Jenn's blog: "Ralph Marston"

Have a plan If you don't have a plan, random circumstances will make one for you. And you probably won't like it much. Decide what you would like and go for it. Success is no more complicated than that. The energy and time you spend can either bring you toward your dreams or it can keep you in the service of someone else's dream. Choose to follow your own dreams. Explore your own most deeply held values and purposes. Decide precisely how you would like your world and your life to be. The most dismal failures are not caused by the inability to reach a goal. Those failures are the result of not having a clear enough and meaningful enough goal. Know exactly where you intend to go, and you're much more likely to get there. Have a plan, follow it with persistence, and enjoy being where you sincerely choose to be. -- Ralph Marston -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright ©2007 Ralph S. Marston, Jr. All rights reserved.

This is another great post I ran across in my groups. Hope you like it as much as I do. Room for improvement There is always room for improvement. And the fact that there is, is truly a blessing. There is always something new to be learned. There are always fresh ideas to be explored. No matter how good life is, there are ways to make it even better. Love and joy and fulfillment do not ever get used up. You can make today more beautiful, more productive, more meaningful than yesterday. And you can make tomorrow even better. Each moment is another opportunity to create new value. Each day is yours to fill with positive experience. Whether you've been up or you've been down, whether life is now good or not so good, this is the time to make it better. Make a little improvement, and then a little more, and keep reaching higher and higher. -- Ralph Marston -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright ©2007 Ralph S. Marston, Jr. All rights reserved.

This was posted in one of my groups. I thought this was beautiful. Deep Inside There are things you can see, things you can hear, things you can touch, taste and smell. And beyond all those, there are things you can know. There is wisdom within you that requires no outside validation. There are things your heart knows that nothing can dispute. Don't become so caught up in material, worldly matters that you ignore the miraculous living presence always glowing inside you. Pay attention to the incomprehensible essence that is your life. In your hands you hold things that, sooner or later, will rust and decay. In your heart you can keep things that are timeless. Food, clothing and shelter sustain and protect your body. Be sure to sustain and nourish your spirit just as diligently. Deep inside the person the world sees, is the real and indivisible person you are. Let your inner self play an active and positive role in all you do. -- Ralph Marston -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright ©2007 Ralph S. Marston, Jr. All rights reserved.