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

THE PATH WALKED

Everyone has their OWN path in life. No one walks the SAME one, even if they walk WITH others for part of the journey, and you never know what another has been THROUGH if you did not walk that way with them. Therefore you have NO right to judge or criticize what another is doing, for you know NOT what trials and tribulations, what heartache and loss, what changes they have faced. All you can do is ACCEPT that they are where they are right NOW and that you are a part of their journey NOW, and thus do what you can to UNDERSTAND where that individual is at and what they need NOW.

Everyone is going to need DIFFERENT things, and just because some people might have gone through the same or similar experiences does NOT mean that they both require the same things. Everyone deals with life in their OWN way, so seek to UNDERSTAND that individual, striving to be what they need NOW.

In the same way, others should realize and understand that YOU have your OWN life experiences, on your OWN journey, and unless you SHARE your story THEY do not know where you are in your walk either. If you share, do not be offended if others offer ASSISTANCE, especially if they have ALREADY gone where you are going or have been, because sometimes they can help you, just as YOU are able to help OTHERS on theirs.

SEEK to UNDERSTAND to be UNDERSTOOD. Easier said than done, because man is quick to judge and criticize, seeing only an impression and impressions are so very often so very FAR from the TRUTH. LEARN the TRUTH so that you can be RELEVANT in others’ lives. You need to be RELEVANT to make a DIFFERENCE, and to be relevant you need to KNOW and UNDERSTAND.

In the same token, don’t be afraid to share if you are struggling, because companionship can help make a difficult time more BEARABLE, knowing that you’re NOT alone.

Be UNDERSTANDING. Seek TRUTH. ACCEPT truth. Be HUMBLE. Be HUMAN.

© Rosie Chee

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

LIVE TO LOVE

Life is MORE than the mere passing of days, of time floating from one oblivion into the next, waiting until the final breath when we might pass from this world. It is MOMENTS that can make or break a soul, significant events that determine the course one will ultimately take, experiences that shape the heart into warmth or ice. Life for each one of us is very DIFFERENT, but for all of us it should have a PURPOSE – to MAKE a difference.

To make a difference you have to CARE; you have to LOVE. You have to love what you are doing with a passion greater than the voices of the naysayers and negative influences. You have to love the people you are trying to reach and share your life with, accepting them unconditionally for no one is perfect and everyone is going to disappoint you at some time or another. You have to be OPEN to others and reciprocal of ideas and needs, understanding that while a single soul CAN make a difference, MANY souls in accord with a single purpose and mission can achieve far greater impact.

Live your life as one of love and SERVICE to others. Not as a slave, but as a willing servant who realizes that value is not placed on what can be accumulated in worldly wealth, but in the part of you that you leave behind in the hearts and souls of those who your life crosses paths with.

© Rosie Chee

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

ALONE AND TOGETHER

Alone one can achieve many things. They can stand against an army of disbelievers and naysayer and accomplish the “impossible”. They can hold their ground against forces that seek to destroy them and bring them to their knees. They can walk their own path and look behind only to find that they have followers in their wake. Alone, one can achieve many things.

Yet, those things, when looked at in the larger picture of life, are so very little. As one individual is but a speck in the sands of the desert of life, a drop in the ocean of life, barely a whisper on the winds that traverse through time, so is what they achieve “little”. It might enable something greater to be accomplished, but still…

TOGETHER, one or more individuals with vision can achieve many great things. They can change the world and topple dynasties as they usher in a new era. They can hold power over millions of people and create complete chaos and anarchy at the same time as they bring about the most immeasurable difference in others’ lives for happiness and peace. They can shake the foundations of the world and make it stand up and take notice. Together can be achieved many GREAT things.

There is POWER in UNITY. There is STRENGTH in COMMUNITY. Alone, one can only do SO much, but TOGETHER, such a change can be wrought that it changes the face of all one thought possible. TOGETHER, one sees the PURPOSE of the vision, the image that the tapestry of life forms with all its connecting threads, all the lives intertwined in and through and over and around each other, building something that is ultimately beautiful and hard to destroy.

Alone, there is nothing wrong with walking. But at some point in life, we “need” to walk TOGETHER. We DESIRE to “come in” with even only one other, to SHARE the journey and impact the world just that much MORE. There is nothing wrong with walking alone, but realize the strength that comes from walking TOGETHER.         

© 2013 Rosie Chee

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

TRUE STRENGTH

TRUE strength is not always shown. It is not always KNOWN about. You may never fathom in your lifetime what another is or has gone through if you cannot SEE it or do not know about it firsthand. True STRENGTH often lies hidden in the souls of those who smile on the outside when they are crying on the inside, holding out a helping hand to the world when they can barely stand themselves, giving of themselves when they can little afford to.

Strength does not mean “power”. Strength does not mean “fame”. Strength does not mean “glory”. Often, true strength is in the silent tears dripping in one’s soul as they let the world think their life is “charmed” and everything is “perfect”, the world wishing that they could have such a life and be such a person. True strength does not NEED the world to see it, but lies in quiet throughout that individual’s struggle.

The strongest soul does NOT always desire recognition for their battles, and in due time their struggles will be known to others. When the time is “right” or they need to find that strength all over again because another is in the same or a similar place that they have been in, they will reveal their battles in order to aid that other, and in such knowledge, in the willingness to “reopen” wounds that should be left alone, you will see a true WARRIOR.

© 2013 Rosie Chee

2012 | Day 295: LIFE IS A JOURNEY

MOTIVATIONAL OF THE DAY

LIFE IS A JOURNEY

There is no “ultimate” goal for life, no “final destination” that we are trying to reach, for life is a CONSTANT journey, a succession of experiences, both good and bad, high and low, successful and failing, that we manoeuvre through, doing the best we can to make the most of every day in our own way, leaving a part of us behind on the hearts and souls of all whose lives we touch.

Life is a journey to be ENJOYED. It is an experience that yes, will devastate us at times, but also give us great joy and happiness, and it is those moments that we must learn to cherish and remember.

Life is a journey in which we are always GROWING. In character and spirit, worth and value, as we discover what hides in the depths of our being, bringing it to the fore when it is needed, to help us survive in our desperation or celebrate in high times.

Life is a journey to be SHARED. We are not meant to walk alone, no matter how much we might feel like it sometimes. Our path takes us across and through the paths of many others, every individual we encounter in our life at that specific moment and time for a reason, season or a lifetime, their presence for us to discover the meaning of.

Life is journey that MAKES us who we are. It shapes is, moulds us, creates us, tempering us through trials and tribulations, glossing us through the greatest beauty and blessings, making sure we experience exactly what we need when we need it, to make us into the person we SHOULD be.

So take some time to reflect upon your journey thus far. What have you been through? What will you never forget as long as you live? Whom have you encountered? Who has made such an impact on you that you are forever changed? Whose lives are richer because YOU have passed through them?

© 2012 Rosie Chee