Monday Morning Motivational Message

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MONDAY’S CUP OF MOTIVATION:

Do you remember when we were kids and the world seemed like such a big place?  It took weeks to sail across the ocean on grand ocean liners.  Then planes made it a matter of hours.  With the advent of overnight shipping, cell phones, email and text, we are constantly connected and the world is now a click away.  Efficiency comes with a price.  We give up a huge amount of our personal time.  Smart phones have given the world access to us 24/7.  Our friends and family end up taking a back seat to the calls we take at all hours of the night.  We are so worried about what we will miss coming from outside our homes that we end up losing what is right in front of us.  Quality time off the clock.  We need to disconnect so we can connect with those who we love the most.  Staying connected does not get us more time.  It takes away our down time and our quality time.  It’s OK to get away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.  Enjoy those special moments with family and friends after work.  They are the ones we’ll remember the most.  Life is short.  It’s not the amount of time we have.  It’s what we choose to do with it.  This week, choose to disconnect so we can connect with those who matter most.  Have a phenomenal week.

ENCOURAGEMENT CORNER…

The Most Beautiful Thing in the World

Once there lived a painter who wished to create the most beautiful painting in the world. And so he carried his wooden paint box and set off to travel throughout the lands, looking for the most beautiful thing in the world.

One day, he met a brave warrior on his way and he asked him, ” What is the most beautiful thing in the world?”. The warrior answered, “Peace.” and left. The painter shook his head with disappointment because he couldn’t paint peace.

Next, he came across a beautiful young maiden and he asked again, “what is the most beautiful thing in the world?”. The maiden replied without hesitation, “love..” The painter was disappointed again as he couldn’t paint love.

Finally, he came across an old preacher on the road, and he asked him, ” What is the most beautiful thing in the world?”. The old preacher answered, “faith” and went his way. The painter can only shake his head in disappointment again because he couldn’t paint faith. Having failed to find the most beautiful thing in the world, he was sadly forced to go home.

As he was arriving at his gate of his house, his son ran out of the house with his face beaming with joy to meet him, crying out, “Daddy, Daddy…”. His wife followed and gave him a kiss to welcome him home. Suddenly the painter realized he had found the most beautiful thing in the world…. From his son, he found the faith of a young child in his father, from the kiss from his beloved wife, he found the love of a lifetime. And it is in this love, warmth and joy in his family, that he found peace.

And so the painter did complete his painting of the most beautiful thing in the world. It was none other than his home.

EXTRA ENCOURAGEMENT…

Class never runs scared. It is sure-footed and confident, and it can handle whatever comes along. Class has a sense of humor. It knows that a good laugh is the best lubricant for oiling the machinery of human relations. Class never makes excuses. It takes its lumps and learns from mistakes…Class is comfortable in its own skin. It never puts on airs. Class never tries to build itself up by tearing others down. If you have class, you’ve got it made

Abigail Van Buren

WORDS TO LIVE BY…

If you don’t see your worth, you’ll always choose people who don’t see it either.  When your self-esteem rises, your life follows.

Mandy Hale
Love life and life will love you back. Love people and they will love you back

Arthur Rubinstein

Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.
Epictetus

Dream your dream. Follow your heart. Imagine. Listen to the wind. Drink sunsets. Be free. Let the wonder never cease. Believe. Wish on EVERY star. Create adventure. Be Kind.

Debbie Coulter

I would rather be ashes than dust!  I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot.
I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.  The function of man is to live, not to exist.
I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them.  I shall use my time.

Jack London 

Don’t be so busy making a living that you forget to live.

Author unknown

Those who wish to sing, always find a song.
Swedish proverb

This week, leave your work at the office!