inspiring Quotes - Quotes excerpted from The Power of Influence, by John C. Maxwell: "I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody." - Bill Cosby - "You can't make the other fellow feel important in your presence if you secretly feel that he is a nobody." - Les Giblin...
Words Everyone You Love Must Hear From You - I thought I'd pass on this passage today and recommend that you let someone close to you, whether it's your kids, or just someone you care about, hear these same words come out of your mouth.
Do it now. Tell someone you love that they can never do anything that'll make you love them any less. Someone you care about needs to hear those words.
Manners - A great little story from Chicken Soup for the Unsinkable Soul, by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, and Heather McNamara... Just goes to show you that you should never judge a person by how they look!
Life Balance and Abundance Can Come Naturally - Stop listening to what others say is important and set your life up so it includes the values and situations that create your perfect life.
Your life of abundance awaits you as soon as you filter out what's not right in your life and include what you value most.
Do You Recognize the Help Your Higher Self Provides? - Sometimes, as we seek abundance and pursue our dreams, we lose sight of enjoying the journey. We also don't recognize the help that's put in our lives.
Abundance Attitude - Self Fulfillment Comes With an Abundance Attitude - In my experience, an abundance attitude is the key to a rewarding and fulfilling life.
One of my experiences in particular on how important your attitude is in terms of creating a bountiful existence is when I was training for my financial services business.
Working with people is rewarding at times and extremely frustrating at times ;-)
I would have to say that a person's attitude is what separates the rewarding experience from the frustrating experience...
Being Authentic Leads to a More Positive Experience - "The more authentic you become, the more genuine in your expression, particularly regarding personal experiences and even self-doubts, the more people can relate to your expression and the safer it makes them feel to express themselves. That expression in turn feeds back on the other person's spirit, and genuine creative empathy takes place..."
What Should You Do With Your Life? - "'What should I do with my life?' is the modern, secular version of the great timeless questions about identity, such as 'Who am I?' and 'Where do I belong?'... Do our actions represent our true desires, no matter how our mind or heart flip-flops? We're often confused by the evidence... I'm not sure there are right answers, which means we have to let it be okay that we make what appear, in hindsight, to have been mistakes..."
Success Quotes - A Look at Quotes About Success - Enjoy the following success quotes... "Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value." - Albert Einstein, "I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody." - Bill Cosby
Quotes About Success - Success Quotes - Quotes about success that help with achieving life abundance... "If your success is not on your own terms, if it looks good to the world but does not feel good in your heart, it is not success at all." - Anna Quindlen, "Success has a simple formula: do your best, and people may like it." - Sam Ewing
New Quotes & Quotations Page - I've just added a new page that links to all the other quote pages. As I add more pages over time, I'll add a link from this Quotes Home Page to all future quotes pages.
Although you can still find my quotes pages within their specific sections, this will be another way for you discover a positive quote that will spark your next idea for your life of abundance.
The Importance of Organizing Your Home Into a Place of Peace - I'd like to touch on the importance of organizing your home.
You may not realize it, but a messy and cluttered home can have a negative impact on your abundance goals and over-all sense of empowerment.
When you're working on a life of abundance, understand how much your home space affects you.
Inspiring Quotes - Uplifting Quotes That Offer Inspiring Thoughts - Use the following inspiring quotes to uplift your thoughts to ones that help move you toward realizing your dreams.
As your thoughts change from negative to positive, you receive back the same positive energy you're releasing out to the world. "Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead." - Louisa May Alcott
Manifesting Abundance by Not Obsessing About Manifesting Abundance - I was reading an article about manifesting abundance recently and was struck suddenly with how our thought processes change over time.
I find it fascinating that the more I grow as a person who's paying attention to his spirituality, the more I understand that abundance occurs when you truly end the "judgment" mentality.
You may or may not feel the same way, but I find that the most difficult thing in trying to tap into our authentic "spiritual selves" is overcoming our ego.
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Family Inspirational Quotes - Inspirational Quotes About the Family - Family inspirational quotes are a great tool for remembering why your loved ones are so important to you. Use the outlooks of others to help you hold onto why your family must be protected at all costs. "The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life." - Richard Bach
Contentment Quotes - Quotes on Contentment - Sometimes, reading a couple contentment quotes is all you need when you're torturing yourself with those seemingly unending cravings for more.
While it's always OK to strive for more, always remember to allow yourself the peace of knowing that achieving more is not going to finally offer you contentment.
You need to find contentment with your present in order to find fulfillment in your future.
The Climb to Contentment - Is Contentment Really a Climb You Must Make? - Let's consider the climb to contentment.
You know, trying to figure out the climb to contentment doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me.
There really isn't any climb that you can take to feel content. Either you feel content or you don't.
In my mind, contentment is just a choice you decide to make for yourself.
"Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty."
Dynamic Laws of Prosperity - Understand Prosperity and its Dynamic Laws - There's good news: there are dynamic laws of prosperity that you can follow in your journey toward achieving life abundance and prosperity.
In understanding how to attract prosperity into your life, understand that there are two aspects to the whole concept.
Firstly, you must learn the dynamic laws of prosperity. You need the knowledge of what it takes to achieve the reality you seek.
Secondly, you must practice prosperity.
Receiving Prosperity - Learn the Mindset for Receiving Prosperity - How good are you at receiving prosperity?
Do you wish for a life of abundance and prosperity but find yourself lacking when it comes to your money, time, health, comfort, or relationships?
If you don't believe you're destined for a prosperous and fulfilling life, then I want to offer you some encouragement in this area.
You absolutely deserve and are destined for abundance! You just need to understand what receiving prosperity is all about.
Acceptance Quotes - Quotes on Acceptance - I hope the following acceptance quotes will help you in times of your need to realize how perfect you already are.
Allow yourself to know that the true essence of your soul is just as it should be. "Many of us crucify ourselves between two thieves - regret for the past and fear of the future." - Fulton Oursler
Belief in Desire - Develop a Belief in Desire and Achieve Life Abundance - Belief in desire is a key aspect to living a life of abundance.
This idea is one that says you need to pay close attention to your inner self.
When you have an inner feeling of desire, when something says you need to do something that will make you happy, you need to act.
Too often, we don't heed this advice of having belief in desire and end up unhappy down the road. It's time to stop living like this. It's time to pay close attention to your inner "guide".
The Perils of Prosperity - Prosperity and its Perils - Beware the perils of prosperity.
Now, there's absolutely nothing wrong with working at building prosperity and abundance into your life.
My entire website is filled with information and ideas aimed at helping you achieve more.
However, I just want to take a few minutes to warn you about some of the perils of prosperity as you focus on attaining it.
I'm in no way recommending you suddenly stop all your efforts at growing.
It's more about you knowing how to stay grounded in yourself and knowing that, no matter what, you're perfect just the way you are.
Contentment in Gratitude - Your Contentment Comes From Your Gratitude - Contentment in gratitude is key to living a life of abundance.
At first, this can seem a bit perplexing. If you feel as if your life isn't where you'd like it to be, how do you feel gratitude?
One secret in life you need to learn is the secret of contentment. You'll discover the law of abundance when you can feel contented in where you are and what you have.
Definition of Moral Belief - A Look Into the Definition of Your Moral Beliefs - As I think about the definition of moral belief, I struggle a bit.
Although we all have a sense of what is or isn't "moral", I think there are many variations on that theme, depending on the person.
As far as "beliefs"? Wow! I'll bet you could line up ten people, ask them about the same basic issue and end up with ten different ideas on what they believe to be truth.
I look at this in a spirituality sense - striving for your own spiritual enlightenment.
Daily Path of Tranquility and Wisdom - Path to Daily Wisdom and Tranquility - To be on a daily path of tranquility and wisdom should be your focus each and every day.
Actually, this should be your goal only if you desire spiritual growth and enlightenment.
Taking time daily to achieve silence is the sign of a mature spiritual person. It's through the art of silencing your inner being that tranquility and wisdom is found.
Tranquility Quotes - Enlightening Quotes for Tranquility - Use the following Tranquility Quotes to calm yourself and instill a sense of inner peace inside.
It's when we focus on our quiet and reflective side that we learn of an inner stillness that brings true knowledge.
"The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom." - James Allen
Quote on Abundance - Quotes on Abundance That Move You - Have you been seeking a quote on abundance to help you in your quest for abundance and happiness?
Look no further, you'll find your abundance quotes right here. "The abundant life does not come to those who have had a lot of obstacles removed from their path by others. It develops from within and is rooted in strong mental and moral fiber." - William Mather Lewis
Creating Prosperity - Be Aware of All Aspects to Creating Prosperity - Creating prosperity comes from having a prosperity consciousness.
If living a prosperous life full of abundance is your goal, it's time for you to really analyze your thinking process.
Do you think in a way conducive to creating prosperity?
Or, do you think in a way that repels abundance rather than attracting it?
Trustworthy - The Importance of Being Trustworthy - Being trustworthy is important as you work at living a life of abundunce.
How can you expect to discover abundance in any area of your life if others don't feel they can trust you?
Abundance can't be attained all on your own. Eventually, you'll need the help of other people in your quest for a quality and satisfying way of life.
When those around you know you're trustworthy, it'll go a long way.
Secret of Happiness - Have You Forgotten the Secret of Happiness? - Do you know the secret of happiness?
I think it's a bit difficult to define a general definition on true happiness that fits you, myself, and everyone else.
You and I enjoy different aspects of life. You may find happiness in one area, while I may find it somewhere else entirely.
However, while tackling this idea of the secret of happiness, I've come to the conclusion that there are some universal ideas on the subject.
Generosity Quotes - Learn One Generosity Quote Each Day - Generosity leads to Abundance.
Enjoy the following generosity quotes. I hope they put you into a generous frame of mind. "Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present." - Albert Camus
Personal Power Comes Through Self Confidence - If you lack self confidence, I'll bet you're frustrated over feeling a loss of personal power.
Many times, when you have a low sense of self confidence, you feel a sense of hopelessness. You don't feel as though you have any control over your life.
Other areas of my self confidence section teach you how to improve your self confidence. Today, I want to focus on how you'll improve your personal power by working on your self confidence issues.
Keys To Personal Motivation - If you really want to have a strong sense of personal motivation, you'll need to have a life plan mapped out.
First of all, without a sense of direction or focus, how can you expect to achieve abundance in any area of your life?
Secondly, how can you expect to stay motivated toward your goals and dreams if you don't have that sense of direction solidified in a written plan? You and I both know that reminders in writing are much more powerful than random thoughts floating around in our minds.
Do You Know Your Authentic Self? - I've got a confession to make... I've sometimes neglected my authentic self. Which, in turn, affected the abundance I've been able to experience.
Has this ever happened to you?
First of all, what's your authentic self? I look at this as the part of you that is, deep down, the most real part of you that you can possibly find.
How many times in your life have you done things that you knew weren't right? I don't mean things according your society's rules, laws or regulations. I mean things that went against the spirit inside you.
Emotional Growth Requires Visualization And An Assuming Belief In Success - Emotional growth can sometimes be a challenge. You'll find that mostly it happens during times of frustration and despair.
When things are going along great, you're less prone to sit back and think about personal improvement. You've probably hit a smooth spot in life because of your prior personal growth and visualization.
Then life throws you a curve ball and things aren't going as well. Emotional growth is now needed.
Accepting Responsibility Is A Key Aspect To Your Abundance Dreams - How good are you at accepting responsibility? If this is something you have a hard time doing, it's important we get you on the right track.
Accepting personal responsibility is the only way to grow as a person and create a life of abundance for yourself. When you think your fate is in the hands of others, there's no way for you to have a feeling of control.
Remember Why We Live Free - Today is Independence Day here in the United States. If you are an American, I hope you're giving thanks for our ability to live as a free people. I hope you're giving thanks to some very brave people who gave up their lives, risking everything to give us our way of life.
If you live in another country, I hope you can see beyond what our government may be doing in your country or your neighboring country and realize that their empirical efforts of tyranny are not representative of most people here in the United States.
Your Inner Truth Sets You On Your Correct Life Abundance Path - There is an inner truth inside you. This is the part of you that helps guide you into doing the things that fulfill you or will help get you closer to your goals.
Think of your inner truth as your life compass. It's that little voice that tries to steer you toward inner peace and abundance.
Sometimes we don't listen to this little voice because we sense that it's guiding us into a path that may force us to change.
A Self Motivation Tip To Fuel The Fire Within You - I'd like to offer you a self motivation tip that I learned last week from a very good friend of mine.
I have two great friends, Kyle and Bryan, who I meet with at least once a month. It's sort of our own little Mastermind Group. It's interesting because the three of us are three completely different personalities. Anyway, last week Bryan told us something he did recently that I thought was a great self motivation tip. It's simple but effective.
Achieve Your Dreams - This may come as a surprise, but if you're lacking motivation to achieve your dreams, I suggest you need to develop a different dream.
Yes, you may need a few motivation tips along the way, but a dream you desire more than anything in the world should provide a natural motivation that keeps you going through thick and thin.
A deep desire leads to commitment, which leads to motivation, which leads to the action needed to achieve your dreams.
Take Time For Rest And Relaxation When You Need It - Rest and relaxation is definitely a requirement as you're learning how to add abundance to your life.
If you're in a state of stress, you'll find it difficult to think and act in a way that leads to inner peace. Stress quickens the body, makes it difficult to think clearly and can lead to bad decisions.
If you haven't taken time in the past for rest and relaxation, now's the time to change your thinking. This is especially true when you're in your greatest state of turmoil.
Contentment, Inner Peace and Abundance Are Possible For You - Do you have a sense of contentment about your life? Or, do you wake up each day with that feeling of dissatisfaction about who you are or where your life is headed?
If so, I have good news for you, maybe a new way to look at things and a sense of hope. The bad news, of course, is that you're unhappy right now. The good news? The good news, also, is that you're unhappy with the way things are.
Why do I say that?
Are You So Stressed Out That Inner Peace Seems Impossible? - If events in your life have you completely stressed out, you need to make some changes. Finding inner peace requires a relaxed state of mind. Only when you can calm down will you allow abundance to flow to you. The key is to learn to deal with the stress in a positive way. This is why spiritual growth is so important to your happiness and inner peace.
Learn To Give - Learning to give is an important step to realizing a life of abundance.
This can be a foreign concept for many people. We live in a society where a lot of focus is placed on "getting for oneself".
But if abundance is what you seek, no matter the area, it's vital that you provide value to others.
The Spiritual Power of Acceptance - Acceptance is important to living a life of abundance. This is the way to inner peace. Your ego tries to convince you that it's important to prove yourself over and over. This isn't true. One of the first aspects of acceptance is to know that you are fine just the way you are right at this moment in time.
Hope and Abundance - Let's touch on the subject of hope today.
If you're in a state of mind where you've given up on your chances for a life of abundance and happiness, I'd like to offer some comfort.
No matter how bad things in your life may look right now, there is always hope.
Abundance Quotes For You - A collection of abundance quotes for your spirit. You may want to take some of these ideas and turn them into your own personal abundance affirmations.
A Personal Story About Abundance Thinking - I've been thinking lately about the importance of abundance thinking. I had a bit of a financial setback when something quite unexpected and expensive came up.
It was large enough to take all the funds I had saved in my emergency account. I found that even with all the work I've done on myself to think abundantly and spiritually, I still allowed myself to become frustrated and negative.
