James W. Inspirational Thoughts

  We've always been told to get plenty of rest, citing that good sleep is the key to living a healthy life. However, we must be careful and not get too much rest, because in doing so, life will pass you right on by, and before you know it, you'll be drawing social security checks. Look at it this way, the last time you went to sleep and woke up, you were living in the 20th century, procrastinating on opportunities you thought you didn't carry much value. It's at that point you fell asleep again, only this time upon waking up, you realized you were in the 21st century, grasping at what's left of your middle aged life. What's going to happen when you fall asleep again? Will you wake up?

  Would you consider yourself a risk taker? Your answer to this question is irrelevant, because we're all risk takers. You took a risk upon accepting the job you took, driving your car, and even walking out your front door. Taking risk provided you with options, many of which were options that brought you great success. However, opting not to take risk, removes any options you may desire in order to create happiness in your life. Keep that in mind the next time you ponder making a decision for yourself. And remember, just because you took a risk that wasn't successful, doesn't define you as a failure, it simply means the risk you took didn't work.

  If you are content with who you are as a person, perhaps you need to take a second look at yourself in the mirror. Remaining steadfast as a person should not be an option for you, simply because we can all stand to improve ourselves as a human being. So if your one of those individuals that's content with where you are now, that not saying a lot about your character as a person.

  Has someone ever given you advice you felt you didn't need? Did you internally blow them off, becoming even more annoyed the more they spoke? Perhaps that voice was sent to you for a reason. Lesson learned, despite the knowledge you've attained on life, do not allow your spirit to reject unforseen spirits seeking you out to help you. God doesn't make mistakes, remember that, so if someone cross into your path, listen to the spirit within the spirit, and try to understand why that spirit was sent to you.

 Why are so some people scared to speak? If your scared to speak on what's right, don't sit back and complain on things that are wrong, continue to remain silent. Perhaps this is why those that speak, have very few friends.

 The best way to avoid being disappointed in relationships, is to stop creating so many expectations. It only adds to the disappointment when those expectations aren't met, plus your only pricing yourself off the market for companionship. You only get one life to live, don't waste it away expecting something that doesn't exist. Learn to improvise, be sensible, have patience, stop saying no to everything, and allow your prayers to be answered. 

 In life, your only as good as your last deed, reverting back 5 years doesn't count, or even 1 year for that matter. Life resets itself each and every day you wake up, so you must maintain that level of consistency in order to get to where you need to be in life. 

  It doesn't matter the degree of pain someone has inflicted on you in life, retaliating with the exact same force does not resolve the problem, nobody wins. Humility is something no human being has mastered, it's impossible. However, your efforts in trying to exercise humility will strengthen you more than anything you'll ever experience in life.