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By DR. ALFRED SISON

Sometimes we need a
good kick in the rear to get
our mind and body moving.
One of the ways I get myself
out of “the weekend-was-too-
fun-and-now-it-is-the-
dreaded-Monday morning-
hit-the snooze-button-five-
more-minutes” cycle is to pray
or read inspirational pieces.
Here is a piece from a social
media website www.purpose
fairy.com that helps me time
and again. learn to accept and embrace maturity. Every experience, their opinions is a recipe for
this truth, the more peace we every interaction, no matter stress, unhappiness, 10. You are a human being, not
11 Things to Remind will feel in our hearts and the how bad it might seem, has confusion and misery. Always a human doing.
Yourself of Each Day easier it will become for us to the ability to shape you, to remember that your life is You are a human being,
deal with life’s many changes mold you, and to help you yours to live, and you should not a human doing and you
1. This moment is your life. and challenges. become the person you were live it your way without being need to make sure that you
Today, here and now, is born to be. And if life gives too concerned with what “they” don’t allow your ego to trick
where your life is. This 3. Each day is a new beginning, you “a lot” to deal with, it is think. you into thinking that who you
moment is your life. And if you each morning is a new life. only because it knows how are is not enough and that in
make a choice to immerse The beautiful thing about powerful you truly are, and it 8. Never neglect your path for order for you to “become
yourself fully into this moment life is that each morning it wants you to discover the another. somebody,” in order for you
– appreciating, enjoying and gives you a new chance, a courage, the wisdom and the You have your own path to prove your worth, you have
loving what is-you will new opportunity to start all strength that lie deep within to walk upon, your unique TO DO more and more each
experience joy that you have over. To let go of your you. purpose to fulfill, and no day. There’s nothing wrong in
never experienced before, yesterdays and make a fresh matter how tempting it might doing things, nothing wrong
and you will feel more alive new start in life. That’s how 6. You were born with wings. be to put your life on hold just with working and creating all
than you have ever felt. generous life is… Learn to use them and fly! because those around you kinds of wonderful things, but
“Be happy for this “Finish every day and be There is so much are asking for it, you should when you begin to equate
moment. This moment is your done with it. You have done strength, so much beauty, so never do it. The relationship your self worth with how much
life.” ~ Omar Khayyam what you could. Some much wisdom and so much you have with your own soul, you do, with how hard you
blunders and absurdities, no power within you. Always has with your life purpose and work and how good you are
2. There is a time for everything. doubt crept in. Forget them as been and always will be. And with your path in life is the at doing the things you do,
There is a time for being soon as you can, tomorrow is if you dare to believe in most important relationship in then things might get out of
alone and a time for being a new day.” ~ Ralph Waldo yourself as much as you your life. This is a balance. “I am a human
surrounded by the people you Emerson would want others to believe sacred relationship, and you being, not a human doing.
love; a time for joy and a time in you, and if you dare to should treat it as such. “You Don’t equate your self-worth
for sorrow; a time for being 4. Nothing in life is yours to dream and live your life as if are the source of all purity with how well you do things in
vigorous, and a time for being keep. there were no limits to what and impurity. No one purifies life. You aren’t what you do.
exhausted; a time for being Everything in life is fleeting you could do, be and have, another. Never neglect your If you are what you do, then
safe, and a time for being in and impermanent. Everything then in time, you will discover work for another’s, however when you don’t…you aren’t.”
danger… ”A time to be born changes, nothing ever stays that, “You were born with great his need. Your work is – Dr. Wayne Dyer
and a time to die, a time to the same, and even though potential. You were born with to discover your work and
plant and a time to uproot, a we like to hold on to things, goodness and trust. You were then with all your heart to give 11. Who you are is enough.
time to tear down and a time to own and possess as many born with ideals and dreams. yourself to it.” ~Dhammapada Who you are is already
to build, a time to weep and things as possible, the truth You were born with greatness. enough, not because of how
a time to laugh, a time to of the matter is that nothing You were born with wings. You 9. It is better to be alone than in your life looks externally, but
mourn and a time to dance, a is ours to keep. When the are not meant for crawling, so bad company. because of who you are
time to scatter stones and a time comes for us to leave this don’t. You have wings. Learn Surround yourself with internally. So don’t you even
time to gather them, a time to physical world, we take to use them and fly.” ~ Rumi wise, kind and loving people; dare, not even for a second,
embrace and a time to refrain nothing with us. We leave people who live in truth and to think otherwise.
from embracing, a time to everything behind us, 7. What other people think of integrity. And “If for company “You alone are enough.
search and a time to give up, including our own bodies. you is none of your business. you cannot find a wise and You have nothing to prove to
a time to keep and a time to “You only lose what you cling Lao Tzu said it best in the prudent friend who leads a anybody.” ~ Maya Angelou
throw away, a time to tear and to.” ~ Buddha Tao Te Ching: “Care about good life, then, like a king who Please feel free to contact
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silent and a time to speak.” ~ 5. You are never given more will be their prisoner.” kingdom, or like a lone www.alspsy.com Aloha,
Ecclesiastes 3:2-7. than you can handle. Worrying about what other elephant in the elephant Peace, Mabuhay, Amen! -Dr
There is a time for Adversity builds people think of you and forest, you should go your Al
everything, and the more we character, strength and adjusting your life based on way alone.” ~ Dhammapada