James W. Inspirational Thoughts

Missed opportunities are just what they are, missed opportunities. But don't kid yourself, thinking that missed opportunities doesn't carry value, because they do. Why? Because life itself carries a limit to the opportunities it provides. Stop walking around thinking life will regenerate itself, giving you better opportunities than those you missed, that's not true. Sometimes life will present you with (one) offer, putting you in a temporary sedated place that leaves you speechless. Once you decided to turn down that offer, it's only then that you discover you lost out on life's golden opportunities. Lesson learned, life is about chances, sometimes you win even when you lose, but you won't know it until you take that chance.

If you sit back and think about where you were 20 years ago, you can see that the time you have left is limited. We're only here for a brief period of time, and then we're gone, as if we never existed. Don't waste the rest of the existing time you have left, holding grudges, because the very same person you're holding a grudge against, can very well be the exact same person standing over you, viewing you in a casket.

Sometimes we experience unexpected suffering we have no control over, nor can be provoked. But its (accountability), that prevents us from accepting responsibility for our own actions, not recognizing the suffering we inflicted upon ourselves. Its (that) lack of accountability, that increases the likelihood of continuous suffering to silently enter your life.

If you're confident in yourself, don't allow anyone to place you in a box. If you (lack) confidence in yourself, don't allow anyone to place you in a box. Far to often someone will place you in a box, based on how (they) view you. Why should you care?

We're only granted so many opportunities in life, why waste it? If you have an opportunity to accomplish something you've never done, or finish something you started, don't let it sit idle and erode away into nothing. Stop wasting energy on something (you know) isn't going anywhere, and exercise that energy, finishing what you started.

Some people find it difficult to accept what they see in the mirror, refusing to be honest with themselves and accept reality. Many would opt to live a lie, pretending to be something they aren't despite the reflection in the mirror. Now ask yourself this, "at what point in your life did you look yourself in the mirror and accept the image you've projected"?

Why is it that anger is rarely ever a topic of discussion in the United States? Why isn't anger even addressed? We have people that are literally walking around angry for no reason. If you're one of those individuals that would allow the actions of others to dictate your emotions, you are spiritually in the wrong place with your life. Each and every time you allow someone to make you angry, is indicative of a person that exhibits lack of self control within themselves.