Sharing some wise words for the New Year 

~^~  Peace Within ~^~

If there is one thing we've come to

 

understand over the last few months,

 it is this...

 

The more tumultuous and uncertain the

 

world around us becomes,

 

the more important it is to nurture a real

 

and abiding peace within our hearts.

 

When there is trouble around you,

 

it is more important than

 

ever to have peace within.

 

Peace is strength at rest.

It is high energy without high tension.

Those who are strong enough to live in

 peace and at peace, are the strongest indeed.

Today, and every day, is an opportunity

to put the power of peace

to work in your life.

Though there may be turmoil and confusion

all around you, with a peaceful heart

you can find the strength to make

each and every moment more

beautiful than the last.

Act from a perspective of genuine

 peacefulness,

and you'll act with strength,

confidence and effectiveness.

Hold peace firmly in your heart.

Nurture it and let it flow from you,

 and it will give power to whatever

you undertake.

Find your own genuine inner peace

and with the strength of that peace

you can truly change your world.

Ralph Marston

~^~ Again and Again ~^~

Those thoughts and deeds that become

 

a permanent part of you are the ones

 

that are repeated again and again.

 

A single act of kindness is good,

 

yet one kindness after another

 

after another makes kindness

 

a valuable and unceasing part of you.

A single disciplined effort will bring

 its positive reward.

And much more so will a habit of

focus and discipline bring a

lifetime of achievement after

valuable achievement.

If you hear, or read, or see something

once you may very well forget it.

When you are exposed to it

over and over again it finds a

permanent place within you.

It's a simple technique that's

available to anyone,

and used by those who are most

 consistently successful.

When you want to instill something

into your life, keep on repeating it

until it is securely and enduringly there.

If you can do it once,

you can do it again.

 Keep doing it long enough,

and it will become a part of you.

Ralph Marston

~^~Take Time ~^~

 

Take time today to enjoy

 

the things you normally hurry past.

 

Let go of your worries and frustrations,

 

your expectations and pretenses,

 

and enjoy the moment that you're living.

Free your happiness from any

conditions or limitations you

may have put on it.

 Experience the depth and beauty

 of the happiness that fills

you when you allow it.

Look beyond the little things

that normally annoy you.

Feel how good it can be

 to stop fighting against what

doesn't really matter anyway.

Though this day is not perfect,

 the experience of it can

be perfectly beautiful.

 Count your many blessings,

and you'll see that they far

outweigh any obstacles you face.

Release the stressful thoughts

from your mind and

feel them melt away.

This day is yours to live with

peaceful purpose.

Sometimes you can move

more surely forward simply

 by slowing down.

Let peace overtake you on

this precious day,

and pull you blissfully along.

Ralph Marston

Happy New Year and May God Bless

you and yours!!