Daily Hope and Inspiration

Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen received 77 rejections for their idea Chicken Soup for the Soul. They had to make a decision each time...should they throw in the towel and say enough is enough, or should they keep trying to pursue their dreams? You know the rest of the story. The 78th publisher said "Yes" and they went on to sell over 100 million books.
Think about this for a moment...one choice, just one, can change your life forever. Simply put, your life today is what your choices have made it, but with new choices, you can change directions this very moment. This idea alone is highly motivational to me because it offers tremendous hope, regardless of circumstances, for a better tomorrow. Look in the mirror and reflect on your past experiences. You will see that you have done this before and your life changed for the better!
Sometimes it's a different kind of choice. It can be to not quit, to not give up in the face of adversity, or not to drop down the  level of negativity and hurtful actions and words. We've all been there.

Your life-changing choice may be to switch careers, to leave an abusive or negative relationship, to go back to school, to stop drinking, to start a business, to manage your weight, to start a volunteering.. just to name a few. If you have the courage to do so, you could make any one of those choices, or others, today. You can change your life today through positive, consistent actions and motives!


“Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.”  Romans 12:2


“When we sincerely took such a position, all sorts of remarkable things followed. We had a new Employer. Being all powerful, He provided what we needed, if we kept close to Him and performed His work well. Established on such a footing we became less and less interested in ourselves, our little plans and designs. More and more we became interested in seeing what we could contribute to life. As we felt new power flow in, as we enjoyed peace of mind, as we discovered we could face life successfully, as we became conscious of His presence, we began to lose our fear of today, tomorrow or the hereafter. We were reborn.” 
Big Book pg 63