Tag: Purpose

It Is Better To Give Up And Do This

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Personal Development, Spirituality

God knows you. God created you for a purpose. The question is, ‘Are you living your purpose? Are you living your life? Are you making God proud? Are you doing what you are here to do?

If you are not living your purpose, it is never too late to start again. With God, we can do all things. With God, we can change our lives. With God, there is nothing we cannot do for ourselves. We can think positive thoughts. We can pursue our dreams. We can live our lives. We can move forward.

But we can’t move forward if we are not willing to give up what is holding us back. We are not going to be able to do what we are here to do if we don’t have the courage to let go of what has been holding back.

Our situations are not going to get better if we are not willing to do something about them. We are not going to make any progress if we are not willing to let God take charge of our actions.

Because God knows the end of our story. God knows where we are going before we even get started. From now on, if you want to move faster, according to Chris Hodges, ‘it’s better to give up and trust God than to cling tight and try to control everything.’

Don’t do that. God is not going to betray you. Do not try to control everything. If you do, you won’t succeed. Why is that? Because you ‘need a new strength’ to handle a new situation. If you have it, use it. If you do not, then bring your situation to God. And He will take care of it.

If You Want To Get Better At What You Are Doing, Don’t Ignore These Quotes

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Motivational Quotes, Personal Development

You will get better at what you are doing if you are willing to practice every day, If you are willing to do the work.

Remember, to get the prize, you must first do the work.

Start where you are. Do not make it too hard for yourself. Getting better at something is not about making it too hard. It is about paying attention to it.

Makt it simple. According to Dr. Eric Maisel, ‘Simple doesn’t mean static. Simple doesn’t mean doing exactly the same thing each day. Simple means doing the thing appropriate to that day’s practice.’

‘One kind of playfulness? Improv! Maybe that’s what your practice needs today, some improvisation!’

‘The content of your practice needs to be, not some simulation, substitute, or likeness.’

‘There is no ‘way’ to practice. There is only honesty and intention. Let your practice honestly and intentionally serve your desire to live your life purposes.’

‘You decide. Who else should?’

‘You must decide on the contours of our practice. And you must decide to actually practice. You can’t begin to practice without deciding to practice.’

‘You can spend an intense hour. Or an intense minute. Either way, make it intense!’

‘Kneading the dough? That requires your presence. Cutting the onions? That requires your presence. Whatever your presence is, be present.’

‘Is your daily practice a private one? It could be. But it doesn’t have to be. Practice in public, if that’s what your heart desires. Trust yourself to understand what your practice requires!

‘Inspiration may come. Let’s hope so! But perspiration first.’

‘Should you read yet another business book? Or actually spend time every day building your business?’

‘We may not be able to do a lot, but we can do what we can every day.’

‘Can you run away from all that chaos and noise? Wouldn’t it be better to stop and create some silence?

Do not just read these quotes. Use them to change how you do your work.

As always, you are more, not less!

Further Reading:

Eric Maisel, PhD (2020). The Power of Daily Practice: How Creative and Performing Artists (and Everyone Else) Can Finally Meet Their Goals