MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

THERE IS ALWAYS A SMILE

You might wake to sunshine or rain. Your first thought might be one of joy or despair. Your heart might be light or crushed. No matter how you wake, it’s the start of a brand NEW day.

Another day is another chance: To make the changes in your life that you want to see happen and bring about, to look for the light in the darkness and the hope in the torment, to KEEP going even if you feel like you cannot or do not want to, to find a SMILE and to give ANOTHER that blessing.

No matter how you wake, there is ALWAYS something out there to smile about. Always someone who can make you smile simply by thinking about them. Something that can happen to you that will make your smile grow wider and bigger. Something that can amaze you so much the memory of that smile imprints on your heart forever.

No matter how you wake, the thoughts in your head, what is going on in your life, remember that there is ALWAYS going to be a smile tucked away, even if you think not. You just have to shake your head, close your eyes and reopen them to look at the world in a different light, from a new perspective, see the beauty and let it touch your soul, having faith in the hope that your dreams are on their way to becoming tangible.

© Rosie Chee

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TRUE STRENGTH


Strength is not something you SEE. It is something you FEEL. Something you DISCOVER. Something that overpowers you with its presence that you can’t help BUT notice it.


Strength is what you find when you think you have NOTHING left. When you run out of options and REFUSE to give in, knowing that there is something MORE out there. Something to live FOR. Something to keep you going, because it is NOT yet the end for you.


Strength is the PASSION deep inside you. It is the WILLPOWER that drives you. It is the DETERMINATION to never ever give up no matter what. It is the TEARS that you hide, the smile that shows when you feel like you are shattering inside into a million pieces that will never be able to be put back together. It is the LOVE you give when you feel like you are empty of all emotion and have nothing left.


Strength is so much MORE than can ever be described. It is a trait of those who LIVE on, who have survived horrors and circumstances that would break the human soul. It is the foundation built with FAITH that there is more to life than what is currently happening. It is knowing that there is something BETTER coming, to be made, to be created, to be SOUGHT and FOUGHT for. It is NOT making or accepting excuses on failure to rise to the challenge and be ALL that you can be.


© Rosie Chee

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LIGHT AND DARKNESS

The most brilliant lights shine in the deepest darkness. The greatest illumination occurs in the complete absence of light. The brightest stars would not be seen if not for the darkness they are surrounded by.


In the same manner, PEOPLE cannot shine without the darkness they experience. They cannot grow without the pain suffered. They cannot know true happiness without knowing the deepest despair. They cannot fully appreciate life in all its beauty and glory without having fallen so far that they know the ugliness and depravity that balances this world.


The greatest people that you know have been through the most in life. You might not always know it, but those with discernment will sense it in their soul. The most beautiful people have the kindest hearts, even if they seem untouchable and distant. The kindest hearts come from having experienced the deepest heartache and never wanting another to suffer through the same or similar experience. Those experiences create in one an understanding, instill empathy for the lost, and allow one to grow into more than they are.


The greatest people that you know have overcome the most adversity. They have faced unspoken tragedy. They have dealt with destruction on a level they would never wish you to know personally. They are great because they have known all that and are still here. They have been broken and yet remain intact. They have been destroyed so much that they have been brought to their knees and yet they stand before you. They stand before you, because in those times, they grew in strength and courage and passion and never failed to hold tight to faith and hope and belief, even if for a time they might have felt like there was nothing left to cling to.


The most brilliant lights shine in the deepest darkness. The brightest stars are only so bright BECAUSE of the darkness.


© Rosie Chee

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BE THE MESSAGE


You know what it feels like. You’ve been there. You might be there NOW. You know the pain that resides deep down in the souls of the lost and brokenhearted. It’s not enough to JUST know. It’s not enough to care. You have to SHOW that you care, that you UNDERSTAND. You have to be real enough that you ARE the example others can look towards, the strength that they could hold onto, a glimmer of hope that everything will work itself out and be all right. Even if everything is NOT ok for you, you can do this for them because you still have HOPE and faith in something far bigger and greater than yourself and your circumstances.


No one might know what is going on with you. All they see is a smile and positivity, the words of encouragement to others, the empathy radiating from your soul when you are confided in with others’ fears and secrets. Even if they knew what you were going through, you cannot stand there and simply tell them what to do or to have faith that it’ll be ok. You have to TRULY believe it too yourself, not just for them, but for YOU.


You have to be MORE than a message. You have to be a living, breathing EXAMPLE. You have to show through your own ACTIONS that no matter what, giving up is NEVER an option, that what is happening now can only make you STRONGER. You have to show that even if it breaks you for a time, destroys you so completely you feel like there is nothing left to recognize in the aftermath, the world CONTINUES. YOU continue.


Life goes on. And you have to BE there, pushing forward and striving higher than ever before. You have to show that your circumstances do NOT define you, even if they help SHAPE you and the path your future might follow. You have to show them that pain is just a TOOL used to see what you are MADE of, to make you truly realize what is IMPORTANT to you, that which is precious and IRREPLACEABLE, and give you the burning courage to fight FOR it with everything you have. If you want to make a DIFFERENCE, YOU have to be the MESSAGE.


© Rosie Chee

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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.


© Rosie Chee

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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

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WINGS

We all have wings. We just don’t always see them. We don’t always feel them. Sometimes it takes darkness to reveal to us our light and those we love to help us realize the strength to embrace it. Sometimes it takes others seeing us as we are to be able to show us our beauty and seeing ourselves as they do to step into our power. So unfold your wings and take a leap of faith. See just how amazing you truly are.

© 2015 Rosie Chee



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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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LIVE YOU

There are infinite possibilities inside you, endless potential that even you might not be aware of. You are an incredible masterpiece, with your own melody and vibrations, a composition no one can ever successfully imitate or copy. There is greatness within and surrounding you and you just need to let yourself BE and LIVE it, no matter the present, because the present is in a constant state of flux and you with it. When you just do YOU and focus on doing what you do best, knowing or not the next step of the journey, your action in faith is the catalyst that sets in motion the process that will bring you to the intended vision. You are part of a vision, an irreplaceable part, one that may not always be seen or recognized, which is ok, because you dance to your own tune and have a rhythm unlike any other, and it is only BECAUSE of your confidence in such knowledge that enables you to be. Believe in the process, trust in the vision, and continue to do what you feel in your soul and know in your heart to be your truth, for everything matters, action and reaction.

© 2015 Rosie Chee
 

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BE FEARLESS

Be FEARLESS in going after what you want. In doing what you know you must. For it is often in the ACTION that your “breakthrough” is unleashed. It is in the doing, sometimes on nothing but faith, that the “next step” of your journey becomes clear.

Look life straight on. Let it know you’re ready. Let it see the passion. Let it feel the CHANGE. For there IS a change and it has been happening withIN. The internal “transformation” is about to become EXTERNAL.

There is a beast inside that the world has not yet seen. They’ve seen different “versions” of metamorphosed creatures as you’ve evolved through life and times, but this is something “new”, because there is NO fear in this being. Faith and action, each propelling the other FORWARD, is the momentum driving, the force behind the “glow”.

Everything past has truly PASSED. There is nothing more that can “shake” the roots and cause the tree to tremble, and only the power of One will cause the beast to “shiver”. Yet not from fear, but anticipation of the journey that lies ahead and knowing Who walks alongside it.

© 2015 Rosie Chee

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BE STRONGER

There is strength and then there is STRENGTH. One is seen and one is DONE. True strength is not always seen but exists despite anonymity, persevering because the one who bears it KNOWS and that is all that truly matters.

There are days when you wake and wonder what and why. There are moments and events and circumstances where understanding eludes you. Regardless, “strength” keeps going, keeps moving forward, no matter the pace, because it trusts in something bigger than can be seen.

Every day holds potential for GROWTH. Everything is “designed” to make us stronger and better equipped to “deal” with whatever may come. Accept that, embrace it, and just keep on doing “you” the way it is “right” in your soul.

True strength needs no recognition, even as it empowers and inspires, albeit not always even knowing it. Regardless of anything external, know yourself and be at peace with it, letting your life be your “example” and your actions be your “words”.

© 2015 Rosie Chee

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FIGHT WITH FAITH

Yes, there are some times when life knocks you down. But a true warrior, a born fighter, will CONTINUE fighting, even if it might not seem like it. Getting knocked down is a given, and staying down for a time can be forgiven, but getting back UP is ALWAYS the ONLY “option”. Whatever happens, the highs and lows, NEVER stop fighting, because there is MORE to life than this; there is more than can be SEEN and EVERYTHING is significant, revealed when you are “ready”.

Life is MORE than a “fight”. It is a test, a trial, a race, an “endurance”. There is no true “finish”, for this life will lead onto the next, but it IS a “race” full of obstacles that will challenge even the hardest contender. The “end” should not even be in our mind, for it will come to each in their own time, and it is the WAY the “race” is run that is important.

You need more than willpower and strength to fight, to go on when the odds seemed stacked against you, when hope might seem like the merest glimmer. More than power and might or skill and instinct. You need FAITH, for the belief in something BIGGER than yourself and a PURPOSE for living can carry you through the most struggling times. No matter what happens, how many hits you take, how many times you fall, how much damage you sustain, believe that it is WORTH it and KEEP FIGHTING IN FAITH!

© 2015 Rosie Chee

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THE BEST DREAMS

Dreaming when we are asleep can be wonderful, but the BEST dreams happen when we are AWAKE, for when we are awake we are truly AWARE. We can fully APPRECIATE the magic of the moment and know that it is REAL, not just something in our subconscious we desire.

The best dreams are not the ones we “sleep” but the ones we LIVE. They are in the choices we make each day, the chances we take, the risks we open our souls for because we want to believe in something, faith and hope that there is MORE out there than what we “see”, knowing that BETTER days are coming because our actions today are CREATING them. WE are creating the reality we will live in, the dreams that will become our future, even as they might be real in our NOW.

The best dreams are the ones that we do NOT let slumber, but seek to let see light of the morning sun rising gloriously upon, the ones that we smile in in REAL life. Life itself is a “dream”, a “story”, a “fairy-tale written by God’s hands”, and “happily ever after” DOES exist, but only because we CHOOSE to make them HAPPEN. They say the most “dangerous” people are those who dream when awake, for those are the ones that CREATE their dreams, while the “sleeping dreamers” are satisfied with keeping theirs “fiction”.

Why NOT make your dreams your REALITY? NOTHING is impossible after all; especially when the dreams placed on your heart have rested insistently on your SOUL, consuming you slowly for what seems like a lifetime. Decide TODAY – are you a DOER or just a “wannabe” dreamer? Do you have what it TAKES to RISK it all now for what you want in your FUTURE? Do you DARE stop saying “I wish” and start ACTING?

Remember, the BEST dreams are the ones we choose to LIVE and when we live the life we love, we love the life we live!

© 2014 Rosie Chee

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THE WARRIOR IN ME

There are many times this year when I have almost “given up”, said “fcuk it” and just disappeared into the world. Many times when I have wanted to throw everything away, hide from everyone and go where no one can ever find me. Many times when I have thought that what was coming at me was too much for my spirit to take after everything that had gone before. Many times when I have wondered if I walk alone and deserted in this world, faith the only thing to give me any comfort or knowing that it might turn out ok.

Something inside me was stronger than I thought. Something inside me didn’t want to disappear quite yet. Something inside me knew with a quiet confidence that I could handle whatever was happening. Something inside me accepted that even if I was destined to walk alone, I was strong enough and capable enough to do it.

I am still here. I am still FIGHTING. I am still giving it EVERYTHING I can. I still BELIEVE!

There are many things in this world that we do not or will not ever understand, but I have faith that no matter what happens, it can only force us to become BETTER than we are, to prepare us for what is to come, to make sure we are as strong as possible to prevail and succeed!

Remember that there is a Warrior in each of us. A Warrior who will NOT run, who ROARS at adversity, who revels in the challenges life throws at us, steadfast in the position they hold in the world.

© Rosie Chee

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BE A STAR

Have NO fear in being DIFFERENT. Have NO apologies for wanting what YOU want. Have NO qualms about walking ALONE from the rest of the world determined to be the same. Have NO hesitation in standing OUT.

To accomplish YOUR dreams, sometimes you HAVE to walk APART. Sometimes you have to go where no one else is WILLING to go. Sometimes you have to bear the criticism and condemnation from lack of understanding and judgement of those who are too scared to venture outside the bounds of comfort and possibility in their OWN lives. Sometimes you have to be the one who makes others BELIEVE.

To be a STAR, you have to do your OWN thing. You have to do what it TAKES when you are the only one who is willing. You have to hold onto your faith in your determination to see it through to the END. You have to be the LIGHT in the darkness of the world and let others see you for the miracle that you are.

A star is a MIRACLE. YOU are a miracle. Not everyone believes in miracles and YOU are the one who might CHANGE that perception. Be who you ARE and DO what you do and walk your OWN path.

Shine a light for OTHERS in the darkness and let them know that fear is NOTHING. Let them know what is POSSIBLE. Let them know that dreams are not JUST dreams and can become REALITY if they truly desire it. Be the one who makes that DIFFERENCE.

© Rosie Chee

 

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SPREAD LIGHT

You can BE the light in the world or you can be the mirror REFLECTING the light of change that you want to see. Are you a leader or a follower? Determine what you are, because that will influence whether you are the light or the reflection.
 
BE the change you want to see. BE the light you want to see illuminated in the lives of the people you touch. BE the difference you want to make. BE the example you want others to follow. BE the one that CREATES the change, the one looked up to, the one who inspires POSITIVE effect.
 
If you do not have it within you to be the one that stands up and out, but you want your life to make a difference, to illuminate the light that is in your heart, be a MIRROR and reflect it out into the world, spreading the light of hope and faith that way.
 
You are stronger than you THINK. You have MORE within you than you believe. You CAN be the light if you desire to be. It’s YOUR choice. Either way SPREAD the light of life and hope and faith and change out in the world and MAKE a difference. Always remember, I DECIDE!
 
© Rosie Chee

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BY FAITH

By faith GREAT things can be done. For all great things start as a DREAM. And for a dream to manifest as reality it has to be BELIEVED that it can BE. It has to be believed BEFORE it can be seen. It has to be believed, and to be believed there has to be FAITH in the soul and heart and mind of the one holding the dream.

By faith MIRACLES are created. For all miracles are called thus because they are feats deemed “impossible”. Yet they happen. Daily. They happen because there are those who REFUSE to accept that nothing is NOT possible and strive to attain that which others dare not even reach for. They BELIEVE in something more powerful than simple action. They have FAITH.

By faith we LIVE. Life continues to hold HOPE and possibility, beauty and MAGIC. There are wonders waiting to be experienced, journeys waiting to be taken, love waiting to be found and treasured, precious moments waiting to become priceless memories. Everything is out there, seen AND unseen, held on faith that it exists for US.

By faith. We were. We are. We will be. Breath. Hope. Life. Everything. “The substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” By faith we live and aim for our “perfection”, the culmination of purpose and passion as we become everything we desire and were always meant to BE.

© 2014 Rosie Chee

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A SINGLE DREAM

It’s not always the big things that matter. It’s not always “success”. Most times it’s the LITTLE things.
 
It’s the SINGLE dream in your soul – the one that matters more than anything else ever has or will. It’s that single dream that “carries” you through and makes each day worth waking up for. It’s that single dream that “sets” your footsteps for that day. It’s that single dream that you spend your life striving “for”.
 
Dreams are what keep us ALIVE. They give our SOUL something to cling to in the storm. They give us HOPE for tomorrow. They fuel the FAITH that everything will be “ok” in the end. Dreams are far more POWERFUL than any reality we might find ourselves in because they let us “wander”.
 
A SINGLE dream can spark a multitude of thoughts. A multitude of thoughts can create unlimited actions. Unlimited actions can make an infinite difference in not JUST your life. An infinite difference can have an effect beyond even the WILDEST imagining. The wildest imagining BEGINS with a single dream.
 
Dream a single dream but do not STOP there. Dream until you have NO more breath. Watch your dreams spark dreams and life into OTHER souls. Make a DIFFERENCE. BE the difference.
 
© 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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UNIQUE SPIRIT

God created you as an individual. He lovingly crafted every inch of your body and then chose especially the soul that would reside there. He whispered dreams and longings into your spirit that you alone would hear and be able to fulfil the need for in this world. He made you to stand out and be seen. He WANTS you to soar on the winds above the earth. He wants you to ride the energy of your own unique spirit, for when you do that, when you follow your soul on a journey even you might not know where, you are opening up your life to more power and blessings, you on the world and in turn being able to also see and receive them.

Refuse to let the world sully what He made with grace and love. Do not allow it to dull the gleam of your soul and clip the wings of your spirit. Stand firm and steadfast, strong in your faith, in Him and who you are and your purpose, understanding that the diminishing of your light affects not just yourself but those around you and whom you impact, knowingly or not. There is something inside you that only YOU can bring to the world, so do not let the world “take it away”, for it will only destroy what was pure and beautiful, turning it into something muddy and ugly. Do not let them desaturate your soul, but find your courage and strength on the energy of the healing winds of the heavens.

© 2014 Rosie Chee