"...I love you as certain dark things are to be loved, in secret, between the shadow and the soul. I love you as the plant that never blooms but carries in itself the light of hidden flowers; thanks to your love a certain solid fragrance, risen from the earth, lives darkly in my body. I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride; so I love you because I know no other way than this..." - Pablo Neruda, "XVII (I do not love you)"


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MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

BEST DAYS

You may have had some AMAZING days in the past – days that will always be memories that you look back on with a smile in your soul. You may have had some UNFORGETTABLE days in the past – days that will forever be imprinted so deep on your heart that you will remember even at the most random of times. You may have had some BEAUTIFUL days in your past – days that made you feel so full of love and hope and joy that when you reminisce you can almost taste those feelings all over again.

But . . . The BEST days of your life are yet to COME!

There WILL be MORE amazing and unforgettable and beautiful days in your life . . . In your FUTURE. Those days are going to be even MORE wonderful than the ones you have ALREADY had. Not because they have yet to be, but because they hold PROMISE of the future, of what that future IS and will be. They give you something to look FORWARD to, even as you live in the NOW and allow yourself to be fully present in the experience of TODAY.

LIVE LIFE COMPLETELY . . .

© Rosie Chee

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE

Life is full of CHALLENGES. It is full of OBSTACLES. It is full of DISBELIEVERS. It is full of OPPOSITION. For every supporter you have, there is a hater. For every beautiful moment in time, there is a memory that crushes your soul. For every mountain climbed, there is a canyon to cross. For every star that is born and rises, there is another that falls from the heavens and dies in a blinding flash of light.

Do not allow the negatives in life to outweigh the POSITIVES. Do not let the moments of sadness overcome the incredible periods of HAPPINESS. Do not let the challenges prevent you from living life COMPLETELY.

LOVE life, no matter what happens. Love what you DO. Love the fact that every day is a NEW chance to start OVER. Love those who love you and never let a moment go by that is opportunity to let them KNOW how much they mean to you.

LIVE AND LOVE LIFE. COMPLETELY.

© Rosie Chee

2012 | Day 332: HAVE FAITH

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

HAVE FAITH

Worry takes away time. It ages your soul. It creates tears in your mind. It uses space that could be better occupied.

Worrying does not get you anywhere. Worry of what might happen. Worry of the future. Worry of whether or not you are following the right path. All these worries, and for what?

Worry destroys the time you have been blessed with by taking your heart’s eyes off what is happening in the NOW, seeing instead of happiness everything that could possibly go wrong, envisioning the disaster that might occur, remembering the past and forgetting that this is NOT it. Worry takes us from the present into either the past or the future, one that is gone forever and the other not yet upon us, causing us to cease to live in the present. And the PRESENT is what is important, for we cannot change the past nor predict the future, but we CAN control what we are doing NOW.

Worry solves nothing. It does not do a soul good. It does not create harmony in one’s heart and mind. It serves no purpose but to create problems where there are none.

A little trepidation about what is to come is natural, but we need not worry about [nor fear] it. Instead, have a little FAITH that you are right where you are SUPPOSED to be at this point in your life, surrounded by the people you are MEANT to be surrounded with, loved by the one your life has been leading you TOWARDS, writing a future that holds nothing but GREATNESS.

Faith gives HOPE to a soul. It supersedes all worry and fear, giving you calm inside your inner essence that everything will turn out all right, knowing that God would NOT have brought you to this place if He had not intended you to learn or become something from it, if He did not think you could not handle it.

Faith is a POWERFUL tool, a weapon against the worry that seeks to destroy you. It allows you to see the light in the darkness, be able to take that first step out into the unknown, trust that your soul knows what it’s doing, and that your instinct will not lead you wrong. LET yourself have faith and TRUST in it. Trust in yourself and in Him, and know that the world is a wonderful place where ANYthing is possible and dreams DO come true.

© 2012 Rosie Chee