MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

GIVE THANKS

BEAUTIFUL, beautiful day! A day of THANKSGIVING and CELEBRATION of all the BLESSINGS He has bestowed upon us; of GRATITUDE and WONDER for the FREEDOM of our souls; of the wonders of life WAITING to be discovered and EMBRACED. A day to remember with JOY because we HAVE it; life to LIVE it and REMEMBER all He has done for us, RELEASING us from our prisons, setting us FORTH on our journey UP the mountain of life, creating in us the desire to give MORE to life, to leave more than a little part of us behind in EVERY soul we meet and touch, to make our DIFFERENCE bigger and better and GREATER than we might ever have imagined.

Give THANKS! For all that you HAVE; all that you ARE; all that you are BECOMING. Be GRATEFUL that you have made it this FAR, the struggles and heartache and pain merely NECESSARY stepping stones to the HAPPINESS that now fills your soul, so that you can UNDERSTAND and APPRECIATE the BEAUTY of what your heart is now experiencing, the WONDER of it, that it DOES exist for YOU and that you CAN have it if you desire it so strongly. Let the LIGHT in your heart and the SMILE in your soul be a BEACON of HOPE for those out there who are walking where you have BEEN, giving them STRENGTH to KEEP going, knowing that there are BETTER days COMING.

Be BLESSED! Look back ONLY to LEARN your lessons; look FORWARD to what is to COME; ENJOY and live IN the MOMENT. Life holds far MORE for you, a lot more to be THANKFUL for, blessings and love you might have rejected at any other point in time but are now able to ACCEPT, because you are in a place where you are at EASE with yourself and have GROWN “into” who you are, KNOWING what your heart TRULY desires, no longer IGNORING the calling that you have forever suppressed, WANTING to give your soul MORE room to GROW and FLOURISH, so that you BLOSSOM into the person that God always INTENDED you to be, having ALL that He intended you to have.

© Rosie Chee

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

WALK ALONE

There are times in our lives when the best thing for us is to walk APART. You might be one who has always walked alone even as you are with others and there’s nothing wrong with that. Sometimes if those you walk with are not walking in the same eventual direction as you are, it’s better to separate and forge your OWN path or risk taking an extended detour or veering altogether from your ultimate destination.

It’s OK to walk alone. There’s a peace in stepping away from the crowd and making your own path, even though it will be harder and you may be criticized and judged harshly for it by those who do not understand it or you. Despite what the world thinks, it’s not about living for their needs, but ensuring that YOUR soul remains intact, as much as possible, because you cannot afford to lose it [again].

There is FREEDOM in walking alone. It can be harder, because you have to hold yourself accountable for every action you make, but when you are walking towards a vision, striding forward with a purpose, doing what you must and making no excuses becomes that much easier, because you know that in the end the only one responsible for where you end up is YOU.

It’s ok to LIKE walking alone and some of us have for much of our lives. Know though, that walking alone does not mean that you cannot allow others to join you on your journey, or that you cannot find delight in the pleasure of another’s company for a time, but your soul understands and accepts that it IS only for merely a moment in the space of infinity, no matter how precious.

Ultimately, you must do what is right for YOU. There is no shame in walking alone and it does not mean that you are isolated, even if you want to be and are for a time. There is no judgment in preferring walking alone and often it clears our soul, creating calm in confusion and reminding us of the reality of our dreams, so that we hold on tighter than ever as we BECOME.

© Rosie Chee

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SHADOW AND LIGHT

Shadows are a natural accompaniment to light. They are cast under whatever stands in the light and sometimes over as well. In the same way that the Devil tries to tempt you and lead you astray when God blesses you and life seems to be going better than ever, shadows seek to cast darkness over any light shining so brightly because they cannot bear to see such glory and would rather see it smothered.

It is simply the way it is and will never change. Those who are doing nothing with their lives will always sit back and criticize those who are standing up and stepping out and taking the risk of pursuing their dreams or calling. Those who are waiting for someone to do something that they can emulate through plagiarism will always try to topple those who shoulders whom they seek their own greatness from.

There are shadows and light in every soul. Every day they fight with one another to see which will come out triumphant. Remember that the shadows in your soul can help give strength to your light and make it that much brighter. Never underestimate the power of the synchronicity of having your soul being complete in working together and understand that without the darkness there would be no light.

© Rosie Chee

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

BEING DIFFERENT

We are ALL born UNIQUE. We are ALL born different. Just not everyone sees that. Not everyone accepts their differences. They want to blend in, instead of standing out as they were MEANT to.

You were NOT created different to become like everyone else. You were created different to BE the difference in the lives of those who are blessed with your presence. You were intended to stand OUT and have a positive EFFECT as much as possible. You were designed with a PURPOSE, one unlike anyone else, that only YOU can fulfil.

The world will ALWAYS try to CHANGE you into something and someone who is NOT you. EMBRACE your differences and know that it is far better to be YOU than an imitation of anyone else. It is far better to be you than allow yourself to be LOST in the crowd of souls who brush who they are aside because it is not accepted. It is far better to stand alone in your TRUTH than to compromise who you are.

Realize that you ARE different. Understand that you are different for a REASON. EMBRACE your uniqueness, your personal quirks and traits, and strive to develop your gifts and abilities to their FULL potential. Stand TALL in the world and just be YOU. If you change, change for YOU, and only if it will make you BETTER than you are.

© Rosie Chee

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STARTING A NEW CHAPTER...

To start a new chapter of our lives we need to have turned the page on the last one, left it BEHIND and moved ON. Whilst the events of chapters past have helped shaped us into what and where we are now - and may even have some role in what we will become and where we might go - they ARE done and should be LEFT in the past where they belong.

You canNOT move forward if you are holding ON to the past, if your mind is living in the past instead of the present, not focused on the future and where you are heading. DON’T let what happened in previous chapters of your life dictate what you do in and with your life NOW.

Sometimes it can be difficult, but don’t treat the people in your present as if they were the people from your past, because they are not. Yes, be cautious and learn from past mistakes and errors in judgement, but do not let what happened then close you off from the potential blessings that could be yours and cloud your mind and heart to what is or might be happening now, for not all circumstances are the same, and not everything plays out the way it did before.

Keep your mind and heart OPEN to what the next chapter of your life might bring. Stay close to HOPE and know what you want to see, but also keep a grasp of truth and accept that not all things are destined for us, knowing that they each have their time if they ARE meant to be.

Do NOT let the past hold you back and stop you from becoming EVERYTHING you are MEANT to be and possessing everything you are meant to have! Accept it, learn from it, and move FORWARD! Turn the page to a NEW chapter of your life and EMBRACE what is to come!

© Rosie Chee

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SAY "YES" TO YOU

You have had something on your heart for a long time now. Something that should been done when you FIRST recognized it, but never was because you were too busy taking care of everyone else and their needs, ignoring your own in a misplaced sense of loyalty. But now that something is of PARAMOUNT importance to do, for such a deep-seated desire does not get laid on one’s heart for no reason, and it’s time to start thinking about your OWN health and happiness, to begin doing what will be BEST for you.

First, you must learn to be SELFISH. Hard for those who always put others before themselves, who have taken care of everyone else all their life and neglected themselves until they could no longer ignore the warning signals inside. Being selfish we all need to be sometimes, for if we do not take care of ourselves we are NOT going to be in any position to be of service to others. We also need to realize that when WE are healthy and happy, then we are better equipped to create POSITIVE impact in others’ lives.

You are at the point where you can no longer ignore that desire, when it MUST be taken care of before all else, not just because it should have been done, but because if it is NOT, you will never be able to live your life as completely as you were meant to. You WANT to become ALL you have the potential and power to be, and to do that this must be DONE. You have made the decision and now it is time to ACT on it, creating the reality that you have sought in your heart for a long time.

Realize that saying “no” to everyone else and their needs for a time is NOT bad, for not only must they learn to start taking care of themselves and not rely on draining you of everything you have and are to keep them satisfied, but you need to start thinking of YOU and YOUR best interests. Life changes and we change with it and that change should constantly be making us into something BETTER than we are. To become better, you have to know what you NEED to do to reach that next level and just DO it, no matter the cost.

There is ALWAYS going to be a cost to doing what must be done, but that is nothing compared to what will be if you do NOT move. Your life is your own, so start allowing it to be. Start allowing yourself to LIVE. Start allowing that glimpse of happiness to become a ray of hope that spreads throughout your being, into all corners of your soul and life. Start allowing that inner voice to say “YES” to yourself, accepting that you must in order for your life to truly move FORWARD.

© Rosie Chee

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

UNFINISHED WORK IN PROGRESS

We are all an UNfinished “work in progress”, simply because we will NEVER be done BECOMING. We will NEVER be done LEARNING. We will NEVER be done making mistakes and finding out how to FIX them. We will NEVER stop DREAMING and STRIVING to REACH those dreams. We will NEVER stop SEEKING to do ALL we can to make as much DIFFERENCE we can. We will NEVER allow ourselves to just STOP and give up when life gets tough. We will NEVER allow ourselves to crumble in the midst of ADVERSITY, because we know it will only create in us something STRONGER and more POWERFUL than we might ever have thought possible.

We will ALWAYS be working TOWARDS something NEW, something GREAT, something that will leave a LEGACY of HOPE and FAITH and BELIEF. We will ALWAYS be working THROUGH the pain and fear and heartache and loss that we deal with in life, to LEAD by EXAMPLE that life kicks ALL of us and we do NOT have to give it the power to destroy what we are BUILDING.

We KNOW we are CAPABLE of far MORE than we have done and can ever fathom, and we know that in order to BECOME all that we are MEANT to be, we must LIVE life and EMBRACE it with all its smiles and CHALLENGES, because it’s the JOURNEY that is going to REVEAL the TRUTH and MAKE us into what we WILL be.

© Rosie Chee

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THE NEXT LEVEL

Life does NOT stay on the same plane for your duration of it. Planes shift beneath you, around you, in front of you. There are always HIGHER levels to ascend to, and that is what you should be striving for. The next step UP. The next tier of success. The next “moment” to happiness.

There is everything WITHIN you to climb to that next level, to take your life up a notch. There are dreams “sparked” inside that drive you to reach a different height than before, wanting to CONTINUE climbing the mountain of life with gusto and bravado, even if it does not feel what it shows the world.

Your life is determined by what YOU make of it, the decisions you make, the paths you take, the people you allow into and out of it, everything coming together in an elaborate tapestry in colours only you can see or understand. Your life is everything YOU allow it to be, because ultimately, you are the “creator” of your destiny.

Your destiny lies withIN you. In your SOUL, the secret depths few have ever seen. In your DREAMS, the ones you have always known and the ones you are discovering. In your MIND, your belief and confidence in self to accomplish these mighty things your heart wants to bring to fruition.

You should never be “content” to be where you are at. Your life does not reach a level and then STOP. You were intended to keep STRIVING to become better, and to be better, you HAVE to take your life to the NEXT level. To do that, you have to search deep inside and pull those resources out and USE them.

© Rosie Chee

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

ADVERSITY

Adversity, hardships, obstacles, when life kicks you down so low you don’t know how long it will take you to stand – that’s when you see the TRUE measure of a person. That’s when you see their real CHARACTER. For when the sun goes into hiding, if there is no true light in one’s soul, all that will be seen will be the darkness seeping out from them. When the winds fare not well on the ocean of life, then shall the temperament kept locked down in the hold of their soul be unleashed.

When you come across adversity, you discover things about yourself. Some might surprise you, even for those pure in heart, for they are not what you thought you were capable of. Some do not, for the true soul, the one who is not afraid to live transparently, has nothing to hide from those who would seek to thrown stones at glass castles.

When you stand against adversity, you pull deep down to the core. You find strength you might have never had to use before. You find courage to use that strength. You find a hardness that would never have become otherwise. You find that your soul has much more capacity to love and forgive than you ever thought possible for you. You find different dreams hiding in the crevices of your heart.

When you face adversity, you become so much MORE than you are. You come through the fires of hell with any excesses burnt away, so that all that is left standing is the true creature that you are. You come away with greater knowledge of your soul and all that you are willing to do, understanding better than ever that which has become dearest to your heart.

When you look adversity head on, you can know that it is nothing more than another of life’s tests, a game meant to break you down to your essence, so that you can know what you have. You can know what is at your foundation. It destroys so that you can rebuild – into the person you have potential and were always MEANT to be.

© Rosie Chee

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

LIFE

Life is a gift given to all. Not everyone might “deserve” it, but everyone is given the chance to take that blessing and turn it into something great. Life is a miracle and every moment you have breath in your body is a moment to be thankful for.

Gifts are opportunities. They may present as difficulties and obstacles, but the harder the challenge, the greater the opportunity to grow and develop, to “prove” that such a gift was not wasted and the one who received it has a diamond hidden inside the rough.

Life and the gifts it bestows are not always what we want or expect. Not being given what is desired can be the “best” thing one can receive, because what they ARE given can reveal far greater meaning; and sometimes being given the unexpected leads to far more than could ever be imagined and asked for.

Gifts are not given to be set aside. They are intended to be used and He who gives them gives accordingly, knowing what it will take to bring forth the potential hidden inside each one of us. You are unique and your gifts are unique, so treasure them and see the value that He sees.

Life is a miracle. YOU are a miracle. No matter where you have been or what you have been through, it has brought you to the place you now stand. It has given you what you need to become the blessing you are meant to be, so smile as you step into another day and another chance to live “greatness”.        

© Rosie Chee

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

STILL LEARNING

No one is perfect. No one ever truly becomes ALL they are meant to be in this lifetime, even though we TRY as hard as we can to attain the ULTIMATE and become the BEST version of us that we can POSSIBLY be.

No one knows everything. No one every truly stops learning, as there is infinitely vast knowledge on myriad subjects, some so obscure that to find one who knows even the slightest tidbit on them is rare, and we continue to our last breath to learn new things.

No one is immune. No one ever truly can say that they are invincible and never need help, for everyone has a weakness, even if it is not visible to the world, and everyone has a point in their life when they desire even a second soul for the minutest moment, if only to listen.

This life is finite, even as life is infinite. We can never stop learning or growing as we evolve into something greater than we are. We will always be surrounded by people, even as we cast ourselves alone at times, and loneliness is a reality for those even in the crowd, if only in passing.

Life is for us to CONTINUE, to APPLY all that we know, so that we can GROW into the most incredible of souls, surprising the world and BEING surprised by the MAGNITUDE of the WONDER in which we exist as such a tiny speck, as significant as we allow ourselves to be created.

© Rosie Chee

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

CHANGE IS A PROCESS

Change does not happen overnight. It does not happen in an instant. It does not happen just because we want it to. Change happens when we decide to make a stand and ACT on that decision. It happens when we determine that we are no longer going to live our life the way we are. It happens when our hearts and minds are in agreement with each other. It happens when we are prepared to work HARD to MAKE it happen.

Change starts in the HEART. It has to start in the heart to become a conscious thought. When it becomes a conscious thought we are AWARE of the reasons behind our actions and can GUIDE them in the direction we WANT to go. When we ensure our actions are in line with the change we seek we start to make progress. We start to see change. We start to BECOME what we want to be.

Change is a PROCESS. The desire and the decision to change may take but a moment, but the actual change itself is gradual, like the budding of a flower, slowly opening up to reveal the beauty hidden inside, embracing the world and adding one more wonder to it.

Once the events are set in MOTION they cannot be stopped and that flower can and will continue to bloom even in the harshest conditions if it is nurtured in life and purpose, or it will bloom for a brief while and die. The same can be said of us, in that we will continue to grow as long as we have purpose and passion, as long as we strive to constantly evolve and become better, our hearts and our minds determining the change that will occur, but if not, we will wilt and lose our delight, our sparkle, our shine, and we do NOT want to let that happen.

CONSTANT CHANGE FOR THE BETTER! CONSTANT MOVEMENT OF HEARTS AND MINDS AND ACTIONS! CONSTANT WORK GOING ON INSIDE US TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD!

© Rosie Chee