Which handle do you grab for each morning? We all have a choice to either be overwhelmed or to overcome.
Showing posts with label perseverance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label perseverance. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Monday, April 7, 2014
Let. It. Go
Worry strips away joy. Worry puts us in a false reality, often making things worse than they truly are. Worry destroys our lives.
Today, decide to let worry go. Push it out of your life, and close and lock the door behind it. Work hard to keep it out of your life. As soon as you find worry creeping back in, actively take steps to overcome it, and send it out of your life.
Focus instead on joy, love, laughter, and gratefully live every moment of this life you are given. Live with purpose and passion, and leave loving footprints on the lives of everyone you encounter.
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
One Step At A Time
One step at a time,
one choice at a time,
one day at a time.
You can achieve your goals,
overcome your fears,
and quiet your doubts.
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Pursue Your Dreams
Are you doing all you can to protect and pursue your dreams and goals?
Don't give up.
God gives us dreams to pursue for a reason. Pursue them.
Chase them. Fight for them.
Your dreams and goals matter and are worth the work!
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Word Challenge, Overcome
The first word I am going to use in this new challenge is OVERCOME. Share with me what this word means to you, how you have overcome, whatever comes to your mind when you see this word.
At the beginning of the year, I took a challenge of 'pick a word for the year that you want to be your theme,' and I picked overcome. It has definitely been a theme for me, and I have overcome quite a few fears, challenges, attitudes that held me back. I still have things to overcome, which has become very obvious the past few days, such as anxiety over unknowns or what if's, but I have overcome a lot in the past few months that used to hold me back.
Here are three examples of things I have overcome this past year. There are many more, but these are the big ones:
I started to work out, something I hadn't done at this level in years! I had walked, done some hiking and bike riding, but I am actually going to the gym 3-4 days a week. The walking and hiking we do have become much easier and much more enjoyable.
There have been some past hurts that I have overcome, and by doing that, I have been more open to letting new people in my life, made new friends, and torn down walls around my heart. I have become more outgoing, speak up more, and have been blessed with some wonderful new friendships because I overcame the past hurts and scars others left on my heart.
On my birthday, I went across a narrow, swinging bride that ascends from rock to rock over the Kootenai River in Montana. Fear had kept me from taking more than two steps on this bridge before. I don't like heights, although that fear is going away, but heights over moving water, on a narrow, moving bridge was not my idea of fun. I climbed the steps, determined to overcome this fear, took the first few steps, which are high up, but I was over rocks, not water. I took a few more steps, slowly, clinging to the cable as tight as possible, and fear swept over me. My husband and niece were part way across, cheering me on and waiting for me. I froze for a bit, and just stood there. I looked up at my niece, who is 8, and did not want her to think it's ok to quit something because of fear, so I took a few more steps. At this point, one of the three boards under my feet moved, escalating my fear, but kept me moving forward! When I got about half way across, the fear left, and I enjoyed each step of the journey across that bridge. It was beautiful. I felt very accomplished when I hit the stairs on the other side. I felt free from the fear that had held me back so many other times before. The trip back across was now easy. I had overcome by putting fear behind me, and taking a risk to move forward. With each step moving forward, the fear grew smaller and the confidence grew more and more, and I overcame a barrier that held me back for so many years.
At the beginning of the year, I took a challenge of 'pick a word for the year that you want to be your theme,' and I picked overcome. It has definitely been a theme for me, and I have overcome quite a few fears, challenges, attitudes that held me back. I still have things to overcome, which has become very obvious the past few days, such as anxiety over unknowns or what if's, but I have overcome a lot in the past few months that used to hold me back.
Here are three examples of things I have overcome this past year. There are many more, but these are the big ones:
I started to work out, something I hadn't done at this level in years! I had walked, done some hiking and bike riding, but I am actually going to the gym 3-4 days a week. The walking and hiking we do have become much easier and much more enjoyable.
There have been some past hurts that I have overcome, and by doing that, I have been more open to letting new people in my life, made new friends, and torn down walls around my heart. I have become more outgoing, speak up more, and have been blessed with some wonderful new friendships because I overcame the past hurts and scars others left on my heart.
On my birthday, I went across a narrow, swinging bride that ascends from rock to rock over the Kootenai River in Montana. Fear had kept me from taking more than two steps on this bridge before. I don't like heights, although that fear is going away, but heights over moving water, on a narrow, moving bridge was not my idea of fun. I climbed the steps, determined to overcome this fear, took the first few steps, which are high up, but I was over rocks, not water. I took a few more steps, slowly, clinging to the cable as tight as possible, and fear swept over me. My husband and niece were part way across, cheering me on and waiting for me. I froze for a bit, and just stood there. I looked up at my niece, who is 8, and did not want her to think it's ok to quit something because of fear, so I took a few more steps. At this point, one of the three boards under my feet moved, escalating my fear, but kept me moving forward! When I got about half way across, the fear left, and I enjoyed each step of the journey across that bridge. It was beautiful. I felt very accomplished when I hit the stairs on the other side. I felt free from the fear that had held me back so many other times before. The trip back across was now easy. I had overcome by putting fear behind me, and taking a risk to move forward. With each step moving forward, the fear grew smaller and the confidence grew more and more, and I overcame a barrier that held me back for so many years.
This only shows about 2/3 of the bridge, it is a long one!
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Monday, July 1, 2013
Do It Well
Most people do not know what they can do, because all they’re told is what they cannot do. -Zig Ziglar
Spend some time this week focusing on what you can do, and celebrate by doing it well! Encourage those in your life by sharing with them what their gifts are, what they do well, and see how they change.
Spend some time this week focusing on what you can do, and celebrate by doing it well! Encourage those in your life by sharing with them what their gifts are, what they do well, and see how they change.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Don't Miss the Adventure
What are you willing to risk today to go after something you want to achieve? Why wait? Start now.
If you need some help getting started, contact me at respirelifecoach@gmail.com and I can help you go after your goals and dreams.
Monday, November 19, 2012
Perseverance
Perseverance is to persist in anything you undertake; maintain a purpose despite difficulties, troubles, obstacles, or feeling discouraged.
Is perseverance something that is easy for you during difficult times and disappointments, or is it something you struggle to overcome, wanting to give up? Do you get weighed down by fears? What holds you back from pressing on to pursue your purpose in life?
When you do push through difficulties or obstacles, what helps you to move on, and persevere?
We live in a society that wants everything instantly, so persevering to achieve goals, move to the next level, or overcome setbacks or problems is something many give up on because they want immediate results. Anything worth achieving, pursuing, and improving takes time and persistence. It takes the will and the drive to not give up.
We all will face setbacks, troubles, and difficulties. The way we handle those things is the difference between success and failure, whether in a career, personal life, marriage, relationships, schooling. The choice is yours on how you react, and what you do, or don't do, to make life better.
Persevering is not easy. It takes determination to continue on to achieve goals and dreams in life. It takes the will to get back up and dust yourself off if you get knocked down, to keep taking steps forward, even if those steps are difficult ones. Many times, you will feel like quitting or giving up right before a breakthrough. Don't quit. Don't give up. Keep pursuing your goals, keep working to overcome your obstacles. It will be worth the effort.
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