Fundamental Truths That Will Change Your Life

You can achieve amazing things if you stay focused on the right things.

It’s surprising how easy it is to lost sight of the important things in life. Busy schedules and regular routines have a tendency to put our brains an automatic.

When things aren’t going quite going the way you’d like them to, it’s often because you’ve lost focus on what really matters. But focusing on life’s fundamental truths can be difficult, especially when they remind you that you’re heading in the wrong direction.

The best things in life don’t comes easily, and failin to obverse yourself carefully is a sure path to mediocrity.

Socrates once said, “The unexamined life isn’t worth living.”

Life and business runs on questions, not answers. You should have be asking yourself regularly if you’re headed in the right direction.

Many of life’s essential truths need repeating. We need reminders that help us stay focused on them. He feels truth handy and they’re sure to give you a much needed boost.

Great success is often proceeded by failure

You will never experience true success until you learn to embrace failure. Your mistakes pave the way for you to succeed by revealing when you’re on the wrong path.

The biggest breakthroughs typically come when you’re feeling the most frustrated and the most stuck. It’s this frustration that forces you to think differently, to look outside the box and see the solution that you’ve been missing.

Success takes patience, and their ability to maintain a good attitude, even while suffering for what you believe in.

Being busy does not equal being productive

Look at everyone around you. They all seem so busy — running from meeting to meeting and firing off emails. Yet how many of them are really producing, really succeeding at a high level?

Success doesn’t come for movement or activity. It comes from focus – from ensuring that your time, is used efficiently and productively.

You get the same number of hours in the day as everyone else. Use yours wisely after all, you are the product of your output, not your effort. Make sure your efforts are dedicated to tasks that get results.

You are only as good as those you associate with

You should strive to surround yourself with people who inspire you, people who make you want to be better. And you probably do. But what about the people who drag you down? Why do you allow them to take part in your life?

Anyone who makes you feel worthless, anxious or uninspired is wasting your time and quite possibly, making you more like them. Life is too short to associate with people like this. Cut them loose.

You’re a living a life you’ve created

You are not a victim of circumstance. No one can force you to make you decisions and take action that run contrary to your values and aspirations.

The circumstances you are living in today are your own – you created them. Likewise, your future is entirely up to you. If you’re feeling stuck, it’s probably because you’re to afraid to take the risk necessary to achieve your goals and live your dreams.

When it’s time to take action, remember that it’s always better to be at the bottom of the ladder do you want to climb than at the top of one you don’t.

Fear is the #1 source of regret

When it’s all said, and done, you will lament the chances you didn’t take for more than you will your failures. Don’t be afraid to take risks.

I often hear people say, “What’s the worst thing that can happen to you? Will it kill you?” Yet, death isn’t the worst thing that can happen to you. thing that can happen to you is allowing yourself to die inside while still being alive.

You don’t have to wait for an apology to forgive someone

Life goes a lot smoother once you let go of the grudges and forgive even those who never said they were sorry. Grudges led negative events from your past ruin today’s happiness. Hate, and anger or emotional parasites that destroy your joy in life.

The negative emotions that come with holding onto a grudge, create a stress response in your body, and holding onto the stress and have devastating health consequences. Researchers have found that holding onto stress, creates high, blood pressure and heart disease.

When you forgive someone, it doesn’t condone their actions; it simply free you from being their eternal victim.

Live in the moment

You can’t reach your full potential and tell you learn to live your life in the present.

No amount of guilt can change the path, and no amount of anxiety can change the future. It’s impossible to be happy if you’re constantly somewhere else, unable to fully embrace the reality (good or bad) of this very moment.

To help yourself live in the moment, you must do two things:

1. Accept your past. If you don’t make peace with the past, it will never leave you and, in doing so, it will create your future.

2. Accept the uncertainty of the future. Worry has no place in the here and now. Mark Twain once said, “Worrying is like paying a debt you don’t owe.”

You’re self-worth must come from within

When your sense of pleasure and satisfaction, are derived from comparing myself to others, you are no longer the master of your own destiny. When you feel good about something that you’ve done, don’t allow anyone’s opinions are your accomplishments to take that away from you.

While it’s impossible to turn off your reactions to what ever think of you, you don’t have to compare yourself to others, and you can always take peoples opinions with a grain of salt. That way, no matter what other people are thinking or doing, your self-worth comes from within. Regardless of what people think of you at any particular moment, one thing is certain – you’re never as good or bad as someone says you are.

Life is short

None of us are guaranteed tomorrow. Yet, when someone dies unexpectedly, it causes us to take stock of our own life; what’s really important, how we spend our time and how we treat other people.

Loss is a raw, visceral reminder of the frailty of life. It shouldn’t be.

Remind herself every morning when you wake up, but each day is a gift and you are bound to make the most of the blessing you’ve been given. The moment you start acting like life is a blessing is the moment it will start acting like one.

After all, a great day begins with a great mindset.

Change is inevitable- embrace it

Only when you embrace change can you find the good in it. You need to have an open mind and open arms if you’re going to recognize and capitalize on the opportunities that change creates.

You are bound to fail when you keep doing the same things you have always done in the hope that ignoring change will make it go away.

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting a different result.

Life doesn’t stop for anyone. When things are going, well, appreciate them, and enjoy them, as they are bound to change. If you are always searching for something more, something better, that you think is going to make you happy, you’ll never be present enough to enjoy the great moments before they’re gone.

Bringing It All Together

Staying focused and asking the hard questions can be extremely uncomfortable. But we don’t learn to grow by sticking with what comfortable.

The Fight Of A LifeTime

We are the body of Christ, we are called to lock arms in unity and defeat the enemy, not each other. It’s not about you or one person but about the Most High, our Lord our God. The fight against each other is over, We need to take all that anger, all the pain, all that hurt and trauma and place it where it truly belongs and that’s at the devil, as God intended us to,as one unity in the body of Christ

The devil wants us distracted, he wants us divided so he pits us against each other to cause distress. Right now it looks like the devil is doing a pretty good job. But He that is in you is bigger that he that is in the world, the devil may be the prince of the world, but there is only one true King of Kings and He died in order for us to be alone, not as many, but as one, to work as He did, to walk as He did, all for the reason, to do the will of the Father and to give Him the glory.

Let’s not forget what Christ did for us to give a chance at eternal life. We must face the fact that He is all that matters not, and the rest of your worries are irrelevant. Concentrate on the Now of this time, and not on our feelings.

The Fight Is Not With People, But With The Demon That Is Controlling Them.

Get Back To Basics

Maybe you’ve had a few sleepless nights, of job layoffs. Whatever is stressing you out in your work-family balance has evaporated into thin air, and you find ourself cranky, anxious or tired out. You may not feeling how you want to, but this is no time to dig yourself further into a hole of desperation. Get back to basics.

Sometimes all we need is to return to a set of tried and true rules that can support you in feeling clearer, emotionally calmer, and more energized.

It’s always good to track you’re behaviors for a while to pull yourself back into healthier habits.

It seems like anymore, we are all just trying to get by. And when that happens it’s easy to fall back to unhealthy habits.

I used to keep track of my habits, but it seems like I have less and less time for me these days.

I drug out my old daily routine tracker. Here is a few points to you get a jumping start.

No Work After 7 PM

From 7-9 connect with your family, hearing about how others days went, finding some ways to get closer to them. Is a huge boost. Dim the lights and create a calm environment. Take a rest from laundry, emails, or work projects. They can wait.

Don’t sacrifice yourself to the crazy life we all lead.

Get Ready For Bed At 9 PM

Take a look at agenda for tomorrow if you have to, but take some time for yourself, spending a little while focusing on you. make a nightly routine that you can follow. If your really feeling drained set yourself a strict routine about getting into bed early. As adults it’s so easy to stay up until midnight or later. But you are not doing yourself any favors.

Calm Your Brain

Spend sometime reading or listen to calm music. Something relaxing. It doesn’t help if you go to bed early, if your just going to lay there and be anxious or worry about everything. This is time to calm down and shut off your brain for the day.

The Morning

Take about 15-20 minutes to stretch and breathe. Don’t jump out of bed and immediately start your day. If you have to set your alarm early and take the time to stretch and breathe before rising for the day do so. You’ll find it will help you get your day on the way with a positive mindset. I like to spend time in positive affirmations or reading the Bible over my morning coffee. It gets my day off to a good start.

Time Exercising

Spend some time exercising each day. Whether it’s walking, or taking a fitness class. It doesn’t matter just get your body moving, and lower your anxiety and leads to a stronger life, and it helps with your mental and physical health.

I don’t know about you, but when I have to take trips out of town. I notice when I’ve been neglecting my body, when I slack on my exercise.

Drink Water

I love my coffee, it I could I would be drinking coffee all day. I can easily fall back to my coffee lovers routine. But it taxes my adrenals and messes with my blood sugar levels, as well as dehydrates me. It’s a good idea to drink at least 64oz of water a day. If you like lemon try squeezing a few drops in your water. It helps reduce hunger, as well as improves your digestive system and helps fight off infections and boosts your immune system. The main thing is to get enough water.

Do Something Nurturing For Yourself Every Day

Self-care is essential. You are worth it. A long hot bath, a glass of wine, or just connecting with friends. Celebrate the little wins. When we get off track, it’s easy to fall on the self-care wagon.

Book Days Off

Don’t let work creep into every single day, including family time. We become less productive and our health and primary relationships suffer if we don’t prioritize sufficient time for rest and play. It’s important to schedule block off days at least once a week. Boy, I struggle with this one. It’s hard for me to say “no” when someone asks me to do something for them. But I’m learning.

Eat By 10:30 AM

I’m not a early breakfast eater but by mid-morning I’m ready to for a healthy breakfast. There’s a lot of talk these days about intermittent fasting. So make sure if your doing this, don’t just head for the sugary doughnuts and coffee breakfast. Taking time to nourish yourself allows you to remain calmer, and focused. Eat to stay energized everyday. It’s also part of self-care.

Make Time For Life Visioning

Don’t get antsy or anxious during the day. Make sure your always moving forward with your goals. Being productive is important. But we can end up living crazy busy because we lack joy in our lives if we are clear on why we are making certain decisions or spending time in a certain way. The WHY is critical.

Maybe what we really need is to simply start getting to bed before midnight and drinking more water. Do a honest check-in of how you feel right now and if you know you are off track try creating your own”Back to Basics Health Rules. Try tracking your progress, this may just be enough to set you back on the right course.

The Danger Of Complaining

Complaining can damage or even destroy your relationship with God, your relationships with other people and yourself. I remember when I has in darkness, depressed and feeling like was alone in the world. I complained about everything. I was looking for sympathy, I wanted someway to tell me everything would turn okay in the end. But, I was so busy complaining no one wanted to be around me. And I don’t blame them.

Philippians 2:14 says, “Do all things without complaining and disrupting,” That’s a clear command and not something anyone can do in their own strength.

I think of complaining as the enemy’s language. He’s probably the only likes to here it, because he likes us to suffer. It opens the door for him to cause trouble. On the other hand, praise and thanksgiving are God’s language.

Every day we all can find something we could complain about but they really aren’t worth the effort it takes to get upset and gripe about.

For example, I went to the post office to send a package overseas. The lady at the desk was so rude, she kept telling the zip code on the package was incorrect. I knew it wasn’t. But she refused to mail my package. I could have gone to her the postmaster and complained or told everyone the lady was rude. But what good would it have done? I just simply went to the next town, and I had no problem mailing the package. If you ask God to help you relax during your day.

Complaining comes from an ungrateful, prideful attitude of the heart. It causes us to feel that we shouldn’t be inconvenienced or have bad things happen to us. But in this world, we will have trials and tribulations. We have to deal with the pain ourselves. And complaining just makes things worse.

Now when someone else is inconvenienced or struggling it’s easy to think, “why are you making such a big deal out of this. I have to That’s when we need say, “Why is this happening to me?” And really think what your doing. I have found if I thank God for the small things, I am much calmer during the day. It can be something as simple as finding a parking place closer to the store. To not hitting any red lights in town.

Many people in the western world are spoiled by the conveniences of our culture. We’re used to instant gratification, getting what we want when we want it. We don’t like discomfort or sacrifice. We want everything to be easy. Sometimes this makes us have a selfish perspective in difficult situations and say things we wouldn’t shouldn’t say.

Th truth is I’ve grown the most during the hardest and most painful times of my life. The things that have I have experienced have caused me to become closer to God, I have done that, He has changed me. He has helped my develop a attitude of gratitude and humility. Which have brought real freedom to me.

I think back to my past and wonder how I am still alive. People I get to know tell me all the time that I’m a strong lady. The fact is I am strong because I didn’t have a choice.

Real freedom is being able to not have my way and still be happy and a peace. But, having real freedom is not an easy process. But, I tell you it’s worth it 100%. Gaining spiritual maturity I going to hurt.

Allowing God to take over every aspect of your life is not comfortable, and sometimes a real sacrifice is required. There are sometimes God will ask you to do something but you just don’t have the strength to do them.Believe me I have ignored God will many times. And I immediately regret it and sometimes there just going back and fixing doesn’t work. I have learned that whatever God tells you to do, do it because your blessings will be great. Even if you feel “there’s no way I can do that.” God always gives us grace to do it.

Psalm 19:14 says, “May the words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight Lord…”

We must be in a constant attitude of gratitude if we are going to survive in this messed up world. We must resist temptation to complain a instead praise and thank God for who He is and what He has done for us. Then we can by God’s grace and through His strength, we all can overcome complaining and live each day with a new perspective.