As you take a few minutes each day to quiet your mind, you will discover a nice benefit: your everyday, "ordinary" life will begin to seem far more extraordinary. Little things that previously went unnoticed will begin to please you. You'll be more easily satisfied, and happier all around. Rather than focusing on what's wrong with your life, you'll find yourself thinking about and more fully enjoying what's right with your life. The world won't change, but your perception of it will. You'll start to notice the little acts of kindness and caring from other people rather than the negativity and anger. (Jack Canfield)
People everywhere are looking for empowerment. Some people will seek it from the world around them, by believing that if they're successful, then they have power. Others will try to grab it from people in their lives by tearing them down. What is interesting is that everyone is looking for something that is already within them. Empowerment is the knowledge that you have the ability within you to create anything that you desire. All a person has to do to change their life is own their power. When you don't accept your power, you've given it away… To become empowered, you have to accept responsibility for your life. Responsibility doesn't mean blame. It means the ability to choose the way you want to respond to a situation. When you begin to take responsibility for your words, deeds, and life experiences, then you begin to accept your own power. You begin to believe that you have the power to choose. And once you recognize that, you have begun to open up to the Infinite reservoir of good within you. (Linda-Ann Stewart)
