MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY


HOW MUCH DIFFERENCE WE MAKE

Just because we are alive does not give us the right to live selfishly - well, we have that CHOICE, but it’s not our PURPOSE here. We are alive for a mission - our purpose is to help OTHERS become better, whether we do that through sharing our life’s story and message and experiences, or just aiding another with something they are new to, struggling with, need, and more.


We are here to help each other THROUGH life, so that we ALL become better than we were, moulded into the people we are MEANT to be, an ultimate version of ourselves.


When you speak or act, don’t do it to see what you can get out of a situation, but to see what you can GIVE to a situation. You may never know the full truth of anything, or how your interaction with those involved will change the course of events - if it does. Every word, every action, conscious and unconscious, has an impact, whether we know it or not. We may never see the results of that impact - it could be small or it could be great, but it is MADE; and once we have done something it cannot be UNdone.


Once you realize that life is not for living only for you, your whole perspective can CHANGE. Especially as you realize that living with a purpose makes a difference not only in others’ lives, but in YOURS as well.


To quote Rick Warren, “Living on purpose is the only way to really live. Everything else is just existing.”


© Rosie Chee

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY


THE FUTURE


We don’t know what the future holds. We cannot predict it. But - we CAN HOPE for it. We CAN TRUST in His promises and have Faith that He knows what He’s doing, the way He’s moulding our circumstances - turning negatives into positives, fears into dreams, failures into opportunities - so that we can have nothing but the BEST. He ALWAYS has something WAITING for us, even if WE make the choices that might eventually take us AWAY from those things. After all, we DO have FREE WILL, the power of CHOICE, and what we do is not always in line with what He would want us to do. But, it IS our life, and we HAVE that grace.


We do not have dreams in our hearts for NO reason, so if you have one that CONSUMES you, then know that it is there for a PURPOSE. You might not know what for - and if you do, then more power to you - but when you DO, then nothing but good things can eventuate from its fruition, no matter how hard the journey there might be.


Even if we have a dream in our heart, it is not meant to STAY there. It is meant to be SHARED. You’re NOT alone on your journey to bringing it about. And if you have a dream, YOU cannot wait for Him to just “do it” for you - YOU must get out there and DO it yourself. YOU need to build the foundation, start the framework of your masterpiece, find the tools to help you, the people who will build with you, make the final decisions on anything important. He might place a dream there, or it might be OUR dream, born from the passion He instilled in us, but it is up to US to ultimately DO something about it.


I don’t know what my future holds. But I know what I WANT it to hold. I know what my heart HOPES for it to hold. And I know what I must do to get there. The journey is not going to be easy by any means, but it is one that I am WILLING to take, obstacles I will run THROUGH, chase away any shadows of doubt with the light of belief. Whatever happens, I know that He is looking out for me, that if my dreams are in line with HIS dreams for me, then there is an incredibly amazing and wonderful future ahead of me, beautiful and BLESSED and well WORTH waiting for.


© Rosie Chee

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY


JUST BE HAPPY


JUST BE HAPPY. It can be a “hard” thing to ask sometimes. Especially of those who seek it. Yet only when we understand that happiness is something that cannot be sourced OUTside of ourselves and that it can only occur when we allow ourselves to be completely IN the present, can we truly BE happy.


The world can be falling apart. The most terrible and traumatic things can be happening. The circumstances we find ourselves in can seem out of control and beyond our own. The events occurring can be testing and questioning everything we ever believed in and thought we knew. Yet through it all we CAN be happy.


“Happy” is not just for when life is “perfect” and wonderful and full of love and light. It is not just for when things seem to be working in our favour and we are blessed beyond imagining. It is not just for when we find ourselves smiled upon and sought out for recognition of achievement. It is not just for when we think life could not be any better.


Being happy is not reserved for the “good” times only and one CAN find and be happy during the “bad” as well. Being happy is about being fully aware of who YOU are and ACCEPTING that you are at whatever point you are in your life. It is believing whatever is within your control you CAN change and trusting in Him for the rest. It is knowing that you are NEVER alone even if it might seem like it. It is being completely in the PRESENT and giving yourself permission to take joy in the moment of even the simplest things.


Being happy is not conditional. It does not require everything to be “just right”. It does not have to wait for everything to “fall into place”. It can be whenever and wherever. YOU can be happy at ANY moment. It is a choice like any other. A simple shift in mindset.


You “need” nothing to be happy. You just need YOU. HERE. NOW. Do it for YOU. JUST BE HAPPY.


© Rosie Chee

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MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

TRUST HIS PLAN

He knows what He’s doing. He knows why He has you where you are right now. He knows why you are going through what you are. There is a purpose. There is a reason beyond the seen. He has a plan.

Are you willing to trust Him? Are you willing to let Him lead you? Are you willing to open your heart to the possibilities He has waiting for you? There is nothing greater than faith. There is peace in your soul when you know that you are where you are meant to be. There is delight in living when you can embrace every opportunity as a new adventure.

Every moment passed has led to now. Every experience has been a piece of the puzzle of your story. Everything has been to build and mould a soul who is relevant and vibrant in the present. There is far more to everything that has been that has been seen. There is a story that only you can tell because only you have lived it. There is a choice and ultimately it is up to you to decide what it will be.

Where is your courage? Do you dare? Are you ready?

© 2015 Rosie Chee

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MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

MOVE FORWARD

Moving forward is a CHOICE. You can say, “But I’m not sure what to do” or “I don’t know if it’s the right thing”, but at the end of the day there is always going to be some uncertainty and trepidation about stepping out of your comfort zone and entering an area that might be alien to you. Sometimes it takes time to set things in motion and plan, but once you know you SHOULD, you need to move forward as soon as possible, for your own wellbeing.

You do not have to know everything about everything in your “new” circumstances. Sometimes there is going to be a lot of unknown until you actually take that first step of faith, the “trigger” that propels revealed “knowledge”. Not everything is always going to be completely 100% “this is what is going to happen and this is how it will be” though and that’s ok. You do not have to have it all planned in order to move forward.

You know when it’s time. Your SOUL does. You have known for quite a while. And sometimes you wait a while before acting because you are unsure and don’t want to be “impulsive”, having “security” before moving forward. But the truth is that there is never truly ever going to be “security” in anything and therein lies the beauty of it all. Life is a journey, an experience, a “great unknown” and you will never find out if you do not take the risk.

LISTEN to your soul, those whisperings that linger and never cease. Sometimes those persistent and insistent murmurings are the gentle nudge of God, wanting you to leave where you are because there is nothing left for you there or something “better” for you elsewhere. What and where and when may yet not be completely clear, but the longings in your soul and the tugs at your heart are not without reason or purpose.

Some things you cannot plan. Some things you can only know and experience by DOING. Sometimes the greatest and most memorable moments in life are the ones that catch you unaware and might never be able to be if you do not take that first step FORWARD when you feel instinct move you. Have faith that there lies ahead for you great and wonderful things. Trust your instinct and Him and know that you do NOT have to have it all figured out to move forward and on with your life.

© 2015 Rosie Chee

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

BROKEN DOWN TO REBUILD UP

NO ONE is immune to tragedy. No one is immune to DESTRUCTION. No one is immune to breaking DOWN. No one is immune to coming UNdone. No one is immune to falling APART.

EVERYthing happens for a reason. Those times in your life that you think you cannot handle, surviving only to feel like you have been through the fires of hell, left with nothing but yourself, everything torn away from you, you know that you CAN. You know you are STRONG.

Left in the devastation behind, stripped bare of all you held precious, there is nothing but ashes and soot, a grey area to live in instead of the black and white, and yet there is still HOPE. For from ashes grow NEW life. From tearing down everything that once stood around you can be built something NEW. Everything broken and shattered inside you can be replaced with something BETTER and stronger.

If you did not like yourself before, or the life you lived, the people you lived with, you have a chance to CHANGE it. The circumstances might be extreme, but sometimes it takes extreme measures to facilitate change. Sometimes it takes the most terrible loss to realize what you truly HAVE and want to hold onto.

Sometimes it takes falling apart, inside and out, to give yourself the FREEDOM to become what you know you are CAPABLE of being. Sometimes those circumstances OPEN your eyes to truth of yourself and your life, forcing you to make the decision of “settling” or forging forward to become what you WANT to be and do the things you want to do.

After all, the CHOICE to change is up to us. Sometimes the circumstances must be extreme until we can truly accept and allow ourselves to be weak in order to become the strength we ARE, to start from the ground up, building the foundation that will stand TRUE in all that we are, creating a being that we can be PROUD of. 

© Rosie Chee

2013 | Day 58: RESULTS, NOT EXCUSES

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

RESULTS, NOT EXCUSES

There is ALWAYS an excuse that can be made. There is always a reason that could BECOME an excuse as to why something is not being done. But excuses are NOT what I do. Excuses are NOT acceptable. Excuses are made by people who canNOT take responsibility and have no accountability for what they do - not just with their personal life, but in every aspect of their life.

This last week, the last month, I have had EVERY reason to “not” be able to do something, every excuse to fail. However, instead of taking those circumstances and that stress and allowing it to overwhelm me, I USED them as motivation to push HARDER. I used them as a reason TO succeed expectations. I asked myself to GO the distance and put in the time and effort. I got RESULTS.

Excuses are made by WEAK people, those who think that their failures rest upon someone else. They are made by those who want the world but are not prepared to DO what it takes to capture it. They are made by those who dream but never act, instead only trying to discourage others from pursuing their dreams, because they do not have or are not willing to do what it TAKES to accomplish their own.

There is ALWAYS an excuse. You CHOOSE whether or not you ALLOW something to become an excuse. YOU decide what you do when life kicks you down or tries to destroy you. You create an excuse or IGNORE the naysayers and disbelievers and those who pretend to support you and secretly hope for your demise, and you get the job DONE. You GET results.

YOUR CHOICE. I DECIDE.

© 2013 Rosie Chee

2012 | Day 307: THE THREADS IN YOUR LIFE

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

THE THREADS IN YOUR SOUL

Just when you finally muster the courage and WILLINGNESS to open your soul to another, the one who started as a reason but grew to become a lifetime and who you thought gone forever reappears and turns your world upside down, bringing joy and hope, but also immeasurable pain and confusion, because even though you made your peace with it and let go, how you felt never changed even as EVERYthing changed. It is NOT fair on you, nor on the one you have started to open your heart to, but no one ever said life was fair and we must play the hand we are dealt as the cards appear.

Life is a tangled web and we must simply try to live it as BEST we can, untangling the threads twining through, in and over and under our own. Every thread ADDS something to your life, whether through love or loss, colour or black and white, each giving you an experience you will never forget, even the smallest of impressions changing something in your soul. Sometimes that change is MORE than you ever realize until you are suddenly aware of it, and when you are, can become a change so noticeable to the world that its effect ripples through your thread in others’ lives.

You have a choice: The love that made your soul so happy for the first time in forever and changed you in ways you could never imagine, but then destroyed you so completely you wanted to die and never be able to feel again, almost fading from existence without hope. Or the sweet promise of the new bud blooming in your soul, offering the appreciation and care that your life has been missing since forever, making you feel and want to be alive again; the glimpse of true happiness seen once before no longer an illusion but something tangible, tugging at your heart right there in front of you.

Life is a test we are all given, choices we all have to make, and you have only just been able to make your peace with letting that first soul-soaring, heart-wrenching love go. It has taken time, but you have dared to risk opening your heart again, not wanting to let go of the dream that was hidden for so long now brought to light, even if you know that it is a seed that may never break through the surface of life. You have come so far, TOO far to go back, and you do NOT want to go back from the darkness you escaped from; only to move FORWARD with your life, stepping into the new.

Time has a way of deceiving us, thinking we have it when we do not, so we canNOT waste the time we are given when we have it. We cannot go back and expect it to be as it was because it never will be, for everything has changed, especially this soul that has been through so much, broken and battered, but stronger for it, knowing what it must do, the path it must take, the decision that will change everything from here on out. It has taken all that time, all that experience, love and loss, ecstasy and pain, but your soul HAS been OPENED and it must STAY that way, each thread a brilliant gleam or soft glow tangled with your own.

© 2012 Rosie Chee

2012 | Day 296: TROUBLED WATERS

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

TROUBLED WATERS

If you’ve ever been in the ocean on a stormy day you’ll know what it’s like out there - how rough, the waves pounding down, pummelling the shore, hard and heavy, even in the deeper waters, debris washing ashore, taken from far out to sea. Storms cast wide nets, troubling not just the shore but the HEART of the ocean itself as well, stirring it into a frenzy of confusion and distress.

But storms are not all horrible - they can be BEAUTIFUL and refreshing, and you find your CALM in the midst of all the chaos, clearing your mind of trouble. Amidst that storm, in all the cacophony of thought and action in and around you, you can find an inner STILLNESS, an inner sense of peace, a cleansing touch to wash AWAY the debris from your life and your heart.

We NEED the troubled waters to learn how to survive. We need them to show us how to stay AFLOAT. We are never meant to be there to flounder and struggle, and if we do such, only so that we discover HOW to swim, to TRIUMPH against the odds and come out VICTORIOUS. Troubled waters are just another test, another obstacle we must battle through in life.

In troubled waters we often FIND ourselves, discover what we are truly capable of, what we are willing to do just to stay alive. For none of us want to drown, even if we might think we do - all we want is to know that we’ll be ok, that we are NOT alone in our struggle. Sometimes we must experience that struggle to UNDERSTAND who we are and what we value in life, what we are living FOR and desire with all our soul.

Troubled waters make us do one of the hardest things in the world to do - look INSIDE ourselves and see what is there. Is it a soul worth saving? Of course it is. Is there anything that needs to be let go of and left behind for good? Absolutely. Is there more than we thought possible hidden deep down in the depths? Yes, just waiting for the right time to reveal itself and come into its own.

Troubled waters give us an OPPORTUNITY to say yes or no to life and determine in our hearts how we will LIVE that life if we choose to save it; to see what we are truly made of and capable of being and BECOMING; to see life from a different perspective, CHANGED from the inside out. Troubled waters CLEANSE us and prepare us for what is to come, the future and all the Blessings it has WAITING.

© 2012 Rosie Chee

2012 | Day 274: SOMETHING GOOD

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

SOMETHING GOOD

The world wakes slowly, one eye at a time, minute by minute, inching into life, and then diving, taking that running leap, throwing itself off the edge of sanity and time, wanting to enjoy life and live in the moment, taking what pleasure it can, the good with the bad, understanding that both exist in the balance, but that it has the final decision that ultimately determines which effect it shall be and have on it.

Your day may not have started great. It may not be going well. You may feel like death warmed up, but there’s always something GOOD to be found if you open your eyes to SEE. There is always someone who can bring a SMILE, that smile lighting up the room to change the atmosphere. Heaven is just a THOUGHT away, hell only a feeling, and you can disappear from one into the other as easily as closing your eyes and DREAMING.

The world is a WONDROUS place, full of beauty and hope, so that even if you see and feel the ugly side of its nature, you will always know that behind it there is something to look forward to, positive energy to be found and had, faith to be grasped and held, something to make it all WORTH it.

See not the circumstances of your NOW as what will always be and know that you HAVE the power to CHANGE them into something ELSE. Something from nothing, good to bad, sadness to a smile, something or someone to make a DIFFERENCE in your life, as you can to another.

If you feel like there’s something MISSING, look first WITHIN and see the STRENGTH in YOUR soul, the PASSION you bring to life, the energy YOU exude, and realize that understanding AND accepting yourself, who you are and how you feel, what you want and are willing to do for it, the beauty and light you shine into the world, all of it can and will change WITH you as you GROW, that growth allowing you into closer community with yourself and your Creator, finding in the stillness that all you ever needed was right there all along, just waiting for you to see it and give it room to take root in your life.

OPEN your heart, FIND the GOOD in EVERY day, discover the JOY that can BECOME, and live life FULLY.

© 2012 Rosie Chee

2012 | Day 249: LOOKING BACK

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

Why look back and regret what has been? For without it you would not be where you are NOW. You would not have grown the way you have to become the person you are today. You would not have been moulded in such a fashion that you would be placed as you are with the desires that you have and the emotions that you feel if NOT for what you have experienced.

Instead of regret, look at it with eyes of AWAKENING. See the journey for what it has been; every experience for its role in making you who you ARE. Every individual who has crossed your path has been for a reason, no matter how small, and some have been SIGNIFICANT players in our personal growth.

Life is a journey of LESSONS, and as we move through it we constantly EVOLVE, shifting with the changes, whether desired or not, creating the person that we will BECOME. Who we become is ultimately up to US and our power of CHOICE, for we choose what we TAKE from our past, what we hold onto and what we let go, what memories we cherish and those we bury deep down inside, the emotions we carry into tomorrow.

Choose to see the past in POSITIVE light, for what it has TAUGHT you, the OPPORTUNITIES it has given you, the people it has BLESSED you with, even if that past is one of pain and suffering and loss, for in the midst of that endless heartache there is a light, a HOPE that kept you going, a faith that stayed you to this world. Something inside you is GREATER than your circumstances or what happens to you and in the end YOU are responsible for what you DO.

You DECIDE your future. YOU CREATE your destiny. It’s all on YOU. OPEN your eyes, mind, heart, and soul, to see the BIGGER picture and move FORWARD into the future.

© 2012 Rosie Chee

2012 | Day 230: The Sum of Our Experiences

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

The Sum of Our Experiences

We are the sum of our experiences. Everything we have ever heard, seen, done - it has all contributed to making us what we are today. Each experience has blessed us with a gift - even if it has not lasted. Each experience has taught us a lesson. Each experience has - hopefully - left us wiser. Each experience has given us a glimpse into the human soul and what it is capable of - especially that of our own.

Our experiences create us. They mould us. They teach us, break us, remake us, build us up and tear us down, make us stronger and weaker, showing us all our brilliance and flaws. They are what we ARE.

That said, do NOT let your experiences be what defines you. DEFINE YOURSELF! Take what you must from each experience and discard the rest. Cherish the smile that it gave and console it with the tears of afterwards. Remember the value that it taught us, the gem of light and hope that it bestowed in the darkness. Let breathe the darkness, but do not give it power over you.

Yes, you are the sum of your experiences, but ULTIMATELY, YOU ARE WHAT YOU LET YOURSELF BE! Remember that!

© 2012 Rosie Chee

Quote for Reflection: “Every experience we have becomes part of who we are. How we choose to let those experiences affect us is our choice. If you're not who you want to be, do something about it! Change. Become who you want to be and don't let anyone try and make you into something else! Your life is your own. Live it how YOU want to!” - Rosie Chee

2012 | Day 141: I WILL fly...With OR withOUT you...

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

YOU DECIDE!

There are many people out there ready and willing to tell you that you can’t do something, whether because they don’t believe in your dream or you or just don’t want to see you achieve something great. Don’t let YOURSELF be one of those people.

At the end of the day, YOU decide what you can AND cannot do. If you believe in yourself and your ability to do something, then you WILL do it. If you do not believe in yourself or that what you want to accomplish is possible for you, then you will NOT do it.

The mind is POWERFUL. BELIEF is powerful. Self-talk can have a powerful EFFECT on the psyche, affecting actions and decisions, all which culminate to a destination. If that destination is NOT what you want to see or where you want to be, then ADJUST your THINKING so that your compass is set in the RIGHT direction.

After all, even if you tell yourself that you “can’t”, even if that small voice of doubt in your mind whispers it, you do NOT have to listen. You can CHOOSE to follow your HEART and forge AHEAD, impulsive or not, listening instead to your gut, acting on INSTINCT. THAT is how you get things done, how you achieve GREATNESS.

So go ahead. ABOLISH the word and thought “can’t” from your existence. Reach for the STARS. Pursue the LOVE that consumes you. BELIEVE in YOURSELF. CHANGE your story. MAKE life work FOR you. YOU DECIDE!

Quote for Reflection:

TRAINING

HIIT Run:
a. 4 min jogging
b. 8 x 20 sec sprint/10 sec easy
c. 4 min jogging

Stretch 20 min

OTHER NOTES

Sleep: Took forever to fall asleep, sleep broken, waking early, and up for the day.

Mood: Been an interesting day...Been an interesting last FEW dayS...

Libido: Surprisingly high for my mood.

Joints: Being careful of my wrists.

Quality of Training: Run this morning was actually NOT planned - well, not what was done or when it was done anyway. Was an effort at the time, but feels as if today has just been another day "off" this week.

Body Composition: 8.3% bodyfat - 0.5% bodyfat loss from last week, which surprised me a little, given that only THREE of the last seven days has been "good" re nutrition (yes, as good as my intentions re Lyle's "diet", it did NOT happen from 3.5 days after "starting"). My eating habits have helped me add a little more muscle mass though (albeit feeling very UNcomfortable with the additional water and food weight I am holding) - in back and legs (got to get RID of some muscle in my lower body, not ADD to it!), so no more work re Back (except for in my Full-Body session) and more running (less time cycling) re cardio. Girths continue to remain pretty symmetrical...So, not a complete fail the last week, despite training not even being at MAINTENANCE and nutrition being predominantly terrible...Another week to BE AND STAY ON track (and then afterwards as well, since I NEED to concentrate on my HEALTH)...

Other Notes: Things have not settled down any since coming back from Florida. But that's ok. I'm managing. And also seeing what I need to change - what I have KNOWN I have needed to change for a while now, especially when it comes to nutrition, for my health, and having tried, but "allowing" for falling back into old habits. NO MORE though! It CHANGES! NOW! I DECIDE!

2012 | Day 138: I break down even though I know I'm still strong

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

Broken Down to Rebuild Up

NO ONE is immune to tragedy. No one is immune to DESTRUCTION. No one is immune to breaking DOWN. No one is immune to coming UNdone. No one is immune to falling APART.

EVERYthing happens for a reason. Those times in your life that you think you cannot handle, surviving only to feel like you have been through the fires of hell, left with nothing but yourself, everything torn away from you, you know that you CAN. You know you are STRONG.

Left in the devastation behind, stripped bare of all you held precious, there is nothing but ashes and soot, a grey area to live in instead of the black and white, and yet there is still HOPE. For from ashes grow NEW life. From tearing down everything that once stood around you can be built something NEW. Everything broken and shattered inside you can be replaced with something BETTER and stronger.

If you did not like yourself before, or the life you lived, the people you lived with, you have a chance to CHANGE it. The circumstances might be extreme, but sometimes it takes extreme measures to facilitate change. Sometimes it takes the most terrible loss to realize what you truly HAVE and want to hold onto. Sometimes it takes falling apart, inside and out, to give yourself the FREEDOM to become what you know you are CAPABLE of being. Sometimes those circumstances OPEN your eyes to truth of yourself and your life, forcing you to make the decision of “settling” or forging forward to become what you WANT to be and do the things you want to do.

After all, the CHOICE to change is up to us. Sometimes the circumstances must be extreme until we can truly accept and allow ourselves to be weak in order to become the strength we ARE, to start from the ground up, building the foundation that will stand TRUE in all that we are, creating a being that we can be PROUD of.

Quote for Reflection:

TRAINING

Day OFF

On waking my stomach was so sore that I could barely walk, just wanting to stay curled up in the foetal position with the wheatie on it (which I did for a few hours). Decided to make today this week's day off because of that - no way was I in any condition to be training an hour after waking! Going to hit it hard tomorrow though, to punish myself for this!