MONDAY’S CUP OF MOTIVATION

MONDAY’S CUP OF MOTIVATION

Today’s world is all about instant gratification. We live in a time where we find ourselves in a constant sprint and forget that life is really about being in a marathon.   Text messages are instant.  We order fast food. We expect replies to our emails within minutes or we are on to something else.  We need to slow down and understand that the things that truly matter in life take time.  The old saying that Rome wasn’t built in a day holds true.   Our parents believed in hard work and over the years made a better life for themselves.  We watched them grow personally and professionally.  They did not instantly climb the corporate ladder or get the huge raise overnight.  Why is it that we think we can bypass hard work and instantly be successful? We can’t.  There is no substitute for hard work.  Good things take time.  The fastest way to the finish line is not always the best way.  Life is not just about the destination.  It’s about the journey.  That journey includes so many amazing memories being made along the way with the ones we love.  We need to make sure that we are around for them to make as many memories as possible.   Let’s never lose sight that being around for our family is the most important thing.  Certain professions come with certain risks.  Let’s never have our eyes so gazed at the finish line or the dollar signs that we lose sight of the warning signs.  Be safe.  Our families need us more than we realize.  Always remember that we and the life we create are good things and good things take time.  Be patient.  Great things will happen if we slow down and let them.  Have a phenomenal week!!

ENCOURAGEMENT…

The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings, but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less; we buy more, but enjoy it less. We have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense; more knowledge, but less judgment; more experts, yet more problems; more medicine, but less wellness.

We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry too quickly, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom. We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom and hate too often.

We’ve learned how to make a living, but not a life. We’ve added years to life, not life to years. We’ve been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbor. We’ve conquered outer space, but not inner space. We’ve done larger things, but not better things. We’ve cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We’ve split the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less. We’ve learned to rush, but not to wait. We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less.

These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion; big men, and small character; steep profits, and shallow relationships. These are days of two incomes, but more divorce; fancier houses, but broken homes. These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill. It is a time when there is much in the show window and nothing in the stockroom. A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete.

Remember, spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever.

Remember to say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side.

Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again.

Give time to love, give time to speak, and give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.

By Dr. Bob Moorehead

GREAT WORDS TO LIVE BY…

When the dreamers outnumber the schemers, mankind will be cool.

Lonn Friend

Almost every successful person begins with two beliefs: the future can better than the present, and I have the power to make it so.

David Brooks

What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.

Unknown

Change your thoughts and you change your world.

Norman Vincent Peale

The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.

Jimmy Johnson

Now that it’s all over, what did you really do yesterday that’s worth mentioning?

Coleman Cox

The best feeling in the world, is to know that your parents are smiling because of you.

Unknown

This week, remember that good things take time!

-Stuart Thomas, Broker RE/MAX Select One