Tag: drowning in dreams
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SETBACKS SOMETIMES, DEFEAT NEVER! LIFE RULES ALWAYS
Defeat is an intruder. It does not receive a respectful seat at the table. Give it a DOGGY BAG TO GO. Life may knock over your cup—but let the PEARLS spill forward as lessons, wisdom, patience, faith and character. Then continue at your own pace. https://pearlsforthesoul.com
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IF YOU ARE IN A HYPNOTIC STATE YOUR CENTER DID NOT HOLD
You will be influenced. But influence does not have to become ownership. Observe. Question. Then respond—or do not respond. — Richie
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YOUR LIFE STORY IS BEING WRITTEN AS YOU LIVE IT… HOW WILL IT READ?
People may or may not forget your words. They rarely forget your example. #Leadership #Character #PearlsForTheSoul #Legacy
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THE SIMPLE LIFE GIVES E-Z P-Z- NICE AND BREEZY RETURNS
Honesty may require courage today. Deception requires maintenance tomorrow. Tell the truth and you will not need a filing cabinet to remember your story. **E-Z P-Z—nice and breezy.** — Richie Pearls for the Soul
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THE INNER JOURNEY IS NOT WHAT YOU TELL YOURSELF
Wanting is not evidence. Intensity is not intimacy. Urgency is not always opportunity. Relax. Observe. Ask. Allow time to testify. — Richie Pearls for the Soul
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CONSIDER EFFORT (CONTROL) VERSUS ACCEPTANCE (FAITH)
Thinking asks the mind to keep working. Considering allows awareness, evidence, experience, and time to join the conversation. If thinking has tied you into a knot, stop pulling the ends tighter. Observe. Listen. Try something reasonable. Receive feedback. Make a correction. — Richie Pearls for the Soul when you feed the soul, you feed everything.…
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YOUR GROUND ROOTS DETERMINE YOUR END FRUIT
Fruit attracts attention. Roots sustain life. #PearlsForTheSoul #Wisdom #Character
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KEEP EVERYTHING…OR FACE THE CURSE OF “I THREW IT OUT!”
You kept it for TEN YEARS. Never used it. Finally threw it away. Three days later? YOU NEEDED IT. Welcome to the curse of: “I THREW IT OUT!” LOL. #Decluttering #LifeHumor #RichieSpeaks #PearlsForTheSoul
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THE DAY YOU STOPPED WAITING AND GRABBED LIFE
The future is not waiting for you. It is waiting to be created by you. #PearlsForTheSoul #Growth #SecondChance
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WHEN THE HANDS WORK… THE MIND RESTS
Thinking harder is not always the answer. Sometimes: Sweep. Garden. Paint. Cook. Build. Wash the car. Let the hands work… And give the mind somewhere quiet to rest. — Richie
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DURING YOUR DAY YOU CAME AND YOU WENT… WHAT DID YOU NOTICE?
Don’t make your days one big blur. LOOK. LISTEN. NOTICE. CONTRIBUTE. A smile. A conversation. A sunset. A kind word. Small moments mark a life. — Richie
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LEGEND IN YOUR OWN MIND… OR PRESENT IN YOUR OWN TIME?
You can spend all day: Replaying yesterday. Imagining tomorrow. Arguing with people who aren’t there. Meanwhile… TODAY IS HAPPENING WITHOUT YOU. Visit your mind. Then come back. — Richie
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THERE IS NOTHING HOLDING YOU BACK- LOSE ALL EXCUSES & STORIES
An obstacle is not automatically a verdict. Sometimes it means TURN. Sometimes WAIT. Sometimes LEARN. Sometimes PUSH. Don’t surrender your journey merely because the road asked something from you. #PearlsForTheSoul #PersonalGrowth #Courage #KeepGoing #LifeWisdom
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TELL DOUBT AND SECOND THOUGHTS TO GET LOST
Humility says: “I may not know everything.” Confidence says: “But I know enough to move.” Those two make a pretty good team. #RichieSpeaks #Confidence #Courage #Wisdom #PearlsForTheSoul
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FIXATING ON PROBLEMS EMPOWERS THEM — FIND YOUR CENTER INSTEAD
This little simple statement plagues mankind constantly: FIXATING ON PROBLEMS EMPOWERS THEM. Here is how it usually begins. We encounter a problem that looks epic in proportion. Maybe it is shocking. Unexpected. Painful. Financial. Personal. Professional. Relational. Something happens and for a moment it seems to fill the entire sky. That first reaction is normal.…
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THE MOMENT IS THE REWARD ARE THERE TO RECEIVE IT?
FINAL THOUGHT Yesterday has become memory. Tomorrow remains imagination. But this moment? This one has substance. You can touch it. You can participate in it. You can love somebody in it. You can change something in it. You can simply behold it. Don’t overlook the reward while looking for the prize.
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YOUR TOMORROW IS CREATED TODAY ACT ACCORDINGLY
Whatever you are doing right now includes the now and also sets up the later. Be a good steward
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THE ANSWER MAY LIE OUTSIDE YOUR THINKING
One honest question can change a life: “How did I help create this?” That’s where growth begins.
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LIFE RESPONDS TO PARTICIPATION CALLED YOUR PART
Life often reveals itself one step at a time rather than all at once. Participation activates discovery.
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YOU CAN SINK IN YOUR THINK and GET LOST IN THOUGHT
I’ve met many people with brilliant ideas. I’ve met fewer who put legs on them. The difference between the two often determines the quality of life they experience.