January 7

I kind of feel, in a way, all of us will forever be asking those questions of ourselves: Who am I and how do I fit in in the world and what is all this about? Because those aren't really... there are no answers to those questions, in a sense.
Mandy Moore
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He who has health, has hope; and he who has hope, has everything.

Thomas Carlyle
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He who has health, has hope; and he who has hope, has everything.

Thomas Carlyle
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He who has health, has hope; and he who has hope, has everything.

Thomas Carlyle
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I kind of feel, in a way, all of us will forever be asking those questions of ourselves: Who am I and how do I fit in in the world and what is all this about? Because those aren't really... there are no answers to those questions, in a sense.
Mandy Moore
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He who has health, has hope; and he who has hope, has everything.

Thomas Carlyle
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“The principle is about competing against yourself. It’s about self-improvement, about being better than you were the day before.” ~Steve Young, NFL Quarterback

Good morning! Today is a great day and I am going to make it just that. Something wonderful is going to happen today and I can't wait to see what it is! We are not in this to compete against anyone other than ourselves. The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday. But, unfortunately, there are many people in this world who think they need to compete against everyone they come in contact with.

Life really is pretty simple. Live the life you want. Try to be better than the person you were yesterday. Lend a helping hand when you can to someone in need. Be a person that children will look up to. Be a person you will want to be friends with.

Yes, competing in sports is sometimes beneficial. Do you sometimes try to secretly compete with the person next to you on the treadmill or elliptical at the gym? That can make you improve. Or you can try to just do better than you did the last time you were at the gym, improve your time or your speed. Stop trying to compete with everyone around you. The more competition we force ourselves to have, the worse off we are. Competition with others holds us back and takes away our room to grow. Compete with yourself. Make yourself grow in ways you never thought possible because you want to be better now than you were yesterday.

Now it's YOUR Turn to Reflect on This:
In your journal, make a list of all those people you try to compete with and what you compete with them for. Now tear this page out of your journal, read each item one more time, and after each item you read, say "I no longer compete with you." Then go burn this list (PLEASE remember safety when burning this list!). When you burn something, you are letting it go for good.

Today's Affirmation:
I am growing each and every day into the person I want to be.