Inspiration

Daily Inspiration – Making Time for Quiet

September 18, 2019 By Preslaysa 1 Comment

“We need quiet time to examine our lives openly and honestly – spending quiet time alone gives your mind an opportunity to renew itself and create order.”

~ Susan L. Taylor

I have to admit that I haven’t spent a lot of quiet time alone. The noise of social media and the news headlines clamor for my attention every single day. These two forces have won me over on multiple occasions. It’s made me highly distractible, and I don’t like it.

I’m longing for my quiet space again. It feels like I have to fight for my own sense of peace more and more, each and every day.

Quiet spaces allow me to ruminate on the things I’ve been ignoring. Quiet times enable me to engage in serious self-examination. If I don’t have this place to simply be, I’m prone to disorder and stale living.

This morning, I’m doing something different. I’m keeping my electronic devices out of reach so that when I first awaken, I’ll only have my thoughts at hand, not the latest social media post. I encourage you to do the same.

Daily Inspiration – Take the Lead

September 17, 2019 By Preslaysa Leave a Comment

You can be the lead in your own life.

-Kerry Washington

You can be the lead in your own life. No need to wait for someone to give you the title of Leader. Take the reins of your circumstances and steer them in the direction you want to go.

Take a course. Learn a skill. Have a conversation. Apply for that position. You have the innate ability to lead your own life. That’s what you were put on Earth to do.

And I believe that you can.

Daily Inspiration – Be an Encourager

September 16, 2019 By Preslaysa Leave a Comment

Be the most encouraging person you know.

Today is a new day and a new week. One thing I learned from talking to folks over the past few days is that no one can believe in you like you can. No one can stand up for you like you can.

We have to be our own encouragers. This is hard when the world around us tells us the opposite. I often have to make a conscious effort to encourage myself. For me this happens through the practice of gratitude and surrounding myself with good people.

Encourage yourself today. You are your own best advocate. Be Blessed!

Daily Inspiration – It’s time to move.

September 13, 2019 By Preslaysa Leave a Comment

“It’s time for you to move, realizing that the thing you are seeking is also seeking you.”

– Iyanla Vanzant

The thing that you’ve been hoping for is hoping for you. The thing you’ve been waiting for is waiting for you.

You don’t have to travel far to find your dreams because they are well within your reach.

You are all the things you’ve been hoping for. You are all the things you’ve been waiting for.

No other person, place, or circumstance can do what you do. Only you can. The more you trust yourself, the quicker all of your hopes will materialize. They’ll arrive with ease, with a smile, with kindness.

When they arrive, you’ll say to yourself “Wow, that was easy. All I had to do was trust myself?”

Yes.

Daily Inspiration –

September 11, 2019 By Preslaysa Leave a Comment

Rise up. Start fresh. See the bright opportunity in each day.

Here’s to the start of a beautiful day. I hope that you seize the opportunities before you and make the most of them!

Daily Inspiration – Make Today Count

September 2, 2019 By Preslaysa Leave a Comment

You will never have this day again, so make it count! I hope that you make the next twenty-four hours count!

Daily Inspiration – My Gratitude Journal Habit

August 23, 2019 By Preslaysa Leave a Comment

I started a Gratitude Journal again after not having one for several months. I used up my last journal, and I never got around to getting a new one. I finally bought one yesterday. It’s a simple, spiral notebook that can fit in my purse, nothing big and fancy. I wrote my first entry in this notebook today.

I have three lists in it that include:

“I’m so grateful that…” – a list of good things that happened in the last 24 hours. Five to ten items.
“I’m looking forward to…” – a short list of things I’m looking forward to doing in the next 24 hours. Three to five items.
My Goals – a quick, intuitive list of my wants, dreams, and desires. This goal list can change from day-to-day. It’s my DREAM BIG list. I don’t think about it too much. I just write down what I am feeling at the moment. Ten to Fifteen items.

Do you keep a Gratitude Journal?

Daily Inspiration – Live to the Fullest

August 14, 2019 By Preslaysa 2 Comments

We only get one chance at this life, and so let’s work to live life to the fullest. It’s easy to get caught in the weeds with all the distractions out there today, but we can make small steps to create a life that we love.

That can include calling a loved one to repair a relationship, going for a walk for better health and well-being, choosing to laugh instead of complain.

What is one thing you can do today to create your best life?