Everyday Inspiration

“Smile, for everyone lacks self-confidence and more than any other one thing a smile reassures them.” – Andre Maurois One of the gifts from growing older is we get to experience our personal challenges more often. Because of this, we can find ways to overcome these challenges – if we make the attempt. I have…

“Where there is love there is life.” – Mahatma Gandhi Love brings clarity and focus to your life. Love helps you see what is truly important compared to what is trivial. Love empowers you to help others find its healing grace while you are showered with its grace along the way. To bring more love…

“When I allow myself to celebrate what is good in my life that vibration ripples in my life and the world.” – Ellen Miller When you wake up in the morning what’s the first thought that goes through your mind? Do you consider the day’s to-do list or the bills that need to be paid?…

“Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for.” – Dag Hammarskjold In our over connected world, there’s an expectation that you constantly need to be doing things like emailing, texting, watching television, shopping – the list is never ending sometimes. However, these connections aren’t always…

“Every day is a good day to be alive, whether the sun’s shining or not.” – Marty Robbins The sun is rising a little later and setting a little earlier these days. Summer is courageously holding on, but it can probably sense that autumn is right around the corner. Seasons change. And so do we.…

“Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead.” – Oscar Wilde Every day you have the opportunity to show your love. On some days you have many opportunities. You can show your love to your child, spouse or partner. You can show your love…

“I have never taken any exercise except sleeping and resting.” – Mark Twain Summer is slowly winding down. Vacations are wrapping up as students are getting ready to head back to school. Soon, sun screen and flip flops will be replaced with notebooks and protractors. This is the time of year when most families begin…

“Red sky at night, sailor’s delight. Red sky in morning, sailor’s warning.” – weather lore For the past week, my family and I have been enjoying a vacation at the beach. We all needed this break from our busy lives. My wife is involved with standing up an in-hospital treatment program for people who suffer…

“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. Life can be bittersweet sometimes. There are some days when it seems like every wish or dream is coming true. And then there are some days when the clouds begin to fill in and block the…

“It’s not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.” – Roy Disney Becoming aware of your values gives your life a sharper focus and better clarity. Your most important values serve as a filter through which you make the choices that define who you are. If you are unhappy with certain…

Alex Blackwell
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Alex Blackwell

Alex Blackwell is the author of Letting Go: 25 True Stories of Peace, Hope and Surrender and the founding editor of The BridgeMaker - a blog about letting go, faith and inspiration. Be sure to download Alex's free eBook How to Love Consciously and connect with him on Facebook.

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